Spokesman Explains Significance of July 2011 in Afghanistan - AFPS
Combined Force Captures Haqqani Shadow Governor - AFPS
Afghan Taliban Threaten Death to All Talking Peace - Associated Press
Task Force in Eastern Afghanistan Keeps Enemy at Bay - AFPS
Pakistan
Pakistan Suicide Bombing in Mosque Kills at Least 71 - Voice of America
Explosions Strike 2 Mosques in Pakistan - New York Times
Mosque Bomb Kills at Least 50 in Pakistan - Washington Post
65 Slain in Pakistan Mosque Bombing - Los Angeles Times
70 Killed in Taliban Attacks on Pakistani Mosques - Associated Press
Mosque Blasts In Pakistan's NW Kills At Least 71 - Reuters
India
Obama Is Not Likely to Push India Hard on Pakistan - New York Times
India Prepares for Obama Visit - Washington Post
McCain: India Fears U.S. Withdrawal from Afghanistan - Washington Times
Obama Flies to India, Looking to Boost U.S. Economy - Associated Press
Obama Arrives In India Eyeing Jobs For America - Reuters
Yemen
The Key to Stability in Yemen - Los Angeles Times
Saudis Warned U.S. of Attack Before Parcel Bomb Plot - New York Times
Al-Qaeda Group Claims Cargo Bombs - BBC News
Al Qaeda Yemen Wing Claims Parcel Plot, UPS Crash - Reuters
Al-Qaeda
Spy Agencies Infiltrate Al-Qaida - Associated Press
Iraq
General Describes Remaining Terror Threat in Iraq - AFPS
British Troops Accused of Abusing Iraqi Detainees - New York Times
Iraqis Sue for Inquiry Into British Abuse Claims - Associated Press
Iran
Iran Accuses Britain of Sponsoring Terrorism - Daily Telegraph
Britain Blasts Iran Claim of Terror Support - Voice of America
Iran's Insult Over Rebels - Mirror
WikiLeaks
WikiLeaks Founder Mulls Asylum in Switzerland - Associated Press
U.S. Department of Defense
Cyber Command Seeks Authority to Expand its Battlefield - Washington Post
Controversial Defense Contractors Reveal Owners - Washington Post
U.S. Must Stand Vigilant in Face of New Threats, Flournoy Says - AFPS
Fort Hood Lessons Promote Better Force Protection - AFPS
United States
U.S. Warned About Suspect in 2008 Mumbai Bombings - Washington Post
White House: Election Won't Hurt Security Agenda - Associated Press
Settlement in Afghanistan and Iraq Reconstruction Fraud Case - New York Times
9/11 Mastermind Must be Tried - Washington Post editorial
United Kingdom
Preacher Abu Hamza Succeeds in Passport Appeal Bid - BBC News
U.K. to Change Law Affecting State Visits - Associated Press
United Nations
U.S. Subjects its Human Rights Record to Review by U.N. - Washington Post
U.S. Defends Human Rights Record At U.N. - Reuters
U.S. Gets Earful, Courtesy of Iran, North Korea and Cuba - Foreign Policy
U.N.: More than 13 Million Children Internally Displaced Worldwide - VOA
Africa
Aid Air Crew Kidnapped in Darfur - BBC News
Algeria Acquits Ex-Guantanamo Inmate - Associated Press
Hundreds Were Raped on Congo-Angola Border - New York Times
Hundreds Abused During Angola Expulsions, U.N. Says - Reuters
Incumbent Wins Spirited Election in Tanzania - New York Times
Tanzania's President Re-elected - BBC News
Tanzania's President Wins Reelection With 61 Pct - Associated Press
Americas and Caribbean
Mexico Drug Kingpin Slain in Fierce Gun Battle with Military - Los Angeles Times
Reputed Drug Kingpin Killed in Mexico Shootout - Associated Press
Mexico Kills Top Drug Lord At U.S. Border - Reuters
Mexico: Kidnapped Chihuahua Attorney Found Dead - Los Angeles Times
Mexico Police Arrest 8 in Death of Ex-AG's Brother - Associated Press
Mexican Drug Gangs Boost Meth Sales With New Methods - Reuters
Judge in Peru Orders American Berenson Freed - Associated Press
Judge in Peru Orders American Berenson Freed - Reuters
Church Announces Release of 3 More Cuban Prisoners - Associated Press
Strengthening Hurricane Swipes Haiti - New York Times
At Least Four Dead as Hurricane Tomas Hits Haiti - Washington Post
Haiti Escapes Catastrophe as Tomas Skirts Island - Los Angeles Times
Hurricane Adds to Haiti's Woes, 4 Dead in Floods - Associated Press
Asia Pacific
China Assails Nobel Peace Prize as 'Card' of West - New York Times
China Police Confine Prominent Artist - New York Times
Dalai Lama In Japan, Backs Chinese Dissident Liu - Reuters
Burma's Elections Undemocratic But May Offer Some Change - Voice of America
Burma Election Campaign Not Much in Evidence - Los Angeles Times
Spotlight on Suu Kyi as Burma Enters New Territory - Reuters
Video Reveals New Evidence of Torture by Indonesia Military - Voice of America
Indonesia's Volcano Erupts Again - New York Times
Indonesia's Merapi Eruption Declared a National Disaster - Voice of America
Indonesia Volcano Burns Whole Villages; 122 Dead - Associated Press
Gates to Reinforce U.S. Relations With Australia, Malaysia - AFPS
Europe
Norway Questions U.S. Surveillance Activities - Associated Press
Georgia Accuses 13 of Spying for Russia - New York Times
Georgia Arrests 13 Accused of Spying for Russia - Associated Press
Middle East
U.S.: Syria Risks IAEA Action Over Suspected Atom Site - Reuters
Bush Considered Attack on Syrian Facility - Reuters
Lebanon Probes Attack on U.N. Court Investigators - Reuters
Egypt's Mr. Mubarak Moves to Lawless Repression - Washington Post editorial
Comments
Regarding the article: Spy Agencies Infiltrate Al-Qaida, this is page right out of Chapter 13 of the The Sun Tzu:
11. Having converted spies, getting hold of the enemy's
spies and using them for our own purposes.
14. Hence it is that which none in the whole army are
more intimate relations to be maintained than with spies.
None should be more liberally rewarded. In no other
business should greater secrecy be preserved.
21. The enemy's spies who have come to spy on us
must be sought out, tempted with bribes, led away and
comfortably housed. Thus they will become converted
spies and available for our service.
22. It is through the information brought by the
converted spy that we are able to acquire and employ
local and inward spies.
25. The end and aim of spying in all its five varieties
is knowledge of the enemy; and this knowledge can only
be derived, in the first instance, from the converted spy.
Hence it is essential that the converted spy be treated
with the utmost liberality.
27. Hence it is only the enlightened ruler and the
wise general who will use the highest intelligence of
the army for purposes of spying and thereby they achieve
great results. Spies are a most important element in war,
because on them depends an army's ability to move.
But this is a double edged sword (or even triple edged). On the one hand why would we want to compromise this kind of operation if it is being effective? Now anyone in the catch and release program will be suspected by AQ (of course they already were). So this potentially compromises their ability to re-infiltrate AQ. However, this could also be a way to prevent those in the catch and release program from ever re-joining AQ and in fact AQ may just take care of the "problem" in a permanent way. But of course the other value of this information being released could be part of a good PSYOP dissent and discord program to sow the seeds of suspicion in the ranks of AQ and help it to crumble from within.