Small Wars Journal

29 August SWJ Roundup

Sun, 08/29/2010 - 7:09am
Afghanistan

Graft-Fighting Prosecutor Is Dismissed in Afghanistan - New York Times

Afghan Deputy Attorney General Forced to Retire - Associated Press

Afghan President Condemns CIA Payment Reports - Associated Press

Karzai Criticises U.S. Pullout Plan - BBC News

Coalition, Afghan Forces Repel Taliban Attacks on Bases - Voice of America

Taliban Attacks Two U.S. Bases - Washington Post

NATO Base Attacked in Eastern Afghanistan - Los Angeles Times

Insurgents Attack NATO Base - Associated Press

7 U.S. Troops Killed in Latest Afghanistan Fighting - Associated Press

Gunmen Kill Afghan Election Candidate - Reuters

5 Kidnapped Afghan Campaign Workers Found Dead - Associated Press

Pakistan

Pakistanis Scramble to Escape Floods - New York Times

Humanitarian Needs in Flood-Stricken Pakistan Rise - Voice of America

Pakistan Floods Just One of Its Water Woes - Associated Press

Pakistan Floodwaters Ebb, Hunger And Disease Remain - Reuters

Pakistani Army Ends Hostage Drama in NW City - Voice of America

Upstarts Chip Away at Power of Feudal Pakistani Landlords - New York Times

The Win-win of U.S. Relief for Pakistan - Washington Post opinion

Iraq

Iraqi PM Issues High Security Alert - Voice of America

Qaeda in Iraq Says It Was Behind Latest Attacks - New York Times

As US Military Bases Close, Iraqis Left Behind - Associated Press

Officer Honors Memory of a Young Interpreter - Washington Post

A U.S. 'Legacy of Waste' in Iraq - Los Angeles Times

Iran

Iran Hard-liners Skirt Sanctions - Los Angeles Times

Protesters Ask Iran to Spare Convicted Woman - Associated Press

Islam

Five Myths About Mosques - Washington Post opinion

U.S. Department of Defense

Pentagon Considers Preemptive Cyber-Defense Strikes - Washington Post

United States

For Obama, Steep Learning Curve as Chief in Time of War - New York Times

Glenn Beck Tells Crowd to 'Restore America' - Washington Post

At Lincoln Memorial, a Call for Religious Rebirth - New York Times

United Kingdom

Tony Blair Reemerges with Memoir - Los Angeles Times

World

Not Quite Superpowers - Washington Post opinion

Africa

Somali Militants Grow More Brazen in Attack - Washington Post

Somalia: Denmark Navy Helicopter Foils Pirates - Associated Press

U.N.: Rwanda Killings were War Crimes - Washington Post

Rwanda Contests Report on Army - Associated Press

ICC Asks U.N. to Act Against Kenya - Voice of America

Obama's Failure in Sudan - New York Times opinion

Americas and Caribbean

Mexico Killings Detective Missing - BBC News

Venezuelans Protest Against Unchecked Violence - Associated Press

Asia Pacific

N. Korean Leader Kim Appears Headed Home From China - Associated Press

North Korea's Kim Not Seen Heading For Retirement Yet - Reuters

Chinese Navy to Hold Drills in Yellow Sea - Associated Press

China Announces Navy Drill Ahead Of U.S. Show Of Force - Reuters

South Korea's PM-Designate Quits Under Pressure - Reuters

New Dissent in Japan Is Loudly Anti-Foreign - New York Times

Protests Fan Hong Kong Anger Over Manila Killings - New York Times

The Caucasus

19 Dead in Shootout in Russia's Caucasus - Associated Press

Europe

The European Union is Dying - Washington Post opinion

Middle East

Netanyahu: We Can Reach a Peace Deal to Last Generations - Ha'aretz

Many Clocks Tick as Israel, Palestinians Open Talks - Reuters

Israel PM Wants Regular Meetings With Palestinians - Associated Press

Settler Leader Speaks of Holding Netanyahu to his Word - Los Angeles Times

Influential Israeli Rabbi Says Abbas Should Perish - Associated Press

Egypt: Mubarak's Health and Successor Guessing Games - Los Angeles Times

Egyptian Police Find Weapons Bound for Gaza - Associated Press

Lebanon Arrests 4 After Deadly Beirut Shootout - Associated Press

Qaeda Says Responsible For Killing 8 Yemen Troops - Reuters

Saudi Arabia Preparing Charges Against Activist - Reuters

South Asia

India Blocks China Defence Ties - BBC News

India Police Kill Maoist Leader - BBC News

India Police Say 848 Tonnes of Explosives are Missing - BBC News