23 June SWJ Roundup
Afghanistan
Text of Obama’s speech on Afghanistan – AP
Obama Orders Troop Cuts in Afghanistan – NYT
Obama: Time for ‘Nation Building’ at Home – WP
Obama: Time to Withdraw Troops – WT
Obama Calls for Faster Troop Cuts in Afghanistan – LAT
Obama: 30,000-plus Surge Troops Leaving Afghanistan – AP
Obama Orders Withdrawal of 33,000 Troops – BBC
Obama Sets Plan to Start US Exit From Afghanistan – Reuters
Obama Declares Beginning of End of Afghan War – AFP
Obama Details Plan to Withdraw US Troops from Afghanistan – CSM
Obama to Withdraw 33,000 Troops from Afghanistan by 2012 – DT
Obama Announces US Troop Withdrawals from Afghanistan – USAT
Beginning of the End of the Afghanistan War – CBS
Drawdown Troops, Step Up Diplomacy in Afghanistan – Bloomberg
Obama’s Tough Balancing Act – WSJ
Obama to Send Surge Troops Home by Sept 2012 – Politico
Drawdown in Afghanistan will Shift Tactics in War – WP
2012 Troop Pullback Worries Military Experts – NYT
Strategy Changes will Test US Forces – WP
Troop Cuts Herald Shift in US Approach – AP
NATO Allies Have a Head Start on Afghan Withdrawal – NYT
NATO Welcomes Obama’s Afghan Plan – AP
French Troops to Progressively Leave Afghanistan – AP
Germany Welcomes Obama’s Afghan Plan – AP
PM Says Australian Troops to Stay in Afghanistan – AP
Is the Afghan Army Ready for US Withdrawal? – BBC
Fears Abound Over Toll on Afghan Economy – NYT
US Troop Cut May Also Bring Risky Cuts in Afghan Aid – Reuters
Obama’s Afghanistan Drawdown Has Bipartisan Backing – USAT
As Politics of War Shift, Risks for Obama Ease – NYT
Obama Won’t Use Troops to Save Afghan Hellhole (Drones, Maybe) – DR
US Lawmakers Debate Afghanistan Ahead of Obama Speech – VOA
Polls Show Americans Weary of Afghan Conflict – VOA
Petraeus to Hand Off Afghan Command Soner than Epected – S&S
Karzai: Afghan Youth to Lead as US Troops Go – AP
12 Afghan Police Killed or Injured in Taliban Attacks – VOA
Court Throws Out Afghan MPs over Alleged Fraud – AP
Afghan Court Begins Overturning Election Results – Reuters
ISAF Operations Roundup – AFPS
Canada: Military Unaware of Afghan Torture – AP
The Way Out? – NYT editorial
Obama May be Sabotaging his Own Strategy – WP editorial
Withdrawals Don’t Solve Weaknesses Afghan Strategy – BG editorial
US Troop Drawdown and the Future of the Mission – Brookings opinion
Political Calculation Rather than Military Judgment – DT opinion
Strategic Drawdown or Rush for the Door? – TG opinion
Obama: The Postwar Era Begins Now – WP opinion
The Real Question: How to Achieve Afghanization – CNN opinion
Decisiveness in Obama’s Afghanistan Speech – WP opinion
A Pivot Point in Afghanistan – LAT opinion
Obama’s ‘Mission Accomplished’ – WP opinion
Pakistan
Drawing Down, With a Vigilant Eye on Pakistan – NYT
Pakistan Pledges More than 3 Dozen CIA Visas – AP
Pakistan Army Asks 4 Officers About Extremist Ties – AP
Fears of Islamist Group Infiltrating Pakistan Army – AP
Pakistan Needs All the Help It Can Get From Militias – Reuters
The Radicalization of Pakistan’s Military – WP opinion
Syria
Syrian Troops Mass Near Turkish Border – Reuters
Syria Activists: Troops Enter Village Near Border – AP
Syrian FM Says No Iranian Intervention, Blasts Europe – VOA
Syrian Foreign Minister Condemns Extended EU Sanctions – BBC
