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ISW News Roundup - November 3, 2008
Nov 3, 2008 - Anonymous
Security
New York Times - For Family in Iraq, Drop in Deaths Is Not Enough, by Katherine Zoepf and Sam Dagher
BBC - Seven dead in Baghdad bomb blasts
Associated Press - Police: Bombings kill 9, wound at least 33 in Iraq, by Hamid Ahmed
Agence France Presse - Anti-Qaeda tribal chief and family killed in Iraq
Christian Science Monitor - In Iraq's Diyala Province, US forces anticipate exit, by Scott Peterson
Agence France Presse - Iraqi Kurd says US can have bases in northern Iraq
Chicago Tribune - Iraq plans to cut Sunni fighters' salaries, by Liz Sly
Telegraph UK - Iraqi city calls for US raids on Syria, by Damien McElroy
Reuters - FACTBOX: Security developments in Iraq, Nov 3
Politics and Economy
Reuters - Iraq lawmakers approve minority seats for 09 polls, by Waleed Ibrahim
Reuters - Iraq cuts interest rate to 15% to shield economy
Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA)
Associated Press - With an eye on security pact, Iraqis watch US vote, by Sameer N. Yacoub
Washington Times - U.S. weighs U.N. option to remain in Iraq, by Nicholas Kralev
Voice of America - Iraq: US reply to Security Pact Changes After Election
Associated Press - Analysis: Iraq could weigh down new president, by Steven R. Hurst
Region
Egypt
BBC - Paradox of power in ailing Egypt, by Christian Fraser
Afghanistan
Xinhua -Increasing kidnapping cases worsen Afghanistan's already chaotic situation, by Abdul Haleem and Lin Jing
Associated Press - Police: Gunmen kidnap French aid worker in Kabul, by Rahim Faiez
Israel
New York Times - Israel Acts to Cut Off Funds to Illegal Settlements, by Isabel Kershner
Pakistan
Long War Journal - Suicide attack in South Waziristan threatens government's truce with Taliban, by Bill Roggio
Associated Press - Pakistan warns Petraeus against missile strikes, Nahal Toosi