Small Wars Journal

30 August SWJ Roundup

Mon, 08/30/2010 - 7:58am
Afghanistan

Analysis: Will Battle for Kandahar Win the War? - Associated Press

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

Prosecutor Investigating Corruption Wasn't fired, Official Says - Los Angeles 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

Documentary-maker Follows Taliban as they Attack U.S. Soldiers - Daily Mail

Afghan Fatalities Rise in Weekend Violence - New York Times

7 U.S. troops die in weekend violence in Afghanistan - Washington Post

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

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

Gunmen Kill Afghan Election Candidate - Reuters

5 Kidnapped Afghan Campaign Workers Found Dead - Associated Press

Campaign Workers Killed as Afghan Violence Spreads - Reuters

Afghan District Chief Killed in Strike on Compound - Associated Press

Car Bomb Kills Afghan Official In East - Reuters

Pakistan

Senator Kerry Warns Of Instability In Pakistan - Reuters

Pakistanis Scramble to Escape Floods - New York Times

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

Livestock Losses Compound Pakistan's Misery - Washington Post

Pakistan Floods Just One of Its Water Woes - Associated Press

Pakistan Floodwaters Ebb, Hunger And Disease Remain - Reuters

USAID Head Hurried Out of Pakistan Relief Camp - Washington Times

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

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

Cricket Scandal Rocks Pakistan - New York Times

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

Iraq

U.S. Iraq Commander Fears Political Stalemate - New York Times

U.S. Troops Go From Shock and Awe to 'Advise and Assist' - Los Angeles Times

Iraqi PM Issues High Security Alert - Voice of America

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

Iraq Conflict Leaves Officers Weary and Humbled - Washington Post

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

As U.S. Withdraws, Iraqis Still Live In Crisis - Reuters

Iraqis Say War "Not Ending" Despite U.S. Drawdown - Reuters

Officer Honors Memory of a Young Interpreter - Washington Post

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

Iraq Says Sale Of Donated U.S. Computers Legal - Reuters

Baghdad Family Shares Their Concerns for Iraq's Future - Voice of America

Obama Urges Nation to Salute Service in Iraq - AFPS

Iran

Iran Shifts Assets Out of Europe Banks - New York Times

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

Will Congress Really Cut the Budget? Top 3 Acid Tests - Christian Science Monitor

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

Brewer Condemns Report to U.N. Mentioning Ariz. Law - Associated Press

Border Sweeps in North Reach Miles Into U.S. - 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

For Arms Sales Suspect, Secrets Are Bargaining Chips - New York Times

Not Quite Superpowers - Washington Post opinion

Africa

Obama Administration Intensifies Efforts in Sudan - Washington Post

Sudan: American Aid Worker Freed in Darfur - Associated Press

Sudan Says 2 Russian Pilots Kidnapped in Darfur - Associated Press

Obama's Failure in Sudan - New York Times opinion

Kenya Defends Bashir Visit as Necessary for Regional Peace - Voice of America

Kenya: Sudan Presidential Visit 'in Our Interest' - Associated Press

Somali Militants Grow More Brazen in Attack - Washington Post

Somali Gov't Appeals for Help to Fight Militants - Associated Press

Somalia: Denmark Navy Helicopter Foils Pirates - Associated Press

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

Rwanda Contests Report on Army - Associated Press

Uganda's President Announces Bid for 4th Term - Associated Press

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

Nigeria: Vocal Supporter of President Kidnapped - Associated Press

Moroccan Police Arrest 11 Spanish Activists - Reuters

Americas and Caribbean

Mayor in Mexican Border State Killed - Associated Press

Mexico Killings Detective Missing - BBC News

Massacre in Tamaulipas - New York Times

Venezuelans Protest Against Unchecked Violence - Associated Press

Venezuela: Chavez Opponent Charged, Calls Case a Farce - Associated Press

Engineers to Attempt Speedier Rescue of Chile Miners - Voice of America

Plans and Benchmarks for Haiti - New York Times editorial

Asia Pacific

Kim Jong Il Appears to Head Home From China - Los Angeles Times

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

China Praises North Korea Relations - Reuters

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

Far From Withering, State Business in China Grows - New York Times

Chinese Navy to Hold Drills in Yellow Sea - Associated Press

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

S. Korea Premier-designate Quits - New York Times

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

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

Korean Peninsula Marks 100th Anniversary of Annexation by Japan - VOA

Anger in Hong Kong Over Manila Siege - New York Times

80, 000 in Hong Kong Protest Philippine Bus Tragedy - Associated Press

Analysts See Burma Military 'Juggernaut' Heading to Elections in November - VOA

Burma Parties Complain Election Fee Too High - Associated Press

The Caucasus

19 Dead in Chechen Shootout - Voice of America

Chechen Leader's Village Is Attacked - New York Times

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

Twelve Rebels Killed Raiding Chechen Leader's Village - Reuters

Europe

Norway 'Bomb Plot' Underscores al-Qaida Pitfalls - Associated Press

Prosecutors Say Croatia Ethnically Cleansed Serbs - Associated Press

Libyan Leader Visits Italy to Mark Improved Relations - Voice of America

Gadhafi Gives Lesson on Islam to Young Italians - Associated Press

Putin Hints Will Return to Kremlin In 2012 - Reuters

100 Russian Skinheads Attack Concertgoers - Associated Press

Oppression in Modern Russia - Washington Post editorial

The European Union is Dying - Washington Post opinion

Middle East

Early Obstacle, and Test, at Start of Mideast Talks - New York Times

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

Palestinian Rivals Crack Down Harder on Opponents - Associated Press

Sermon and Actors' Protest Stoke Tensions in Israel - New York Times

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

Israel Won't Extend Settlement Freeze Ahead Of Talks - Reuters

Influential Israeli Rabbi Says Abbas Should Perish - Associated Press

State Department Condemns Israeli Rabbi's Remarks - Washington Times

In Israel, Settling for Less - New York Times opinion

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

Egypt: Dissident Signs pro-Gamal Mubarak Petition - Associated Press

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

Yemen Says al-Qaida Is Government's Main Challenge - Associated Press

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