Small Wars Journal

24 November SWJ Roundup

Thu, 11/24/2011 - 5:46am

Happy Thanksgiving to You and Yours

US Naval Institute Daily - USNI

Real Clear World - RCP

Afghanistan

10 Years Since Death of CIA Officer Mike Spann - WP

Lawmakers, Twitter Locked in Dispute Over Taliban Tweets - LAT

UN Chief Appoints Slovakia's Kubis as Afghan Envoy - Reuters

Kyrgyzstan Sees Instability at End of Afghan Mission - NYT

Afghan President Names New Central Bank Governor - AP

ISAF Operations Summary - AFPS

 

Pakistan

Scandal Prompts Pakistan to Appoint New US Ambassador - VOA

Pakistan Appoints New Envoy to US - WP

Pakistan Names New Envoy to US in Wake of Scandal - AP

 

Egypt

Egypt Slips Deeper Into Crisis on Sixth Day of Protests - NYT

Despite Concessions, Egyptians Protest - VOA

More Clashes in Egypt Despite General’s Pledge - WP

Egypt Protests Grow for Sixth Day - LAT

Cairo Street Battles Rage on Through the Night - Reuters

Generals Offer Apology for Violent Clashes in Egypt - NYT

Egyptian Military Apologizes; Truce Halts Fighting - AP

US Presses Egypt’s Leaders on Reforms - WP

UN Condemns Egypt Protest Deaths - BBC

Muslim Brotherhood Struggles to Find Its Balance - NYT

With Dream in Reach, Egypt's Brotherhood Stumbles - AP

With Eye on Egypt, Israel Prepares for the Worst - AP

American Journalist Detained by Egyptian Police - AP

Egypt’s Unfinished Revolution - NYT editorial

 

Yemen

Yemen's President Signs Power Transfer Deal - VOA

Yemen Leader Signs Deal to Quit - BBC

Yemeni Leader Signs a Deal to End His 33-Year Rule - NYT

Yemen President Signs Pact to Cede Power - LAT

Yemeni Leader Saleh in Saudi Arabia to Sign Power Transfer Deal - AP

Obama Welcomes Transfer of Power by Yemen's Saleh - Reuters

Yemen's Saleh Was Slippery Master of Maneuvering - AP

Protesters 'Shot Dead' in Sanaa - BBC

Kidnapped French Woman, Two Yemenis Freed in Yemen - Reuters

 

Bahrain

Bahrain Rights Report Finds Government Used Excessive Force - VOA

Report Finds Excessive Force in Bahrain Crackdown - NYT

Torture, Excessive Force Used in Bahrain - WP

Bahrain Report: Excessive Force in Crackdowns - AP

No Iranian Role Found in Bahrain Unrest - AP

Bahrain Hints at Evidence of Iran Protest Links - AP

Bahrain's King Promises Reform After Torture Report - LAT

Bahrain King Vows Rights Reforms - BBC

US Urges Bahrain to Tackle Abuses, Sees Path Forward - Reuters

Bahrain’s Forgotten Revolt - NYT slideshow

Bahrain’s Road to Democracy - WP editorial

 

Syria

Syrian Army Defectors Raise Stakes in Uprising - AP

Syrian Tanks Bombard Defectors Near Central Town - Reuters

China Critical of UN Resolution on Syria - VOA

France Calls for Humanitarian Zone in Syria - Reuters

 

Libya

Libyan Tribes Protest at New Government Line-Up - Reuters

ICC Prosecutor Sees Site of Alleged Libya Killings - AP

Libya Vows to Work With ICC in Case of Gadhafi Son - AP

ICC Prosecutor Happy for Libya to Try Gaddafi Son - Reuters

 

Israel / Palestinians

With Eye on Egypt, Israel Prepares for the Worst - AP

Israel Halts Payments to Palestinians, Adding to Fiscal Woes - NYT

Palestinian Rivals to Hold Rare Working Meeting - AP

Momentum for Hamas Entering Talks With Fatah - NYT slideshow

Palestinians Hope for US Reverse Over UNESCO Funds - AP

Israeli Desert Plan Would Uproot 30,000 Bedouin - Reuters

 

