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25 June SWJ Roundup

Sat, 06/25/2011 - 6:21am
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Afghanistan

Drawdown Plans Leave an Ambiguous Military Mission - S&S

Gates: Obama Had 'Wide Array of Options' for Reduction - AFPS

France to Withdraw Hundreds of Troops From Afghanistan - VOA

ISAF Operations Roundup - AFPS

Photos with Dead Afghans Stirred Pride, Soldier Testifies - McClatchy

Bicycle Bomb Kills 10 in Northern Afghanistan - AP

Attack on Logar Hospital Kills 15 - BBC

15 Dead in Car Bombing in Eastern Afghanistan - AP

How to Leave a War - NYT opinion

The Endgame in Afghanistan - WP opinion

What the War is Missing: A Sense of Desperation - WP opinion

Victory Fragile as Mission Winds Down - EJ opinion

Pakistan

In Pakistan, Pro-American Sentiment is Rare - WP

Pakistan's Military Rejects Phone Report on Bin Laden's Links - VOA

Pakistan Army Rejects Report on Bin Laden's Cell-Phone - Reuters

'Militant' Group Denies Bin Laden Link - BBC

Syria

Rejecting Offer of Dialogue, Protesters Return to the Streets - NYT

Protest Draws Largest Numbers Since Start of Uprising - WP

Attacks on Syrian Protesters Leave a Reported 20 Dead - LAT

Protesters, Security Forces Face Off in Syria - VOA

Deadly Protests Erupt Against Bashar al-Assad - BBC

15 Die as Syrians March Demanding Assad's Ouster - AP

Libya

House Spurns Obama on Libya, but Does Not Cut Funds - NYT

House Rejects Obama's Policy, Stops Short of Cutting Funding - WP

House Rebukes Obama but Won't Halt Funds for Libya - AP

US House Sends Obama Message of Discontent on Libya - Reuters

Libya's Western Front Joins the Battle - LAT

Rebels Arm Tripoli Guerrillas and Cut Resources to Capital - NYT

Diplomats Draw Up Plans for Post-Gadhafi Libya - AP

Libya Rebels 'in Secret Talks' with Tripoli Underground - BBC

Red Cross Ferries Displaced, Prisoners From Libyan Capital - VOA

Libyan Rebels Held by Gadhafi Returned to Benghazi - AP

Top Footballers Defect in Libya - BBC

Sarkozy Criticizes US Complaints on Libya, NATO - WP

Sarkozy Rebuts Gates's Remarks on Libya Strikes - NYT

Sarkozy Lashes Out at US over Libya Mission - WP

Sarkozy Slams Gates as Bitter Retiree - DN

How Obama Can Help Libya - WP opinion

Yemen

Security Forces Clash With Protesters at Funeral Procession - NYT

Medics: Yemeni Forces Open Fire at Funeral - VOA

Car Bomb Kills 3 Security Personnel in South Yemen - AP

Yemenis Pray for End to Deadlock as Blast Rocks Aden - Reuters

Yemen Blacklists 43 Opponents for Pipeline Blasts - Reuters

UN Council Voices 'Grave Concern' About Yemen - Reuters

Israel / Palestinians

Ahead of UN Vote, Effort to Restart Mideast Talks - NYT

With a Bit of Land Restored, Villagers End Campaign - NYT

US Warns Against New Gaza Flotilla Plans - Reuters

Middle East / North Africa

Turkey Aligns with West on Regional Turbulence - AP

Iran's Political Struggle Hits Theaters - WP

Nasrallah: Hezbollah Men 'Spied for CIA' - BBC

Hezbollah Says CIA Recruited Members to Spy - AP

France to Build High-speed Rail Line in Iraq - BBC

Hard-line Sunni Voice Gains Audience in Bahrain - AP

Egypt's Free Speech Tug-of-war - WP

Egypt: Mubarak Supporters Clash With Opponents in Cairo - AP

