Small Wars Journal

12 April SWJ Roundup

Tue, 04/12/2011 - 1:01am
Afghanistan

Karzai Blames West for Kabul Bank Crisis - Washington Post

Karzai Blames Western Firms for Bank's Troubles - New York Times

Karzai Says He'll Resolve Kabul Bank Crisis - Los Angeles Times

Karzai Pledges Kabul Bank Action - BBC News

2 U.S. Troops Killed by Friendly Fire in Afghanistan - Los Angeles Times

International Security Assistance Force Operations Roundup - AFPS

Pakistan

Pakistan Tells U.S. It Must Sharply Cut CIA Activities - New York Times

Pakistan Threatens to Impose New Restrictions on CIA - Washington Post

Zardari: Afghan War 'Destabilising Pakistan' - BBC News

Spy Breach with Pakistan? - Washington Post opinion

Libya / Operation Odyssey Dawn

Possible Libya Stalemate Puts Stress on U.S. Policy - New York Times

Libyan Rebels Reject A.U. Peace Plan - Voice of America

Libyan Rebels Reject Cease-fire Plan - Washington Post

Libyan Rebels Reject Cease-fire Plan - Los Angeles Times

Libyan Fighting Goes on After Peace Bid Fails - Reuters

Rebel Leaders Born From Lost Hopes in Gadhafi Son - Associated Press

Libya 'Risks Becoming New Somalia' - BBC News

Libya's Koussa Speaks for First Time Since Fleeing - Associated Press

U.S. Provides Support for NATO's Libya Operations - AFPS

Rebels May Have to Deal With Gaddafi - The Guardian editorial

Use Sudan as Peace Model for Libya - Moscow Times opinion

Egypt

Protesters Increasingly Disillusioned with Army - Los Angeles Times

Blogger Maikel Nabil Jailed by Military Court - BBC News

Egypt Blogger Gets 3 Years for Criticizing Army - Associated Press

Yemen

Yemen Opposition Rejects Gulf Proposal on Power Transfer - VOA

Opposition Rejects Gulf Arab Proposal - BBC News

Syria

Syrian Students Rally for Anti-Government Protesters - Voice of America

Outside Pressure on Syria Grows, 1 Dies in Protest - Associated Press

Syrian Opposition Says 200 Killed in Protests - Reuters

Iraq

Iraq Steps Back Onto the Regional Stage - New York Times

Iranian PMOI Exiles 'Must Leave Iraq by End of Year' - BBC News

Iraq Moves to Shut Iranian Exile Camp - Associated Press

Iran

Germany Rebuffs U.S. Calls to Shut Iran Bank - Wall Street Journal

Iran to Build New Research Reactors - Associated Press

Iran to Build New Nuclear Research Reactors - Reuters

Iran Blames Pipeline Explosion on Western Enemies - New York Times

Bahrain

Bahrain Unrest: Torture Fears as Activists Die in Jail - BBC News

Bahrain Editors to Face Trial Over Protests - Associated Press

U.S. Silence on Bahrain's Crackdown - Washington Post editorial

United Arab Emirates

UAE Arrests Democracy Activists - BBC News

Israel / Palestinians

Activists Plan New Gaza Aid Convoy in Late May - Associated Press

Iron Dome's Partial Answer for Israel - Jerusalem Post editorial

Hamas Gets Truce to Lick Its Wounds - Asia Times opinion

Middle East / North Africa Unrest

Latest Developments in Arab World's Unrest - Associated Press

Mideast Questions & Contradictions - FOX News opinion

Social Networking

How Social Networks Aid Enemies of Freedom - Newsweek opinion

U.S. Department of Defense

Is the Military Communicating Effectively? - RAND Corporation

Dempsey Lays Out Themes for Tenure as Army Chief - AFPS

U.N. Rights Expert Denied WikiLeaks Suspect Visit - Associated Press

Obama Needs to Find Another Gates - Cleveland Plain Dealer editorial

Africa

Ivory Coast's Gbagbo Captured at Presidential Compound - Voice of America

Former Leader of Ivory Coast Is Captured - New York Times

Ivory Coast Strongman Arrested - Washington Post

Ivory Coast's Laurent Gbagbo is Captured - Los Angeles Times

Ouattara Urges Ivory Coast Calm - BBC News

Clinton Says Arrest of Gbagbo A 'Signal' to Dictators, Tyrants - VOA

U.N. Official: Security Vacuum in Ivory Coast - Associated Press

Nigeria Opposition Makes Gains in Legislative Vote Tally - Voice of America

Police Move Swiftly to Prevent Protest in Uganda - New York Times

Besigye Held over Uganda 'Walk to Work' Protest - BBC News

Swazi Pro-Democracy Group Says 5 Activists Held - Associated Press

Americas

16 More Bodies Found in Mexican Pits, Total Now 88 - Associated Press

More Mass Graves Found in Mexico - BBC News

Mexico Asks US, Canada for Help With Border Fires - Associated Press

Peru Election For President Set for Runoff - New York Times

Peru Election: Humala-Fujimori Run-off Set for 5 June - BBC News

Venezuela to Deport Suspected Rebels - Associated Press

U.S. Envoy Departs Ecuador, Expelled Over Criticism - Associated Press

Ecuador's Envoy Sideshow - Miami Herald opinion

Asia Pacific

China's Crackdown Signals Shift - Wall Street Journal

Japan to Rate Nuclear Crisis at Highest Level - Washington Post

Japan Nuclear Disaster Put on Par With Chernobyl - New York Times

Japan: Powerful Earthquake Hits North-east - BBC News

U.S. Military Remains Ready to Help Japan - AFPS

Europe

Eleven Dead, Scores Injured in Belarus Subway Blast - Voice of America

Deadly Blast Hits Subway Station in Belarus - New York Times

Blast Rocks Minsk Metro Near Lukashenko Office - BBC News

Russia: Europe Ties to Putin Hurt Democracy - Reuters

France's Veil Ban Goes into Effect - Voice of America

France Enforces Ban on Full-Face Veils in Public - New York Times

Veiled Women Detained in France - BBC News

South Asia

Indian PM Manmohan Singh Heads to China for Talks - BBC News

India Frees Pakistani Prisoners - BBC News

Kashmir Shutdown over 'Dogra Certificate' - BBC News