Small Wars Journal

6 March SWJ Roundup

Tue, 03/06/2012 - 6:19am

US Naval Institute Daily - USNI

Real Clear World - RCP

Israel - US Talks

Obama: Commitment to Israel 'Rock Solid' - VOA

Obama: Window Remains for Peaceful Solution to Iran Nuclear Issue - VOA

Obama to Netanyahu: ‘Diplomacy Backed by Pressure’ Can Succeed - WP

Obama Presses Netanyahu to Resist Strikes on Iran - NYT

Netanyahu Tells Obama: No Israeli Decision on Iran Attack - Reuters

Iran Threat Looms over US-Israel Talks - BBC

Palestinians Unhappy With Netanyahu, Obama Focus - VOA

Palestinians Feel Left Behind by Obama’s Pro-Israel Stand - WT

Official: Palestinian Issue Ignored in US - AP

Israeli Lawmaker Criticizes Netanyahu's US Speech - AP

Obama’s Very Small Stick - WT editorial

Unresolved Differences on Iran - WP editorial

Iran, Israel and the United States - NYT editorial

AIPAC Beats the Drums of War - WP opinion

 

Iran

Noose Tightens Around Iranian Oil - WP

IAEA Mulls Solutions to Iran Nuclear Impasse  - VOA

Iran to Allow UN Inspectors Into Secret Site - AP

China Warns Iran Again on Nuclear Aims - Reuters

Iranian Court Finds Flaws in Evidence Against Convicted American - LAT

Iran Orders New Trial for American Sentenced to Death in Spy Case - WP

Iranian Court Orders Retrial for American in Spy Case - NYT

Iran Orders Retrial for “CIA Spy”, Overturns Death Sentence - BBC

Iran to Hold New Round of Elections - WP

The Legal Case Against Attacking Iran - LAT opinion

Should the US and Israel Bomb Iran? - TT opinion

Stopping Iran’s Nuclear Ambitions - WP opinion

We Can Live With a Nuclear Iran - WM opinion

We Must Act Soon on Iran - USAT opinion

Will China Stop Iran? - TD opinion

Is Iran's Spanish Channel a Threat? - FP opinion

 

Afghanistan

No Sign of Progress in Afghanistan Talks Embittered by Koran Burnings - NYT

Talks Over Long-term US Presence in Afghanistan Bog Down - AP

US-Afghan Strategic Partnership Talks Stalled - Reuters

Suicide Bomber Tries to Attack US Base in Afghanistan - LAT

Suicide Bombers Kill Three Near Bagram Base - AP

ISAF Operations Summary - AFPS

 

Pakistan

Leadership Rift Emerges in Pakistani Taliban - NYT

Pakistan Taliban Removes Deputy Head Maulvi Faqir Mohammad - BBC

In Pakistan, Gone But Not Forgotten - WP

Can Pakistan See the Big Picture in U.S. Ties? - Dawn opinion

 

Syria

Syria Aid Effort Widens as Government Attacks Continue - VOA

Syria Permits UN Visits, but Escalates Its Attacks - NYT

Red Cross Still Kept Out of Ravaged Syrian Area - LAT

McCain Calls for US-Led Airstrikes in Syria - NYT

McCain Calls for US to Lead on Syria Airstrikes - AP

Syria Refugees Tell of Executions - BBC

US to Press Post-Election Russia on Syria - WP

Russian Minister Urges Balancing of US Proposals on Syria - NYT

Chinese Envoy to Press Syria for Cease-Fire - AP

Venezuela to Ship More Fuel to Syria as Crackdown Spreads - Reuters

 

Middle East / North Africa

Gunmen in Uniforms Kill 20 Police Officers in Iraq - NYT

Wave of Iraq Attacks Kills Police - BBC

Fighting in Southern Yemen Claims at Least 98 Lives - VOA

139 Dead in Yemen Battle Between al-Qaeda and Army - WP

Yemen Attacks: More than 100 Killed in al-Qaeda Clashes - BBC

UK Minister in Jordan over Abu Qatada - BBC

NATO: All Targets Struck in Libya were Military - AP

New Egyptian Parliament's First Scandal: A Nose Job - LAT

Egypt MP Quits for 'Nose-Job Lie' - BBC

In E. Libya, a Push for More Autonomy From Tripoli - Reuters

New Battle Lines Shape the Mideast - JP opinion

 

