Small Wars Journal

19 October SWJ Roundup

Wed, 10/19/2011 - 6:17am

US Naval Institute Daily - USNI

Real Clear World - Real Clear Politics

Afghanistan

Taliban Showing Weakness in South, General Says - USAT

Afghan, NATO Troops Ramp Up Fight Against Haqqani - AP

Training Concerns Hover Over Delivery of Afghan Equipment - NYT

Initial US Drawdown to Pull From Restive Afghan East - Reuters

France Begins Afghan Troop Pullout - Reuters

UK: Hammond Briefs MPs, First Time on Afghanistan - BBC

Roadside Mine Kills 5 Afghan Troops - AP

ISAF Operations Summary - AFPS

 

Pakistan

Pakistan Army Chief Tells US: Focus on Afghanistan - AP

Focus on Afghanistan, Not Pakistan, Army Chief Tells US - Reuters

Taliban 'Must Disarm for Talks' - BBC

 

Iran

Iran's Supreme Leader Ups Fight With Ahmadinejad - AP

Iran Nuclear Issue to Grow More Urgent - Reuters

Plot on Envoy Pushes Iranians, Saudis Closer to Brink - WT

Iran Says Saudi Plot Defendant Belongs to Exile Group - NYT

UK Seizes Iranian Accused Assets - BBC

UK Orders Asset Freeze Over Assassination Plot - AP

Taking Aim at Iran’s Revolutionary Guards - WT opinion

Iran Plot Irrational, But So Is Iran - WP opinion

 

Israel / Palestinians

Israeli Soldier, 477 Palestinians Freed in Prisoner Swap - VOA

Hard Feelings Test Hope in Israel-Hamas Deal - NYT

Shalit Back in Israel After Swap - BBC

Israeli Soldier Shalit, Palestinians Freed in Captive Swap - Reuters

Prisoner Swap Emboldens Hamas - WP

Palestinian Elation is Mixed with Israeli Anguish - LAT

Mid-East Joy at Prisoner Exchange - BBC

Thousands Celebrate Freed Palestinian Prisoners - AP

Palestinians Hail Lopsided Swap, Call for More - Reuters

Sharp Criticism for Egyptian Interview With Soldier - NYT

Israel 'Shocked' at Egypt TV Schalit Interview - AP

Hamas Plays Trump Card to Free Prisoners from Israel - BBC

Israeli-Palestinian Swap Happens after Years of Talks - WT

UN Concern at Fate of Palestinian Detainees - Reuters

World Leaders Welcome Israel-Hamas Prisoner Swap - VOA

Gilad Shalit’s Release - NYT editorial

Shalit Trade Exposes Israeli Weakness - JP opinion

Saving Shalit, Encouraging Terror - NYT opinion

Israel's Difficult Ransom for Shalit - WS opinion

Conflicting Values Behind Shalit Deal - FA opinion

America Must Punish Abbas - NI opinion

 

Iraq

Panetta Hopeful of Iraqi Deal on US Troops - AP

Red Tape, Corruption Stifle Iraq's Economy - AP

 

Syria

Turkey Meets Syrian Opposition Members - AP

 

Libya

Clinton in Libya Vows Support For Democracy - VOA

Clinton Tells Libyans: 'We're On Your Side' - WP

Clinton in Libya to Meet Leaders and Offer Aid Package - NYT

Clinton Pledges More US Help on Surprise Visit - WT

Clinton in Unannounced Libya Trip - BBC

Clinton in Libya to Offer New Aid Package - AP

Clinton Brings Unity Message on Visit to New Libya - Reuters

NATO: End in Sight As Libya Mission Continues - AFPS

NATO Nearing Decision to End Libya Operation - AP

Battle for a Holdout City Stalls Healing in Libya - NYT

Libya Following Perilous Afghan Path - FP opinion

 

Yemen

Yemen Unarmed Protesters Killed by Loyalist Gunmen - TG

Yemeni Forces Kill 12 in New Protests - AP

Yemen Clashes Kill 6 in Intensifying Crackdown - Reuters

Yemen Nobel Winner Appeals to UN - BBC

UN Rights Office Against Proposed Saleh Immunity - Reuters

Family of Dead US Militant, Son Criticizes Strikes  - AP

 

Middle East / North Africa

Arab Spring Abuses Show Need for Arms Trade Curb - Reuters

Kuwait Opposition Boosts Pressure After FM Resigns - AP

Egypt Protesters Post Wills on Twitter, Facebook - LAT

Tunisians in France Mobilize for Landmark Ballot - AP

 

US Department of Defense

US Weighs Its Strategy on Warfare in Cyberspace - NYT

10 Technologies US Military Will Need For the Next War - ND

Cone of Silence Surrounds US Cyberwarfare - S&S

STRATCOM Commander: Drone Virus Infection Accidental - S&S

US Army to Fly 'Kamikaze' Drones - AFP

Army's Housing Budget Busters Include Mansion Renovation - S&S

Dempsey: New Energy Technologies Already Helping DOD - AFPS

Panetta, Shinseki Discuss More Transition Support for Vets - AFPS

Commandant: Marines Permitted to Wear KIA Bracelets - S&S

 

