Small Wars Journal

23 September SWJ Roundup

Fri, 09/23/2011 - 4:22am

US Naval Institute Daily - USNI

Israel / Palestinians

Abbas in UN Limelight at Crucial Juncture - WP

Palestinians Prepare to Submit UN Statehood Bid - AP

Abbas to Stake Palestinian Claim to State at UN - Reuters

Palestinians Demonstrate in Support of UN Membership Bid - VOA

Ahead of Abbas Speech, Unclear Where PA is Headed - JP

Analysis: Abbas Stands to Gain From UN Gambit - AP

At UN, a Late Push for Mideast Talks - WP

Israel’s New Labor Leader Faces a Party in Decline - NYT

The Palestinians’ Bid - NYT editorial

Support the Palestinian Bid for Statehood - NYT opinion

Palestinians Eye a Can of Courtroom Worms - WT opinion

 

United Nations

Turkey Slams Israel, Iran Slams the West - NYT

UN Chief Urges Nations Not to Abuse Racism Debate - Reuters

 

Afghanistan

A Fine Balance for US Commanders in Afghanistan - WP

Survivor Tells of Taliban Plot in Rabbani’s Assassination - NYT

Karzai: Fake Recording Led to Slaying - WP

Security Tight for Rabbani Burial - BBC

Dignitaries Pay Tribute to Slain Afghan Ex-Leader - AP

Clear Goal, Risky Approach for Operation Steel Lion 3 - S&S

Flournoy: Afghan Forces on Track for Build-up - AFPS

Rabbani's Killer Used Fake Peace Message to Gain Access - VOA

Second US Soldier Pleads Guilty to Murder in Afghanistan - Reuters

ISAF Operations Roundup - AFPS

Time to Get Real About the Future in Afghanistan - WP opinion

 

Pakistan

US Accuses Pakistan of Exporting Violence to Afghanistan - VOA

Mullen Asserts Pakistani Role in Attack on US Embassy - NYT

Pakistan Backed Attacks on US Targets - WP

Mullen: Pakistani Spy Agency Assisting Terrorists -WT

Pakistani Spy Agency Aided Afghan Militant Attacks - LAT

CJCS Blames Pakistan for Attacks on US Troops in Afghanistan - S&S

Sparks Fly as US, Pakistan Spar over Afghan Bloodshed - Reuters

Pakistan Warns US on Kabul Charge - BBC

Pakistan Condemns US Comments About Spy Agency - AP

Pakistan in Flood Aid 'Struggle' - BBC

 

Libya

Battles in Libya Raise Specter of Insurgency - WP

Returned US Envoy Doesn't See Long-term Insurgency - LAT

Provisional Fighters Expand Control of Former Gadhafi Stronghold - VOA

Anti-Gaddafi Fighters Take Sabha - BBC

Libya NTC Faces Credibility Test at Gaddafi Strongholds - Reuters

US Reopens Its Embassy in Libya - NYT

US Embassy Reopens in Libya; Gadhafi Ex-PM Caught - AP

Old Rivals Trade Accusations of Abuse - LAT

 

Yemen

Truce Threatened in Yemen - NYT

Yemen’s President Abruptly Returns - NYT

Yemen President Makes Surprise Return - BBC

15 Killed in Yemen as Shelling Continues - WP

Yemen TV: President Saleh Back From Saudi Arabia - AP

President Saleh Returns to Yemen Amid Gunfire, Blasts - Reuters

 

Iran

Ahmadinejad’s UN Speech Sparks Walkout - WP

At UN, Iran President Again Denounces US - LAT

US Walks Out as Iran Delivers Anti-US Speech at UN - AP

Iran President Makes 9/11 Claims after UN Walkout - BBC

Ahmadinejad Claims Planes Did Not Cause Twin Towers to Fall - TT

Lack of US Leverage in Hikers’ Case - WP

 

Middle East / North Africa

The Arab Spring Is Upstaged by a New Season - NYT

Clinton, Panetta to Meet With Gulf Council Ministers - AFPS

Morocco: Suspect Denies Marrakesh Bombing - BBC

Latest Developments in Arab World's Unrest - AP

Correcting the Record About Syrian Nuclear Reactor - WP opinion

Confirm Robert Ford as Syrian Ambassador - LAT opinion

 

WikiLeaks

Assange's Memoir Released - WP

 

US Department of Defense

Panetta: Defense Cuts Will Be Made Strategically - AFPS

Special Operations Leaders Outline Budget Concerns - AFPS

Mullen: Personnel, Health Costs ‘Not Sustainable’ - AFPS

Guam Defends Senate Funding Ahead of Marine Buildup - S&S

Panetta Cites Progress, Challenges in Iraq, Afghanistan - AFPS

Mullen: Learn From Mistakes and Move On - AFPS

Mullen: Military Stronger Without Gay Ban - AFT

 

United States

House Approves Funding Bill; Senate Passage in Doubt - LAT

House Passes New Version of Stopgap Spending Bill - NYT

 

United Kingdom

Met Police Counter-terrorism Role Should End, MPs Say - BBC

Seventh Arrest in Terror Inquiry - BBC

UK Police Arrest 7th Terror Suspect in Birmingham - AP

 

Africa

'King Cobra' Sata Wins Zambia Presidential Race - Reuters

Sata Elected Zambia's President - BBC

Top Ugandan Rebel Granted Amnesty - BBC

'Rwanda Murder Plot' Foiled in S. Africa - BBC

 

Americas

Commander Cites Southcom Regional Challenges - AFPS

At Least 11 More Bodies Dumped in Mexican Port City - Reuters

Gunmen Kill Traffic Cop, 6 Others in Mexico Town - AP

Mexico Asks for Probe Into Casino's Illegal Games - AP

Chile Students Stage Mass Protest - BBC

Haiti Leader Is Opposed to Reduction of UN Force - NYT

Saving Haiti from Cholera - WP editorial

 

Asia Pacific

Taiwan Arms Sale Draws Angry, but Familiar, China Reaction - NYT

China Steps Up Condemnation of US Over Taiwan Arms - Reuters

Thousands Riot in South China Over Land Grabs - Reuters

Maritime Specialists Discuss Guidelines to Resolve S. China Sea Dispute -VOA

Cambodia: KR Court to Try Former Leaders Crime by Crime -VOA

 

Europe

Pope Weathers Protests and Boycotts in Visit to Germany - NYT

Europe Denies 2 Nations Entry to Travel Zone - NYT

Russia: Dozens Hurt By 2 Bombs In Capital Of Dagestan - NYT

EU Judge Detains Senior Kosovo Politician - AP

 

South Asia

India’s New Poverty Definition Upsets Activists, Some Economists - VOA

Sri Lanka's Women Deminers Clean Up Legacy of War - Reuters