Small Wars Journal

14 November SWJ Roundup

Mon, 11/14/2011 - 5:40am

US Naval Institute Daily - USNI

Real Clear World - RCP

Afghanistan

Karzai to Convene Meeting of Afghans on US Relationship - WP

Afghanistan to Hold Conference on US Relations, Taliban Talks - DPA

Taliban 'Got Jirga Security Plan' - BBC

Afghan Officials Say They Captured Taliban Spokesman - NYT

Afghan Official: Taliban Figure Believed Arrested - AP

Afghanistan Success is in Eye of Beholder - LAT

NATO: Life Better Since Taliban Driven from Kabul - BBC

'Hundreds of UK Troops' in Afghanistan After 2015 - BBC

Afghan Forces Kill Suicide Attacker in Kabul - Reuters

 

Pakistan

As Pakistan Eyes Peace Talks with the Taliban, Anxiety Builds - LAT

Pakistani Militant Threatens to Quit Peace Deal - AP

Report: 3 Swiss to Avoid Trial in Pak Nuclear Case - AP

 

Iran

Candidates Hammer Obama on Iran - WP

Romney, Gingrich Would Wage War on Iran - WT

GOP Debate Embraces Covert Action in Iran - WP

Nuke Report Reveals Iran's Regional Designs - USAT

Russian Scientist at Center of Iranian Mystery - WP

Israel Demands Tougher Action on Iran's Nuclear Program - VOA

Israel Lobbies Discreetly for More Sanctions After UN Report - NYT

Israel Says Iran Closer to Atom Bomb Than Thought - Reuters

Israel Refuses to Tell US its Iran Intentions - TT

Britain Not Ruling Out Military Option on Iran - TT

Bahrain: Alleged Terror Cell Had High Iran Links - AP

Iran Rejects Bahrain's Claim of Terror Cell Links - AP

Blast at Revolutionary Guard Base Kills 17 - WP

Explosion at Revolutionary Guards Military Base - BBC

Blast Kills Commander at Iran Base - NYT

Mystery Surrounds Deadly Blast at Ammunition Depot - CSM

Iran: Dead Guard Commander was Missile Expert - AP

Israelis Wonder About Deadly Iranian Missile Site Explosion - LAT

Iran Says Arab League's Syria Move Unhelpful - Reuters

Iran Detains Journalist Over BBC Broadcast - AP

Iran Detains 2 Kuwaitis on Espionage Suspicion - AP

Facing a Nuclear Iran - LAT opinion

Israel’s Tough Call - WP opinion

 

Syria

Syria Appeals for Emergency Arab League Summit - WP

Syria's Neighbors Helping Shape its Fate - LAT

Arab League Votes to Suspend Syria Over Crackdown - NYT

Syria Suspended from Arab League - WP

Arab League Votes to Suspend Syria - LAT

Arab Rebuke of Syria Reveals Divisions - WSJ

Syria Calls for Arab League Meet to Avert Suspension - Reuters

Setbacks for Damascus Government - WP

Outside Pressure Builds on Syria - BBC

With Arab Vote, Pressure Mounts on Syria - AP

US Treasury: Sanctions on Syria Effective - AP

EU Agrees to Add More Names to Syria Sanctions - Reuters

Syria Defiant Over Arab League Suspension - BBC

Assad Takes on the Arab League - TT

Syrian FM: Arab League Suspension Was Illegitimate - AP

Mobs Strike Embassies After Group Bans Syria - NYT

Syrians Protest Arab Vote, Embassies Stormed - AP

Russia Opposes Syria's Suspension From Arab League - Reuters

Iran Says Arab League's Syria Move Unhelpful - Reuters

Iraq Official Slams Arab League's Syria Suspension - AP

A Welcome Suspension - WP opinion

 

Libya

At Least Six Killed as Militias Clash on Coastal Highway - NYT

Rival Libyan Militias Clash Near Military Base - AP

Libya: Armed Clashes Intensify in Tripoli - WP

Libyans Say Clashes Resolved, but Firing Goes On - Reuters

Libya Interim Leader: No Place for Extremist Islam - AP

Libya Oil Production 'Recovering' - BBC

 

