24 January News Items of Interest
Afghanistan / Pakistan
Karzai Urges West to Buy Off the Taliban – The Times
Afghan Parliamentary Elections Postponed – The Times
Afghanistan Delays Parliamentary Elections – Associated Press
Foot on Bomb, Marine Defies a Taliban Trap – New York Times
Two U.S. Soldiers Are Among 17 Afghan Deaths – New York Times
Roadside Bomb Kills Two U.S. Troops – Associated Press
Australian Weekend Warriors Facing Front Line in Afghanistan – The Australian
Gates Sees Fallout From Troubled Ties With Pakistan – New York Times
Militant Ambush Sparks Pakistan Gunfight – Associated Press
Militants Kill Six Pakistanis for Alleged Spying – Associated Press
More Guile Needed in the Afghan Game – The Times opinion
Iraq
Biden: U.S. Will Appeal Blackwater Case Dismissal – New York Times
Justice Department to Appeal Blackwater Dismissal – Washington Post
British Man Held for Fraud in Iraq Bomb Detectors – New York Times
Road back to Baghdad – Washington Post opinion
Haiti
More Than 150,000 Have Been Buried, Haiti Says – New York Times
Death Toll Growing at Port-au-Prince’s Hotel Montana – Washington Post
With Plastic and Cardboard, Haitians Build – Christian Science Monitor
Haitians Tackle Aftermath Alone – The Times
What To Do About Haiti – Los Angeles Times editorial
American Capabilities and Vulnerabilities – Washington Times opinion
The Long War
Indian Hijack Plot Caused New U.K. Terror Alert – The Times
Bin Laden Takes Responsibility for Christmas Bomb Attempt – Los Angeles Times
‘Bin Laden’ Claims Christmas Day Bomb Plot – The Times
Details Emerge in Arrest of Christmas Day Bomb Suspect – Associated Press
Terrorists Take a Calculated Risk – Los Angeles Times opinion
Terror Warning: From Daft to Perplexing – The Times opinion
Islam’s War Against Others – Washington Times opinion
Africa
Somali Pirates Will Die Before Releasing U.K. Couple – The Times
Americas
Venezuela: Tens of Thousands Protest Chavez’s Rule – Associated Press
Venezuelan Cable Television Channel Taken Off Air – The Times
Cable Providers Dump Anti-Chávez TV Channel – Associated Press
Asia Pacific
In Japan, U.S. Losing Diplomatic Ground to China – New York Times
Future of Okinawa Base Strains Alliance – Washington Post
N. Korea Accuses Seoul of ‘Open Declaration of War’ – The Times
Middle East
Israel Poised to Challenge a U.N. Report on Gaza – New York Times
