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31 May SWJ Roundup

Tue, 05/31/2011 - 5:55am
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Afghanistan

Cost of War Will Be Big Factor In Troop Reduction - WP

UK General Warns Against Afghanistan Pullout - AP

Taliban Attack in Herat, Far From Their Usual Areas - NYT

Taliban Hit NATO Base, Downtown Herat in Coordinated Attacks - LAT

Insurgents Attack Afghan NATO Base, Downtown Herat - WP

Twin Blasts Hit Western City of Herat - BBC

Suicide Blasts in Normally Calm Afghan City Kill 5 - AP

Afghan Soldier Shoots Dead Australian Mentor - AP

Afghan President Seeks to Limit NATO Airstrikes - AP

Afghan Leader Tells NATO Attacks on Homes 'Not Allowed' - Reuters

Specialist's Sacrifice Spurs Soldiers to Reach Out to Afghan Villagers - S&S

Afghan Central Bank Defends Itself After Critical Report - NYT

Pakistan

Mullen: Pakistan Leaders Want to Cooperate With US - AFPS

Former Pakistani Navy Commando Arrested in Sweep for Attack Suspects - NYT

Former Navy Commando Detained for Karachi Attack - BBC

Pakistan Detains Ex-Navy Personnel After Raid - AP

Pakistan Tells Agencies to Prepare for N. Waziristan Evacuation - Reuters

Pakistani Jets Attack Taliban Hideouts, Kill 11 - Reuters

Israel / Palestinians

Activists Vow New Aid Flotilla to Gaza - VOA

Gaza Activists Warn Israel Not to Block New Convoy - Reuters

Syria

Syrian Crackdown in Central Towns Kills 15 Civilians - VOA

Three Killed as Army Enters Central Syrian Town - Reuters

Video of Tortured Boy's Corpse Deepens Anger in Syria - NYT

Libya

More Defections, Protests in Libya - WP

African Peace Effort Appears a No-go in Libya - LAT

South Africa's Zuma in Libya to Try to Broker Cease-Fire - VOA

Qaddafi and Zuma Meet But Reach No Agreement - NYT

Zuma Says Gaddafi Will Not Quit - BBC

South African President: Gadhafi Ready for Truce - AP

Libyan Rebel: Offensive Against Gadhafi Near - AP

Over 100 Libyan Army Members Defect From Qaddafi - Reuters

Libyan Rebels Distribute Rules on POW Treatment - AP

Yemen

Yemen Fighting Intensifies on More Fronts, At Least 20 Killed - VOA

Yemeni Military Battles Opponents on Two Fronts - NYT

20 Protesters Feared Dead in Yemen - WP

Yemen Warplanes Bomb Islamists Who Seized Town - AP

Yemen Forces 'Kill 20 Protesters' - BBC News

Egypt

Christians Fear Violence as Egypt Redefines Itself - NYT

Egypt Activist Summoned for Criticizing Military - AP

Iraq

2 Americans Are Indicted in Iraq Contract Bribery - NYT

Iran

Inspectors Pierce Iran's Cloak of Nuclear Secrecy - NYT

Israel Minister: Strike on Iran Could Be Necessary - AP

Middle East / North Africa

EU Assures It Backs Religious Freedom in Mideast - Reuters

Latest Developments in Arab World's Unrest - AP

Cyber Warfare

Cyber Combat: Act of War - WSJ

US Department of Defense

Obama Pays Tribute to Troops, Makes Key Appointments - VOA

Obama Taps Dempsey, Winnefeld as Chairman, Vice Chairman - AFPS

Obama Wraps Up Reshaping of National Security Team - NYT

Dempsey Picked to Head Joint Chiefs - WP

Gen. Martin Dempsey to Chair Joint Chiefs of Staff - LAT

Gen. Dempsey Chosen to Head Joint Chiefs of Staff - AP

Dempsey Career Reflects Adaptability, Creativity - AFPS

Winnefeld Mixes Battlefield, Pentagon Expertise - AFPS

'Insourcing' Effort Still Under Fire - WP

Navy Roommates Shared Lives, Now Lie Together at Arlington - BS

United States

Memorial Day Marked by Parades, Flyovers, Flags - AP

Obama Leads Nation in Observing Memorial Day - AFPS

Memorial Day Tributes at Arlington to Iraq, Afghanistan Fallen - S&S

Gates, Mullen Praise Efforts of Troops, Families, Vets - AFPS

Mending State Secrets - WP editorial

Getting Tough on Gitmo - WP editorial

World

Food Prices 'Will Double By 2030' - BBC

Africa

North Sudan Demands South Pull Troops From Two States - VOA

Thousands Flee Sudanese Bombing - WP

North and Southern Sudan Face Off Over Border - AP

North, South Sudan Discuss Abyei as Tension Simmers - Reuters

Sudan Border Strategy May Bring in Ethiopian Peacekeepers - NYT

Sudan's Peaceful Partition, at Risk - NYT opinion

Nigeria: Blasts Hit Vice-President's Hometown, Zaria - BBC

Nigeria Investigates Bombs After Jonathan Sworn In - Reuters

US Engages With an Iron Leader in Equatorial Guinea - NYT

End Near for Zimbabwe's Last White Farmers - VOA

ICC Rejects Kenya Bid to Halt Election Violence Probe - BBC

Domestic Rape in Congo a Rapidly Growing Problem - VOA

Suicide Attack on AU Base in Somalia Kills 3 - AP

Protesting Burkina Faso Soldiers Fire Into Air - BBC

Americas

Brazil Federal Leaders Discuss Amazon Conflict - AP

Spain Indicts Salvadoran Soldiers for Jesuit Killings - BBC

Charges Against 20 in the Killing of 6 Priests in El Salvador in 1989 - NYT

Peru Candidates Trade Poll Barbs - BBC

Peru Candidates Tussle in Debate as Race Tightens - Reuters

Asia Pacific

China: Intensified Demonstrations by Mongolians - NYT

Protests Break Calm in China's Inner Mongolia Area - AP

China's Economy Slows, but Inflation Still Looms - NYT

In Japan, a Culture That Promotes Nuclear Dependency - NYT

North Korea Threatens to Close Hotline With South - NYT

North Korea Threatens to Cut off Hotline With South Korea - AP

Former Thai PM: No Plans to Return to Leadership - AP

US Condemns Conviction of 7 Vietnamese Activists - AP

Which Burma to Engage? - WP opinion

Europe

Serbia's Tadic Says EU Must Act - AP

Serbia Quashing Influence of Nationalists - AP

Lawyer Warns Mladic Will Die Before Trial - VOA

Mladic Appeals Extradition on Health Grounds - NYT

Ratko Mladic Files Appeal Against Hague Extradition - BBC

Mladic Could Be Sent to War Crimes Court in 24 Hours - Reuters

Denmark: Hotel Bomber Found Guilty of Terror - AP

Police Investigator Is Cleared in Death of Russian Awaiting Trial - NYT

Charges for Opposition Protest in Georgia - NYT

Germany 'to Set Energy Example' - BBC

Italy: More Blows to Berlusconi Coalition - NYT

Italy: Berlusconi Loses Key City Votes - BBC

South Asia

India's Economic Growth Slows - BBC

UN Investigator Accuses Sri Lanka of Crimes Against Tamils - VOA

UN Expert: Video Proves Sri Lanka War Crimes - AP

UN Envoy: Sri Lanka War Atrocities Video Credible - Reuters