Small Wars Journal

24 October SWJ Roundup

Sun, 10/24/2010 - 7:59am
Afghanistan

Iran Is Said to Give Top Aide to Karzai Cash by the Bagful - New York Times

In Afghanistan's Northwest, Insurgency Remains in Control - Washington Post

Afghan Taliban Commander Feels NATO's Heat - Los Angeles Times

U.N. Compound Attacked in Afghanistan - New York Times

Taliban Attacks U.N. Compound in Western Afghanistan - Washington Post

Suicide Attack Targets U.N. Compound in Herat - Los Angeles Times

Afghan Rebels Die in Attack on U.N. - BBC News

Suicide Attackers Assault U.N. Office in Afghanistan - Associated Press

No U.N. Staff Hurt in Afghan Suicide Attack - Voice of America

U.S. Military Treats Many Soldiers' Wounds 'in Theater' - Los Angeles Times

NATO: Afghanistan Bomb Attack Kills Service Member - Associated Press

Times Photographer Wounded by an Afghan Mine - New York Times

What About Afghan Women? - New York Times opinion

Iraq

Iraqi Court Forces Parliament Back to Work - Associated Press

Iraq in 2025 - Washington Post opinion

WikiLeaks

Use of Contractors Added to War's Chaos in Iraq - New York Times

Iraq WikiLeaks Release Offers New Casualty Details - Associated Press

Tensions High Along Kurdish-Arab Line - New York Times

Leaked Documents Recount Tales Known by Every Iraqi - Agence France-Presse

Leaked Reports Stir Political Disputes in Iraq - New York Times

Iraq Prime Minister Calls Report Political - Wall Street Journal

Iraqi PM Says Politics Behind Latest WikiLeaks Relase - Voice of America

Maliki: Opponents Will Use U.S. Leaks Against Him - Washington Post

Wikileaks' Timing Angers Iraqi PM - BBC News

WikiLeaks Documents Give Iraqis Fuller Picture of War - Los Angeles Times

WikiLeaks Continues to Face Challenges - Washington Post

WikiLeaks Defends Release of US Iraqi War Document - Voice of America

Wikileaks Defends Its Release of Iraq War Documents - Time

WikiLeaks Defends Release of Classified Documents - Christian Science Monitor

Mix of Trust and Despair Helped Turn Tide in Iraq - New York Times

WikiLeaks Founder Gets Support in Rebuking U.S. - New York Times

WikiLeaks Founder on the Run, Trailed by Notoriety - New York Times

Ministry of Defence Criticises Wikileaks Iraq Release - BBC News

Iran

Skirting Sanctions, Iran Attempts to Set Up Banks Worldwide - Washington Post

Iranian Authorities Cut Off Hand of Thief - Associated Press

Islam

Eastern Islam and the 'Clash of Civilizations' - Los Angeles Times opinion

Al Qaeda

American al-Qaida Spokesman Urges Attacks in U.S. - Associated Press

United States

Guantanamo Terrorism Suspect May Get Plea Deal - Los Angeles Times

United Kingdom

What America Might Learn from British Austerity Model - Washington Post opinion

United Nations

Call for Study of Ethics, Legality of Unmanned Weapons - Washington Post

Africa

More U.S. Diplomats Heading to Sudan Before Critical Vote - Washington Post

Darfur's JEM Rebels Open to Discussions In Qatar - Reuters

Nigeria: Bombing Arrests Lead to More Questions - Associated Press

Singapore Says Tanker Seized by Pirates Off Kenya - Associated Press

Ivory Coast Election Has Divided Country on Edge - Voice of America

Guinea Candidates Call for Calm - BBC News

Guinea Presidential Candidate Denounces Violence - Associated Press

Some Africans, Poor No More, Hit by New Diseases - Associated Press

Americas and Caribbean

13 Are Killed as Gunmen Storm House in Mexico - New York Times

13 Killed in Violence at Party in Mexico - Washington Post

13 People Shot Dead at Ciudad Juarez Party - Los Angeles Times

Mexico: 13 Dead in Massacre at Ciudad Juarez Party - Associated Press

Leftist Indian Leader Killed in Southern Mexico - Associated Press

Haiti Fears Cholera Will Spread in Capital - New York Times

Cholera 'Found in Haiti Capital' - BBC News

Haiti Cholera Toll Tops 200, Five Cases In Capital - Reuters

Asia Pacific

Xi Jinping's Past is Likely to Counsel Caution - Washington Post

China Breaks Up Anti-Japan Protests - Reuters

Europe

Far-Right Parties Oppose E.U. Membership for Turkey - Associated Press

6 Killed in Russia's North Caucasus - Associated Press

500 Rally in Moscow Demanding Putin's Resignation - Associated Press

Italian Police Arrest Top Mafia Boss - Reuters

Middle East

In the Mideast, No Politics but God's - New York Times

Israel to Palestinians: Talks Only Option - Associated Press

Netanyahu Warns Palestinians Against Unilateral Acts - Reuters

Bishops Ask U.N. to Help Bridge Israeli-Palestinian Divide - Voice of America

Vatican Meeting Demands Israel End Occupation - Associated Press

Vatican Synod Ends With Criticism Of Israel - Reuters

Pope Seeks Religious Liberty In Muslim Mideast - Reuters

Democratic Doubts Surround Bahrain Elections - Voice of America

Bahrain's Embattled Shiites Keep Parliament Seats - Associated Press

Yemen Says Foiled Bomb Plots Ahead Of Football Cup - Reuters

Egypt Police Barred from Campus - BBC News