Iraq

As US Exits Iraq, Iran's Shadow Looms - LAT

Iraq Criticizes Exxon-Mobil on Kurdistan Oil Pursuits - NYT

Police Say Kidnappings on Rise in Iraqi City - AP

PKK: Turkish Air Strike Hits Northern Iraq - Reuters

Iraq Official Slams Arab League's Syria Suspension - AP

Hundreds of Vehicles Get a Good Cleaning Before Heading Home - S&S

 

Yemen

Yemen's Saleh Stalling on Power Handover - Reuters

Yemeni Forces Kill 6 Al-Qaida-Linked Militants - AP

Yemeni Army, Tribal Fighters Kill 9 Militants - Reuters

10 Militants Killed in Yemen; UN Pushes Peace Plan - AP

3 French Aid Workers Freed in Yemen - AP

 

Egypt

Egypt Opposition Sets Deadline for Army - Reuters

Egypt’s Military Guards its Own Power - WP

Egypt's Army Extends Prominent Blogger's Detention - AP

 

Israel / Palestinians

Israeli Official: Military Ready, Able to Topple Hamas - AP

Olmert: Israel's Lieberman Had Full Intel Access - AP

Israel Mulls Releasing Taxes to Palestinians - AP

Israel Advances Bill to Curb Rights Groups Funding - AP

Bills to Cut Foreign Aid to Israeli Doves on Hold - AP

Israeli Air Strike Kills Hamas Policeman in Gaza - Reuters

 

Middle East / North Africa

Bahrain: Alleged Terror Cell Had High Iran Links - AP

Bahrain Breaks Up Terror Cell - BBC

Iran Rejects Bahrain's Claim of Terror Cell Links - AP

Emirates Places $18bn Boeing Deal - BBC

Tunisia's Democracy Blooms as Model for Arab Spring - CSM

Moroccan Activists Call for Election Boycott - AP

Morocco Islamists Seek to Follow Tunisia's Example - Reuters

Arab Spring, American Winter - LAT opinion

 

US Department of Defense

US Marine Corps Fights for Its Budget - Bloomberg

Marines to be Based in Australia, Report Says - MCT

Project Showcases Paintings, Graffiti, Other Artwork by Troops - S&S

US Airmen Set to Testify Against Frankfurt Airport Shooter - S&S

Civilians Won’t Run Amphib Engine Rooms - NT

Atheists in US Military Seek Official Recognition - LAT

Ideas for Cutting Military Spending - NYT opinion

A Frugal Fleet to the Rescue - NYT opinion

 

United States

GOP Candidates Tackle Iran, Drone Strikes and Foreign Aid - WT

Republican Debate Highlights Foreign Policy Differences - CSM

NASA Hitches Ride on Russian Craft, Begins New Dependent Phase - NYT

In New York, Ambivalence Over Muslim Surveillance - AP

US Companies Feeling Impact of European Crisis - AP

Officials Crack Down on Occupy Wall Street Camps - CSM

Occupy Wall Street Protesters Shifting to College Campuses - NYT

Police in Denver Move on Protesters - NYT

Occupy Portland Protesters Push Back After Camp Closures - AP

US Apology at India Leader Airport Frisk - BBC

Look South, Not East - FP opinion

 

Africa

British Aid Workers Retreat From Violence in South Sudan - VOA

Major Humanitarian Group Leaves a South Sudan Region - NYT

Oxfam Withdraws Staff from S. Sudan Border Region - BBC

Oxfam Removes Staff From South Sudan Border - Reuters

Sudan Army Denies Bombing South Sudan Refugee Camp - AP

Kenya Asks Arab World for Support in Somalia - VOA

AU Troops in Somalia Facing Funding Shortfall - AP

Kenya Army: Forces Kill 9 Militants in Somalia - AP

Kenya: 30 Somalia Insurgency Recruits Take Amnesty - AP

Large Blast Heard Near Somali Rebel Stronghold - Reuters

Police: 2 Wounded in Bomb Blast in North Nigeria - AP

Algeria Says Nigeria's Boko Haram Tied to Al Qaeda - Reuters

Rapists Free, Husbands Jailed Under Congo Law - WT

 

