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30 May SWJ Roundup

Mon, 05/30/2011 - 5:45am
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Afghanistan

Haqqani Insurgent Group Proves Resilient Foe - WP

US Soldiers in Afghanistan Mark Memorial Day - S&S

'Ones That Have a Lot to Offer are the Ones You End Up Losing' - S&S

Taliban's New Tactic: High-profile Inside Jobs - AP

Civilian Casualties Alleged in Afghanistan - WP

Civilians Are Killed In Airstrike By NATO - NYT

Afghan Officials Say NATO Strike Killed 14 in Residential Area - LAT

Afghan Official: NATO Airstrike Kills 14 - AP

Karzai Warns NATO After 14 Civilians Killed in Afghanistan Airstrike - VOA

Afghan Leader Karzai Issues 'Last Warning' to NATO - BBC

NATO Apologizes for Afghan Civilian Deaths - AP

NATO Apologises for Afghan Strike - BBC

Insurgents Attack Base in West Afghanistan - Reuters

Kabul Bank Gave Milions in Undocumented Loans - VOA

Bank Commission Absolves President's Brother in Fraud Case - NYT

Pakistan

Amid Recent Bombings, Pakistan Turns to Conspiracy Theories - AP

Pakistan to Launch Offensive in N. Waziristan - Reuters

Blast Injures 10 in Pakistan's North Waziristan - Reuters

Israel / Palestinians

Israel Seeks to Tighten Grip on Jerusalem - VOA

Israel Braces for Border Clashes in Coming Days - AP

Syria

Syrian Forces Struck Northern Villages, Activists Say - NYT

Syrian Forces Kill 9 During Attacks on Towns - LAT

Syrian Forces Fire on Protesters, Killing 2 - VOA

Restive Towns 'Surrounded' by Tanks - BBC

Boy's Apparent Torture Spurs Protests - WP

Syria to End Nuclear Secrecy - AP

Libya

Kadafi Tries to Rally Allies - LAT

Libya's Misrata Rebels Face Tough New Fight - AP

Zuma to Seek Peace Deal in Libya - BBC

Zuma's Libya Trip a Chance to Redeem African Union - AP

NATO's Rasmussen Says Gaddafi Rule Coming to an End - Reuters

Lawyers Offer to Defend Gaddafi - WP

French Ex-Minister in Libya, Would Defend Gaddafi - Reuters

Young and Bored, Behind the Wheel - NYT

War Powers: Is Obama Above the Law? - WP opinion

Yemen

Islamists Seize a Yemeni City, Stoking Fears - NYT

Militants Gain Ground in Yemen - WP

Yemeni Soldiers Killed Near Al Qaeda-Held City - Reuters

Yemen Leader Accused of Allowing Islamist Takeover - AP

Yemeni Troops Battle Militants Who Seized Southern Town - VOA

Yemen's Security Forces Kill 20 at Protest Camp - LAT

Abyan Town of Zinjibar Seized by Armed Men - BBC

Yemeni Troops Fire on Protesters, Kill at Least 20 - AP

Yemen Forces 'Kill 20 Protesters' - BBC

Iraq

Iraqi Leader Reconsiders U.S. Troop Withdrawal - NPR

Bomb Kills Iraqi Soldier, Firefighter Near Baghdad - AP

Middle East / North Africa

Can Turkey Unify the Arabs? - NYT

Iran's Supreme Leader Backs Ahmadinejad - LAT

Egypt Releases Iranian Diplomat Accused of Spying - AP

Morocco Police Violently Disperse Protests - AP

Morocco Police Use Truncheons to Break Up Protest - Reuters

Latest Developments in Arab World's Unrest - AP

U.S. Department of Defense

DOD: No 'Adverse Effect' for Lockheed Cyber Attack - WP

Army, Senate Panel Discuss Service Size Cuts - AT

Next Aircraft Carrier Will Be Named After John F. Kennedy - DP

Officials: Military May Deploy F-35 Early - AFT

Artillery Test Aims Without Using Compass - MCT

United States

US Remembers Its War Dead - VOA

Face of Defense: War Veteran Hangs Up Wings at Age 90 - AFPS

Raid on bin Laden Compound Avenged CIA Deaths - AP

US Cracks Down on Companies That Hire Illegal Workers - NYT

How Much US Can Afford to Help? - McClatchy

Among the Graves This Memorial Day - NYT editorial

Forgetting Why We Remember - NYT opinion

War Powers: Is Obama Above the Law? - WP opinion

Africa

Sudan Threatens to Occupy 2 More Disputed Regions - NYT

North Sudan Forces Commit War Crimes, Group Says - AP

Goodluck Jonathan Inaugurated as Nigerian President - VOA

Nigeria: Goodluck Jonathan Sworn in as President - BBC

Blast at Barracks Kills 12 in Nigeria - Reuters

Mugabe Ally Escalates Push to Control Anglican Church - NYT

Americas

Mexican Gangs Turn to Movie and Music Piracy - WP

Colombia: Land Theft Put at 7m Hectares - BBC

Peru Presidential Race Remains Tight - Reuters

Zelaya: Honduras Coup Was International Conspiracy - AP

Younger Castro Brother Turns 80 in Aging Regime - AP

Asia Pacific

China Tries to Avert Inner Mongolia Protests - LAT

Chinese Try to Appease Mongolians - NYT

China's Inner Mongolia Region Under Heavy Security - AP

Poll: Most Japanese Distrust Gov't on Nuke Crisis - AP

Japan Voters Want PM to Go as No-Confidence Vote Looms - Reuters

Japan Considers Export of SM-3 Block IIA Missiles - DN

EU Officials to Visit N. Korea for Aid Talk - AP

Graft Scandal Signals Lame Duck S. Korea Presidency - Reuters

S. Korean Officers Probed Over Online Memberships - AP

Cambodia-Thailand Border Dispute at UN Court - AP

Central Asia

Feud in Kazakh President's Family Spills Into US - NYT

Europe

Serb Fugitive Slowly Starved of Friends and Cash - NYT

Thousands Protest Mladic Arrest - VOA

Serbia: Nationalists Protest Over Ratko Mladic Arrest - BBC

Demonstrators Rally Against Mladic Extradition - NYT

Ultranationalist Serbs Protest Mladic's Arrest - LAT

Clashes Erupt in Belgrade to Protest Mladic Arrest - AP

Serbian Police Detain 180 in Pro-Mladic Violence - Reuters

Mladic to File Extradition Appeal - BBC

Obama Picks New US Ambassador to Russia - AP

Russian Sub To Join NATO Exercise for 1st Time - DN

US will Dispatch F-16s to Poland for Training - McClatchy

Germany Pledges Nuclear Shutdown - BBC

Greeks Vent Anger at Entire Political Class - Reuters

South Asia

South Asia Rivals Hold Siachen Glacier Talks - BBC

India, Pakistan Discuss Disputed Siachen Glacier - AP

Nepal Averts Crisis Over Constitution Deadline - NYT