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2 June SWJ Roundup

Thu, 06/02/2011 - 4:53am
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Afghanistan

Petraeus: US Still Needed in Afghanistan - USAT

Afghans Debate Foreign Troop Presence - NYT

Marines Wrestle with Exasperation in Battle for Hearts and Minds - S&S

Taliban Aim to Derail Afghan Security Transfer - NYT

General Sees Signs Afghan Insurgents Disillusioned - AP

Afghan Civil Unrest Threatening Peace Effort - AP

Clinton: NATO Committed to Reducing Afghan Civilian Deaths - VOA

NATO: Arrests Made in Deadly North Afghan Bombing - AP

Winter Gains Position Coalition Forces for July Transition - AFPS

Regional Support Links Commands in Afghanistan - AFPS

Bravery Medal for Gurkha Who Fought Taliban - BBC

Polish Troops Cleared in Afghan Civilians' Deaths - AP

In Kabul's Only Synagogue, Merchants Open Up Shop - Reuters

Pakistan

US, Pakistan Partnership on Mend - AP

Pakistan's Intelligence Agency Denies Role in Journalist's Murder - VOA

Spy Agency Denies Role in Journalist's Killing - NYT

Agency Denies Role in Reporter's Death - WP

Pakistan ISI Denies Murder Claims - BBC

Pakistan Spy Agency Denies Role in Killing - AP

Pakistan Reports Militant Attack at Afghan Border Checkpoint - VOA

Afghan Militants Attack on Border With Pakistan - NYT

Militants Ambush Pakistan Troops in Upper Dir - BBC

Police: 23 Pakistani Troops Die in Border Attack - AP

Bin Laden's Trusted Confidante Identified - AP

Syed Saleem Shahzad's Courage - NYT editorial

Syria

Syrian Dissidents Reject Government Amnesty Offer - VOA

Children Are Among Casualties of Syrian Military Raids - NYT

Syrian Protesters Try to Unite - WP

Syrian Inquiry Into Boy's Death - BBC

Images of Dead Children Fan Syria's Protests - AP

Syrian Forces Shell Town Kill 41, Lawyer Says - Reuters

Australia Wants Syrian President to Stand Trial - AP

The Slaughter in Syria - WP editorial

Libya

Libyan Rebels Don't Control Their Fight - WP

Hotel Blast in Banghazi Is Attributed to Loyalist of Qaddafi - NYT

Blast Hits Hotel in Libya's Rebel-Held Benghazi - Reuters

Libya's Oil Chief Ghanem Defects, in Rome Now - Reuters

Sombre Libyans Contemplate Gaddafi's Future - Reuters

NATO Extends Libya Mission - VOA

NATO Hopes for Libya Solution Within Four Months - Reuters

House Puts Off Vote on Libya Resolution - AP

UN: War Crimes by Both Sides in Libya - BBC

UN Panel Finds Libya Forces Committed War Crimes - AP

Algerian Minister Says Al-Qaida Gets Libyan Arms - AP

Yemen

Yemen Crisis Worsens as Tribal Fighters Battle Presidential Loyalists - VOA

Fighting Spreads in Yemen, Raising Fear of Civil War - NYT

Yemen: Street Battles in Sanaa 'Kill 39' - BBC

41 Killed in Deadly Yemen Street Battles - AP

Egypt

Raucous Crowd Confronts Egypt Military Leaders - LAT

Trial for Mubarak Set for August - AP

Mubarak Set to Go on Trial August 3 - Reuters

Egypt Limits Crossings at Gaza Border - WP

When the Nile Runs Dry - NYT opinion

Israel / Palestinians

Dispute Grows as Egyptian Gas Is Still Not Flowing to Israel - NYT

Open Border at Gaza Is Not So Open, Palestinians Find - NYT

Closing Gaza Gap, Israel Posts Iron Dome in Sderot - Reuters

Palestinians Mobilizing Support for Statehood - AP

Middle East / North Africa

Iraq: Wedding Attack Kills 3 South of Baghdad - AP

Iran Activist Dies After Funeral Scuffle - Reuters

Bahrain Ends Martial Law But Renews Crackdown on Protests - NYT

Bahrain Lifts Emergency Law, Military Trials Press On - Reuters

Latest Developments in Arab World's Unrest - AP

U.S. Department of Defense

Gates: Careful Revamp of US National Security Team - AP

Advisers Urge Military to Rely Less on Drones, More on Expertise - WT

Dempsey: US Military Must Adapt to 'Viral' Events - DN

Army Chief Discusses Future of Training - AFPS

Face of Defense: Marine, Canine Make a Good Team - AFPS

Civilian Appeals Conviction by Military Court - AP

United States

US to Boycott World Racism Conference at UN - AP

400,000 Jobs for Vets in Two Years - AFT

The Blurring of CIA and Military - WP opinion

World

Panel Urges Non-criminal Approach to World Drug Policy - LAT

Global War on Drugs Has 'Failed' Say Former Leaders - BBC

Africa

US Urges Immediate North-South Sudan Talks on Abyei Crisis - VOA

Ethiopia Offers Peacekeepers for Abyei in Sudan - BBC

Many Civilians Have Been Killed in Disputed Region of Sudan - NYT

Nigeria Attacks Claimed by Islamist Sect Boko Haram - BBC

New Ivory Coast Government Excludes Gbagbo's Party - AP

When the Nile Runs Dry - NYT opinion

Americas

Mexico Border: National Guard Deployment May Be Extended - AP

Mexico Charges 73 in Tamaulipas Mass Grave Deaths - AP

Top FARC Rebel From Colombia Captured in Venezuela - AP

Honduras Readmitted to OAS After Coup - Reuters

Peru Faces Divisive Election Cliffhanger - Reuters

Brazil, After a Long Battle, Approves an Amazon Dam - NYT

Asia Pacific

Gates Talks of Boosting Asian Security Despite Budget Cuts - NYT

Gates Predicts Stability in US Commitment to the Pacific - VOA

Gates: US 'Not Keen to Hold Down China' - BBC

Adm Willard 'Concerned' About S. China Sea Tensions - Bloomberg

Relax: China's First Aircraft Carrier is a Piece of Junk - DR

China Extends Hand and Fist To Protesters - NYT

Ambitious Plan for China's Water Crisis Spurs Concern - NYT

Chinese Hackers Hit Hundreds of Gmail Accounts - WP

Google Says Chinese Hackers Broke into Gmail - AP

China to Name Bishop Without Pope Approval - AP

North Korea Rejects South's Proposal for Summits - AP

Japan's Opposition Calls for PM's Ouster - WP

Japan's Prime Minister Naoto Kan Survives No-Confidence Motion - AP

Japan PM Kan Set to Resign in Autumn or Later - Reuters

Clan Leader in Philippines Pleads Not Guilty to 2009 Massacre - NYT

Europe

Mladic to Face Hague War Crimes Tribunal Friday - VOA

'Cooperative' Mladic to Face Tribunal on Friday - Reuters

Court Seeks Speedier Mladic Trial - BBC

3 Men Convicted of Killing Opponent of Chechnya's Leader - NYT

Chechens Guilty Over Vienna Murder - BBC

Russian Sentenced to Life for Murdering Chechen - AP

Tough Choices in Europe Over Greece - WP