Small Wars Journal

8 October SWJ Roundup

Sat, 10/08/2011 - 3:01am

US Naval Institute Daily - USNI

Afghanistan

Coordinated Attacks in Afghanistan Hit US Sites - NYT

Afghan War Anniversary Draws Attack on US Outposts - AP

UK Review: Afghanistan 'Risks Turning into Civil War' - TT

Civil War a Significant Risk, 'Cold-Eyed' British Review to Warn - TG

Hamid Karzai Admits Afghanistan 'Security Failure - BBC

US had 'Frighteningly Simplistic' View Says McChrystal - TG

Obama Says Al Qaeda Near End After Decade of Afghan War - Reuters

Obama: US Safer Decade After Start of Afghan War - VOA

Obama Marks 10 Years of US Service in Afghanistan - AFPS

A 10-year History Lesson - LAT

Ten Years on, Taliban Says 'Victory Is With Us' - Reuters

Afghan Civilians Bear the Brunt of War Casualties - VOA

UK Envoy: Afghanistan May Need Funds Until 2025 - Reuters

Army Aviators in High Demand on Battlefront - AP

ISAF Operations Roundup - AFPS

From 'War on Terror' to 'New Silk Road' - CNN opinion

In a ‘Graveyard of Empires’ - TD opinion

Ten Years In, Afghan Myths Live On - NYT opinion

 

Pakistan

CIA's Vaccine Ruse in Pakistan Carries Fallout - LAT

Clapper: US, Pakistan Spies Rebuild Ties - AP

 

Syria

Syria's Risks Mute Talk of Libya-Style Action - AP

More Deaths in Continuing Syrian Protests - VOA

Leading Syrian Opposition Figure Killed - NYT

Syrian Troops Fire on Protesters - WP

Syria Troops Fire on Protesters, Killing 8 - AP

Syrian Forces Kill Eight Protesters - Reuters

Syrian Kurdish Activist Shot Dead - BBC

Syria Probing Killings, International Inquiry Possible - Reuters

Reform or Go, Russia Tells Assad - BBC

Russia Defends Its Veto of UN Resolution on Syria - AP

Amb. Robert Ford: Our Man in Syria - WP opinion

 

Iraq

State Readies Iraq Operation, Biggest Since Marshall Plan - WP

US Offers $10-million Reward for Al Qaeda in Iraq Leader - LAT

US Envoy Puts Match to Bridges With Iraq Tell-All - NYT

 

Libya

Fighters Target Main Gaddafi Base - WP

Libya's Rebels Launch Final Push for Sirte - TT

Anti-Gaddafi Troops Meet Fierce Resistance in Assault on Sirte - TG

Libya Battle Hits Heart of Sirte - BBC

Libyan Fighters Push Deep Into Gadhafi's Hometown - AP

Libya Forces in Coordinated Assault on Gaddafi Hometown - Reuters

UN Urges No Revenge on Gaddafi Supporters - Reuters

Panetta Defends NATO's Libya Mission - AP

Some Guidelines Met for Ending Libya Mission, Official Says - AFPS

 

Egypt

Restive Egypt Workers Pose Economic, Political Threats - Reuters

In Egypt, Women's Rights Advocates Fear Losing Ground - VOA

Egypt's Fall in the Arab World - NYT opinion

 

Israel / Palestinians

Quartet to Meet in Effort to Revive Mideast Talks - AP

UN Panel Considers Palestinian Membership Bid - VOA

Experts Examine Palestinian UN Membership Bid - AP

 

Bahrain

Bahrain Protesters Clash With Police Near Capital - NYT

Bahrain Youth Dies After Clash With Police - Reuters

Bahrain Pleges Probe Into Teen Death During Rally - AP

 

Middle East / North Africa

Obama Holds First Meeting With Arab Spring Leader - VOA

Arab Spring Activists Observing Poland's Election - AP

Lebanon: Hariri Prosecutor Must Hand Evidence to Ex-Suspect - AP

 

US Department of Defense

Pentagon Seeks to Crowd-Source Drones - WP

Computer Virus Hits US Drone Fleet - DR

US Military Drones Infected With Mysterious Computer Virus - FOX

Officer Who Vowed to Fix Intel Now Troubleshooter - AP

Panetta: Benefit Changes Shouldn't Affect Those Serving - S&S

USS George Washington Possible Budget Casualty - S&S

Vegas Jury Finds Navy SEAL Guilty in Weapons Case  - AP

 

