Small Wars Journal

5 September SWJ Roundup

Sun, 09/05/2010 - 7:16am
Middle East Update

In Middle East Peace Talks, Clinton Faces a Crucial Test - New York Times

Israel And Palestinians Agree to More Peace Meetings - Reuters

Palestinian Leader Blasts Ahmadinejad - CNN News

Afghanistan

Karzai Announces Council for Talks with Taliban - Voice of America

Karzai to Name Panel for Talks With Insurgents - Associated Press

Karzai Announces "Peace Council" to Push Taliban Talks - Reuters

Possible Talks With Afghan Insurgents Draw Closer - Associated Press

Gates Says Pakistani Military Cooperation Increasing - Reuters

Report: U.S. Military More Tolerant of Afghan Corruption - Voice of America

U.S. to Temper Stance on Afghan Corruption - Washington Post

Afghanistan Tries to Help Nation's Biggest Bank - New York Times

Authorities Struggle to Stabilize Kabul Bank - Washington Post

Afghans Continue Pulling Money From Troubled Bank - Associated Press

U.S. Marines, British Advisers at Odds in Helmand - Washington Post

General Says Foresight on Marja Was Flawed - Associated Press

NATO Service Member Killed in Afghan Fighting - Associated Press

2 Bombings Kill 10 People in Afghanistan - New York Times

Blast Kills Afghan Policemen, Civilians - Reuters

German Held By U.S. Troops Planned Europe Attacks - Reuters

Why Afghanistan is at Best a Work in Progress - Washington Post opinion

Pakistan

Pakistani Flooding Impacts Fight Against Militants - Voice of America

Pakistani Militants Stoking Sectarian Rift - Reuters

Flood Emergency in Pakistan Not Over - Voice of America

Many Desperate Pakistanis Still Wait for Flood Aid - Associated Press

Floods Give Renewed Clout to Pakistan Army - Reuters

Death Toll Rises to 65 in Attack on Pakistanis - Associated Press

Iraq

U.S. Expects Turkey to Be Used in US Troop Withdrawal - Voice of America

Suicide Car Bomb Rocks Army Base In Iraqi Capital - Reuters

Sunni and Shiite Iraqi Journalists Talk About War - Associated Press

Odierno's Goodbye - Washington Post opinion

Iran

U.S. Military Chief Seeks Turkish Support Over Iran - Associated Press

Prominent Human Rights Lawyer Arrested in Tehran - Los Angeles Times

Iran Stoning Woman 'to be Lashed' - BBC News

United States

The Polarizing President - Washington Post

A Portrait of a Journey from N.J. to Violent Jihad - Washington Post

Blackwater Still in Business Through Subsidiaries - Voice of America

Border News - New York Times editorial

Superbroke, Superfrugal, Superpower? - New York Times opinion

America's History of Fear - New York Times opinion

Freedom's Just Another Word - New York Times opinion

Africa

At Least 43 Killed in Violence in Sudan's Darfur - Associated Press

Peacekeepers: Six Killed In Darfur Camp Shootout - Reuters

Americas and Caribbean

Drug Lord 'La Barbie' Takes Spotlight in Mexico City - Washington Post

Mexican Judge Orders Drug Lord Held 40 More Days - Reuters

Educational Gaps Limit Brazil's Reach - New York Times

Ballads Born of Conflict Still Thrive in Colombia - New York Times

Salvadoran Police Find Over $9M in Cash in Drums - Associated Press

Chile: Trapped Miners Become a Global Cause - Los Angeles Times

Asia Pacific

Resentment Simmers in Western Chinese Region - New York Times

N. Korea's Kim Expected to Introduce Son as Successor - Washington Post

South Korea's Foreign Minister Offers Resignation - New York Times

S. Korean Foreign Minister in Scandal Offers to Quit - Associated Press

South Korea Foreign Minister Quits In Nepotism Row - Reuters

Philippine Police Kill Militant Commander, 2 Men - Associated Press

Indonesian Muslims Protest Plan to Burn Quran - Associated Press

The Caucasus

Car Bomb In Caucasus Wounds Minister, Kills Driver - Reuters

Europe

Mullen Praises Turkey's Leadership, Assistance - AFPS

Most Greeks Want Government Reshuffle Amid Crisis - Reuters

Thousands Protest French Crackdown on Gypsies - Associated Press

Thousands Protest French Clampdown Against Roma - Reuters

5 Killed in Suicide Attack on Russian Base - Associated Press

Middle East

Israel: Explosions Occurred at Hezbollah Depot - Associated Press

Gaza Rocket Fire Draws Israeli Air Strikes - Reuters

Saudi Telecom Shuts Websites Violating Fatwa Edict - Associated Press

South Asia

What are Chinese Troops Doing in Kashmir? - The Guardian opinion