Small Wars Journal

16 March SWJ Roundup

Wed, 03/16/2011 - 5:12am
Japan Earthquake / Tsunami

Toll Rises, Stocks Plunge, Foreigners Flee - Washington Post

Japan Says 2nd Reactor May Have Ruptured - New York Times

New Fire Reported at Nuclear Plant - Washington Post

Setback in Reactor Fight - Wall Street Journal

Leak from Second Japan Reactor Feared - Los Angeles Times

Workers Struggle to Contain Crisis at Nuclear Plant - Voice of America

Last Defense at Troubled Reactors: 50 Workers - New York Times

Workers Briefly Abandon Nuclear Plant as Crisis Worsens - Reuters

Death Toll Rises, Stocks Plunge, Foreigners Flee - Washington Post

Radiation Falls at Japanese Plant - BBC News

New Reactor Fire as Japan Works to Contain Threat - Associated Press

Exodus from Tokyo Begins - Washington Times

New Aftershock Rattles Quake-Devastated NE Japan - Associated Press

Japan Rushing Aid to Survivors; Food, Water Supplies Low - VOA

Afghanistan

Petraeus: Taliban Momentum Halted - Washington Post

General Sees Joint Bases for Afghans After 2014 - New York Times

Petraeus: Enough Progess Made for Withdrawal - Washington Times

Petraeus: Afghan War Gains Enable U.S. Troop Cuts - Associated Press

Petraeus Upbeat on Afghan Efforts - BBC News

Coalition Has Momentum in Afghanistan, Petraeus Says - AFPS

Local Police Effort Shows Innovation, Petraeus Says - AFPS

Nearly 2/3 of Americans Say War Isn't Worth Fighting - Washington Post

In Afghan Kilns, Cycle of Debt and Servitude - New York Times

Signs of Trouble at Afghan Bank - Washington Post

Mascot Dogs of American Combat Outposts - New York Times

Pakistan

Row Over Pakistan Christian Death - BBC News

Pakistan Death Row Prisoners 'Languish in Jail' - BBC News

Officials: U.S. Missile Kills 5 in NW Pakistan - Associated Press

Middle East / North Africa Unrest

Pro-Gadhafi Forces Launch Another Strike on Ajdabiya - Voice of America

Libyan Forces Rout Rebels, No-Flight Zone Stalls - New York Times

Battle for Libyan Town Rages On - BBC News

Gaddafi's Forces Mount Heavy Assault on Town - Washington Post

Gadhafi Closes In on Rebels - Wall Street Journal

Libya Bombards Rebels, Gets Closer to Stronghold - Associated Press

Gaddafi Forces Push Towards Rebels, No U.N. Move Yet - Reuters

Pro-Gadhafi Forces Said to Be Weak on Manpower - Voice of America

Libyan Oil Buys Allies for Qaddafi - New York Times

People Prevented From Fleeing Combat in Libya - Voice of America

G8 Backs Away From Libya 'No-Fly' Zone - Voice of America

Supporters Introduce No-Fly Resolution at U.N. - Associated Press

Supporters Introduce No-fly Resolution at U.N. - Associated Press

Libyan Rebels fault U.S. Inaction - Washington Times

Clinton: Egypt Revolution Must Produce Democracy - Associated Press

Egypt Protesters Find Unity Difficult to Maintain - Los Angeles Times

Egypt Ends Domestic Spying Agency, Creates New One - New York Times

Egypt Dissolves Notorious Internal Security Agency - BBC News

Egypt: Mubarak's Allies Fear They're Targets - Washington Times

Bahrain Declares State of Emergency - Washington Post

2 Protesters Dead as Bahrain Declares Emergency - New York Times

Troops, Police Assault Protesters in Bahrain - Los Angeles Times

Bahrain Clashes Kill 2 People, Wound Hundreds - Voice of America

Two Killed in Bahrain Violence Despite Martial Law - BBC News

Bahrain Unleashes Forces on Protesters' Camp - Associated Press

Security Forces Move to Clear Out Bahrain Protesters - Reuters

Anti-Government Tribesmen Kill 4 Yemeni Soldiers - Associated Press

Mid-East Unrest: Syrian Protests in Damascus and Aleppo - BBC News

The Freedom Belt - Washington Post opinion

Collision Over Bahrain - Washington Post opinion

Iraq

Iraqi Delay Hinders U.S. Planning - New York Times

Iran

Iran: 'Blatant Interference' in Bahrain Affairs - Los Angeles Times

Israel / Palestinians

Israel Seizes Suspected Arms-Smuggling Ship - Voice of America

Israel Stops Ship it Says Carried Weapons to Gaza - Washington Post

Israeli Navy Intercepts Egypt-bound Ship with Arms - Associated Press

Palestinians Rally for Reconciliation of Rival Governments - Associated Press

Hamas Forces Break Up Pro-Unity Protests in Gaza - New York Times

Neighbors' Blood Binds Settlers to West Bank - New York Times

Uruguay Recognizes Palestine Statehood - Associated Press

Piracy

Pirates Jailed in 17 Nations as Prosecutions Rise - Associated Press

U.S. Department of Defense

Services Meet, Exceed Recruiting, Retention Goals - AFPS

United States

Candidates Emerge to Replace Mueller at FBI - Washington Post

'Trusted Traveler': Answer to TSA Bottlenecks - Washington Post

New Mexico Mayor, Police Chief Indicted - Washington Times

Africa

Accused Somali 'Pirates' Deny U.S. Yacht Death Charges - BBC News

Ivory Coast Rivals Battle Near Abidjan Barracks - Voice of America

Ivory Coast's Ouattara Makes Final Offer to Gbagbo - Associated Press

Niger Election: Opposition's Mahamadou Issoufou Wins - BBC News

Mauritanian Sentenced to Death for Killing U.S. Man - Associated Press

Mauritanians 'Shot Dead U.S. Man' - BBC News

Americas

U.S. Drones Fight Mexican Drug Trade - New York Times

Mexico Prison Warden Stabbed to Death During Rounds - BBC News

Mexican Judges Resign Amid Outcry Over Ruling - Associated Press

Gunmen Kill 2 Kids, Woman in Mexican Resort - Associated Press

Japan's Woes Prompt Venezuela to Halt Nuclear Plan - Associated Press

U.S. Urges Aristide to Delay Return - BBC News

Asia Pacific

DoD Official Notes Readiness Challenges in Pacific - AFPS

Filipino Militant Linked to Airport Blast Captured - Associated Press

Indonesia Still Plans Nuclear Reactors Near Fault - Associated Press

Indonesian Mail Bombs Target 'Sins Against Islam' - Associated Press

Exiled Tibetans Face Vote, and Risky New World - Reuters

Central Asia

Uzbekistan Expels Human Rights Watch's Staff - New York Times

Europe

German Nuclear Plants Shut Down - BBC News

Germany Shuts 7 Reactors for 3-Month Review - New York Times

Italy: Berlusconi Sex Case Widens - Associated Press

South Asia

Graft 'Threatens India's Growth' - BBC News