Thursday's global agenda: Anti-US protests spread

By Julian Pecquet - 09/13/12 08:00 AM ET

Your morning global affairs speed-read

Now Yemen? Protesters encircled the U.S. Embassy in Sanaa and climbed the gate on Thursday. [Wall Street Journal]

The New York Times has the inside story on Romney's decision to go on the attack.

And Foreign Policy gets the scoop on the Cairo embassy statement that set Romney off.

Urging caution on Iran: More than 30 admirals, generals, former diplomats and bipartisan government officials have come together on a report, due out at 9 a.m. today, that weighs the costs and benefits of U.S. military action in Iran and recommends it only as a last resort.

On Capitol Hill: The House Foreign Affairs Committee and its subpanels have a busy day today, with no fewer than four hearings:

• Combating the Haqqani network;

• The UN's role in Iraq;

• Conditions at Camp Liberty; and

• Assessing U.S. policy on African peacekeeping missions

The U.N.'s former human rights chief in Iraq, Tahar Boumedra, is slated to testify at the second hearing. He penned a guest column for The Hill's Global Affairs blog last month slamming the U.N.'s failure to protect Iranian exiles at Camp Ashraf from abuse by Iraqi troops.

And the Senate Foreign Relations Committee holds a nomination hearing on President Obama's picks to be ambassador to Poland and Burundi.

In other news:

Egypt may well be the bigger headache for the Obama administration, writes The New York Times.

Three suicide bombers tried to kill Somalia's new president just two days after he took office. [The Washington Post]

The escalating war of words between Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Washington is causing concerns in Israel. [The New York Times]

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