15 March SWJ Roundup

US Naval Institute Daily - USNI

Real Clear World - RCP

Afghanistan

US-UK Will Stick With Strategy in Afghanistan - AFPS

Cameron and Obama Show Unity on Afghanistan - NYT

US, Britain Say No Early Exit from Afghanistan - LAT

In Reactions to Two Incidents, a US-Afghan Disconnect - NYT

Days after Afghanistan Massacre, Suspect Unnamed - AP

US Military Flies Shooting Suspect Out of Afghanistan - AFPS

US Soldier Who Allegedly Killed Civilians Flown Out of Afghanistan - VOA

Suspect in Deaths Flown to Kuwait, Evidence Arises He Acted Alone - NYT

US Commander Defends Moving Massacre Soldier Out of Afghanistan - Reuters

Afghans Angry Over Removal of Accused US Soldier - AP

Search for Cause of Rampage Yields 'No Smoking Gun' - McClatchy

US Troops Numb, Uncertain After Afghan Massacre - Reuters

Panetta Visits, Commends Georgian Troops in Afghanistan - AFPS

Stolen Pickup Truck Crashes Near Afghan Runway as Panetta Lands - S&S

Afghan Driver Who Crashed Truck Near Panetta’s Plane Dies - NYT

Afghan Interpreter Tried to Run Down Marines, Official Says - LAT

Afghan Who Crashed Truck Near Panetta Plane Dies from Burns - WP

Spokesman says Fire at Camp Bastion was ‘No Danger’ to Secretary - AFPS

Russia May Let NATO Use Airfield as Afghan Hub - NYT

Russia to Offer Air Base to US for Afghan Transit - AP

How Will it End in Afghanistan? - LAT opinion

What Is Plan B for Afghanistan? - TNY opinion

Pakistan

Pakistan Parliament to Discuss US Ties Next Week - AP

Taliban Swiss Hostages are Free - BBC

Pakistan Says Swiss Couple Held by Taliban Is Free - AP

Imran Khan Makes Rushdie Protest - BBC

Syria

Syrian Government Attacks Continue as Diplomacy Stalls - VOA

Syria Troops 'Take Northern City' - BBC

Army Gains Ground on Anniversary of Syria Uprising - Reuters

Syria Opposition Group Is Routed and Divided - NYT

A Year into Uprising, Syrian Protesters Say they Won’t Give Up - WP

Syria Can't Escape International Law's 'Long Reach,' Cameron Says - LAT

Rights Group Details Torture of Syrian Detainees - VOA

Turkey Says 1,000 Syrians Fled in Last 24 Hours - Reuters

Journalism Group Criticizes Killings in Syria - AP

Philippine Workers Flee Syria's Embattled Towns - VOA

Assad Secret E-mails Leaked - WP

Assad Emails: Iran Gave Uprising Advice, Qatar Offered Exile  - WT

UK Paper Claims to Have Syrian Leader's Emails - AP

Iran

Aiding Yemen Rebels, Iran Seeks Wider Mideast Role - NYT

Plotting Against Iranian Nuke Sites - WT

Iran Again Offers Nuclear Talks with World Powers - AP

Window Closing for Iran to Act, Obama, Cameron Say - AFPS

Obama Warns Iran Time is Running Out for Diplomacy - LAT

Obama Warns Tehran: Window is Closing - WT

Iran's Ahmadinejad Defends Record in Parliament Query - VOA

Iran’s Parliament Grills Ahmadinejad - WP

Ahmadinejad Grilled by Iran MPs - BBC

India Issues Warrant for 3 Iranians in Delhi Blast - AP

Iranian in Malaysia Denies Thai Terror Accusations - AP

Azerbaijan Holds 'Iranian Spies' - BBC

BBC Cyber-attack 'Linked to Iran' - BBC

Deterrence Works - WP opinion

Middle East / North Africa

Israeli Aircraft Hit Gaza in Response to Rockets - AP

Israel Asks Court Delay Uprooting Settler Outpost - AP

Iraq Settles Airline Dispute with Kuwait - WP

Libyan Militia Transfer Journalists to Government - BBC

2 British Journalists Held by Militia Now in Libyan Custody - AFP

