Gates: Afghan Strategy Working as White House Conducts Review - VOA
Gates: Progress in Afghan War 'Exceeded Expectations' - Washington Post
Gates Says Troop Infusion is Making a Difference - Los Angeles Times
Afghanistan Strategy is Working, Gates Says - American Forces Press Service
Gates Declares Afghan War Strategy is Working - Associated Press
Commanders Re-balance Strategy in Afghanistan - American Forces Press Service
Gates Visits Marines on Camp Leatherneck - American Forces Press Service
Karzai's Response to Cables Relieves U.S. - New York Times
Gates Says Karzai Took High Road on WikiLeaks - Associated Press
Soldiers in Kandahar Draw Praise, Gratitude From Gates - AFPS
Partnership Brings Better Governance to Helmand - AFPS
Officials Confirm Terrorist Leader's Capture - American Forces Press Service
Afghan War Officer-Training Program Lags, but Makes Progress - New York Times
Marines Fear Toy Guns Could Bring Real Problems - Stars and Stripes
NATO Service Member Killed in Southern Afghanistan - Associated Press
Taliban Video Shows U.S. Soldier Held in Afghanistan - Associated Press
U.N. Urges Afghanistan to Protect Women's Rights - Associated Press
U.N.: Afghan Women, Girls Suffer, Laws Not Enforced - Reuters
Pakistan
Study: Pakistan Loses Credibility In Taliban Battle - Reuters
Pakistani Tribesmen Protest U.S. Missile Strikes - Associated Press
Iraq
Bombs, Shootings Kill 5 Iraqis, Wound Pilgrims - Associated Press
Iran
Iran Refuses to Yield after 2 Days of Talks - Los Angeles Times
Ahmadinejad Sets Nuclear Red Lines for January Talks - Reuters
Iranians Want Nuclear Arms, U.S. Survey Finds - Agence France-Presse
Iran Arrests Editors of Opposition Newspaper - Washington Post
Empty Nuclear Talks With Iran - Washington Post editorial
Do We Have an Iran Policy? - Washington Post opinion
Korean Peninsula
U.S.: China Must Do More to Rein in North Korea - Voice of America
Mullen Criticizes China Over N. Korea - New York Times
Joint Chiefs Chairman Scolds China - Washington Post
Top U.S. Military Official Slams China - Los Angeles Times
South Korea Has a Right to Defend Itself, Mullen Says - Stars and Stripes
Mullen Calls on China to Help Curb North Korean Aggression - AFPS
U.S. Military Leader Chides China Over N. Korea Crisis - Associated Press
'We're at Your Side,' Mullen Tells South Koreans - American Forces Press Service
U.S. Urges Strong Trilateral Alliance With Seoul And Tokyo - Reuters
China's Top Diplomat Meets North Korea's Kim - Reuters
Senior Chinese Official Meets North Korea's Kim - Associated Press
China, North Korea Reach Consensus Over Crisis - Reuters
Piracy
A Case for Trying Pirates Before a U.N. Tribunal - Washington Post opinion
WikiLeaks
WikiLeaks, Round Three - Small Wars Journal (post-release - cutoff 9 Dec)
SWJ WikiLeaks Roundup - Small Wars Journal (pre-release)
Fraction of 1 Percent of WikiLeaks Cables Released - CNN News
Officials Pressed Germans on Kidnapping by CIA - New York Times
Pirates' Catch Exposed Route of Arms in Sudan Conflict - New York Times
Saudi Manila Envoy Suspected of Aiding Terror - Washington Times
U.S. 'Wary of China Role in Africa' - BBC News
Shell's Grip on Nigerian State Revealed - The Guardian
U.S. Embassy: Sierra Leone Leader Shielded Aide - Associated Press
Diplomatic Cables Show Eritrean Poverty and Patriotism - The Guardian
China Resisted U.S. Pressure on Rights of Nobel Winner - New York Times
WikiLeaks: Salvadoran Prez Threatened by Own Party - Associated Press
The Rocky U.S. Relationship with Little Austria - Der Spiegel
Hackers Avenge WikiLeaks Leader with 'Operation Payback' - Voice of America
WikiLeaks Avoids Shutdown, Supporters on the Offensive - Washington Post
Hackers Hit Mastercard and Visa over Wikileaks Row - BBC News
'Anonymous' Sets Sights on WikiLeaks Opponents - Agence France-Presse
'Anonymous' Launches DDoS Attacks Against WikiLeaks Foes - PC Magazine
Cyberattacks Are Retaliation for Pressure on WikiLeaks - New York Times
WikiLeaks Sympathisers Attack Websites - Reuters
Swedish Government Website Attacked Over WikiLeaks Link - Wall Street Journal
Operation Payback Cripples MasterCard Site in Revenge - The Guardian
Mastercard.com Taken Down by Pro-WikiLeaks Forces - Wired
