IRAQ
Hezbollah Trains Iraqis in Iran - Michael Gordon, New York Times
Iraq Says It Has Proof Of Iranian Meddling - Amit Paley, Washington Post
Iraq Sends Mixed Message on Iran - Alexandra Zavis, Los Angeles Times
Iraqi Official Says Iran Arms Evidence Not Conclusive - Associated Press
Caught Between US and Iran - Peterson and LaFranchi, Christian Science Monitor
4 Marines Die; President’s Wife Unharmed in Blast - Alissa Rubin, New York Times
Shiny Future for Embattled Green Zone - Brroks and Abdul-Zahra, Associated Press
US Forces Kill 9 Militants in Baghdad Clashes - Reuters
Iraq First Lady Survives Bombing - BBC News
Gunmen Kill Iraqi Journalist - Reuters
The Best of Buddies, Amid Dust and Danger - Andrea Bruce, Washington Post
Right the Wrong - Nathienel Fick, New York Times opinion
Make an Orderly Exit - Anthony Cordesman, New York Times opinion
Don’t Drain Iraq’s Cash - Frederick Kagan, New York Times opinion
Neighbors at the Table - Paul Eaton, New York Times opinion
Baghdad Must Pay Its Way - L. Paul Bremer III, New York Times opinion
Know Thy Friends - Danielle Pletka, New York Times opinion
Time to Cut the Cord - Richard Perle, New York Times opinion
Remember the Refugees - Anne-Marie Slaughter, New York Times opinion
Can the South Stand Strong? - Kenneth M. Pollack, New York Times opinion
The New Immorality of Iraq War - James Carroll, Boston Globe opinion
Hand of Allah Plucks Iranian Special Groups - Richard Fernandez, The Belmont Club
GMLRS Knocks Out Special Groups HQ - Bill Roggio, The Long War Journal
Iraqis Begin to 'Despise' Mahdi Army - Bill Ardolino, The Long War Journal
Night Patrol - Richard Fernandez, The Belmont Club
AQ Loses Another Sunni Insurgent Ally - Evan Kohlmann, Counterterrorism
Circular Firing Squad: The Sanchez Chronicles - Dr. iRack, Abu Muqawama
General Sanchez's Phase IV Fantasy - Merv Benson, PrairiePundit
US Hiring Contractors for MiTTs. Meaning? - Westhawk, Westhawk
McMiTTs - Dr. iRack, Abu Muqawama
Baghdad Police Show Progress - Bill Ardolino, The Long War Journal
AFGHANISTAN / PAKISTAN TRIBAL AREAS
7,000 Additional US Troops to Afghanistan - Tim Reid, London Times
Now Americans Take Up The Great Game - Richard Beeston, London Times
Pakistan's 'Ghandi' Party Takes on Taliban, al-Qaeda - Mark Sappenfield, CSM
Police and Army Officers Tied to Karzai Attempt - Carlotta Gall, New York Times
Explosions Kill 6, Wound over 20 - Associated Press
Al Qaeda Behind Attack on Karzai - Sayed Salahuddin, Reuters
Afghan Gov't Employees Nabbed over Karzai Plot - Associated Press
NATO: The Second Berlin Wall - Raymond Millen, Strategic Studies Institute opinion
An Enemy on the Run - David Ignatius, Washington Post opinion
Pakistan: Taking Back The Frontier - Ahmed Rashid, Washington Post opinion
Afghan Additions - Max Boot, Contentions
The Road MoreTraveled By - Richard Fernandez, The Belmont Club
Operation Azada Wosa - “Stay Free” - Herschel Smith, The Captain's Journal
Losing Hearts and Minds - Herschel Smith, The Captain's Journal
The Counterinsurgency Road to Success - Merv Benson, PrairiePundit
Shocking Encounters - Kip, Abu Muqawama
Video Blogging from Helmand - Will Hartley, Insurgency Research Group
All Afghanistan, All the Time! - Mark Safranski, ZenPundit
IRAN
Iran Seems to Reject West’s Offer - Nazila Fathi, New York Times
Top U.S. Officer Says Would Prefer No War on Iran - Reuters
Iran Says Will Not Bow to Western Pressure - Zahra Hosseinian, Reuters
Iran Must Finally Pay a Price - Fouad Ajami, Wall Street Jounral opinion
“The Killing of Americans” - Gordon Chang, Contentions
THE LONG WAR
Probe of USS Cole Bombing Unravels - Craig Whitlock, Washington Post
Hybrid Wars - Greg Grant, Government Executive
Homeland Security to Test High-tech Buoys - Mimi Hall, USA Today
War of the Rockets - Jackson Diehl, Washington Post opinion
'Willful Blindness' to the Jihad - David Limbaugh, Washington Times opinion
Behind the Wire - Max Boot, Contentions
Teaching Moderate Islam - Max Boot, Contentions
We Need Connectivity with Foreign Militaries - Tom Barnett, Thomas PM Barnett
Coming Clean on Torture - Washington Post editorial
US DEPARTMENT OF STATE
US Public Diplomacy Update: NSTR - Matt Armstrong, MountainRunner
US DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Pass It Clean. Pass It Now. - National Review editorial
Military Check-up Time - Michael O'Hanlon, Washington Times opinion
Indictment of Army's Competence - Joseph Galloway, Miami Herald opinion
US Troop Deployments Now a Zero-sum Game - Westhawk, Westhawk
Senate Armed Forces FY09 Markup Bill - Galrahn, Information Dissemination
Navy May Need a Plan B For USS Enterprise - Galrahn, Information Dissemination
The Infamous Question 21 - Washington Post editorial
Healing Unseen Wounds - Phillip Carter, Intel Dump
AFRICA
Zimbabwe's Descent into Chaos - RUSI Institute analysis and comment
Will Oppositon Join a Runoff Vote? - Scott Baldauf, Christian Science Monitor
Zimbabwe Opposition Mulls Conditions for Runoff - Reuters
Zimbabwe's Forgotten Election - London Times editorial
Somalis Protest Against US Strike - BBC News
Somalia Fighting Kills 15 - Associated Press
Mogadishu Rocked by Food Demonstrations - Reuters
Al-Qaeda Threat in North Africa - Will Hartley, Insurgency Research Group
AMERICAS
At Least 16 People Killed in Mexican Massacres - Reuters
Colombia: Uribe Hovers Above Scandal - Frank Bajak, Associated Press
Clashes in Bolivia on Vote Over Autonomy - Simon Romero, New York Times
Province Scorns Bolivia - Martin Arostegui, Washington Times
Bolivian Region in Autonomy Vote - BBC News
Defiant Bolivian State Votes on Autonomy Measure - Associated Press
Cuba's Leader Tells Another Whopper - Miami Herald editorial
Feeding Haiti - Mukherjee and Barry, Boston Globe opinion
ASIA PACIFIC
Beijing Opens Window for Dalai Lama - Rowan Callick, The Australian
Dalai Lama Aides Hold China Talks - BBC News
The Facets Of Chinese Nationalism - Yang Jianli, Washington Post opinion
China's Naval Secrets - Richard Fisher Jr., Wall Street Journal opinion
US State Department Official to Visit North Korea - Associated Press
N. Korea Six-party Talks Could Come this Month - Reuters
Pyongyang Moonshine - Washington Times editorial
Tropical Cyclone Kills Hundreds in Burma - Amy Kazmin, Washington Post
Burma Cyclone Death Toll 'at 351' - BBC News
Reporters 'Being Intimidated in Fiji' - The Australian
Philippine Rebel Ambush Kills 3 Troops - Reuters
Clan Fight Displaces Hundreds in S. Philippines - Reuters
Philippines: The Starvation Jihad - Abe Greenwald, Contentions
Indonesia Extradites East Timor Army Rebels - Reuters
EUROPE
2 UAVs Downed Over Breakaway Georgia Region - Associated Press
Rebels 'Hit Two Georgian Drones' - BBC News
Trouble in Georgia - Los Angeles Times editorial
Milosevic Loyalists Could Return to Power in Serbia - Associated Press
Crunch Time for Serbs in EU vs Kosovo Election - Ellie Tzortzi, Reuters
MIDDLE EAST
Israeli Political Crisis Overshadows Rice’s Trip - Ethan Bronner, New York Times
Rice Says Peace in Middle East Attainable - James Hider, London Times
Abbas Despairs on Foils to Peace - Nicholas Kralev, Washington Times
Rice Sees Mid-East Deal This Year - BBC News
Rice Pushes for Peace Progress - Anne Gearan, Associated Press
Rice Presses Israel on Roadblocks - Reuters
Israel Monitors a Fragile Calm - Sydney Morning Herald
Bid to Salvage Shia-Yemen Truce - Andrew Bolton, BBC News
Yemeni Rebel Leader Warns of Escalation - Associated Press
Yemen Army Warns Rebels to Heed Truce - Reuters
Saudi Stick-Up - Ralph Peters, New York Post opinion
SOUTH ASIA
Pakistan Lawyers in Fresh Protests - Bruce Loudon, The Australian
Nepal 'Boosts Global Communism' - Charles Haviland, BBC News
WORLD
Climate Change Security Implications - Carolyn Pumphrey, Strategic Studies Institute
Food Crisis: International Action Now - Ban Ki-moon, Washington Times opinion
Quote: Entropy Production - John Robb, Global Guerrillas
Searching for Assumption Errors - John Robb, Global Guerrillas
NOO JOISEY
Henry Kissinger of Burger Joints - Tony Allen-Mills, London Times
RECOMMENDED READING
All Afghanistan, All the Time! - Mark Safranski, ZenPundit
Professional Reading List Discussion Guides - Marine Corps Gazette
Links I Like - Chris Blattman, Chris Blattman
Worth Reading - Matt Armstrong, MountainRunner
Documents of Note #3 - Will Hartley, Insurgency Research Group
UK CT & COIN Features - Will Hartley, Insurgency Research Group
