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Global News Alert - December 4, 2009
Dec 4, 2009 - Anonymous
Afghanistan
RFE/RL - Afghan Official Says Taliban Gets Support from Inside Iran
LA Times - Obama Homed in on an Afghanistan Pullout Date, by Christi Parsons and Julian Barnes
Washington Post - Gates: 'No Deadlines' on Troop Withdrawal, by Karen DeYoung
New York Times - Gates Says Afghan Drawdown Timing Is Flexible, by David Stout
Department of Defense - Chairman Explains Significance of July, 2011 Target, by Samantha Quigley
Department of Defense - Main Afghan Threat Remains in South, East, Mullen Says, by Gerry Gilmore
Wall Street Journal - Surge Strategy Borrows from Bush Argument, by Yochi Dreazen and Peter Spiegel
VOA News - Top US Officials Questioned on Afghanistan for Day 2
Associated Press - Karzai Praises Obama's Deadline, by Kathy Gannon
New York Times - Afghans See Sharp Shift in U.S. Tone, by Carlotta Gall
Department of Defense - Logistics Support Gears Up for Afghanistan Surge, by Beth Reece
Deparment of Defense - Forces in Afghanistan Detain Militants
Christian Science Monitor - Key to Afghan Crisis: Tea and Education, by Todd Wilkinson
Wall Street Journal - Governments Pledge Additional Troops, by Stephen Fidler
Wall Street Journal - Controversy Makes Canada a Reluctant Coalition Partner, by Phred Dvorak
New York Times -NATO Pledges 7,000 More Troops for Afghanistan, by Mark Landler and Steven Erlanger
Associated Press - NATO Chief Says 25 Countries to Help in Afghan War, by Robert Burns
Associated Press - NATO Chief: Allies Will Prevail in Afghanistan, by Robert Wielaard
Wall Street Journal - EU Treaty Could Ease U.S. Effort on Mission
Pakistan
Associated Press - Congress Worries about Obama's Plan for Pakistan, by Anne Flaherty and Pauline Jelinek
Associated Press - Gunmen Attack Mosque in Pakistani City, 26 Killed, by Munir Ahmad
New York Times - 30 Killed at Mosque in Pakistan, by Salman Masood
New York Times - CIA Authorized to Expand Use of Drones in Pakistan, by Scott Shane
Reuters - Pakistan Opposes Expanded U.S. Drone Attacks, by Kamran Haider
Times Online - Yousuf Raza Gilani: We Are Fighting the Taleban and Reviving Democracy, by Bronwen Maddox
New York Times (Opinion) - Take the War to Pakistan, by Seth Jones
Iraq
Washington Post - 'People Woke up, and They Were Gone,' by Anthony Shadid
Washington Post - Suicide Bomber Kills Senior Iraqi Police Official, 4 Others in Tikrit, by Ernesto Londono and Muhanned Saif Aldin
Washington Times - Bush Backer Chalabi Now Cozying up to Obama, by Eli Lake
World
Iran
BBC News - Iran to Give Just Six Months Notice on Nuclear Sites
Associated Press - Offical Says Iran to Limit Cooperation with IAEA, by Ali Akbar Dareini
Christian Science Monitor - Iran Lawmakers Pressed to Speed Reform of Food, Energy Subsidies, by Roshanak Taghavi
Turkey
Reuters - Iran, Afghanistan to Test Turkish-U.S. Ties, by Ibon Villelabeitia
Somalia
Christian Science Monitor - Al Shabab Blamed for Somalia Bombing. Is Al-Qaeda's Influence Rising?, by Mike Pflanz
Reuters - Somali Rebels Deny They Carried out Suicide Bombing, by Ibrahim Mohamed
Syria
VOA News - Blast Hits Iranian Pilgrims' Bus in Syria, by Elizabeth Arrott
Russia
Times Online - Vladimir Putin Praises Stalin for Creating a Superpower and Winning the War, by Tony Halpin
India
Associated Press - Officials: Top Indian Rebel Arrested, by Wasbir Hussain
Guinea
Reuters - Guinea on Alert after Attack on Junta Chief, by Saliou Samb
Mexico
LA Times - U.S. Lagging in Sending Anti-Drug Aid to Mexico, GAO Says, by William Booth
NATO
RFE/RL - NATO Likely to Offer Montenegro Membership, But Not Bosnia, by Ahto Lobjakas