United States

Experts Seek Access to Awlaki Memo - WP

Panetta Spills a Little on Secret CIA Drones - AP

Panetta: Loose Lips on CIA’s Not-so-Secret Secret - WP

Defense Secretary Refers to CIA Drone Use - LAT

Obama Announces New Classified Information Safeguards - AFPS

Deficit Hit $1.3 Trillion in Fiscal Year 2011 - WT

 

Nobel Peace Prize

Nobel Peace Prize Goes to Trio of Liberian, Yemeni Women - VOA

3 Women Awarded Nobel Peace Prize, Nod to the Arab Spring - NYT

3 Women Honored with Peace Prize - WP

3 Women, 2 Liberians and a Yemeni, Win Nobel Peace Prize - LAT

3 Women Share Nobel; Led Change in Africa, Mideast - AP

Liberian Women Win Nobel Peace Prize - BBC

Nobel Peace Prize: 'Iron Ladies' Among Recipients - TT

Nobel Honors African, Arab Women for Peace - Reuters

Nobel's Karman 'the Mother of Yemen's Revolution' - AP

Sirleaf 'Humbled' By Nobel Peace Prize - VOA

Nobel Is Poll Boost for Sirleaf, but May Raise Tension - Reuters

Liberian Nobel Winners Confronted Thugs, Killers - AP

Obama Salutes New Nobel Laureates - VOA

 

Africa

Prize or Not, Liberian Faces Tough Race to Keep Office - NYT

Somalia: AU Force Can Secure Mogadishu With More Troops - Reuters

Kenyan Diaspora Aims for Change - WP

Archbishop of Canterbury to Visit Zimbabwe Sunday - AP

 

Americas

US Troops Increase Aid to Mexico in Drug Cartel War - NPR

Mexican Drug Gangs Competing for 'Cartel Cred' - AP

Mexico Links Veracruz Slayings to Top Drug Kingpin - Reuters

Officials: 'Zeta Killers' Kill 32 More in Mexico - AP

Mexico Arrests over Mass Killings - BBC

Mexico Detains 5 in US Sex Slave Case - Reuters

Guatemalans Live in Fear Again as Drug Gangs Move In - Reuters

El Salvador Court Refuses to Hold 5 More Ex-Soldiers  - AP

Venezuela: Chavez Launches Election Alliance - BBC

Venezuela: Chavez Launches Coalition Year Before Vote - Reuters

1st of 'Cuban 5' Spy Ring Out of US Prison - AP

Cuban Spy Free From Florida Jail but Must Stay in US - Reuters

 

Asia Pacific

US Worried by N. Korea Food Crisis, but No Aid Yet - Reuters

A Private University in North Korea - WP

Tibet Ex-Monks in China Fire Protest - BBC

Two Tibetans Set Themselves on Fire in China - AP

Lockheed to Offer F-35 Work to Japan Firms to Win Bid - Reuters

US Tries to Ease S. Korean Anger Over Rape Cases - AP

Indonesian Police Arrest 3 More Terror Suspects - AP

Burma Censorship Chief Calls for Press Freedom - VOA

Thailand PM: Nation Faces Flood Crisis - VOA

Airlifts Aid Tuvalu Water Crisis - BBC

US Coast Guard Ferrying Water to Small Island-Nation - Reuters

 

Europe

Europe's Financial Crisis Intensifies - VOA

Mulling Bailout Plan, Slovakia Loses Enthusiasm for Euro - NYT

More Downgrades in Europe - WP

Italy and Spain Debt Downgraded - BBC

Germany, France Split on Bank Aid Before Summit - Reuters

Moody's Warns Belgium It Risks Credit Rating Cut - Reuters

EU to Extend Belarus, Iran, Syria Sanctions - Reuters

Finns Release Somali Terror Suspect, Hold Another - AP

Russia Says to Indict Suspect in Reporter's Murder - Reuters

France's Sarkozy Raps Russia, Turkey in Caucasus Tour - Reuters

France Urges Turkey to Recognize Armenian Genocide - AP

Turkey Tells France to Confront Colonial Past - Reuters

Italy's Berlusconi Dismisses Calls to Resign - Reuters

 

South Asia

India Looks East, to Vietnam and Burma - TOI

India: Maoist Attack Kills Four Troops in Chhattisgarh - BBC

India-Bangladesh First-Ever Joint Military Exercise - IBNL