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ISW Global News Roundup - April 7, 2010
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Afghanistan
Department of Defense- Afghan, International Troops Capture Taliban Commander by American Forces Press Service
CNN- White House could cancel Karzai visit
Los Angeles Times- Afghan President Karzai's anti-Western remarks leave many guessing sincerity by Laura King
Reuters- Afghanistan plays down Karzai's anti-West remarks by Jonathon Burch
Voice of America- NATO, Afghan Forces Kill 27 Taliban in Western Afghanistan
Pakistan
New York Times- Pakistan Weighs Changes to Revise Constitution by Sabrine Tavernise
San Fransico Chronicle- Under attack in Pakistan
Associated Press- CIA victim said to have rescued future Afghan pres by Kathy Gannon
Associated Press- Bombing of NATO tanker in Pakistan kills boy
Iraq
Voice of America- Iraq's Sadrists Reject Top Election Winners
BusinessWeek- Iraq’s Key Shiite Bloc Backs Al-Jaafari as Candidate by Khadim Ajrash
Los Angeles Times- As Iraq violence continues, many fear return of civil war by Ned Parker
Associated Press- Who succeeds top Iraqi cleric not just about piety by Hamza Hendawi
Associated Press- White House: Iraq troop withdrawal plan unchanged
BBC- US military 'trying to retrieve' Iraq killings video
World
United States
The New York Times- U.S. Approves Targeted Killing of American Cleric by Scott Shane
Department of Defense- Review Reduces Weapons, Maintains Deterrence, Obama Says by Donna Miles
Kyrgyzstan
Reuters- Troops fire on Kyrgyz anti-government protests, many killed by Olga Dzyubenko
Thailand
Reuters- Protests force state of emergency in Bangkok by Jason Szep