Small Wars Journal

29 November SWJ Roundup

Tue, 11/29/2011 - 7:13am

US Naval Institute Daily - USNI

Real Clear World - RCP

Afghanistan

Accounts of Clash Differ; Fraying Ties May Harm Exit Strategy - WP

Military Looks at Supply Routes Away from Pakistan - S&S

Postwar US-Afghanistan Ties Expected to Remain Rocky - LAT

Militants Turn to Death Squads in Afghanistan - NYT

Allen Welcomes Latest Stage of Afghanistan Transition - AFPS

40,000 Troops to Leave Afghanistan by End of 2012 - AP

Afghan $12 Billion Training Cost Will Have to Be Shared - Reuters

NATO Retrains Troops After Afghan Civilian Deaths - AP

Afghan Woman Jailed for Being Raped Aims to Change Law - Reuters

ISAF Operations Summary - AFPS

 

Pakistan

US Central Command to Investigate Killing of Pakistani Troops - LAT

US Central Command to Lead Pakistan Investigation - AFPS

Pakistan Strike Probe Report Due Next Month - AFP

Fatal NATO Raid in Pakistan Likely a Case of Mistaken ID - AP

Afghans Say Commando Unit was Attacked Before Airstrike - WP

Anger Builds Against US as Pakistan Mulls Action Over Attack - NYT

Pakistan PM: No More 'Business as Usual' With US - Reuters

Pakistan to Boycott Meeting Over Deadly NATO Raid - AP

Pakistan Denies Provoking Attack - BBC

NATO Raid in Pakistan Undercuts Rapprochement - AP

Kashmir: Residents See Experiment with Autonomy as 'Illusion'  - CSM

What Happened on the Border? - NYT editorial

Bordering on Defeat - WT editorial

 

Iraq

13 Killed in Car Bombing Outside Baghdad Prison - NYT

Suicide Car Bomber Kills 19 Outside Prison in Iraq - AP

Suicide Bomber Hits Iraq Military Base, 19 Dead - Reuters

Turkey Considers Iraq as Alternative Trade Route - AP

 

Iran

Iran Moves Quickly to Downgrade Ties with Britain - NYT

Iran Rushes Through Law Expelling British Ambassador - Reuters

EU Preparing More Sanctions on Iran - Reuters

Mystery Explosion Rocks Iran City - TT

Sound of Blast Reported in Iran's Isfahan City - Reuters

On Pins and Needles and Missiles in Tehran - WT opinion

 

Egypt

Voting Continues in Egypt's Landmark Elections - VOA

Egyptian Polls Enter Second Day - BBC

Voting in Historic Egyptian Elections Enters Second Day - NYT

Egyptians Crowd Polling Stations - BBC

Egyptians Head to the Polls - WP

In Egypt, Long Lines for a Vote Clouded by Army’s Role - NYT

Calm But Enthusiastic, Millions Vote in Egypt - TT

Egypt Voters Endure Long Lines at Polls - LAT

For Many Voters, Finally an Election that Matters  - CSM

Egypt: Conflicting Emotions Behind a 1st-Time Vote - AP

Egypt's Post-Mubarak Poll Peaceful, High Turnout - Reuters

Hope Glimmers in Long Lines at Polls in Cairo - NYT

In Egypt, Ultra-Islamists Make Election Debut - AP

Egypt Police: Killing Sparks Sectarian Clash - AP

Analysis: New Parliament to Shake Up Egypt Power Balance - Reuters

Egypt's Overbearing Military - LAT editorial

Democracy Denied? - WP opinion

In Bleak Cairo, a Call for Optimism - NYT opinion

 

Syria

UN Commission: Syrian Forces Committed 'Crimes Against Humanity' - VOA

UN Report Condemns Syria - WP

UN Panel Accuses Syria of Gross Human Rights Violations - LAT

Syria 'Committed Crimes Against Humanity' - BBC

Security Forces Have Killed at Least 256 Children - TT

UN: Syrian Forces Killed, Tortured 256 Children - AP

Syria Sanctioned and Condemned for 'Brutality' - Reuters

Germany: UN Should Endorse Syria Sanctions - AP

Turkey Raises Syria Military Option, Russia Urges Caution - Reuters

Arab League Sanctions Could Hurt Syria's Regional Standing, Economic Agenda - VOA

Syrian Government Days 'Numbered' - BBC

Syria Calls Arab League Sanctions ‘Economic War’ - NYT

 