US Department of Defense

Military Struggling to Cut Healthcare Costs - WP

Air Force's Top Enlisted Leader Emphasizes 'Shaping' of Force - S&S

Do Fired Navy COs Suffer from 'Bathsheba Syndrome'? - S&S

United States

US Seeks to Ease Concerns Over F-35 Delays, Costs - Reuters

US Starts to Lose its Academic Reputation - WT

Marine Suspected in 6 Murders Says he 'Needed to Kill' - S&S

US Failing to Regulate Drone Warfare - BR opinion

Government Shutdown Threat Returns - WT opinion

United Kingdom

White House Red Carpet Rolled Out for Cameron - WP

Obama, Cameron Reaffirm Alliance, Discuss Afghanistan, Syria, Iran - VOA

Obama, Cameron Put Up Show of Unity on World Crises - Reuters

Obama Welcomes ‘Rock-solid’ Ally to White House - AFPS

PM Praise for Obama's 'Strength' - BBC

Africa

Hundreds Dying in South Sudan Tribal Feud - LAT

Clooney Urges Action on Sudan - WP

DR Congo: ICC Verdict Finds Lubanga Guilty of Using Child Soldiers - VOA

Congolese Ex-Warlord Convicted of Using Children as Soldiers - LAT

Congolese Warlord Convicted, in First for International Court - NYT

Congo Warlord Guilty in Hague Court First - BBC

Zimbabwe Government Could 'Close' - BBC

Nigeria Says Hostages Died Before Failed Rescue Raid - AP

Nigeria Kidnap 'Mastermind' Dies in Police Custody - BBC

Somalia: Al-Shabab Says It Carried Out Mogadishu Attack, 3 Dead - VOA

Uganda Kony Screenings 'Stopped' - BBC

The Meaning of ‘Kony 2012’ - WP editorial

Justice for Congo Warlord - LAT editorial

Americas

Brazil Seeks Military Rule Trial - BBC

Colombia: Ambassador Wanted for Alleged Paramilitary Ties - AP

Chavez's Party Suspends Venezuelan State Governor - AP

Peru Mining Protest Turns Deadly - BBC

Illegal Gold Miners Riot in Peru's Amazon - AP

Cuba Prepares for Visit by Pope - BBC

Cuba: Dissidents Occupy Havana Church - BBC

Asia Pacific

Chinese Premier Acknowledges Need for Political Reforms - VOA

China: Wen Calls for Political Reform but Sidesteps Details - NYT

Chinese Official Fired in Party Shakeup - WP

Upstart Leader in China Is Ousted From Party Post - NYT

Leading Chinese Politician Sacked - BBC

China Replaces Once-Powerful Boss of Chongqing - AP

China Expands Safeguards for Criminal Suspects - NYT

Another Tibetan Monk Sets Himself on Fire to Protest Chinese Rule - NYT

US, EU, Japan Challenge China Over Minerals Trade - AP

Chinese Bank Pulls Out of Pakistan-Iran Pipeline Project - LAT

US Lawmaker Slams China Over North Korean Defectors - VOA

N. Korea's Kim Commands Military Live-Fire Drills - AP

South Korea-US Free Trade Deal Starts - BBC

Free Trade Pact with US Draws Opposition in South Korea - VOA

Indonesia Interested in US Training in Australia - AP

Iranian in Malaysia Denies Thai Terror Accusations - AP

Burma: Suu Kyi Makes Landmark Broadcast - BBC

A Most Unlikely Liberator in Burma - NYT

Europe

Russian Activists Push Back - WP

NATO Commander Lauds Montenegro Military Progress - AP

Serb War Crimes Suspect: Trial was Political - AP

France: Mr. Sarkozy on the Low Road - NYT editorial

South Asia

India Voters Demand Results - WP

India Minister Has 'Not Resigned' - BBC

Indian Government in New Crisis Over Rail Fare Hike - Reuters

India Issues Warrant for 3 Iranians in Delhi Blast - AP

Tamil Lawmakers Want UN Pressure on Sri Lanka - AP

Ghosts of Sri Lanka Haunts India - AT opinion