November 4th Morning Readbook

A woman walks past a large picture of Afghanistan's President Hamid Karzai in Herat November 4, 2009. REUTERS/Morteza Nikoubazl

Karzai opponent: Gov't cannot fight `corruption'
Afghan President Hamid Karzai's challenger in the recent presidential election said Wednesday that the current government cannot bring legitimacy to the troubled nation and will not be able to rein in corruption.


Pakistan army storms Taliban stronghold: military
Pakistan said Tuesday troops had stormed into another important Taliban stronghold, killing 16 militants and seeking to expand their control in a blistering air and ground offensive.


India denies assisting militants
India's foreign minister has denied charges by a Pakistani army official that his country has been assisting militants in South Waziristan.


India congratulates Karzai; reminds world of Qaeda, Taliban threat
As India congratulated Hamid Karzai for becoming president of Afghanistan for the second time, there is some irritation in the Indian system on the wholly unnecessary US-sponsored confusion that Afghanistan could have done without.


US allowed Al Qaeda to enter Fata: Hillary
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has conceded that the United States was also responsible for allowing Al Qaeda to enter Pakistan. Clearly, Al Qaeda left Afghanistan. And we let them out, she told Greta Van Susteren of FOX News. You know, we should have taken them out when we had the chance back in 2001 and 2002 and they escaped. And they escaped into Pakistan.


Feds: Chicago men discussed terror attack in India
A Chicago man charged with scheming to launch a terrorist attack on a Danish newspaper also discussed a possible attack against a military college in India and advised a member of a Pakistan-based terrorist group on how to slip people into the U.S., prosecutors said Tuesday.


Iraq Swears by Bomb Detector U.S. Sees as Useless
Despite major bombings that have rattled the nation, and fears of rising violence as American troops withdraw, Iraq’s security forces have been relying on a device to detect bombs and weapons that the United States military and technical experts say is useless.


Iraqi logjam over vote law has U.S. anxious
An impasse over a law crucial to organizing next year's Iraqi elections is illustrating more starkly than ever the United States' dwindling ability to shape Iraqi politics and settle disputes.


Iraq oil wealth eludes poor



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