http://antiwar.com/ – 10/6/2009
Updated October 6, 2009 – 11:18 PM EDT
Pakistan Resists US Presence, Influence
The Many Deaths of Hakimullah Mehsud
Gates: Taliban Strength Due to Lack of US Troops
White House Rejects Afghan Pullout
UN Watchdog’s New Rules Likely to Ensure Karzai Win
Gates Urges Officials to Keep War Advice Private
Fatah, Hamas to Reconcile Later This Month
Palestinian Voices of Gloom Get Louder
Instead of Bombs and Bribes, Let’s Try Empathy and Trade by Rep. Ron Paul
State Dept. Terror List a Purely Political Product by Philip Giraldi
Questioning the Assumptions About a Nuclear Iran by H.D.S. Greenway
McChrystal’s Ultimatum by Jeff Huber
The Tropes of ‘Jewish Anti-Semitism’ by Antony Lerman
Keeping Lone Wolves From the Door by Julian Sanchez
Generals Open New Front in Washington
by Patrick J. Buchanan
Students to Protest Afghan War on 25 Campuses (Oct. 7) FBI Supervisor Calls for Prosecutor in Edmonds Case
Frontline
Obama to Meet With Lawmakers on Afghanistan
Voice of Bush’s Favored General Is Now Harder to Hear
UK Military ‘How to Stop Leaks’ Document Is Leaked
Arrest Puts Focus on Protesters’ Texting
AP Sources Claim NYC Suspect Contacted Senior al-Qaeda
Probing the Arctic Sea Conspiracies
Antiwar Protesters Turn Their Sights on Obama
Iraq
Sistani Denies Boycotting Elections
Army Continues Criminal Probes Into Iraq Electrocutions
US Soldiers in Iraq Disappointed They Can’t Engage in Combat
Iraq Christian Leader Denounces Latest Attacks
Iranian Rebels in Iraq Transferred to Remote Prison
Monday: 12 Iraqis Killed, 62 Wounded
Iran
Iran Says No Change in Nuclear Stance After Geneva Talks
Iran Names New Militia Commander Who UN Sanctioned
Russian FM: Iran Enrichment Deal Needs Finalizing
‘War on Terror’
Judge Says Dallas Bomb Plot Case to Proceed
How to Avoid Torturing Your Prisoners
Terror Chiefs Eye Intrusive New ‘Exams’ to Detect Suppository Bombs
NYC to Expand High-Tech Counterterror System
MI5 Historian: Guantánamo Creates ‘Long Grievances’
Al-Qaeda Offshoot Claims Algeria Attacks
US Will Not Seek the Death Penalty for Suspect in Embassy Blasts
Honduras
Outrage as Zelaya Says Israeli Mercenaries Backed Coup
Honduras Gov’t Revokes Rights-Limiting Decree
Fla. GOP Lawmakers to Visit New Honduras President
North Korea
China, North Korea Laud Ties on Scrutinized Visit
North Korea Considers Return to Nuclear Talks
North Korea Got $2.2B Under Failed Disarmament Deals
In Other News
Emirates Leader Signs Law to Develop Nuclear Power
Student Protester’s Saga Shines New Light on Chávez’s Approach to Dissent
Afghanistan
Gates Cites Importance of Obama’s Afghanistan Decisions
Sharp Division Inside White House on Afghanistan, Analyst Says
Strikes Shape Afghanistan Debate
2 NATO Soldiers Reported Killed in Afghanistan
Public’s Views of Afghanistan War Have Turned Sour
Afghan FM Insists Insurgency ‘Global,’ Not Domestic
Afghanistan Begins Sample Audit of Presidential Vote
Karzai’s Running Mate Poised for Return
France, Spain to Return to Kyrgyzstan Air Base
Pakistan
Pakistan Readies for New Assault on ‘bin Laden Lair’
Suicide Bomber Kills 5 at UN Office in Pakistan
Bathroom Break a Ploy for Pakistan Suicide Attack
UN Offices in Pakistan Closed Temporarily
India Increases Number of Battalions Along Pakistan Borders
Israel/Palestine
Israeli Deputy PM Cancels Trip to London, Fearing Arrest for War Crimes
New Israeli Settlement Construction Underway: Report
Damascus Shuns Abbas Over Goldstone’s Gaza Report Delay
Jerusalem Police Chief Slams ‘Ungrateful’ Muslims After Clashes
Israeli Police Deploy Around Tense Holy Site
US Group Vows Never to Give Up ‘Right’ to Jerusalem
Russia and Her Neighbors
Ukraine-Russia Tensions Evident in Crimea
Ingushetia’s Government Dismissed After Series of Terrorist Attacks
