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23 April SWJ News, Op-Ed & Blog Roundup

US DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Air and Land Power in COIN Operations Conference Report - Harvard University
A New Focus on Nation-Building - Gordon Lubold, Christian Science Monitor
US Air Farce - New York Post editorial
Ex-worker at Arsenal Faces Spy Charges - Jerry Seper, Washington Times
Fallout From 5 Years at War - USA Today editorial
Shake-up in Roles and Missions Coming - Westhawk, Westhawk
Anthropology and Global Counterinsurgency - Matt Armstrong, MountainRunner
One World - Richard Fernandez, The Belmont Club
Secretary Gates Has Been Busy - Charlie, Abu Muqawama
The Problem with Being Ex-military... - Tom Barnett, Thomas PM Barnett
Pundits or Puppets Cont. - Phillip Carter, Intel Dump
Campaign Stars for Afghan and Iraq Medals - James Joyner, Outside the Beltway

US INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY

Intelligent Reform - Lieberman and Collins, Washington Times opinion

US FOREIGN RELATIONS

US Relations - Helle Dale, Washington Times opinion

IRAQ

Neighbors Noncommittal on Aiding Government - Karen DeYoung, Washington Post
Maliki Tries to Rally Arabs Behind Iraq - Farrell and Worth, New York Times
Western Forces 'in Basra Raids' - BBC News
Bombings Across Iraq Kill 22 - Ned Parker, Los Angeles Times
Women Take On Roles Of Husbands - Ernesto Londoño, Washington Post
Lessons From Dayton for Iraq - Richard Holbrooke, Washington Post opinion
The Iraq They Won't Talk About - Amir Taheri, New York Post opinion
Iraq's Political Refugees in Limbo - Saleh al-Mutlaq, Boston Globe opinion
Why the Campaign Against Sadr? - Richard Fernandez, The Belmont Club
Basra Confusion - Herschel Smith, The Captain's Journal
The Real Surge Continues - D.J. Elliot, The Long War Journal
Iran - US Common Ground on Iraq? - Dr. iRack, Abu Muqawama
Inconvenient Facts Derail “Battle For Haditha” - Bruce Kesler, Democracy Project
An Intriguing Exposé - Faceless Bureaucrat, Kings of War

AFGHANISTAN / PAKISTAN TRIBAL AREAS

Deaths Haunt Afghanistan Mission - Paul Wiseman, USA Today
Insurgents Attacking Cell Phone System - Laura King, Los Angeles Times
Pakistan Taleban Praise Release - BBC News
10 Police Killed in Afghan Attacks - Noor Khan, Associated Press
Rehearsal in Afghanistan - David Wood, Military Watch

THE LONG WAR

Al Qaeda Chief Slams Muslims for Lack of Support - Agence France Presse
Saudi Government has Bankrolled Hardline Islam - The Australian editorial
UK: "Foiled 15 Terror Plots Since 7/7" - Richard Edwards, London Daily Telegraph
Brit Ex-Jihadis for Tolerance - Mark Rice-Oxley, Christian Science Monitor
Brown's Global Vision Flawed - Irwin Stelzer, London Daily Telegraph opinion
Denmark Evacuates Embassies in Algeria, Afghanistan - Associated Press
Euro-Muslim Tension - Tony Blankley, Washington Times opinion
Keeping up with Ayman - Marc Lynch, Abu Aardvark
“______” Terrorism - Abe Greenwald, Contentions
Radicalization on the Web in Europe - Olivier Guitta, Counterterrorism

AFRICA

China Slammed for Arming Kugabe - Baldauf and Ford, Christian Science Monitor
US Tracks Mugabe's Arms Shipment - The Australian
China Urged to Halt Arms Aid - Geoff Hill, Washington Times
Delivery of Weapons to Zimbabwe Thwarted - Craig Timberg, Washington Post
Arms Shipment for Zimbabwe May Turn Back - Dugger and Barboza, New York Times
Neighbours Show Impatience with Mugabe - Clayton and Webster, London Times
Churches Fear Zimbabwe 'Genocide' - BBC News
Action on Zimbabwe - Washington Post editorial
A Gangster and His Enablers - Boston Globe editorial
Chinese Arms Shipment Tinderbox - Steve Schippert, Threats Watch
UN Says Darfur Conflict Worsening - Edith Lederer, Associated Press
Darfur Deaths 'Could be 300,000' - BBC News
Key Sudan Census Gets Under Way - BBC News
Somalia Death Toll Nears 100 - Yusuf and Sheikh, Reuters
Somalia Pirates Strike Quickly - Galrahn, Information Dissemination

AMERICAS

Arrest Ordered for Colombian President's Cousin - Juan Forero, Washington Post
Uribe Defends Policy on Paramilitaries - Simon Romero, New York Times
What's at Stake in Colombia - James Baker, Wall Street Journal opinion
More FARC Leaders as Drug Kingpins - Andrew Cochran, Counterterrorism
Cuba's Dissidents Need Own Helsinki - Mauricio Claver-Carone, Miami Herald opinion

ASIA

CIA to Describe N. Korea-Syria Nuclear Ties - Richter and Miller, Los Angeles Times
US to Brief on N. Korea-Syria Nuclear Link - Arshad Mohammed, Reuters
N. Korea Likely to Stay on US Terror List - Reuters
Rice Price Takes Toll in Manila Slum - Bruce Wallace, Los Angeles Times

MIDDLE EAST

Talks in Moscow Get Scant Support - Nicholas Kralev, Washington Times
Administration Disavows Carter’s Trip - Weisman and Worth, New York Times
Hamas and Jordan - Washington Times editorial
Jimmy Carter's Gambit - London Times editorial
Carter's Tragic Misjudgment - Eric Cantor, National Review opinion
The Futility of Talking to Tehran - Abe Greenwald, Contentions

SOUTH ASIA

India Rejects US Advice on Iran - BBC News
Sri Lanka Forces 'Kill 52 Rebels' - BBC News

WORLD

Food Crisis Depicted As 'Silent Tsunami' - Kevin Sullivan, Washington Post
Not by Bread Alone - Arnaud de Borchgrave, Washington Times opinion

UNITED NATIONS

The Second Time as Farce - Nile Gardiner, Weekly Standard opinion
No Room at the UN Inn - Anne Bayefsky, National Review opinion

RECOMMENDED READING

UK CT & COIN Features - Will Hartley, Insurgency Research Group

JUST WHEN YOU THOUGHT...

LA Times Staying Classy - Debow, Blackfive
Er... - Andrew Sullivan, The Daily Dish
Gave Away Troop Positions, Now May Sue - Dan Dupont, Danger Room

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