United States

Lawyer Warns of Militarized Approach to Counterterrorism - WP

Clapper: ‘Double-Digit’ Cuts Coming for Intel Budget - WP

ICE Removes Most Illegals in Agency History - WT

Latinos Said to Bear Weight of a Deportation Program - NYT

Senate to Justice: No Tax Dollars for Gunrunning Programs - WT

Three Lawmakers Propose Cutting Contractor Wages - NYT

The Wall Street Whiners - WT editorial

The Wrong Way to Fight Terrorism - LAT opinion

Twilight of the Foreign Policy Wise Man - FP opinion

 

United Kingdom

Child Abuse Claims at UK Madrassas 'Tip of Iceberg' - BBC

Defence Secretary Fox Ignored Warnings on Werritty - BBC

 

World

New Malicious Program by Creators of Stuxnet Is Suspected - NYT

UN: Rise in Global Asylum Claims - BBC

 

Africa

Website Showing African Rebels' Movements Attracts Interest - S&S

Somali Raiders Cause Increase in Global Piracy - WT

Kenyan Troops Advance in Somalia, Pursuing Al-Shabab - VOA

Following Troops, Kenyan Officials Go to Somalia - NYT

French Woman Held in Somalia Dies - BBC

France Says Female Hostage in Somalia Is Dead - Reuters

Blast Kills at Least 3 Near Somali Foreign Ministry - VOA

Somali Suicide Attack Near Talks - BBC

Somali Rebels Fortify Defenses, Blast Kills Six in Capital - Reuters

Suicide Car Bomb Rattles Somali Capital, Kills 4 - AP

Former Rebel Leader Endorses Liberian Incumbent For President - VOA

Liberia: Former Rivals Now Allies in Presidential Race - LAT

Ex-Warlord Backs Liberia Leader - BBC

6 Die in Attack, Backlash in Central Nigerian Town - AP

Uganda Cracks Down on Opposition, Arrests Leader - Reuters

Tear Gas, Rubber Bullets at Ugandan 'Walk' Protest - AP

Swedish Journalists' Terror Trial Opens in Ethiopia - VOA

Churches Accuse South Africa's ANC of Interfering - AP

 

Americas

Mexico: Alleged Drug Gang Leader Arrested in Acapulco - AP

Mexico Fires Nearly 1,000 Police in Gulf State - AP

Mexican Leftist Tries Softer Image in Election Bid - Reuters

Chavez Opponent Says He Won't Bow Out of Venezuela Race - AP

Chavez Rival to Run Despite Venezuela Court Ruling - Reuters

Venezuela: Huge Fine for anti-Chavez Channel - BBC

Chile Students Clash with Police - BBC

Google takes Street View to the Amazon - WP

Haiti PM and His Govt Are Installed in Ceremony - AP

 

Asia Pacific

UN: Southeast Asian Floods Trigger Humanitarian Crisis - VOA

China Keeps Quiet about Central Committee Session - LAT

China's Top Communists Call for Cultural Campaign - AP

Taking Big Risks to See a Chinese Dissident - NYT

Rights Group Deplores Chinese Policies Against Tibetans - VOA

China: Tibet Nun 'Dies in Fire Protest' - BBC

China: Group Says Tibetan Sets Herself on Fire in Protest - AP

China: Dalai Lama Stance on Suicides Is Terrorism - AP

China's Vice Premier to Visit North, South Korea - AP

Taiwan's Tsai: China Peace Accord Will Hurt Island - NYT

Upgrading Taiwan's Defense - LAT opinion

North-South Korea Talks in US Serious, But Civil - AP

Filipino Soldiers Clash With Rebels; 19 Killed - AP

Filipino Troops Search for 10 Missing Soldiers - AP

No Letup as Thai Authorities Battle Against Flood - AP

 

Europe

Merkel: EU Will Not Solve Crisis With One Summit - Reuters

Moody’s Downgrades Spain’s Rating - WP

General Strike Begins in Greece - BBC

Germany Wants to Cut Defense Orders - Reuters

Italy Plans Tough New Measures Against Rioters - Reuters

Italy: Judge Clears Berlusconi in Fraud Case - Reuters

NATO Warns Kosovo Serbs to Remove Road Barricades - AP

Kosovo Serbs Resist NATO Demands - BC

Hollande Must Rally French Left to Win in 2012 - Reuters

Europe’s Displeasure Over a Prosecution in Ukraine - NYT

Russia: Putin Remark Fuels Questions About Medvedev Role - Reuters

Suspected Russian Spy Fights Deportation From UK - AP

Russia Signs Free-trade Agreement with Former Soviet States - BBC

Rebels Kill 24 Turkish Soldiers - BBC

Kurdish Rebels Said to Kill 24 Turkish Soldiers - Reuters

Bomb Kills 8 in Southeastern Turkey - VOA

Roadside Bomb Blast Kills 8 in Turkey - AP

 

South Asia

Indian Officials See Power of Twitter - WP

US Alert for India Holiday Season - BBC

India Row over Hindu Epic Essay - BBC

India ex-Minister Returns to Jail - BBC