Small Wars Journal

8 November SWJ Roundup

Tue, 11/08/2011 - 4:41am

US Naval Institute Daily - USNI

Real Clear World - RCP

Iran

Report Says Iran Moving Closer to Nuclear Weapons - VOA

US Cautious on Report on Iran’s Nuclear Program - NYT

UN Has Been Ratcheting Up Iran Sanctions - AP

Iran Used Foreign Expertise for Atom Work - Reuters

In Israel, Talk of a Strike on Iran Sparks Public Debate - LAT

Russia Warns Israel Against Iran Attack - BBC

Russia Warns Against Military Strike on Iran - Reuters

FM: France Opposes Strike on Iran - Reuters

China Tells Iran to Show Flexibility and Sincerity - AP

GOP Field Attacks Obama Foreign Policy With Tough Talk on Iran - NYT

The Growing Threat of Iran’s Nuclear Program - WP opinion

Now For a Real Iran Debate - WSJ opinion

Does the IAEA Really Have the Goods? - TD opinion

Iran's 'Reformers' Stifle True Revolution - CSM opinion

Why Iran Might Welcome a Bombing - NYP opinion

 

Syria

Syrian Troops Escalate Bloody Crackdown in Homs - NYT

Syrian Forces Crush Homs Rebels - WP

Syria Army Seizes Zone, Despite Truce - WSJ

Syrian Activists Declare 'Humanitarian Disaster Area' - LAT

Syrian Forces Reenter Homs as Weekly Death Toll Tops 100 - JP

Syrian Troops Storm Homs District in New Bloodshed - AP

Syrian Opposition Makes Homs Plea - BBC

NATO's Noble Words Go for Naught - NYT opinion

 

Afghanistan

Afghan Base Tests US Exit Plans - WSJ

Roadside Bomb Kills Afghan Police Chief - VOA

Roadside Bomb Kills 11 in West Afghanistan - AP

Life and war in Afghanistan: November 2011  - WP photo coverage

 

Pakistan

US Put New Restrictions on CIA Drone Strikes in Pakistan - LAT

Pakistan Trains 8,000 to Protect Nuclear Arsenal - AP

 

Iraq

USAF General: Iraqi Air Defenses to Have Two-Year ‘Gap’ - S&S

Iraqi Governor Survives Assassination Attempt - NYT

Iraqi Governor Escapes Assassination - AP

Hajj Junket: Iraqis Stew as Officials Go to Hajj - AP

US Empties Biggest Iraq Base, Takes Saddam's Toilet - Reuters

 

Israel / Palestinians

Dispute Over Jerusalem Engages Court - NYT

Netanyahu Signals Plan to Raze Outposts - WSJ

Palestinians Face Steep Court Fees for “Compensation” - AP

The Last Jew in Zagare - NYT opinion

 

Middle East / North Africa

Clinton Defends US Stance Against Syria, Bahrain Intervention - WP

Kuwait, US Still Talking About Troop Plan - AP

Arab Spring On the Minds of Hajj Pilgrims - VOA

Yemen: 6 Al-Qaida-Linked Militants Killed in South - AP

Ennahda's Reformist Tunisian Islamism Has Strong Roots - Reuters

Islamists in Power: What Could Go Wrong? - JP opinion

Arab Spring Islamists Aren't All Alike - FP opinion

George W. Bush: Arab Spring's Forgotten Man - McClatchy opinion

 

US Department of Defense

Pentagon Says New bin Laden Raid Book Gets Details Wrong - S&S

Dempsey Details Vision of 2020 Military Strategy - AFPS

Cyber Chief Says Current Defenses are too Reactionary - S&S

DOD, Industry Address ‘Intense Challenge’ of Cyber Security - AFPS

Chinese Counterfeit Parts Found in US Weapons - WP

Senate Probe Traces Bogus Military Parts to China - WP

Lawmakers Say Counterfeits Flood Pentagon Supply - AP

Say Anything But the Truth - WT editorial

Gauging US Military’s Facts Behind ‘Daily Impact’ Assessment - WP opinion

 

United States

USAID Touts Role in Blunting Islamic Extremism - WP

Obama Unveils New Slate of Veteran Hiring Initiatives - S&S

Obama Urges Congress to Pass Veterans' Tax Credits - AP

Google Develops Job Search Engine for the US Military - Ubergizmo

Texas Man to Stand Trial on Terrorism Charges - VOA

America’s Unnecessary Secrets - NYT opinion

 

