Small Wars Journal

9 March SWJ Roundup

Fri, 03/09/2012 - 5:20am

US Naval Institute Daily - USNI

Real Clear World - RCP

Afghanistan

Obama, Karzai Note Progress on Long-Term Deal - Reuters

US and Afghanistan Agree on Handover of Prisons - NYT

Officials: Afghan-US Deal Struck on Prison Control - AP

Afghan Officer Sought in Killing of 9 Colleagues - NYT

Afghan Air Force Probed in Drug Running Investigation - S&S

ISAF Commander Condemns Spin Boldak Murders - AFPS

In Afghanistan, Lies Are Killing Our Soldiers - TG opinion

 

Pakistan

Pakistan Considers Re-Opening NATO Supply Routes - VOA

Al-Qaida Confirms Death of Pakistani Militant - AP

Bin Laden’s Wives Charged With Illegal Entry - NYT

Pakistan Charges Bin Laden Widows - BBC

Bin Laden's Widows Face Jail Time - WP

 

Syria

'Fresh Massacre' in Syria's Homs - BBC

UN Envoy Warns Against Arming Syrian Rebels - VOA

Syria Opposition Leader Rejects Dialogue - AP

Syrian Rebels Reject Annan's Call for Dialogue - Reuters

Syrian Kurds Seen as Revolt’s Wild Card - WP

Syrian Kurds Flee Into Iraqi Refugee Limbo - NYT

UNESCO Panel Does Not Remove Syria from Human Rights Committee - LAT

How Assad Uses Wealth to Keep Regime Intact - WP

Syrian Official Says in Video He Is Joining Uprising - NYT

Deputy Oil Minister Reportedly Defects - LAT

Syrian Official Announces Defection - WP

Syrian Official Defects, Calls Regime Sinking Ship - AP

Tripoli Questions Russian Claims of Libyan Training for Opposition - VOA

Syrians Who Fled to Lebanon Tell of Attack on Homs - LAT

How Not to Intervene in Syria - FP opinion

 

Iran

White House Denies Report of Deal With Israel Over Iran - VOA

Netanyahu: Israeli Will Not Strike Iran in Coming ‘Days or Weeks’ - VOA

Israelis Pondering Threat, but Taking Panic Off the Table - NYT

Israelis Wary of Strike on Iran - WP

Israel Ex-Spy Chief Urges Caution on Iran Strike - AP

Israel Asks US for Arms That Could Aid Iran Strike - Reuters

Clash With Iran Could See Use of Huge, New US Bomb - Reuters

World Powers Urge Iran Towards Nuclear Talks - VOA

Iran Pressed to Grant Nuclear Inspectors Access - WP

Iran Is Pressed on Access for Nuclear Inspectors - NYT

Powers Urge 'Serious' Iran Talks - BBC

Iran's Top Leader Welcomes Obama's Remarks - AP

Hamas Denies Being Iran's Proxy - BBC

Obama vs. Israel - WP opinion

A GOP Field of Hawks - WP opinion

 

Egypt

Lone American Appears in Court in Egyptian NGO Trial - LAT

An American Who Stayed Appears in Court in Egypt - NYT

Egypt's Hold on the US - LAT opinion

 

Middle East / North Africa

Israeli Troops, Palestinians Clash over Prisoner - AP

Women 'Injured' in Saudi Protest - BBC

Tunisian Islamists Spark Fear of Culture War - AP

Should Israel Accept a Nuclear Ban? - NYT opinion

We've Tried All Mideast Options - NR opinion

 

Al Qaeda

All Quiet on al Qaeda's English Front - CNN

 

Anonymous

Hacker, Informant and Party Boy of the Projects - NYT

 

US Department of Defense

Pentagon Official Makes Case for New BRAC Rounds - AFPS

Pentagon Ties Strategy to Installation Decisions, Official Says - AFPS

Experts Testify on DOD Missile Defense System - AFPS

US Military Mulling What to Do with Surplus of MRAPs - S&S

Sexual Violence and the Military - NYT editorial

 

United States

A Not-Quite Confirmation of a Memo Approving Killing - NYT

Appeals Court Blocks 2 More Parts of Alabama Immigration Law - LAT

The NYPD and Muslims - NYT editorial

 

United Kingdom

UK Eyes European Future with Less US Involvement - DN

UK Committee Concerned about Olympic Security Cost - AP

Royal Navy Submariner Charged with Leaking Secrets - AP

Britain's Press Watchdog, Criticized as Toothless, Disbanding - LAT

 

Africa

Oxfam Warns of West Africa Crisis - BBC

Despite Tensions, Sudan-S. Sudan Talks Continue - VOA

Hostages Killed in Nigeria Before Rescuers Reach Them - LAT

British, Italian Hostages Killed in Nigeria - AP

Nigeria Deaths: Italy Angry at UK - BBC

Liberated Areas of Somalia Pose Serious Political Challenges - VOA

Campaign Against Ugandan Warlord Sweeps Internet - Reuters

Uganda: Anti-LRA Twitter Campaign Draws Criticism - VOA

Uganda: Kony 2012 Campaign Supported by Obama - WP

Uganda: ICC's Ocampo Backs LRA’s Kony Campaign - BBC

Video on Uganda's Kony Sparks Uproar - LAT

 

Americas

No Americas Summit Place for Cuba - BBC

Ecuador Indians in Mining Protest - BBC

 

Asia Pacific

Anniversary of Disaster in Japan - WP

Japan Disaster: A Year Later: Without a Blueprint - LAT

Japan’s Nuclear Energy Industry Nears Shutdown, at Least for Now - NYT

US Asks Japan for Additional $1.2 Billion to Move Marines to Guam - S&S

China Acts to Give Defendants Greater Rights - NYT

Cast of Characters Grows in Chinese Political Scandal - NYT

Embattled Chinese Leadership Contender Defends Policies - Reuters

Hong Kong Race for Top Job Roiled by Scandals - AP

China Frets over Communist’s Book - WP

China Says Not Changing From Its Path of Socialism - AP

N. Korean Defectors in China a Sore Point in Seoul - AP

Burmese Democracy Leader Warns of Potential Vote Fraud - VOA

Stop Feeding N. Korea’s Nuclear Ambition - WP opinion

Obama's Sweet Deal for North Korea - WSJ opinion

 

Europe

Opposition, to Its Surprise, Wins a Bit of Power in Russia - NYT

NATO Chief and Russia's Putin Agree to Meet Soon - AP

Greece to go Ahead with Debt Swap - BBC

Greece Wraps Up Debt Swap - WP

Greek Private Debt Is Restructured in Deal With Lenders - NYT

France: Sarkozy to Quit if He Loses Vote - BBC

Russia: The End of Putinism? - WP opinion

 

South Asia

India: Battle Continues over Hindu Temple's Riches - LAT