Small Wars Journal

25 November SWJ Roundup

Thu, 11/25/2010 - 4:35am
Korean Peninsula

White House Seeks Chinese Help With N. Korea - New York Times

S. Korea Boosts Security as N. Korea Issues Warning - Associated Press

South Korea Strengthens Military Near Border After Attack - Reuters

Four Dead in N. Korean Attack, U.S. Carrier Group Deploys - AFPS

U.S. Aircraft Carrier's Arrival Also Sends Message to China - Washington Post

China is Loath to Condemn North Korea - Los Angeles Times

Analysis: China Keeps Pressure Off North Korea - Associated Press

U.S., S. Korea Reply to Pyongyang Attack with New Military Exercises - VOA

South Korea Says Joint Military Drill to Send Message - Reuters

U.S. Calls North Korean Artillery Strike Armistice Violation - Voice of America

South Koreans Uncertain on Response to North Korea's Attack - VOA

Mullen Cites North Korea's Unpredictability - AFPS

North Korean Leader And Son Visited Artillery Site - Reuters

North Korea Will Never Play Nice - New York Times opinion

The U.S. Should Work with China on Reunification - Los Angeles Times opinion

Afghanistan

Afghan Commission Releases Final Poll Results, Minus One Province - VOA

'Final' Afghan Election Results Announced - Los Angeles Times

Problems Delay Results From Afghan Elections - Washington Post

Karzai Government Challenges Election Results - New York Times

Afghan Prosecutor Announces New Election Probe - Associated Press

Officials Confirm Taliban Leaders' Death - AFPS

Canada Military Families Receive Fake Death Calls - Associated Press

Iraq

Maliki Must Now Work to Form Cabinet - Washington Post

Iraq's PM to Begin Forming New Cabinet - Associated Press

Iraq-Deployed Louisiana Guard Troops See Gains - AFPS

NATO

Stavridis: NATO Summit Results 'Excellent' - AFPS

United States

GOP Senators Detail Objections to Arms Treaty - New York Times

U.S. to Drop Color-Coded Terror Alerts - New York Times

U.S. May Replace Color-coded Terror-alert System - Washington Post

TSA Chief Bucks Up Employees and Defends Tactics - New York Times

Passengers Unmoved by Protests Against Scan - New York Times

Africa

Future of Somali Government in Doubt as Cabinet Debate Stalls - VOA

6 Peacekeepers in Somalia Arrested in Civilian Deaths - New York Times

Somali Pirates Convicted in Virginia - New York Times

Five Somalis Convicted In U.S. Court For Piracy - Reuters

5 Somalis Guilty of Attack on U.S. Ship - Associated Press

U.N. Mulls 2, 000 Extra Troops For Sudan Vote - Reuters

E.U. Slams Ivory Coast Poll Commission For "Obstruction" - Reuters

Americas and Caribbean

South American Leaders Envision Democratic Charter - Associated Press

Mexico Sending More Troops to Violent Border Zone - Associated Press

Brazil: Police Raid Gang-Controlled Slums in Rio; 14 Dead - Associated Press

Brazil: Rio Drug Gangs Battle Police, 13 People Killed - Reuters

Venezuela Says Nuclear Reactor for Peaceful Uses - Associated Press

Venezuela: U.S. Harboring Fugitive TV Executive - Associated Press

Cuba Deal Boosts China's Latin American Oil Plans - Reuters

Costa Rica's FM to Talk With UN on Nicaraguan Dispute - Associated Press

U.N.-Backed Prosecutor: Guatemala Impeding Justice - Associated Press

Haiti Rebuilding Effort Slowed by Complexities - Washington Post

U.N. Estimates Cholera Could Affect 400,000 Haitians - Voice of America

U.N.: Cholera-Hit Haiti Needs Nurses, Doctors - Reuters

Asia Pacific

Chinese Dissent Crackdown Shrinks Nobel Turnout - Associated Press

Report Issued on Deadly Cambodia Stampede - New York Times

Europe

Ireland Unveils Austerity Plan to Help Secure Bailout - New York Times

Irish Government Faces Election Backlash After Fiscal Pain - Reuters

Middle East

Egyptian Court Orders Halt to Parliamentary Vote in Alexandria - Voice of America

Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood Finds Going Hard in Race for Parliament - VOA

Egypt Activists Struggle to Monitor Election - Associated Press

Egypt's Vote Ushered In by Crackdown on Dissent - Associated Press

Cairo Police Clash With Christian Rioters, 1 Dead - Associated Press

Suicide Attack Strikes Shiites in Yemen - New York Times

Palestinian Official: Western Wall Not Jewish - Associated Press

Lebanon's PM Voices Support For Hariri Tribunal - Reuters

Al Arabiya: Saudi King Has Undergone Successful Surgery - Reuters

South Asia

Ruling Coalition Wins in Indian State - New York Times

India Hit by Growing Banking Scandal - Reuters