Small Wars Journal

10 August SWJ Daily Roundup

Wed, 08/10/2011 - 3:21am

Afghanistan

Panetta Urges Continuing Mission to Emphasize Resolve - AFPS

With Sadness, Dignity, Obama Honors the Fallen – AP

Same Ritual, a Changed President - WP

Army General to Lead Chinook Crash Investigation – AFPS

SEALs Killed on Copter Lived in Secrecy - LAT

ISAF Operations Roundup – AFPS

The Taliban are Here. Does it Matter? – FP opinion

 

Pakistan

Suspected U.S. Drone Strike Kills 20 in Pakistan -VOA

US Drone Strike Kills 20 Militants in NW Pakistan - AP

 

Iraq

Oil-rich Basra Worries About Neighbors – WP

 

Syria

Bloodshed Backfiring on Govt at Home, Abroad - WP

Assad Target of War Crimes Investigation – LAT

Turkish Minister and Other Envoys Press Syrian Leader – NYT

Turkey Warns Assad 'Patience Running Out' - TT

Turkey, Syria Discuss Steps to End Violence - AP

US Calls for Increased Economic Pressure, Sanctions on Syria - VOA

International Pressure on Syria Grows - AP

US to Tell Assad that He Must Go - AP

Assad Defiant on Syria Crackdown - BBC

 

Libya

Rifts Exposed in Libya's Rebel Ranks - VOA

Libyan Rebels Try to Impose Control – AP

EU Sanctions Target Two More Libyan Entities – Reuters

Libya Rebels to Hand Over Govt Secrets - TT

Libya Says NATO Raid Kills Dozens - BBC

 

Middle East / North Africa

In Tumult, New Hope for Palestinian Cause – NYT

Lebanon, Israel Not Seeking Conflict Over Sea Border - Reuters

Al Jazeera Changes Plan to Rerun Documentary – NYT

Saleh Vows Return to Yemen, US Urges Stay Away - Reuters

Al-Qaida Leader: US Hijacking Egypt's Revolution – AP

Latest Developments in Arab World's Unrest - AP

 

US Department of Defense

Counterterrorism on a Budget - WP

McRaven: US Special Ops Forces Unmatched in World - AFPS

Olson: Demand Will Increase for Special Ops Forces - AFPS

Mach 20 Missile Ready for Ultimate Test - DR

AWOL Soldier Indicted in Fort Hood Bomb Plot - AP

 

United States

Stocks Rally as Fed Pledges Low Rates - WP

Combat Veterans Help World Trade Center Rise Again – USAT

3 Arrested in Fake Bomb Found at Phoenix Airport - AP

 

United Kingdom

Cameron Deploys 10,000 More Officers to Riots – NYT

Anarchy Spreads Across England on 4th Night of Riots - TT

As London Cleans Up from Riots, Residents Fume  - LAT

Trouble Erupts in English Cities - BBC

Police Calm London, but Riots Flare Across UK – AP

UK Police Vow to Get Tough as Tactics Questioned - Reuters

British Cities Clear Up After Looting, London Quiet - Reuters

Social Media Used to Spread Britain's Riots – AP

Baseball Bats, Police Batons Online Sales Boom in UK - Reuters

London Riots ‘Did Not Come from Nowhere’ – WP

Riots Put Spotlight on Troubled, Unemployed Youths - NYT

What’s Behind Britain’s Riots – WP editorial

 

World

Red Cross: Rise in Violence Against Medics in Warzones - BBC

 

Africa

World Food Program Accelerates Horn of Africa Aid - VOA

Somali Gov't Offers Amnesty to Insurgents in Mogadishu - VOA

Somalia Offers Amnesty to Militants - WP

More Somali Peacekeepers 'Needed' – BBC

Kenya Burdened by Famine Refugees; Rape Attacks Up - AP

Charges Against Ugandan Opposition Leader Are Dropped - NYT

 

Americas

Mexico-Bound Immigrants Face Scrutiny at Border - NYT

Mexican Court Blocks Extradition of Alleged Narco - AP

Mexico: Anti-Technology Group Sent College Bomb - AP

Venezuela Jail Officials Charged - BBC

Brazil Deputy Minister Arrested - BBC

Brazil Police Arrest 33 at Tourism Ministry - AP

Chile Students Clash in Santiago – BBC

Major Protests Erupt Against Chile's Pinera - Reuters

 

Asia Pacific

China's First Aircraft Carrier 'Starts Sea Trial' - BBC

China Launches Sea Trials of its First Carrier - AP

N. Korea Assassination Plot Targets South’s Defense Minister – VOA

N. Korea Plot to Kill S. Korea Defense Minister – AFP

US and N. Korea May Discuss Recovering American Remains - NYT

Filipino Muslim Rebels Clash over Land; 6 Killed - AP

Vietnamese Dissident on Trial for Subversion – VOA

Asian Stocks Up as US Holds Rates - BBC

 

Europe

Moscow To NATO: Do Not Extend Missile Shield  - DN

Germany at Center of Storm as Stock Markets Dive - AP

 

South Asia

War Tribunal Starts Work in Bangladesh – BBC

Unusual Summer of Political Calm in Kashmir - NYT

Police Carry out Kashmir Army and Police Arrests – BBC

India's Parliament Stalls Over Corruption Scandals - AP

Three Die in India Land Protest - BBC