Small Wars Journal

5 December SWJ Roundup

Sun, 12/05/2010 - 8:29am
Afghanistan

Analysis: Obama's Trip Signals Afghan War Plan Set - Associated Press

U.N. Appeals for $678 Million in Aid for Afghanistan - Associated Press

Villagers in Afghan District Told Local Government is Key - Stars and Stripes

U.S. Fights to Open School in Taliban Area - Associated Press

Afghan Minister Disputes U.S. Diplomatic Cable - Associated Press

Senior Official Details Success, Challenges in Afghanistan - AFPS

Two NATO Soldiers Killed in Suicide Attack - Agence France-Presse

Two Foreign Troops Killed in Attack - BBC News

Blast Near Afghan Military Base, Casualties - Reuters

Pakistan

Pakistanis Return to Tribal Area After Offensive - Associated Press

Pakistan Military Says Its Supports Government - Associated Press

Pakistan Court Issues Warrants Over Bhutto's Death - Associated Press

Afghanistan / Pakistan

Pakistan, Afghanistan Leaders Reject Credibility of WikiLeaks Documents - VOA

Afghans and Pakistanis Attack Cables - New York Times

Korean Peninsula

North Korea Increases Criticism of the South - Wall Street Journal

Despite Threats, War Not Likely in Korea - Stars and Stripes

South Korea Repeats Warning Against North Korea - Reuters

N. Korea Lambasts S. Korea's New Defense Chief - Associated Press

Haunted by Attack, Few Return to Yeonpyeong Island - New York Times

Iraq

Dozens of Casualties in Explosions Targeting Shi'ite Areas of Baghdad - VOA

7 Blasts Hit Baghdad, With Mostly Shiite Targets - New York Times

Baghdad Bombs Targeting Shiite Areas Kill 17 - Associated Press

Iran

Iran Tells Gulf Arabs It Is No Threat to Region - Voice of America

Iran Says U.N. Agency Sending Spies, Not Inspectors - Associated Press

Iran Claims it Can Produce Yellow-cake Uranium - Los Angeles Times

Iran to Process Its Own Raw Uranium - Associated Press

Iranian Official Signals Gap Ahead of Talks - Washington Post

Defiant Iran Reports Nuclear Advance Before Talks - Reuters

Iran Talks: Strong Rhetoric, Low Expectations - Associated Press

Entrepreneurs do Business of a Sort in Face of Sanctions - Los Angeles Times

Nuclear Talks Serve Dual Purpose for Iran - Los Angeles Times opinion

WikiLeaks

WikiLeaks, Round Three - Small Wars Journal (post-release)

SWJ Wikileaks Roundup - Small Wars Journal (pre-release)

U.S. Department of Defense

3 of 4 Service Chiefs Oppose Prompt DADT Repeal - Stars and Stripes

Pentagon Lawyer Who Co-Wrote Report on Gays - New York Times

DADT: Let the Pentagon Lead - Washington Post editorial

Panel: Cowpens' CO Should Get General Discharge - Navy Times

Counterspies Hunt Russian Mole Inside NSA - Washington Times

NCIS: Sailor at Bragg Sold Secret Documents - Fayetteville Observer

United States

Cables Depict Range of Obama Diplomacy - New York Times

From WikiLemons, Clinton Tries to Make Lemonade - New York Times

Clinton Tour Showed Limits of WikiLeaks Damage - Associated Press

Government Workers Ordered Not to Read Cables - New York Times

Tension Grows Between Calif. Muslims, FBI - Washington Post

Terrorism Makes New York More Wary, Gradually - Associated Press

New Subject of Debate on Mideast: Hummus - New York Times

Who had the Worst Week? Hillary Clinton - Washington Post opinion

Better Intelligence Oversight - Washington Post opinion

Africa

Egypt Says South Sudan Secession Looks Inevitable - Reuters

South Sudan Official: No Delay to Jan Freedom Vote - Associated Press

Sudan's South Rejects Bid For Delay Of January 9 Vote - Reuters

Somalia: Returning to Help Homeland - Washington Post

Rival Presidential Candidates Take Dueling Oaths of Office in Ivory Coast - VOA

2 Oaths of Office Taken in Ivory Coast - New York Times

Ivory Coast: Rival Presidents Each Sworn In - Los Angeles Times

Ivory Coast Leader Takes Oath Despite Dispute - Associated Press

Ivory Coast's Gbagbo Sworn In Despite World Rejection - Reuters

Mbeki Starts Ivory Coast Mission - BBC News

Mbeki In Ivory Coast to Mediate In Election Standoff - Reuters

Kenya Asks for FBI Help After 3 Police Killed - Associated Press

Western Sahara: Refugees Journey Back Home - Washington Post

Americas and Caribbean

Mexico: Knocking Down the Kingpins - Los Angeles Times editorial

Haiti: More Cholera Cases, Fewer Deaths - Voice of Amercia

I've Seen the Future (in Haiti) - New York Times opinion

Asia Pacific

Cables Discuss Vast Hacking by a China That Fears the Web - New York Times

WikiLeaks: Chinese Leaders Ordered Google Hack - Washington Post

Hong Kong Protest Calls for Nobel Winner's Freedom - Associated Press

Hundreds In Hong Kong Demand China Free Nobel Winner Liu - Reuters

Philippine Leader Says Media Ruining His Love Life - Associated Press

Europe

As Europe Cuts Military Budgets, Worry About Clout - Los Angeles Times

Europe Jolted by Extremes of Weather - New York Times

Germany's Angst About Islamists Goes Mainstream - Associated Press

Greek Police Find Suspected Guerrilla Arms Cache - Reuters

Greek Gun Hideouts 'Probed for Extremist Links' - Agence France-Presse

Spain Reopens Airspace After Controllers' Strike - Reuters

Middle East

Gates Visits Oman; Iran, Yemen on Agenda - Associated Press

Abbas Threatens to Dissolve Palestinian Authority - Voice of America

Abbas: Last Resort I'll Ask Israel to Take Over - Associated Press

Suspects Held as Deadly Fire Rages in Israel for Third Day - New York Times

Deadly Israeli Fire Rages on Despite Global Aid - Reuters

Israeli Police Say Negligence Likely Caused Blaze - Associated Press

Israel Hopes to Have Wildfire Under Control Sunday - Associated Press

U.N. Investigating Reported Device Blast in Lebanon - Associated Press

Egypt Holds Parliament Runoffs Amid Fraud Claims - Associated Press

Egyptians Vote In Run-Off After Opposition Quits - Reuters

Hosni Mubarak Party to Sail Through Boycotted Egypt Vote - Reuters

Why is the U.S. Afraid of Egypt? - Washington Post editorial

Israel and the U.S.: A Lopsided Relationship - Los Angeles Times opinion

South Asia

Pakistani Hackers Shut India Crime Bureau Website - Reuters

'Pak Cyber Army' Claims Credit for CBI Website Attack - Times of India