Small Wars Journal

8 March SWJ Roundup

Tue, 03/08/2011 - 7:39am
Middle East / North Africa

Turmoil Jars U.S. Counterterrorism Efforts - Washington Post

Libyan Government Presses Assault in East and West - New York Times

Bloody Stalemate Emerges as Fight Rages On - Washington Post

In Libya, Mistakes Cost Untrained Rebels - Los Angeles Times

Gadhafi's Forces Lay Siege to Rebel-held Territories - Washington Times

Pro-Gadhafi Forces Launch Airstrikes on Eastern Town - Voice of America

Gaddafi Forces Hit Key Rebel Town - BBC News

Former PM Calls for Dialogue with Rebels - Los Angeles Times

Libya Rebels Reject Talks on Gaddafi Exit - Reuters

Against Libya's Rebels, Gadhafi Controls the Skies - Associated Press

Libyan Rebels Committed to Cause - USA Today

Behind Libya Rifts, Tribal Politics - Wall Street Journal

Diverse Character in City Qaddafi Calls Islamist - New York Times

Libyan Unrest Heightened by Information Battle - Voice of America

A Libyan Leader at War With Rebels, and Reality - New York Times

Obama Warns Gaddafi Loyalists - Washington Post

Obama Says Military Option Still Under Consideration for Libya - VOA

U.S. Weighs Options, on Air and Sea - New York Times

U.S. Says No-fly Zone Would Have Little Effect - Los Angeles Times

White House: Arms to Rebels One Option for Libya - Reuters

Britain and France Drafting No-fly Resolution - Associated Press

U.S., Allies Edge Toward Military Options for Libya - Associated Press

UAE Urges U.N. Action to Protect Libyans - Reuters

Arab Media Says Gaddafi Looking for Exit Deal - Reuters

London Gives Explanation Of Botched Libyan Venture - New York Times

Libya War Traps Poor Immigrants at Tripoli's Edge - New York Times

U.N. Seeks $160 Million for Migrants Caught up in Libya's Violence - VOA

U.N. Claims 1 Million Will Need Aid in Libya - Associated Press

West Shuns Libyan Crude - Wall Street Journal

U.S. Firms Stop Libyan Oil Trade Due to Sanctions - Reuters

Japan Freezes Assets of Libya's Gaddafi, Others - Reuters

U.S. Troops Project Humanitarian Aid to North Africa - AFPS

New Egyptian Cabinet Takes Oath of Office - BBC News

Egypt Swears in New Post-Mubarak Cabinet - Associated Press

Egypt Arrests 47 Officers for Destroying Documents - Reuters

Tunisia Scraps Hated Police Unit - Associated Press

Tunisia Interim Leaders Dissolve Secret Police Agency - BBC News

Yemen Protests Hit Saleh Fiefdom, Military in Sanaa - Reuters

Journalists in Yemen Say They Are Being Attacked - New York Times

Yemeni Prisoners Join Call for President's Ouster - Associated Press

Bahrain's Shiite Protesters Appeal for U.S. Backing - Associated Press

Saudi Arabia: Activists Push More Boldly for Reform - Washington Post

Saudi Arabia: Shia Cleric Freed After Protests - BBC News

Jordanian Journalists Call for Press Freedom - Washington Post

Syrian Political Prisoners Go on Hunger Strike - Associated Press

How Food Could Determine Libya's Future - The Atlantic opinion

What I Don't See at the Revolution - Vanity Fair opinion

Helping Themselves to Freedom - The Daily opinion

Avoiding another Iraq - Washington Post opinion

Libyan Closure - New York Times opinion

The Reagan Doctrine - Washington Post opinion

From Oman, With Love - New York Times opinion

Israel / Palestinians

Minister: Israel Mulls Temporary Palestinian State - Associated Press

Netanyahu Formulating New Peace Plan - Reuters

Palestinians Make Risky Gambit for Statehood - Los Angeles Times

Britain Upgrades Status of Palestinian Diplomats - Associated Press

8 Palestinians Wounded in Clash With Israeli Army - Associated Press

Kissinger Asks Obama to Release Spy for Israel - Associated Press

Iraq

Iraq Shuts Office of Protest Organizers - New York Times

Iran

Report Alters Iran Nukes Outlook - Washington Times

Failure at Nuclear Plant Raises Safety Concerns - Washington Post

Iran's Rafsanjani Ousted as Chair of State Body - Reuters

Iran Asks U.S. for New Info on Missing FBI Agent - Associated Press

Holocaust Film Shoah to be Shown on Satellite TV from U.S. - BBC News

Afghanistan

Gates Says U.S. Is in Position to Start Afghan Pullout - New York Times

Gates: U.S. Positioned for Troop Reductions - Washington Post

U.S. Set to Begin Withdrawing Troops in July - Los Angeles Times

U.S. Negotiating Security Deal With Afghans - Associated Press

Gates in Kabul to Assess Progress Before Decisions - Stars and Stripes

Gates: U.S. 'Well-positioned' to Start Afghan Withdrawal - BBC News

Gates Apologizes for Afghan Civilian Deaths - Voice of America