Need Overwhelms Makeshift Clinic in Syria Camp – NYT
Syria Leader’s Cousin Warns of Civil, Regional War – Reuters
Libya
Possible Cracks Emerge in NATO’s Libya Campaign – AP
Italy’s Foreign Minister Calls for End to Hostilities in Libya – VOA
NATO Vows to Press Libya Campaign over Italian Reservations – AFP
NATO Accused of Murder by Gaddafi – BBC
China Moves Closer to Libyan Opposition – NYT
House GOP Moves Ahead with Plan for Libya Cutoff – LAT
Clinton Asks Congress, Whose Side are You On? – BBC
John McCain’s Never-ending War – WP opinion
Yemen
General Says Opposition Will Be Ally Against Terrorism – NYT
Militants Break Out of Yemeni Prison – WP
‘Al-Qaeda Militants’ Break Out of Yemen Jail – BBC
Suspected al Qaeda Militants Escape from Yemeni Jail – CNN
Yemeni President Not Returning Home Soon – Reuters
Middle East / North Africa
US Warns Americans Against Joining Gaza Aid Flotilla – VOA
Divine Wind Blows Against Iran’s President – NYT
Ahmadinejad: Iran Not Afraid to Make Nuke Weapon – AP
Bahrain Unrest: Eight Shia Activists Sentenced to Life – BBC
8 Bahrain Activists Get Life Sentences – NYT
Bahrain Protests Flare After Activists Sentenced – AP
Saudi Execution Prompts Indonesia Maid Travel Ban – BBC
Mideast Christians Struggle to Hope in Arab Spring – Reuters
Al Qaeda
Obama: Info from bin Laden Shows al-Qaida Strain – AP
US Department of Defense
Panetta to Carry Political Baggage to the Pentagon – WT
Are Aircraft Carriers Becoming Obsolete? – Proceedings
Pentagon Gets Cyberwar Guidelines – AP
Gates Unlikely to Certify DADT Repeal Before Leaving Office – S&S
Pentagon Renovation Program Completes Historic Renovations – AFPS
Doctors-in-Training Learn Basic Combat Skills – AFPS
United States
New Face of a Faceless Global War: Drones and the CIA – Slate
US Files Charges in German Airport Shooting that Killed 2 Airmen – S&S
Officials: Man Linked to DC-area Shootings in 2010 – AP
The Death of Open Government – WP
Africa
First Lady Speaks to Young Africans – WP
South Africa Embraces Mrs. Obama With Fervor – NYT
Sudan to Block Oil Pipeline if South will Not Pay – BBC
Oil Interests Tie China to Sudan Leader – WP
Nigerian Police Backtrack on Suicide Bomb Claim – VOA
Zimbabwe General Says Tsvangirai Is Security Threat – Reuters
Americas
US to Help Central America with Drug Cartels – WP
Central America Drugs War: Clinton Pledges More Funds – BBC
Argentina President May Face Stormy Second Term – Reuters
Chavez May Return to Venezuela Within 12 Days – AP
Task Force Bon Voizon Completes Haiti Relief Operations – AFPS
Asia Pacific
China Warns US in Island Dispute – WP
Beijing Warns U.S. About South China Sea Disputes – NYT
China Frees Dissident Artist Ai Weiwei – VOA
Muted Welcome for Release of Chinese Artist Ai Weiwei – BBC
A Debate Over Autonomy in Thailand’s Restive South – Reuters
Burma’s Aung San Suu Kyi Asks for US Support for Rights Inquiry – VOA
Europe
US Prods Europe On NATO Spending – NPR
Kremlin Rejects Registration by New Opposition Party – NYT
Russian Govt Refuses to Register New Opposition Party – WP
Some Greeks Fear Government Is Selling Nation – NYT
Geert Wilders Cleared of Hate Charges by Dutch Court – BBC
Dutch Court Acquits Anti-Islam Politician – NYT
South Asia
