War News, Blogs, Opinions, And Wire Service Roundup -- May 22, 2008

WAR/TERRORISM NEWS SUMMARIES AROUND THE WORLD
United States Central Command
Global Security Briefs -- In Homeland Security
Complete Roundup Of World Trouble Spots -- Small Wars Journal
International, War, and Terrorism Headlines -- Rantburg
Morning Brief -- Foreign Policy
Global Incident Map
Spotlight on Military News and International Affairs -- Canadian Perspective
Summary Of Wars & Conflicts: Right Hand Side Of Page -- Counter Terrorism Blog
Global Security News Roundup -- Global Security.org
Latest News -- Strategy Page
Institute For War And Peace Reporting
Intelligence News Roundup -- Intelligence Online
Analysis And Commentaries -- International Relations And Security Network
Alertnet From Reuters -- Use Their Search Filter
Emerging Threats -- United Press International
International Forecasting And News -- Stratfor

IRAQ
Iraq News -- E I N News
Conflict In Iraq -- Full Coverage From Yahoo News
War In Iraq -- MSNBC
Iraq News Online -- Times Online
Iraq Weekly Status Report -- U.S. State Department
Iraq Updates
Iraq Coalition Casualty Count

AFGHANISTAN
Afghanistan -- Full Coverage From Yahoo News
Afghanistan Update: April 1-30, 2008 -- Center For Defense Information
Operations In Afghanistan -- U.K. Ministry Of Defense

MIDDLE EAST
Mideast Conflicts -- Full Coverage From Yahoo News
Middle East Coverage -- Memri

SECURITY AND TERRORISM
Security -- MSNBC
Terrorism -- Full Coverage From Yahoo News
Terrorism -- MSNBC
National Terror Alert Response Center

U.S. MILITARY NEWS
U.S. Department Of Defense News
News in The Military -- Military News
Stars And Stripes
U.S. Armed Forces News -- Full Coverage From Yahoo News
Index Of Military Blogs: Stories Updated Daily -- Military.com
Milblogging: Stories Updated Daily -- Index Of Military Blogs
Directory Of Intelligence Sites -- Strategic IntelligenceComplete

War News, Blogs, Opinions, And Wire Service Roundup -- May 21, 2008

WAR/TERRORISM NEWS SUMMARIES AROUND THE WORLD
United States Central Command
Global Security Briefs -- In Homeland Security
Morning Brief -- Foreign Policy
Global Incident Map
Spotlight on Military News and International Affairs -- Canadian Perspective
Summary Of Wars & Conflicts: Right Hand Side Of Page -- Counter Terrorism Blog
Global Security News Roundup -- Global Security.org
Latest News -- Strategy Page
Institute For War And Peace Reporting
Intelligence News Roundup -- Intelligence Online
Analysis And Commentaries -- International Relations And Security Network
Alertnet From Reuters -- Use Their Search Filter
Emerging Threats -- United Press International
International Forecasting And News -- Stratfor

IRAQ
Iraq News -- E I N News
Conflict In Iraq -- Full Coverage From Yahoo News
War In Iraq -- MSNBC
Iraq News Online -- Times Online
Iraq Weekly Status Report -- U.S. State Department
Iraq Updates
Iraq Coalition Casualty Count

AFGHANISTAN
Afghanistan -- Full Coverage From Yahoo News
Afghanistan Update: April 1-30, 2008 -- Center For Defense Information
Operations In Afghanistan -- U.K. Ministry Of Defense

MIDDLE EAST
Mideast Conflicts -- Full Coverage From Yahoo News
Middle East Coverage -- Memri

SECURITY AND TERRORISM
Security -- MSNBC
Terrorism -- Full Coverage From Yahoo News
Terrorism -- MSNBC
National Terror Alert Response Center

U.S. MILITARY NEWS
U.S. Department Of Defense News
News in The Military -- Military News
Stars And Stripes
U.S. Armed Forces News -- Full Coverage From Yahoo News
Index Of Military Blogs: Stories Updated Daily -- Military.com
Milblogging: Stories Updated Daily -- Index Of Military Blogs
Directory Of Intelligence Sites -- Strategic Intelligence

