Small Wars Journal

30 September SWJ Roundup

Fri, 09/30/2011 - 6:21am

US Naval Institute Daily - USNI

Afghanistan

US-led Coalition: Afghan Insurgent Attacks Falling - AP

NATO, UN Differ on Afghan Violence - WP

Iran’s Hosting of Taliban Reflects Desire for Greater Role - WP

Combined Force Captures Two Taliban Leaders - AFPS

 

Pakistan

Pakistani Politicians Reject Mullen’s Charges - NYT

Top Pakistanis Meet and Denounce US Charges - LAT

America Loses Patience with Pakistan - TT

US Slaps Sanctions on Haqqani Commander, but Not Group - Reuters

US Hits Haqqani Commander with Sanctions - AFP

Pakistan Leaders Call for Peace in Afghanistan - AP

US Uses Jazz Music to Improve Pakistan Relations - AP

 

Israel / Palestinians

Palestinians Link Talks Plan to Freeze - WP

Land Without Peace - WP opinion

A Win-Win Strategy for the Palestinians - LAT opinion

 

Libya

Libyan Forces Clash in Sirte, US Lawmakers Visit NTC - VOA

Libyan Forces Take Sirte Airport - BBC

Civilians Flee Sirte Battle, Fighting Hampers Aid - Reuters

Rebels Fearful of Islamist Takeover in Libya - WT

Gadhafi Collapse Raises Concerns Over Arms for Africa al-Qaida - VOA

Concern Grows Over Militant Activity in Libya - Reuters

Another Gadhafi Son on Interpol Most Wanted List - LAT

 

Syria

US Ambassador Accosted in Syria - WP

Pro-Assad Protest Temporarily Traps US Ambassador - NYT

Clinton Blasts Inexcusable Assault on US Syria Envoy - VOA

Iran to Syria: Save Regime and Preserve Alliance - AP

'Soldiers and Police Killed' in Rastan - BBC

 

Iran

Iran Looks East to Bypass Western Sanctions - VOA

Iran’s Hosting of Taliban Reflects Desire for Greater Role - WP

Iran to Syria: Save Regime and Preserve Alliance - AP

Al-Qaida Rejects Iran's 9/11 Conspiracy Theories - AP

 

Iraq

Optimism of Intellectuals Ebbs in Iraq - NYT

Much Improved Iraq Enjoys Liberty, US Commander Says - AFPS

Liberated, but They Have to Live There - NYT opinion

 

Yemen

Saleh Says He Will Not Resign Until Rivals Are Gone - VOA

Saleh Says He Won’t Resign Until Rivals Are Out - WP

Fighting Between Tribal, Government Forces Escalates - VOA

Gunfire Hits South Yemen Protest Camp, Capital Quiet - Reuters

Anwar al-Awlaki, American-Born Qaeda Leader, Killed in Yemen - NYT

Yemen Says Al-Qaida-Linked Cleric Awlaki Killed - AP

Islamist Cleric 'Killed in Yemen' - BBC

Yemen Says Killed US-born Cleric Linked to al Qaeda - Reuters

 

Bahrain

Bahrain Sentences Medical Workers for Treating Protesters - VOA

Court Hands Down Harsh Sentences to Doctors and Protesters - NYT

Rights Groups Fight Weapons Sale to Bahrain - WP

Arms Sales to Repressive Bahrain Misplaced - WP editorial

 

Egypt

Egypt's Military Ruler's Civilian Walkabout Causes Stir - VOA

Egypt Warns US on Aid Conditions - WP

Egyptian Police Raid Al Jazeera Unit Again - Reuters

 

Middle East / North Africa

Activists in Arab World Vie to Define Islamic State - NYT

Nobel Peace Prize for Arab Spring? - AP

Saudi Men Go to Polls; Women Wait - NYT

Saudi King Overturns Verdict Against Woman Driver - AP

 

Al Qaeda / Terrorism

Yemen Says Al-Qaida-Linked Cleric Awlaki Killed - AP

Islamist Cleric 'Killed in Yemen' - BBC

Yemen Says Killed US-born Cleric Linked to al Qaeda - Reuters

Al-Qaida Rejects Iran's 9/11 Conspiracy Theories - AP

Gadhafi Collapse Raises Concerns Over Arms for Africa al-Qaida - VOA

Could Model Airplanes Become a Terrorist Weapon? - AP

 

US Department of Defense

Report: Budget Cuts Would Hollow Military - WT

Mullen's Legacy as CJCS Defined by 2 Bold Moments - S&S

Invisible Injuries of War to be Felt for Decades - S&S

IG faults Military, KBR for Exposing Troops to Chemical - S&S

Contractor Loses Personal Data on 4.9 Million Tricare Patients - S&S

Panetta: DIA ‘Quiet Heroes’ Mark 50th Anniversary - AFPS

Should Donald Rumsfeld be Accountable? - WP editorial

 

United States

3 From U.S. Skip Meeting With Mexican Governors - NYT

US-Mexico Governors Conference Languishes - AP

US Criticizes UN for Failure to Cut Budget - AP

Fatal Accident Puts Focus on Deportation Program - NYT

Cash-Short, US Weighs Asset Sales - NYT

36 Nabbed in Drug Raid at Boeing Plant - PDN

 

United Kingdom

Officials Charge 7th Man in Alleged UK Terror Plot - AP

UK Navy Making First 1,000 Job Cuts - BBC

Britain Debates Press Regulation - WP

 

Africa

Uniformed Gunmen Protest Against Cameroon President - VOA

Guinea PM Invites Opposition to Talks Amid Political Unrest - VOA

Kenya Deputy PM Denies Violence Claims - BBC

 

Americas

Mexico: Paramilitaries Aren’t Operating in Country - WP

School Threats Spread to Northern Mexico - AP

Brazil Growth 'to Slow Sharply' - BBC

Don't Forget Haiti, Top UN Aid Official Urges Donors - Reuters

 

Asia Pacific

US Freezes Funding to Vietnam for Recovery of War Remains - S&S

S. Korean Campaign to Promote Benefits of Reuniting with North - S&S

China Stocks Dive Amid US Fraud Fears - BBC

US Scientist Trapped in China - AP

'America the Beautiful' Accompanies China Launch - AP

Taiwan Professor Accused of Spying for China - AP

Diplomatic Deadlock Stalls Anti-Corruption Efforts in Indonesia - VOA

Burma U-turn on Controversial Dam - BBC

 

Europe

EU Looks East at Summit, Sees Trouble on Horizon - NYT

European Crisis: Experts See Little Hope for Quick Fix - NYT

Germany Approves Bailout Expansion, Slovakia Main Hurdle - NYT

Europe Set for Worst Quarter Since 2008 - Reuters

Accused Serb War Criminal Loses Australia Extradition Fight - VOA

Russia's Medvedev: Putin Is More Popular - AP

Medvedev Vows Russia Govt Overhaul After 2012 Vote - Reuters

More of the Same Won’t Save Europe - NYT editorial

Europe’s Threat to US - WP opinion

 

South Asia

17 Indian Officials Convicted of Raping Villagers - AP

Protests Shut Down Indian State - BBC

India Bans US Broadcaster Barsamian From Entry - AP

Kashmir Uproar over Clemency Plea - BBC