Small Wars Journal

21 April SWJ Roundup

Sat, 04/21/2012 - 5:46am

Small Wars Journal Daily Roundup

US Naval Institute Daily - USNI

Real Clear World - RCP

Afghanistan

Four US Service Members Killed in Afghanistan Helicopter Crash - AFPS

4 Americans Killed in Afghan Helicopter Crash - NYT

Copter that Crashed was Coming to Aid of Afghan Forces - S&S

Taliban Claim Responsibility for Downing Helicopter - CNN

'Huge Afghanistan Attack Foiled' - BBC

Tons of Explosives for Attack Seized in Afghanistan, Official Says - AP

Afghan Security Detain 5 Insurgents with 10,000 Kilograms of Explosives - Reuters

Would You Run Photos of US Troops Toying with Taliban Corpses? - S&S

 

Syria

UN Security Council Close to Agreement on Full Syria Mission - VOA

UN Weighs Up Syria Monitor Plan - BBC

UN Council Reaches Tentative Agreement on Syria - AP

Government Shelling, Deadly Blasts in Syria Despite Cease-fire - VOA

Syria Protests Cite Observers and a Truce as Faltering - NYT

In Syria, Both Sides Report Attacks - WP

Syria Street Protests Met With Force - LAT

Syrian Activists: Homs Calm as Observers Expected - AP

No Syria 'Plan B' Out of Paris Meetings - CNN

Assad’s Lies - NYT editorial

Containing Syria's Chemical Weapons - CSM editorial

 

Egypt

Tens of Thousands Protest Military Rule in Egypt - AP

Egypt: Thousands Protest in Tahrir Square Ahead of Elections - CNN

Protesters Converge in Tahrir Square - WP

Egypt Crowds Fill Tahrir Square - BBC

Worried Egyptians Jam Tahrir Square, but Unity Is Elusive - NYT

 

Middle East / North Africa

Israel: Sinai Militants Plan Attack on Tourists - AP

Iraq Calls Turkey 'Hostile State' as Relations Dim - Reuters

Iraq Boosts Oil Export Capacity in Gulf - AP

Iraq Officials: Baghdad Bomb Blasts Kill 4 - AP

In Bahrain, Grand Prix Revs Up Amid Protests - VOA

Bahrain’s Formula One Gala Not Going as Planned - NYT

Why is Bahrain F1 Race Under Fire? - CNN

25 Al-Qaida Fighters Killed in Latest Yemen Clash - AP

US to Guarantee Loans to Help Tunisian Transition - Reuters

Libyan Government Takes Control of Tripoli Airport - AP

Silencing Voices in Saudi Arabia - WP opinion

Yemen: Beyond the President’s Power - WP opinion

Only Israel Can Defend Itself From Jew Hatred - JP opinion

 

International Monetary Fund

IMF Gets Hundreds of Billions More for Emergency Loans - VOA

IMF Adds $430 Billion in Emergency Lending Ability - NYT

IMF Raises $430 Billion, Boosting Resources for Troubled Nations - LAT

 

US Department of Defense

Women Sue Military Academies Over Handling of Sexual Assaults - S&S

Comptroller: Panetta Directive Pushes Audit Readiness - AFPS

Air Force Cuts Back on Air Show Demonstrations - AP

DOD Announces New Teleworking Policy - AFPS

Toss Out the All-Volunteer Military - WP opinion

Military Commanders: No Accountability - WP opinion

 

United States

Colombia Probes Whether Women in Sex Scandal Were Underage - S&S

Secret Service Investigation Expands in Colombia - CNN

Colombia Scandal Claims More US Jobs - BBC

Secret Service Ousts 3 More Employees in Colombia Sex Scandal - WP

Three to Quit Secret Service as Inquiries Widen Scope - NYT

US Supreme Court to Review Immigration Law - VOA

Judge Won't Toss Confession in Fort Hood Bomb Plot - AP

Failure at FBI Crime Lab - WP editorial

What's Going On With the Border Patrol? - LAT opinion

The Secret Service’s Worst Week - WP opinion

 

Africa

South Sudan Announces Heglig Withdrawal - VOA

Sudan Says Military Evicts South’s Army From Oil Area - NYT

South Sudan 'to Withdraw Troops' - BBC

South Sudan to Leave Disputed Town - WP

Sudan and S. Sudan Inch Back From Brink of War - LAT

Sudan-S. Sudan: On Ground in Heglig, Threat of War Persists - VOA

CAR Blames Sudan Rebels for Cross-Border Ambush - Reuters

Bakers Killed by Nigeria Gunmen - BBC

In Uganda's North, Support for Kony's 'Invisible Children' - VOA

Mali Leader Finds Refuge in Senegal After Coup - NYT

 

Americas

Price Controls Keep Venezuela Cupboards Bare - NYT

Venezuelan Authorities Seek Arrest of Former Judge - AP

Mexican General Once Tied to Cartels Shot Dead - AP

Mexico Volcano Spews Burning Rock - BBC

Argentina Wants Bigger Brazil Role in Oil Market - AP

Time for US to Think Big in Latin America - WPR opinion

Obama's Latin American Disconnect - RCW opinion

 

Asia Pacific

Panetta: China Assisted North Korea Missile Program - VOA

Suspected Sale by China Stirs Concern at White House - NYT

S. Korea Asks China About N. Korean Missile Carrier - AP

North Korea Concludes Investigation Into Failed Rocket Launch - CNN

Questions on Fate of China’s Security Chief - WP

Web Site on China Hit by Cyberattack - WP

Hacker Attack Underlines Web Role in China Scandal - AP

Did US Fumble Chance to Peer Inside China's Secretive Leadership? - Reuters

China Top Military Paper Warns of Armed Confrontation Over Seas - Reuters

China Releases 21 Vietnamese Fishermen After Month - AP

US Special Ops Craft Kills Muslim Fisherman in S. Philippines - ME

Former Treasurer Convicted of Bribery in Indonesia - NYT

At Meeting, Burma Looks To Japan for Investment - NYT

Burma Activists Say Go Slow on Easing Sanctions - AP

Asia Arms Race Harms Both Growing Giants - TN editorial

China’s Corrupt Secrets - WP opinion

 

Europe

Europe Crisis Returns to Danger Zone - WP

French Presidential Rivals Make Final Appeals - BBC

Cynicism Over France Presidential Race - WP

French Media Question Election Reporting Rules - NYT

In France, the Fringe Emerges as a Force - NYT

Panhard Proposes CRAB for French Scout Vehicle - DN

UK: 3 Arrested at Heathrow on Suspicions of Terrorism - NYT

Former NY Mayor Helping Serbia's Nationalists - AP

Norway: Breivik Describes Island Massacre - BBC

Norwegian Gunman Describes Hunting Down Teenagers - AP

Germany's Nuclear Power Phaseout Turns Off Environmentalists - LAT

Voting for Yesterday in France - NYT opinion

Russia Is Building Super Mega Weapons! - Time opinion

 

South Asia

China: India is a 'Partner, Not Rival' After Missile Launch - CNN

Pakistan Plane Crash Apparently Kills All 127 People Onboard - VOA

Pakistan Moves Against Airline After Crash - AP