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The Rundown - May 5


RFE In The Media
# "Bloomberg" cites RFE reporting on the arrest of an opposition member in Azerbaijan

International Press Review

Osama bin Laden
# The facts of the raid keep changing [NYT][Telegraph]
# More signs point to complicity in Pakistan's security services [pictures from the scene]
# Bin Laden's 12 year-old daughter watched her father's death
# Reuters on why the U.S. doesn't trust the ISI

U.S. Politics/Foreign Policy
# A profile of Admiral William McRaven
# The blogosphere is abuzz with pictures of a stealth helicopter
# Al Kamen's "In The Loop"

Pakistan
# Pakistan's military is still mulling how to react
# "Pakistan And Al Qaeda's Future" - Ahmed Rashid, "NY Review of Books"
# "Pakistan Suppoorts Terrorists?" - Aamir Latif, "GlobalPost"
# Can India hunt terrorists in Pakistan?

Afghanistan
# David Pilling on the U.S. committment in Afghanistan

Iran
# The U.S. Congress is preparing more sanctions on Iran

Russia
# The U.S. is having to "assure" Russia over plans to host missile defense in Romania
# Rock star Artemy Troitsky is going on trial for insulting rock star Vadim Samoylov,
# "Corruption Fatigue" - Kirill Kabanov, "Moscow Times"
# Vladimir Putin has announced 30 investment projects in the North Caucasus

Of Interest
# The State Department has allocated $28 million in Internet freedom funds
# Workers in Apple's Chinese plants have to sign "no suicide" pledges
# The "Financial Times" on Renren in China
# Sony is blaming "Anonymous" for the hack on its Playstation network
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