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http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=61386379&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK The U.S. strategy in Afghanistan will require more than targeted missile strikes and use of special operations forces to succeed and should include counterterrorism efforts coordinated closely with ground troops, the Senate Foreign Relations Committee chairman said after a visit to the region.

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=61385830&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK South Korea will consider resuming humanitarian aid to impoverished North Korea but it has ruled out assistance on the large scale of previous, more liberal administrations, a senior official said Sunday.

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=61383551&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK Pakistan on Saturday launched its most important offensive against Islamist militants in the Afghan border area since 2001. With the insurgents putting up stiff resistance in one of al-Qaida's top sanctuaries, here are some answers to questions about the operation.

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=61383494&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK Pakistan's army claimed Sunday to have killed 60 militants on the first day of an operation against an al-Qaida and Taliban sanctuary close to the Afghan border that residents said was meeting stiff resistance from insurgents.

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=61344915&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK Afghanistan's election crisis deepened Saturday as President Hamid Karzai resisted international pressure to accept fraud rulings that could force him into a runoff with his main challenger.

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=61339292&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK NATO military chiefs called Saturday for reinforcements and more resources for Afghanistan's special forces, an alliance spokesman said.

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=61325901&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK Iran's embattled opposition leaders promised to press on with their campaign against the country's rulers, saying the use of force to crush the post-election protests will not silence their demands for democratic change.

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=61323526&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK The Pentagon is canceling plans to send a 3,500-member Army brigade to Iraq, a move that speeds the drawdown there and could free up forces as President Barack Obama considers sending new troops to Afghanistan.

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=61319622&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK West African leaders said Saturday they are imposing an arms embargo on Guinea after soldiers there fatally shot pro-democracy demonstrators and will try to stop Guinea's military ruler from running in January's presidential election.

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=61316053&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK Even his best friend betrayed him.