War News, Blogs, Opinions, And Wire Service Roundup -- May 20, 2008

WAR/TERRORISM NEWS SUMMARIES AROUND THE WORLD
United States Central Command
Complete Roundup Of World Trouble Spots -- Small Wars Journal
Morning Brief -- Foreign Policy
Global Incident Map
Spotlight on Military News and International Affairs -- Canadian Perspective
Summary Of Wars & Conflicts: Right Hand Side Of Page -- Counter Terrorism Blog
Global Security News Roundup -- Global Security.org
Latest News -- Strategy Page
Institute For War And Peace Reporting
Intelligence News Roundup -- Intelligence Online
Analysis And Commentaries -- International Relations And Security Network
Alertnet From Reuters -- Use Their Search Filter
Emerging Threats -- United Press International
International Forecasting And News -- Stratfor

IRAQ
Iraq News -- E I N News
Conflict In Iraq -- Full Coverage From Yahoo News
War In Iraq -- MSNBC
Iraq News Online -- Times Online
Iraq Weekly Status Report -- U.S. State Department
Iraq Coalition Casualty Count

AFGHANISTAN
Afghanistan -- Full Coverage From Yahoo News
Afghanistan Update: April 1-30, 2008 -- Center For Defense Information
Operations In Afghanistan -- U.K. Ministry Of Defense

MIDDLE EAST
Mideast Conflicts -- Full Coverage From Yahoo News
Middle East Coverage -- Memri

SECURITY AND TERRORISM
Security -- MSNBC
Terrorism -- Full Coverage From Yahoo News
Terrorism -- MSNBC
National Terror Alert Response Center

U.S. MILITARY NEWS
U.S. Department Of Defense News
News in The Military -- Military News
Stars And Stripes
U.S. Armed Forces News -- Full Coverage From Yahoo News
Index Of Military Blogs: Stories Updated Daily -- Military.com
Milblogging: Stories Updated Daily -- Index Of Military Blogs
Directory Of Intelligence Sites -- Strategic Intelligence

Afghanistan War News Updates -- May 20, 2008

Pictured: The moment a U. S. Marine escapes death as a Taliban bullet whistles past his head -- Daily Mail

Anti-Taliban push underway in Afghanistan: Australian military -- Yahoo News
2 NATO soldiers die in separate actions in Afghanistan's embattled south -- International Herald Tribune
Soldiers sickened by Taliban tactic of using children as suicide bombers -- My Telus
German Special Forces in Afghanistan Let Taliban Commander Escape -- Der Spiegel
Updates On The War In Afghanistan/Pakistan 05_19_08 -- Strata-Sphere
Hopeful Signs From Ex-Taliban Hotbed -- Toronto Star
Taliban gearing up for spring offensive -- The Globe And Mail
Taliban 'losing momentum' -- Toronto Star
US aid 'failing to reach target' -- BBC News
Taliban Rocket Bounces Off Brit Officer -- Jawa Report
Afghans Free Foreign Contractors -- BBC News
Afghan army kills 15 militants in gunbattle: official -- Rantburg
Suicide bomber kills 4 civilians in Afghan south -- Rantburg
Attacks Kill Afghan Soldiers, Police -- Rantburg
Afghan Journalist Appeals Death Sentence For Insulting Islam -- Gateway Pundit
Pentagon announces Iraq, Afghanistan troop deployments -- Newsweek
Militants free Pakistan envoy to Afghanistan -- L.A. Times
Pakistan resists U.S. pressure on cross-border raids -- International Herald Tribune
U.S. plans new detention center in Afghanistan -- International Herald Tribune

My Comment: I am surprised by the articles from the Toronto Star. The Toronto Star is a very liberal paper in Canada, and not a fan of Canada's role in Afghanistan. The fact that the paper sees a positive trend in Afghanistan means that things may start to get better. I am still skeptical that this is true .... too many Afghans are too heavily invested in NOT having this conflict come to an end (for now), but maybe .... just maybe .... a tipping point is being reached.

