Small Wars Journal

22 February SWJ Roundup

Wed, 02/22/2012 - 5:25am

US Naval Institute Daily - USNI

Real Clear World - RCP

Afghanistan

Karzai Invites Taliban Leadership to Direct Talks - VOA

Ashton Carter Arrives in Afghanistan to Engage ISAF, Afghan Leaders - AFPS

Afghans Protest for Second Day Over Quran Burning - VOA

Afghans Protest Koran Burning at US Base - WP

Koran Burning in NATO Error Incites Afghans - NYT

Afghans Protest at Koran Burning - BBC

Gunfire Wounds 26 in Afghan Protests Over Koran Burning - Reuters

Police: Anti-American Protests Spread to More Afghan Cities - AP

Panetta, Allen Apologize for Destruction of Religious Materials - AFPS

ISAF Commander Apologizes for Improper Disposal of Qurans - S&S

Koran Incident Leads to New Training for ISAF Troops - AFPS

Afghanistan NATO Forces to Get New Training - LAT

 

Pakistan

US Moves to Restore Relations with Pakistan - VOA

Hillary Clinton to Meet with Pakistani Counterpart in London - WP

Fury in Pakistan After US Congressman Suggests Province Leave - NYT

Pakistan to Seek Arrest of ex-President Musharraf - AP

 

Syria

US Talks of ‘Additional Measures’, Possibility of Arming Opposition - WP

US Hints at Possibility of Arming Syrian Rebels - Reuters

Activists: Syrian Forces Kill 63 as Red Cross Seeks Daily Truce - VOA

Opposition SNC: Force May Be Only Solution in Syria - Reuters

Red Cross Seeks Daily Humanitarian Truce in Syria - Reuters

White House Backs Red Cross Call for Syrian Ceasefires - VOA

Israel Watches Syria, Hopefully, but Warily - NYT

Golan Druse Support for Syria Regime Cracking - AP

Russia Pushes for Humanitarian Convoys in Syria - Reuters

UN Chief Sees Aid as First Role for Syria Envoy - Reuters

UN Rights Experts Demand Release of Syrian Activists - Reuters

Western Journalists 'Killed in Homs Shelling' - BBC

Activist Say 2 Foreign Journalists Killed in Syria - AP

 

Iran

In Din Over Iran, Rattling Sabers Echo Iraq War - NYT

US, Israel Send Mixed Messages on Iran - LAT

IAEA Concedes Failure on Iran Mission - WP

UN Nuclear Agency Reports Failed Iran Talks - AP

Inspectors Barred from Iran Site - BBC

Khamenei: No Obstacles Can Stop Iran Nuclear Course - Reuters

US Crew Vigilant as Carrier Sails Through Strait of Hormuz - VOA

Iran Says it Could Attack First - BBC

Iranian Commander Issues New Warning to 'Enemies' - LAT

American Sentenced to Death in Iran Visited by His Mother - NYT

Mother Visits Former US Marine Sentenced to Death in Iran - AP

Talking to Iran - WP editorial

Israel's Risky Option on Iran - LAT opinion

 

Middle East / North Africa

Israel Builds Fence Along Sinai Border - VOA

Palestinian Calls Off Hunger Strike in Deal with Israeli Authorities - WP

Palestinian on Hunger Strike to Be Freed Without Court Ruling - NYT

Report: Top Aide to Israeli Prime Minister Resigns - AP

Yemenis Take Another Step Forward in Unfinished Revolution - VOA

Yemen Election Ends Rule of Ali Abdullah Saleh - LAT

Yemen's New Leader Inherits Shattered Nation - AP

Saudis Pick First Envoy to Iraq in 20 Years - NYT

Libya Ethnic Clashes Kill Scores - BBC

Egypt: Trial of Mubarak Enters Last Day - BBC

Peaceful Protest Can Free Palestine - NYT opinion

Egypt’s Step Backward - NYT opinion

 

US Department of Defense

Odierno Fleshes Out Army Pacific Strategy, Afghan Advisory Mission - AFPS

Army Wants to Change to Keep Soldiers ‘Excited’ About Service - AFPS

1,000 Marines to Move from Okinawa to Hawaii - AP

Defense Health Board Receives Dover Port Mortuary Review Findings - AFPS

Dover Panel Suggests More Training, Reviews at Mortuary - S&S

Navy Hopes SEALs Film Blitz will Draw Recruits - AP

Madigan Medical Center Chief Removed Amid PTSD Probe - S&S

Army Avoiding PTSD Claims? - LAT

 

United States

Congress Targets Federal Workers for Savings - AP

Planned VA Facility Pits Neighbors Against Veterans in San Diego - SB

US Veterans Deported after they Served - OCR

 

Australia

Australian FM Rudd Resigns Amid Ruling Party Turmoil - VOA

Kevin Rudd Resigns as Australia’s Foreign Minister - NYT

Australia FM Kevin Rudd Resigns - BBC

Rudd's Resignation Sets Up a Battle With Gillard - IHT

 

World

CPJ says 46 Journalists Killed in 2011 - VOA

 

Africa

UN to Boost Somalia Peacekeepers - BBC

Kenya Blames Somali Militants for Food Crisis - AP

Entire Somali Classes 'Abducted' - BBC

New West African Oil Discoveries - BBC

Pentagon: No Enemy Involvement in Djibouti Air Force Crash - AFPS

 

Americas

Guards Implicated in Mexico Prison’s Deadly Gang Attack - NYT

Inmates Start Fire Inside Mexico Prison - AP

Mexico Taxi Drivers Gunned Down - BBC

Venezuela's Chavez Faces New Surgery - BBC

US Team Says Deadly Honduras Prison Fire Was an Accident - AP

Ecuador’s Assault on Free Speech - NYT editorial

 

Asia Pacific

North's Tired Tactics Not Effective Any More, S. Korean President Says - S&S

US, N. Korea to Hold First Post-Kim Jong Il Talks - AP

S. Korean President Says Seoul Open to N. Korea Talks - AP

US, S. Korea Hold Anti-sub Exercise in Yellow Sea - S&S

S. Korea Urges China on North Korea Refugees - BBC

Seoul Urges China to Not Return North Korean Refugees - NYT

As China Clamps Down, Tibet Struggle Grows Radical - AP

Front-runner’s ‘Underground Palace’ Roils Hong Kong Leadership Race - WP

Dissidents' New Fear in Burma: Irrelevance - NYT

Tantalized but Cautious, Filmmakers Capture Burma - NYT

Indonesian Police Storm Bali Prison After Riot - AP

 

Europe

Bailout Saves Greece for Now, but How Long? - LAT

Growing Air of Concern in Greece Over New Bailout - NYT

Greece Braced for Bailout Protest - BBC

Spain Rally over 'Violent' Police - BBC

President of Breakaway Georgian Province Attacked - AP

Sweden: Muhammad Cartoonist Attacked During Lecture - AP

Greece’s New Bailout - WP editorial

Europe’s Shortsighted Response to Worsening Fiscal Reality - WP opinion