Cooperation Will Endure, Gates Tells Embassy Employees - AFPS
Former Afghan Spy Chief Slams Taliban Talks - Associated Press
British Private Security Company Employee Jailed - Washington Post
U.S. Blacklists Afghan Security Firm Tied to Karzai - Associated Press
Egyptian Hospital Puts Muslim Face on Medical Care - Stars and Stripes
Insurgent Attack Kills Two Afghan Civilians - American Forces Press Service
Suicide Attack Kills 2 Civilians in Afghanistan - Associated Press
When A Crew Chief Fights With His Rifle - New York Times
Pakistan
U.S. Suspends Aid Group In Pakistan Fraud Probe - Reuters
Wikileaks: Pakistan Hoaxed by Bogus Anti-India Cables - BBC News
Pakistan Papers Sorry after Running WikiLeaks Hoax - Associated Press
Iraq
Attacks in Iraq Kill 4, Including 2 Policemen - Associated Press
Iran
Rights Groups Report Iran Stoning Woman Released - Reuters
Iran Denies Freeing Condemned Woman - New York Times
Iran Stoning Woman 'Confession' - BBC News
Iran to Air New Footage of Woman in Stoning Case - Associated Press
Korean Peninsula
Mullen Arrives in Tokyo to Discuss North Korean Threat - AFPS
Mullen: Trilateral Cooperation Best Response to North Korea - AFPS
Japan, U.S. Agree to Enhance Military Cooperation - Voice of America
Senior Chinese Official Meets North Korean Leader - New York Times
Chinese Official Visits North Korea to Show Support - Washington Post
N. Korea Meeting Can't be Viewed as China Caving to U.S. - Stars and Stripes
South Koreans Guess at the North's Next Target - New York Times
Island Shelling Jolts South Korea Out of Complacency - Los Angeles Times
WikiLeaks
WikiLeaks, Round Three - Small Wars Journal (post-release - cutoff 10 Dec)
SWJ WikiLeaks Roundup - Small Wars Journal (pre-release)
Cables Reveal U.S. Military Role in Muslim World - McClatchy Newspapers
Cables Suggest Burma Building Secret Nuclear Sites - The Guardian
Cable Exposes U.S.-U.K. Rift over Croatian Accession to E.U. - The Guardian
Kosovo Sliding Towards Partition, Washington Told - The Guardian
Serbia Suspects Russian Help for Fugitive Ratko MladiÃâ¡ - The Guardian
WikiLeaks: Sex, Drugs, Rock 'n' Roll for Saudi Youth - Washington Times
U.S. Diplomat: China Displays 'No Morals' in Africa - Voice of America
Cables Reveal Resentment at Chinese Influence in Africa - Der Spiegel
Cesspool of Corruption and Crime in the Niger Delta - Der Spiegel
Nigeria: Pfizer 'Used Dirty Tricks to Avoid Clinical Trial Payout' - The Guardian
Nigeria: Pfizer Sought Dirt on Nigerian Official - Associated Press
Wikileaks: U.S. 'Aware of' Kenya-Southern Sudan Arms Deal - BBC News
Analysts: WikiLeaks Following New Strategy in Document Release - VOA
WikiLeaks Supporters Step Up Cyber Attacks - Voice of America
Thousands Download Hacker Software in WikiLeaks Cyber-War - VOA
Web Attackers Point to Cause in WikiLeaks - New York Times
Amazon, PayPal Fend Off Hacker Attacks over WikiLeaks - Washington Post
Teen Arrested in Cyber-attacks; Others Pursued - Washington Times
Protests, Cyber-skirmishes Rage over WikiLeak - Associated Press
WikiLeaks Backers Threaten More Cyber Attacks - Reuters
Despite Arrest, Assange Extradition Faces Hurdles - Associated Press
Europeans Criticize Fierce U.S. Response to Leaks - New York Times
Wikileaks: Pakistan Hoaxed by Bogus Anti-India Cables - BBC News
Pakistan Papers Sorry after Running WikiLeaks Hoax - Associated Press
Can Free Speech Be Protected on a Private Internet? - Der Spiegel
What Has WikiLeaks Started? - New York Times opinion series
WikiLeaks: Reckless Disclosure - The Guardian opinion
U.S. Department of Defense
'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' Repeal Effort Dies in Senate - Stars and Stripes
Senate Stalls Bill to Repeal Gay Policy in Military - New York Times
GOP Stops Attempt to Overturn 'Don't Ask' - Washington Times
Gates Urges Congress to Act on 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' - Los Angeles Times
Gates Frustrated as Senate Delays Gay Ban Repeal - Associated Press
Listen to the Marines on 'Don't Ask' - Washington Times opinion
Navy, Marine Corps Prepare for Amphibious Training - AFPS
Hard Choices Ahead for Marines - San Diego Union Tribune
Cybersecurity Must Balance 'Need to Know' and 'Need to Share' - AFPS
Army Researchers Work to Improve Information Systems - AFPS
Gratitude for Our Fallen Warriors - Washington Times editorial
United States
U.S. Agents Raid Offices of Afghan, Iraq Security Contractor - Washington Post
Small-business Federal Contracts Under Scrutiny - Washington Post
Holder Denounces a Bill to Ban Detainee Transfers - New York Times
Holder Slams Ban on Guantanamo Detainee Transfers - Washington Times
Authorities Burn Down Explosive-laden CA House - Washington Post
FBI Asks Panel to Delay Report on Anthrax Inquiry - New York Times
Pact Lifts Limits on Civilian Nuclear Projects With Russia - New York Times
Where START Stops - Washington Post opinion
