Small Wars Journal

13 October SWJ Roundup

Wed, 10/13/2010 - 7:13am
Afghanistan

Gains in Afghan Training, but Struggles in War - New York Times

Afghanistan Shows Progress on Economic, Governance Fronts - AFPS

NATO: Haqqani Commander Killed in Joint Force Raid - Associated Press

Afghans Turn-in Numerous Weapons, Explosives - AFPS

Afghan Firms "Pay Off Taliban With Foreign Cash" - Reuters

One Dead in Taliban Attack on Afghan NATO Helicopter - BBC News

U.S. General Leads Hostage Death Investigation - AFPS

Australian Army Chief Won't Drop Afghan Charges - Associated Press

Pakistan

Pakistan Says it is Key to Taliban Peace Talks - Associated Press

Emboldened Judiciary Threatens Government Stability - Washington Post

Militants Kill 3 Anti-Taliban Elders in Pakistan - Associated Press

Trickle of Western Jihadists Head to Pakistan - Agence France-Presse

Pakistan Flood Crisis Blamed Partly on Deforestation - Los Angeles Times

Pakistan Flood Damages $9.5 Billion - Reuters

Iraq

Iraqi PM to Visit Syria as Relations Warm - Voice of America

Iraq Seeks Diplomatic Thaw with Syria - Associated Press

Iran

Crowd Greets Iran's Ahmadinejad in Lebanon - Los Angeles Times

Ahmadinejad Boosts Hezbollah With Lebanon Visit - Associated Press

Lebanon Crowds Cheer Ahmadinejad - BBC News

Lebanese Shi'ites Give Ahmadinejad Hero's Welcome - Reuters

Arrests of 2 Germans in Iran Take on Political Overtones - New York Times

5 Arrested in Iran for Spying for 'Enemies' - Associated Press

18 Guard Members Killed in Iran Base Blast Tuesday - Associated Press

Al Qaeda

Al-Qaeda Affiliate Calls for Strikes in U.S. - Washington Post

Al Qaeda Publishes Second Edition of English Magazine - Associated Press

U.S. Department of Defense

Pentagon, Warfighters Work to Cut Energy Needs - AFPS

2010 Proves Banner Year for Recruiting - American Forces Press Service

Schwartz Discusses Change in the U.S. Air Force - AFPS

Major Nidal Malik Hasan Returned to Fort Hood for Hearing - New York Times

Defense Seeks to Delay Fort Hood Hearing - Associated Press

Judge Orders U.S. Military to Stop 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' - New York Times

Judge Ends Military's 'Don't Ask' Ban on Gays - Washington Post

Judge: Stop 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' Immediately - Associated Press

DOD Lawyers Study Judge's 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' Injunction - AFPS

United States

First Guantanamo Detainee Terror Trial Opens in New York - Voice of America

Trial of Man Once Held at Guantánamo Opens - New York Times

East Africa Bombing Trial Starts - BBC News

U.S. Intelligence Agencies 'Wasted' Billions - Washington Times

United Kingdom

Foreign Secretary Hague in Moscow for Talks - BBC News

U.K.'s Hague Seeks to Improve Relations With Russia - Reuters

U.K. Military Official Warns of Air Vulnerability - Associated Press

Canada

Canada Fails In U.N. Security Council Bid - Reuters

Canada Defiant on U.N. Loss, Blames Opposition - Reuters

Africa

No Deal in Talks on Sudan's Disputed Abyei Region - Voice of America

Actor George Clooney Briefs Obama on Sudan Trip - Voice of America

Sudan Abyei Shooting a 'Pretext for War' - BBC News

Rwanda, Human Rights Groups Applaud Rebel Leader's Arrest - VOA

Americas and Caribbean

Chilean Rescuers Begin Pulling Out Trapped Miners - Voice of America

Chile Lifts First Trapped Miners to Freedom - Los Angeles Times

One by One, Chilean Miners Rise to Freedom - Washington Post

Miners Hoisted to Freedom in Chile - New York Times

Joy as First Chile Miners Rescued - BBC News

Plan B Turns Out to Be Fastest Path for Rescue - New York Times

Chief Engineer Knew it Would Take a Miracle - Los Angeles Times

Humanity Is Drawn to Scene of Rescue - New York Times

Calderon Tries to Cut Crime In Mexican Drug War City - Reuters

"Zetas" Drug Gang Grows, Sows Fear in Mexico - Reuters

Mexico Captures Man Blamed in Marine Slaying - Associated Press

Jamaica PM: Panel Will Probe Coke Extradition - Associated Press

Asia Pacific

Gates Emphasizes Value of Expanded Regional Dialogue - AFPS

Gates Spotlights Maritime Security in Hanoi Forum - AFPS

U.S. and China Soften Tone Over Disputed Seas - New York Times

China Moves to Ease Conflict Over Territorial Disputes - Los Angeles Times

China Offers Taiwan Military Dialogue, Island Wary - Reuters

Former Communist Officials in China Demand Media Freedom - New York Times

Beijing Calls Nobel Insult To People Of China - New York Times

Experts Meet Ahead of Naval Drills in S. Korea - Associated Press

Indonesia: Left Out in the Cold by Revival of Old Rules - New York Times

Burma's Suu Kyi 'Will Not Vote' - BBC News

Central Asia

Kyrgyz Parties Agree Vote Recount After Protests - Reuters

Europe

Germany, Unscathed, Is in Eye of Terrorism Scare - New York Times

France Tries to Strengthen Relations With Turkey - Voice of America

Clinton Urges Serbia to Open Talks with Kosovo - Voice of America

Clinton, Citing Work With Obama, Urges Unity in Bosnia - New York Times

Clinton Praises Serbia's Progress, New Leaders - Washington Post

Hungarian Government Takes Over Toxic Spill Plant - Voice of America

Middle East

Netanyahu Takes Heat for Obama Snub - Washington Times

U.S. Nudges Palestinians to Answer Israeli Proposal - Reuters

In West Bank, Peace Symbol Now Signifies Struggle - New York Times

In West Bank, Olive Groves are Front Line in Land Struggle - Washington Post

Jordan Valley Joins List of Peace Obstacles - Associated Press

Crowd Greets Iran's Ahmadinejad in Lebanon - Los Angeles Times

Ahmadinejad Boosts Hezbollah With Lebanon Visit - Associated Press

Lebanon Crowds Cheer Ahmadinejad - BBC News

Lebanese Shi'ites Give Ahmadinejad Hero's Welcome - Reuters

Al-Qaida in Yemen Leader Threatens to Topple Government - Voice of America