Small Wars Journal

2 September SWJ Roundup

Fri, 09/02/2011 - 4:27am

US Naval Institute Daily - USNI

Libya

Libya Transformation Laid Out at Paris Meeting - NYT

Rebels Extend Deadline as Qaddafi Says He’ll Resist - NYT

Rebels Give Gaddafi Loyalists One More Week - WP

Former Enemy Recast in Role of Ally - NYT

Libya Leaders Vow Respect for Law - BBC

Libyan Islamist Says He Won’t be Enemy of US - WP

US, NATO Planning Rapid De-escalation - S&S

Conference Pledges Billions for Libyan Transition - VOA

World Leaders Back New Libyan Administration - AP

Gaddafi Vows to 'Let Libya Burn' - TT

Gaddafi Vows Fight as World Backs New Leaders - Reuters

Col Gaddafi 'Ready for Long War' - BBC

Rebels Yank Open Gates of Infamous Libyan Prison - NYT

Black Migrants Now Live in Fear in Libya - LAT

Clinton: Libya Must Deal With Lockerbie Bomber - AP

Oil Firms Weigh Sabotage and Boobytrap Risks - Reuters

Comments From Paris Conference on Libya - Reuters

 

Syria

Syria Faces Fresh Sanctions Drive - BBC

Britain, US Call for Tougher Stance on Syria - AP

Syrian Official in Hama Resigns to Protest Bloodshed - NYT

Syria Defection 'Was Not Forced' - BBC

Are Syria's Rulers Losing Their Grasp? - BBC

 

Afghanistan

August was Deadliest Month for American Troops - LAT

Karzai Adviser: Most Afghans Want US Troops - AP

Afghans Anxious About Exit of Foreign Troops - AP

US Marines Train Afghan National Police - AFPS

Can Petraeus Handle CIA Skepticism? - WP opinion

 

Pakistan

Gunmen Attack Minibus in Pakistan, Kill 7 Shiites - AP

 

Iraq

Commander Says Iraq Transition on Track - AFPS

35 Iraqi Inmates Tunnel Out, Most Recaptured  - AP

 

Israel

UN Report Says Israeli Flotilla Raid ‘Excessive’ - WP

Report Finds Israel Naval Blockade Legal but Faults Raid - NYT

Israel Flotilla Raid 'Excessive' - BBC

UN Panel Faults Both Sides in Gaza Flotilla Clash - Reuters

 

Middle East / North Africa

Iran Trying to Shelter Its Nuclear Fuel Program - NYT

Iran 'Charm Offensive' Fails to Ease Nuclear Fears - Reuters

Yemen: 30 al-Qaida Suspects Die in US Airstrikes - AP

Fighting in Southern Yemen Kills 15 Militants, 3 Soldiers - VOA

Large Protest in Bahrain After Boy’s Death - NYT

Bahrain Tensions Grow Amid Stronger Protest Calls - AP

Eid Celebrations Reflect Change in Egypt - WP

Latest Developments in Arab World's Unrest - AP

 

WikiLeaks

Spread of Leaked Cables on Web Prompts Dispute - NYT

Exposed: Uncensored WikiLeaks Cables Posted to Web - AP

US Says Not Cooperating With WikiLeaks - AP

Lessons of the Wikileakileaks: Both Funny and Sad - TA opinion

 

US Department of Defense

Former Soldier: Marijuana 'Only Thing' That Controlled PTSD - S&S

 

United States

CIA’s Counterterror Focus Takes a Lethal Turn - WP

Finally, World Trade Center Rises from Ground Zero - AP

Newseum in DC 1st to Show FBI Evidence from 9/11 - AP

CIA Rendition Details 'Revealed' - BBC

 

Africa

Less Severe Drought Forecast For Horn of Africa - VOA

UN: Somalia Famine Yet to Reach Its Peak - Reuters

Rebels Vow to Keep Up Fight for Political Change in Sudan - NYT

Nigeria Government Freed Bomb Suspect - AP

Clashes in Nigeria's Jos Kill 22 - Reuters

Displaced Kenyans Hope ICC Hearings Bring Justice - VOA

DRC Police Disperse Poll Protest - BBC

Liberian Voters Reject Proposed Referendum - VOA

Uganda Bans 'Regime Change' Rally - BBC

Togo Leader's Brothers on Trial for Coup Plot - BBC

 

Americas

Mexican Pres Touts Drug Fight Successes in Report - AP

2 Mexican Journalists Found Slain - LAT

Two Women Journalists Killed in Mexico City - Reuters

Mexico Detains State Cop in Deadly Casino Arson - AP

Mexican Police Officer Held in Monterrey Casino Attack - BBC

Mexico's Old Ruling PRI Hits Bumps in Rebranding - AP

Colombia ex-Minister Found Guilty of Murder - BBC

Colombia's Spreading Scandal - LAT editorial

 

Asia Pacific

Hong Kong Worries About China's Tightening Grip - AP

China State Paper Urges Internet Rethink to Silence Foes - Reuters

How Can US Scholars Resist China’s Control? - NYT opinion

 

Europe

Wrong Turn in Europe’s Policy? - WP

Germany: Trial of Confessed Killer of US Airmen to Continue - S&S

Norwegian Police to Question Brits in Terror Probe - AP

Rights Chief Blasts EU Cooperation in Renditions  - AP

Ukraine Gives Russia Ultimatum on Gas Deal - VOA

Chemical Leak Hits Russian Town - BBC

Russia: Impact of Beslan Massacre Still Felt 7 Years Later - VOA

Italy: Berlusconi Blackmail Suspect Held - BBC

Turkey Agrees to Host Early Warning Radar - AP

 

South Asia

India and Pakistan Exchange Fire in Kashmir - NYT

Border Deaths Prompt Kashmir Row - BBC

Sri Lanka Imposes New Laws to Hold Terror Suspects - AP

Nepal Maoists Hand Over Weapons - BBC

Differences Delay Nepal's Cabinet Expansion - AP