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MIDDLE EAST & NORTH AFRICA
ITEM 1: Lee Smith: Weakening Washington’s Middle East Influence
Middle Eastern Upheavals http://www.meforum.org/2972/us-middle-east-influence
EGYPT ITEM 2: BLOOMBERG: Egypt’s Brotherhood Tries to Reassure Investors With Pro-Business Stance http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-07-07/egypt-s-brotherhood-courts-investors-with-pro-business-stance.html
ITEM 3: FINANCIAL TIMES: Egyptian protesters threaten to block Suez Canal http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/f34767fe-ab08-11e0-b4d8-00144feabdc0.html#axzz1RBhlVegV
IRAQ ITEM 4: Jonathan Spyer: That familiar feeling: Iran is making a bid for power in Iraq, using the same political and paramilitary strategy that it employed in Lebanon. http://www.jpost.com/Features/FrontLines/Article.aspx?id=228402/
ITEM 5: WP: Iraqis fail to agree on whether to ask for some U.S. troops to stay beyond deadline http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/national-security/iraqis-fail-to-agree-on-whether-to-ask-for-some-us-troops-to-stay-beyond-deadline/2011/07/09/gIQAuAN25H_story.html
SYRIA ITEM 6: Lee Smith: U.S. Policy Shift in Syria? http://www.weeklystandard.com/blogs/syria_576442.html?nopager=1
ITEM 7: ZAMAN: ‘Syrian administration will not be able to resist demand for freedom’ http://www.todayszaman.com/news-249958-syrian-administration-will-not-be-able-to-resist-demand-for-freedom.html
ISRAEL-LEBANON ITEM 8: FINANCIAL TIMES: Israel and Lebanon dispute maritime border http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/5ecf3f70-aafe-11e0-b4d8-00144feabdc0.html#axzz1RBhlVegV
IRAN ITEM 9: REUTERS: Iran to spend $18bn on oil projects in south http://arabnews.com/economy/article469675.ece
SOMALIA ITEM 10: AP: UN: Somalia drought is worst humanitarian crisis http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2011/07/10/international/i075657D34.DTL
SOUTH ASIA
AL QAEDA ITEM 11: Thomas Joscelyn, Bill Roggio: Senior Shabaab commander rumored to have been killed in recent Predator strike http://www.longwarjournal.org/archives/2011/07/senior_shabaab_comma_1.php
ITEM 12: AFP: Austrian may be senior al-Qaeda figure: Report http://www.straitstimes.com/BreakingNews/World/Story/STIStory_689113.html
AFGHANISTAN-TAJIKISTAN ITEM 13: Porous and Violent, Afghan-Tajik Border Is a Worry for the U.S. http://www.nytimes.com/2011/07/10/world/asia/10tajik.html?ref=todayspaper
INDIA ITEM 14: TIMES OF INDIA: India needs defence partners not suppliers: Liam Fox http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/India-needs-defence-partners-not-suppliers-Liam-Fox/articleshow/9166901.cms
SOUTHEAST ASIA
MALAYSIA ITEM 15: Michael Goldfarb: Not the Kind of Leadership We’re Looking For. Why is the State Department defending Malaysia in the wake of democratic crackdowns? http://www.weeklystandard.com/blogs/not-kind-leadership-we-re-looking_576447.html?nopager=1
EAST ASIA
CHINA ITEM 16: BLOOMBERG: China Trade Surplus Hits 7-Month High as Imports Slow http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-07-10/china-s-june-trade-surplus-reaches-22-27-billion-customs-bureau-says.html
ITEM 17: Michael Kurtz: Is China’s Triumphalism Misplaced? The much-vaunted mix of authoritarianism and economic reform is under severe strain. http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702303365804576436852611949810.html?mod=WSJ_Opinion_LEFTTopBucket
RUSSIA
ITEM 18: FPRI (Stephen Blank): Russia’s Anxieties About The Arab Revolution: Analysis http://www.eurasiareview.com/russias-anxieties-about-the-arab-revolution-analysis-09072011/
EUROPE
VATICAN ITEM 19: AJI: Vatican: Holy See seeks to boost financial watchdog’s independence http://www.adnkronos.com/IGN/Aki/English/Religion/Vatican-Holy-See-seeks-to-boost-financial-watchdogs-independence_312215431271.html
ISSUES
ENERGY ITEM 20: REUTERS: Peru’s President-elect Ollanta Humala on Friday suspended his brother from his political coalition after he flew to Russia to meet with Gazprom executives about investing in the Andean country’s gas fields. http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/07/09/peru-politics-humala-idUSN1E76800920110709
ITEM 21: Diana West: An American nightmare http://washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/columnists/2011/07/american-nightmare
TERRORISM/TERRORIST FUNDING
NO ITEM 24 ITEM 22: Chandana Jayalath: Lest We Forgot! http://www.lankaweb.com/news/items/2011/07/09/lest-we-forgot/
ITEM 23: Michelle Malkin: Beware of Dr. Jihad. How many more terrorist MDs are operating in the open, exploiting our borders and tolerance, wielding medical licenses to kill? http://www.nationalreview.com/articles/271340/beware-dr-jihad-michelle-malkin
MONEY LAUNDERING ITEM 24: CHINA POST: DPP calls KMT assets ‘source of black money’ http://www.chinapost.com.tw/taiwan/national/national-news/2011/07/10/309320/DPP-calls.htm
ITEM 25: Macharia Kihuro: Kenya: Growing Threat of Money Laundering http://allafrica.com/stories/201107050190.html
COMMODITIES ITEM 26: BLOOMBERG: China May Block Russian Bid for Potash Dominance as Lukashenko Seeks Cash http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-07-07/china-may-block-russian-bid-for-potash-control-on-belarus-crisis.html
ILLEGAL DRUGS ITEM 27: Federal Government Rules Marijuana Has No Accepted Medical Purpose http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/07/09/feds-rule-marijuana-has-no-accepted-medicinal-use_n_893894.html
ITEM 28: Jose de Cordoba: At Least 40 Killed in Mexico in 24 Hours http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702303544604576436640578916306.html
MULTINATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS ITEM 29: FINANCIAL TIMES: IMF opts to play waiting game with Europe http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/ce579070-a993-11e0-a04a-00144feabdc0.html#axzz1RBhlVegV
ITEM 30: REUTERS: IMF proposes risk-based money laundering assessments http://www.moneycontrol.com/news/world-news/imf-proposes-risk-based-money-laundering-assessments_560676.html
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