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• DoD Announces Military Commissions Actions DoD 25 Nov 2009
• Iraqis Arrest 18 Suspected al—Qaida Associates AFPS 25 Nov 2009
• Obama Expected to Announce Afghanistan Policy Tuesday VOA 25 Nov 2009
• Afghan Taliban Chief Rejects Talks With Government VOA 25 Nov 2009
• USAF secretary & Global Warfare Symposium AFNS 25 Nov 2009
• ‘First-strike Ration’ Aims for Better Nutrition AFPS 25 Nov 2009
• China has yet to deploy anti-carrier guided-missiles CNA 25 Nov 2009
• UN Report Critical of DRC Operation VOA 25 Nov 2009
• Cambodia: Duch Apologizes VOA 25 Nov 2009
• Philippine Police Name Massacre Suspect VOA 25 Nov 2009
• Somali Insurgents Order Halt to Imported Food Aid VOA 25 Nov 2009
• Muslims Flock to Mecca for Annual Hajj Pilgrimage VOA 25 Nov 2009
• Iraqi Plan To Draw Up Voter Rolls Under Scrutiny RFE/RL 25 Nov 2009
• Pakistan Charges 7 in Mumbai Attacks VOA 25 Nov 2009
• Iran's Ahmadinejad In Venezuela For Talks With Chavez RFE/RL 25 Nov 200
• Ahmadinejad Visits Venezuela to Boost Business Ties VOA 25 Nov 2009
• Nuclear Surety Inspection finds 2 wings unsatisfactory AFNS 24 Nov 2009
• US Wants More NATO Troops in Afghanistan VOA 24 Nov 2009
• Panel Leaders Tour Rampage Site, Describe Mission AFPS 24 Nov 2009
• Eisenhower CSG Completes COMPTUEX Navy NewsStand 24 Nov 2009
• VFA-97 Returns After 5 Years in USMC UDP Navy NewsStand 24 Nov 2009
• Navy Roadmap for Future Arctic Operations Navy NewsStand 24 Nov 2009
• British Official: Secret Iraq War Talks Began in 2001 VOA 24 Nov 2009
• Obama: Afghanistan Troop Announcement Coming Soon VOA 24 Nov 2009
• Obama Provides Glimpse of Afghanistan Strategy AFPS 24 Nov 2009
• U.S. Expects More NATO Troops for Afghanistan AFPS 24 Nov 2009
• Obama Hosts India's Singh for First State Visit VOA 24 Nov 2009
• DoD News: Contracts for November 24, 2009
• Iraqis Kill Bomb Cell Member, Detain 6 Others AFPS 24 Nov 2009
• Dubai Air Show & partnership, compatible hardware AFNS 24 Nov 2009
• Boeing & Appeals Court Refusal to Rehear A-12 Case Boeing 24 Nov 2009
• General Dynamics to Appeal A-12 Decision General Dynamics 24 Nov 2009
• Spanish Police Arrest Suspected ETA Members VOA 24 Nov 2009
• Violence in Somali Region Forces Aid Workers Out VOA 24 Nov 2009
• US Supports Honduran Election Process VOA 24 Nov 2009
• Obama Welcomes India's Singh to the White House VOA 24 Nov 2009
• Obama: US Will 'Finish the Job' in Afghanistan VOA 24 Nov 2009
• Afghan Attorney General Investigates 5 Ministers VOA 24 Nov 2009
• Forces in Afghanistan Kill Militant, Detain Suspects AFPS 24 Nov 2009
• Pakistan Says 18 Militants Killed in New Operation VOA 24 Nov 2009
• UK Opens Wide-Ranging Iraq War Inquiry VOA 24 Nov 2009
• Agency Delivers ‘Taste of Home’ to Deployed Troops AFPS 24 Nov 2009
• Progress Continues for Joint Light Tactical Vehicle AFPS 24 Nov 2009
• Mullen, Guard & how things were before 2001 Army News 24 Nov 2009
• U.S. will continue arm sales to Taiwan: U.S. official CNA 24 Nov 2009
• Russia again postpones new Bulava tests RIA Novosti 24 Nov 2009
• Russia & 2nd Adm. Gorshkov class frigate RIA Novosti 24 Nov 2009
• Russia & allegation of helping Iran build atom bomb RIA Novosti 24 Nov 2009
• Iran continues to press Russia for S-300 deliveries RIA Novosti 24 Nov 2009
• Russia says sanctions on Iran still premature RIA Novosti 24 Nov 2009
• Iran aims to launch first nuclear plant by late March RIA Novosti 24 Nov 2009
• Iran & 1st stage of drills to protect nuclear facilities RIA Novosti 24 Nov 2009
• Iran Seeks Guarantees on Nuclear Deal VOA 24 Nov 2009
• India's test launch of Agni-II IRBM ends in failure RIA Novosti 24 Nov 2009
• Air Force officials release MQ-1 accident report AFNS 24 Nov 2009
• UN distributes winter aid to displaced Pakistanis UN News 24 Nov 2009
• Death toll in Ukraine flu, ARVI epidemic reaches 388 RIA Novosti 24 Nov 2009
• H1N1 Cases Declining In Hospitals Across US VOA 24 Nov 2009

Analysis

Situation Report: Expert analysis, briefings and commentary from across the political spectrum. Do We Need "Airminded" Options for Afghanistan? by Charles Dunlap, 24 Nov 2009 -- "As the senior leadership of the US government struggles to determine the best strategy for Afghanistan, it seems that America's body politic assumes that some permutation on Army General Stanley McChrystal's plan represents the only possible "military" option. Yet is that really the way it needs to be? ..." The U.S.-India Nuclear Deal by Council on Foreign Relations, 20 Nov 2009 -- "The U.S. Congress on October 1, 2008, gave final approval to an agreement facilitating nuclear cooperation between the United States and India. The deal is seen as a watershed in U.S.-India relations and introduces a new aspect to international nonproliferation efforts. ..." Refashioning Afghan Strategy by Ed Corcoran, 18 Nov 2009 -- "No one is satisfied with the current strategy in Afghanistan, but there is deep uncertainty on how to best address the challenge of a resurgent Taliban. Uncertainty over the importance of the struggle in Afghanistan and how it fits into overall US strategy is coupled with divergent assessments of prospects and potential outcomes. ..." Europe: Integrating Islam by Council on Foreign Relations, 18 Nov 2009 -- "Since 9/11, Western Europe's growing Muslim population has been the focus of debate on issues ranging from immigration policy to cultural identity to security. Several incidents in recent years have increased tensions between some Western European states and their Muslim populations: the 2004 Madrid and 2005 London attacks, the 2004 ban of the head scarf coupled with recent calls to ban the "burqa" in France, the 2005 Paris riots, the 2006 Danish cartoon incident, and several high-profile murders...."

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