Small Wars Journal

10 December SWJ Roundup

Fri, 12/10/2010 - 7:57am
Afghanistan

Cooperation Will Endure, Gates Tells Embassy Employees - AFPS

Former Afghan Spy Chief Slams Taliban Talks - Associated Press

British Private Security Company Employee Jailed - Washington Post

U.S. Blacklists Afghan Security Firm Tied to Karzai - Associated Press

Egyptian Hospital Puts Muslim Face on Medical Care - Stars and Stripes

Insurgent Attack Kills Two Afghan Civilians - American Forces Press Service

Suicide Attack Kills 2 Civilians in Afghanistan - Associated Press

When A Crew Chief Fights With His Rifle - New York Times

Pakistan

U.S. Suspends Aid Group In Pakistan Fraud Probe - Reuters

Wikileaks: Pakistan Hoaxed by Bogus Anti-India Cables - BBC News

Pakistan Papers Sorry after Running WikiLeaks Hoax - Associated Press

Iraq

Attacks in Iraq Kill 4, Including 2 Policemen - Associated Press

Iran

Rights Groups Report Iran Stoning Woman Released - Reuters

Iran Denies Freeing Condemned Woman - New York Times

Iran Stoning Woman 'Confession' - BBC News

Iran to Air New Footage of Woman in Stoning Case - Associated Press

Korean Peninsula

Mullen Arrives in Tokyo to Discuss North Korean Threat - AFPS

Mullen: Trilateral Cooperation Best Response to North Korea - AFPS

Japan, U.S. Agree to Enhance Military Cooperation - Voice of America

Senior Chinese Official Meets North Korean Leader - New York Times

Chinese Official Visits North Korea to Show Support - Washington Post

N. Korea Meeting Can't be Viewed as China Caving to U.S. - Stars and Stripes

South Koreans Guess at the North's Next Target - New York Times

Island Shelling Jolts South Korea Out of Complacency - Los Angeles Times

WikiLeaks

WikiLeaks, Round Three - Small Wars Journal (post-release - cutoff 10 Dec)

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

Cables Reveal U.S. Military Role in Muslim World - McClatchy Newspapers

Cables Suggest Burma Building Secret Nuclear Sites - The Guardian

Cable Exposes U.S.-U.K. Rift over Croatian Accession to E.U. - The Guardian

Kosovo Sliding Towards Partition, Washington Told - The Guardian

Serbia Suspects Russian Help for Fugitive Ratko Mladić - The Guardian

WikiLeaks: Sex, Drugs, Rock 'n' Roll for Saudi Youth - Washington Times

U.S. Diplomat: China Displays 'No Morals' in Africa - Voice of America

Cables Reveal Resentment at Chinese Influence in Africa - Der Spiegel

Cesspool of Corruption and Crime in the Niger Delta - Der Spiegel

Nigeria: Pfizer 'Used Dirty Tricks to Avoid Clinical Trial Payout' - The Guardian

Nigeria: Pfizer Sought Dirt on Nigerian Official - Associated Press

Wikileaks: U.S. 'Aware of' Kenya-Southern Sudan Arms Deal - BBC News

Analysts: WikiLeaks Following New Strategy in Document Release - VOA

WikiLeaks Supporters Step Up Cyber Attacks - Voice of America

Thousands Download Hacker Software in WikiLeaks Cyber-War - VOA

Web Attackers Point to Cause in WikiLeaks - New York Times

Amazon, PayPal Fend Off Hacker Attacks over WikiLeaks - Washington Post

Teen Arrested in Cyber-attacks; Others Pursued - Washington Times

Protests, Cyber-skirmishes Rage over WikiLeak - Associated Press

WikiLeaks Backers Threaten More Cyber Attacks - Reuters

Despite Arrest, Assange Extradition Faces Hurdles - Associated Press

Europeans Criticize Fierce U.S. Response to Leaks - New York Times

Wikileaks: Pakistan Hoaxed by Bogus Anti-India Cables - BBC News

Pakistan Papers Sorry after Running WikiLeaks Hoax - Associated Press

Can Free Speech Be Protected on a Private Internet? - Der Spiegel

What Has WikiLeaks Started? - New York Times opinion series

WikiLeaks: Reckless Disclosure - The Guardian opinion

U.S. Department of Defense

'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' Repeal Effort Dies in Senate - Stars and Stripes

Senate Stalls Bill to Repeal Gay Policy in Military - New York Times

GOP Stops Attempt to Overturn 'Don't Ask' - Washington Times

Gates Urges Congress to Act on 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' - Los Angeles Times