Gates, Karzai Discuss Civilian Casualties, Drawdown - AFPS

Gates Fields Questions From Troops at Bagram - AFPS

Gates Observes U.S. Progress in Southern Afghanistan - Associated Press

U.S.: Raids Have Taken Out 900 Taliban Leaders - USA Today

Afghan President Tells His People Hard Year Ahead - Associated Press

Petraeus Names OIC of "Psy-ops" Story Investigation - Stars and Stripes

Marine Unit Stung by Death of Colleague - Stars and Stipes

Forces Detain Terrorist Leaders in Afghanistan - AFPS

Pakistan

Charges Delayed Against CIA Contractor in Pakistan - Associated Press

Pakistan Urges Strong Ties With U.S. Despite Tensions - Voice of America

Pakistan President Tells U.S. Envoy Ties Stay Strong - Associated Press

Deadly Car Bomb Strikes City in Eastern Pakistan - New York Times

Car Bombing Kills 20 in Pakistan's East - Associated Press

An Assault on Freedom - Washington Post opinion

Piracy

USS Bulkeley Crew Frees Ship Seized by Pirates - AFPS

U.S. Department of Defense

Arlington Cemetery Must Bury Multiple 'Unknowns' - Washington Post

Giunta Says Farewell on Way Out of Army - Stars and Stripes

Report Says Too Many Whites, Men Leading Military - Associated Press

Panel Says Rescind Policy on Women in Combat - AFPS

Missile Defense Agency Scales Back Flight Test Program - Space News

Corps Brings Back Wings for Observer Marines - Marine Corps Times

Secretary Gates' Extraordinary Speech - Boston Globe opinion

United States

Obama Restarts Terrorism Tribunals - Wall Street Journal

White House: Tribunals Can Resume at Guantánamo - New York Times

Obama Changes Stance on Gitmo Tribunals - Washington Times

Obama Restarts Guantanamo Trials - Associated Press

Obama to Restart Guantanamo Military Commissions - BBC News

Drawing U.S. Crowds With Anti-Islam Message - New York Times

White House Promotes Muslim Help Against Terrorism - Associated Press

Australia

Australia's Gillard and Obama Affirm Ties - BBC News

No More Bases but Closer Military Ties with U.S. - The Australian

Obama, Gillard Consult on Afghanistan, Libya - AFPS

Mullen Welcomes Australia's Gift for Vietnam Memorial - AFPS

United Kingdom

Betrayal of Lockerbie Victims Haunts Us - Daily Telegraph opinion

Africa

Oxfam Warns of 'Forgotten Emergency' in West Africa - Voice of America

Militias Help Somali Force Regain Towns Near Borders - New York Times

South Sudan: Rebel Athor Claims Oliny as New Ally - BBC News

Signs of Razing in Contested Part of Sudan - New York Times

Satellite Images: 300 Burned Buildings in Sudan - Associated Press

Ivory Coast: Fighting Near Liberian Border, AU Seeks Joint Meeting - VOA

Ivory Coast Rebels Seize Control of 30-Mile Strip - Associated Press

Ivorian Rebels Take Western Town as Violence Mounts - Reuters

Ivory Coast Crisis: Gbagbo Orders State Cocoa Control - BBC News

Zimbabwe Impunity Fueling Violence - Associated Press

Development Experts Criticize 'One Laptop Per Child' Initiative in Africa - VOA

Americas

Absent Police Chief Fired in Mexico, Ending Experiment - New York Times

Mexico Police Chief Garcia Loses Job - BBC News

Convoy Ambush Kills 7 Mexican Police, 1 Prisoner - Associated Press

Suspected Colombian Rebels Kidnap 23 Local Oil Workers - Reuters

Asia Pacific

Chinese Foreign Relations to Focus on More Active Diplomacy - Voice of America

China Challenges U.S. Predominance in Asia-Pacific - Associated Press

China Turns to Intimidation of Foreign Journalists - New York Times

China: New Restrictions on Foreign Journalists - Washington Post

Japan PM Resists Resignation Call - BBC News

Japan Stealth Jet Prototype Set to Fly in 2014 - Associated Press

S. Korea to Get More Weapons Amid N. Korean Threat - Associated Press

Stryker Vehicles Highlight U.S., S. Korea Exercise - Stars and Stripes

Europe

U.S. Training a Dual Mission for Georgians - Associated Press

USS Monterey Deploys for European Missile Defense - Associated Press

France: Jacques Chirac Corruption Trial Opens - BBC News

French Court Opens Trial Against Jacques Chirac - Associated Press

Kosovo-Serbia Talks to Focus on Practical Issues - Associated Press

Austria Won't Extradite Bosnian General to Serbia - Reuters

Serb Case Highlights Slow Pace of Int'l Justice - Associated Press

Turkey Charges 5 More Journalists in Alleged Coup Plot - Voice of America

Chechnya's Strongman Defends Treatment of Women - Associated Press

South Asia

India PM Admits Graft Job 'Error' - BBC News

Sri Lanka Army HQ on Tiger Graves - BBC News