Small Wars Journal

19 January SWJ Roundup

Thu, 01/19/2012 - 1:41am

US Naval Institute Daily - USNI

Real Clear World - RCP

Afghanistan

Analysts Cautious About Chances for Taliban Peace Talks - VOA

NATO: Taliban Chief Has Lost Control of Insurgents - AP

Coalition Limits Details on Troops Killed by Afghans - S&S

Arkansas Family Loses Second Son in Afghanistan - AP

Brother of Slain Former SEAL Dies of Wounds - WP

Two Blasts in Afghanistan Kill 13 - BBC

Video Shows UK Soldiers Allegedly Abusing Afghan Youths - AP

ISAF Operations Summary - AFPS

Avalanches Kill 29 in Northeastern Afghanistan - AP

Romney’s ‘Facts’ About Afghanistan - WP opinion

 

Pakistan

Pakistan Delays US Envoy's Visit - VOA

Gilani Appears at Supreme Court - BBC

Contempt Hearing for Pakistan's PM Adjourned Until February - Reuters

Reporter Dies in Pakistan, and Taliban Warn Others - NYT

 

Iran

Panetta: US Presence in Gulf Unchanged by Iranian Threats - AFPS

Panetta: US 'Fully Prepared' for an Iran Challenge - AP

US Military Says Prepared to Deal With Iran Threat - Reuters

Iranian Lawmaker: Obama Proposed Talks; US Denies - AP

Iran Says in Touch With Powers on New Talks, US Denies - Reuters

Israel: No Plans Yet to Strike Iran - WP

Decision to Attack Iran Is ‘Far Off,’ Israel Says - NYT

China's Wen Defends Iran Oil, Warns on Nuclear Aims - Reuters

Iran’s Currency at Low vs. Dollar - NYT

From Iran, a Dose of Normality - WP

Iran Is a Mortal Threat to the US - WSJ opinion

 

Syria

Syrian Uprising Moves Closer to Capital - VOA

In Syria, Fears of All-Out Armed Conflict Grow - WP

Syrian Government Agrees to Truce With Rebel-Held Town - VOA

Russia Says Foreign Troops Will Not Deploy in Syria - VOA

UN Syria Move Faces Russia Veto - BBC

Russia Vows to Block Western Intervention in Syria - AP

Russia Says Will Stand Firm With China on Syria - Reuters

 

Iraq

Iraq Violence Up Sharply Since US Troops’ Exit - WP

Allawi: Maliki Risks Splitting Iraq - WP

Sunni-backed Leader: Crisis Tearing Iraq Apart - AP

Gunmen Kill Iraqi Village Elder - BBC

Vacationing in Iraq? Better Get a Visa. - WP

 

Middle East / North Africa

Russia: Western Support for Arab Revolts Could Cause ‘Big War’ - NYT

EU Report Urges Action on Israel - BBC

Israel Attacks Gaza 'Militants' - BBC

Yemen FM Says No Delay in Presidential Election - AP

Mubarak Trial: Egyptian Army 'Responsible for Deaths' - BBC

Libya Man 'Killed in Detention' - BBC

Algeria Says Kidnapped Governor Returned Home - Reuters

The Case for United Jerusalem - TA opinion

 

US Department of Defense

US Says al-Qaida Magazine Got Into Guantanamo Cell - AP

Panetta Announces New Measures to Combat Sexual Assault - VOA

 

United States

Poll Sees Shift in Independent Vote, a Hurdle for Obama - NYT

Pentagon, CIA Sued Over Alleged Meetings with Filmmaker - Reuters

Wikipedia, Google Protest US Antipiracy Proposals - AP

Backers Desert US Anti-piracy Bill - BBC

 

United Kingdom

UK Scraps Inquiry into Abuse of Terrorism Suspects - AP

UK Border Relaxations 'Shock' MPs - BBC

UK Spied on Russia with Fake Rock - BBC

 

Africa

Nigeria President's Bungled Fuel Policy Hurts Reputation - LAT

Top Suspect in Nigerian Christmas Bombing Escapes Police - VOA

UN Says South Sudan Peacekeeping Mission Denied Resources - VOA

US Envoy: Sudan Facing Possible Famine - WP

Report Finds Slow Response to Famine - AP

Tourists from 5 Nations Victims in Ethiopia Attack - AP

Five Tourists Killed and 4 Kidnapped in Ethiopia - Reuters

Rwanda Arrests Top Army Officers - BBC

 

Americas

Mexico’s Drug War Bloodies Areas Thought Safe - NYT

Mexico: False Suicide Reports Shine Light on Tarahumara Plight - LAT

Mexico Army Frees 'Held Children' - BBC

Mexico Smuggling Probe: 4 Kids Show Sexual Abuse - AP

 

Asia Pacific

China to Require Microblog Users to Register Using Real Names - VOA

Veteran Chinese Activist Charged with Subversion - VOA

China Sentences Activist to 10 Years Over Writings - AP

Chinese Author Details Alleged Torture - WP

Doubts on North Korea From Dead Leader’s Son - AP

Where Koreans Go to Reunify (Hint: It’s Not the Koreas) - NYT

Burmese Government Officials Talk With Kachin Rebels in China - VOA

Japan Told US Military of Radiation Fallout Days Before Public - S&S

Veil of Silence Lifted in Indonesia - NYT

UN Names Cambodia Trial Advisor - BBC

 

Europe

Russia: US Behind World Problems - WP

Russia: Movement Opposed to Putin Shows Signs of Strain - LAT

France: Facing Elections, Sarkozy Focuses on the Jobless - NYT

Ukraine FM Resigns as Economy Suffers - AP

New Anti-Government Protests in Romania - AP

Tales of Victims in Italian Ship Crash Emerge - AP

Pressed by Europe, Hungary Backtracks on New Laws - NYT

Hungary PM in Battle with MEPs - BBC

Envisioning a Russia After Putin - NI opinion

 

South Asia

Indian Internet Lawsuit Puts Spotlight on Freedom of Expression - VOA