RFE/RL in the media
#Op-ed piece by Kim Andrew Elliot on new BBG in NYT
#Two chairman resign so they can run for parliament, says Hurriyet Daily News
#BBG is listed as the 'most improved' federal agency, reported in 'The Washington Post'
#James Kirchik on Spanish gay rights movement in WSJ
Afghanistan
#U.S. and Afghanistan debate more village forces, says NYT
#U.S. efforts to get energy to Southern Afghanis aids Taliban reports WSJ
#Telegraph reports plan by military officials to convince insurgents to ceasefire
#Civilian deaths up, not NATO’s fault, says AP
Georgia
#David Kramer on Clinton’s visit to Krakow, Tblisi in FP
Iran
#Asef Bayat discusses Iranian holidays in a piece in Open Democracy
#LA Times reports relationship between German, Iranian businesses
#Pakistan claims Iranian scientist fled to its embassy, says NYT
#Reuters reports Iran claims Moscow being manipulated by West
#Russia, Iran to move forward on energy “road map”, says Reuters
Iraq
#NYT on lack of action by Iraqi government
Kyrgyzstan
#24 news agency reports approved structure of new Kyrgyzstan gov
Russia
#U.S. holds 12th, unnamed person in spy case says WSJ
#NYT reports Russian breakup of Muslim terrorist ring
#Bashkir president on the verge of resignation reports Moscow Times
#Interesting NYT piece on abduction in North Caucasus
Uzbekistan
#Convicted Uzbek journalist Sayid addresses UN in letter says Ferghana
International Media
#Joshua Keating of 'Foreign Policy'details the sleaze epidemic that is infecting democracies worldwide
#Charlie Szrom on how al Qaeda chooses its targets in AEI’s Critical Threat Project
#Egyptian opposition group claims 21,000 signatures, says The National
#Israel finds flotilla killings justified, reports NYT
#Reuters reports world negotiations on an arms treaty