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6 June SWJ Roundup

Mon, 06/06/2011 - 5:22am
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Afghanistan

Gates Continues Afghan Farewell Tour - AP

Gates Thanks Troops for Afghan Service - AFPS

Gates Discusses Troop Withdrawal in Afghanistan - WP

Gates Says Goodbye to Troops in Afghanistan - VOA

Secretary Gates Discusses Drawdown Decisions With Troops - AFPS

Gates Wants Afghan Withdrawal to Leave Combat Troops - NYT

Gates Wants Combat Units in Afghanistan Until End - LAT

Gates Says US Support Troops Should Go Home First - AP

Army's 101st Pays High Price for Afghan Surge Year - AP

Farm Training Helps Marines Work With Afghanistan's Farmers - USAT

2 Killed in NATO Helicopter Crash in Afghanistan - NYT

NATO: Service Member Killed by Roadside Bomb - AP

Afghan Army Takes the Lead in Zabul - NYT slideshow

Pakistan

Should (Could) America and Pakistan's Bond Be Broken? - NYT

Pakistan Officials: 3 US Missile Strikes Kill 16 - AP

US Triple Drone Strike 'Kills 18' - BBC

US Missile Strikes Kill 17 Militants in Pakistan - Reuters

Bomb Blast Kills 18 in NW Pakistan - VOA

Pakistan: Deadly Blast Hits Nowshera Bakery - BBC

Bombings Kill 24 in Northwest Pakistan - AP

Oxfam to Probe Pakistan Flood Funds 'Irregularities' - BBC

Israel / Palestinians

Israeli Troops Fire at Protesters on Golan, At Least 14 Killed - VOA

Israel Clashes With Protesters on Syrian Border - NYT

Israeli Troops, Palestinian Protesters Clash at Golan Heights Frontier - WP

Violence Flares Up at Israeli Border - WSJ

Golan: Israel Troops Fire on pro-Palestinian Protesters - BBC

Israeli Troops Battle Protesters in Syria, 20 Dead - AP

Israeli Troops Gird for More Syria Border Violence - AP

Israel to Discuss French Peace Proposal with US - AP

Syria

Syrian Army Kills 38 in North, Reports Say - NYT

35 Reported Killed in Crackdown in Northern Syria - AP

Dozens Killed in Syria Violence, Including 4 Police - Reuters

UN Nuclear Agency Eyes Syria Over Noncooperation - AP

Libya

NATO Attacks Intensify Pressure on Gadhafi Forces in Libya - VOA

British, French Forces Launch New Air Attacks - WT

Libya Rebels Want US Recognition to Help Pay Bills - LAT

Britain Says Rebels Must Plan for Post-Gaddafi Libya - Reuters

The Obama Administration's Dangerous Course - WP opinion

Yemen

Yemen Turmoil Worries US Officials - WP

Protesters in Yemen Rejoice as Leader Goes to Saudi Arabia - NYT

Violence and Jubilation after Saleh Leaves - WP

Yemeni Leader's Exit Prompts Joy and Fear - WSJ

Yemeni Protesters to Saleh: Don't Come Back - LAT

Yemenis Rejoice as Saleh Leaves But Fighting Continues - BBC

Celebrations and Confusion after Saleh Leaves - CSM

Exit of Wounded Yemeni Leader Sets Off Celebration - AP

Yemen's Saleh Has Surgery in Saudi, Crowds Cheer Exit - Reuters

Yemen's Wounded President Saleh in Saudi Arabia - VOA

Saleh 'Recovering from Surgery in Saudi Arabia' - BBC

Yemen's President Survived Many Challenges During 33-Year Rule - VOA

Yemen Crisis: One-way Ticket for Saleh? - BBC

Analysis: Always Chaotic, Yemen Yet to See Worst - AP

Egypt

Poll Finds Majority of Egyptians Oppose Theocracy - AP

IMF Agrees to a $3B Loan for Egypt - WP

IMF Agrees $3bn Financing Deal with Egypt - BBC

Iraq

Iraq Finalizes 2 Promising Gas Deals - AP

Middle East / North Africa

Latest Developments in Arab World's Unrest - AP

Bahrain Police Clash With Shi'ite Religious Marchers - Reuters

Tunisia: Bodies of 26 Shipwrecked Migrants Found - AP

Death Toll From Tunisian Clashes Reaches 11 - Reuters

US Department of Defense

Toward a New Maritime Strategy - ID

Lewis-McChord Stryker Soldiers Learn pre-9/11 Tactics - TNT

Battlefield Blasts Still Damage Hearing of Thousands of Troops - S&S

Double Leadership Hit Leaves US Army Scrambling - DN

Army, Marine Corps Clashing Over Cammies - AT

United States

Hackers Report Breach of US-based FBI Affiliate - AP

A Case that Could be Overkill Against a Whistleblower - WP editorial

United Nations

UN Chief Virtually Certain to Get Second Term - AP

Africa

Sudan: Broader Conflict Feared as Fighting Breaks Out on Border - NYT

North Sudan Dismisses UN Call For Abyei Withdrawal - VOA

Sudan: UN Probes Clashes in Oil-rich South Kordofan - BBC

South Sudan's Worst Enemy: Its Own Armed Forces? - CSM

Brinkmanship in Sudan as a Deadline Nears - NYT analysis

Top Nigeria Lawmaker Arrested on Corruption Charge - AP

Americas

Mexico: How the Drug War Changed Once-calm Cuernavaca - CSM

Venezuela: Relations With US Are 'Frozen' - AP

Leftist Humala Claims Victory in Peru - LAT

Ex-Officer Set to Win Narrow Victory in Peru - NYT

Peru Exit Polls Show Humala Won - BBC

Leftist Humala Claims Narrow Win in Peru Election - AP

Peruvian Markets to Sell Off if Humala Confirmed - Reuters

Peru Says Has Economic 'Contingency Plan' - Reuters

Venezuela's Hugo Chavez Orders Prisoner Abuse Probe - BBC

3,500 Evacuate as Volcano Erupts in Southern Chile - AP

Volcano in Chile Billows for Second Day - AP

Asia Pacific

Cyberspies Target China Experts - WSJ

China Paper Warns Google May Pay Price for Hacking Claims - Reuters

China Shops for Latin American Oil, Food, Minerals - AP

More Cars, More Problems in China - WP

South China Sea: Vietnamese Hold anti-Chinese Protest - BBC

Radical Indonesia Cleric Rejects Terrorism Charges - AP

Europe

Greece to Start Austerity Drive as Nation Seethes - Reuters

Exit Polls: Opposition Unseats Socialists in Portugal - VOA

Social Democrats Claim Victory in Portugal - NYT

Portugal Election: Socialists Admit Defeat - BBC

The Shame of Serbia - NYT opinion

South Asia

After Raid, Indian Guru's Protest Stirs a Firestorm - NYT

Defiant Indian Guru Vows to Resume Hunger Strike - AP

Unelected Councils in India Run Villages With Stern Hand - NYT

Dozens Detained During Anti-Government Strike in Bangladesh - VOA