Small Wars Journal

30 October SWJ Roundup

Sat, 10/30/2010 - 8:40am
Afghanistan

Petraeus: NATO Pressure Forcing Taliban to Seek Peace - Voice of America

Russia Joins Drug Raid in Afghanistan - New York Times

U.S.-Afghan Forces, Aided by Russia, Seize Drug Facilities - Los Angeles Times

U.S. and Russian Forces Team Up for Afghan Drug Bust - Associated Press

Petraeus: Iran's Kabul Payments 'Disingenuous' - Voice of America

NATO Helicopter Kills 20 Afghan Insurgents - Associated Press

NATO: 30 Fighters Killed in Afghan Outpost Attack - Associated Press

Forces Target Insurgents in Southeastern Afghanistan - AFPS

Afghan Police Training Edges Ahead as Transition Nears - Reuters

Teleconferencing from War Zone Improves Treatment - Washington Post

Profiles of a Dustoff 57, Medevac Team in Afghanistan - Washington Post

Pentagon Had Command Climate Red Flags - Christian Science Monitor

An Unnecessary War - Foreign Policy opinion

Talking About Talking With the Taliban - CNN Opinion

Petraeus Versus Obama - Foreign Policy opinion

Pakistan

Shrines Step Up Security Against Attacks - Washington Post

Al Qaeda / Yemen

Obama: Explosives Found On U.S.-Bound Cargo Planes - VOA

Obama Says Explosives Were U.S. Bound - New York Times

Obama: Suspicious Packages a 'Credible Terrorist Threat' - Washington Post

Explosives Found in Two U.S.-bound Packages - Los Angeles Times

'Explosives Found' in Yemen Cargo - BBC News

Al Qaeda Suspected as Yemen Hunts Parcel Bombers - Reuters

A Terrorist Test Run? - Christian Science Monitor

Obama: Explosives In U.S.-Bound Parcels From Yemen - Reuters

U.S. Hunts for More Suspicious Packages - New York Times

Yemen Emerges as Base for Qaeda Attacks on U.S. - New York Times

New Concerns About Al Qaeda in Yemen - Christian Science Monitor

Obama Suspects Yemen Al Qaeda Group Behind Plot - Reuters

Iraq

Baghdad's Shiite Heart Beats Freely as War Ebbs - New York Times

Suicide Bomber in Iraq Kills at Least 26 People - Washington Post

Suicide Bomber Kills 25 at Cafe in Diyala Province - New York Times

Suicide Bomber Kills 21 North of Baghdad - Associated Press

Suicide Bomber Kills 22 In Attack on Iraqi Cafe - Reuters

Iran

Iran Agrees to Resume Nuclear Talks - New York Times

Iran Says It Is Ready to Restart Nuclear Talks - Associated Press

E.U.'s Iran Sanctions Avoid Oil, Credit Doubts Linger - Reuters

U.S. Department of Defense

JFCOM Transfers Command - Suffolk News-Herald

Keep Focus on Troops, Mullen Tells Joint Forces Command - AFPS

Joint Forces Command Mission Remains Clear, Odierno Says - AFPS

FBI: Museum Shooter Could be Marine - Washington Post

Gunman Has Grievance With Marines, FBI Says - New York Times

Shooter Targeting USMC Facilities Could be Ex-Marine - Christian Science Monitor

Army Logistics Leaders Review Progress, Way Ahead - AFPS

Air Force School Focuses on Cybersecurity - AFPS

Retired Chaplains: Preserve 'Don't Ask' - Washington Post

United States

Explosives in Cargo Renew Debate on Screening - New York Times

Testimony Ends in Guantanamo 'Child Soldier' Case - Associated Press

Africa

Reporter's Notebook: Mogadishu, Somalia - Voice of America

Voters in Rebel-Held Areas Hope Sunday's Election Reunites Ivory Coast - VOA

Niger to Vote on New Constitution After Coup - Associated Press

Angola Urged to Probe Congo Rapes - BBC News

Americas and Caribbean

Mexican Prison Warden Nabbed for Alleged Drug Ties - Associated Press

Protesters Blame U.N. Base for Cholera in Haiti - Associated Press

Asia Pacific

ASEAN, E. Asian Leaders Meet to Discuss Economic, Political Concerns - VOA

Clinton Says U.S. Has a Stake in Asian Security - Associated Press

Clinton Urges Peaceful Outcomes on Maritime Disputes - Reuters

Clinton Proposes China, Japan Join 3-way Talks - Washington Post

China, Japan Ties Strained Over Islands At Summit - Reuters

China and Japan Meet Amid Dispute - Reuters

Russia Denies Island Visit Politically Charged - Reuters

U.S. Urges China to Soothe Tensions - Associated Press

China Gives 'Assurances' on Export of Rare-earth Minerals - Washington Post

Clinton Urged to Confront Vietnam on Human Rights - New York Times

Clinton Urges Vietnam to Improve Human Rights - Associated Press

China's Rise Prompts Vietnam to Strengthen Ties to Others - Washington Post

Medvedev to Sign Nuclear Power Deal In Vietnam - Reuters

Gunfire Exchanged on Korean Border - New York Times

North, South Korea Soldiers Exchange Gunfire at DMZ - Los Angeles Times

Gunshots Fired at Korean Border - Associated Press

After 6 Decades of Separation in Korea, a Meeting - New York Times

U.N.: Less Rain, Aid to Hurt North Koreans - Associated Press

Indonesians Waiting Out Another Disaster - New York Times

Burma: Lawyer 'Optimistic' Over Suu Kyi Appeal - Associated Press

Europe

NATO to Reduce Kosovo Force by Spring - Associated Press

NATO to Cut Kosovo Troop Numbers to 5,000 - Reuters

Georgia Arrests 20 Suspected Of Spying For Russia - Reuters

Romania Government Faces New No-Confidence Vote - Reuters

Middle East

Big Rally By Islamic Jihad In Gaza, Joined By Hamas - Reuters

Lebanon: U.N.-Backed Court Criticizes Hezbollah Boycott Call - Reuters

Obama's Task on Egyptian Democracy - Washington Post editorial

South Asia

Obama, Clinton Visit India with Wary Eye on China - Christian Science Monitor

In India, Greed Creeps into Microlending, Critics Say - Washington Post