Commentary And Opinion On the World's Conflicts -- May 20, 2008

THE U.S. AND ITS WARS
Damaging The War Effort -- Washington Times
How John McCain is not George W. Bush -- Daniel Drezner
What Vietnam taught McCain about war -- Matt Bai, International Herald Tribune
Should next president talk with Ahmadinejad? -- FOX News
When Smart Folks Miss -- Winds Of Change
Culpable mois? -- Kings Of War

INTERNATIONAL
Food crisis creates an opening for Muslim fundamentalists -- LA Times
South Africa's hard truths -- Sean Jacobs, The Guardian
Iraq: Stupid Soldier, Quick Response -- Abu Muqawama
A state in denial needs reality checks (Radical Islam In The U.K.) -- Alasdair Palmer, The Telegraph
Major lapses in nuclear security are routine -- The Independent
The Incredible Shrinking Superpower -- Massimo Calabresi/Al Janadriyah, Time Magazine
A Reality Check as Israel Turns 60 -- Fouad Ajami, U.S. News & World Report

AFGHANISTAN
Is Nato Repeating The USSR's Mistakes? -- Alastair Leithead, BBC News
Who will be left standing when the Afghan war ends? -- Myra MacDonald, Reuters

LEBANON
Hezbollah's Defeat -- Rantburg
Hezbollah's Power Play -- Washington Times
Lebanon's Future -- Winds Of Change
The Resistance as Oppressor -- Abu Muqawama

War News Updates For May 14, 2008

AFGHANISTAN

Report From Afghanistan: Taliban Moving At Half Speed This Year -- Strategy Page

Taliban resisting southern Afghan operation: US Marines -- Yahoo News

13 Taliban, 2 police killed in clashes in southern Afghanistan -- International Herald Tribune

US helicopter 'downed by Taleban' -- BBC News

Afghans to ask for $50 bln aid at Paris conference -- Reuters

Afghan teacher killed after speech condemning suicide bombings -- International Herald Tribune

Suspected U.S. Missile Kills 7 In Pakistan: Taliban -- Reuters

NATO cites concern over Pakistan border deals -- Reuters

Taliban invite Pak govt, military, people to join hands against US -- Daily Times

Pakistan violates truce with India, fires at Indian troopers -- Kuna Times


IRAQ

Girl, 8, 'kills Iraqi officer in suicide mission' -- Telegraph

Girl carrying explosives blown up in Baghdad 'suicide attack' -- Guardian

Bombing at Iraq funeral kills 20 -- BBC News

Assessing the Risks of Turkish Raids in Northern Iraq -- Counter Terrorism Blog

In spite of truce, war over wall goes on in Sadr city -- International Herald Tribune

Updates On The War In Iraq 05_14_08, Sadr City Residents Battle The Iranian-Backed Mahdi Army -- Strata-Sphere

The Post-Basra Realities On Iraq -- Strata-Sphere

Al-Sadr ceasefire allows troops to enter Shia slum -- Independent

Iraq in new assault on Al-Qaeda in main northern city -- Yahoo News

'Ghost city' Mosul braces for assault on last bastion of al-Qa'ida in Iraq -- Independent

Iraq PM in Mosul for offensive against al Qaeda -- Reuters

HUSAYN'S STORY: A report from Iraq -- Arggghhh!!!

Commander Says al-Qaida ‘Virtually Destroyed’ in Kirkuk -- Operation Iraqi Freedom

A Commentary On Iraq -- Villainous Company


LEBANON

Lebanon officials reverse decisions that set off violence -- CNN News

Lebanon cancels anti-Hezbollah measures -- Reuters

Lebanon cancels anti-Hezbollah measures -- Yahoo News

Lebanon cabinet concedes key demand for end to clashes -- Yahoo News

Violence grips Lebanese city as peace talks loom -- Independent

Army ups Beirut presence -- Washington Times

Commentary On Lebanon: Another stupid "victory" -- From Beirut To The Beltway

Commentary: Hezbollah's Third Botched Coup Attempt -- Middle East Journal

Commentary: Iran Behind Beirut Takeover, Eyes Israel -- Cedars Revolution

Lebanon: Civil Strife -- Global Voices Online


ISRAEL

Rocket hits as Bush begins Israel visit -- International Herald Tribune

Gaza Rocket Rocks Bush's Israel Trip -- Time magazine

14 hurt as rocket hits Israeli shopping mall -- Guardian


CHAD / SUDAN / DARFUR

Chad urges world to make Sudan 'see reason' on Darfur -- yahoo News

Rebel raid prompts Sudan to break off Chad relations -- Independnet

UN evacuates staff amid clashes in Sudan flashpoint -- Yahoo News

Clashes break out in Sudan's Abyei region -- Reuters