Small Wars Journal Daily Roundup
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Afghanistan
US Blames Haqqani Network for Afghanistan Attacks - VOA
Karzai: Need for Faster Afghan Security Transition - VOA
Karzai Seeks Swifter Troop Pullout Amid Photos Furor - LAT
Karzai: Photos 'Disgusting' - CNN
Afghan Official Floats Idea of Overhauling Constitution - LAT
Four US Soldiers Feared Dead after Chopper Crash - S&S
ISAF Operations Summary - AFPS
How Will Photos Impact US Mission? - CNN opinion
Syria
Clinton Calls for Tough Sanctions If Syria Ignores UN Peace Plan - VOA
Panetta, Dempsey Agree International Accord Needed on Syria - AFPS
US Defense Secretary: Pentagon Ready to Help Protect Syrian People - VOA
Pentagon Leaders Say America Will Be Ready if Needed in Syria - AP
Pressure Builds for Tougher Line as Syria Said to Shun Peace Plan - NYT
UN Security Council Considers Larger Syria Monitoring Mission - VOA
UN Aims to Triple Syria Observer Team Next Week - AP
Syria Ceasefire 'Very Fragile', More Monitors on Way - Reuters
Friends of Syria Hint at Use of Force - WP
China Says Willing to Send Observers to Syria - AP
France Working on Syria UN Observer Mission Resolution - Reuters
Syria Precarious, Warns UN's Ban - BBC
Syrian Sunnis and Shiites Caught Up in Kidnapping Tit-for-Tat - LAT
Syrian Troops Shell Central City of Homs - AP
Analysis: Violence Sidelines Syrian Moderates - AP
Iraq
Iraq Insurgency Asserts Presence With Wave of Attacks - NYT
Al-Qaida in Iraq: Wave of Bombings Just the Start - VOA
Al-Qaida Claims Iraq's Worst Violence in a Month - AP
Middle East / North Africa
Tiny Gulf Islands Rekindle Big Arab-Iran Dispute - AP
Bahrain Protesters Call for ‘Days of Rage’ as Grand Prix Nears - VOA
Unease Surrounds Bahrain Grand Prix - NYT
Security Stepped Up at Bahrain F1 - BBC
Leader Says Hamas Against Any Peace With Israel - AP
UN Rights Office Says Gaza Executions Unlawful - AP
Yemeni Says 18 Militants Killed in Qaeda-Held Area - Reuters
Egyptian Voters Weigh Options in Narrowed Presidential Field - VOA
Turmoil in Egypt Race Puts Spotlight on Panel’s Motives - NYT
Egypt's Brotherhood Blasts Mufti's Jerusalem Visit - AP
The Iran Squeeze - LAT opinion
Egypt Has No Decent Choices - TG opinion
US Department of Defense
US Missile Defense Counters Growing Threat - AFPS
Study Recommends Deploying Lasers on Ships, Bases and Planes - S&S
Two Marines to Be Dismissed for Lying About Haditha Killings - S&S
Navy's Top Enlisted Chief: More 'Heads Up' for Sailors Being Separated - S&S
Navy Commander Fired for Allegedly Falsifying Records - S&S
Two Guantánamo Detainees Freed, the First in 15 Months - NYT
No Real Justice in Guantanamo - LAT opinion
United States
A Military and Intelligence Clash Over Spy Satellites - NYT
Clinton, Panetta Discuss Diplomatic, Defense Policies - AFPS
US Agencies Probe Secret Service Prostitution Scandal - VOA
US Expands Inquiry of Misconduct by Agents in Colombia - NYT
Colombia Prostitute Tells of Row with Secret Service Agent - BBC
Ousted Secret Service Supervisors in Scandal in Colombia Identified - WP
FAA and Drones: A Bad Match - WP opinion
Africa
'Huge' Water Resource in Africa - BBC
US: Sudan and South Sudan Want to Avoid 'All-Out War' - VOA
US Struggles to Head Off Wider Sudan Conflict - Reuters
As Sudanese Clashes Escalate, So Do Bellicose Exchanges - NYT
Sudanese President Threatens War - WP
South Sudan Says Not at War With Sudan - VOA
Sudan Vows to Teach South Sudan 'a Final Lesson' - LAT
South Sudan Oil Seizure 'Illegal' - BBC
Uganda Says Would Back South Sudan in Any Sudan War - Reuters
Torture by Somali Pirates Detailed at Va. Trial - AP
Boko Haram Kill Seven Civilians in North Nigeria - Reuters
Rwanda Genocide Suspect Sent Home - BBC
Genocide Trial to Be Held in Rwanda for First Time - AP
Guinea-Bissau Transition Rejected - BBC
Calls for UN Force for Guinea-Bissau - AP
Mali's Military Frees Arrested Officials - Reuters
Mali ex-Leader Flees to Senegal - BBC
Americas
Mexican Lawmakers Approve Watered-down Political Reforms - LAT
In Mexico, a Volcano Rumbles, but Few Flinch - NYT
Mexico: Indigenous Town Temporarily Holds 16 Officers - AP
Mexico Leftist Moves Into Second Place in Presidential Poll - Reuters
US Transfers 2 Guantanamo Prisoners to El Salvador - AP
Iran Diplomat in Brazil Scandal - BBC
Venezuela Could Be Ready to Explode - PJM opinion
Asia Pacific
North Korea Tops List of Pentagon Threats - CNN
South Korea Unveils New Missile Capable of Hitting all of North - S&S
South Korea Says It Has New Missile - NYT
Panetta: China Assisting North Korean Missile Program - Reuters
Defense Experts: N. Korea Missile Truck Possible Violation of Sanctions - VOA
Experts: N. Korea Missile Carrier Likely from China - AP
China: After Ouster of Bo Xilai, Families of Thousands Seek Justice - WP
China Death 'Cover-up Started Immediately' - BBC
Disgraced Chinese Official’s Loyalists Are Rounded Up for Questioning - NYT
Philippines Says New China Ship Aggravates Sea Row - AP
Japan Confronts Unpopular Decisions - WP
Burma’s NLD to Boycott Parliament over Oath of Office Dispute - VOA
Europe to Suspend Burma Sanctions - Reuters
World Is Raining on China's Parade - FP opinion
Japan’s Challenge - WP opinion
Undermine Foundations of N. Korea Regime - TD opinion
Europe
Last Day of French Poll Campaign - BBC
France: With Vote Days Away, Outlook for Sarkozy Dims - NYT
France's Sarkozy Seen Losing 2012 Election - Reuters
Ruling Greek Pro-Bailout Parties to Win Election - Reuters
Norway Killer Sharpened Aim on Computer Games - AP
Norway: Breivik Studied Al-Qaida Attacks Before Rampage - AP
Norway Killer Breivik 'Normally a Nice Person' - BBC
Norwegian Defends Shooting and Regrets Death Toll Wasn’t Higher - NYT
South Asia
Signs of an Asian Arms Buildup in India’s Missile Test - NYT
India Declares Itself Major Missile Power - VOA
India Missile Test Has Few Critics, Unlike N. Korea - AP