Small Wars Journal

11 January SWJ Roundup

Tue, 01/11/2011 - 7:32am
Afghanistan

Biden to Assess Progress in Afghanistan - American Forces Press Service

Biden Visits Training Center for Afghan Forces - Associated Press

U.S., Afghan Officials Put Faith in Reintegration Program - Stars and Stripes

Afghan Reconstruction Watchdog Resigns Amid Pressure - Washington Post

Official to Leave Afghan Audit Post - Wall Street Journal

Suicide Bombing Kills 3 in Afghanistan - Los Angeles Times

Afghan, Coalition Forces Kill, Detain Insurgents - American Forces Press Service

NATO Airstrike Kills 3 Police Officers in Afghanistan- New York Times

Pakistan

Pakistan Faces a Divide of Age on Muslim Law - New York Times

Qadri Pleads Guilty to Pakistan Slaying - Washington Post

Rolling Up Religious Radicals - Washington Times opinion

Iran

Clinton Asks Arabs to Oppose Iran Nukes - Washington Post

Clinton Says Curbs Slow Iran Program - Wall Street Journal

U.S. Says Sanctions Hurt Iran Nuclear Program - New York Times

Iran Rights Lawyer Sentenced to 11 Years - Washington Post

Iran Sentences Human Rights Lawyer to 11 Years in Jail - New York Times

Iran Human Rights Lawyer's Sentence Criticized - Los Angeles Times

Iran's Intelligence Ministry Says Arrested Spies Linked to Israel - Washington Post

Iran Says 10 Suspected Killers Linked to Mossad - Associated Press

Russia Says Considering Iran Nuclear Sites Visit Offer - Reuters

Korean Peninsula

Gates: North Korea Will Pose Direct Threat to U.S. - Associated Press

U.S. Sees North Korea Becoming Direct Threat - Reuters

Japan and S. Korea Hold First Military Talks in Nearly 2 Years - Washington Post

North Korea Asks South for Dialogue - New York Times

North Korea Foreign Trade Falls Sharply - Los Angeles Times

N. Korea Accuses S. Koreans of Hacking Into Website - Associated Press

North Korea Border Guards Kill Five Defectors to China - Reuters

WikiLeaks

Resisting Extradition, Julian Assange Returns To Court - New York Times

WikiLeaks Founder Back in Court Over Extradition - Associated Press

Technology

New Generation of Unmanned Spy Planes is Being Tested - Los Angeles Times

U.S. Department of Defense

Chairman Calls for Military Self-examination - American Forces Press Service

Mullen Reminds Military Ldrs to Stay Professional, Apolitical - Stars and Stripes

Study: Women Shortchanged on Combat-stress Help - Virginian-Pilot

Defense Official Outlines Pay Freeze Details - American Forces Press Service

Gay Activists Press "Don't Ask" Court Challenge - Reuters

United States

`Band of Brothers' Inspiration Winters Dies at 92 - Associated Press

Austalia

Australia's Third-Largest City at Risk From Floods - New York Times

Deadly Australian Floods Spark Evacuations In Brisbane - Reuters

Africa

U.S.: Sudan Referendum 'Off to a Very, Very Good Start' - Voice of America

Voting Is Peaceful in South Sudan Despite Border Clashes - New York Times

Voting Continues in South Sudanese Referendum - Voice of America

Sudan Referendum to Meet Required Turnout - Reuters

Clashes Leave at Least 30 Dead in Volatile Region of Sudan - Los Angeles Times

Police Killed in Abyei During South Sudan Referendum - BBC News

10 Southerners Reported Killed in New Sudan Attack - Associated Press

Unity Government Is Possible, Ivory Coast Envoy Says - New York Times

Ivory Coast Unity Cabinet Possible, Says U.N. Ambassador - BBC News

Ivory Coast's Gbagbo Rebuffs Latest Mediator - Associated Press

Former Nigerian President Optimistic About Ivory Coast Mediation - VOA

Nigerian City of Jos Becomes Ghost Town After Clashes - BBC News

France Says Niger Frenchmen 'Killed in Cold Blood' - BBC News

Amid Rioting, Tunisia Closes Universities and Schools - New York Times

Americas

At Least 3 Drug Groups Fighting for Control in Acapulco - Los Angeles Times

Man Slain on Acapulco Highway; 31 Dead in 4 Days - Associated Press

Mexico Detains 5 in Kidnappings of CentAm Migrants - Associated Press

Costa Rica Takes Nicaragua Dispute to U.N. Court - Associated Press

A Symbol of Hope for Haiti, a Landmark Again Stands Tall - New York Times

After Massive Aid, Haitians Feel Stuck in Poverty - Washington Post

OAS to Give Haiti Presidential Election Verdict - BBC News

Observers Wait for Haiti President to Take Report - Associated Press

OAS Experts Challenge Haiti Election Result - Reuters

Asia Pacific

U.S., China Pledge to Improve Military Cooperation - Los Angeles Times

Chinese Defense Chief Tepid to Gates - Washington Post

China Spurns Strategic Security Talks with U.S. - Washington Times

China's Hu Praises Renewed Military Ties With U.S. - Associated Press

China Reportedly Tests Stealth Fighter - New York Times

China Conducts First Test-flight of Stealth Plane - BBC News

Gates: China's Hu Confirms Stealth Jet Test-Flight - Reuters

HRW: China Fails on Human Rights Plan - Associated Press

Cambodia Charges Two Detained Thais With Spying - Reuters

Central Asia

Ethnic Clash Probe Blames Uzbek Leaders - Associated Press

Kazakhs Campaign to Keep President Till 2020 - Associated Press

Europe

China's Financial Clout Felt in Europe - Washington Post

ETA Separatists Declare Oermanent Cease-fire with Spain - Los Angeles Times

Spain's PM Rejects ETA Cease-Fire - Voice of America

Spain Calls Basque Declaration Insufficient - New York Times

Spain: 2 Suspected ETA Members Arrested - Associated Press

Middle East

Israel's Netanyahu Defends East Jerusalem Settlement - Voice of America

Israel: Strains Emerge Between Netanyahu, Foreign Minister - Associated Press

Gazan Reported Killed by Israeli Forces - New York Times

Ties Make Palestinian State a S. American Priority - Associated Press

Clinton in Yemen on Surprise Visit - Wall Street Journal

Clinton In Yemen For First U.S. Sec State Visit In 20 Yrs - Reuters

South Asia

China Denies Armed Soldiers Crossed Into India - Associated Press

Sri Lanka Flood Toll Rises to 13; 120,000 Homeless - Associated Press