Small Wars Journal

22 November SWJ Roundup

Tue, 11/22/2011 - 4:30am

US Naval Institute Daily - USNI

Real Clear World - RCP

Afghanistan

2 NATO Troops Killed in Southern Afghanistan - AP

Afghan Mines No Solution for Economic Woes - Reuters

EU Blocks Release of Afghan Documentary - VOA

ISAF Operations Summary - AFPS

 

Pakistan

Pakistani Negotiators Have Met with Taliban, Sources Say - WP

Pakistani Taliban Holds Indirect Talks with Government - LAT

Pakistani Taliban, Government Hold Initial Talks Toward Peace - AP

Pakistani Militant Warns Against Working With Army - AP

 

Iraq

US General Predicts Unrest in Iraq - WP

As US Exits Iraq, a Top General's Warning - CSM

US General Warns of Turbulence as Troops Exit Iraq - AP

 

Syria

Opposition Meeting With British Highlights Syria’s Isolation - NYT

Syria 'Must Change' Says Turkey - BBC

Turkey Condemns Syrian Violence - WP

Syria's Assad Seen Ignoring Gaddafis' Fate - Reuters

Syria Accuses Europeans of Diplomatic War - AP

 

Egypt

Egypt's Cabinet Resigns Amid Deadly Clashes - VOA

Egypt’s Cabinet Offers to Resign as Protests Rage - NYT

As Protests Intensify, Interim Leaders Offer to Resign - LAT

Egypt Cabinet Offers to Resign but Protests Go On - AP

Egyptian Police Battle Protesters, 33 Dead - Reuters

Egypt Clashes Could Imperil Elections - WP

Egypt Activists Urge Mass Protest - BBC

After Deaths, Egyptians Dig In for More Protests - Reuters

Egyptians Expect to 'See a Lot of Bloodshed' - USAT

Egypt Unrest May Hasten Currency Crisis - Reuters

Amnesty: Egyptian Army 'Failed' to Protect Rights - AP

Back to Tahrir Square - WP editorial

Egypt’s Revolution Beginning to Turn Sour - TT editorial

Of Riots and Rights in Egypt and Beyond - CSM editorial

Will Egypt's Generals Listen Now? - TT opinion

 

Iran

UK Cuts Ties With Iranian Banks, US Set for More Sanctions - VOA

United States and Its Allies Expand Sanctions on Iran - NYT

US Slaps Iran with More Sanctions - LAT

Britain to Cut Financial Ties with Iran's Banks - TT

Iran Hit by Fresh West Sanctions - BBC

Western States Step Up Sanctions on Iran - Reuters

Iran Skips Talks on Nuclear Free Mideast - VOA

Alleged Iran Nuke Site Being Watched - AP

Arrest of a Top Adviser to Iran’s President Reported - NYT

Police Raid Offices of Ahmadinejad's Press Aide - LAT

Ahmadinejad Aide Nearly Arrested - WP

Iran's State-Run Paper Protests Detention of Staff - AP

Iran Rejects UN Condemnation of Rights Record - AP

 

Lebanon

CIA Informants in Lebanon Captured - WP

American Spies Outed, CIA Suffers in Lebanon - AP

Hezbollah, Iran Uncover CIA Informants - Reuters

CIA Forced to Curb Spying in Lebanon - MCT

CIA's 'Pizza' Blunders Leave Informants in Danger - TT

White House: No Comment on Spies Outed in Iran, Lebanon - VOA

 

Libya

Libya Due to Name New Government - BBC

Libya Tries to Build Army That Can March Straight, Defang Militias - NYT

Local Commander Made Libya Defense Minister - Reuters

 

Middle East / North Africa

Jordan's King Pays Rare Visit to West Bank - AP

Many Layers of Meaning in Jordan Royal Trip to Ramallah - NYT

In the West Bank, a Contested Heritage - WP

Israel, Arab Nations Meet at IAEA Session - AP

Israel's 'Defamation Bill' Passes 1st Reading - AP

Bahrain Nervously Awaiting Report on Its Forgotten Revolt - NYT

Bahrain Admits ‘Excessive Force’ During Protests - BBC

Bahrain Admits to ‘Excessive Force’ - WP

Yemen Tribe Hits Base, Army Kills 20 Militants - Reuters

New Tunisian Leaders Announce Government Plan - AP

Tunisia Coalition Names Top Posts - BBC

Turkey is an Example to the Muslim World - TT editorial

Next Step in Saudi Arabia - WP opinion

 

