Small Wars Journal

23 November SWJ Roundup

Wed, 11/23/2011 - 7:07am

US Naval Institute Daily - USNI

Real Clear World - RCP

Afghanistan

Commander Notes Afghan Forces’ Progress, Insurgent Failures - AFPS

Report: Afghan Aid Needs to Go On - WP

‘Slaughterhouse Dude’ a Sign of Changing US Role - WP

Night Raids will Continue to Target Taliban - S&S

Would-Be Afghan Suicide Bomber Tells of Taliban Lure - Reuters

ISAF Operations Summary - AFPS

Care Packages for IED Dogs Headed to Afghanistan - S&S

Denying Pakistan - LAT opinion

 

Pakistan

Commander: Pakistani Taliban Declare Ceasefire - AP

Pakistani Taliban Spokesman Denies Ceasefire - AP

Pakistani Ambassador Is Forced Out Over Memo - NYT

Pakistan’s US Envoy Resigns - WP

Pakistan Ambassador to the United States Resigns - LAT

Pakistan US Envoy Quits Over Memo - BBC

Pakistan's US Envoy Resigns Over Memo Scandal - AP

Pakistan Quickly Names New Envoy to US - NYT

Pakistan Appoints New Envoy to US - BBC

Pakistan Names Civilian Party Veteran as US Envoy - Reuters

 

Syria

UN Members Condemn Syrian Crackdown - VOA

UN Committee Condemns Syrian Rights Violations - AP

Turkish Leader Calls for Assad to Resign in Syria - NYT

Turkey Urges Assad to Step Down -WP

Turkey Tells Syria's Assad: Step Down! - Reuters

Syrian Activists Raise Death Toll to 28 - AP

 

Egypt

Egypt Heads for Showdown - WSJ

Vestiges of Old Order Stifle Birth of a New Egypt - NYT

Egypt to Form New Government, Military to Transfer Power - VOA

Egypt Military Pledges Faster Handover to Civilian Rule - NYT

Egypt’s Generals to Cede Power Early - WP

Egypt Power Transfer 'Speeded Up' - BBC

Egypt Military Council Tries to Calm Protests - LAT

Deal to Hasten Transition in Egypt Is Jeered at Protests - AP

Protesters Reject Concessions by Egypt's Military - AP

Egypt Protesters Battle On to End Army Rule - Reuters

Police, Protesters Clash for 5th Day in Egypt - AP

Egypt's Latest Uprising Has a More Violent Feel - AP

UN Condemns Egypt Protest Deaths - BBC

Gorbachev Supports Egypt Protests - AP

3 American Students Held in Protests, Egyptians Say - NYT

3 Americans Arrested in Egypt as Clashes Continue - CNN

Egypt Police Struggle to Regain Pride on Still-skimpy Salaries - LAT

Israel Girding for Possible Trouble for Egypt Pact - AP

Egypt's Revolutionary Reprise - WSJ editorial

Obama, Egypt and Denial - WT editorial

Egypt’s Doomed Election - NYT opinion

 

Iran

Nations Coordinate Moves to Squeeze Iran - WSJ

EU Agrees Deal on New Sanctions on Iran - Reuters

Donilon: Iran Facing More Pressure Under Obama - WP

China Opposes Expanded Sanctions Against Iran - AP

Iran: New Western Nuclear Sanctions 'in Vain' - BBC

Sanctions Fail to Change Behavior, White House Concedes - CNN

In Iran Newspaper Protest, New Friction Seen - NYT

Another Wrist Slap for Iran - WP editorial

 

Libya

Libya's NTC Names New Cabinet - VOA

Libyan Leader Seeks to Unite Factions With Cabinet - NYT

Libya's New Government Unveiled - BBC

Hague Prosecutor Offers Libya Trial of Qaddafi Son and Aide - NYT

Gaddafi Son 'to Face Libya Trial' - BBC

Justice After Gaddafi - WP opinion

 

Yemen

Yemen’s Leader Is Reported to Accept Yielding His Powers - NYT

UN Envoy: Saleh Agrees to Step Down - VOA

UN Envoy: All Agreed on Power Transfer Deal - AP

Saleh in Saudi Arabia to Sign Power Transfer Deal - AP

Frenchwoman Held in South Yemen - BBC

 

Bahrain

Rights Groups Release Report Critical of Bahrain Government - LAT

Bahrain on Edge Before Report on Protest Crackdown - AP

Protests Flare Up in Bahrain Before Unrest Report - AP

Bahrain Forces Comb Shi'ite Town Before Rights Report - Reuters

 

Tunisia

Tunisia Inaugurates New Assembly - VOA

Tunisia Coalition Names Top Posts - BBC

Tunisia's Newly Elected Assembly Gets to Work - AP

 

Middle East / North Africa

New Winds in Mideast Favor Hamas - NYT

Palestinian Membership Threatening UNESCO Programs - AP

Iraq: US Hands Over Detainees Save Hezbollah Agent - AP

US Blacklists Lebanese Militant Bomb Maker - AP

Latest Developments in Arab World's Unrest - AP

 

