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Global News Update - October 23, 2009
Oct 23, 2009 - Anonymous
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Afghanistan
New York Times - A New Vote Poses Similar Troubles for Afghans, by Alissa J. Rubin
New York Times - Insurgents Share a Name, but Pursue Different Goals, by Scott Shane
Washington Post - White House and Cheney in a war of words over Afghanistan, by Michael D. Shear
VOA News - US Lawmakers Hear Diverse Opinions on Afghanistan, by Dan Robinson
New York Times - Afghan War Is New Topic of Dispute With Cheney, by Helene Cooper
Washington Times - Cheney: 'Do what it takes to win a war,' by Joseph Weber
Washington Times - Biden: U.S. committed to NATO, by Matthew Mosk
RFE/RL - NATO Defense Ministers In Afghan Unity Push, by Ahto Lobjakas
New York Times - Gates to Press NATO on Afghan Commitment, by Thom Shanker
Associated Press - Afghan official says aircraft crashes
Reuters - Women Marines Want a Chance Outside The Afghan Wire
Wall Street Journal - Afghan Ballots Go Out, by Air and Donkey, by Yaroslav Trofimov and Anand Gopal
Reuters - UN Envoy Says Afghan Vote Fraud Cannot Be Eliminated
Reuters - Security Big Worry as Afghans Gear Up For Run-Off
VOA News - Obama Team Meets on Afghanistan Runoff
New York Times - Report Shows Afghan Drugs Reach Deep in the West, by Neil MacFarquhar
RFE/RL - UN Report Tracks Crossborder Impact of Afghan Heroin, by Kristen Deasy
New York Times Blog - John Burns Q and A: Private Military Contractors, by John F. Burns
Iraq
Washington Post - Recoup $132 million from builder over embassy errors, IG urges, by Glenn Kessler
Associated Press - Report: US needs rebate for Baghdad embassy work, by Matthew Lee
New York Times - Fear Over Swine Flu Closes Schools in Iraq, by John Leland
Washington Times - Priming the pump, Iraq seeks foreign investment to rebuild, by David M. Dickson
RFE/RL - Iraqi Christians Seek Seat Quota in Next Legislature
Christian Science Monitor - How FBI traced Tarek Mehanna in his quest to become a jihadi, by Mark Clayton
New York Times Opinion - Counting Backward
Pakistan
Long War Journal - Taliban strike near nuclear facility in Pakistan's Punjab, by Bill Roggio
New York Times - Pakistani Brigadier Assassinated in the Capital, by Jane Perlez and Salman Masood
Wall Street Journal - Gunmen Assassinate Pakistani Army Officer, by Matthew Rosenberg and Zahid Hussain
Los Angeles Times - U.S. aiding Pakistani military offensive, by Julian E. Barnes and Greg Miller
Wall Street Journal - Deadly Blasts Rock Pakistan
Reuters - Suicide Bomber Kills Eight in Pakistan
Washington Post - Attack in Pakistani capital kills senior military officer, by Karin Brulliard and Shaiq Hussain
VOA News - Bomber Kills 6 Outside Pakistan Military Complex
Washington Post - Kerry visit underscores power still wielded by Pakistani army, by Karin Brulliard
Long War Journal - Al Qaeda commander reported killed in US airstrike, by Bill Roggio
Iran
New York Times - A Lone Cleric Is Loudly Defying Iran's Leaders, by Michael Slackman
Washington Post - Iran denies allegations of tensions with Israel at conference, by Thomas Erdbrink and William Branigin
New York Times - Israel Signals Concern on Iran Talks, by Isabel Kershner
VOA News - Israel, Iran Reportedly Held Secret Nuclear Talks, by Robert Berger
Christian Science Monitor - What might derail the Iran nuclear deal?, by Robert Marquand
New York Times - Iranian Lawmaker Dismisses Uranium Plan, by Robert F. Worth
RFE/RL - Clinton Urges Stronger Commitment to 'Vision' of Nuclear-Free World, by Andrew F. Tully
Region
New York Times - Mideast Gain Is Modest, Clinton Tells President, by Mark Landler
Israel/Palestine
New York Times - Gaza Report Author Asks U.S. to Clarify Concerns, by Sharon Otterman
Wall Street Journal - U.S., Israel Start Defense Drill, by Charles Levinson
VOA News - Israeli Warplanes Strike Gaza Targets After Rocket Hits Israel
Romania
New York Times - Biden Asks Eastern Europe to Spread Democracy, by Peter Baker
Washington Times - Biden rejects Russian dominance in border states, by Matthew Mosk
Somalia
New York Times - Somali Insurgents Attack Airport, by Mohammed Ibrahim
Associated Press - Somalia militant battles kill, rile civilians, by Mohamed Olad Hassan
Yemen
VOA News - Yemen: A Growing Concern to Counterterrorism Officials, by Gary Thomas