Small Wars Journal

21 November SWJ Roundup

Mon, 11/21/2011 - 3:46am

US Naval Institute Daily - USNI

Real Clear World - RCP

Syria

Grenades Hit Syria's Baath Party Building in Damascus - VOA

New Phase for Syria in Attacks on Capital - NYT

Rebels Step Up Attacks Against Isolated Assad - WT

Insurgents Strike as Assad Vows to Fight On - TT

Grenade Blasts Bring Violence to Syrian Capital - AP

Syria's Assad Vows to Continue Iron-Fisted Crackdown - CSM

Syria Faces New Arab League Pressure - WP

Arab League Peace Initiative Appears at an Impasse - LAT

Arab League Takes Firm Line With Syria on Monitors - Reuters

Arab League Rejects Syria Demand - BBC

Former Sec State Rice: Assad Taking Syria to Brink of Civil War - AP

Israeli Minister: Syria Leader Out Within 1 Year - AP

 

Egypt

Police, Protesters Keep up Clashes in Cairo - VOA

Facing Calls to Give Up Power, Egypt’s Military Battles Crowds - NYT

Security Forces Battle Protesters in Tahrir Square - TT

Frustrated Egyptians Come Out in Force - LAT

A Second Revolution Unfolding Now? - CSM

At Least 11 Protesters Killed as Police Try to Clear Cairo Square - WT

Egyptian Protests Enter Third Day - BBC

Egyptians Protest at Army, Clashes Kill at Least 12 - Reuters

Police Burn Protest Tents to Clear Cairo's Tahrir - AP

Clashes in Egypt Could Jeopardize Elections - WP

Egypt Cabinet, Army Rulers Hold Urgent Meeting - Reuters

Egyptians Fret About Voting Violence After Clashes - Reuters

Egypt's Arab Spring: A Revolution Gone Astray - AP

Balancing US Policy on an Ally in Transition - NYT

Egypt’s Revolution Beginning to Turn Sour - TT editorial

 

Afghanistan

'Loya Jirga' Endorses US Presence, But in What Form? - CSM

Australian PM Flags Early End to Afghan Mission - AP

American Plastic Surgeon Sets Up Program to Help Afghans - VOA

NATO Service Member Killed in Southern Afghanistan - AP

Afghanistan: What Happens When the UK Leaves? - TT opinion

 

Pakistan

Taliban Commander: Taliban, Pakistan in Peace Talks - Reuters

Pakistani Taliban, Government Hold Initial Talks - AP

Pakistani Leader Faces Pressure Over Memo - NYT

Pakistan's Envoy to US Arrives Home in Army Letter Row - TT

Pakistan Spy Chief Intervenes in Memo Scandal - AP

 

Iran

Iran May Have Sent Libya Special Chemical Artillery Shells - WP

Israel: Iran to Pass Nuclear Threshold Within Year - AP

Iran Parliament to Review Ties With UN Nuclear Body - Reuters

Iran Slaps Jail Term on Ahmadinejad Aide, Shuts Down Newspaper - LAT

Iran: President's Press Adviser Sentenced - AP

 

Libya

Libyan Forces Capture Former Intel Chief - VOA

Libyan Fighters Seize Qaddafi’s Intelligence Chief - NYT

Libya's Former Intelligence Chief Arrested - LAT

Gaddafi's Spy Chief 'is Captured' - BBC

Libya Says Gadhafi Son to be Tried at Home - AP

International Court Faces Key Test on Libya Captives - NYT

Education Without the Green Book - WP

Pictures of Saif al-Islam Gaddafi Following Capture - TT

 

Middle East / North Africa

CIA Forced to Curb Spying in Lebanon - LAT

Progress Seen in Talks on Power Transfer in Yemen - Reuters

Kuwait Emir Slams Opposition, Says PM Will Not Go - Reuters

Jordan King to Make Rare West Bank Visit Monday - Reuters

Israeli PM Reconciles Foreign Minister, Spymaster - Reuters

Activists Make Last Boycott Call for Morocco Polls - AP

Thousands of Moroccans Call for Election Boycott - Reuters

Israel’s Effort to Muffle Speech - WP editorial

The Saudi Juggernaut - WP opinion

Biggest Arab Spring Losers and Winners - CSM opinion

US and Israel Haven't Learned History Lessons - CSM opinion

 

