Daily News Summary 12/18

Here are some of today's top stories and happenings at IAVA.

Top Headlines

Iraq

Generals Propose a Timetable for Iraq. [3]
Report Says Iraq May Ban Blackwater [4].
35 Iraqi Officials Are Held [5] in Raids on Key Ministry.

Afghanistan

Taliban on agenda as Zardari visits Afghanistan. [6]
Kerry: US must win hearts, too, inAfghanistan. [7]

Other Military News

Petraeus gives outlook [8] on Iraq, Afghanistan.
Army to meet goal, [9] but it’s not enough.

Washington

Bid to Speed Disability Claims. [10]

Op-Eds/Opinion

Today in DC

No update.

Links:
[1] http://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/19/world/africa/19rwanda.html?ref=africa
[2] http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/12/18/AR2008121800719.html?hpid=topnews
[3] http://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/18/us/politics/18military.html
[4] http://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/18/world/middleeast/18blackwater.html?hp
[5] http://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/18/world/middleeast/18iraq.html?_r=1&hp
[6] http://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/12/18/afghanistan.pakistan.zardari/
[7] http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5ivwfcNorDXUqrTAEurbOZI4ehGoAD954TOB02
[8] http://www.armytimes.com/news/2008/12/ap_petraeus_121708/
[9] http://www.armytimes.com/news/2008/12/army_moretroops_121708w/
[10] http://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/18/washington/18brfs-BIDTOSPEEDDI_BRF.html?ref=us
[11] http://articles.latimes.com/2008/dec/18/opinion/oe-brooks18
[12] http://www.csmonitor.com/2008/1218/p09s02-coop.html