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General News
bignewsnetwork.com
- Blackout Leaves Millions Of Chileans In Darkness
- Nepal Appeals For Gay Tourists
- Bremen Edge Closer To Europe
- It's Not The End Of The World If They Don't Do Well
- Us Consular Worker In Mexico Killed By Juarez Cartel Hitmen
- World Bank Assures Support For Caricom
- One-time Tax Break Saves Trans World From Another Quarter In The Red
- Beckham set to miss World Cup over Achilles injury
- Drug War In Mexico Shoots Down Hunting
- Suspected Member Of Eta In Court
debka.com
- US will raise the heat until Israel toes the line on Iran
- Netanyahu bows to US demand for Jerusalem building freeze
- US ponders denying Israel arms needed for conflict with Iran
- Clinton warns Netanyahu US-Israeli relations at risk
- Would the Revolutionary Guards Turn Against Their Own Ahmadinejad?
- New Obama Tactics for Iran Worry Mid East - and Some US Generals
- Ahmadinejad Warns Karzai against an Afghan-Based US Strike on Iran
- Don't Expect Us to Cut or Even Downgrade Our Ties with Tehran, Says Damascus
- Iran's Allots $300 Million to Bail out Lebanese Proxy
- A Digest of DEBKAfile Round-the-Clock Exclusives in the Week Ending March 11, 2010
worldthreats.com
- Light My (Feast of ) Fire
- More Crazy Talk from the Muslims of the Americas
- Some Gas on the (Feast of) Fire
- U. S. - Israel Blowup
- Anti-Wahhabist Movement Growing in Kosovo
- NY Times List of U.S. Companies in Iran
- Robert Spencer vs. Muslim Deradicalization Expert
- India Preparing for Increased Terrorist Activity
- US on Notice?
- War on the Southern Border
csmonitor.com
- Thailand protesters want government dissolved
- Pakistan: suicide bomb attacks in Lahore cap particularly grim week
- Mahmoud Abbas: Israel-Palestinian peace talks off unless new settlements canceled
- 'Jihad Jane' and 7 others held in plot to kill Swedish cartoonist
- Last suspect in Bali bombing may be dead
- Suicide car bomb kills 12; Pakistan says it captured US Al Qaeda member
- Singapore raises terror alert on Malacca Strait, one of the world's most important oil shipping lanes
- China's military spending slows, on paper
- Iraq police and hospital attacked in triple suicide bombing ahead of Sunday election
- Venezuela plotted to kill Colombia president, Spain judge says
npr.org
- 3 With Ties To U.S. Consulate Killed In Mexican City
- Grief, Rage Fuel Juarez Mothers' Search For Justice
- Taliban: Kandahar Bombings 'Warning' To NATO
- Thailand's Peaceful Demonstrations Carry Threat
- Poppies Escape Marjah Offensive
- A Wrenching Task To Win Marjah's Hearts And Minds
- Protesters Surge Into Bangkok, Urge New Election
- Iran Dismantles U.S.-Backed Opposition Groups
- Haiti's Geology Slowly Giving Up Its Secrets
- Suicide Attacks Kill Dozens In Taliban Heartland
reliefweb.int
- Somalia: 3.2 million people in need of urgent emergency humanitarian assistance, livelihood support
- Lack of funding threatens humanitarian efforts in Zimbabwe, says UN
- UN Mission in CAR, Chad extended for 2 months
- Congo: Food airlifted to DRC refugees in remote north
- Chile earthquake: Temporary shelter solutions urgently required for 70,000 - 120,000 people
- Haiti earthquake: Emergency shelter, sanitation remain main priorities ahead of rainy season - OCHA sitrep #28
- Southern Sudan: Mitigating humanitarian disaster - NRC report
alertnet.org
- Three die in clashes between Indian farmers, police
- BUSH TO MAKE STATEMENT ON GEORGIA AT 11 A.M. - WHITE HOUSE
- Yemen's coast guards rescue boat people; six still missing
- Belarus, chided by Russia, offers Ossetia sympathy
- SAfrica's Mbeki convinced Zimbabwe deal possible
- ANALYSIS-Medvedev faces tough challenges at 100 days
- Bush to make statement on Georgia - White House
- EU wants UN green light to send monitors to Georgia
- Turkey's Erdogan in shuttle diplomacy in Caucasus
- PAKISTAN: Monsoon woes aggravated by poor housing
cominganarchy.com
- Kaplan in Tokyo Report, Part 2: Reception
- Kaplan in Tokyo Report, Part 1: Speech
- Proposal: Approving Volunteer Militias
- Man v.s. Afghanistan: “Doubt is our modern crown of thorns”
- Balance of Power v.s. Empire
- How Dubai survives without a postal service
- Adam Gadahn Arrested! – or not
- Election Day in Iraq: “Things are blowing up, but no more than usual.”
