Small Wars Journal

25 September SWJ Roundup

Sat, 09/25/2010 - 7:32am
Afghanistan

U.S. Strategists Seek Afghan Fixes Outside the Box - Associated Press

Widespread Fraud Seen in Latest Afghan Elections - New York Times

Afghan Equality and Law, but With Strings Attached - New York Times

Insurgents Attack NATO Base in Afghanistan - Los Angeles Times

Failed Attack on Base Leaves 5 Insurgents Dead - AFPS

Afghan, NATO Forces Kill 30 Insurgents In Assault - Reuters

NATO: Bomb Blast Kills 2 Troops, 30 Militants Die - Associated Press

3 Afghan Journalists Released - New York Times

NATO Says 3 Detained Afghan Journalists Released - Associated Press

Army Limits Use of Images of Casualties in G.I.'s Case - New York Times

Britain's Fourth Afghan War, Through the Lens of Three Others - New York Times

Pakistan

Pakistani Journalist Speaks Out, Eyes Turn to the Military - New York Times

Pakistanis Protest NY Court Ruling on Female Scientist - Voice of America

U.S. Sentence for Pakistani Ignites Anger and Protests - Associated Press

Gunmen Kill 2 People in Attack on Pakistani Mosque - Associated Press

U.N. Speakers Urge Pakistan to Free Up Arms Talks - Reuters

Visiting Pakistan's Cut-Off Villages - New York Times

Pakistan PM Cancels Trip to Europe - Reuters

Black Hole for Foreign Aid - Washington Times

Iraq

Much Uncertain as U.S. Officials Enter Crucial Handover Phase - Washington Post

Iraq's Winning Bloc Rejects Maliki as PM Again - Reuters

Iran

Obama Reaches Out to Iran with Multiple Messages - Washington Post

Russia Pushing Back on Tougher Sanctions Against Iran - Los Angeles Times

Obama: Ahmadinejad's Remarks 'Hateful' - Washington Times

Iran's President Expresses Hope for More Nuclear Talks - New York Times

Iran's Nuclear Agency Trying to Stop Computer Worm - Associated Press

Ahmadinejad Says Iran May End Enrichment - Associated Press

Iran Insists U.S. Attacked Itself to Attack Others - Voice of America

Obama Calls Iranian President's U.N. Remarks Hateful - Voice of America

Freed U.S. Hiker Meets Ahmadinejad - Voice of America

U.S. Department of Defense

Alexander Details U.S. Cyber Command Gains - AFPS

Officials Seek to Strengthen Reserve Components - AFPS

The Soldiers We Need at Home - New York Times opinion

Lady Gaga's Call to Arms - Washington Times opinion

'Gays,' Guns and Mad Social Science - Washington Times opinion

United States

State Secrets Cited in Effort by White House to Block Suit - New York Times

Obama Invokes 'State Secrets' Claim to Dismiss Suit - Washington Post

FBI Searches Antiwar Activists' Homes - New York Times

United Nations

U.N. Warns Volatile Food Prices Threat to Food Security - Voice of America

Africa

Obama Exhorts Sudan to Proceed with Vote on Independence - Washington Post

Obama Presses for Peace in Likely Sudan Partition - New York Times

Sudan Seeks Global Support as Vote Nears - Associated Press

S. Sudanese Risk Citizen Rights In Vote - Reuters

U.N.: Rwanda Won't Pull Troops Out Of Darfur - Reuters

U.S. Boosts Ties With Break-Away Somalia Regions - Reuters

U.N.: 303 People Raped by Militia in DRC in Four Days - Voice of America

Nigerian Presidential Candidates Campaign for Youth Vote - Voice of America

2 Million People Displaced in Nigeria Flooding - Associated Press

Americas and Caribbean

Fourth Mexico Mayor Killed in Under Six Weeks - Los Angeles Times

Slaying of Mayor is Fourth in Northern Mexico in Past Month - Washington Post

Small-Town Mayors Targeted by Mexican Drug Gangs - Associated Press

Chavez Urges Peace in Colombia After Rebel's Death - Associated Press

Venezuela Opposition Hopeful of Inroads Against Chavez - Los Angeles Times

The Last Election in Venezuela? - Washington Times opinion

Cuba Details New Policies on Budding Entrepreneurs - New York Times

Caribbean Crime Wave Linked to U.S. Deportations - Associated Press

Asia Pacific

Obama's U.N. Visit Includes Strong Outreach to Asia - Washington Post

Obama, S. East Asian Leaders Urge Free Navigation - Associated Press

Repatriation Policy Links China to Rights Violations - Washington Times

Japan Retreats With Release of Chinese Boat Captain - New York Times

Japan Releases Chinese Boat Captain - Washington Post

Japan Releases Chinese Fishing Captain - Los Angeles Times

Japan Refuses China Demand For Apology In Boat Row - Reuters

Koreas Fail to Reach Deal on Reunions - New York Times

U.S., South Korea Plan Anti-submarine Exercise - AFPS

Thai PM Calls for 'More Inclusive' Political System in Burma - Washington Post

A Thai Region Where Husbands Are Imported - New York Times

Central Asia

Uzbek Survivor of Torture Seeks to Fight It Tacitly - New York Times

Middle East

End of Israeli Settlement Freeze Looms Over Peace Talks - Voice of America

Clinton Meets Abbas as Mideast Peace Deadline Looms - Reuters

Israel Plays Down Scope Of Future Settler Projects - Reuters

Arab Move to Censure Israel Stymied at U.N. Meeting - Associated Press

U.N. Nuclear Assembly Rejects Arab Move Targeting Israel - Reuters

Al-Qaida Gunmen Ambush Bus Carrying Yemeni Forces - Associated Press

Nations Vow Support For Yemen as It Faces Threats - Reuters

South Asia

Foreign Athletes Arrive in India for Commonwealth Games - Voice of America

India: Athletes arrive for Commonwealth Games - Washington Post

Games Official Angers India With Hygiene Comment - New York Times

Commonwealth Games Chief Says All Countries Will Take Part - Reuters

Commonwealth Games Head Says Much Work Remains - Associated Press