AFRICOM Week in Review Ending 24 August 2009

Hot Topics AA: AFRICOM: Western Self-Serving Interests or African Security? 08/21/09 AA: Islamists, US policy and Arab democracy 08/21/09 AA: Trans-Sahara gas pipeline will be risky 08/21/09 CD: DRC: There is indescribable fear in everyones eyes 08/21/09 DZ: China warns its citizens in Algeria 08/19/09 ER: UN report on Eritrea’s aid to insurgents in Somalia …

EUCOM Week in Review Ending 19 August 2009

Hot Topics AA: BALKANS: Back to Arms, if not War 08/18/09 AA: Expert: Russian military base in Armenia potentially dangerous 08/17/09 AA: Gwynne Dyer: Basque terrorism offers lessons to the world 08/18/09 CY: Government striving for viable and functional solution to Cyprus … 08/17/09 DE: German firms fear losing lucrative Iranian market 08/19/09 DE: Germany—Military …

Journal: Washington Post Continues to Die….

Meet Walter Pincus.  He has “covered” the U.S. Intelligence Community for over two decades. Fine Print: U.S. Intelligence and Afghan Narcotics By Walter Pincus Tuesday, August 18, 2009 Click on the story title to read the story.  The entire story is built arouind an Air Force contracting announcement, and everything there-in is taken at face …

AFRICOM Week in Review Ending 17 August 2009

Hot Topics AA: Should the AU outsource security operations? 08/14/09 BI: Burundi urged to punish perpetrators of human rights violations … 08/14/09 BW: ‘Botswana economy is going down the drain’ 08/13/09 CD: DR Congo’s Bemba released before war crimes trial 08/14/09 ET: Ethiopia’s resilient prime minister The two sides of Meles Zenawi 08/13/09 GH: Ghana’s …

PACOM Week in Review Ending 16 August 2009

Hot Topics AU: Australian troops kill Afghan officer 08/12/09 AU: Commentary: Australian editors anti-China rant violates press ethics 08/14/09 AU: Investors cheer Chinese takeover of Felix 08/14/09 BD: Bangladesh mourns founding leader amid security 08/15/09 BD: Bangladesh moves to bring home coup fugitives 08/12/09 CN: Can China save the world economy? 08/14/09 CN: China: Filtering …

CENTCOM Week in Review Ending 13 August 2009

Hot Topics AF:  Potent Bombs Slow Marine Offensive 08/11/09 AF: As Afghan Vote Nears, Taliban Step Up Intimidation 08/12/09 IQ:  Al Qaeda blamed for Iraq violence wave 08/10/09 IR:  Iran judiciary looks to calm prison abuse outrage 08/09/09 PK: Life, death and the Taliban: Blowback 08/10/09 PK:  Pakistan denies militants attacked nuclear sites 08/12/09 PK: …