Small Wars Journal

23 October SWJ Roundup

Sat, 10/23/2010 - 2:06am
Afghanistan

Gen. Petraeus Says Progress is Faster than Expected - Washington Post

- Globe and Mail

Afghan Projects May Stop When Security Ban Begins - New York Times

Canada's PM: Taliban Deal Needs Strict Conditions - Globe and Mail

Afghan Aid Work Threatened by Private Security Ban - Associated Press

ISAF Condemns Fatal Attack on Afghan District Governor - AFPS

U.K. Aid Worker Died of Head Injuries in Rescue Bid - Associated Press

Pakistan

U.S. Gives Pakistan Long-Term Military Aid Pledge - Voice of America

U.S. Offers Pakistan Army $2 Billion Aid Package - New York Times

Expanded U.S. Military Aid Sought for Pakistan - Washington Post

U.S. Plans $2 Billion More in Military Aid for Pakistan - Los Angeles Times

U.S. Plans $2 Billion Aid Package for Pakistan - Washington Times

U.S. Seeks $2 Billion In Military Aid For Pakistan - Reuters

Pakistan Struggles to Hold Gains Against Taliban - Associated Press

Iraq

Kurdistan: The Iraq War the U.S. Won - Salt Lake Tribune

WikiLeaks

WikiLeaks Releases 400,000 Classified U.S. Military Files - Voice of America

The Iraq Documents - New York Times

The Iraq War Logs - The Guardian

The Iraq War Logs - Der Spiegel

WikiLeaks Discloses Reports From Iraq - Wall Street Journal

Wikileaks Posts Thousands of Classified U.S. Documents - Los Angeles Times

Website Claims 15,000 Unreported Iraq War Deaths - Wall Street Journal

A Grim Portrait of Civilian Deaths in Iraq - New York Times

WikiLeaks Reveals War 'Bloodbath' - Sydney Morning Herald

Leaked Reports Detail Iran's Aid for Iraqi Militias - New York Times

Iran Accused of Plotting Attack on Green Zone - The Guardian

Iran Waging Shadow War with Coalition Troops in Iraq - The Australian

Five Bombshells from WikiLeaks' Iraq War Logs - Christian Science Monitor

Detainees Fared Worse in Iraqi Hands, Logs Say - New York Times

Iraq War Leaks: U.S. Didn't Probe Abuse Allegations - Washington Post

Iraq War Documents: No U.S. Investigation of Many Abuses - Los Angeles Times

Wikileaks: U.S. Ignored Iraq Torture Allegations - Daily Telegraph

U.S. Forces 'Ignored Iraq Torture' - BBC News

Iraq War Leaks: No U.S. Investigation of Many Abuses - Associated Press

WikiLeaks Show U.S. Failed to Probe Iraqi Abuse Cases - Reuters

Iraq War Logs Disclosure Condemned by NATO and Pentagon - The Guardian

Opinion Mixed on Significance of WikiLeaks' Latest Revelations - Globe and Mail

WikiLeaks Defends Release Of U.S. Iraqi War Documents - Voice of America

Pentagon: No Surprises Seen In WikiLeaks Iraq War Data - Reuters

WikiLeaks Documents Open To Interpretation - NPR

Iran

World Powers Renew Invitation to Iran to Restart Nuclear Talks - VOA

United Nations

U.N. Urged to Set Up Panel on Ethics Of Robot Weapons - Reuters

U.S. Department of Defense

Amos Succeeds Conway as Marine Commandant - AFPS

United States

Poll Shows High Public Confidence in Military - AFPS

GAO Says 'Virtual Fence' Along Mexican Border Over Budget - Washington Times

U.S. and Canada Discuss Fate of Gitmo Detainee - Associated Press

U.S. Courts Should Not Have Say in Drone Strikes - Washington Post editorial

United Kingdom

Royal Navy Seeks Inquiry After Nuclear Sub Runs Aground - New York Times

Grounded U.K. Nuclear Submarine Freed - Associated Press

Africa

U.S. Officials: No More Time to Waste for Referenda in Sudan - Voice of America

U.S. Officials Urge Sudanese to Compromise - Washington Times

U.S. Urges Compromise Ahead Of New Sudan Talks - Reuters

Sudan Arrests Darfuris After U.N. Visit: U.S. Official - Reuters

Disputed Attack Jets Seen By U.N. Envoys In Darfur - Reuters

Guinea Electoral Commission Delays Sunday Vote - Voice of America

Guinea Election Chief Calls Off Sunday Poll - Associated Press

Somali Govt Asks Pirates to Release British Couple - Associated Press

Americas and Caribbean

Salvadoran Ex-guerrilla Advises Mexico's President - Los Angeles Times

Mexico Probes if Drug Lord Funded Church Renovation - Reuters

Mexico Nabs Alleged Chinese Migrant Smuggler - Associated Press

Cholera Outbreak Kills 150 in Haiti - New York Times

Haiti Cholera Outbreak Feared in Rural Areas - Washington Post

Asia Pacific

Tibetans in China Protest Proposed Curbs on Their Language - New York Times

Tibetan Student Protests Reach Beijing - Los Angeles Times

China Defends Language Policies in Tibetan Areas - Associated Press

North Korea Says U.N. Rights Talk Is Political Plot - Reuters

Indonesia Confirms Soldiers Are Shown in Torture Video - Associated Press

Effort to Rehabilitate Suharto's Reputation Grows in Indonesia - New York Times

Europe

More Than the Channel Divides Britain and France - New York Times

French Senate Passes Pension Bill - New York Times

Karadzic and Mladic Could Still Win Bosnia's War - New York Times

Swiss Official to Submit Nuke Smuggling Probe Soon - Associated Press

Middle East

Israeli Presence on Palestinian Land 'Irreversible' - BBC News

Mideast Sides Eye U.S. Midterms and Impact on Talks - Associated Press

U.N. Envoy Condemns New West Bank Settlements - Voice of America

Proposed Loyalty Oath Stirs Anger of Israeli-Arab Minority - Voice of America

Bahrainis to Vote in Parliamentary Election - BBC News

Bahrain Opposition United by Ballot Abuse Worries - Associated Press

Egypt's Ruling Party Announces President Mubarak Will Run Again - VOA

Yemen: Alleged Al-Qaida Kill Intelligence Officer - Associated Press

South Asia

Pakistan Urges U.S. to Intervene in Kashmir Dispute - Associated Press