Egyptians Injured in Clashes Over Mubarak's Fate - Reuters

Egypt's Brotherhood to Fire Members Joining Other Parties - Reuters

Tunisia Joins International War Crimes Court - Reuters

Latest Developments in Arab World's Unrest - AP

Al Qaeda

Terror by Any Other Name: Osama Eyed Name Change - AP

WikiLeaks

Assange Builds New, Less-Confrontational Legal Team - Reuters

US Department of Defense

Military Court Upholds Gitmo War Crimes Conviction - AP

Guantanamo Detainees See Legal Progress Reversed - WP

Arlington Records Found in Private Storage Prompt Investigation - S&S

Obama Visits Fort Drum, Thanks First to Deploy - AFPS

United States

President Announces an Initiative in Technology - NYT

Obama's New Push for High-tech Innovation - WP

Obama's Growing Trust in Biden Reflected in Call on Troops - NYT

Intelligence Spending, Still Buried Deep in Budget - WP

Accused Seattle Attackers Wanted Media Attention - AP

Hacked Memos of State Police in Arizona Are Released - NYT

Crime Lord Returns to Boston to Face Raft of Charges - NYT

Rethinking 'the Long War' on Terrorism - WP opinion

United Nations

Amid Criticism, UN Food Agency to Elect Chief - NYT

UN Food Agency to Elect New Chief - AP

IAEA Head Sees Wide Support for Stricter Atom Safety - Reuters

Africa

Michelle Obama Defends Husband on Africa - AP

Zimbabwe Diamond Exports Approved Over Objections - NYT

Kimberley Process: Zimbabwe Diamond Sale 'Approval' Row - BBC

Zimbabwe PM Aide Arrested; Called Mugabe a 'Liar' - AP

Zimbabwe Police Arrest Tsvangirai Ally - BBC

Life Sentences in Rwanda Genocide Case - NYT

Former Rwandan Women's Minister Sentenced to Life - BBC

UN: Some 170 Women Raped in Attack on Congo Villages - Reuters

UN: '170 Attacked' in Congo Mass Rape - BBC

Somalia: 'Foreign Air Raid' Targets Kismayo's al-Shabab - BBC

Americas

Mexico: Army Takes Over in Parts of Tamaulipas State - SAEN

Mexican Ex-Presidents Lead Debate on Legalizing Drugs - Reuters

Mexico Discovers 117 Migrants Hidden in Truck - AP

Venezuelans Speculate on Chavez's Absence - LAT

Chavez's Odd Silence Raises Questions in Venezuela - AP

Haitians Hunker Down in 'Transitional' Shelters - AP

US Man Charged in Haiti Sex Case - BBC

Asia Pacific

China Warns N. Korea Against New Attacks - DN

US Calls for Calm Over South China Sea - VOA

US 'Stands by Philippines' Amid South China Sea Tension - BBC

US, Philippine Navies to Train Near Disputed Waters - DN

Released Chinese Artist-Activist Ai's Associates Freed - Reuters

US: No Decision on Food Aid to N. Korea - AP

Freed Vietnam Dissident to Wage Democracy Fight - AP

Burma Struck by Series of Blasts - BBC

'Safety Myth' Left Japan Ripe for Nuclear Crisis - NYT

Europe

US Extends Emergency Order in Western Balkans - VOA

EU Leaders Agree on Second Bailout for Greece - VOA

EU Tells Hard-up Greeks to Unite - BBC

EU Leaders Give Conditional Go-Ahead to Croatia Entry - Reuters

Former Prime Minister Goes on Trial in Ukraine - NYT

Ex-Ukraine PM Accuses Yanukovich of 'Mock' Trial - Reuters

Azerbaijan and Armenia Fail to End Enclave Dispute - NYT

Armenia, Azerbaijan Talks Produce Little Progress - AP

South Asia

India and Pakistan in Nuclear Confidence-building Vow - BBC

Pakistan, India Say They'll Keep Pushing for Peace - AP