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13 May SWJ Roundup

Fri, 05/13/2011 - 6:42am
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Al Qaeda

Officials: Bin Laden Urged Followers to Attack U.S. - Voice of America

Signs of Leadership Void as Al Qaeda Pushes On - New York Times

SEAL Helmet Cams Recorded Entire bin Laden Raid - CBS News

Bin Laden Death: Security Fears for U.S. Navy Seal Team - BBC News

Bin Laden is Dead. Now What? - Washington Post opinion

Pakistan

Pakistan Army Chief Balks at U.S. Demands to Cooperate - New York Times

2 Bomb Explosions Kill 70 in Pakistan - Washington Post

Bombing at Training Base in Pakistan Kill Scores - New York Times

Pakistani Bombings Kill at Least 69 - Los Angeles Times

Pakistan Academy Bombs Kill Scores - BBC News

Pakistan: Blasts Kill 80 to Avenge bin Laden Death - Associated Press

Pakistan is Missing U.S. Message - Washington Post opinion

Afghanistan

Grab Kabul by the Horns! - Line of Departure

Gates: OBL Death Could Speed Taliban Talks - Stars and Stripes

101st Airborne Division Gen Confronts Afghan Journalists - Leaf Chronicle

Girl, 12, Killed in NATO Raid on Wrong Afghan Home - New York Times

Innocent Civilian Killed in Afghanistan Operation - AFPS

Indian and Afghan Leaders Forge Deeper Ties - New York Times

India PM Pledges $500m to Kabul - BBC News

Syria

Syria Braces for More Anti-Regime Protests - Voice of America

Syrian Activists: Government Forces Arrest Dozens - Voice of America

Signs of Chaos in Syria's Intense Crackdown - New York Times

Syrian Soldiers Take Up Positions Before Protests - Associated Press

Opposition Says Assad Vows Not to Fire on Rally - BBC News

U.N.: Iran Sending Banned Weapons to Syria - CNN News

U.N. Prepares for Iraqis to Flee Syria - Washington Post

Libya / Operation Odyssey Dawn

At Deadline, U.S. Seeks to Continue War in Libya - New York Times

International Warrant for Gadhafi Expected - Voice of America

NATO Strikes Gadhafi Compound in Tripoli - Voice of America

NATO Bombs Gaddafi Complex - Washington Post

Libya Offers Controlled Tour of NATO Bombing Sites - New York Times

Qatar Gets Libyan Rebels in Shape - Washington Post

Libyan Rebel Leader Jibril: 'Tripoli Is Boiling' - Wall Street Journal

Pressure Mounts on Gadhafi Within Libya's Capital - Associated Press

Libyan Opposition Leader to Visit White House on Friday - Washington Times

Gates Puts Cost of Libya Mission at $750 Million - New York Times

Time to Nourish Democracy's Roots - Washington Post opinion

What the Libyan Resistance Needs - New York Times opinion

Yemen

Dozens Wounded as Yemeni Forces Fire on Protesters - Voice of America

Qatar Quits Effort to Mediate End to Yemen Crisis - Associated Press

Egypt

Egypt: Activists Out Old Security Foes - Washington Post

Crime Wave Has People Afraid, Even the Police - New York Times

Egypt Extends Hosni Mubarak's Detention for 15 Days - BBC News

Woman at Heart of Egypt Sectarian Clash Detained - Reuters

Iraq

U.N. Prepares for Iraqis to Flee Syria - Washington Post

U.K. Military Official: Iraq Dossier Case for War - Associated Press

Iran

U.N.: Iran Sending Banned Weapons to Syria - CNN News

Israel / Palestinians

Israel Shows Off Missile Defense - Washington Post

Israel Allows a Glimpse of Its Array of Defenses - New York Times

Hamas Sends Signals of Moderation to West - Associated Press

Middle East / North Africa

Reversals Challenge Hope of Arab Spring - Washington Post

Amnesty: Arab Freedom Struggle 'on Knife Edge' - BBC News

AI: Arab World's Drive for Freedom in the Balance - Reuters

WikiLeaks

WikiLeaks Threatens Its Own Leakers - Wired

Ex-WikiLeaks Spokesman Attacks Assange 'Gag' Orders - Reuters

Intel Inc.

Sons of Blackwater Open Corporate Spying Shop - Danger Room

U.S. Department of Defense

Gates will Fight Cuts in Marine Corps Force - Marine Corps Times

Lawmakers to Army: Keep Making Tanks - The Hill

Pentagon Must Handle Spending Slowdown Responsibly, Lynn Says - AFPS

Odierno: Services Must Partner to Weather Lean Times - AFPS

DOD Committed to Realignment of Forces in Japan - AFPS

Chiarelli: Stress Disorder, Brain Injury Science Lacking - AFPS

GOP Amendment Unlikely to Delay DADT Repeal - Stars and Stripes

Looking for a Silver Lining in Military Clouds - Defense Systems

United States

Obama Seeking Extension for Director of FBI - New York Times

Lynn: U.S. Must Preserve Its Defense Industrial Base - AFPS

How Wikileaks Vindicated Bush - Washington Post opinion

World

Amnesty International Releases Annual Report on Human Rights - VOA

Africa

Africa's Domestic Violence, Rapes Extend Far Beyond Congo - VOA

As Museveni Sworn in, Questions Raised About Uganda's Democracy - VOA

Protests Overshadow Inauguration in Uganda - New York Times

U.N. Resumes Food Aid in South Sudan States - Reuters

ICC Urges U.N. Action on Sudan's Bashir Visit to Djibouti - Reuters

Zimbabwe's 'Non-workers' Exposed - BBC News

Americas

Mexico: Suspected Sinaloa Cartel Leader Nabbed - Associated Press

Mexico Deputy Prison Governor Decapitated in Durango - BBC News

Mexico Counters Violent Image With U.S. Ad Campaign - Reuters

Honduras Police Kill Six in Drug Gang Clash - BBC News

3 Lost Salvadoran Rifles Started FARC Sting - Associated Press

Uruguay Rules State Killings Not Human Rights Crimes - Reuters

Asia Pacific

Japanese Reactor Damage Is Worse Than Expected - New York Times

Japan: Unexpected Damage at Reactor - Associated Press

Philippine Police Clash with Rebels, Killing 5 - Associated Press

China Effectively Rules Out Talks With New Exiled Tibet PM - Reuters

Europe

Demjanjuk Convicted for Role in Nazi Death Camp - New York Times

Italy Seeks Security Council Expansion - Associated Press

Bosnia Envoy to Block 'Illegal' Serb Referendum - Reuters

Secret Archive of Ulster Troubles Faces Subpoena - New York Times

South Asia

Indian and Afghan Leaders Forge Deeper Ties - New York Times

India PM Pledges $500m to Kabul - BBC News

Indian Premier Says Terrorism Must Not be Fanned - Associated Press