Small Wars Journal Daily Roundup
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Afghanistan
NATO Ministers Plan Future Role in Afghanistan - VOA
US, Allies Plan Funds for Afghans - WP
Afghanistan Needs Firm Security Funding Pledges, US Says - LAT
NATO Says Concrete Plans Emerging for Afghanistan After 2014 - Reuters
NATO, Russia Mull Closer Cooperation in Afghan War - AP
New Photos Show US Soldiers Posing With Afghan Insurgent Remains - VOA
Images of GI’s With Remains Raise Concerns Over Discipline - NYT
Photos of US Soldiers Posing with Afghan Corpses Prompt Condemnation - LAT
US Military Again Has to Condemn Troops’ Conduct in Afghanistan - WP
New Military Photo Scandal: Panetta Apologizes - AP
Afghans Revolted by US Troops Posing with Dead Suicide Bombers - LAT
New Afghanistan War Photos Part of a Long, Controversial Tradition - S&S
Pentagon Sought to Stop Paper From Using Photos - NYT
Army Denies Clemency in Afghan 'Thrill Kill' Case - AP
US Aims Newest, Laser-Guided Rocket at Afghanistan - DR
Syria
Syria Violence Continues Despite Truce, UN Observers - VOA
Syria 'Failing to Keep to Truce' - BBC
Amid New Strife, Deal Is Near on Full Team of Cease-Fire Monitors - NYT
UN Monitors in Syria Witness Attack by Troops - LAT
Gunfire and Wrangling Cloud UN Syria Mission - Reuters
UN Chief Says Progress Possible in Syria - AP
France Urges Humanitarian Corridor in Syria - Reuters
Taking Down Assad Through Moscow - NI opinion
Middle East / North Africa
CIA Seeks New Authority to Expand Yemen Drone Campaign - WP
South Yemen Violence Kills 2 Children, 6 Militants - AP
Yemeni Army Kills Seven Islamists in South - Reuters
Palestinians: Hamas Rule Has Not Turned Out as Expected - WP
Israeli Officer Who Struck Protester Is Dismissed - NYT
Iraqi Cities Hit by Deadly Blasts - BBC
Iraq: Blasts in Baghdad and Kirkuk, Iraq Kill 15 - AP
Series of Blasts Hit Iraq’s Capital - Reuters
Iran Army Ready for Action on Disputed Gulf Island - AP
Swiss Government Freezes More Iranian Assets - AP
Clashes Near Bahrain F1 Exhibit - BBC
Doubt Over Abu Qatada Deportation to Jordan - BBC
ICC Prosecutor Arrives in Libya - BBC
Libya: British Ex-Foreign Secretary Accused in Qaddafi Foe’s Rendition - NYT
Morocco Reforms Tested by Case Against Rapper - LAT
Disqualified Candidate: Egypt’s Military Rulers Will Not Cede Power - WP
Egyptian Transition 'in Danger' - BBC
Egypt's Looming Showdown - LAT opinion
NATO
NATO After Libya - NYT editorial
US Department of Defense
Budget Request Aligns Science With Strategy, Official Says - AFPS
Fighter Jet Faces Heavy Fire in Congress - LAT
Smaller Gator Fleet Has Side Effects for Corps - MCT
Marine Corps to Open Officer Infantry School to Women - S&S
Guantánamo Trials Should Be Open - NYT opinion
United States
New York Bombing Plot 'Mastermind' Testifies Against Friend - VOA
National Guard Withdrawing 900 Troops from US-Mexico Border - S&S
NYC Subway Plotter: We Wanted to Spread Panic - AP
Author Faces Civil Suit Over 'Three Cups of Tea' - AP
US Muslim: I Was Tortured at FBI's Behest in UAE - AP
3 in Scandal Being Forced Out of Secret Service, Officials Say - NYT
Secret Service Ousts 3 in Scandal; 8 More on Administrative Leave - WP
Woman Recounts Quarrel Leading to Agent Scandal - NYT
Secret Service Tries to Quell Furor Over Scandal - AP
Secret Service Agents Leave Over Sex Scandal - BBC
Africa
Sudan’s Bashir Seeks to 'Liberate' South Sudan - VOA
Sudan Leader Vows to 'Free' South - BBC
Sudan President Threatens to Oust South Government - AP
CAR: Land of Mangoes and Joseph Kony - WP
Zimbabwe President Wants Elections to End Coalition Government - VOA
UN Chief Calls For Release of Detainees in Mali Coup - VOA
Ex-Mali Leader in Senegal Embassy - BBC
DR Congo's Kabila Appoints New PM - BBC
Americas
Asian Investment Boom Seen in Latin America - AP
Mexico Captures Huge Bullet Haul - BBC
Ex-Judge: Venezuelan Officials Meddled in Cases - AP
Mass Land Invasions in Honduras - BBC
Haiti, UN Condemn Disruption at Parliament - AP
Cuba Reforms Economy in Effort to Preserve Political System - VOA
Cuba Hails 'Anti-US Rebellion' - BBC
Time to Include Cuba - LAT editorial
America's Out-of-Date Cuba Policy - FA opinion
The US-Latin America Disconnect - FP opinion
Asia Pacific
China: US Consulate Shielded Bo Aide, Delivering Him to Beijing - VOA
China Slams US Ambassador's Statement on Activist - AP
China Sends Second Boat to Standoff with Philippines - VOA
China Summons Philippine Diplomat Over Sea Dispute - AFP
Japan Vies for Ownership of Islands Despite China’s Threats - S&S
Taiwan Stages Military Exercises Aimed at China - AP
Experts: N. Korea Missile Carrier Likely From China - AP
IAEA Unlikely to Send Delegation to North Korea - VOA
South Korea Declares Ability to Strike Deep Into North - VOA
Burmese Pro-Democracy Leader Prepares for Historic Overseas Trip - VOA
Dissident to Travel Out of Burma After 24 Years of Resolving to Stay Put - NYT
EU States Agree in Principle to Suspend Burma Sanctions - Reuters
Kazakhs Jail 47 on Terrorism Charges - AP
Europe
UK Urges European Court Overhaul - BBC
Norway Gunman Questioned About Militant Group - VOA
Norway: Breivik to Give Bombing Testimony - BBC
Prosecutors Press Norwegian on Extremist Affiliations - NYT
Ukraine’s Choice - WP opinion
South Asia
India Declares Itself Major Missile Power; Beijing Within Reach - VOA
India Launches Long-Range Missile - BBC
India Tests Nuclear-Capable Missile - NYT
India Ballistic Missile Test is a Success - LAT
India Tests Long-Range Missile - WP
India Tests Nuke-Capable Missile Able to Hit China - AP
Bin Laden's Family Likely in Pakistan a Few More Days - Reuters