Small Wars Journal

23 November SWJ Roundup

Tue, 11/23/2010 - 8:10am
Afghanistan

Taliban Leader in Secret Talks Was an Impostor - New York Times

Officials: Negotiator for Taliban an Impostor - Washington Post

Man Involved in Afghan Talks Said to Be Impostor - Associated Press

Children Safe in Kabul, Says NATO Ambassador; Aid Groups Disagree - VOA

NATO Official Clarifies Kabul Child Safety Comment - BBC News

Afghan President Still Against NATO Night Raids - Associated Press

Afghan Election Body to Release Final Result Wednesday - Reuters

NATO Official Sparks Criticism Over Safety Remarks - New York Times

Sending Tanks to Afghanistan, Part I - New York Times

Tanks to Afghanistan, a Soldier Writes - New York Times

Afghan Fighting Kills More Than 30 Insurgents - Associated Press

Army Reviews Leadership in Afghan Civilian Deaths - Associated Press

Training Pays Dividends for 101st Soldiers in Afghanistan - AFPS

Face of Defense: Female Advisor Heads to Afghanistan - AFPS

Pakistan

Christian Seeks Pardon in Pakistan Blasphemy Case - New York Times

Pakistan Hajj Scam Inquiry: Top Official Kept on Remand - BBC News

Iraq

Report Details Inadequacies of Iraqi Defense Ministry - Washington Post

Many Sunnis See Iraqi Justice System as Shiite Cudgel - Washington Post

Tariq Aziz Seeks Pardon From Iraqi President - Associated Press

Iran

Iran's Nuclear Program Reportedly Struggling - Washington Post

Technical Woes Halt Some Iran Nuclear Machines - Reuters

Iran Strategy in Nuclear Talks: Stand Its Ground - Associated Press

Stuxnet 'Hit' Iran Nuclear Plans - BBC News

Iran: Computer Worm Didn't Harm Nuclear Program - Associated Press

Nations Should Be Cautious in Dealings With Iran, Gates Says - AFPS

Iran Official Says Life Of Woman May Be Spared - Reuters

Iran Nazi Website Allowed to Re-Open - Reuters

International Criminal Court

War Crimes Trial Begins for Congolese Politician - New York Times

Congo's Bemba Pleads Not Guilty to Murder, Rape - Associated Press

Bemba Denies War Crimes Charges - BBC News

Congo Ex-VP Bemba on Trial In Hague For War Crimes - Reuters

Highlights of Congolese Rebel Leader on Trial In Hague Court - Reuters

Terrorism

Top US Military Officer Says Al-Qaida Threat from Yemen is 'Serious' - VOA

Piracy

Anti-Piracy Force Nets 16 Suspected Somali Pirates - Associated Press

Hamburg Trial of Suspected Somali Pirates Begins - BBC News

Somalis Charged With Piracy Go on Trial In Germany - Reuters

Convention on Cluster Munitions

U.S., China, Russia Resist Weapons Pact - Reuters

WikiLeaks

WikiLeaks Says Next Leak 7 Times Larger Than Iraq Logs - Agence France-Press

WikiLeaks: New Release 7 Times Size of Iraq Logs - Associated Press

U.S. Department of Defense

Marine General's Son Laid to Rest at Arlington - Los Angeles Times

Method to Erase Traumatic Memories May be on the Horizon - Baltimore Sun

U.S. Military Launches World's Largest Satellite - Money Times

Va. Leaders Head to Pentagon in Bid to Save JFCOM - Virginian-Pilot

Pentagon Officials to Meet to Address F-35 Program's Problems - Star-Telegram

Services Meet New Fiscal Year With Recruiting Success - AFPS

DOD Tries to Uncover Secret of Flying Snakes - Washington Post

United States

Alleged Russian Arms Smuggler's Wife Calls U.S. Extradition Illegal - VOA

Report: Nuclear Weapon Drivers Sometimes Got Drunk - Associated Press

Administration to Seek Balance in Airport Screening - New York Times

Nearly Two-thirds of Americans Support Full-body Scanners - Washington Post

TSA Revolts Grow at Grass Roots - Washington Times

TSA is a Joke to al Qaeda, Too - Washington Times editorial

TSA Outcry is Really a Call for Profiling - Washington Post opinion

Do Body Scanners Make Us Safer? - New York Times opinion series

Hoyer: U.S. Jurors Might Enjoy Trip to Gitmo - Washington Times

Try Ahmed Ghailani at Gitmo - Washington Post opinion

Puerto Rico Arrests 12 Linked to Caribbean Drug Lord - Reuters

United Kingdom

Saudi School Lessons in U.K. Concern Government - BBC News

Lessons of Hate at Islamic Schools in Britain - New York Times

United Nations

U.N. Sees Possible Progress at Cancun Climate Talks - Associated Press

Africa

Task Force Prepares for Horn of Africa Mission - AFPS