WikiLeaks

Lawyer: Manning's Hearing Set in WikiLeaks Case - AP

 

US Department of Defense

How Will Failure of 'Super Committee' Affect the Military? - S&S update

Undersea Forces Critical to Future Defense, Commander Says - AFPS

Navy Hopes to Gain two Hawaiian Super-Ferries - VP

DARPA’s Quest to Find You by Your Heartbeat - DR

Panetta Gets Weekly VIP Flights to California at Coach Cost - WT

 

United States

Leaders of ‘Supercommittee’ Concede Defeat - WP

Supercommittee Announces Failure - WT

Behind Deficit Panel’s Failure, a Surprising Outcome - NYT

Super Ail - USAT

GOP's Foreign Policy Test - USAT

Terror Suspects Who Go it Alone - USAT

Terror Plot Shows Cleric's Reach - USAT

Suspect Held in White House Shooting Appears in Court - NYT

Veterans Jobs Bill Signed into Law - S&S

California’s Campus Movements Dig In Their Heels - NYT

Modern Dallas Coming to Grips with Kennedy Assassination - LAT

Super Shameful on Capitol Hill - LAT editorial

Immunity from Justice - WT editorial

AG Eric Holder Must Go - WT opinion

Wising Up Uncle Sam to Cybertricks - WT opinion

Save Money, Hire Police - LAT opinion

 

Australia

Does the US Need Troops in Australia? - NYT opinion

 

Africa

UN Official: Perception of Africa Must Change - VOA

Nigeria Police Link Boko Haram Islamic Sect to Politicians - BBC

One Million Zimbabweans Need Food Aid - VOA

South Africa's Tutu Blasts Secrets Bill - AP

Africa Isn't a Lost Cause - CSM opinion

 

Americas

Mexico’s Muddled Response to Human Rights Violations - CSM

Change in Mexican Political System Sought - USAT

3 Police Officers Found Dead in Mexico Border City - AP

Bolivia Says Won't Let US Anti-Drug Agents Return - Reuters

Anti-Chavez Newspaper Editor Released in Venezuela - AP

Armed Leftists Rattle Nerves, Test Paraguay's Lugo - Reuters

Brazil Fines Chevron in $28 Million for Oil Spill - AP

Pull of Family Reshapes US-Cuban Relations - NYT

Cuba to Ease Agricultural Sales - BBC

US Unveils New Parliament Building for Haiti Lawmakers - AP

Haiti Official Denies Knowledge of Prison Killings - AP

 

Asia Pacific

S. Korea Delivers New Assurance on Safety of Nuclear Plants - VOA

UN Committee Criticizes N. Korea Human Rights - AP

Aung San Suu Kyi to Run for Burma Parliament - VOA

Dissident Leader Expected to Run for Burma Parliament - NYT

Cambodia: Trial of Khmer Rouge Leaders Starts in Phnom Penh - VOA

Three Khmer Rouge Leaders On Trial in Cambodia - LAT

Cambodia: KR Leaders’ ‘Organized and Systematic’ Atrocities - NYT

Cambodia: Prosecutor Says Defendants Share Blame With Pol Pot - AP

Cambodia: Khmer Rouge Called Victims 'Traitors' - TT

Philippine Massacre Victims' Kin Sue Arroyo - AP

Thailand  Denies Thaksin Amnesty Plans - BBC

New Law in Malaysia to Regulate Demonstrations - AP

 

Europe

France, and Sarkozy, Look Vulnerable as Euro Crisis Persists - NYT

Russia: Putin Faces Rare Public Disapproval - WP

'No Miracles' Warns Spain Victor - BBC

Poland: Walesa Unveils Statue of Ronald Reagan in Warsaw - AP

 

South Asia

US State Department Removes India-Pakistan Maps - BBC

India MPs Tackle Corruption Law - BBC

India’s Rupee Hits All-Time US Dollar Low - BBC