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ISW News Roundup - August 14, 2009
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Iraq
Washington Post - Double Suicide Bombing Kills at Least 21 in Northern Iraq, by Ernesto Londoño and Dlovan Brwari
VOA News - Northern Iraq Twin Suicide Bombings Kill 20
New York Times - Blasts Kill 21 at a Cafe in North Iraq, by Marc Santora
Associated Press - Double Suicide Kills 21 in Packed Iraq Cafe, by Kim Gamel
Christian Science Monitor - Why Iraq Bombings are Spiking, by Jane Arraf
Washington Post - High-Stakes Opening and Closing Roles for a U.S. General in Iraq, by Ernesto Londoño
AFP - Iraq PM Set to Break with Shiite Coalition in January Polls, by Ammar Karim
Reuters - Iraqis Demonstrate Over Web Censorship, by Khalid al-Ansary
Wall Street Journal - Boeing to Pay $25M to Settle Charges of Defective Work, by Brent Kendall
Afghanistan
Washington Post - Gates: No Troop Requests in Afghanistan Review, by Karen DeYoung
Los Angeles Times - Afghanistan Report Won't Include U.S. Troop Request, Gates Says, by Paul Richter
VOA News - Gates Might Agree to More Troops for Afghanistan, by Al Pessin
Washington Times - General Considers More Afghan Fighters, by Rowan Scarborough
CNN - Four NATO Soldiers Killed in Afghanistan
New York Times - A Technocrat Shakes up the Afghan Campaign, by Carlotta Gall
Los Angeles Times - Karzai Leads Heading into Election But May Face Runoff, by Laura King
Associated Press - Observers See Pattern of Fraud Before Afghan Vote, by Jason Straziuso
Department of Defense - Gates Notes Security Progress Prior to Afghan Election, by Jim Garamone
AFP - Vote Leaders Take Campaigns Across Afghanistan, by Bronwen Roberts
New York Times - Extending the Horizon for Women's Aid Projects in Afghanistan, by Gayle Tzemach Lemmon
Foreign Policy - Pakistan's Nukes are Sage. Maybe, by Vipin Narang
Pakistan
Wall Street Journal - Killing of Militant Shows Cementing U.S.-Pakistan Ties, by Gerald F. Seib
Department of Defense - U.S. Must Rebuild Trust with Pakistan, Gates Says, by Jim Garamone
Reuters - U.S. Needs Time to Rebuild Trust in Pakistan-Gates
AFP - Pakistan Attacks Kill Anti-Taliban Elders
VOA News - 22 Killed in Raid on Taliban Bases, Says Pakistan
Long War Journal - Taliban Kill Anti-Taliban Tribal Leaders in Pakistan's Northwest, by Bill Roggio
Washington Post - More Pakistanis View Al-Qaeda, Taliban Negatively, Poll Finds, by Karen DeYoung
Associated Press - Poll: Pakistanis Oppose Taliban, Still Revile US, by Kay Johnson
AFP - Pakistan Moves to Bring Tribal Belt Reforms, by Sajjad Tarakzai
VOA News - Pakistan Lifts Ban on Politics in Tribal Areas on Independence Day
Region
Iran
Los Angeles Times - U.S. Faults Iraq Raid That Left Iran Dissidents Dead
Somalia
Reuters - Somalia Tells All Visitors to Seek Govt Approval, by Abdiaziz Hassan
Syria
Foreign Policy -Will Syria Fold?, by Mara E. Karlin
Turkey