Small Wars Journal

22 February SWJ Roundup

Tue, 02/22/2011 - 1:01am
Middle East / North Africa Unrest

Warplanes and Troops Besiege Protesters in Libyan Capital - New York Times

Libyan Regime Launches Brutal Crackdown - Washington Post

Gadhafi Battles to Hang On - Wall Street Journal

Kadafi's Last Refuge, Fear, is Collapsing - Los Angeles Times

Gadhafi Losing Grip on Libya - Washington Times

Gadhafi's Hold on Libya Weakens in Protest Wave - Associated Press

Libya Protests: Tripoli Hit by Renewed Clashes - BBC News

Helicopters Reportedly Fire on Protesters in Libya - Washington Post

Libyan Military Widely Regarded as Murderous Thugs - Globe and Mail

World Leaders Slam Libyan Violence - Voice of America

E.U. Denounces Libya Violence; Prepares to Evacuate Nationals - VOA

U.N. Diplomats Break With Qaddafi - New York Times

U.S.: Little Leverage to Restrain Libyan Government - Washington Post

Britain, Italy Condemned for Libya Ties - Los Angeles Times

Officers Call on Libya Army to Remove Gaddafi - Reuters

Key Libyan Diplomats Disown Gadhafi's Regime - Associated Press

Libyan U.N. Mission Urges Gaddafi's Downfall - Reuters

Oil Companies Plan Evacuations From Libya - New York Times

Oil Prices Surge on Fear of Libyan Unrest - Washington Times

Five Killed in Morocco Unrest - Voice of America

Morocco Protests: Five Burned Bodies Found - BBC News

Egypt: Muslim Brotherhood Faces Prospect of Democracy - Washington Post

Egyptians to Rally Again - Washington Times

Egypt's Leaders Take Steps Toward Change - New York Times

Egypt Seeks to Seize Mubarak's Assets Abroad - Washington Post

Egypt Requests Freeze on Hosni Mubarak's Foreign Assets - BBC News

Bahrain Protests Continue; No End in Sight - Voice of America

Tension Escalates in Bahrain - Washington Post

State Department Cables Detail U.S. Links to Bahrain - Washington Post

Yemen's President Offers Reforms in Bid to Calm Growing Turmoil - VOA

Yemeni Leader Rejects Demands - New York Times

Yemen's President Rejects Demands to Step Down - Washington Post

Yemeni President Rejects Call for Resignation - USA Today

Gaddafi's Crime - Washington Post editorial

Watching Protesters Risk It All - New York Times opinion

Iraq

Suicide Car Bomber Kills 12 North of Baghdad - Associated Press

Iran

Fear Grows in Israel Over Backlash from Egypt - Los Angeles Times

Iran Opposition Considers More Protests - Wall Street Journal

As the Mideast Boils, Iran Stirs the Pot - Time

Afghanistan

Midlevel Taliban Admit to a Rift With Top Leaders - New York Times

Afghans See Warlord Footprints in New Police Force - Associated Press

Neither Guilt Nor Innocence in a War Zone - Stars and Stripes

Petraeus's Comments Offend Karzai Government - Washington Post

31 Killed in Suicide Attack on Afghan Census Office - New York Times

Afghan Police: At Least 30 Killed in Suicide Blast - Associated Press

Afghan Suicide Bomber in Kunduz 'Kills Dozens' - BBC News

In Kabul, It's a Long Climb to the Top - New York Times

In Afghanistan, Glimpses of the Soviet Try - New York Times

2 Officers Reprimanded over Ganjgal Mistakes - Army Times

Afghan Forces Eat Up Return of Fast Food - Wall Street Journal

Pakistan

Reports: American Detained in Pakistan Works for CIA - Voice of America

American Held in Pakistan Worked for CIA - Wall Street Journal

American Held in Pakistan Shootings Worked With CIA - New York Times

U.S.: Raymond Davis Worked for CIA - Washington Post

Lahore Shooting Suspect Raymond Davis 'was CIA' - BBC News

U.S.: Pakistan Must Free Detained CIA Worker - Associated Press

Al-Qaida Figure Believed Killed in U.S. Drone Strike - Associated Press

Pakistan's Nuclear Folly - New York Times editorial

U.S. Department of Defense

Mullen Defends Plans to Meet Middle East Leaders - Stars and Stripes

Mullen Launches Middle East Trip in Saudi Arabia - AFPS

Mullen Continues Middle East Trip in Qatar - AFPS

Defense Leaders Fear Military-civilian 'Disconnect' - The Hill

Navy to Conduct Large-scale Antiterrorism Exercise - Washington Post

Navy to Gauge Readiness in Anti-terrorism Exercise - Associated Press

Aircraft Titans Spark Lobby Blitz - Associated Press

DoD's Contract Auditors Overwhelmed - Federal Times

JFCOM Contractors Await Closure Details - Federal News Radio

Defense Department to Cut 209 Senior Executives - Federal Times

Marine Marksmanship will Face Review - Marine Corps Times

Military's "Challenge Coins" Become Copycat Fad - Washington Post

United States

Right on Gitmo - Washington Post opinion

New Zealand

Strong Earthquake Hits New Zealand - Associated Press

Deadly Quake Rocks New Zealand, Topples Buildings - Reuters

Africa

Sudan President Won't Run Again - New York Times

Arrests in Zimbabwe for Seeing Videos - New York Times

Ivory Coast Violence Flares - Bloomberg

Ivorian Troops Kill Protesters, AU Meets Gbagbo - Reuters

African Leaders in Abidjan to Mediate Ivorian Crisis - BBC News

Activists Seek More Justice After Congo Rape Sentencing - VOA

Fierce Fighting Continues in Somalia - New York Times

Americas

Mourners Pay Respects to U.S. Customs Agent Killed in Mexico - VOA

Violent Juarez Video Game Upsets Critics - CNN News

Cholera Operations in Haiti Seriously Under-funded - Voice of America

Asia Pacific

U.S. to Boost Naval Forces as China Develops Carrier - Reuters

Starving N. Korea Begs for Food - Washington Post

Filipino Gov't, Rebels Aim for 2012 Peace Deal - Associated Press

Europe

Gorbachev Accuses Putin of Conceit, Contempt for Voters - Associated Press

Europe Focuses on Flow of Migrants - New York Times