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6 May SWJ Roundup

Fri, 05/06/2011 - 3:05am
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Al Qaeda

Data Show Bin Laden Plots; CIA Hid Near Raided House - New York Times

CIA Spied From Safe House Inside Abbottabad - Washington Post

Intel Plucked on Raid will Have 'Tremendous Impact' - Stars and Stripes

Al-Qaeda Data Yield Details of Plots - Washington Post

Evidence at bin Laden's Home Raises Nuclear Concerns - Washington Times

Bin Laden 'Planned New U.S. Attack' - BBC News

Info from Osama Raid Shows Interest in U.S. Trains - Associated Press

The Man Who Hunted bin Laden - Washington Post

Inside bin Laden's Lair with SEAL Team Six - Associated Press

Raid Used Stealthy Helicopter That Had Been a Secret - New York Times

Photos Show Three Dead Men at Bin Laden Raid House - Reuters

Clinton Says Battle Against al-Qaida Continues After bin Laden's Death - VOA

In Long Pursuit of Bin Laden, the Raid That Just Missed - New York Times

Let's Clear the Fog of War - New York Times opinion

Evil Doesn't Die of Natural Causes - Washington Post opinion

Pakistan

Pentagon Breaks Silence on Pakistani Role - New York Times

Pentagon: No Firm Evidence of Pakistani Complicity - Associated Press

Pakistan Pays U.S. Lobbyists to Deny It Helped Bin Laden - Reuters

Pakistani Civilian, Military Leaders Warn U.S. about Future Raids - VOA

Pakistan Warns Against Future Raids - Washington Post

Pakistani Army Chief Warns U.S. on Another Raid - New York Times

Pakistan Army Will 'Review' U.S. Cooperation if More Raids - Reuters

Pakistan's Army Warns U.S. Not to Stage More Raids - Associated Press

Gunmen Kill 4 People in Southwest Pakistan - Associated Press

Pakistani Shi'ites Killed in Suspected Militant Attack - Reuters

USD(P) Flournoy: Pakistan Must Strengthen Cooperation - AFPS

The Two Faces of Pakistan - The Atlantic opinion

Afghanistan

What Impact Does OBL's Death Have on Afghanistan, NATO's Mission? - VOA

Lawmakers Seek New Afghan Timeline - Washington Post

U.S. General: Bin Laden Raid a Blow to Afghan Taliban - Reuters

Afghans Rally in Kabul to Reject Peace With Taliban - New York Times

Afghan Protesters Criticize Overtures to Taliban - Associated Press

Army Secretary Visits Troops in Kandahar - Associated Press

Forces Disrupt Terrorist Operations in Nuristan Province - AFPS

Marines Prove Energy Efficiencies in Afghanistan - AFPS

Beyond Measure - Wall Street Journal book review

Syria

Clinton Urges World Reaction to Syria's 'Brutal' Crackdown - VOA

Social Media, Emerging Street Opposition Forces Behind Syrian Uprising - VOA

Syria Set for 'Day of Defiance' - BBC News

Syrian Forces Step Up Raids in Damascus Suburbs - New York Times

Residents: Syrian Troops Mass Around Coastal City - Associated Press

Red Cross Delivers First Relief Aid to Deraa - Reuters

Libya / Operation Odyssey Dawn

Libya Rebels Get Cash Injection From Contact Group - VOA

Anti-Gaddafi Countries Pledge Millions to Rebels - Reuters

U.S. Seeks to Aid Libyan Rebels With Seized Assets - New York Times

U.S. Wants to Give Frozen Libyan Assets to Rebels - Associated Press

Libyan Regime: Tribal Meeting is Sign of Support - Associated Press

Misurata: The Lives at the End of the Rockets' Arc - New York Times

Stalled Mission in Libya - New York Times editorial

Getting Gaddafi - The American Spectator opinion

Yemen

Suspected U.S. Missile Kills 2 Militants in Yemen - Associated Press

