ISW News Roundup - September 14, 2009

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Iraq

New York Times - In Anbar Province, New Leadership, but Old Problems Persist, by Sam Dagher

Wall Street Journal - Civilian Contractor Is Killed on U.S. Military Base, from AP

LA Times - A deadly interrogation in Iraq, by Joe Mozingo

Washington Post - One Day at War, by David Finkel

Reuters - Iraqi court orders the release of Bush shoe thrower

Afghanistan

Wall Street Journal - Taliban Attacks Kill U.S., Afghan Troops, by Alan Cullison and Matthew Rosenberg

New York Times - A Somber Warning on Afghanistan, by Alison Smale

Reuters - Afghanistan's most desolate region mired in obscurity, by Maria Golovnina

Times Online UK - Opposition leader Abdullah calls for criminal inquiry into vote rigging, by James Hider

Associated Press - 50 Taliban Fighters Reported Killed, by Rahim Faiez

Times Online UK - Fifth British soldier killed in Afghan region 'cleared of Taleban', by Michael Evans

Associated Press - AP IMPACT: Illiteracy undermines Afghan army, by Fisnik Abrashi

LA Times - Afghan troops' training hampered by shortage of instructors, by Julian E. Barnes

RFE/RL - Afghan Parliament Protests Over Release Of Reporter

Washington Post - In Kandahar, a Taliban on the Rise, by Rajiv Chandrasekaran

Washington Post - U.S. Gives New Rights To Afghan Prisoners, by Karen DeYoung and Peter Finn

Associated Press - Bin Laden calls Obama 'powerless' in Afghan war, by Maamoun Youssef

CNN - 'Bin Laden' tape: Obama can't stop war

Associated Press - Senators score Afghan policy, by Matthew Lee

Pakistan

Associated Press - Missile kills 4 in Pakistan; 18 die in stampede, by Rasool Dawar

Reuters - Pakistan forces swoop for Taliban leader in Swat, by Kamran Haider

Associated Press - Bomb Kills Three Pakistani Paramilitary Troops

BBC - Musharraf admits US aid diverted

Long War Journal - Eight killed in North Waziristan airstrike, by Bill Roggio

Region

Iran

Voice of America - Iran Agrees to Talks with Major Powers in October

Reuters - U.S. to focus on nuclear issue in Iran talks: W. House

British Terror Plot

New York Times - 3 British Men Sentenced to Life in Plot to Blow Up Planes, by John F. Burns

Israel

New York Times - Resolve of West Bank Settlers May Have Limits, by Ethan Bronner and Isabel Kershner

Reuters - Militant group claims rocket attacks on Israel

Somalia

Times Online UK - French 'launch raid on militants in Somalia', by Tristan McConnell