WikiLeaks Backlash Humbles MasterCard Website - USA Today
PayPal Cut WikiLeaks Account Because of U.S. Position - Agence France-Presse
State Department Asked PayPal to Cut WikiLeaks - Christian Science Monitor
Hacker Threatens More Attacks on "WikiLeaks Foes" - New York Times
WikiLeaks 'Enemies' Targeted by Hackers - Daily Telegraph
Hackers Give Web Companies a Test of Free Speech - New York Times
WikiLeaks Supporters Step Up Cyber War - Agence France-Presse
The 'Anonymous' Hackers Behind WikiLeaks Defence - Daily Telegraph
WikiLeaks: Who are the Hackers Behind Operation Payback? - The Guardian
Bolivia Hosts WikiLeaks 'Mirror' - Associated Press
WikiLeaks Case Fuels Debate Over Secrecy, Access Laws - Radio Free Europe
Berkeley May Honor Army Private Accused of Leaks - Associated Press
Follow the Money - New York Times editorial
What to do about WikiLeaks - Los Angeles Times editorial
Who's to Blame for Damage from WikiLeaks? - CNN News opinion
U.S. Department of Defense
Combined Strategies, Technologies Help IED Fight - AFPS
Defense Department Leaders Urge Treaty Ratification - AFPS
Senators Make Case for AFRICOM HQ in Virginia - MSNBC News
Inside the Ring - Washington Times
Robert Gates' Inconspicuous Virtues - Chicago Tribune opinion
United States
Man Arrested in Bomb Plot in Maryland - New York Times
Baltimore Man Plotting to Blow Up Recruiting Station - Washington Post
Baltimore Man Charged in Car-bomb Plot - Washington Times
Maryland: Jihad-obsessed Man Snared in Bomb Plot - Associated Press
House Acts to Block Closing of Gitmo - Washington Times
Salary Freeze for Federal Workers Approved by House - Washington Post
Rethinking Foreign Aid - Washington Times opinion
United Kingdom
Protests in Britain Split Generations - Washington Post
Canada
Canada And U.S. To Sign Border, Security Deal - Reuters
World
Committee Sees Sharp Rise in Jailed Journalists - Associated Press
Africa
Ivory Coast: Gbagbo Defiant as Calls to Step Down Mount - Associated Press
U.N.: Ouattara's Ivory Coast Poll Win Irrefutable - Reuters
After Diamonds, Iron Foments Sierra Leone Tensions - Reuters
U.N.: 3 Kidnapped Latvians Freed in Darfur - Associated Press
Western Sahara: Desert Land in Limbo Is Torn Apart - New York Times
Americas and Caribbean
In Mexico, a Legal Breakdown Invites Brutal Justice - Washington Post
Suspected Mexican Drug Lord on Teachers' Payroll - Reuters
Mexican Children Learn to Take Cover In Drug War - Reuters
Colombia FARC Rebels Say to Free Five Hostages - Reuters
Election Violence Flares in Haiti - New York Times
Haitians Violently Protest Announced Election Results - Los Angeles Times
Haiti Protesters Rampage Against Election Results - Reuters
Haiti Candidate to Challenge Elections Results - Associated Press
Cholera Now Throughout Haiti, U.S. Says - Los Angeles Times
Asia Pacific
U.S. Wants More Military Training with Asian Allies - Voice of America
China's Answer to Nobel Mystifies Its Winner - New York Times
China: U.N. Rights Chief Urges Freedom For Dissenters - Reuters
Europe
Medvedev's Visit Signals Warming Russia Relations with Poland - VOA
Poland Not Ready to Push Russia "Reset" Button - Reuters
U.S. Aircraft Slated for Poland Rotations - Stars and Stripes
Amnesty Chides Croatia for War Crime Probe Failure - Associated Press
Hague Court Cuts Serb Major's Murder Sentence - Reuters
Middle East
U.S. Settlements Decision Sign of Hope for Israelis, Despair for Palestinians - VOA
Israel Sees Hopeful Signs in Collapse of Peace Talks - New York Times
U.S. Hurting Peace Chances Analysts Say - Washington Post
After New Setback, Obama Mideast Plan in Doubt - Associated Press
Palestinians Question U.S. Ability to Continue Peace Talks - Voice of America
Palestinians Doubt U.S. Will Help Them Get State - Reuters
U.S. Peace Envoy Back to Mideast After Talks Setback - Reuters
Why the U.S. Ended Push for Israeli Building Freeze - New York Times
Militant Mortar Shell From Gaza Wounds Israeli - Reuters
Israel Strikes Gaza Sites After Mortar Attack - Associated Press
Peace Will Come When Palestinians Want It - Washington Times opinion
Egyptian Opposition Figure Calls for Election Boycott - Voice of America
South Asia
Rights Group: War Crimes Probe Needed in Sri Lanka - Associated Press