United Nations

Good Riddance to a Repeat UN Offender - WSJ opinion

 

Africa

Small Signs 'Arab Spring' is Spreading into Africa - CSM

Nigerian Security Hunts Attackers Who Killed More Than 100 - VOA

Heavy Crackdown by Nigeria Military on Muslim Sect - WP

Backlash Likely in Pursuit of Nigeria Militants - AP

Nigeria Dismisses U.S. Embassy's Hotel Bomb Warning - Reuters

Is Nigeria's Militant Group Boko Haram in it for the Cash? - CSM

Kenyan Military Targeting al-Shabab Finances - VOA

Somalis Cautiously Return to Normal Life, and the Beach - NYT

Somali Pirates Defeated by Fishing Crew - BBC

UN, AU: Gunmen Kill Peacekeeper in Sudan Attack - AP

Liberia Incumbent Seen Winning - WSJ

Pre-Election Liberia Protests Turn Violent - NYT

Liberia Poll Protest Turns Deadly - BBC

Deadly Riot Breaks Out in Liberia Day Before Vote - AP

Tanzania 'Detains Congo Soldiers' - BBC

Congo Fury Over Jail Break Threat - BBC

Why Obama Went to War in Uganda - TNR opinion

Population Growth Will Doom Africa - JT opinion

 

Americas

Mexico Says Key Figure in Tijuana Drug Gang Caught - AP

Mexico Apologizes for Not Protecting Slain Women - AP

Former General Wins in Guatemala; Ortega Victor in Nicaragua - WP

Cold War Fighters Win Elections in Central America - Reuters

Nicaragua's Ortega Wins in Landslide - WSJ

Nicaragua's Ortega Heads for Win - BBC

Nicaragua's Ortega Re-elected in a Landslide - AP

Ex-General Wins Guatemala Run-Off - BBC

New Guatemala Leader Faces Tests - WSJ

Bolivia, US Restore Full Diplomatic Ties - AP

Cuba Takes Lead Role in Haiti’s Cholera Fight - NYT

Jimmy Carter: Few Houses Built for Poor Haitians - AP

A 'Human Rights' Swindle in Colombia - WSJ opinion

 

Asia Pacific

Philippines: In Manila's Streets, Open-Air ID Mills - NYT

Thai Floods Ease in North, Still Threaten Bangkok - VOA

Floods Threaten Bangkok as North Starts to Rebuild - AP

Flood-Plagued Thai PM Cancels Trip to Summit in US - AP

China Says Protests Dalai Lama Visit to Mongolia - AP

China Calls on Japan to Quickly Resolve Fishing Boat Incident - Reuters

Anger in Burma over Chinese Dam Project - WP

Elected Burma Government Offers Taste of Change - AP

Insight-Harrowing Isolation for Activists in Burma's Prisons - Reuters

Ethnic Rioting in Papua New Guinea Leaves 6 Dead - AP

Investing in Chinese Democracy - WP editorial

How Burma Can Show It's Really Changed - WP opinion

 

Europe

European Finance Ministers Face New Greek, Italian Concerns - VOA

In Turmoil, Greece and Italy Deepen Euro Crisis - NYT

Greek Leaders Struggle to Form New Government - NYT

Greek Leaders Struggle to Agree on New Premier - Reuters

Interest Rates on Italian Bonds Pushed to New Levels - NYT

Italy Bond Yields Soar; Euro Zone Troubles Deepen - Reuters

Italy: Berlusconi Increasingly Pressured to Resign - VOA

Italy’s Berlusconi Teeters Amid Debt Crisis - BBC

Italy Debt Crisis Imperils Berlusconi - WP

Pressure Mounts on Italy's Berlusconi to Quit - AP

Berlusconi Dismisses Resignation Reports - NYT

France Unveils Tough Austerity Plan - VOA

French Austerity Measures Aimed at 'New Reality' - NYT

France Forced to Cut Budget Again as Election Looms - Reuters

Russia: Poll Shows Sharp Decline for Putin and His Party - Reuters

Balkans Seeking Around $700 Million for Refugees - AP

Terrorism Suspect on Trial in Germany - AP

Carlos the Jackal, Caged but Combative, on Trial - Reuters

Defiant Carlos the Jackal on Trial in France - AP

 

South Asia

India Party Urges Top Role for Gandhi - WSJ