Egypt

Egypt Front-Runner Seeks Reset With Israel - Wall Street Journal

Once Feared Egypt Official Gets 12 Years and Fine - New York Times

Mubarak's Interior Minister Jailed in New-Era Egypt - Reuters

Armed Gang Shoots Soldier Dead in North Sinai - Reuters

Iraq

Qaeda Affiliate Is Blamed in Iraq Suicide Bombing - New York Times

Suicide Bomber Rams Iraq Police Station, Kills 20 - Associated Press

Suicide Car Bomber Kills More Than 20 in Iraq - Reuters

U.S. Floats New Plan for Iranian Camp in Iraq - Reuters

Iran

Ahmadinejad Allies Charged with Sorcery - The Guardian

Tension in Tehran - Washington Post opinion

Israel / Palestinians

New Sense of Urgency to Israeli-Palestinian Conflict - New York Times

France: Peace Talks Soon or Palestinian State - Associated Press

Hamas Leader Calls to Keep Truce With Israel - Reuters

Israeli PM Urges Clarity From Hamas - Reuters

Middle East / North Africa Unrest

British FM: Arab Democracy Movement Needs International Support - VOA

Arab League Summit Postponed Until Next Year - Associated Press

Latest Developments in Arab World's Unrest - Associated Press

U.S. Department of Defense

Fiscal Crisis Dims Personnel Initiatives for 2012 - Associated Press

Mabus: Energy Initiatives 'Make Us Better Warfighters' - AFPS

United States

Obama Visits Ground Zero - Voice of America

Obama Honors Victims of Bin Laden at Ground Zero - New York Times

President Quietly Completes a Circle - Washington Post

Leaders Honor 9/11 Victims at Ground Zero, Pentagon - AFPS

Obama: We Never Forget, We Mean What We Say - Associated Press

States Resisting Program Central to Immigration Strategy - New York Times

Move to End Draft Registration Derailed - Army Times

Tortured Logic - Foreign Policy opinion

Torture is Still Wrong - Washington Post opinion

United Kingdom

Britain Votes on Changes to Election System - New York Times

Prosecutor: Ex-Taliban Fighter Recruited in U.K. - Associated Press

Africa

Africa 'Risks Squandering Growth' - BBC News

U.S. Sees Dangerous Standoff in Sudan's Border Region - Voice of America

Sudan Divides Darfur in Five Smaller States - Reuters

Nigeria's Ruling Party Still Strong in Oil-Rich Niger Delta - VOA

Ivory Coast Court Proclaims Ouattara President - Associated Press

Morocco Arrests 3 Suspects in Marrakech Bombing - Associated Press

Americas

Calderon Urges Mexicans Not to Abandon Drug Battle - BBC News

Mexico President Compares 1862 Battle to Drug War - Associated Press

Hundreds March to Mexico City to Protest Violence - Associated Press

U.S. Ambassador to Mexico Sets Date to Depart - Associated Press

25 More Bodies Recovered in Mexico's Durango State - Associated Press

No Survivors from Mexico Mine Blast - Voice of America

Bogotá Backslides Amid Crime and Congestion - New York Times

Asia Pacific

China Seeks Global Help in Fighting Uighur Separatists - Voice of America

Workers Re-enter Reactor at Japan's Crippled Nuclear Plant - VOA

Workers Enter Japan Nuclear Reactor Building - Associated Press

Vietnam Quashes Rare Hmong Uprising Lasting Days - Associated Press

Europe

In Europe, Disquiet Over Bin Laden and U.S. - New York Times

German on Trial for Admitted Terror Ties - Voice of America

Al-Qaida Suspect Confesses as German Trial Opens - Associated Press

International Community Urges Bosnian Serb Leader to Drop Referendum - VOA

Bosnian Serbs Given Ultimatum - Associated Press

South Asia

Eight Arrested for India Stoning - BBC News