US Naval Institute Daily - USNI
Afghanistan
ISAF Operations Update - AFPS
Pakistan
Taliban Claim Attack on Pakistani Police - NYT
Eight Killed in Pakistan Attack - WP
Deadly Karachi Bomb Targets Police - BBC
Israel / Palestinians
Israeli, Palestinian Officials Meet - VOA
Netanyahu Calls for Direct Talks - WP
Israel Offers Palestinians Talks - BBC
Palestinians Will Submit UN Membership Letter - AP
Abbas Presses Palestinian UN Bid Despite Warnings - Reuters
In UN Week, Saudi Says to Ease Palestinian Crisis - Reuters
New Challenges for Obama and Turkey’s Premier - NYT
US Urges Turkey Not to Worsen Israel Ties - Reuters
Abbas’s Heedless Push - WP editorial
Face-off at the UN - LAT editorial
Libya
Libyans Fail to Agree on New Government - Reuters
Libyan Militias Amass Weapons - WP
Civilians Flee Struggle Over a Qaddafi Stronghold -NYT
Libyan Fighters Take Airport Near Pro-Gadhafi City - AP
Libyan Forces Say They Captured Part of Sabha - Reuters
Anti-Gaddafi Forces Move on Sabha - BBC
Gadhafi Says His Regime Still Alive in Libya - AP
Libya 'Mercenary' Claim Turns Spotlight on Special Ops - Reuters
Amnesty International: EU 'Failed' on Libya's Refugees - BBC
Syria
US Quietly Getting Ready for Syria Without Assad - NYT
UN: At Least 100 Killed in Syria During Past Week - AP
Syrian Activists Say 5 Killed in Homs Province - VOA
Syrian Dissidents 'Killed in Raids' in Homs - BBC
Activists Say Security Forces Kill 5 in Syria - AP
Egypt
Egypt Bars Islamist Hard-Line Political Party - AP
Israel Reoccupies Embassy in Cairo - NYT
'Random' Egypt Arrests After Israel Embassy Attack - Reuters
Yemen
Yemen Clashes Intensify as Political Mediation Teeters - VOA
Fierce Fighting in Yemen as Political Talks Stall - WP
Clashes Continue in Yemeni Capital as Rockets Hit Protest Camp - NYT
Yemen Death Toll Grows as Fighting Spreads - LAT
Yemen Unrest Death Toll Tops 50 - BBC
Yemen Protesters Storm Elite Military Base; 50 Die - AP
Yemen Street Battles Escalate, Killing 9 People - AP
Iran
Ahmadinejad Looks to Gain from US Hikers Case - WP
Lawyer for 2 Americans Held in Iran Back in Court - AP
US Men's Release Awaits Return of Iran Judge - Reuters
Police Investigate Iran Nuke Expert - AP
Iran Arrests Six over 'BBC Links' - BBC
Iran Arrests Filmmakers Accused of Working for BBC - NYT
Iran Arrests Contributors to BBC Channel - Reuters
The End of an Era in Iran - WP opinion
Middle East / North Africa
1st Arab Spring Votes More About Stalling Change - AP
Bombers Strike Government Offices in Iraq's Ramadi - Reuters
Thousands Revive Protests in Morocco - AP
Latest Developments in Arab World's Unrest - AP
US Department of Defense
Future for Military Drones: Automated Killing - WP
Obama Deficit Plan Would Reexamine Military Retirement - S&S
Buzzkilling Air Force Secretary Warns Cuts are Coming - S&S
Celebrities Push Transcendental Meditation to Treat PTSD - S&S
Army Resumes Competitive Grading on Junior Officer OERs - S&S
Judge: No Death Penalty for Camp Liberty Shooting - S&S
DOD Set for ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ Repeal - AFPS
Pentagon Downplays Ending of ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ - WT
Eve of DADT Repeal: Business as Usual for Military - S&S
United States
Obama Draws New Hard Line on Long-Term Debt Reduction - NYT
Firm Completes Spacecraft Factory in Mojave - LAT
Sentence for Terrorist Is Too Short, Court Rules - NYT
United Kingdom
