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3 June SWJ Roundup

Fri, 06/03/2011 - 1:01am
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Afghanistan

Mullen: Still Waiting on Afghan Drawdown Plan from Petraeus - S&S

Mullen: Pace of Afghanistan Withdrawal Undecided - AP

Costs 'Front-and-Center' for Afghan Drawdown - DODB

Taliban, al Qaeda Pursue Peace Deals - WT

Can Development Win a Counterinsurgency? - Slate

NATO to Build on Lessons of Afghanistan for Future - AFPS

Making Police Recruits Competent is Uphill Struggle - S&S

Petraeus Vows to Keep Civilian Deaths to Minimum - AP

Rodriguez: Afghans Rise Above Taliban's Desperation - AFPS

Combined Force Captures al-Qaida Operative - AFPS

A Poppy Harvest in Helmand, Undeterred - NYT

Success Worth Paying for in Afghanistan - WP opinion

Pakistan

US Military Cuts in Pakistan 'Significant' - BBC

Mullen: Long-term Relationship Vital Between US, Pakistan - AFPS

Intense Fighting on Pakistan-Afghan Border - WP

Pakistani Soldiers Killed in Border Fighting - NYT

Pakistan Gov't Issues Demarche Over Attack - AP

Pakistan Conveys Concern to Kabul After Militant Raid - Reuters

Syria

Syrian Violence Tests US - WSJ

Attack on Central Town of Rastan 'Kills 15' - BBC

Syrian Forces Kill 13 in Besieged Town - Reuters

New Syria Protest Center Sees Unrelenting Attacks - AP

Opposition Calls for Assad's Ouster - WP

Syria's Exiled Opposition Calls on Assad to Resign - Reuters

Libya

House Sets Votes on Resolutions Critical of US Role in Libya - NYT

House GOP Crafts Bill on US Role in Libya - AP

Libya Says Will Replace Energy Chief Who Defected - Reuters

Libya Rebels Are Not Revising Oil Deals - Reuters

For Gaddafi, a Home on St. Helena - WP opinion

Yemen

Yemen's Chaos is Good NHews for Al Qaeda - LAT

Fighting in Yemen Capital Threatens Airport - NYT

Elite Yemeni Families at Center of Clashes - WP

'Thousands' of Tribesmen March on Sanaa - BBC

Yemen Slides Toward All-Out Fight for Power - AP

Yemen Fighting Intensifies, Envoy Brennan in Talks - Reuters

Iraq

Sunni Fears Grow Over Sadr's Resurgence - WP

Iraq Arrests Seen as Effort to Squelch More Protests - NYT

State Blocks Auditor from Iraq Police Training - WT

9 Killed in Series of Explosions in Western Iraq - AP

DOD Works Toward Successful Transition in Iraq - AFPS

Renovation Reality: War Puts Five-Star Dreams on Hold - NYT

Israel / Palestinians

France Enters the Palestinians' Run to September - LAT

French Minister Bids to Revive Middle East Talks - Reuters

Netanyahu: Israel Will Prevent Another Border Breach - Reuters

Ex-Israeli Spymaster Takes Swipe at Netanyahu - AP

Obama's Commitment to Israel - WP opinion

Middle East / North Africa

Latest Developments in Arab World's Unrest - AP

Bahrain Wary of Protests Before Formula One Ruling - Reuters

270 Migrants Are Missing After Accident Off Tunisia - NYT

More than 200 Migrants 'Missing off Tunisia Coast' - BBC

Moroccan Dies of Wounds Sustained in Protests - AP

UN: Qatar Deports Libyan Rape Victim - WP

Libyan Woman Claiming Rape Deported From Qatar - AP

Egypt and the Arab Fall - LAT opinion

Terrorism

Terrorists Target Wrong Company for Drone Revenge - DR

Cyber War

Cyberdefenses Not Ready to Handle 'Electronic Pearl Harbor' - S&S

E-Mail Fraud Hides Behind Friendly Face - NYT

COIN

Can Development Win a Counterinsurgency? - Slate

US Department of Defense

'Rumsfeld Model' for Senior Officer Selection - RAND

Team Building Drove President's Choices, Gates Says - AFPS

Army Judges Weigh Military Trials for Civilians - AP

F-35 JSF Becoming a Target for Cost Cutters - Politico

United States

Nations Want Better Relations with US, Gates Says - AFPS

World

Global War on Drugs a Failure, High-Level Panel Says - Reuters

Africa

Sudan: Nearly 100 Civilians Killed in Abyei, Official Says - Reuters

Civilians Dead in South Sudan Battle - AP

South Africa and Mozambique Join Forces to Fight Piracy - BBC

South Africa: Ex-spy Chief Kasrils Against Secrecy Bill - BBC

Protests in S. Africa Against Xenophobia - BBC

Somalia: Militants Say Suicide Bomber Was Somali-American - AP

Burundi Peacekeepers in Somalia 'Unpaid' - BBC

Ivory Coast President's Forces Accused of Killings - AP

Pro-Ouattara Troops Executed Unarmed Ivorians - Reuters

Americas

Debate Rises Over Death Toll in Mexico Drug War - AP

Mexican Teens Turn to Kidnapping in Drug War City - Reuters

Chavez: We Won't Tolerate Rebels in Venezuela - AP

Brazil Launches Anti-poverty Plan - BBC

Another Rural Activist Killed in Amazon Region - AP

Asia Pacific

China Rejects Gmail Spying Claims - BBC

China Says it's Not Behind Google Email Hacking - AP

Clinton: FBI to Probe China Email Hacking Charges - AP

E-Mail Fraud Hides Behind Friendly Face - NYT

China Closes Festival That Alluded to Jailed Artist - NYT

US Human Rights Envoy Invited Back to North Korea - AP

Japan Prime Minister Survives No-Confidence Vote - NYT

Japan's Prime Minister Survives Vote - WP

Japan PM Survives With Offer to Quit Once Crisis Overcome - Reuters

Europe

Mladic Faces Hague Court on Bosnia Genocide Charges - Reuters

Mladic May Delay Plea to War Crimes Tribunal - Reuters

On the Run, Mladic's World Slowly Shrank - Reuters

Mladic Arrest Revives Dutch Angst Over Srebrenica - Reuters

France's Futuristic "Pentagon" to Open in 2014 - Reuters

Turkey's Opposition Tries to Turn the AK Party Tide - Reuters

E. Coli Outbreak Reaches Deadliest on Record - Bloomberg

E. Coli Strain Was Previously Unknown, Official Says - NYT

South Asia

With Yoga and Fasting, Graft Fighters Shake India - NYT

In India, Keeping Tabs on Politicians - WP

Sri Lankan Military Boss Open to War Crimes Probe - ANN

Sri Lanka Offers to Probe 'Specific' War Crime Claims - TNA