- Robert Kaplan in Tokyo THIS WEEK
- Google Map of US drone strikes in Pakistan
feedzilla.com
- Iraq's PM Leads In Early Vote Count (source: NPR)
- Early Election Results Show Iraqi PM's Bloc Ahead (source: NPR)
- Early Election Results Show Tight Race In Iraq (source: NPR)
- A Grim 'Eclipse': Deb Amos On Iraq's Sunni Exiles (source: NPR)
- Obama hails Iraq vote 'milestone' (source: BBC)
- 'More birth defects' in Fallujah (source: BBC)
- Iraq Christians protest at deaths (source: BBC)
- Iraq given its largest IMF loan (source: BBC)
- Obama Urges His Party Not to 'Run for the Hills' (source: Voice Of America)
- Ambassador for Young Spreads a Love of Books (source: Voice Of America)
The Latest from Iraq
news.yahoo.com
- Iraq PM bolsters chances of retaining post (AFP)
- A week after Iraqi elections, vote count far from complete (McClatchy Newspapers)
- Iraqi PM holds slim lead in partial election tally (AP)
- A week on, Maliki pulls ahead in Iraq race (Reuters)
- 'Iraq PM leads poll count' in province of Basra (AFP)
- Iraq PM leads in early results from oil hub Basra (Reuters)
- US soldier killed in attack on Iraq base: military (AFP)
- Maliki leads key Baghdad vote count (AFP)
- EU's Ashton to be urged to lodge formal Iraq vote protest (AFP)
- UN sees no indication of widespread fraud in Iraq election (The Christian Science Monitor)
economist.com
- Iraq's election: The wrangling has only just begun
- Iraq's election: Don't wash your hands of it
- Iraq's election: No promised land at the end of all this
- Iraq, Iran and the politics of oil: Crude diplomacy
- Iraq's dangerous trigger line: Too late to keep the peace?
- Iraq's coming election: Reopening the old sectarian wounds
- Bagehot: Regime changer
- Reporting Iraq: Still fraught
- From the archive: If you can think of something even beastlier, do it
- The Iraq-war inquiry: Campbell's soup
exiledonline.com
- Stupid (Or, How To Lose Money Running A Speed Lab) Part 1
- Toxic Shock: Delayed Reaction to the Oscars
- Colorado Springs: Home of the Original “Obamaville”
- International Women’s Day Special: Girls Of The Siloviki
- Tim Burton’s Alice: You Don’t Slay?
- eXile Classic: 20 Reasons We’re Ashamed To Be Americans
- eXiled Alert! An All-Out Drug War Erupts In Mexico: Deadly Firefights, A Prison Raid, Casualties On All Sides…
- Brutal Car Accident Footage: Russian Woman Plows Into Pedestrians, But Only Cares About Her Dented Fender
- eXiled Alert! Mexican Drug War About To Explode
- The Story of How Los Angeles Keeps Raping One of the Most Beautiful Spots in California
globalguerrillas.typepad.com
- JOURNAL: OSW Standing Orders (compilation)
- LINKS: 12 MAR 10
- JOURNAL: Scott Atran, Terrorists, and Global Guerrillas
- QUOTES: Speeding up a Dog's Brain
- LINKS: 10 MAR 10
- JOURNAL: Games, Seed Bombs, and Social Networking
- JOURNAL: Education and Media in a Resilient Society
- VIDEO: Great Demo on Leadership and Tipping Points
- RC JOURNAL: Jalalabad Fab Labs
- LINKS: 1 MAR 10
debka.com
- US will raise the heat until Israel toes the line on Iran
- Netanyahu bows to US demand for Jerusalem building freeze
- US ponders denying Israel arms needed for conflict with Iran
- Clinton warns Netanyahu US-Israeli relations at risk
- Would the Revolutionary Guards Turn Against Their Own Ahmadinejad?
