Small Wars Journal

6 February SWJ Roundup

Mon, 02/06/2012 - 4:20am

US Naval Institute Daily - USNI

Real Clear World - RCP

Afghanistan

US to Elevate Special Operations Forces’ Role in Afghanistan - WP

Afghanistan War Endgame’s Bumpy Start - WP

In Afghan War, Officer Becomes a Whistle-blower - NYT

Car Bomb Kills 7 Outside Police Headquarters in Kandahar - WP

Bomb Blast Outside Kandahar Police Station Kills 7 - LAT

Afghan Suicide Attack Targets Police in Kandahar - NYT

Karzai Condemns Deadly Car Bombing in Southern Afghanistan - VOA

Taliban Responsible for 77 % of Civilian Casualties - McClatchy

Taliban Eat Into Afghanistan's Core - AT opinion

Obama Made the Right Call on Afghanistan - TA opinion

The Coming Civil War in Afghanistan - FP opinion

 

Pakistan

US Said to Target Rescuers at Drone Strike Sites - NYT

 

Iran

Israel's Intentions Toward Iran Remain Unclear - LAT

Israeli Cabinet Mulls Response to Iran Threat - VOA

Obama: Israel Has Not Made Decision on Possible Iran Attack - VOA

Israel Is Not Preparing Iran Attack, Obama Says - NYT

Obama Says Risky to Attack Iran, Wants Diplomatic Fix - Reuters

Obama: Israel Has Not Decided on Attacking Iran - AP

When Talk of War Transcends Idle Chatter - NYT

Just a Bluff? Fears Grow of Israeli Attack on Iran - AP

Iran Attack Could Fray US-Israel Ties - PI opinion

 

Syria

Clinton Warns of 'Brutal Civil War' in Syria - LAT

UN Victory May Push Syria's Assad Into Unwinnable War - Reuters

Syrian Unrest After a Failure of Diplomacy - NYT

With Diplomacy Stalled, Escalation Expected - CSM

US Steps Up Pressure to Oust Assad - WSJ

Clinton Seeks Anti-Assad Coalition - VOA

Clinton Calls for Friends of Syria to Unite - AP

Anger After Russia, China Block UN Action on Syria - Reuters

After UN Veto, US Floats Coalition on Syria - AP

Beijing Defends Syria Veto at UN - BBC

China Defends Syria Veto, Doubts West's Intentions - Reuters

Russia May Seek Controlled Exit of Assad in Talks - Reuters

US and Israel 'in Unison' on Iran - BBC

Solution on Syria Remains Elusive for White House - NYT

France Plans New Syria Initiatives, Mulls More Sanctions - Reuters

In Birthplace of Uprising Fragile Military Control Reigns - WP

Activists: Syrian Troops Pound Homs Neighborhoods - AP

Activists: Syrian Forces Bombard Homs, 15 Killed - Reuters

Syria Is the New Geopolitical Fault Line - CNN opinion

How Bashar the 'Reformer' Got Stuck - JP opinion

After Assad's Fall, a Sectarian Struggle - G&M opinion

Sino-Russian Syria Veto a Realpolitik Win for West - NP opinion

 

Egypt

Egyptians Protest for 4th Day at Interior Ministry - VOA

Egypt Defies US by Setting Trial for 19 Americans on Criminal Charges - NYT

Americans Face Prosecution as Egypt Ignores Clinton, Congress - CSM

Egypt 'to Try Foreign NGO Staff' - BBC

Egypt Says 19 Americans to Stand Trial - LAT

Move to Prosecute Americans Could Deprive Cairo of Crucial Aid - WP

Security Forces Fortify Interior Ministry Against Protesters - LAT

Walls Prove No Barrier to Clashes on Streets of Cairo - NYT

Concession Fails to Quell Violent Egypt Clashes - Reuters

 

