12 July SWJ Roundup
Small Wars Journal Daily Roundup
US Naval Institute Daily – USNI
Real Clear World – RCP
Afghanistan
General, Governor Call Helmand Gains Sustainable – AFPS
As Marines Leave Helmand, Focus Turns to Training Those Left Behind – S&S
Taliban Commander: Al-Qaida a 'Plague,' Victory Not Possible – S&S
Afghan Exit Will Cost US Billions, Pentagon's No. 2 Says – USAT
Afghan Activists Protest Woman's Public Execution – VOA
ISAF Continues Improvements to Afghan Hospital – AFPS
Afghan-Coalition Force Captures Weapons Smuggler – AFPS
Bales to Face Military Court Hearing in September for Killing Civilians – S&S
GI Who Killed Civilian Waits to Learn if He Faces Court-martial – S&S
Pakistan
Attack on Pakistan Police Compound Leaves at Least 9 Dead – NYT
Militants Ambush Pakistan Police – BBC
Pakistani Taliban Attack Police Compound; 9 Killed – AP
Syria
Syrian Ambassador to Iraq Defects; Joins Rebels – VOA
Top Syria Diplomat Abandons Assad – BBC
Opposition: Syria's Iraq Ambassador has Defected – AP
Syria Says Defecting Ambassador Is Fired – NYT
Top Syrian General Fails to Surface After Defecting – NYT
UN Envoy Says Syria President Discusses Transition – AP
China Backs Annan's Call for Iran Role in Syria Talks – Reuters
Arms Deliveries Slow to Syrian Rebels – WP
Russian Warships Steam to Syria – VOA
Egypt
Morsi Says He Will Respect Egyptian Court Ruling – VOA
Morsi Seeks Talks on Egypt Crisis – BBC
Middle East / North Africa
Floating Base Gives US New Footing in the Persian Gulf – NYT
US Navy Sends Tiny Submersibles to Persian Gulf – S&S
Khamenei: West 'Vaccinated' Iran Against Sanctions – Reuters
Iran: Tehran Abuzz as Book Says Israel Killed 5 Scientists – NYT
Iraq: Putting a Megawatt Smile on a Simmering Problem – NYT
Deadly Bombing Hits Yemen Police – BBC
Suicide Attack on Yemen Police Cadets Kills 10 – AP
Israeli Military Strikes Gaza, Kills 1 Militant – AP
Q&A: Israel's Draft Debate and the 'People's Army' – LAT
Universal Draft a Call to Arms for Israeli Arabs – Reuters
Libya's Jibril Has Vote Lead, Islamists Say Not Beaten – Reuters
Middle East on Edge – WP opinion
US Department of Defense
B-1 Bomber Mission Shifts from Afghanistan to China, Pacific – USAT
DOD Working to Halt Budget Sequestration, Little Says – AFPS
DOD Must Have Petroleum Fuel Alternatives, Official Says – AFPS
United States
A Covert Career That Was Cut Short – WP
Obama and Romney Trade Jabs over Venezuela’s Chavez – FP
Virgin Galactic Announces LauncherOne – WP
United Kingdom
Olympics Troops Announcement Due – BBC
UK: 3,500 More Troops Assigned to Olympics – AP
Arrests Underline Security Jitters Before Olympics – AP
Panel: Olympics Pose Challenge to UK Spies – AP
British Banking Scandal Likely to Spread – VOA
Belfast Cops Gird for Riot as Orange Marches Start – AP
Rolling Stones Celebrate 50th Anniversary – AP
United Nations
UN 'Reliant on Private Security' – BBC
Africa
AU, Somali Forces Target al-Shabab Training Camp – VOA
Guantanamo Prisoner Returns to Sudan after 10 Years in Custody – WP
Guantánamo Prisoner Is Repatriated to Sudan – NYT
UN Reasserts Mission’s Mandate in DR Congo – VOA
UN Increases Troop Strength in DR Congo’s North Kivu Province – VOA
Congo Rebels Threaten Goma City – BBC
Poverty and Injustice Drive Nigeria's Sectarian Violence – Reuters
Hate Speech Case Stirs Free Speech Debate in Kenya – VOA
Aid Agencies Make Kenya Appeal – BBC
3 Aid Workers Abducted in Central Somalia – AP
In Uganda, HIV Prevention No Longer Just ABC – VOA
New Sudans, Old Troubles – WP editorial
Americas
Attacks on Mexico Papers Underline Peril to Journalists – NYT
'Corrupt' Brazil Senator Expelled – BBC
Russian Oil Drilling Off Cuba Is Delayed by Old Embargo – NYT
Asia Pacific / Central
US: 'Important Progress' at Pacific Trade Talks – VOA
US-China Talks at ASEAN Meeting – BBC
US, China Square Off Over South China Sea – AP
Delays, Disputes Beset ASEAN Resolution of South China Seas – VOA
Japan Protests Chinese Ships Entry Into Waters Near Disputed Isles – Reuters
Locklear: China Visit Represents Positive Step – AFPS
Japan Eyes Political Shakeup After Ozawa Forms New Party – Reuters
Obama Eases Burma Sanctions, Tightens on Those Undermining Reform – VOA
Obama Eases Sanctions on Burma – BBC
US Sanctions on Burma Formally Eased – NYT
White House Formally Lifts Ban on US Investment in Burma – WP
US to Demand Disclosures as It Eases Burma Sanctions – Reuters
Clinton to Meet With Burma's President – AP
In Historic Visit, Clinton Reaches Out to Laos – AP
Vietnam War’s Legacy Is Vivid as Clinton Visits Laos – NYT
US Citizen Jailed for Insulting Thai King Freed by Royal Pardon – VOA
Pardon for American Convicted of Insulting Thai King – NYT
Amnesty Condemns Use of Torture in Tajikistan – AP
China’s Economy, Still Strong – NYT opinion
Europe
Europe’s Major Banks Boost Reserves – WP
Europe’s Downturn Creates Unlikely Smugglers – NYT
Spain Plans Sweeping Budget Cuts – BBC
Spain’s Leader Plans New Austerity Steps as Miners Clash With Police – NYT
Russian Lawmakers Approve Internet Blacklist Measure – VOA
Russia Passes Law Curbing Internet – WP
Far from Russia’s Big Cities, Political Protest is a Lonely Pursuit – WP
South Asia
