Small Wars Journal

3 September SWJ Roundup

Sat, 09/03/2011 - 5:40am

US Naval Institute Daily - USNI

Libya

With Libya's NTC in Place, Little Sign of Leading - WSJ

Libya NTC Seeks Order in Tripoli - BBC

Libya Turns From Africa to the West - VOA

Libyan Rebels Pushing Toward Gadhafi Hometown - AP

Libyans Focus on Reconciliation and Rebuilding - Reuters

Foreign Oil Companies Resume Operations in Libya - VOA

Ex-Jihadist at Heart of Libya's Revolution - CNN

Libya Rebel Commander Plays Down Islamist Past - AP

Files Note Close CIA Ties to Qaddafi Spy Unit - NYT

CIA Worked Closely With Libyan Intelligence, Tripoli Files Show - FOX

Analysis: What Should Justice for Gaddafi Look Like? - Reuters

Militias: Ensuring Libya’s Democratic Future - WT opinion

Meet Libya's Islamist Militiamen - TT opinion

 

Syria

At Least 13 Killed at Syria Protests - VOA

EU Bans Syrian Oil as Syrians Continue Protests - NYT

EU Bans Syrian Oil as More Protesters Die - WP

EU Agrees to Syrian Oil Import Ban - BBC

EU Bans Imports of Syrian Oil Over Crackdown - AP

Russia Attacks EU Syria Sanctions - BBC

Wounded Syrian Protesters Being Abused in Hospitals - LAT

 

Afghanistan

NATO Kills Afghan Militant Linked to Al-Qaida - AP

NATO Races to Secure Violent, Porous Af-Pk Border - Reuters

ISAF Operations Roundup - AFPS

 

Pakistan

Pakistani Cricket Hero Learns Politics Game - WP

Militants 'Kidnap Pakistani Boys’, Crossed into Afghanistan - BBC

Pakistani Taliban Claim Kidnapping Up to 25 Boys - Reuters

 

Iraq

Iraq to Reopen Probe of US 2006 Ishaqi Raid - WP

Cable Implicates Americans in Deaths of Iraqi Civilians - NYT

Leaked UN Letter May be Trouble for US, Iraq Talks - AP

Suicide Bombs in Iraq Have Killed 12,000 - NYT

 

Iran

UN Voices New Concerns Iran's Nuclear Program - VOA

Iran: New Equipment to Speed Production of Nuclear Fuel - NYT

UN Raises New Iran Nuclear Fears - BBC

Iran Speeding Up Nuke Program, Inspectors Say - WP

UN: Credible Evidence Iran Working on Nuke Weapons - AP

Iran Moves to Shelter Its Nuclear Fuel Program - NYT

Turkey to Install US-Designed Radar - NYT

Turkey Agrees to Turn Missile Defense Radar on Iran - S&S

Who is Watching Iran? - WP opinion

 

Israel / Turkey

Turkey Expels Israel's Ambassador, Cuts Military Ties - VOA

Turkey Expels Israeli Ambassador - BBC

Turkey Expels Israeli Ambassador Over Flotilla Raid - NYT

Israel Refuses to Apologize for Gaza Flotilla Raid - TT

Turkey Downgrades Ties With Israel - WP

Turkey Expels Israel Ambassador Over Flotilla Raid - AP

UN Chief Urges Turkey and Israel to Mend Relations - AP

Turkey, Israel and the Flotilla - NYT editorial

 

Yemen

Yemen Opposition Considers Using Military to Oust Saleh - CNN

Protesters in Yemen Vow to Stay on Streets - NYT

Yemen: 30 Al-Qaida Suspects Die in US Airstrikes - AP

 

Middle East / North Africa

Deadly Clashes in Tunisian Town - BBC

Latest Developments in Arab World's Unrest - AP

 

WikiLeaks

Anger at Wikileaks Mass Release - BBC

Already Leaking, WL Releases All US Cables Unredacted - CSM

 

