News and Anaylsis (9/5/2008)

Bob Woodward reveals that “‘groundbreaking’ new covert techniques” rather than the surge are responsible for the victories against al-Qaeda in Iraq …

• U.S. Spied on Iraqi Leaders, Book Says (Washington Post)

… but military concerns suggest that there may be no improvement in stability by any account:

• Gen. Petraeus recommends delay in Iraq troop cuts (LA Times)

Without confirming their involvement, the US military bombed Pakistani for the third time in as many days:

• US bomb ‘kills five in Pakistan’ (BBC News)

The US military risks a Srebrenica-style massacre with Iranian exiles

• Lawyers fear massacre if Iranians in Iraq handed over (Reuters)

Afghans outraged at the civilian death toll, over 500 since the beginning of the year:

• U.S. says 2 civilians among 8 dead in Afghan strike (Reuters)

Imran

Minaret of Freedom Institute Program Assistant