Small Wars Journal

11 March SWJ Roundup

Fri, 03/11/2011 - 1:01am
Afghanistan

Petraeus to be Succeeded by Marine Gen. John Allen - Best Defense

Afghan Forces to Start Taking Over - Associated Press

Troops Expand Security in Eastern Afghanistan - AFPS

Clinton: U.S. Will Keep Helping Afghan Women - Washington Post

Cousin of Afghan President Is Killed in NATO Raid - New York Times

NATO Troops Kill Karzai's Cousin in Botched Raid - Washington Post

NATO 'Kills Cousin of Afghan President Hamid Karzai' - BBC News

Report Lists Afghan Civilian Deaths - New York Times

Afghan Suicide Blast Kills Kunduz Police Chief - BBC News

Gaining on the Taliban - Washington Post opinion

Pakistan

Pakistan anti-Taliban Militia 'Ends Government Support' - BBC News

Middle East / North Africa Unrest

U.S. Officials at Odds over Libya Outcome - Los Angeles Times

DNI Clapper Says Gaddafi Likely to Prevail - Washington Post

U.S. Spy Chief Says Gaddafi Forces to Prevail - Reuters

Qaddafi Forces Gain Momentum; Rebels Flee Town - New York Times

'They Just Kept Bombing and Bombing' - Wall Street Journal

U.S. Escalates Pressure on Libya Amid Mixed Signals - New York Times

Libyan Rebels Gain Diplomatic Advance, but Retreat on Battlefield - VOA

Clinton to Meet with Libyan Rebels - Washington Times

Advance by Gaddafi Forces Sends Rebels Fleeing - Washington Post

Rebels Forced from Libyan Oil Port - BBC News

Rebels Retreat from Libyan Oil Port Amid Barrage - Associated Press

Gaddafi Threatens Offensive, Ignores Diplomatic Moves - Reuters

Threat of Trial Keeps Gadhafi Fighting - Wall Street Journal

France Recognizes Libyan Opposition as EU Toughens Sanctions - VOA

Libya: France Recognises Rebels as Government - BBC News

U.S., Europe Pressure Libya But Ease Off Militarily - Associated Press

White House Defends Libya Response - Voice of America

NATO: No Desire to Lead Military Action in Libya - Stars and Stripes

Gates: NATO's Libya Plans to Include Military Options - AFPS

NATO to Send Ships Closer to Libya to Enforce Arms Embargo - VOA

U.S. to Send Aid Teams to Rebel-held Eastern Libya - NBC News

Clinton to Meet Libya Opposition, Warns on Next Steps - Reuters

ICRC Seeks Access to All of Libya as Conflict Intensifies - VOA

3 BBC Journalists Report Being Tortured in Libya - New York Times

Egypt Apologizes for Security Police 'Violations' - Reuters

Egypt Rulers Order 2 Sadat Plotters Freed - Associated Press

Yemeni President Pledges New Constitution - Voice of America

Yemeni President Offers Plan to Amend Constitution - Washington Post

Yemen's Leader Proposes Shifting Powers - New York Times

Yemen: President Saleh Announces 'Parliamentary System' - BBC News

Signs of Dissent More Cisible Among Saudi Youths - Washington Post

'Day of Rage' Planned for Saudi Arabia - Voice of America

Saudi Arabia Police Open Fire at Protest in Qatif - BBC News

Saudi Police Open Fire at Protest - Washington Post

Saudi Police Open Fire To Break Up A Protest - New York Times

Saudi Police Open Fire During Protest - Associated Press

Bahrain Rifts Deepen as Protests Forge Ahead - Associated Press

A No-Fly Zone for Libya - Washington Post opinion

Wrongs to Right on Libya - Washington Post opinion

Iraq

Factbox: Security Developments in Iraq - Reuters

Iraqi PM Defends Performance in Face of Protests - Reuters

Iran

Iran's Response to Middle East Protests is Muted - Washington Post

China May Be Aiding Iran Nuclear Weapon Effort - Bloomberg