S. Africa's Zuma to Mediate Zimbabwe Political Stand-Off - Voice of America

Nigeria: North Picks Candidate to Face Incumbent - Associated Press

Nigerian Ex-VP to Challenge Jonathan At Primaries - Reuters

Nigeria Police Arrest 152 Suspected Sect Members - Associated Press

Nigeria Militants Say Attack Pipeline to Refinery - Reuters

Voter Apathy High as Burkina Faso Votes in Presidential Poll - VOA

Americas and Caribbean

Opportunities for Cooperation Highlight Bilateral Meetings - AFPS

Bolivian President Criticizes U.S. in Front of Robert Gates - Los Angeles Times

Bolivian Leader Lectures Gates About U.S. Behavior - Associated Press

Bolivia's Morales: U.S. Seeks Excuse to Meddle In Latin America - Reuters

Brazil: Armed Men Use Roadblocks to Rob Rio Drivers - Associated Press

Mexico Cops Shoot Doctor in Hunt for Gov's Killers - Associated Press

No Return To Town Hit By Mexico Drug War - Associated Press

Mexico Migrants Told to Form Convoys - BBC News

Haiti Cholera Deaths Still Rising as Election Nears - BBC News

Postponing Haiti Polls Could Threaten Stability - Reuters

Asia Pacific

North and South Korea Exchange Fire Near Border - New York Times

North Korea Fires on South Korean Island - Los Angeles Times

N. Korea Fires Artillery onto S. Korean Island, 2 Dead - Associated Press

North Korea Shells South In Fiercest Attack In Decades - Reuters

S. Koreans Puzzle Over Motives Behind N. Korea's Attack - Los Angeles Times

S. Korea Could Seek Deployment of U.S. Tactical Nuclear Weapons - VOA

U.S. Officials: China Must Act on N. Korea Violation - Washington Times

U.S., China Disagree on More Nuke Talks With N. Korea - Associated Press

N. Korea Suggests Discarding Ine Nuclear Arms Programs - Washington Post

Mind Games at the Table with North Korea - Los Angeles Times

Diplomats Hold Talks in About N. Korea's Uranium Enrichment Program - VOA

North Korea Nuke Revelations Stir U.S. Policy Worry - Associated Press

U.S. Envoy: N Korea Nuclear Plant 'Provocative' - BBC News

U.S. Open to North Korea Talks Despite Nuclear Advances - Reuters

U.S. Envoy Says Six-Party Talks Won't Resume - Associated Press

South Korea Digests News of North's Nuclear Site - New York Times

Analysis: N. Korea Likely Needed Outside Help for Centrifuge - Associated Press

Toll in Cambodia Stampede Rises - New York Times

Hundreds Die in Stampede at Festival in Cambodia - Associated Press

Hundreds Die in Cambodia Stampede - BBC News

Philippine Leader Vows Justice for 2009 Massacre - Associated Press

Burma Democracy Leader Suu Kyi Reunited With Son - Associated Press

Europe

Russia Proposes Divided Anti-Missile Defense System - Voice of America

Putin foe Nemtsov Assaulted on Return to Russia - Washington Times

Russia Could Shun European Rights Court - Reuters

Germany: Reichstag Cupola Shut Due to Threat - Associated Press

Germany to Scrap Conscription Mid-2011 - Associated Press

Serbia Shifting West, Away Russia - Associated Press

Serbia Prosecutors to Appeal 2 War Crimes Verdicts - Associated Press

In Europe Debt Crisis, Some Call Default a Better Option - New York Times

Irish Leader to Dissolve Government After Budget - New York Times

Irish PM's Own Party Rebels, Plans to Replace Him - Associated Press

Irish Leader to Dissolve Government After Budget - Reuters

Portugal Unions Set Date For Big Strike - Reuters

Middle East

Israel Enacts Bill to Force Referendum on a Treaty - New York Times

New Israeli Law Could Slow Peace Efforts - Washington Times

Israel Passes Bill on Withdrawal from Land - BBC News

Israeli Referendum Bill Could Hinder Peace Moves - Associated Press

Israel Uses Facebook to Catch 1,000 Draft Dodgers - Associated Press

Israel Begins Work on Egypt Border Fence - Associated Press

Egypt Rejects International Election Observers - Voice of America

Expected Hezbollah Indictments Have Lebanese on Edge - Voice of America

Evidence Links Hezbollah to Hariri Death - Washington Post

Lebanon: Hezbollah Members Behind Hariri's Killing - Reuters

Saudi King Heads to U.S. for Medical Tests - Associated Press

South Asia

Indian Journalists Accused of Secretly Helping Politicians - Washington Post

Indian State Launches 'Militant Rehabilitation' Policy - BBC News

India PM Faces Supreme Court Questions Over Scam - Reuters