Small Wars Journal

24 September SWJ Roundup

Sat, 09/24/2011 - 7:34am

US Naval Institute Daily - USNI

Israel / Palestinians

Abbas Submits Palestinian Statehood Application - VOA

Palestinians Request UN Status; Powers Press for Talks - NYT

Palestinians Seek UN Status; Powers Push to Restart Talks - WP

Mideast Quartet Unveils 11th-Hour Plan for Peace Talks - LAT

Mideast Quartet: Israeli-Palestinian Talks Must Resume - BBC

Abbas' Historic UN Address Swells Palestinian Pride - LAT

Palestinians Rally in West Bank; Clashes Reported - NYT

Palestinians Celebrate UN Statehood Bid - WP

Palestinian Statehood Bid Wins Abbas Respect - AP

Amid Statehood Bid, Tensions Simmer in West Bank - NYT

Arabs Say Palestinian Statehood Bid Long Overdue - Reuters

Abbas UN Speech Seen as Inflammatory in Israel - Reuters

Netanyahu at UN: State Only After Peace With Israel - Haaretz

Israel PM: Peace Impossible Through UN Resolutions - Reuters

Muslim Nations Criticize Israel over Nukes - AP

Peace No Closer as Palestinians Ask UN for State - Reuters analysis

Caution Fills Obama’s Playbook - WP opinion

 

Afghanistan

Chaotic Scene Marks Burial of Afghan Ex-President and Peacemaker - VOA

Rabbani's Funeral Held in Kabul - BBC

Protests Break Out at Rabbani’s Funeral - LAT

Thousands Gather to Mourn, Bury Rabbani - S&S

US Looks for Links Between Kabul, Mumbai Attacks - Reuters

Military Dogs and Handlers Patrol in Afghanistan - AP

Army Private Gets 7 Years for Murder of Unarmed Teen - LAT

Idaho Soldier Gets 7 Years for Afghan Plot - AP

ISAF Operations Roundup - AFPS

 

Pakistan

Pakistan Scorns US Scolding on Terrorism - NYT

Pakistan Denies Aiding Insurgents - WP

Pakistan Warns US Accusations May Cost an Ally - LAT

Pakistan Warns US on Kabul Charge - BBC

Pakistan Warns US it Risks Losing an Ally Over Afghan Accusations - VOA

Haqqani Chief: US Will Suffer if It Tries Attack - Reuters

US Outreach to Pakistan Continues Despite Attacks - AP

US Presses Pakistan to Break Ties With Militants - Reuters

US Centcom Chief Visits Pakistan Amid Rift - AP

The Latest Ugly Truth About Pakistan - NYT

 

Libya

NTC to Announce Libyan Interim Government - VOA

UK Military Think Tank: Libya Campaign Needed Luck - AP

Misurata, Proud of Role in Revolt, Looks to the Future - LAT

Libyan Town’s Residents Face Reprisals - NYT

Gadhafi's Daughter Says Father Is Well, Fighting - AP

 

Syria

Syrian Forces Kill 11, Protesters Plead for Help - Reuters

Syrian Forces Kill 2, EU Heightens Sanctions - VOA

Turkey 'Seizes Syria Arms Ship' - BBC

Top Syrian Army Officer Mysteriously Reappears - NYT

Syrian Woman 'Dies in Detention' - BBC

 

Yemen

Yemen President Returns, Calls for Political Truce - VOA

Yemeni Leader Defiantly Returns Home - WP

President Ali Abdullah Saleh Makes Surprise Return - LAT

Yemen President's Return Hikes Fear of Escalation - AP

US Perplexed by Yemeni’s Return - WP

Yemen Protesters Killed in New Attacks - NYT

Yemeni Forces Attack Main Opposition Camp - Reuters

'Sixteen Dead' in Yemen Assault - BBC

Yemen Troops Kills 11 Pro-opposition Soldiers - AP

 

Iran

Iran Seeking to Build More Nuclear Plants - VOA

 

Iraq

Freedom Radio, Soundtrack to a War, Goes Quiet - WP

In Postwar Iraq, Housing Still Scarce - WP

Iraqi Police: Bombs Kill 5 in Baghdad - AP

Road Out of Iraq Brings Speed Bumps for US - AP

 

Middle East / North Africa

Persian Gulf Elections Offer Glimmer of Democracy - VOA

Heavy Security in Bahrain for Parliament Elections - AP

Egypt's Military Ruler Testifies in Mubarak Trial - AP

Latest Developments in Arab World's Unrest - AP

 

US Department of Defense

Mullen Presents Silver Star to Fallen Sailor’s Widow - AFPS

Greenert Becomes Chief of Naval Operations - AFPS

2 Navy Ships’ New Lease on Life - S&S

Air Force: Buyouts to Trim Civilian Employee Ranks - S&S

Social Media Bridging Gap Between Vets and Treatment - S&S

Govt Opposes Full Back Pay for Discharges Under DADT - S&S

 

United States

Shutdown Closer as Senate Blocks Spending Bill - NYT

Gloom Grows Amid New Congressional Feud - WP

Wyden Hits Justice Dept. over Patriot Act Surveillance - WP

No Gulf War Record Found for RI Lawmaker - AP

NASA Says Satellite Falls to Earth, but Location a Mystery - NYT

 

Africa

Images Show 'Massive' Troop Build-Up in Sudan - VOA

Somalis Returned to Famine Areas - BBC

UN Food Chief: HOA Famine Relief Focus on Youngest - AP

Zimbabwe's Mugabe Blasts Western Leaders at UN - VOA

Michael Sata Sworn In as New Zambia President - VOA

Opposition Leader Is Handed Reins in Zambia - NYT

Zambia's New President Sworn In - BBC

China Cautiously Endorses Zambian Poll Results -VOA

Rwanda’s Cynical Gains - WP opinion

 

Americas

Cuban Minister Leaves a Door Open to American’s Release - NYT

11 More Bodies Found in Veracruz, Mexico - VOA

Mexico: 11 More Bodies in Veracruz as Prosecutors Meet - AP

Ex-Bolivian Anti-Drug Chief Gets US Prison Sentence - Reuters

Bolivian Anti-Drugs Cop Jailed for Cocaine Trafficking - BBC

Suspended Mayor of Colombia Capital Jailed - LAT

Colombia: Bogota Mayor Jailed Pending Trial - BBC

Venezuela Inmates Wield Machineguns, Smoke Cannabis - Reuters

Obama to Meet Honduran Leader at White House - VOA

Haiti President: UN Made Errors But Should Stay - AP

 

Asia Pacific

N. Korea Says Wants More Talks with US - Reuters

China Questions 5 S. Koreans Detained Near N. Korea Border - NYT

S. Korean Reporters Detained by China Near N. Korea - AP

Farmers in China’s South Riot Over Seizure of Land - NYT

Power Shift in Asia - WP opinion

 

Europe

US Treasury Secretary Urges Major Shift in Europe - WP

Medvedev Says Putin Will Seek Russian Presidency - NYT

Russia's Medvedev Backs Putin for President - BBC

Medvedev Proposes Putin for President in 2012 - AP

Putin: ‘Bitter Pills’ for Russian Markets - WP

US Likely to Deploy Predator Drones in Turkey - AP

Erdogan: US to Provide Drones to Turkey - Reuters

ETA Prisoners Join Call for Lasting Basque Ceasefire - Reuters

UK: Thousands Gather for Rally Against Extremism - AP

What If There Was No Euro? - WP opinion

 

South Asia

US Looks for Links Between Kabul, Mumbai Attacks - Reuters

Bangladesh Leader Unfazed by Problems at Home - NYT