Small Wars Journal

3 February SWJ Roundup

Thu, 02/03/2011 - 8:45am
Days of Unrest

Arab World Faces Its Uncertain Future - New York Times

Violence Escalates After Gunfire Assault - Wall Street Journal

Mubarak Supporters Clash With Anti-Government Protesters in Cairo - VOA

Five Fatally Shot in Second Day of Bloody Clashes - Washington Post

Egypt: Gunfire Rings Out as Protesters Clash - New York Times

Mubarak Backers Join Fray in Egypt - Washington Times

Battered Protesters Remain After Deadly Clashes - Los Angeles Times

Egypt PM Apologises for Violence - BBC News

Death Toll Grows in Egypt Protests - Los Angeles Times

U.S. Decries Use of 'Thugs' Against Egyptian Protesters - Voice of America

Landscape in Tatters, But Movement Stands Ground - Los Angeles Times

ElBaradei: The Unlikely Face of Egypt's Protesters - Washington Post

Mubarak Still Has Support, from Rich and Poor - Washington Post

European Leaders: Egypt Transition Must Start Now - Associated Press

U.S. Reexamining Relationship with Muslim Brotherhood - Washington Post

Sudden Split Recasts U.S. Foreign Policy - New York Times

As Crisis Deepens in Egypt, U.S. 'Can't Dictate Events' - Washington Post

U.S. Diplomats Gather in Washington - New York Times

U.S. Neoconservatives Split with Israeli Allies - Washington Post

Analysts Assess Role of Egyptian Intelligence Services in Crisis - VOA

Egypt: Hackers Shut Down Government Sites - New York Times

Mullen Reiterates Confidence in Egyptian Military - AFPS

Journalists Are Targets of Violence in Cairo - New York Times

Disarray at Cairo Airport as Thousands Try to Leave Egypt - Voice of America

Shippers Concerned Over Possible Suez Canal Disruptions - New York Times

Frank Wisner, the Diplomat Sent to Prod Mubarak - New York Times

Egypt's Upheaval Hardens Israel's Stance on Peace - New York Times

Israel Concerned Egypt Upheaval Could Radicalize Arab Neighbors - VOA

Arab Rulers Watch Unrest for Signs it's Contagious - Washington Times

U.S. Angered Over Egypt, Hopeful Over Yemen, Jordan - Associated Press

Yemeni President to Step Down in 2013 - Voice of America

Dueling Protests in Yemen Unfold Peacefully - New York Times

Yemen's President Looks to Quell Unrest - Washington Post

Yemen Protests: 20,000 Call for President Saleh To Go - BBC News

Yemen Next: 20,000 on Streets in 'Day of Rage' - NBC News

Premier of Jordan Holds Talks With Rivals - New York Times

Young Sudanese Start Protest Movement - New York Times

Upheaval Puts Jihadi Militants in the Lurch - New York Times

Egypt's Blood on Obama's Hands? - Washington Times editorial

Egypt's Bumbling Brotherhood - New York Times opinion

U.S. Walks the Line on Egypt - Los Angeles Times opinion

Obama the Realist - Washington Post opinion

Watching Thugs With Razors and Clubs - New York Times opinion

Beirut Calling - Los Angeles Times opinion

Afghanistan

Forces Detain Haqqani Facilitator in Khost Province - AFPS

U.N.: Reputation of Afghan Police Worsening in South - Associated Press

Pakistan

Pakistan Court Extends Custody of U.S. Man Raymond Davis - BBC News

Pakistan MP Drops Effort to Repeal Blasphemy Laws - BBC News

Iraq

In Book, Rumsfeld Recalls Bush's Early Iraq Focus - New York Times

Iraq: Bomb Explodes in Baghdad, Killing 2 People - Associated Press

Embassy Worker in Baghdad Convicted of $250K Theft - Associated Press

WikiLeaks

Chinese Weapons Fall into Hands of Insurgents - Daily Telegraph

U.S. Department of Defense

Pentagon Still Pays Contractors After Fraud - Washington Times

Billions Paid to Companies that Defrauded Pentagon - Associated Press

Military Focus Seen in Future U.S. Space Strategy - CBS News

Number of Gay Servicemembers Won't Be Tracked - Stars and Stripes

United States

Clinton Declares War on Paperwork in State Department - Washington Post

Obama Signs New START Treaty Documents - Reuters

Australia

Queensland Survives Cyclone Yasi - BBC News

Cyclone Lashes Storm-Weary Australia - New York Times

Americas

Haiti Election: Second Round Line-up To Be Announced - BBC News

Asia Pacific

Senior Cleric in Indonesia Is Charged With Terrorism - New York Times

Clash of Rival Filipino Rebels Kills 13 in a Month - Associated Press

Right Way to Help Burma's Democracy Movement - Washington Post editorial

Europe

Russia: Flouting Government Orders in Kamchatka - Washington Post

Sex Scandals in Italy Fuel Discontent of Women - New York Times

Somali Who Attacked Danish Cartoonist's House Convicted - BBC News

South Asia

Nepal to Vote Again to Elect New PM - BBC News

Comments

When was the last time the Roundup had only three stories from Iraq and two from Afghanistan? Is this progress or what?