Small Wars Journal

4 October SWJ Roundup

Tue, 10/04/2011 - 5:36am

US Naval Institute Daily - USNI

Afghanistan

Karzai Accuses Pakistan of Supporting Terrorists - WP

Karzai Accuses Pakistan of 'Double Game' over Militants - BBC

Afghan President Strikes Softer Tone on Pakistan - AP

Afghan President Karzai Begins Key Visit to India - BBC

Key Haqqani Leader: US Asked Us to Quit Violence, Join Afghan Govt - VOA

Kandahar Bomb Targets Minister Assadullah Khalid - BBC

Haqqani Says US Wants Him to Join Afghan Gov't - AP

Afghan Army's Next Hurdle: Logistics - CSM

NATO Uses ‘Four Pillar’ Approach to Field Afghan Police - AFPS

ISAF Operations Roundup - AFPS

Red Cross: Afghans’ Access to Health Care Access at Low Point - VOA

What Rabbani Knew about Pakistan and Peace - WP opinion

 

Pakistan

Majority of Afghanistan IEDs Traced to Pakistan - USAT

US Confirms Attacks by Pakistani Military Units - WE

Pakistan Rebukes Afghan Accusation on Peace Envoy Killing - VOA

Angry Pakistan Rejects Afghan Charges on Rabbani - Reuters

China to Keep Pakistan Embrace at Arm's Length - Reuters

Attack on Pakistan Bus Kills 13 - BBC

Gunmen Attack Shiite Muslims in Pakistan, Kill 13 - AP

Justice in Pakistan - NYT editorial

 

Israel / Palestinians

Israel Offers Panetta No New Commitments on Peace - VOA

Panetta Discourages Palestinian UN Push, Encourages Peace Talks - S&S

Barak: Israel-Palestinians Must Find Path to Talks - AP

Palestinians Say Freeze in US Aid Taking Effect - AP

Palestinians Say Israeli Prison Hunger Strike Grows - Reuters

Mosque Set on Fire in Northern Israel - NYT

Radical Jews Suspected of Burning Mosque in Israel - AP

Peace-Process Posturing from Israelis and Palestinians - WP editorial

 

Libya

Libya's Interim Prime Minister Sets Plans to Step Down - VOA

Leaders Promise New Gov’t After Qaddafi Hometown Captured - NYT

Libya's Post-Gadhafi Rulers Name New Cabinet - AP

New Offensive on pro-Gaddafi City - BBC

Libya Interim Forces Intensify Attack on Sirte - Reuters

Tripoli Military Chief Says Militias Must Pull Out - Reuters

NATO Urges Libyan Authorities to Seize Arms Caches - AP

Exiled Libyan Jew Says Synagogue Efforts Blocked - AP

Megrahi Says His Lockerbie Role Exaggerated - Reuters

Libya Not a Model Intervention - FPI opinion

 

Syria

Dozens of Arrests Are Reported As Syrian Troops Retake Town - NYT

Syrian Authorities Seize Smuggled Weapons - VOA

Activists: Syrian Regime Detains 3,000 in 3 Days - AP

Syrian Forces Raid Town, Assad's Foes Unite - Reuters

Syrian Grand Mufti's Son Mourned - BBC

Government Blames 'Terrorist Group' for Killing Mufti's Son - LAT

 

Yemen

Battle Against American Terrorists Isn’t Over - WT opinion

 

Iraq

Two More Attacks in Restive Iraqi Province - NYT

Security Forces Retake Iraqi Police Station - VOA

Nine Deaths in Iraq Police Siege - BBC

Gunmen Kill 4 in Hostage Standoff in Western Iraq - AP

US Troops in Iraq Should Be 'Zero-Sum' - FP opinion

 

Egypt

Egyptian Activists Angry over Deal - WP

US Seeks Release of Accused Israeli Spy - WP

Hunger Strike Takes Toll on Jailed Egypt Blogger - Reuters

 

Middle East / North Africa

Iran Looks to Sea as Route to Project Power - AP

Iran Court Likely to Revoke Pastor's Death Sentence - Reuters

Bahrain Jails 14 over Same Murder - BBC

Interim Tunisian Leader Defends a Gradual Path - NYT

 

