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ISW News Roundup - September 2, 2009
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Iraq
Voice of America - US Proposes Sending Troops to Disputed Area of Northern Iraq, by Deborah Block
Associated Press - 4 Get Death Sentence in Iraqi Bank Heist Case
Associated Press - Iraq Shiite Leader Reaches Out to Rivals
Associated Press - US extends Iraq contract for Blackwater firm, by Matthew Lee
Voice of America - Amnesty International: Iraq Has 1,000 Prisoners on Death Row
Afghanistan
LA Times - U.S. to boost combat force in Afghanistan, by Julian E. Barnes
New York Times - Deputy Intelligence Chief Is Slain in Afghanistan, by Abdul Waheed Wafa and Taimoor Shah
Long War Journal - Suicide bomber kills deputy Afghan intelligence chief, by Bill Roggio
Christian Science Monitor - Suicide bomb kills Afghan deputy intelligence chief, by David Montero
Wall Street Journal - Warlord's Defection Shows Afghan Risk, by Yaroslav Trofimov
New York Times - Is It Time to Negotiate With The Taliban?
New York Times - Taliban Surprising U.S. Forces With Improved Tactics, by Karen DeYoung
New York Times - U.N. Sees Afghan Drug Cartels Emerging, by Richard A. Oppel Jr.
Washington Post - Opium Cultivation In Afghanistan Down Sharply, Report Says, by Joshua Partlow
Reuters - Afghan opium crop down, prices plummet: U.N., by Jonathan Burch
Reuters - Hard times for Afghan opium farmers as price falls, by Abdul Malek
Christian Science Monitor - US use of private contractors in war hits record high, by Peter Grier
New York Times - Tribal Leaders Say Karzai's Team Forged 23,900 Votes, by Dexter Filkins
LA Times - First the votes, now the complaints pile up in Afghanistan, by Laura King
Washington Post - Afghans Brace for Unrest Over Vote Tally, by Pamela Constable
Washington Post - Report Details Misbehavior by Kabul Embassy Guards, by Ann Scott Tyson
Times Online UK - American embassy contractors in Kabul accused of ritual abuse, by Giles Whittell
Pakistan
New York Times - Pakistan Official Survives Assassination Attempt, by Salman Masood
Reuters - Pakistani minister shot and wounded: police, by Zeeshan Haider
Long War Journal - Pakistani military launches operation in Khyber, by Bill Roggio
BBC - Swat: 'Who is next to be killed?'
Region
Iran
New York Times- Purge of Iranian Universities Is Feared, by Michael Slackman
Washington Post - Iran Ready For Talks, Says Nuclear Negotiator, by Thomas Erdbrink
RFE/RL - Western Powers Push For Fresh Iran Sanctions, by Ahto Lobjakas
Saudi Arabia
Washington Times - EXCLUSIVE: Saudi prince forsees more attacks on family, by Claude Salhani
North Korea
New York Times - Reporters Recount Arrest by North Korea, by Choe Sang-Hun
Egypt