- New Obama Tactics for Iran Worry Mid East - and Some US Generals
- Ahmadinejad Warns Karzai against an Afghan-Based US Strike on Iran
- Don't Expect Us to Cut or Even Downgrade Our Ties with Tehran, Says Damascus
- Iran's Allots $300 Million to Bail out Lebanese Proxy
- A Digest of DEBKAfile Round-the-Clock Exclusives in the Week Ending March 11, 2010
globalpolitician.com
- How to Make Defeatism Look Good: Let's Give Up and Cheer the Islamists
- Any dialogue with Hezbollah is futile
- South African Whites: To Be or Not To Be
- Ukraine as a link between East and West?
- Why Narcissists Cheat on their Spouses, Commit Adultery and have Extramarital Affairs and Liaisons
- Rigi’s arrest helped the Iranian regime reconsolidate itself
- Construction of East Jerusalem Apartments
- Iranian regime’s suppressive ploys to counter planned protests for Fire Festival
- Understanding Attempts to Resolve the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
- Christians' and Muslim' Image Problems
counterterrorismblog.org
- Al Qaeda suspect's work at nuclear sites prompts call for probe...
- (Afghanistan) Blast kills Pakistani national in Afghanistan: police...
- Afghanistan eases ban on news coverage of raids...
- (Afghanistan) Explosions across Afghanistan's Kandahar; 30 dead...
- Afghanistan's new great game: The undeclared wars within the war...
- (Afghanistan) Taliban: Kandahar bombings a 'warning' to NATO...
- Pakistan helicopter attack 'kills 13 militants'...
- (Pakistan) World Digest: Suicide attack kills 13 in Pakistan...
- (Iraq) US soldier killed in central Iraq...
- Israel captures senior Hamas militant in West Bank...
worldthreats.com
- Light My (Feast of ) Fire
- More Crazy Talk from the Muslims of the Americas
- Some Gas on the (Feast of) Fire
- U. S. - Israel Blowup
- Anti-Wahhabist Movement Growing in Kosovo
- NY Times List of U.S. Companies in Iran
- Robert Spencer vs. Muslim Deradicalization Expert
- India Preparing for Increased Terrorist Activity
- US on Notice?
- War on the Southern Border
analyst-network.com.com
- Setting the record straight on the 1600 units
- The Delegitimization of Israel
- Muslims’ Sheep Mentality
- Genocide against Civilian Nigerian Christians
- Any dialogue with Hezbollah is futile
- India’s strategic role in countering Jihadism
- Liberal Pacifism VS Islamic Extremism
- Raise Your Price, Pakistan
- The Internationalization of the fight against the Jihadists
- The Delusional USA - Syrian Overtures
csis.org
- An Assessment of the Obama Administration's Foreign Policy
- Video: The Unconventional Gas Revolution: Joseph Aldy, Special Asst. to the President
- Audio: An Insider's Perspective on Afghanistan
- Video: The Unconventional Gas Revolution: Bob Simon, Chief of Staff, Senate Energy Committee
- Biden's Trip to Israel
- Counternarcotics Efforts in Colombia
- A Growing Terrorist Threat?
- The Iraqi Elections and Beyond: Hope for the Best, Plan for Something Less
- Video: The Fifth Annual CSIS-JETRO Conference: Opening Remarks
- Audio: Meeting with Turkish Grand National Assembly Delegation
csmonitor.com
- Thailand protesters want government dissolved
- Pakistan: suicide bomb attacks in Lahore cap particularly grim week
- Mahmoud Abbas: Israel-Palestinian peace talks off unless new settlements canceled
- 'Jihad Jane' and 7 others held in plot to kill Swedish cartoonist
- Last suspect in Bali bombing may be dead
- Suicide car bomb kills 12; Pakistan says it captured US Al Qaeda member
- Singapore raises terror alert on Malacca Strait, one of the world's most important oil shipping lanes
- China's military spending slows, on paper
- Iraq police and hospital attacked in triple suicide bombing ahead of Sunday election
- Venezuela plotted to kill Colombia president, Spain judge says
npr.org
- 3 With Ties To U.S. Consulate Killed In Mexican City
- Grief, Rage Fuel Juarez Mothers' Search For Justice
- Taliban: Kandahar Bombings 'Warning' To NATO
- Thailand's Peaceful Demonstrations Carry Threat
- Poppies Escape Marjah Offensive
- A Wrenching Task To Win Marjah's Hearts And Minds
- Protesters Surge Into Bangkok, Urge New Election
- Iran Dismantles U.S.-Backed Opposition Groups
- Haiti's Geology Slowly Giving Up Its Secrets
- Suicide Attacks Kill Dozens In Taliban Heartland
smallwarsjournal.com
- French Counterinsurgency in Algeria
- Joint Operating Environment 2010
- 14 March SWJ Roundup
- Marines Gone Rogue or Leading the Fight?
