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12 April SWJ Top News & Op-Ed Roundup

By SWJ Editors

Iran Top Threat To Iraq, U.S. Says - Karen DeYoung, Washington Post
Iran Fighting Proxy War in Iraq - Helene Cooper, New York Times
Gunmen Kill Aide and In-Law of Iraqi Cleric - Stephen Farrell, New York Times
Aide to Shiite Militia Leader Killed in Iraq - Amit Paley, Washington Post
Sadr Aide Slain in Najaf - Fakhrildeen and Parker, Los Angeles Times
Sunnis Form Militias to Counter Those of Shiites - Charles Levinson, USA Today
Iraqi Militias Feeling Pushback - Behn and Carter, Washington Times
British Accused of Appeasement in Basra - James Hider, London Times
Let's 'Surge' Some More - Michael Yon, Wall Street Journal
Petraeus’s Policy Quandary - Jed Babbin, Human Events
Progress, Actually - Frederick Kagan, Weekly Standard
Perseverance Pays Off in Baghdad - Melik Kaylan, Wall Street Journal
The Sound Bite War - William Murchison, Washington Times
They Really Do Plan to Surrender - Matthew Continetti, Weekly Standard
Vultures of the Left - Dean Barnett, Weekly Standard
A Cleric, a Pol, a Warrior - Patrick Cockburn, Los Angeles Times
Kurds and the Future - Qubad Talabani, Washington Times
Memories of a Hero - Michael Fumento, Washington Times
Israeli Incursion in Gaza Kills 5 - Isabel Kershner, New York Times
French Troops Attack Somali Pirates - Angela Doland, Associated Press
Crackdown in Zimbabwe Intensifies - Celia Dugger, New York Times
Zimbabwe: Brown's Chance to Make a Name - Beeston and Bone, London Times
Gordon Brown 'Losing Patience with Mugabe' - London Daily Telegraph
A Message for Beijing - Boston Globe editorial
China Olympics Losing Limelight - Chris O'Brien, Washington Times
Opportunity to Defuse the Taiwan Standoff - Ezra Vogel, Boston Globe
Sri Lanka: Tsunami That Won't End - Emily Wax, Washington Post
Nepal Begins Tallying Votes - Associated Press
Britain Denies PNG Army Deal Rumours - The Australian
Time for the Colombian Trade Pact - New York Times editorial
A Partner in Colombia - Harold McGraw III, Washington Times
Administration to Use New Spy Program - Spencer Hsu, Washington Post
UK MoD Under Fire - Hurst and Bird, London Times