Middle East / North Africa

Jordan’s King Plays Host to Israel’s President - NYT

Israeli President Makes Surprise Visit to Jordan - AP

Rockets from Lebanon Hit Israel - BBC

Military: 3 Rockets From Lebanon Strike Israel - AP

Kuwait PM Resigns after Protests - BBC

Kuwait Government Resigns - Reuters

Kuwait Government Resigns, But Stays as Caretakers - AP

Jailed UAE Activists 'Pardoned' - BBC

5 UAE Convicted Reform Activists Freed From Jail - AP

Bahrain Security Chief Replaced - BBC

Bahrain Postpones Protesters' Death Penalty Appeal - AP

UN: Libya Ex-Rebels 'Hold 7,000' - BBC

UN: Ex-Rebels Still Hold 7,000 People in Libya - AP

Libyan Clerics Back Disarmament of Ex-Rebels - AP

Libya Says Ex-Deputy PM Suspect in General's Killing - Reuters

1st Military Trial for Tunisia's Ex-Ruler Begins - AP

Tunisia's Police Protest, Demanding Fair Treatment - AP

Latest Developments in Arab World's Unrest - AP

 

US Department of Defense

Front Lines: Life as a US Military Photographer - PopPhoto

Corps Seeks Wearable System to Power Equipment - MCT

Defense on the Chopping Block - WT opinion

Why the Defense Focus on Asia-Pacific? - WP opinion

A Flawed Way to Detain - WP opinion

 

United States

States Face a Crushing Economic Outlook - WP

Occupy LA Camp Shrinking, But Arrests Inevitable - LAT

LA Police Make Arrests Before Withdrawing at Occupy Protest - NYT

Survey Shows Growing Gap Between Civilians, Military - AFPS

Bail Denied for Massachusetts Terror Plot Suspect - AP

Strategic Doctrine of Silence - NYT opinion

 

United Kingdom

Hacking Scandal Widens to Government Secrets, Report Says - NYT

British Panel Says Bungled Police Response Factor in Riots - LAT

Tribunal Says Suspected Russian Spy Can Stay in UK - AP

 

Africa

EU Police, Experts to Counter Al Qaeda in Africa - Reuters

Millions Vote in Congo Despite Violence - NYT

Incidents of Unrest, Violence Mar DR Congo Elections - VOA

Partial DR Congo Vote Extension - BBC

DR Congo Votes in Tense Election - BBC

Violence and Disarray Mar Voting in Congo - WT

Violence, Late Ballots May Mar Critical Congo Vote - AP

Chaos, Arson, Violence Mar Congo Election - Reuters

Top Four Ways Congo's Instability Affects the World - CSM

UK Aims to Step Up Int'l Action on Somalia - Reuters

Somali Militants Shut Down More Aid Operations - NYT

Militants Close Somali Aid Groups - BBC

Kenyan Court Issues Arrest Order for Sudan's Bashir - Reuters

Sudan 'Dismayed' Over Kenya Al-Bashir Court Ruling - AP

Sudan to Expel Kenyan Ambassador - BBC

Zimbabwe Militants Call for Restaurants Boycott - AP

 

Americas

US Blacklisting Seems to Have Little Consequence in Mexico - LAT

Mexico Drug War Sends Emotionally Troubled Kids to Texas - AP

Colombia Thanks Venezuela for Capture of Drug Trafficker - LAT

Venezuela Arrests Top 'Drug Boss' - BBC

Top Colombian Drug Trafficker Captured - AP

Colombian Hostage Survivor: 'I Ran the Other Way' - AP

Former FARC Captive Recalls Colombia Jungle Horror - Reuters

Cuban Government to Contract With Private Sector - Reuters

Guyana Votes for New Government - BBC

 

Asia Pacific

China, Burma To Strengthen Military Cooperation - VOA

Obama, Clinton gamble on Burma - AP

 

Europe

US, EU Leaders Meet as Eurozone Recession Looms - VOA

Debt Fears Hang Over US-EU Summit - BBC

Obama, EU Leaders Meet Amid European Debt Concerns  - AP

Germany Resists Radical Solutions as Financial Crisis Escalates - WP

Germans Arrest Suspect in Neo-Nazi Murder Ring - AP

Medvedev: New Radar Demonstrates Russia's Might - AP

Poland Calls on Ukraine to Resolve Tymoshenko Case - VOA

2 NATO Peacekeepers Wounded in Kosovo, 23 Injured - AP

NATO Soldiers Wounded by Gunfire in Kosovo Clash - Reuters

Trial Set for Spanish Judge Over War Crimes Probe - AP

Psychiatric Evaluation of Norway Killer Completed - AP

Report: Norwegian Mass Killer Criminally Insane - Reuters

 

South Asia

India Postpones Border Talks With China - VOA