United Kingdom
Tuition Hike Approved Despite Widespread Protests - Washington Post
Protesters Attack Car Carrying Prince Charles - New York Times
Students, Police Clash as U.K. Approves Tuition Hike - Associated Press
Protests Roil London After Tuition Vote in Parliament - Reuters
PM Condemns Attack on Royals' Car - BBC News
Prince Charles's Car Attacked By London Protesters - Reuters
U.K. to Probe Lapse In Royal Security After London Riot - Reuters
Africa
Big Push in South Sudan Before Vote - New York Times
A..U Suspends Ivory Coast Over Poll - BBC News
Rwanda Genocide Archive Unveiled - BBC News
Americas and Caribbean
Mexican City Is Blockaded by Gunmen - New York Times
Mexican Police Hunt Leaders of La Familia Cartel - Associated Press
Mexican Drug Lord Suspected Killed In Clashes - Reuters
Alleged Boy Hit Man in Mexico Is a U.S. Citizen - Associated Press
Report Notes Decrease in Colombian Cocaine Production - Washington Post
Brazil: After Operation, Rio's Forces Greeted by Wariness - New York Times
Group: Near 14,000 Murders in Venezuela Last Year - Associated Press
Venezuela Seeks to Regulate Internet With Media Bill - Reuters
Cuban Dissidents Jeered Ahead Of Human Rights Day - Reuters
Pro-Govt Crowd Shouts Down Protesters in Cuba - Associated Press
Haitian Vote Results to Be Reviewed - New York Times
Haiti Candidates Move Toward Direct Confrontation - Associated Press
Haiti Announces Vote Tally Recheck to Stem Unrest - Reuters
Haiti's Clouded Election - New York Times editorial
Asia Pacific
Chairman Seeks to Restore Military Relationship With China - AFPS
China: Peace Prize to Be Awarded to Absent Dissident - New York Times
On Eve of Nobel Ceremony, China Cracks Down, Lashes Out - Washington Post
China Anger as Nobel Award Looms - BBC News
China Tightens Nobel Prize Security Clampdown - Associated Press
China Tightens Grip Ahead Of Nobel Ceremony - Reuters
China Moves to Block Foreign News on Nobel Prize - New York Times
Chinese Group Awards Own Alternative 'Peace Prize' - Associated Press
How China Branded Nobel Winner Liu Xiaobo a Traitor - Washington Post
China's Shame - Washington Post editorial
Anger as Philippines Says Will Skip Nobel Ceremony - Agence France-Presse
Philippine Leader Orders 43 Suspected Rebels Freed - Associated Press
Police Capture Wanted Indonesian Terror Suspect - Associated Press
Cambodia: Former KR Stronghold Struggles with History - Los Angeles Times
Europe
In Russia, Freedom of Speech Belongs to the State - Washington Post
Germany Vows to Defend Euro as Political Project - New York Times
Croatian Police Issue Arrest Warrant for Ex-PM - Associated Press
Middle East
Gates Meets With Emirates Counterpart - New York Times
Lebanon: Hariri Assassination Indictment Coming Very Soon - Associated Press
Lebanon: Foreign Maids Expose 'Atrocious Abuses' - Washington Times
Former E.U. Leaders Urge Sanctions for Israel Settlements - BBC News
Israel Draws International Rebuke Over Settlements - Associated Press
Israel: Apologising to Turks For Raid Is Legal Risk - Reuters
South Asia
Sri Lanka War Crimes Probe Demanded by Rights Groups - BBC News
New Video Allegedly Shows Sri Lankan War Crimes - Associated Press
Comments
This quote in the British press today regarding the student riots and associated assault on Prince Charles vehicle:
"Metropolitan Police Chief Paul Stephenson commended officers for their bravery and said the nearly 3,000-strong contingent of officers out to deal with Thursday's protests showed commendable restraint in dealing with the "dreadful" actions of "thugs."
In related news, this quote regarding similar uprising among the British populace:
"...Lord Sandwich, First Lord of the Admiralty, had looked incredulous, 'suppose the colonies do abound in men, what does that signify?' he asked. "They are raw, undisciplined, cowardly men.'" (From David McCullough's "1776")
Insurgency is illegal politics, typically employed when legal means are denied or of no effect. COIN is governance. It is the tendency of governments to discount the motives of those who rise up to bring illegal challenges to their authority and to respond by enforcing the rule of law to suppress the "thugs" and "cowardly men."
Insurgency is best resolved before it fairly begins, but that requires governments to take responsibility early for the effects of their domestic policies and to respect the express discontent of those who have granted them the privilege to govern in the first place.
I put Europe in a "watch" status for growing insurgency; and US interest are far greater there than in the many places we currently find ourselves chasing "terrorists."
The U.S. is lower, but has growing conditions of insurgency as well. Good COIN ramps up now, and is civilian led and directed at repairing the short-comings of government, rather than the suppression of those who dare to complain.