Small Wars Journal

21 February SWJ Roundup

Tue, 02/21/2012 - 5:48am

US Naval Institute Daily - USNI

Real Clear World - RCP

Afghanistan

Obama, Karzai Discuss Afghan Reconciliation - AP

US Senators Hold Talks with Afghan President Karzai - VOA

Afghan Police Suspected of Killing Albanian Soldier - TT

Suspected Afghan Police Shoot Dead Albania Soldier - AP

The Man Who Retrieves the Taliban’s Dead - WP

Afghans Protest Disposal of Koran at Base - LAT

Angry Afghans Protest Quran Disposal at US Base - AP

NATO Commander Apologizes for Koran Disposal in Afghanistan - NYT

US Troops will Remain Active in Afghanistan - WP opinion

 

Syria

Red Cross Negotiating Humanitarian Cease-Fire in Syria - VOA

Red Cross Presses for Syria Truce - BBC

Syrian Security Maintains Upper Hand - WP

Syrian Forces Mass Outside Rebel Stronghold - AP

Syrian Tanks and Troops Descend on Homs - TT

Numerous Casualties in Bombardment of Syria's Homs - Reuters

Syrian Opposition Says 7 Die in Intense Shelling - AP

Russia Proposes Sending UN Envoy to Syria - AP

Chinese Leader Visits Turkey, Syria to Top Agenda - AP

China 'Studying' Invite to Meeting on Syria - Reuters

Russia Refuses to Attend Syria Meeting - Reuters

Syria's Crisis Leading Us to Unlikely Bedfellows - TT opinion

 

Iran

UN Inspectors Return to Iran for Nuclear Talks - VOA

UN Nuclear Inspectors to Press Iran on Weapons - AP

Iran Says UN Weapons Inspectors Won’t Visit Nuclear Sites - NYT

Iran Says UN Nuke Inspectors Will Not Visit Sites - AP

Iran 'Boosts Nuclear Protection' - BBC

Iran 'will Take Pre-emptive Action if Tehran Feels Threatened' - TT

Israelis Fear Homefront Vulnerable to Iran Attacks - AP

Iran Says May Cut Oil to More European Countries - AP

Japan, US Near Deal on Iran Oil Import Cut - Reuters

Iranian Ships Reported to Leave Syria - NYT

Iranian Navy Ships Return From Syria Through Suez - Reuters

Iranian Internet Access Disrupted, Raising Fears of Censorship - LAT

The Drift Toward War With Iran - FT opinion

India Lets U.S. Down on Iran - TD opinion

 

Yemen

Imperfect Election Marks Start of Yemen's Transition - VOA

Yemen Votes to Formally Remove President - NYT

Yemenis Vote to Rubber-Stamp VP as New President - AP

US Plans to Step Up Aid to Yemen if Reform Conditions Met - WP

Yemeni Air Force Officers Protest - WP

 

Egypt

Brotherhood Says Egypt Government Failing, Wants Coalition - Reuters

Dossier Details Egypt’s Case Against Democracy Groups - NYT

Rise in Crime Intensifies Unease in Egypt - LAT

US Senators in Cairo Want Swift End to NGO Case - Reuters

 

Middle East / North Africa

Kurds Shield Iraq VP in Death Squads Case - AP

Saudi Arabia Names First Iraq Envoy Since Gulf War - Reuters

Hearing for Palestinian on Hunger Strike Is Set - NYT

Misrata Holds First Libyan Elections Post-Gadhafi - AP

Saudi Arabia's Sports Gap - LAT editorial

Hamza Kashgari is a Test for Saudi Arabia - WP opinion

 

US Department of Defense

Panetta vs. Congressional Critics - WP

Army Moves to Act Fast on Battlefield Brain Injuries - S&S

Military Pay Raise Plans Could Pinch Troops' Wallets - S&S

 

