Small Wars Journal

26 October SWJ Roundup

Wed, 10/26/2011 - 7:34am

US Naval Institute Daily - USNI

Real Clear World - RCP

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Effort Under Way to Bring Back US Sailors Buried in Libya - Philadelphia Inquirer

Remains of ‘First Navy SEALS’ Lie in Tripoli - Washington Post

War Dead from 1804 Could be Repatriated - Washington Times

Why Are 13 US Navy Commandos In Libyan Mass Graves? - The Intrepid Project

13 US Sailors Remain Buried in Libya - American Legion

Bring Home 13 American Heroes - Sign the Petition

Senators of the 112th Congress - Contact Them Please

 

Afghanistan

Afghan Peace Talk Hopes Show Modest Signs of Revival - Reuters

EU to Keep Afghan Presence Beyond 2014 - Reuters

Govt. Urges Religious Leaders to Participate in Anti-Drug Campaign - VOA

Afghanistan Tanker Blast Kills 12 - BBC

Bomb Hidden in Fuel Truck Kills 5 in Afghanistan - AP

‘Bomb Patrol: Afghanistan’ Brings Bomb Disposal to the Small Screen - WP

 

Pakistan

Swiss Hostages in Pakistan Appear in Video - VOA

Pakistani Judge 'Flees Death Threats' - BBC

 

Iraq

US Says IED Parts Smuggled to Iran, then Iraq - NYT

US Components Found in IEDs in Iraq - WP

Iraq Rounds Up Baathists Ahead of US Pullout - Reuters

Car Bombs in Northern Iraqi City Kill 5 People - AP

Bombs in Iraq's Mosul Kill Five, Injure 22 - Reuters

For Saddam Hussein, Iraq’s Foes Were Everywhere - NYT

 

Libya

Panetta Says Ties With Libya Depend on Allies - NYT

NATO Delays Meeting on Ending Libya Mission - Reuters

Gaddafi Begged Italy's Help in Letter - Reuters

Gadhafi Buried in Secret Grave - VOA

Gaddafi 'Buried in Libya Desert' - BBC

Qaddafi and His Son Are Buried in a Secret Location - NYT

Gaddafi Buried in Secret Location - WP

Moammar Kadafi Buried in Secret Grave - LAT

Gadhafi Buried in Secret Site in Libyan Desert - AP

Libya Gives Gaddafi Inglorious Secret Burial - Reuters

Display of Qaddafi's Body Recalls Mussolini and Ceausescu - NYT

Insider Describes Gaddafi Son's Escape From Town - Reuters

Libya Fuel Tank Blast 'Kills 50 - BBC

Qatar Hosts Libyan Conference After Gadhafi Death - AP

 

Tunisia

Islamic Party Claims Victory in Tunisia Election - VOA

Tunisia Liberals See a Vote for Change, Not Religion - NYT

Tunisia Islamists Set for Victory - BBC

Tunisia's Islamist Victors Promise Unity Government - LAT

Islamists Head for Win in Tunisia's Arab Spring Vote - Reuters

Tunisia Islamist Party Seeking Coalition Partners - AP

 

Syria

Syrian Opposition Calls for Protection from Crackdown - NYT

Security Forces, Deserters Clash in Syria - VOA

Syrian Army Deserters Kill 7 Troops in Revolt - Reuters

Homs, Northwest Syria Strike to Protest Crackdown - Reuters

Poll: Syria’s Assad Losing Support in Arab World - WP

Abuse Reported at Syrian Hospitals - NYT

Syrians Stage Pro-Assad Rally Ahead of Arab Visit - AP

US Ambassador to Syria a Frank, Outspoken Critic - AP

 

Iran

Top Iranian Proposes Axing Presidency - WP

US Says IED Parts Smuggled to Iran, then Iraq - NYT

US Components Found in IEDs in Iraq - WP

New Arrests and Interrogations in Iran Fraud Case - NYT

 

Israel / Palestinians

Mideast 'Quartet' New Approach with Israel, Palestinians - LAT

International Envoys Seek to Restart Mideast Talks - AP

Israel Envoy: Outlook for Peace Talks Not ‘Particularly Bright’ - WT

Israel Government Approves Prisoner Swap With Egypt - Reuters

Peres Defends Abbas After Israeli Foreign Minister's Attack - Reuters

 

Yemen

Gunfire, Explosions Heard After Ceasefire - VOA

Embattled Government Calls Cease-Fire That So Far Fails - NYT

Yemen Calls Truce, Sporadic Blasts Heard - Reuters

Yemen President Calls in US Ambassador - AP

Yemeni Women Burn Their Veils to Protest Crackdown - AP

 