Middle East / North Africa

Israel Faces Growing Mideast Threats - USAT

Abbas Considered to Lead Interim Palestinian Body - NYT

Abbas Proposed as PM in Interim Palestinian Unity Government - AP

Protesters Hurl Jeers and a Shoe at the Yemeni President - NYT

Gunmen Publish Yemen President's Photo by Force - AP

Libya Court Postpones Trial of Gaddafi Loyalists - Reuters

Sunni and Shiite Islam: Do You Know the Difference? - CSM

The Lesson of the Arab Spring - WSJ opinion

 

United States

Pentagon Won’t Slow 9/11 Death Penalty Filings - MH

Terror Threat Slows Flow of Iraqi Refugees Here - USAT

White House Dinner to Mark End of Iraq War - USAT

National Guard Critical to Scientific Mission in Antarctica - S&S

Congress Appears to Be Trying to Get Around Earmark Ban - NYT

Occupy Movement at Crossroads - USAT

Nuclear Tech: Shall We Call It the ‘Bronze Standard’? - NYT editorial

Military Preparedness Does Not Come Cheap - WP opinion

Who Reviews the US 'Kill List'? - LAT opinion

A Postwar Picture of Resilience - NYT opinion

Steal This Column - NYT opinion

 

United Kingdom

Queen Commemorates 60-year Reign - BBC

Diamond Jubilee Marks the Life of a Monarch - USAT

Queen Celebrates 60 Years on Throne - AP

UK Defends Prince's Falklands Duty - BBC

UK Lawmakers: Most Radicalism Linked to Internet - AP

Should Britain Be Worried About Argentina? - TAI opinion

 

Australia

Aussie PM Says She Will Lead Government to Victory - AP

Aussies Now a Key Player in US Defense - CH opinion

 

World

Cyber Weapons Growing Concern in Hyper Connected World - S&S

 

Africa

Qaddafi’s Weapons Reinvigorate an Insurgent Army in Mali - NYT

Oil Pipeline in Niger Delta Attacked by Militants - VOA

Militants 'Hit Nigeria Pipeline' - BBC

Nigerian Militants Attack Eni Oil Pipeline in Delta - Reuters

 

Americas

Mexico's PAN Picks Josefina Vazquez Mota to Run for President - LAT

Mexico’s Ruling Party Picks Female Presidential Candidate - WP

Ruling Party in Mexico Picks Woman as Candidate - NYT

Factbox: Mexico Ruling Party Picks Mota as Candidate - Reuters

Expats Lured by Thriving Brazil - WP

Brazil Crime Up as Police Strike - BBC

Former Panamanian Dictator Noriega Hospitalized - AP

Panama's Gen Noriega in Hospital - BBC

Panama Police, Indigenous Clash Over Blockade - AP

 

Asia Pacific

3 Tibetan Herders Self-Immolate in Anti-Chinese Protest - NYT

China Says Tibet Facing 'Urgent' Task to Maintain Stability - Reuters

Japan: US May Transfer Marines from Futenma Ahead of Base Relocation - S&S

Filipino Villagers May Have Helped Kill AS Terror Leader - AP

Burma Panel Says Suu Kyi Can Run for Parliament - AP

UN Envoy Says Burma May Allow Election Observers - AP

Tell China to Stop Slave Labor - WFP opinion

 

Europe

Retired Gen. Lute Could be Obama’s Pick for European Command - WP

Greece on 'Knife Edge' to Agree on Bailout - VOA

Bailout Talks to Resume in Greece - BBC

Greek Unions Plan 24-Hour Strike Against Austerity - Reuters

Greeks Struggle to Resolve Their Differences - WSJ

Putin Promises Russians Bigger Say in Politics - AP

French Far Right Say Big Parties Muzzling Democracy - Reuters

Pro-EU Niinisto Wins Finnish Presidency - Reuters

Clinton to Urge Bulgaria to Seek New Energy Sources - VOA

Georgia: Mr. Saakashvili’s Choice - WP editorial

Opposition Being Silenced in Turkey - WP opinion

 

South Asia

Analysis: Scandal Blow Puts Indian Government in Danger - Reuters

Graft, Politics, Militant Islam Shake Indian Ocean Island - Reuters