Small Wars Journal Daily Roundup
Afghanistan
Panetta: NATO at ‘Pivotal Point’ in Afghan Mission - AFPS
US Insists Australia Solid Partner in Afghanistan - AP
US, NATO Ready Plan to Hand Off Front-line Combat - AP
Karzai Lays Out Vision for an Independent Afghanistan - NYT
Afghan President Wants US to Guarantee $2 Billion Annually - VOA
Afghanistan Wants Firmer US Commitment on Funding - AP
NATO to Discuss Afghan Funding - BBC
West Aims to Agree on Afghan Financing in May - Reuters
Afghan Schoolgirls Poisoned in Alleged Attack - AJ
'Poison Attack' Hits Afghan Girls - BBC
Taliban Commander Turns Self in For Reward on ‘Wanted’ Poster - WP
Romney’s Critique of War Policy Gets a Closer Look - NYT
Syria
Syrian Forces Widen Attacks as Cease-Fire Unravels - VOA
Syrian Cease-fire on Verge of Shattering - LAT
Syrian Troops Bombard Rebel Areas - BBC
Despite Truce, Syrian Troops Resume Attack on Homs - AP
Syrian Troops Shell Second Town - AP
Each Side Accuses the Other of Breaking Cease-Fire - NYT
UN Likely to Send Full Slate of Syria Monitors - LAT
UN Sees Need for More Syria Observers, Aircraft - Reuters
Syria Foreign Minister Says 250 UN Observers 'Reasonable' - Reuters
French FM: Sanctions Against Syria Biting - VOA
Push in Paris for More Pressure on Syria - NYT
Sanctions 'Halve Syrian Reserves' - BBC
China Meets with Syrian Foreign Minister - AP
Hezbollah Offers Syria Mediation - BBC
Morocco Urges Russia to Press Syria on Ceasefire - Reuters
Kurds Remain on the Sideline of Syria’s Uprising - NYT
No Fans of Assad, Syria's Kurds Distrust Uprising - AP
UN Wives Ask Mrs Assad for Peace - BBC
Why Syria Is Still a War Zone - WAJ opinion
Iran
Israel Critical of Iran Nuclear Talks - VOA
Top Nuclear Scientist, Targeted for Assassination, Gets Emergency Post - NYT
Gulf Leaders Discuss UAE-Iran Island Dispute - VOA
Iran Arrests More than 15 on Espionage - AP
Deal in the Works with Iran? - WP opinion
Middle East / North Africa
Palestinians Restate Demands to Netanyahu - NYT
Palestinian Letter to Israel Lays Out Conditions for Peace Talks - LAT
Israel Gets 'Peace Talks' Letter - BBC
Amnesty: Saudi Activist Sentenced to 4 Years - AP
Saudi Diplomat 'Held by al-Qaeda' - BBC
Britain Arrests Muslim Cleric, Again Seeking Deportation - NYT
UK: Hurdles Cleared in Bid to Deport Cleric to Jordan - AP
Bahrain Arrests Protest Leaders Ahead of F1 Amid Torture Reports - Reuters
Bans on Egypt Candidates Upheld - BBC
Egypt Panel Upholds Decision to Bar Key Presidential Candidates - LAT
Egypt Vote Chaos Boosts Moussa, Abol Fotouh - Reuters
Top Libyan in UK 'Rendition' Action - BBC
UK Minister Sued for Sending Libyan Back to Torture - Reuters
'Libya Trial' for Gaddafi's Son - BBC
US Can't Abandon the Middle East - LAT opinion
US Department of Defense
New Technology Can Jam, Intercept Insurgent Transmissions - S&S
Commanders Warn Defense Industry Against Delays, Cost Overruns - S&S
Destroying Army's Chemical Weapons Could Take Extra 2 Years, $2.5B - S&S
Right Steps on Military Sexual Assault - NYT editorial
United States
In Agent Scandal, Inquiry Leads to Colombian Bordellos - NYT
Secret Service: 9 Troops, 21 Women Involved in Colombia Scandal - S&S
Secret Service Prostitution Scandal Said to Involve 20 Women - LAT
US Secret Service Scandal Widens - BBC
Other Nations Trying to Penetrate US Cyber-Networks - WP
GSA Official’s Wife Went on Trips and Taxpayers Picked Up Tab - WP
Retired Space Shuttle Makes Final Voyage - VOA
Africa
'New Front' in Sudan Border Clash - BBC
Sudan, South Sudan Clash on New Front as UN Mulls Sanctions - Reuters
UN Security Council Considers Sanctions to Pressure Sudan, South Sudan - VOA
Mbeki Urges UN Security Council to Act on Sudan - AP
African Union Suspends Guinea-Bissau - VOA
Reported Arrests in Mali Raise Questions About Junta - NYT
US Warns Sect May Bomb Hotels in Nigeria Capital - AP
UK Sentences ex-Head of Nigerian State to 13 Years - AP
US Expresses Concern About Swaziland Crackdown - AP
Americas
Mexican Poll Points to Big Win for PRI's Pena Nieto - Reuters
Mexico: Bodies of 14 Men Dumped in Nuevo Laredo - LAT
14 Mutilated Bodies Found in Mexican Border City - AP
Time to Include Cuba - LAT editorial
Asia Pacific
Pacific Partnership Personifies ‘Whole of Government’ Approach - AFPS
China Joins World Powers in Strong Warning to North Korea - VOA
Nuclear Authority Says Visit to North Korea Now ‘Unlikely’ - VOA
N. Korea's Rocket Display Shows Lack of Progress - AP
Ex-CIA Chief Surprised Pyongyang Admitted Rocket Failure - VOA
North Korea Says It Will Abandon Deal With US - NYT
N. Korea Threatens Retaliation for Scrapping of Food Aid - LAT
Angry N. Korea Threatens Retaliation, Nuclear Test Expected - Reuters
China Calls for Denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula - Reuters
China Rejects Manila Claims Over South China Shoal - AP
China Vows Bo Xilai Scandal Probe - BBC
Britain Presses for Information on Death in China - NYT
Frenzied Hours for US on Fate of a China Insider - NYT
Japan Still Divided over Nuclear Power after Fukushima - LAT
Burma’s Aung San Suu Kyi to Make Historic Overseas Trip - VOA
Aung San Suu Kyi to Visit Europe After 24 Years in Burma - NYT
Burma’s Suu Kyi to Visit Britain, Norway - BBC
North Korea: A Paper Tiger Threatens Peace - Forbes opinion
Europe
Debate Grows as Europe Fears Return of a Crisis - NYT
IMF Rethinks European Austerity Efforts - WP
French Vote Sunday in First Round of Presidential Elections - VOA
France's Sarkozy Hit by Defections and Poll Plunge - Reuters
Norway Gunman: 'I Would Do it Again' - VOA
Norway Killer Expounds on Fanatical Views at Trial - AP
Norway: Breivik Quizzed on Extremist Ties - BBC
Norway: Breivik Questioned About 'Knights Templar' Group - AP
South Asia
India to Test Long-range Missile - BBC