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August 25, 2009

NSN Daily Update: August 25, 2009
Posted by The Editors

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What We're Reading

While officials in Afghan President Hamid Karzai’s cabinet believe Karzai won last week’s elections convincingly, preliminary results show a split vote with the main challenger, Dr. Abdullah Abdullah. Various claims of fraud continue to be raised.

Fury in Britain and the United States continues over the early release of the Lockerbie bomber. However, the United States has limited options.

North and South Korea discuss an initiative to unify families separated by the Korean War, while South Korea launches its first rocket into space.

China surpasses the United States in the production of solar panel technology.

Commentary of the Day

Bob Herbert discusses the incongruity of Obama’s characterization of Afghanistan as a war of necessity while maintaining an all-volunteer army that uses only a fraction of the US population to fight our wars of need.

David Ignatius argues that Iranian influence in Iraq’s national intelligence service is exacerbating sectarian differences and reducing managerial integrity.

An Afghan witness describes how threats of Taliban intimidation during the recent Afghan presidential election were exploited by election officials to commit fraud in favor of incumbent Hamid Karzai.

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