Piracy

Somali Islamists Could Grab Tankers for Attacks - Reuters

14 Indicted in Fatal Hijacking of American Yacht - Washington Post

U.S. Jury Indicts 14 in Fatal Pirate Attack on Yacht - Associated Press

U.S. Yacht Killings: 14 'Pirates' Indicted in Virginia - BBC News

Bid to Rescue Danish Hostages from Somali Pirates Fails - BBC News

Somali Pirates Free Indian Crew - BBC News

WikiLeaks

Amnesty Int'l Urges Support for WikiLeaks Suspect - Associated Press

U.S. Department of Defense

Schwartz, Stavridis Tops For JCS Chairman - DOD Buzz

Lawmaker Concerned Navy Fleet isn't Ready for Combat - The Hill

Army Wasting Millions on Untested, Unneeded Gear - Stars and Stripes

Army Disciplines 9 for Not Flagging Fort Hood Suspect - CNN News

United States

Congress Holds Hearing on Radicalization of U.S. Muslims - VOA

Domestic Terrorism Hearing Opens, Contrasting Views - New York Times

Hearings: Key Moment in an Angry Conversation - Washington Post

King Stands by Hearing on Islamic Radicals - Washington Times

Peter King Warns al-Qaeda Recruiting U.S. Muslims - BBC News

Hearing on Islamic Extremism Touches Nerves - USA Today

Terror Hearing Puts Lawmakers in Harsh Light - New York Times

American Muslims: The Problem or the Solution? - Christian Science Monitor

DOD, State Department Present Budgets to Senate - AFPS

Africa

Somali Islamists Could Grab Tankers for Attacks - Reuters

Ivory Coast's Gbagbo Rejects A.U. Mediation Proposal - Voice of America

Ivory Coast's Gbagbo Bans U.N. and French Flights - BBC News

450,000 Flee Ivory Coast Conflict, Aid Agencies Say - Reuters

Zimbabwe Energy Minister Mangoma Arrested - BBC News

Arrest Imperils Power-Sharing Government in Zimbabwe - New York Times

Guinea Junta Army Recruits in Kissidougou Riot - BBC News

Madagascar's Interim President to Form New Transitional Government - VOA

Charles Taylor's Attorneys Question Credibility of Prosecution Witnesses - VOA

Americas

Mexico Lawmakers Demand Answers About Guns - Los Angeles Times

Mexico: Former Tijuana Top Cop Takes on Troubled Juarez - Associated Press

Signs Announce New Gang in Western Mexico State - Associated Press

Colombia Threatens Companies Who Pay Ransom to Rebels - BBC News

First Honduras Cocaine Laboratory Discovered - BBC News

11 Sentenced in El Salvador in Filmmaker's Killing - Associated Press

Bolivia President Morales Attacks Drug Reports - BBC News

Bolivia Seeks Wife of Jailed Former Drug Chief - Associated Press

Chile's Leader Ends First Year With Mixed Results - Associated Press

Cuba: Church Says Dissident, 9 Others to Be Freed - Associated Press

Clinton Calls on Cuba to Release Gross - Associated Press

Asia Pacific

China Deemed Biggest Threat to U.S. - Washington Times

Dalai Lama Gives Up Political Role - New York Times

Dalai Lama Will Relinquish Political Role - Washington Post

Tibet's Exiled Dalai Lama to Devolve Political Role - BBC News

Finding a Soul Mate for North Korea's Kim Jong-Un - New York Times

Activist Preparing Another Balloon Launch in S. Korea - Stars and Stripes

Japan PM Says Won't Resign Over Foreign Donations - Associated Press

Europe

In Moscow, Biden Gets Specific on Corruption - Washington Post

Biden Backs Russia for Spot in WTO - Associated Press

'ETA Military Chief' Arriola Arrested in France - BBC News

Turkey's Bad Example on Democracy - Washington Post editorial

South Asia

India: Arrests Before Telangana 'Million-man' Rally - BBC News