Al Qaeda

Drone Targets Dwindle as al-Qaeda Shrinks - WP

 

NATO

NATO Command Pushes Alliance into New Fields, Capabilities - AFPS

 

US Department of Defense

Despite Threat of Cuts, Pentagon Made No Contingency Plans - NYT

Automatic Military Cuts May Stand in Congress - NYT

Debt Failure Leaves Pentagon Budget in Limbo - S&S

General: Prioritize Nuclear Upgrades in Budget - WT

Panetta Issues Thanksgiving Message to Troops, Families - AFPS

Reading Lists Aim to Promote Personal, Professional Growth - AFPS

Analyst Stripped of Clearance Settles with DIA - WP

Abizaid to Head Inquiry into Dover Mortuary Scandal - WP

Abizaid Agrees to Chair Dover Mortuary Panel - AFPS

Marine Corps Reviewing Cross on Base After Atheists' Complaint - S&S

Navy to Kick Out 28 Sailors from USS Ronald Reagan for Using Spice - S&S

Bring US Military in Line with New Reality - CNN opinion

 

United States

GOP Candidates Differences on National Security and Terrorism - WP

Differences on Foreign Threats Emerge in GOP Debate - LAT

Spirited Foreign Policy Debate Includes a Test of Gingrich’s Rise - NYT

Republican Hopefuls Diverge on Immigration, Iran Policies - WT

Civil Rights Groups Oppose Expanded Interrogation - AP

Armed Illegals Stalked Border Patrol - WT

 

United Kingdom

UK Police: No Armed FBI Agents at 2012 Olympics - AP

UK Court Backs Iraqis' Bid for Inquiry into Abuse - AP

 

Africa

US Official Warns Ethiopia Not to Invade Somalia, Too Late - MH

Violence in Southern Somalia Kills 11 - VOA

11 Die in Bomb Blast in Somali Capital Mogadishu - AP

Many Somali Famine Victims Afraid to Return Home - AP

Nigeria Senator Ali Ndume 'Linked to Boko Haram' Extremists - BBC

Nigeria President Fires Anti-Corruption Czar - AP

Zimbabwe: ICG Says Mugabe Party Blocking Reforms - VOA

Election Mania Sweeps Across Congo’s Troubled East - VOA

Congo Opposition Official Killed Days Before Poll - AP

South African Parliament Approves Press Law - NYT

S. Africa Passes Media 'Secrecy Bill' - BBC

South Africa Secrecy Law Sparks Outcry - LAT

 

Americas

Mexico Seizes $15 million Said to Belong to Cartel - LAT

Mexican Troops Seize $15.3m Alleged Drug Cash from Car - BBC

Soldiers Find $15 Million Linked to Sinaloa Cartel - AP

Mexico to Probe Links to Drug Gangs in Election - Reuters

Three Killed 'Execution Style' at US-Mexico Border - Reuters

Mexico Senator Drops Out of Presidential Race - AP

Mexico's War with Itself - LAT editorial

Venezuela Extends Price Controls - BBC

El Salvador Gets First Postwar Military Security Chief - Reuters

Guatemala Identifies Victims From Death Squad Ledger - Reuters

New Jamaica Leader Targets Slum Politics - AP

 

Asia Pacific

S, Korea Votes a Chaotic Yes to Free Trade With US - NYT

Tear Gas, Scuffles as S. Korea OKs US Trade Deal - AP

S. Korea Plans Military Drill on Anniversary of Shelling - YNA

S. Korea Flaunts Firepower Year After N. Korean Attack - AP

Burmese President Welcomes US Engagement - VOA

Cambodia: KR Leaders Hear Charges at War Crimes Trial - DPA

Cambodia: Nuon Chea Defends Actions in KR Genocide Trial - BBC

Khmer Rouge Defendant Blames Vietnam for Cambodia’s Turmoil - NYT

Slow Trial Frustrates Philippine Massacre Kin - AP

Bombs Defused Near Philippine Massacre Site - AP

 

Europe

US to Stop Providing Russia Data on Europe Forces - AP

Gorbachev: Russia Has ‘Imitation’ Democratic Institutions - WP

Greece, Spain Face New Debt Pressures - VOA

Italians Want to Cut Debt but Without Sacrifices - AP

Germany’s Merkel Urges Changes to EU Treaty - BBC

German MPs Unite Against Murders - BBC

Turkish Journalists Go on Trial Over Coup Plot - AP

 

South Asia

Overlooked and Unheard, Ahead of the Mumbai Attacks - NYT

India's New Parliament Session Ends Abruptly - WSJ

Indian Rupee Hits All Time Low - WP

India’s Rupee Plunges to Record Low - BBC

Sri Lankan Opposition Attacked in Parliament - Time

Sri Lanka Mulls Police, Military 'Cash for Big Families' - BBC