An Uncharacteristically Upbeat General in Afghanistan - New York Times At War
Soldier's Ingenuity Makes His Dream a Reality - CJTF-101 Public Affairs
Karzai Backs Down in Afghan Parliament Dispute - The AfPak Channel
Col. Imam Executed? [Former ISI Officer Suspected Killed By Taliban] - The Express-Tribune
Extremist Intimidation Chills Pakistan Secular Society - NPR
Afghan Report Revives Concerns About Scrutiny of Private Security Firms - New York Times
Claim: Afghans *Heart* G.I.s Who Flattened Their Villiage - Danger Room
Iraq
Blair Sits Before Iraq Inquiry, This Time With Regrets - New York Times
Iraqi Tradition of Celebratory Gunfire - New York Times At War
Iran Rules Out Fuel Swap Plan - New York Times
At Least 18 Killed in Iraq Blasts - NPR
Blasts Strike Pilgrims in Karbala - BBC
Palestinians Attack 'Talks Leaks' - BBC
Quiet Desperation of Iraqi Squatter Camps - BBC
Middle East
'Disappointment' over Iran Talks - BBC
Hezbollah-Backed Candidate Has Votes to Become Lebanon Prime Minister - Washington Post
Hariri Refuses to Serve Under Hezbollah-Named PM
Palestinian Leader Sees Political Motive in Release of Files - New York Times
Palestinians React Angrily to al-Jazeera's 'Palestine Papers' - Washington Post
Al-Jazeera Releases Papers Claiming Palestinian Concessions to Israel - Washington Post
Israeli Panel Rules Flotilla Raid Legal - New York Times
Palestinian Papers May Be Blow To Peace Process - NPR
Russia
Deadly Blast at Moscow's Main Airport Seen as Terror Attack - New York Times
Moscow bombing: Carnage at Russia's Domodedovo airport - BBC News
Dozens Dead After Explosion Rocks Moscow Airport - BBC
Moscow Airport Blast Kills as Many as 35 - Washington Post
Did Moscow's Airport Bombers Dodge Security Checks? - Danger Room
Suicide Bomber Suspected in Moscow Airport Blast - NPR
US Department of Defense
Going Viral: The Pentagon Takes on Swine Flu - The New Yorker
New Terrorism Adviser Takes A 'Broad Tent' Approach - NPR
The State of Our Terrorist Detention Policy - Washington Post
Air Force's New Surveillance System for Aerial Drones Not Working as Hoped - Washington Post
Air Force's 'All-Seeing Eye' Flops Vision Test - Danger Room
Africa
Democratic Movements - The New Yorker
Canadian military likely headed to Sudan: Ex-diplomat - Toronto Sun
Tunisian Protest Tear-Gassed; Teachers Strike - NPR
A Tunisian Revolution That's More Bloody Than Jasmine - Washington Post
Fear of Flareup in Sudan Border Town of Abyei - Washington Post
Southern Sudan Reaches a Decision on One Matter: Its New Name - New York Times
Somalia is Likely to Cut Ties to Mercenaries, Official Says - New York Times
One Small Revolution - New York Times
China
Was China's Stealth Tech Made in America? - Danger Room
China Stealth Jet 'From US Parts' - BBC
China's New World Order Demands Stronger US Response - Washington Post
China Grooming Deft Politician as Next Leader - New York Times
International Inequality is Alive and Well - Globe and Mail
China's Coming Fall - National Post
Around the Blogosphere
Ridiculous - Thomas Rid, Kings of War
Decisive Battles of the World: Hastings - Never Felt Better
"Reality-Based Community" Members Collide With Reality - Mudville Gazette