Al Qaeda / Detainees

Report Links Ex-Detainees to Terrorism and Insurgency - NYT

US Officials: Not Quite So Many Gitmo Reoffenders - AP

Guantanamo Sentences Lighter than Expected, So Far - AP

 

US Department of Defense

Should the Pentagon Cut Costs from the Top? - WP

Military Must Examine Barriers to Service, Admiral Says - AFPS

Military Women Hail Progress, Seek More at Leadership Symposium - S&S

In Europe, Top Sgt. Tells Senior Army NCOs to Roll Up Sleeves - S&S

Soldier Suicides, Disputes Spur Probe of Fort Bragg WTU - S&S

US Troops May Go on Trial Over Afghanistan Suicide - AP

 

United States

US Law May Allow Killings, Holder Says - NYT

President May Order Killing of American Terrorists, Holder Says - LAT

Holder: US Can Kill American Terrorists Abroad - WT

‘Third Jihad’ Narrator Rallying in Support of NYPD - AP

TSA Chief: Screeners will Keep Targeting High-Risk Travelers - WT

Supreme Court Seeks Clarification in a Human Rights Case - NYT

More Than Half of Americans Back Obama's Koran Apology - Reuters

Release the Drone Memos - WP editorial

 

Africa

'Masked Men' Kill Somali Reporter - BBC

Death Toll Rises Above 200 in Congo Munitions Blasts - LAT

Malawi's President Mutharika Tells Foreign Donors 'Go to Hell' - BBC

South Africa's Mines 'Will Never be Nationalized' - BBC

Somali Pirates Expand Their Net - TN opinion

 

Americas

Biden Visits Mexico and Honduras Amid Drugs Debate - BBC

Vice President Biden in Mexico Says 'No' to Drug Legalization - LAT

Mexico Becoming a Failed State - TNI opinion

 

Asia Pacific

Scandals in Hong Kong Raise Fears About China - NYT

China: US Must Build Trust on Taiwan, Tibet Issues - AP

Another Teen Tibetan Immolates in China - AP

US Envoy in Beijing for N. Korea Food Aid Talks - AP

N. Korea Stages Live-Fire Drills Amid Tensions - AP

Thai Police Seek Extradition of Terror Mastermind - AP

Burma's Suu Kyi Woos Army During Campaign Stop - AP

China Boosts Its Military and Mistrust - TN editorial

Will China Hit a Speed Bump? - CNN opinion

North Korea's Third Kim - WAJ opinion

Keep Up the Pressure on Burma’s Generals - NYT opinion

 

Europe

After Election, Putin Faces Challenges to Legitimacy - NYT

Protests, Arrests Mark Putin's Return to Russian Presidency - VOA

Hundreds Held in Russia Protests - BBC

Anti-Putin Protest Leaders Arrested - WP

Putin's Election Spawns Angry Protests - LAT

Putin's Spokesman Defends Arrests of Protesters - AP

OSCE Observers: Russian Election Skewed in Favor of Putin - VOA

At Chechnya Polling Station, Votes for Putin Exceed the Rolls - NYT

Russian Election Webcam Appears to Catch Ballot Stuffing - LAT

Ex-Iceland PM Trial over 2008 Crisis - BBC

Putin Enters Brezhnev Territory - TG opinion

Cleaning Up in Moscow - FP opinion

How Powerful Is Russia? - NYT opinion

Russia After Putin - NYT opinion

 

South Asia

Ruling Party Is Set Back in Indian State Elections - NYT

Criminals Flourish in Indian Elections - WP

India's Ruling Congress Party Trails in Key State - AP

Voters Deal Heavy Blow to India's Next Gandhi - Reuters