Middle East / North Africa

US Labor Team Probes Job Purges in Bahrain - AP

Saudi Crown Prince Funeral Held - BBC

World Waits for Saudi King to Announce New Heir - Reuters

Activists Fear Egyptian Military Crushing Revolution Hopes - WT

Posters Back Egypt's Military Ruler for President - AP

From Arab Spring to Islamist Winter - WT editorial

The Mideast Path Forward - WP opinion

Obama’s Arab Winter - WT opinion

 

US Department of Defense

Congress Works to Avert Defense Budget Cuts - LAT

Demand Grows for Squad-level Linguist Program - AFPS

Army Considering Tighter Grooming Guidelines - S&S

 

United States

New Poll Finds a Deep Distrust of Government - NYT

Senate Aims to Expand FBI Authority - WP

New York Police Officers Accused of Smuggling Guns - NYT

State Department Buys $70,000 Worth of Obama Books - WT

US Is Set to Charge Major Executive in Trading Case - NYT

Executive Action Creates Jobs for Veterans - AFPS

Barack Kissinger Obama - NYT opinion

 

Canada

Canada's Gun Registry Under Fire - BBC

Canada's Conservative Government to Ease Gun Laws - AP

 

Africa

Official: Troops in Central Africa for Months, Not Years - AFPS

US Mission in Africa Not ‘Open-ended’ - WP

Officials Address Skepticism on Africa Deployment - LAT

France to Aid Kenya's Incursion into Somalia - BBC

US, Danish Aid Workers in Somalia Seized by Gunmen - AP

Aid Workers Abducted in Somalia - BBC

Kenyan Lawmaker Defends Somalia Incursion - VOA

Kenyan Police Arrest Man With Grenades, Guns - AP

Kenya Makes Terror Suspect Arrest - BBC

Somalis and Muslims Fear Backlash After Kenya Blasts - Reuters

Kenyan Military Action Slows Famine Refugee Flow - AP

Final Election Results Confirm Runoff Poll in Liberia - VOA

In Sudan, Peace Remains Elusive - LAT opinion

 

Americas

Mexican Army Raids Drug Gang Bulletproofing Auto Shop - AP

Amnesty: Dominican Republic Police Torture, Kill People - AP

Dominican Republic Police 'Using Violence' - BBC

Venezuelan Inmates Release Hostages at Prison - AP

UN Condemns US Embargo of Cuba, Again - AP

Haitians Train for a Future With a Military - NYT

 

Asia Pacific

Panetta Says North Korea Remains a ‘Serious Threat’ - NYT

US Will Boost Presence Against N. Korea, Panetta Says - AP

N. Korea Rents Out Its Resources to Stave Off Reform - NYT

Progress in US-N. Korea Talks But No Deal - AP

China: Tibetan Activists Adopt Self-Immolation As Political Tool - VOA

Another Tibetan Monk Sets Himself on Fire in China - AP

China Rejects US Praise, Arms Sales to Taiwan - Reuters

Panetta Discusses Okinawa Issues During Japan Visit - AFPS

Thousands Flee Philippine Bombing - BBC

Pentagon Monitors Thailand Flood Situation - AFPS

Floods Threaten Bangkok, PM Warns - BBC

Flood Waters in Bangkok Shut Domestic Airport - NYT

Floodwaters Enter Bangkok's Airport - AP

Bombings in Thai South Kill 3, Wound Dozens - AP

Indonesian Court Slashes Radical Cleric's Sentence - AP

US Special Envoy Quiet on Results of Burma Visit - AP

 

Europe

EU Leaders to Tackle Debt Crisis - BBC

Bigger Losses Sought From Banks as Part of Euro Deal - NYT

Europe Struggles Toward Rescue Plan - NYT

Italian Government on the Brink as EU Plan Stalls - AP

ECB Row, Italy Flare on Eve of Euro Rescue Summit - Reuters

Top US Republican Assails Obama 'Reset' With Russia - Reuters

NATO Hopes to Get Russia Involved in Missile Shield - AP

Germany to Shut 31 Military Facilities - Reuters

Spain: Basque Independence Group Cleared for Vote - AP

France: Carlos the Jackal on Hunger Strike - AP

Police in Belarus Arrest 5 at Opposition Protest - AP

Death Toll Rises in Turkey Quake as Search Continues - NYT

Turkey to Take Foreign Quake Aid - BBC

Israel Sending Aid to Turkey After Earthquake - AP

Tremor 'Sparks Turkey Jail Riot' - BBC

Turkish Court Sentences General for Insulting Erdogan - Reuters

 

South Asia

India Launches Manufacturing Push - BBC

A Tale of New Cities: India's Push to Industrialize - Reuters