6 June SWJ Roundup

Afghanistan

Gates Continues Afghan Farewell Tour – AP

Gates Thanks Troops for Afghan Service – AFPS

Gates Discusses Troop Withdrawal in Afghanistan – WP

Gates Says Goodbye to Troops in Afghanistan – VOA

Secretary Gates Discusses Drawdown Decisions With Troops – AFPS

Gates Wants Afghan Withdrawal to Leave Combat Troops – NYT

Gates Wants Combat Units in Afghanistan Until End – LAT

Gates Says US Support Troops Should Go Home First – AP

Army’s 101st Pays High Price for Afghan Surge Year – AP

Farm Training Helps Marines Work With Afghanistan’s Farmers – USAT

2 Killed in NATO Helicopter Crash in Afghanistan – NYT

NATO: Service Member Killed by Roadside Bomb – AP

Afghan Army Takes the Lead in Zabul – NYT slideshow

Pakistan

Should (Could) America and Pakistan’s Bond Be Broken? – NYT

Pakistan Officials: 3 US Missile Strikes Kill 16 – AP

US Triple Drone Strike ‘Kills 18’ – BBC

US Missile Strikes Kill 17 Militants in Pakistan – Reuters

Bomb Blast Kills 18 in NW Pakistan – VOA

Pakistan: Deadly Blast Hits Nowshera Bakery – BBC

Bombings Kill 24 in Northwest Pakistan – AP

Oxfam to Probe Pakistan Flood Funds ‘Irregularities’ – BBC

Israel / Palestinians

Israeli Troops Fire at Protesters on Golan, At Least 14 Killed – VOA

Israel Clashes With Protesters on Syrian Border – NYT

Israeli Troops, Palestinian Protesters Clash at Golan Heights Frontier – WP

Violence Flares Up at Israeli Border – WSJ

Golan: Israel Troops Fire on pro-Palestinian Protesters – BBC

Israeli Troops Battle Protesters in Syria, 20 Dead – AP

Israeli Troops Gird for More Syria Border Violence – AP

Israel to Discuss French Peace Proposal with US – AP

Syria

Syrian Army Kills 38 in North, Reports Say – NYT

35 Reported Killed in Crackdown in Northern Syria – AP

Dozens Killed in Syria Violence, Including 4 Police – Reuters

UN Nuclear Agency Eyes Syria Over Noncooperation – AP

Libya

NATO Attacks Intensify Pressure on Gadhafi Forces in Libya – VOA

British, French Forces Launch New Air Attacks – WT

Libya Rebels Want US Recognition to Help Pay Bills – LAT

Britain Says Rebels Must Plan for Post-Gaddafi Libya – Reuters

The Obama Administration’s Dangerous Course – WP opinion

Yemen

Yemen Turmoil Worries US Officials – WP

Protesters in Yemen Rejoice as Leader Goes to Saudi Arabia – NYT

Violence and Jubilation after Saleh Leaves – WP

Yemeni Leader’s Exit Prompts Joy and Fear – WSJ

Yemeni Protesters to Saleh: Don’t Come Back – LAT

Yemenis Rejoice as Saleh Leaves But Fighting Continues – BBC

Celebrations and Confusion after Saleh Leaves – CSM

Exit of Wounded Yemeni Leader Sets Off Celebration – AP

Yemen’s Saleh Has Surgery in Saudi, Crowds Cheer Exit – Reuters

Yemen’s Wounded President Saleh in Saudi Arabia – VOA

Saleh ‘Recovering from Surgery in Saudi Arabia’ – BBC

Yemen’s President Survived Many Challenges During 33-Year Rule – VOA

Yemen Crisis: One-way Ticket for Saleh? – BBC

Analysis: Always Chaotic, Yemen Yet to See Worst – AP

Egypt

Poll Finds Majority of Egyptians Oppose Theocracy – AP

IMF Agrees to a $3B Loan for Egypt – WP

IMF Agrees $3bn Financing Deal with Egypt – BBC

Iraq

Iraq Finalizes 2 Promising Gas Deals – AP

Middle East / North Africa

Latest Developments in Arab World’s Unrest – AP

Bahrain Police Clash With Shi’ite Religious Marchers – Reuters

Tunisia: Bodies of 26 Shipwrecked Migrants Found – AP

Death Toll From Tunisian Clashes Reaches 11 – Reuters

US Department of Defense

Toward a New Maritime Strategy – ID

Lewis-McChord Stryker Soldiers Learn pre-9/11 Tactics – TNT

Battlefield Blasts Still Damage Hearing of Thousands of Troops – S&S

Double Leadership Hit Leaves US Army Scrambling – DN

Army, Marine Corps Clashing Over Cammies – AT

United States

Hackers Report Breach of US-based FBI Affiliate – AP

A Case that Could be Overkill Against a Whistleblower – WP editorial

United Nations

UN Chief Virtually Certain to Get Second Term – AP

Africa

Sudan: Broader Conflict Feared as Fighting Breaks Out on Border – NYT

North Sudan Dismisses UN Call For Abyei Withdrawal – VOA

Sudan: UN Probes Clashes in Oil-rich South Kordofan – BBC

South Sudan’s Worst Enemy: Its Own Armed Forces? – CSM

Brinkmanship in Sudan as a Deadline Nears – NYT analysis

Top Nigeria Lawmaker Arrested on Corruption Charge – AP

Americas

Mexico: How the Drug War Changed Once-calm Cuernavaca – CSM

Venezuela: Relations With US Are ‘Frozen’ – AP

Leftist Humala Claims Victory in Peru – LAT

Ex-Officer Set to Win Narrow Victory in Peru – NYT

Peru Exit Polls Show Humala Won – BBC

Leftist Humala Claims Narrow Win in Peru Election – AP

Peruvian Markets to Sell Off if Humala Confirmed – Reuters

Peru Says Has Economic ‘Contingency Plan’ – Reuters

Venezuela’s Hugo Chavez Orders Prisoner Abuse Probe – BBC

3,500 Evacuate as Volcano Erupts in Southern Chile – AP

Volcano in Chile Billows for Second Day – AP

Asia Pacific

Cyberspies Target China Experts – WSJ

China Paper Warns Google May Pay Price for Hacking Claims – Reuters

China Shops for Latin American Oil, Food, Minerals – AP

More Cars, More Problems in China – WP

South China Sea: Vietnamese Hold anti-Chinese Protest – BBC

Radical Indonesia Cleric Rejects Terrorism Charges – AP

Europe

Greece to Start Austerity Drive as Nation Seethes – Reuters

Exit Polls: Opposition Unseats Socialists in Portugal – VOA

Social Democrats Claim Victory in Portugal – NYT

Portugal Election: Socialists Admit Defeat – BBC

The Shame of Serbia – NYT opinion

South Asia

After Raid, Indian Guru’s Protest Stirs a Firestorm – NYT

Defiant Indian Guru Vows to Resume Hunger Strike – AP

Unelected Councils in India Run Villages With Stern Hand – NYT

Dozens Detained During Anti-Government Strike in Bangladesh – VOA