Morale in Armed Forces Plunges to New Low - TT
Australia
The Rising East: US, Australia Firm Allies in War and Peace - HCB
Australia’s Military Capabilities Up in the Air - ISN
United Nations
UN Chief: Work Together Against Terrorism - AP
Africa
Gunmen From Congo Kill 36 at Pub in Burundi - AP
Fatal Bar Shooting Exposes Burundi’s Instability - NYT
Somalia: Fear Remains in Mogadishu - WP
Somali Kids Win Weapons in Quran Contest - AP
Zambians to Head to Polls in Close Presidential Race - Reuters
Heavy Security for Zambia Polls - BBC
Old Rivals Meet Again as Zambians Elect President - AP
Americas
Mexico President Hints Legalizing Drugs May Be Needed - Reuters
Mexico Still Waiting for ‘Fast and Furious’ Sting Answers - LAT
Multiple Prison Breaks in Mexico - BBC
Mexico: Party Members Demand Probe in Congressman Slaying - AP
Court Convicts Colombia Warlord in Absentia - AP
Colombian Rebels Attack Police - BBC
Colombia: Ex-Bogota Mayor Charged With Corruption - AP
Venezuela Deports 6 Suspected Drug Traffickers - AP
Aide to Top Dominican Drug Official Shot to Death - AP
Bolivia's Morales Asks Bloc to Condemn US on Drugs - AP
Guatemala Seeks Genocide Trial for Former General - AP
Chinese Delegation Signs Grants With Jamaica - AP
Building a Safer Haiti - NYT editorial
Asia Pacific
Arms Sale to Taiwan May Fray China Ties - WT
Taiwan Renews F-16 Request as US Defends Upgrade - Reuters
China Gives Muted Response to US-Taiwan Arms Deal - WP
China Criticizes US Deal to Upgrade Taiwan F-16s - AP
Taiwan Portrays Obama as Yielding to China - Reuters
China Shuts Solar Panel Factory After Antipollution Protests - NYT
Japan Defense Hit by Cyber Attack - BBC
Japan Cyber Attack Silence May Breach Arms Contracts - Reuters
S. Korea Nuclear Envoy Arrives in Beijing - AP
Philippine Troops Kill 3 Militants, Rescue Trader - AP
Philippines Declares 1-Day Truce With Rebels - AP
Watchdog: Burma Media Restrictions Among Worst - AP
Europe
Moscow’s Ousted Mayor Criticizes Russian Politics - NYT
Ex-IRA Leader to Seek Irish Presidency - NYT
Blast Shakes Turkish Capital - NYT
Suspected Bomb Rocks Turkish Capital, 15 Wounded - AP
Drilling Off Cyprus Will Proceed Despite Turkey Warnings - NYT
Cyprus Drills Offshore Despite Turkish Warning - AP
Greece Nears the Precipice, Raising Fear of Default - NYT
Italy Debt Rating Cut by S&P - BBC
Document Dispute Prolongs Kosovo-Serbia Trade Row - Reuters
South Asia
Death Toll Rises in Aftermath of Himalayan Quake - VOA
Death Toll in Himalayan Earthquake Exceeds 50 - NYT
Comments
"Moscow's Ousted Mayor Criticizes Russian Politics"
“Our country is now going through dark times,” he said. “We see a lack of political activity and the complete domination of the government over all institutions, including political ones.”
Maybe it's just me, but are we still fighting some kind of abbreviated Cold War. Mother Moscow just seems to have a hard time moving from dictated/manipulated politics to more democratic processes of governance. Still the same old same old from yesteryear. And I have no idea what their global aspirations are.
“In our country, Byzantium has been revived in a kind of hypertrophied form,” - that was a little confusing. Modern day Byzantium? Is this some kind of mutated version of world dominance as originally envisioned by Lenin/Stalin? Hard to get a good read on these guys. No clue.
If someone knows, please contribute. Thanks.