Small Wars Journal

10 October SWJ Roundup

Sun, 10/10/2010 - 7:50am
Afghanistan

Ex-Afghan President to Lead Peace Council - Reuters

Karzai, Petraeus Visit South Afghanistan - Voice of America

British Aid Worker Killed in Rescue - New York Times

British Aid Worker in Killed in NATO Rescue Attempt - Washington Post

British Aid Worker Dies During Rescue Attempt - Los Angeles Times

NATO: 2 Taliban Commanders, 2 Fighters Killed - Associated Press

White House Report: Hold the Optimism - Washington Post opinion

Is Afghanistan Worth Winning? - Washington Times opinion

Will Afghanistan Embrace Rights? - Washington Post opinion

Pakistan

Allies in War, but the Goals Clash - New York Times

Pakistan to Reopen Supply Route for NATO Forces - Voice of America

Pakistan Reopens Pass to NATO Supply Trucks - Washington Post

Pakistan to Open NATO Supply Route - New York Times

Suspected U.S. Missile Strikes Kill 8 in Pakistan - Associated Press

The Branding of U.S. Aid - Washington Post opinion

Iraq

In Baghdad, It's Business as Unusual - New York Times

Iran

Iran Says October, November Good Time for Nuclear Talks - Voice of America

Iran May Be Ready For Nuclear Talks By Late October - Reuters

Iran Acknowledges Spies Got Inside Nuclear Program - Los Angeles Times

Iran Says It Halted Western Spying - Associated Press

Al Qaeda

Al-Qaeda's New Strategy - Washington Post opinion

Nobel Peace Prize

The Nobel's Discouraging Record - Washington Post opinion

United States

Lethal Force Under Law - New York Times editorial

Torture's Consequences - Washington Post editorial

Africa

Sudan 'Fully Committed' to On-Time Referendum - Voice of America

Sudan Says It Is Committed to Independence Vote - Associated Press

U.N. Concern Over Sudan Referendum - BBC News

South Sudan President Asks For Peacekeepers - Reuters

Suspected Nigeria Sect Gunmen Kill Islamic Scholar - Reuters

Americas and Caribbean

Mayor-Elect Shot as Hits on Mexico Politicos Climb - Associated Press

Mexico Offers Reward in Case of Missing Children - Associated Press

Rescue Shaft Reaches Trapped Chilean Miners - Voice of America

Rescue of Chile's Trapped Miners Draws Nearer - Los Angeles Times

Chilean Miners Closer to Freedom - Washington Post

Drill Reaches Trapped Miners in Chile, but Risks Remain - New York Times

Chile: Miners' Rescue to Start Wednesday - BBC News

Ecuador's Leader Confounds Backers and Detractors Alike - New York Times

Argentina Protests U.K. Falklands Military Exercise - Reuters

Poll Gives Rousseff Lead in Brazil President Race - Associated Press

Cuba 'Set to Release Three More Political Prisoners' - BBC News

Cuba to Free 3 Prisoners Not in Church Deal of 52 - Associated Press

Asia Pacific

Angry China Blocks Noble Peace Prize Celebration - New York Times

Chinese Media Stay Resolutely Silent on Nobel Winner - Los Angeles Times

Relatives: Nobel Winner Liu's Wife to Visit Him Sunday - Voice of America

U.S.-China Deadlock Dims Climate Talk Prospects - New York Times

IMF Doesn't Press China on Currency - New York Times

Japan And China Defence Chiefs to Meet Monday - Reuters

North Korea: Show of Strength for Kim Jong-un - BBC News

Kim Jong-il's Heir Attends Parade - New York Times

North Koreans Celebrate Newly Anointed Kim Jong Eun - Los Angeles Times

North Korea's Heir Debuts At Giant Military Parade - Reuters

Official Who Left North Korea Is Dead - New York Times

North Korean Defector Found Dead in Seoul - Los Angeles Times

Vietnamese Try to Let Loose for Capital's 1,000th Birthday - New York Times

Hanoi Throws Extravagant 1,000th Birthday Bash - Associated Press

Central Asia

Kyrgyz Tensions Simmer Amid Inquiry Into Unrest - New York Times

Kyrgyzstan Votes in Landmark Poll - BBC News

Kyrgyz Vote in Historic Parliamentary Election - Associated Press

Kyrgyzstan Votes In Landmark Election - Reuters

Europe

Malta Guards Europe's Gates Against African Immigrants - Los Angeles Times

Spain's Socialists and Unions, Battered, Struggle to Adapt - New York Times

WWF: Toxic Sludge Leaking for Months in Hungary - Voice of America

Sludge Disaster Darkens Hungary's Mood - Washington Post

Red Sludge Only Latest Hungarian Calamity - Associated Press

1,000 Back New Anti-Kremlin Bloc At Moscow Rally - Reuters

Middle East

Arab League Offers Reprieve on Mideast Talks - New York Times

Arab League Backs Palestinian Refusal on Talks - Washington Post

Palestinians Give U.S. One Month to Curb Settlements - Reuters

Israel Satisfied with Arab League Decision on Peace Talks - Voice of America

Abbas Seeking Alternatives if Mideast Talks Fail - Associated Press

Egypt's Opposition Muslim Brotherhood to Run in Parliamentary Election - VOA

Egypt Islamist Group Vies for 30 Pct of Parliament - Associated Press

Banned Egypt Party to Run in Poll - BBC News

South Asia

Ticket Fraud Reported as Commonwealth Games Miss The Crowds - Reuters