Small Wars Journal

30 November SWJ Roundup

Tue, 11/30/2010 - 7:30am
Afghanistan

Hoping to Avoid Bombs and Win Afghan Minds - New York Times

Six U.S. Troops Killed by Suspected Afghan Policeman - Voice of America

6 American Trainers Killed by an Afghan Police Officer - New York Times

Afghan Policeman Kills 6 American Troops - Los Angeles Times

Six Slain Servicemembers in Afghanistan all Americans - Stars and Stripes

6 From NATO Killed in Afghanistan - Associated Press

Officials Investigate Afghanistan Shooting Incident - AFPS

9 Afghan Guards Kidnapped in Kabul Province - Associated Press

Pakistan

Anticorruption Group Claims Harassment in Pakistan - New York Times

Pakistan Suicide Blast Kills Six - BBC News

Korean Peninsula

U.S. and South Korea Balk at Talks With North - New York Times

South Korea Announces, Then Postpones, Live-Fire Drill - Voice of America

Yeonpyeong Attack Uniting South Korean Public - Washington Post

Now North Korea Boasts Advances In Nuclear Programme - Reuters

Consequences on the Korean Peninsula - Washington Times opinion

Hitting the North - Los Angeles Times opinion

Iraq

High Cost of Security for Americans Who Stay - Washington Post

Iraq Court Gives Tariq Aziz New 10 Year Sentence - Associated Press

Iran

Bombings Hit Atomic Experts in Iran Streets - New York Times

Iran Blames Israel, U.S. in Death of Nuclear Scientist - Voice of America

Iran Says Two Bombs Target Professors - Associated Press

Public Holiday In Iran's Capital Due to Pollution - Reuters

WikiLeaks

WikiLeaks, Round Three - Small Wars Journal (post-release)

SWJ Wikileaks Roundup - Small Wars Journal (pre-release)

United Nations

U.N. Agency Pushes New Rules on Air-cargo Security - Associated Press

NATO

Flournoy: NATO Action Must Follow Lisbon Vision - AFPS

Russia: Partners for Peace? Just Possibly - New York Times

U.S. Department of Defense

Pentagon Study: Gays Could Serve with No Harm - Associated Press

United States

Guard Leaders Hope Efficiencies Will Extend Border Role - AFPS

Somali-Born Teen Pleads Not Guilty In U.S. Bomb Case - Reuters

Ore. Fire Raises Muslims' Fears of Attack Backlash - Associated Press

Democrats Press Republicans on START Ratification - Reuters

Obama Proposes Freeze In Federal Worker Pay - Reuters

United Kingdom

British Police Issue Warning Before Protests - Reuters

World

Climate Change Conference Begins in Mexico - Voice of America

Global Climate Change Talks Begin in Cancíºn - New York Times

Frustrations Show as Climate Talks Resume - Associated Press

Africa

Ivory Coast to Release Initial Election Results - Associated Press

Sierra Leone: Blisters Outbreak Case Study in Spread of Panic - New York Times

U.N. Says Congo Armed Groups Forming Criminal Gangs - Associated Press

Congo Army Denies Rebel Comeback - BBC News

Building Congo's Future - Washington Post opinion

Americas and Caribbean

Four Years On, Drug War Bleeds Mexican Heartland - Reuters

18 Bodies Found in Northern Mexico Mass Grave - Associated Press

Mexican Troops Find 18 Bodies Near U.S. Border - Reuters

Brazil: Rio Slum Dwellers Caught in Battle to Pacify City - Associated Press

Observers Declare Haiti's Elections Valid - Voice of America

U.N. Urges Calm Following Election - Washington Times

Monitors Say Haiti Vote Fraud Not Massive - Washington Post

Severity of Problems in Haiti Vote Is Disputed - New York Times

In Haiti, Tentative Calm Follows Chaotic Elections - Los Angeles Times

Observers: Irregularities Don't Invalidate Haiti Poll - Reuters

Asia Pacific

Taiwan Elections Put Pro-China Party in Lead for Presidency - VOA

U.S. Presses China Again Over Jailed Geologist - Reuters

Central Asia

Kyrgyz Parliament Agrees on Three-Party Coalition - Reuters

Gunbattle Breaks Out in Kyrgyz South - Associated Press

Blast Wounds Two Outside Court In Kyrgyz Capital - Reuters

Europe

Medvedev Takes Aim At Russia's "Demographic Crisis" - Reuters

Beaten Reporter: Russian Media Freedom Shrinking - Associated Press

Pro-European Alliance Ahead in Moldova Elections - Associated Press

Middle East

Al-Qaeda in Yemen Spreading Reach for Recruits, Targets - Washington Post

Lebanon: Hezbollah Indictments Loom - Washington Times

Aid Groups Say Plight of Gaza Civilians Still Dire - Associated Press

East Jerusalem Housing Gets Preliminary OK - Associated Press

Egyptians See Fraud in Voting, Respond with Riots - Washington Times

U.S. "Dismayed" By Egyptian Election Process - Reuters

Egyptians Riot, Burn Cars, Claiming Vote Fraud - Associated Press

Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood 'Faces Heavy Poll Losses' - BBC News

South Asia

India Aims to Break Parliament Deadlock Over Graft Scam - Reuters