US Department of Defense

How Will Latest Budget Battle Affect the Military? - S&S

Where Have All the Army Generals Gone? - SSI opinion

How Can We Prevent Military Suicides? - NYT opinion

Cutting Missile Program Won't Save Money - CSM opinion

 

United States

Hopes Fade for US Deficit Reduction Deal - VOA

The Deficit Deal That Wasn’t: Hopes Are Dashed - NYT

Deficit Committee Heads for Less-than-Super Endgame - LAT

Seismic Shift on Hill Sank Bid for Balanced Budget - WT

Lawmakers Trade Blame as Deficit Talks Crumble - NYT

Super-Committee Impact on Markets - WP

New York Police Arrest 'Lone Wolf' Bomb Plot Suspect - LAT

NYC Bomb Plot Suspect Is Called Fan of Qaeda Cleric - NYT

NY Man Arrested in Bomb Plot - WP

Bomb Plot Suspect Arrested in NYC - BBC

NYC Mayor: Manhattan Man Arrested in Bomb Plot - AP

Angry Over Spying, Muslims Say: 'Don't Call NYPD' - AP

Muslims to NYPD: 'Respect Us, We Will Respect You' - AP

White House Shooting Suspect’s Path to Extremism - WP

Obama Returns Home From Asia to Face Economic Problems - VOA

Occupy Protest Puts Media Coverage in Spotlight - NYT

Overreaching on Terrorism - WP editorial

The Occupy Movement Fails Test of Protest - TT opinion

 

Africa

Ethiopian Troops Said to Enter Somalia, Opening New Front - NYT

Ethiopian Troops Enter Somali Town - AP

Somalia Confirms Ethiopian Troop Presence - VOA

Somali Rebels Say Ethiopian Incursion Shows Kenya Failing - Reuters

South Sudan Rebel Says Peace Talks Failed, Violence Likely - VOA

Vote Set on Controversial South Africa Secrets Bill - AP

Presidential Campaign in DR Congo Enters Final Week - VOA

 

Americas

Traffickers, Migrants Use Cell Phones Along US-Mexico Border - FOX

No Reduction in Mexico Kidnappings - GP

Mexico: Border-Town Factories Give Manufacturers An Edge - NPR

Jamaica PM Hints Elections May be Next Month - AP

Undermining Mexico's Dangerous Drug Cartels - HW opinion

 

Asia Pacific

China Grumbles Quietly over Obama's Asia Trip - USAT

China Plays Down Sea Spats After Challenge at Summit - Bloomberg

Secretive North Korea Opens Up to Cellphones - Reuters

Islanders Live in Fear a Year After N. Korean Attack - AP

Taiwan's Ma Registers for Election; Lead Slipping - AP

Burma: Suu Kyi Targets By-Election Seat - BBC

Burma's Suu Kyi to Run in Parliamentary Polls - AP

Ex-Philippine Leader to Stay Detained in Hospital - AP

Bomb Attack Wounds 9 in Southern Thailand - AP

Khmer Rouge Genocide Trial Set to Begin in Cambodia - VOA

Cambodia: Trial of Khmer Rouge Trio Begins - BBC

Top Khmer Rouge Leaders' Trial Opens in Cambodia - AP

Cambodia: Survivors Seek Answers at Khmer Rouge Trial - NYT

Cambodia: Remember the “Killing Fields” - WP opinion

How China Can Defeat America - NYT opinion

 

Europe

US Budget Woes Could Hit European Missile Defense - AP

Conservatives Win Election in Spain - VOA

Spain Conservatives Win Election - BBC

Spain's Conservatives Win Landslide Victory - TT

Spain’s Conservatives Oust Socialists - WP

Spanish Voters Deal a Blow to Socialists Over the Economy - NYT

Spanish Conservatives Win General Election - AP

Pressure for Fast Action After Spain Election Win - Reuters

Germany Moves to Ease Anger Over Neo-Nazi Murders - Reuters

Turkey 'Still Wants' to Join EU - BBC

Poland: The Price of Solidarity’s Glory - AP

 

South Asia

Race for Land Hits India's Poor Farmers - AP

Seven Held Over India Nun Murder - BBC

Bangladesh War Crimes Trial Opens - BBC