Small Wars Journal

10 December SWJ Roundup

Sat, 12/10/2011 - 6:31am

US Naval Institute Daily - USNI

Real Clear World - RCP

Afghanistan

Fleet of 'Double-V Hull' Strykers Growing in Afghanistan - S&S

Chairman Cites Surge Success - AFPS

Ambassador Crocker: Afghan Attacks Will Not Start Sectarian War - Reuters

Local Police Chief Killed in Suicide Attack in Afghanistan - VOA

5 Afghans Killed in 3 Separate Explosions in South, North - AP

Four Afghan Men Held in Acid Attack on Family - NYT

ISAF Operation Summary - AFPS

 

Pakistan

Pakistan Bolsters Border Defense - WP

Taliban Commander Confirms Peace Talks with Pakistan - AP

Pakistani Taliban Confirm Peace Talks With Islamabad - Reuters

CJCS Discusses US-Pakistan Relations - AFPS

Pakistan Leader Says He is 'Fine' - BBC

Pakistan Truckers Back NATO Supply Route Blockade - AP

 

Iraq

Syria Conflict Threatens Iraq Consensus - WP

US Soldiers Close Bases, Head Out of Iraq - VOA

Waiting to Leave, Last US Troops in Iraq Stay Vigilant - NYT

Canadian Man Indicted in Iraq Suicide Bombing - Reuters

 

Iran

Iranian Human Rights Activists Criticize Tehran’s Satellite Jamming - VOA

Iran Complains to Security Council About Spy Drone - NYT

Drone Crash Unmasks US Spying Effort in Iran - Reuters

US Central Command has Facebook page in Farsi - S&S

Missing American Resurfaces in Video - WP

Video Revives Mystery of Missing Former FBI Agent - NYT

Obama’s Worrying Iran policy - WP opinion

Iran Won’t Give Up the Bomb - WP opinion

 

Syria

Syrian Forces Kill At Least 24 as Protests Spread - VOA

Deadly Clashes Hit Syrian Cities - BBC

Children Among the Dead in Syria Crackdown - AP

Turkey Warns Syria Not to Provoke Regional Crisis - Reuters

France Pushes Syria Meeting at Divided UN Council - Reuters

UN Rights Chief Wants Syria Access - AP

Syria Conflict Threatens Iraq Consensus - WP

 

Middle East / North Africa

UN Peacekeepers Wounded in Southern Lebanon Attack - NYT

Lebanon Blast Injures UN Troops - BBC

Israeli Planes Attack Gaza Targets - NYT

Israeli Raids Kill 4 Gazans; Rockets Fired at Israel - Reuters

Activists: Palestinian Protester Dies From Wounds - AP

Palestinians an ‘Invented’ People? - WP

Bahrain Police Break Up Protest - BBC

Nick Kristof Tear-Gassed in Bahrain - WP

Somalis Still Flood Yemen, Going From Worse to Bad - NYT

Yemen Militants Attack Barracks, 13 Killed - AP

Yemen Unity Government Sworn in, Soldier Killed - Reuters

Egypt’s Military Retracts Plan to Extend Influence on Constitution - NYT

Nobel Winner Says Arab Spring Will Banish Terror - AP

Mali: AQ N. Africa Says Holding 'French Spies' Among 5 Hostages - Reuters

Libya’s Likely Architect - WP interview

 

US Department of Defense

Military Strategy Drives Budget Decisions, Dempsey Says - AFPS

Army to Cut 8,700 Civilian Positions by September - S&S

US Troops Leave Iraq with Job Concerns - VOA

Android to be Approved for DOD Use Within Weeks - S&S

Retirement Changes Worry Enlisted Ranks - S&S

US Defends 'Five Echo' Discipline Block at Gitmo - AP

Gen. Martin Dempsey Knows How to Sing a Tune - WP

 

Africa

Kabila Named Winner of DRC Election; Tshisekedi Rejects Results - VOA

Congo Leader Is Declared Winner in Disputed Vote - NYT

Kabila Reelected President in a Tense Congo - LAT

Congo's President Kabila Reelected - AP

Presidential Supporters Take to Streets in Eastern Congo - VOA

Plea for Calm after DR Congo Poll - BBC

UN Chief Urges Somalia to 'Seize Moment' - VOA

Somalis Still Flood Yemen, Going From Worse to Bad - NYT

 

Americas

First Woman Joins Mexican Navy's Special Forces - AP

Argentine Leader Starts New Term With Rocky Road Ahead - Reuters

Venezuela: Chavez Cancels Trip to Argentina and Brazil - AP

Exile Fireworks Show Off Cuba Irks Castro Govt - AP

More Than 200 Jamaica Policemen Fail Polygraph - AP

 

Asia Pacific

DOD Policy Chief Says China Talks ‘Very Constructive’ - AFPS

China and Neighbors Begin Joint Mekong River Patrols - NYT

China Joins Mekong River Patrols - BBC

China Frets Ahead of Taiwan Elections - WP

Thousands of Opposition Supporters Rally in Taiwan - AP

Leader of Exiled Tibetans Accuses China of Abuses - AP

Dutch Apologize for 1947 Indonesian Massacre - VOA

 

Europe

Rebuffed, Britain Opts for Isolation - NYT

UK Alone as EU Agrees on Fiscal Deal - BBC

All of EU But Britain Backs New Pact - WP

German Vision Prevails as Leaders Agree on Fiscal Pact - NYT

Euro Zone Agrees to Follow the Original Rules - NYT

US Top General Warns of EU Unrest - BBC

Pro-democracy Protests Put Putin, Russia at Turning Point - VOA

Protests Across Russia to Test Putin and Opponents - Reuters

Crowds Gather for Moscow Protests - BBC

Day of Protest Against Vote Fraud Begins in Russia - AP

Russia Allows Protest, but Tries to Discourage Attendance - NYT

Russian Demonstrators Get the Word Out Online - WP

Rome Bomb Injures Tax Office Boss - BBC

Anarchists Claim Italian Letter Bomb - Reuters

Europe’s Latest Try - NYT editorial