United States

US Marks 50 Years Since Glenn's Historic Orbit of Earth - VOA

First Astronauts’ Spacesuits a Marvel in their Day - ABJ

Suicidal Veteran’s Plea for Help Could Land Him in Jail - WP

Uncle Sam Is No Imam - NYT opinion

Drones in Afghanistan, Drones in ... Akron? - NYT opinion

 

United Kingdom

UK Restructures Border Agency after Lapses - AP

Bagram Prisoner's Bid for Freedom Rebuffed in UK - AP

 

Africa

Four US Soldiers Die in Djibouti Crash - Reuters

DOD Identifies Four Airmen Killed in Djibouti Crash - S&S

Darfur Rebels Kidnap 50 UN Peacekeepers - VOA

Sudan's Jem Darfur Rebels 'Release UNAMID Peacekeepers' - BBC

Rebels Release Peacekeepers in Sudan's Darfur - Reuters

South Sudan Slashes State Budget - BBC

Witnesses: At least 20 Killed in Nigeria Market Attack - VOA

Nigeria Forces 'Kill Islamist Boko Haram Militants' - BBC

Nigeria Army Says Kills 8, Hospital Sees 20 Bodies - Reuters

Nigerian Majority Doesn't Back Boko Haram Views, Poll Finds - LAT

No Hurry to Crush Al Shabaab on Kenya's Frontline - Reuters

 

Americas

US and Mexico Sign Gulf Oil Deal - BBC

US, Mexico Agree to Cooperate on Energy - AP

Escape Follows Massacre at Mexico Prison - WP

Zetas Plotted With Mexican Prison Guards in Escape - Reuters

Inmate Massacre Highlights Mexico Jail Corruption - AP

Mexico Sacks Jail Boss over Riot - BBC

Honduras Prison Fire Relatives Storm Morgue for Bodies - BBC

Chile-Peru Border Closed over Landmine Hazard - BBC

Haiti Earthquake Victims Paid $500 to Leave Camps - WP

 

Asia Pacific

China Has High Praise for VP's Trip to US - VOA

Chinese Leader Visits Turkey, Syria to Top Agenda - AP

Beijing’s Favorite to Lead Hong Kong Sees His Star Falling - NYT

Foreign Reporters Warned in China - BBC

Ireland Makes Pitch to Official From China - NYT

Shift Expected as North Korea Sets Party Meeting - NYT

N. Korean Envoy Arrives in China for US Nuclear Talks - AP

N. Korea Threatens to Attack S. Korea over Drills - AP

S. Korea Ignores Threat from Pyongyang to Retaliate for Artillery Drill - VOA

Thai, Malaysian Leaders Hold Talks on Border Unrest - VOA

Thailand Names Sixth Bangkok Bomb Suspect - BBC

Big Questions Still Unanswered in Thai Terror Plot - AP

Indonesia: Bali Bombing Charges Should be Dropped, Lawyers Say - AP

Indonesia: Bali Suspect Patek 'Never Met bin Laden' - BBC

Philippines Launches New Anti-Kidnapping Force - AP

Philippine Militant Blamed for Beheadings Captured - AP

Vietnam Arrests Political Dissident - AP

Burma Rally Restrictions Lifted - BBC

 

Europe

Russia: Putin Promises Military Buildup - WP

For Russia, a New Kind of Presidential Candidate: a Billionaire - NYT

Europe Agrees on New Bailout to Help Greece Avoid Default - NYT

Eurozone Ministers Approve $170B Bailout for Greece - LAT

Deal Reached on $170 Billion Greek Bailout - AP

Poland Leads Wave of Communist-Era Reckoning - NYT

German Presidential Nominee’s Background Seen as an Asset - NYT

 

South Asia

India Court Keeps Italian Navy Guards in 14-day Custody - BBC

Gun Culture Spreads in India - LAT

India Railway Failings 'Like Massacre' - BBC

15K Die Annually Crossing Railroad Tracks in India - AP