Americas

Mexican Drug Traffickers Undermine Elections - LAT

Mexican Democracy Tested by Drug Lords in Politics - AP

Mexico: No Sign of Foul Play in Copter Crash that Killed Minister - LAT

US Investigators Join Mexico Chopper Crash Probe - AP

Mexico Loss of 2nd in Charge Won't Change Drug War - AP

Mexican Pro-Cartel  Singer Diego Rivas Killed - BBC

Mexican Party Website Hacked on Election Day - AP

Mexican President's Sister Trails in State Election - Reuters

Brazil: Police Take Control of Strategic Rio Slum - NYT

Brazilian Police Seize Rio Slum - BBC

3,000 Brazilian Police Seize Rio's Biggest Slum - AP

Venezuela: Judge in Handcuffs Symbol for Anti-Chavez Camp - AP

UK: Prince William's Posting to Falklands Defended - AP

 

Asia Pacific

Obama: Outlines of Pacific Trade Deal Reached - VOA

Obama Outlines Pacific Trade Plan - BBC

Obama: Hoping for Pacific Free Trade Plan by 2012 - AP

Canada, Mexico Ask to Join Pan-Pacific Trade Talks - Reuters

At APEC, Security Trumps Economics - WP

APEC Leaders Seek Firewall Against Europe Crisis - Reuters

On Asia-Pacific Trip, Obama's Focus is on China - LAT

Obama Sees an Opening on China Trade - NYT

Obama: China Must ‘Play by the Rules’ - WP

Obama: China Needs to Play Fair - WT

Obama: Americans Impatient with China - LAT

Obama Raises Economic Rebalancing With Hu - Reuters

China Unlikely to Budge on Thorny South China Sea - Reuters

Philippines Rejects New Chinese Territorial Claim - AP

Chinese Study Says Dam Didn’t Affect Climate Change - NYT

South China Villagers Riot Over Land Dispute - Reuters

Vietnam, Wracked by Economic Woes, Plans New Reforms - Reuters

Japan: Devastation at Fukushima Nuclear Site, Seen Up Close - NYT

S. Korea to Build Barracks for US Troops on Front-Line Island‎ - AFP

Gunmen Kill Family of 5 in Southern Philippines - AP

Kidnapped US Boy's Relative Escapes in Philippines - AP

Burma to Free More Political Prisoners 'Soon' - Reuters

New Plea Made to Free Burma Political Prisoners - AP

Thailand Flooding Damages Its Ancient Capital - AP

Thailand: Bangkok Residents Advised to Flee Floodwaters - AP

 

Central Asia

Seven Killed in Kazakhstan Attack - BBC

Fatal Rampage by a Gunman in Kazakhstan - NYT

Islamist Kills 7, Self in Kazakhstan - AP

Twitter vs. the KGB - FP

 

Europe

Even as Governments Act, Time Runs Short for Euro - NYT

Blair Warns of Euro 'Catastrophe' - BBC

New Italian, Greek Governments Race to Limit Damage - Reuters

Berlusconi Steps Down, and Italy Pulses With Change - NYT

Berlusconi Steps Down as Italy’s Prime Minister - WP

Mario Monti to Lead Italy's New Government - VOA

Mario Monti Tapped to Lead Italy Out of Debt Crisis - NYT

Economist Mario Monti Named Italy PM - WP

Monti to Form Next Italy Cabinet - BBC

Italy Summons Monti, May Get Govt Mandate - Reuters

German Liberals Try to Tame Euro Rebels - Reuters

German: Neo-Nazis Suspected in Long Wave of Crimes - NYT

New Suspect Arrested in German Terror Probe - AP

New German Neo-Nazi Probe Arrest - BBC

Neo-Nazi Murders, Film Confession Shock Germany - Reuters

Report: 3 Swiss to Avoid Trial in Pak Nuclear Case - AP

Poland Charges 46 in Attacks on Police in Marches - AP

Vote in Georgia's Breakaway Province Is Tie - AP

Stuck in the Middle with Europe - WP opinion

In Italy, the Berlusconi Show is Over - WP opinion