Small Wars Journal

15 January SWJ Roundup

Sat, 01/15/2011 - 8:31am
Afghanistan

In Afghanistan, Less Snow Coincides with Uptick in Violence - Washington Post

Officials in Afghanistan Begin Investigation Into Possible Fraud - New York Times

Combined Teams Target Insurgent Leaders - AFPS

Roadside Bomb Kills 7 in Southern Afghanistan - Associated Press

Protecting the Eyes That Face Explosions - New York Times

U.S. Marine Kills Afghan Policeman After Dispute - Associated Press

Close But No Afghan SIGAR - Washington Times opinion

Pakistan

Obama, Zardari Discuss Terrorism, Regional Security - Voice of America

Pakistani Official Says Taliban Can Outwait the West - Voice of America

Gunmen Kill Policewoman and Relatives in Pakistan - New York Times

Pakistan Blasphemy Law Reformers' Death Threats - BBC News

Official: Gunmen Torch 14 NATO Tankers in Pakistan - Associated Press

Gunmen Kill 17 In New Pakistan Violence In Karachi - Reuters

Iraq

Syrian PM Seeks to Improve Ties With Iraq - Associated Press

Iraq's Oil Expansion Plans Face Major Challenges - Associated Press

Sadr's Followers Demand Biden Stay Away from Iraq - Reuters

Iraqi Soldiers Wound Three U.S. Soldiers In Mosul - Reuters

Ex-Army Translator Acquitted of Working as Iraq Agent - Associated Press

Iran

Envoys to Tour 2 Key Iranian Nuclear Facilities - Associated Press

Iran's Nuke Tour without Major Powers, Key Allies - Associated Press

Obama Promised to Side with Iran's People - Washington Times opinion

Korean Peninsula

Gates Says Talks with North Korea Possible - Voice of America

Gates Reaffirms American Support for South Korea - New York Times

Gates Insists on North-South Korea Bilateral Talks - Washington Times

Gates Consults With South Korea on North's Provocations - AFPS

South Korea, Japan Continue Hard Line on N. Korea - Associated Press

U.S. Department of Defense

Congressional Commission Studies Women in Combat - AFPS

Reactions Mixed on Women in Combat Arms - Stars and Stripes

All Branches Meet Military Recruiting Goals - Stars and Stripes

Trip Enabled Biden to Spotlight Troops, Official Says - AFPS

Joint Forces Command Works on Closure Plan - AFPS

Army's 'Spiritual Fitness' Test Angers Some Soldiers - NPS

Five Myths About Defense Spending - Washington Post opinion

A Leaner and Meaner Defense - Foreign Affairs opinion

United States

World Leaders, Officials Honor Late U.S. Diplomat Holbrooke - Voice of America

Holbrooke Remembered With Affection and Humor - New York Times

World Leaders Gather for Richard Holbrooke Memorial - BBC News

Obama Memorializes Holbrooke as Diplomatic 'Leading Light' - AFPS

Mullen: Holbrooke Understood Wisdom of Seeking Wisdom - AFPS

Clinton: Gates' China Trip Continues Holbrooke's Vision - AFPS

Homeland Security Cancels 'Virtual Fence' After $1b Is Spent - New York Times

Obama Administration Ends High-tech Border Fence - Associated Press

United Kingdom

Britain's Labour Party Wins By-election - New York Times

U.K. Opposition Labour Party Holds Seat in Election - Associated Press

Australia

Australian Towns Band Together for Flood Cleanup - New York Times

Australia Flood Clean-Up Starts, Tough Task Ahead - Reuters

Africa

Tunisian President Flees Country Amid Unrest - Voice of America

Tunisia Leader Flees and Prime Minister Claims Power - New York Times

Tunisian President Flees Amid Unrest; PM Takes Reins - Washington Post

Tunisia Protests Force President from Power - Los Angeles Times

Tunisia: President Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali Forced Out - BBC News

Tunisia PM Pledges Calm, Coalition Talks as President Flees - Reuters

Tunisia's Ben Ali: A Cult of Personality Ends - Associated Press

Former Tunisian President In Saudi Arabia - Reuters

Arab Activists Hope Tunisia Uprising Brings Change - Associated Press

Tunisia Riots Offer Warning to Arab Governments - Reuters

Tunisia's Jasmine Revolution - Washington Post opinion

Sudan Secession Referendum Vote 'Broadly Fair' - Voice of America

Final Day of Voting in S. Sudan's Independence Test - Associated Press

U.N. Chief Concerned By Ivorian Attacks on Civilians, Peackeepers - VOA

U.N.: Toll In Ivory Coast Rises to 247 Dead - Reuters

Ivory Coast Strife Draws In West Africa Central Bank - Reuters

Somali PM: More Than 2 Million at Risk of Starvation From Drought - VOA

Somali Pirates Highjack S. Korean Freighter in Indian Ocean - Associated Press

Americas

14 Killed in Army Raid in Mexico's Veracruz State - Los Angeles Times

Mexico: Families in Juarez Activist Killing Seek U.S. Asylum - Associated Press

Venezuelan Police Detain Drug Suspect Wanted in U.S. - Associated Press

Toledo Leads Among Peruvian Presidential Hopefuls - Associated Press

U.S. Lifts Some Cuba Travel, Money-sending Restrictions - Washington Post

Obama Eases Rules on U.S. Travel to Cuba - BBC News

Haiti Weighs Move After Observers Reject Vote Results - New York Times

1 Dead After Police, Protesters Clash in Haiti - Associated Press

Haiti, Going Forward - New York Times editorial

Asia Pacific

U.S. Is Not Trying to Contain China, Clinton Says - New York Times

Clinton Airs Concerns About China Before Hu Visit - Washington Times

U.S. Prepares to Engage China on Human Rights - Washington Post

China's Hu Jintao in Washington: Clinton Urges 'Real Action' - BBC News

Gates: Troops Needed in Japan to Keep China, N.K. in Check - Stars and Stripes

South Korea and Japan Sail Into Territorial Dispute - Christian Science Monitor

Europe

Belarus Accuses Poland, Germany of Takeover Plot - New York Times

Russian Parliament Debates Arms Pact with U.S. - Associated Press

Italy: Berlusconi Faces Inquiry in Prostitution Case - New York Times

Middle East

Arab League Calls Lebanese Crisis 'Serious' - Voice of America

Lebanon's Hariri Denounces Hezbollah for Leaving Government - Washington Post

For Lebanese, Crisis Has Become a Way of Life - New York Times

Lebanon: Hariri Back in Beirut, Urges Dialogue - Associated Press

South Asia

U.N. to Call for Aid to Help Sri Lanka Flood Victims - Associated Press

Nepal, Ex-Rebels Agree on Monitoring as U.N. Leaves - Associated Press