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10 May SWJ Roundup

Tue, 05/10/2011 - 7:08am
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Al Qaeda

Bin Laden Raid a Triumph for Spec Ops - Army Times

Bin Laden Raid Will Help Defeat al-Qaida, Obama Says - AFPS

The Force of the Deed - New York Times opinion

Pakistan

Pakistan PM Calls Accusations Over bin Laden 'Absurd' - Voice of America

U.S. Braced for Fights With Pakistanis in Bin Laden Raid - New York Times

Leak Threatens to Deepen U.S., Pakistani Rift - Washington Post

U.S. Rejects Pakistan's Criticism of bin Laden Raid - Voice of America

Leak of CIA Name Is Sign of Rift With Pakistan - New York Times

Pakistan's Premier Rejects Backlash over Bin Laden - Los Angeles Times

Pakistan Leader Decries Unilateral Operations - Washington Times

Pakistan Starts Bin Laden Inquiry - BBC News

Pakistan Suspected of Retaliating After U.S. Raid - Associated Press

Pakistan May Grant U.S. Access to Bin Laden's Wives - Reuters

Explosion Outside Court in NW Pakistan Kills 2 - Associated Press

Should the U.S. Cut Off Aid to Pakistan? - New York Times opinion

Afghanistan

Strain on U.S. Forces in Afghanistan at Five-year High - USA Today

Afghan Special Ops Units a Key to U.S. Exit - Associaed Press

Oxfam: Afghan Forces Not Ready for Security Role - BBC News

Oxfam: Time Running Out to Prepare Afghan Security Forces - Reuters

Officials: Insurgents Hit Afghan Police in North - Associated Press

Forces Disrupt Taliban Operations in Zabul Province - AFPS

Syria

Syrian Troops Intensify Crackdown - Washington Post

Syria Detains Opposition Activists in Continuing Crackdown - Voice of America

Syria Proclaims It Now Has Upper Hand Over Uprising - New York Times

Syrian Authorities Detain Hundreds in Fresh Raids - Associated Press

Tanks 'Near' Restive Syria City of Hama - BBC News

European Union Imposes Arms Embargo on Syria - Associated Press

E.U. Names Syrian Officials Targeted by Sanctions - Reuters

They Should Be Condemning Syria - New York Times editorial

Libya / Operation Odyssey Dawn

With Help From NATO, Libyan Rebels Gain - New York Times

Libyan Rebels Caught in Uneasy Lull - Los Angeles Times

NATO Bombs Tripoli, Combat Stirs East Front - Associated Press

Rebels Say Fighting in Tripoli, Government Denies It - Reuters

U.N. Seeks Pause to Libya Fighting - BBC News

U.N. Urges Ships to Help Migrants in Mediterranean - New York Times

What They Left Behind in Libya - New York Times

Yemen

Political Deadlock in Yemen Leads to More Violence - Voice of America

Deaths and Injuries Reported in Yemeni Protest March - New York Times

Yemen Security Forces Kill Two Protesters - Voice of America

Four Dead as Security Forces Fire on Yemen Protest - Reuters

Egypt

Egyptians Continue Protests Against Sectarian Violence - Voice of America

Egypt Tightens Security Amid Inter-Faith Tensions - Reuters

Egypt's ex-Tourism Minister Zohair Garranah 'Jailed' - BBC News

Egypt 'Needs Experience at this Stage' - Washington Post opinion

Iraq

U.S. in Limbo over Iraq Troop Presence - Washington Post

In Iraq, a Man-made Emergency - Washington Post

Al-Qaida in Iraq Pledges Support for al-Zawahri - Associated Press

Iraq's Qaeda Pledges Support to Zawahri, Vows Attacks - Reuters

Iran

Iran Soon to Power Up Nuclear Power Plant - Voice of America

Iran President Says Open to Dialogue - Associated Press

Iran to Attend Nuclear Talks in Turkey - Reuters

Israel / Palestinians

Mediators of Accord See a Glimmer of New Hope - Washington Post

U.S. Department of Defense

Lawmakers Moving to Block Defense Cuts - Washington Post

What a 'Super Soldier' Could Wear, Carry - Army Times

Northrup Grumman Unveils New Intel Aircraft - Air Force Times

A New Generation of Sea Mine Warfare - Stars and Stripes

Cyber-school Students: Pentagon Snubs Our Service - Associated Press

Virtual Worlds Form Defense Training Frontier - AFPS

Air Force Eyes New Learning Systems in 'Second Life' - AFPS

Retired General Warns of 'Rush' to End 'Don't Ask' - Washington Times

Navy Chaplains Could Soon Perform Same-sex Unions - Associated Press

United States

Attorney General Holder Vows to Close Guantanamo - Reuters

Africa

More Mass Graves Found in Ivory Coast - Voice of America

Ivory Coast Militias 'Killed 200' - BBC News

U.N.: 68 Bodies Found in Soccer Field in Ivory Coast - Associated Press

North, South Sudan to Remove Abyei Forces - Reuters

Nigerian Islamist Sect Rejects Amnesty Offer - Reuters

Southern Africa Mediators Report Progress in Zimbabwe Political Talks - VOA

In Burkina Faso, Leader Keeps Cool Under Fire - New York Times

Chad's Deby Wins Re-election in Boycotted Poll - Reuters

Americas

Mexico's President Offers to Meet with Anti-violence Movement - LA Times

13 Killed in Lake Gunbattle in Northern Mexico - Associated Press

Gunmen Dump Beheaded Bodies Outside School in Mexico - Reuters

Questions Accompany Drug Suspect Back to Venezuela - Associated Press

Ex-Wife of Reputed DR Drug Baron Enters Plea Deal - Associated Press

Ongoing Ecuador Vote Count Gives Correa Tight Win - Reuters

Cuban Govt Outlines Steps Toward Freer Market - New York Times

Cuba Publishes Awaited Details of Economic Changes - Associated Press

Cuba Denies Police Beat Dissident Who Later Died - Associated Press

Asia Pacific

U.S. Concerned About Crackdown in China as Talks Begin - VOA

Obama Raises Concerns About China's Crackdown - Associated Press

U.S., China Spar on Rights - Reuters

Chinese Crackdown on Domestic Critics - New York Times

China to Improve Nuclear Safety - New York Times

Taiwan Protests China Pressuring U.N. Body - Associated Press

Taiwan Lawmaker: Island Delays Purchasing U.S. Arms - Associated Press

Japanese Power Company Agrees to Reactor Shutdown - Voice of America

South Korea to Invite North to Summit if Conditions Met - Reuters

Japan's Nuclear Future in the Balance - New York Times

Thai Premier to Dissolve Parliament; Elections Set - New York Times

Philippines Court Agrees to Plea Deal with General - BBC News

Malaysia Police Hunt Attackers of Over 20 Women - Associated Press

Europe

Bosnia Said to Face Worst Crisis Since 1995 - Voice of America

Envoy: Bosnia Facing Worst Crisis in 15 Years - Reuters

Poland: Lawyers for USS Cole Bomber File Court Case - Associated Press

Bomber Kills Officer in Russia's Dagestan Region - Reuters

Greece Denies Report on New E.U. Aid Package - Reuters

South Asia

Indian High Court Suspends Ruling on Disputed Religious Site - VOA

India Court Urges Death Penalty for Honor Killings - Associated Press