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17 May SWJ Roundup

Tue, 05/17/2011 - 5:39am
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Al Qaeda

Gates: 'Perfect Fusion' Made bin Laden Raid Succeed - AFPS

Afghanistan

U.S. Speeds Up Direct Talks with Taliban - Washington Post

4 U.S. Troops Killed in Afghanistan - Los Angeles Times

4 U.S. Soldiers Killed in Blast in Afghanistan - Associated Press

Pakistan

Kerry Seeks to Ease Anger Over Bin Laden Raid - New York Times

Kerry Seeks to Mend Fences in Pakistan -Los Angeles Times

Senator Kerry Defends Bin Laden Raid - BBC News

U.S., Pakistan Try to Salvage Ties - Associated Press

Pakistan to Return U.S. Helicopter Tail - Washington Post

New 'NATO Incursion' in Pakistan - BBC News

Pakistani Officials: NATO Attacks Army Post - Associated Press

Saudi Citizen Killed in Karachi Attack on Consulate Car - BBC News

Israel / Palestinians

Netanyahu Heads to U.S. after Border Clashes - Washington Times

Israel Leader Outlines Points Before U.S. Trip - New York Times

After Clashes During Protests, IDF Ponders Tactics - Washington Post

Palestinians Bury Protests' Dead - BBC News

Bloodshed at the Israeli Border - Washington Post editorial

The Price of Peace - Washington Post opinion

The Long Overdue Palestinian State - New York Times opinion

Palestinian Invasions Get a Yawn - Washington Post opinion

Libya

Court, Missile Strikes Complicate Talks in Libya - Washington Post

Libyan Officials Threaten to Use 'Human Shields' - New York Times

War Crimes Prosecutors Seek Gadhafi's Arrest - Voice of America

Prosecutors Seek Kadafi Arrest Warrant at ICC - Los Angeles Times

Gaddafi Envoys to Hold Talks in Moscow - BBC News

NATO Hits Government Targets in Gadhafi Stronghold - Associated Press

Gates Stresses U.S. Support Role in Libya - AFPS

Iran

Iranian Ships Carrying Activists to Bahrain Turned Back - Washington Post

Lawmakers Hope to Force Iran's Hand on Nukes - Associated Press

Bahrain

Bahrain Court Adjourns Trial of Protest Activists - Associated Press

U.S. Department of Defense

JFCOM Commander Odierno on Doing 'Less with Less' - ExecutiveGov

Dempsey Eyes Making Squads More Lethal - Army Times

Navy Calls on Internet Gamers to Help Combat Piracy - Washington Post

More Errors Surface at Military Crime Lab - McClatchy Newspapers

Troops in Mideast Have More Respiratory Ills - Wall Street Journal

DADT Training By-the-Book, Troops Not Taking Seriously - Huffington Post

U.S. Defense Contractor Pleads Guilty to Offering Bribes - Associated Press

United States

'Bush Doctrine' Echoes on Middle East - Washington Times

Federal Government Hits $14T Debt Limit - Washington Times

Miami Imam, 2 Sons Due in Court on Terror Charges - Associated Press

U.S. Calls for Global Cybersecurity Strategy - New York Times

White House Outlines International Cyberspace Strategy - Washington Post

Lynn: Cyberspace Strategy to Build Coalition of Nations - AFPS

Disney Trying to Trademark 'SEAL Team 6' - Orlando Sentinel

GWOT: A Conflict Without End - New York Times editorial

International Monetary Fund

IMF Chief Denied Bail in Sexual Assault Case - Voice of America

IMF Head Detained at Rikers Island - BBC News

IMF Employees Express Rage, Shock - Washington Post

As Case Unfolds, France Speculates and Steams - New York Times

World

Long Live Web 3.0? - United Press International opinion

Africa

Army Reserve Seeks to Expand Security Cooperation Plans in Africa - AFPS

Human Rights Watch: 800 Nigerians Killed in Electoral Violence - VOA

Sudan: SPLM Rejects South Kordofan Win for Ahmed Haroun - BBC News

Americas

Guatemala Massacre Survivor Recalls Gruesome Ordeal - BBC News

Argentina Dirty War Officers Jailed for Mass Killing - BBC News

Asia Pacific

Changes, Cuts in U.S. Pacific Military Realignment Strategy - Stars and Stripes

Chinese Military Chief's U.S. Visit is First in 7 Years - Associated Press

U.S. Navy Drones: Coming to a Carrier Near China? - Associated Press

U.S. Envoy in S. Korea for Nuclear and Food Aid Talks - BBC News

N. Korea Exporting Missiles to Mideast and Asia - Associated Press

Japanese Officials Ignored or Concealed Nuclear Dangers - New York Times

Burma's Prison Sentence Reduction Plan Derided - BBC News

Europe

Russia Wants US Guarantees on Missile Shield - Voice of America

Russian Opposition Calls for Festival of Resistance - Washington Post

Police: London Bomb Warning from Irish Dissidents - Associated Press