- 13 March SWJ Roundup
- Understanding Terror Networks
- A Sea Change in Pakistan?
- This Week at War: Does the Pottery Barn Rule Still Apply?
- It's the Tribes? That's Stupid.
- Joint Warfighting Conference
longwarjournal.org
- Yemeni airstrike hits al Qaeda camp
- Suicide bomber kills 14 in Pakistan's Swat Valley
- Qari Zia Rahman survived Bajaur strike: Taliban leader
- Suicide bombers kill 39 in Lahore
- Top North Waziristan Taliban leader Bahadar rumored killed in US strike
- US airstrike kills 15 in North Waziristan
- US aid group attacked in Pakistan’s northwest; 6 killed
- Indonesian bombing mastermind Dulmatin confirmed killed
- Wanted Indonesian terrorist Dulmatin thought killed in raid
- Taliban, HIG infighting leads to split in Afghan insurgency in the North
cominganarchy.com
- Kaplan in Tokyo Report, Part 2: Reception
- Kaplan in Tokyo Report, Part 1: Speech
- Proposal: Approving Volunteer Militias
- Man v.s. Afghanistan: “Doubt is our modern crown of thorns”
- Balance of Power v.s. Empire
- How Dubai survives without a postal service
- Adam Gadahn Arrested! – or not
- Election Day in Iraq: “Things are blowing up, but no more than usual.”
- Robert Kaplan in Tokyo THIS WEEK
- Google Map of US drone strikes in Pakistan
sudanwatch.blogspot.com
- Sudan arrests Somali Islamist leader while trying to escape to Eritrea
- Arab League to monitor Sudan elections
- SLM chief Abdel-Wahid Mohamed Nur enjoys life in Paris while Darfuris are cared for by the world's taxpayers
- Radio Erena - an independent news source for Eritrea
- Al-Merriekh’s match against Al-Nil will be played on Monday
- Sudan: SLM-Nur in Jebel Marra, Darfur rented around 500 horses from the Arab tribes and entered some SLM areas?
- EU observers arrive in Sudan for elections - Russians to send observers
- Security situation in Darfur 11 March 2010 - UNAMID brings together leaders in South Darfur on Doha Declaration
- Darfur insurgent's LJM will sign a framework agreement with Sudanese gov't next week
- FULL TEXT Doha accord: Framework Agreement to Resolve Darfur Conflict between Sudanese gov't and JEM
theoildrum.com
- Tech Talk: Producing oil shale by burning it in place
- What should we do with funds set aside for retirement?
- Drumbeat: March 14, 2010
- Our Energy Supply: Some Basics
- Drumbeat: March 13, 2010
- Drumbeat: March 12, 2010
- Improving the Performance of Solar Thermal Power
- Drumbeat: March 11, 2010
- Leading the Way to a Low-Energy Future
- Life After Growth--Managing our Way to a Desirable Future
warisboring.com
- Axeghanistan ‘10: Big Man
- Axeghanistan ‘10: Fighting Position
- Kyle’s Links 3/12/10
- Air Force Weighs F-22 Future as F-35 Falls Apart
- Axeghanistan ‘10: Making Do in Parwan
- How to Turn Drones into Dogfighters
- Dirigible Crash Site Marked Historic
- World Politics Review: The Down Side of the Afghan Surge
- Kyle’s Links 3/10/10
- Is Sudan Paying Off Rebels?