Small Wars Journal

6 November SWJ Roundup

Sun, 11/06/2011 - 6:19am

US Naval Institute Daily - USNI

Real Clear World - RCP

Afghanistan

As US Troops Withdraw, are Afghan Forces Ready to Fight? - WP

Afghan Forces Difficult to Wean Off US Assistance - S&S

General Fired Over Karzai Remarks - NYT

Flournoy: Coalition Continues Progress in Afghanistan - AFPS

Multiple Missteps Led to Drone Killing US Troops - LAT

Suicide Bomber Kills 7 in North Afghanistan - AP

Afghan Suicide Attack Kills Seven Near Mosque - Reuters

 

Pakistan

Pakistan Indicts 7 in Bhutto Assassination - NYT

Pakistan Charges in Bhutto Murder - BBC

Pakistan Court Indicts Seven in Bhutto Murder Case - Reuters

 

Iraq

Leaving Iraq, US Fears New Surge of Qaeda Terror - NYT

Iraqi PM Says Nation Still Faces Threats - AP

Maliki Stoking Sectarian Tensions With Iraq's Sunnis - NYT editorial

 

Syria

Syria Releases Hundreds of Prisoners But Violence Continues - VOA

Violence in Syria as Arab League Warns of Disaster - AP

Arab League Urges Syria to Stick to Arab Plan - Reuters

Activists: 10 Killed in Syria as Amnesty Takes Effect - VOA

Fresh Bloodshed Hits Syrian Towns - BBC

Syrian Tanks Kill 13 in Besieged Homs - Reuters

Security Forces Kill 6 in Syria on Muslim Holiday - AP

Syria Slams US for 'Blatant Interference' - LAT

What Is the Arab League's Plan B for Syria? - DS editorial

 

Iran

UN Report 'to Suggest Iran Nuclear Weapons Work' - BBC

IAEA Report on Iran Set to Stoke Middle East Tension - Reuters

Iran Dismisses Reported UN Claims of Nuclear Work - AP

France: Force Against Iran Would Be Destabilizing - AP

Iran Says US Plot Suspect Is Anti-Tehran Militant - Reuters

America’s Deadly Dynamics With Iran - NYT analysis

Why Do Hawks Care About Iran Now? - FP opinion

Europe Still Tied to Iran's Regime - WS opinion

 

Israel / Palestinians

New Palestinian Force Skeptical of Statehood - WP

Israel Begins Deportation of Gaza Flotilla Activists - VOA

Israel to Deport Gaza Flotilla Activists - AP

Israel Begins Deporting Gaza Boat Activists - Reuters

Israeli Airstrike Kills Palestinian Militant - AP

New Study Offers Insight on Palestinian Suicide Attacks - LAT

 

Middle East / North Africa

Muslims Start the Hajj Amid Year of Arab Uprisings - AP

Over 2.5 Million in Saudi Arabia for Hajj - VOA

Saudi King Appoints Brother as Defense Minister - NYT

Saudi Arabia Names New Defense Minister - Reuters

Yemen Uprising Binds Women From Many Walks of Life - AP

Yemen's Saleh Says Intent on Power Transfer - Reuters

Bahrain Releases Teenage Iraqi Football Player - AP

Lebanese Free-Speech Advocates Concerned About Regulations -LAT

Massive Munitions Stockpiles Unguarded in Eastern Libya - Reuters

Libya: In Gaddafi's Town, Grim Mood Is Good for Sheep - Reuters

Egypt: Muslim Brotherhood Reaches Out as Elections Near - WP

ElBaradei's Egypt Presidential Campaign Faces Divisions - Reuters

 

WikiLeaks

WikiLeaks Bids to End Credit Card Ban - DM

WikiLeaks' Boss: From Hero to Taliban Poster Boy - II

Is This the WikiEnd? - NYT analysis

 

US Department of Defense

Prosecutors Propose Wider Public Viewing of Guantánamo Terror Trial - MH

Fort Hood Victims' Kin Holding Private Memorials - AP

Report: Number of Soldiers Not Fit for Combat is Growing - S&S

DOD's Longest-serving General Retires after 46 Years - S&S

 

United States

Andy Rooney, a Cranky Voice of CBS, Dies at 92 - NYT

Former '60 Minutes' Commentator Andy Rooney Dies - AP

 

United Kingdom

Head of UK Border Force Suspended - AP

UK Suspends Top Border Officials, Launches Inquiry - Reuters

 

Africa

Attacks in Nigeria Leave at Least 65 Dead - VOA

Nigeria Bombings, Attacks by Taliban-Inspired Militants Kill 67 - LAT

Nigeria Islamist Raid 'Kills 63'  - BBC

Northeast Nigeria Militant Attacks Kill at Least 65 - Reuters

Nigeria Attacks Kill 67; Sect Claims Responsibility - AP

UN Condemns Sect Attack in Nigeria That Killed 69 - AP

Recent Attacks by Radical Muslim Sect in Nigeria - AP

Factbox: What Is Nigeria's Boko Haram? - Reuters

Pirates Free Tanker Off Nigeria - BBC

Kenya-Eritrea Row Over Arms to Somalia Grows - Reuters

2 Die in Grenade Attack at Kenya Church - AP

Sudan Oil State Rebels Claim to Destroy Tanks - Reuters

Liberian Candidates Trade Accusations of Voter Intimidation - VOA

Liberians Urged to Ignore Boycott - BBC

 

Americas

Leader of FARC Rebels, Killed in Military Raid in Colombia - WP

Colombian Officials Say Top FARC Leader Is Killed - AP

Colombia President: Cano's Death is FARC's 'Biggest Blow' - VOA

Leader Is Dead, but Danger Still Seen in Colombian Rebels - NYT

Colombia Peace Unlikely Despite FARC Leader's Death - LAT

Slaying Plunges Colombia Rebels Into Uncertainty - AP

Colombian President Praises Army - BBC

From University Leader to Colombian Rebel Chief - Reuters

Colombia Hails FARC Leader’s Death - BBC

Colombians Cheer Killing of Guerrilla Kingpin - Reuters

Complaint Against Mexican President Rejected - AP

Guatemala, Nicaragua Go to the Polls - WP

Ortega Eyes Nicaragua Reelection - BBC

Nicaragua's Ortega Set to Cruise to Reelection - Reuters

Guatemala to Vote in Run-off Poll - BBC

Guatemala's Leadership Gap - LAT editorial

 

Asia Pacific

US Asks China to Address Tibetan Issues - VOA

China's Independents Find it Hard to Get on Ballot - LAT

Boat With 21 N. Koreans Found Off S. Korea’s Coast - NYT

US Envoys See 'Encouraging Steps, Signs' in Burma - VOA

Death Toll From Thailand Floods Rises Past 500 - AP

 

Central Asia

Signs of Official Bias and Abuse Deepen Kyrgyzstan’s Ethnic Rifts - NYT

 

Europe

Uncertainty as Greek Leader Tries to Form Unity Coalition - NYT

Greece Opposition Set for Talks - BBC

Two Years of Denials Trapped Greece - NYT

Greek Parties Ignore Appeal for Rapid Compromise - Reuters

Operating in the Shadows of Power in Russia - NYT

Serbia: Mladic’s Poor Health Is New Focus at The Hague - NYT

 

South Asia

India’s Innovation Stimulus - NYT opinion