Piracy

Piracy Costs World Shipping Industry $9B a Year - AP

 

NATO

Secretary General Sets Stage for NATO Defense Ministers Meeting - AFPS

 

US Department of Defense

Dempsey Settles in as Chairman Behind MacArthur’s Desk - AFPS

Economy to Be a Challenge for New Military Chief - NYT

Weapons Cuts, Fewer Jobs Likely Lie Ahead in Navy’s Future - S&S

‘Keeper of the Flame’ - WT opinion

 

United States

Foreign Aid Faces Major Cutbacks in Budget Crisis - NYT

Senior Justice Dept. Officials Knew of ATF Gun Program - LAT

Al-Awlaki Would Have Been Difficult to Try as a Civilian - WT

Judge Allows Trial on Terrorist’s Challenge to Prison Rules - NYT

Somalis Get Life in Prison for US Yacht Hijacking - AP

Somali Pirate Gets Life in Jail - BBC

US Tries Women Accused of Funding Somali Terror Group - VOA

Trial to Start in Attempt to Use Bomb Aboard Jet - NYT

CIA Contractor Raymond Davis Faces Felony Assault Count - AP

Anti-Wall Street Protests Spreading to Cities Large and Small - NYT

Obama’s Illegal Assassination? - WT editorial

ATF’s Fast and Felonious - WT editorial

Obama's Terrorist Dilemma - LAT opinion

US's Long War on Terror Far From Over - TG opinion

State Department Spending Warrants Closer Look - WP opinion

Regime Change Doesn't Work - BR opinion

 

Africa

Nigeria Pursuing Link Between Al-Qaida, Boko Haram - VOA

Police: Radical Sect Kills 3 in Northeast Nigeria - AP

Kidnappings of Foreigners at Kenyan Resort Raise Fears - LAT

Kenya Says Kidnapping Provocation by Al Shabaab - Reuters

Hague Court Opens Investigation Into Ivory Coast - Reuters

Soros Giving $27.4 Million to Africa Village Project - AP

Dalai Lama Cancels South Africa Trip - BBC

Dalai Lama Calls Off South Africa Visit - AP

 

Americas

Mexico: Officers Allegedly Run Airport Cocaine Ring - LAT

Two Severed Heads Found in Mexico City - BBC

2 Severed Heads Found in Mexico City With Message - AP

Mexican Police Arrest 2 in Journalists Killings - AP

Mexico: Acapulco Schools Stay Closed Despite Patrols - AP

Mexico Detains 2 Soldiers for Alleged Kidnapping - AP

Venezuela’s New Political Battlefield: Twitter - AP

Haiti Senate Vote for PM Postponed - AP

Bahamas PM Vows to Root Out Criminals - AP

Outgoing Jamaica PM Says 'Dudus Coke' Case Took Toll - BBC

 

Asia Pacific

Pentagon: No Sign of Chinese Freeze, Yet - S&S

US Congress Aims at China’s Currency - WP

Fourth Tibetan Monk Self-Immolates in Anti-China Protest - NYT

Suu Kyi Cautious on Burma Reform - BBC

Aung San Suu Kyi Worried About Violence in Burma - AP

Burma Dam Suspension Tests Vital China Ties - Reuters

9 North Korean Defectors Arrive in South Korea - AP

Philippines Struggles to Deliver Aid After Back-to-Back Typhoons - VOA

Thailand Floods Worst in Five Decades - VOA

In Thailand, Campaign to Purify Internet of Royal Insults - NYT

Tribal Fighting Kills 15 in Papua New Guinea - BBC

 

Europe

Russia: Some Look Past Next Putin Presidency - WP

Russia's Putin Says Wants to Build 'Eurasian Union' - Reuters

US Sees Missile Defense Deal With Russia by May - Reuters

Finance Ministers Press Greece to Meet Aid Targets - NYT

Greek Gloom Shakes Global Markets, Troubles Lenders - Reuters

Inquiry Blames Cyprus President for Deadly Blast - AP

Cyprus Leader Rejects Blast Blame - BBC

 

South Asia

Afghan President Karzai Begins Key Visit to India - BBC

Popular India Activist Vows Anti-Gov’t Drive in Key Vote - Reuters

Charges in Bangladesh War Crimes - BBC