US Department of Defense

US Secret Army Gains Strength - WP

Where's Panetta? Secretary's Weekends Questioned - S&S

Pentagon PR Shop Girds for Budget Fight - WP

Army May Cut 10 Brigade Combat Teams - AT

Leaders Praise General Sharp at Retirement Ceremony - AFPS

Defense Officials Watchful as 9/11 Anniversary Approaches - AFPS

 

United States

Security for Sept. 11 Heightened - WP

Travel Alert Issued Ahead of Sept. 11 - AP

'Lone Wolf' Terror Seen as Biggest Threat - AP

US Arrests Pakistani on Terror Support Charges - VOA

ATF Gun Sting: Three Officials Were Informed of Gun Inquiry - NYT

The Forgotten 9/11 Attack - WP opinion

Politics Without Purpose - WP opinion

Five Myths About 9/11 - WP opinion

At What Price Victory? - WP opinion

Don’t Fear Islamic Law in America - NYT opinion

Obama’s Wrong Move on Immigration - WP opinion

 

United Nations

French Diplomat Is New UN Peacekeeping Chief - AP

 

Africa

UN to Announce Somalia Famine Spreading - VOA

Malaysian TV Cameraman Shot Dead in Somali Capital - Reuters

Clashes Erupt in Key Border State in Sudan - VOA

Sudan Attacks Disputed Border State - NYT

Sudan Declares Blue Nile Emergency - BBC

Sudan Clashes Force 3000 to Flee Blue Nile State - Bloomberg

Nigeria: 21 Killed in Christian-Muslim Clashes - NYT

UN Concerned About Ivory Coast Abuse Allegations - AP

While Some Kenyans Starve, Others Have Bumper Crop - AP

S. Africa: Malema Loses Appeal Against ANC Charges - TT

 

Americas

Mexico: Calderon Gives State of Union Address - WP

President Says Mexico Will Have Clean Cops - AP

Mexico's Calderon Defends War on Drug Cartels - Reuters

Mexico: 16 Cops, 15 Others Helped Zetas Drug Gang - AP

36 Colombia Drug-Traffickers Seized - BBC

Colombia, US Cocaine Air Bridge Sweep Nets 30 Arrests - AP

Colombian Police Seize £40m of Cocaine in Two Days - TT

Venezuela's Chavez Finishes 3rd Round of Chemo - AP

China Tries to Win Over Brazilians - WP

Senior Defense Leaders Meet in Chile - AFPS

Chilean Police Chief Quits Post - BBC

Cuba: Fidel Castro Silence Sparks Speculation on Health - AP

American Jailed in Cuba: I Was 'Trusting Fool' - AP

 

Asia Pacific

More Chinese Dissidents Appear to Disappear - NYT

India Says Ship Near Vietnam Warned by China - AP

Sharp Cites Strength of US-South Korea Alliance - AFPS

UN: N. Korea Nuke Equipment from Black Market - AP

IAEA: N. Korea Atom Drive May Rely on Smugglers - Reuters

US Sends Aid to Flood-Stricken North Korea - AP

N. Korea Readies for Harvest as Food Aid Flows In - Reuters

S. Korean Police Detain Island Activists Opposed to Base - NYT

S. Korea Protest at Jeju Navy Base - BBC

Japan Leader to Keep Nuclear Phase-Out - NYT

Maoists Want Manila to Free More Rebels Before Talks Resume - Reuters

Indonesia Sect Fears More Attacks - LAT

 

Europe

Europe Alarmed as Italy’s Austerity Plans Unravel - NYT

Berlusconi: Italy Makes Me Sick - TT

French Intelligence Chief ‘Under Pressure to Resign’ - TT

Senior Kosovo Leader to Be Tried for War Crimes - AP

Patience Risks Renewed Violence in Georgia - WT opinion

 

South Asia

Sri Lanka Civil War Reunion Efforts Boosted - BBC