Middle East / North Africa

Mideast Starts to Feel Financial Pinch - NYT

Four Militants Killed in Attack on Iraqi Town - Reuters

US Military Legacy Rubs Off on Iraqi Youth - AP

Saudi Officials: 4 Killed in Shiite Protest - AP

Saudi Says Two Killed in Gunfight in Eastern Province - Reuters

Iran: West Must Prove its Claims about Iran Nukes - AP

Report: Iran Lawmaker Says 12 CIA Agents Arrested - AP

Report: Kuwait Orders Arrests for Protest - AP

Lebanese Politicians Embrace Twitter - NYT

Hariri Tribunal: No Immediate Trials in Absentia - AP

Tunisia Security Forces Fire in Air During Protest - Reuters

Moroccan Elections Challenged by Voter Mistrust - AP

Morocco's Islamists May Bolster Next Government - AP

Morocco Told to Stop Harassing Vote Boycott Activists - Reuters

Glance of Moroccan Political Parties - AP

 

US Department of Defense

From a Military Wife, Words on War - NYT

Navy Blue Angels Fly Into Era of Budget Questions - AP

Do Veterans Have a Right to Free Health Care for Life? - S&S

Defense Cuts Would Make US Vulnerable - WT editorial

Another Burden for Our War Fighters - WT opinion

 

United States

Supercommittee Failure Could Pave Way to Deal - WP

Congress Getting Down on Itself - LAT

Report Shows a Military and a Nation Disconnected - S&S

Immigration Stance May Divide Gingrich, GOP - WP

No Proof Found of Cyberattack in Illinois - WP

 

Africa

Nigerian President Fires Anti-Corruption Chief - VOA

Nigeria Corruption Chief Sacked - BBC

Warplanes Strike Somali Militant Bases - Reuters

Gambia Voters Expected to Re-elect Longtime Ruler - AP

 

Americas

Latin Leaders Likely to Discuss Where Rebel Leaders are Hiding - LAT

24 Killed in Drug Cartel-Plagued Mexican State - AP

Mexico Finds 16 Burned Bodies in Drug Lord's Home State - Reuters

Controversy Over Military Man as Salvadoran Security Minister - LAT

French Court Approves Noriega's Extradition to Panama - VOA

French Court Approves Noriega Extradition to Panama - AP

Brazil Suspends Chevron’s Oil Drilling Activities - VOA

US Diplomat Accuses Uruguay Major of Assault - AP

 

Asia Pacific

General Revisits Deadly 1984 Thanksgiving Firefight at DMZ - S&S

SOFA Scrutinized After Crimes by US Troops in S. Korea - S&S

N. Korea Threatens S. Korea's Presidency Over Drills - AP

Cambodia: Defendants Slam Khmer Rouge Court - BBC

Cambodia: Ex-Khmer Rouge Leader Blames US - NYT

Cambodia: Ex-Leader Says Khmer Rouge Atrocities are 'Fairy Tale' - AP

Thai Jailed for Monarchy Insults - BBC

20-Year Sentence for Text Messages Against Thai King - NYT

Philippine Court Orders Aquino Kin to Give Up Land - AP

 

Europe

Russia Warns of Response to US Missile Shield - VOA

Russia Elevates Warning About US Missile-Defense in Europe - NYT

Russia Anger at US Missile Shield - BBC

Medvedev: Russia Would Target Missiles - WP

Medvedev: Russia May Target US Missile Shield - AP

US: No Change to Missile Shield Amid Russia Threat - AP

Russia: Amid Signs of Rebellion, Putin Seeks Tighter Grip - NYT

Russia: Pretrial Detention Used to Extract Bribes - WP

Weak Sale of Bonds Tests Germany’s Stature in Crisis - NYT

Germany: Merkel Admits 'Failures' in Neo-Nazi Investigation - AP

Germany Arrests Another Neo-Nazi Group Suspect - AP

Clashes Over French Nuclear Train - BBC

French Riot Police Clash With Anti-Nuke Protesters - AP

NATO in Kosovo Moves to Dismantle Serb Barricade - AP

Turkey’s Social Curbs Spark Alarm - WP

Turkey Officially Apologizes for 1930s Mass Killing of Kurds - VOA

Turkey PM Erdogan Apologizes for 1930s Kurdish Killings - BBC

Decades of Resistance: The Turkish-Kurdish Relationship - VOA

 

South Asia

Overlooked and Unheard, Ahead of the Mumbai Attacks - NYT

Sri Lanka Approves Committee on Postwar Reforms - AP

Sri Lanka Takes First Count of Civilian War Deaths - AP

Nepal: Majority of Ex-Rebels Seek to Join National Army - AP