Gates Frustrated as Senate Delays Gay Ban Repeal - Associated Press

Listen to the Marines on 'Don't Ask' - Washington Times opinion

Navy, Marine Corps Prepare for Amphibious Training - AFPS

Hard Choices Ahead for Marines - San Diego Union Tribune

Cybersecurity Must Balance 'Need to Know' and 'Need to Share' - AFPS

Army Researchers Work to Improve Information Systems - AFPS

Gratitude for Our Fallen Warriors - Washington Times editorial

United States

U.S. Agents Raid Offices of Afghan, Iraq Security Contractor - Washington Post

Small-business Federal Contracts Under Scrutiny - Washington Post

Holder Denounces a Bill to Ban Detainee Transfers - New York Times

Holder Slams Ban on Guantanamo Detainee Transfers - Washington Times

Authorities Burn Down Explosive-laden CA House - Washington Post

FBI Asks Panel to Delay Report on Anthrax Inquiry - New York Times

Pact Lifts Limits on Civilian Nuclear Projects With Russia - New York Times

Where START Stops - Washington Post opinion

United Kingdom

Tuition Hike Approved Despite Widespread Protests - Washington Post

Protesters Attack Car Carrying Prince Charles - New York Times

Students, Police Clash as U.K. Approves Tuition Hike - Associated Press

Protests Roil London After Tuition Vote in Parliament - Reuters

PM Condemns Attack on Royals' Car - BBC News

Prince Charles's Car Attacked By London Protesters - Reuters

U.K. to Probe Lapse In Royal Security After London Riot - Reuters

Africa

Big Push in South Sudan Before Vote - New York Times

A..U Suspends Ivory Coast Over Poll - BBC News

Rwanda Genocide Archive Unveiled - BBC News

Americas and Caribbean

Mexican City Is Blockaded by Gunmen - New York Times

Mexican Police Hunt Leaders of La Familia Cartel - Associated Press

Mexican Drug Lord Suspected Killed In Clashes - Reuters

Alleged Boy Hit Man in Mexico Is a U.S. Citizen - Associated Press

Report Notes Decrease in Colombian Cocaine Production - Washington Post

Brazil: After Operation, Rio's Forces Greeted by Wariness - New York Times

Group: Near 14,000 Murders in Venezuela Last Year - Associated Press

Venezuela Seeks to Regulate Internet With Media Bill - Reuters

Cuban Dissidents Jeered Ahead Of Human Rights Day - Reuters

Pro-Govt Crowd Shouts Down Protesters in Cuba - Associated Press

Haitian Vote Results to Be Reviewed - New York Times

Haiti Candidates Move Toward Direct Confrontation - Associated Press

Haiti Announces Vote Tally Recheck to Stem Unrest - Reuters

Haiti's Clouded Election - New York Times editorial

Asia Pacific

Chairman Seeks to Restore Military Relationship With China - AFPS

China: Peace Prize to Be Awarded to Absent Dissident - New York Times

On Eve of Nobel Ceremony, China Cracks Down, Lashes Out - Washington Post

China Anger as Nobel Award Looms - BBC News

China Tightens Nobel Prize Security Clampdown - Associated Press

China Tightens Grip Ahead Of Nobel Ceremony - Reuters

China Moves to Block Foreign News on Nobel Prize - New York Times

Chinese Group Awards Own Alternative 'Peace Prize' - Associated Press

How China Branded Nobel Winner Liu Xiaobo a Traitor - Washington Post

China's Shame - Washington Post editorial

Anger as Philippines Says Will Skip Nobel Ceremony - Agence France-Presse

Philippine Leader Orders 43 Suspected Rebels Freed - Associated Press

Police Capture Wanted Indonesian Terror Suspect - Associated Press

Cambodia: Former KR Stronghold Struggles with History - Los Angeles Times

Europe

In Russia, Freedom of Speech Belongs to the State - Washington Post

Germany Vows to Defend Euro as Political Project - New York Times

Croatian Police Issue Arrest Warrant for Ex-PM - Associated Press

Middle East

Gates Meets With Emirates Counterpart - New York Times

Lebanon: Hariri Assassination Indictment Coming Very Soon - Associated Press

Lebanon: Foreign Maids Expose 'Atrocious Abuses' - Washington Times

Former E.U. Leaders Urge Sanctions for Israel Settlements - BBC News

Israel Draws International Rebuke Over Settlements - Associated Press

Israel: Apologising to Turks For Raid Is Legal Risk - Reuters

South Asia

Sri Lanka War Crimes Probe Demanded by Rights Groups - BBC News

New Video Allegedly Shows Sri Lankan War Crimes - Associated Press

Comments

Bob's World

Fri, 12/10/2010 - 4:36pm

This quote in the British press today regarding the student riots and associated assault on Prince Charles vehicle:

"Metropolitan Police Chief Paul Stephenson commended officers for their bravery and said the nearly 3,000-strong contingent of officers out to deal with Thursday's protests showed commendable restraint in dealing with the "dreadful" actions of "thugs."

In related news, this quote regarding similar uprising among the British populace:

"...Lord Sandwich, First Lord of the Admiralty, had looked incredulous, 'suppose the colonies do abound in men, what does that signify?' he asked. "They are raw, undisciplined, cowardly men.'" (From David McCullough's "1776")

Insurgency is illegal politics, typically employed when legal means are denied or of no effect. COIN is governance. It is the tendency of governments to discount the motives of those who rise up to bring illegal challenges to their authority and to respond by enforcing the rule of law to suppress the "thugs" and "cowardly men."

Insurgency is best resolved before it fairly begins, but that requires governments to take responsibility early for the effects of their domestic policies and to respect the express discontent of those who have granted them the privilege to govern in the first place.

I put Europe in a "watch" status for growing insurgency; and US interest are far greater there than in the many places we currently find ourselves chasing "terrorists."

The U.S. is lower, but has growing conditions of insurgency as well. Good COIN ramps up now, and is civilian led and directed at repairing the short-comings of government, rather than the suppression of those who dare to complain.

slapout9 (not verified)

Fri, 12/10/2010 - 8:52pm

"It is the tendency of governments to discount the motives of those who rise up to bring illegal challenges to their authority and to respond by enforcing the rule of law to suppress the "thugs" and "cowardly men." Very well said Bob!!!