Small Wars Journal

8 May SWJ Roundup

Tue, 05/08/2012 - 3:47am

Small Wars Journal Daily Roundup

US Naval Institute Daily - USNI

Real Clear World - RCP

Afghanistan

Obama Praises Military, Highlights ‘New Chapter in Afghanistan’ - AFPS

Panetta Notes Afghanistan Progress in Wide-ranging Interview - AFPS

Panetta Notes Afghanistan Progress in Wide-ranging Interview - DEFPRO

US Frees Afghan Prisoners in Exchange for Pledges of Peace - WP

Congress' Intelligence Heads: Taliban Stronger - AP

Taliban on Their Heels, Pentagon Spokesman Says - AFPS

Insurgents’ Homemade Bombs Are Increasingly Duds - DR

Marine Corps Shifting Mission Focus in Afghanistan - MCT

US Abandons Consulate Site in Afghanistan, Citing Security Risks - WP

NATO Soldier Killed by Attacker in Afghan Army Uniform - VOA

Afghan Soldier Fires on NATO Troops, Kills 1 - AP

NATO Acknowledges Civilian Deaths in Helmand Airstrike - WP

US Confirms Afghan Airstrike Mistake - NYT

Iran Says US-Afghan Pact Will Increase Instability - AP

France's Continued Afghanistan Role Unclear After Hollande's Win - S&S

Afghan Flash Flood Kills at Least 21 in North - AP

ISAF Operations Summary - AFPS

 

Pakistan

US, India Call for Pakistani Terror Crackdown - AP

Clinton: Pakistan Needs to Do More to Fight Terror - AP

Clinton: Pakistan Must Not Be a Launchpad for Terrorism - Reuters

Pakistan Army Says US Scapegoating - AP

US Envoy to Pakistan Leaving, Not Extending Term - AP

Senior Pakistan Policeman Shot Dead in Quetta - BBC

Anti-Terrorism Police Officer Killed in Pakistan - AP

Taliban Kill 14 Pakistani Troops, String Up Heads - AP

 

Syria

Syrians Vote in Election Dismissed by Foes as a Farce - NYT

Syrians Vote in Parliamentary Elections - WP

Syrians Vote Amid Boycott Calls - BBC

Activists: Syrians Boycott 'Sham' Parliamentary Election  - VOA

Turkish Premier: Syrian Regime Weaker Every Day - AP

'Five Killed' in Aleppo Explosion - BBC

Syria a Strategic, Humanitarian Scandal - JP opinion

 

Iran

US and Europe Press Iran Before Next Nuclear Talks - NYT

US, EU Urge Iran to Ease World Nuclear Concerns - AP

Clinton Warns India on Iran - WP

Clinton Presses India on Iran Oil - BBC

Clinton Presses India to Cut Oil Imports from Iran - AP

US Working With India on Iran Oil Replacements - Reuters

Ahmadinejad in Iran Poll Setback - BBC

Pinched Aspirations of Iran’s Young Multitudes - NYT

 

Middle East / North Africa

Leader of Israel Centrist Party Agrees to Join Coalition - NYT

Israel: Netanyahu Agrees on Coalition Deal - BBC

Israeli President: Early Election Canceled - AP

Palestinian Prisoners on Mass Hunger Strike - AP

Israeli Court Rejects the Release of Hunger Strikers - NYT

Palestine's Exiles Find Family Bonds Thru Facebook - AP

Iraqi Court Acts to Free Suspect in Deadly Raid on GI’s - NYT

Discontent in Jordan Over Slow Pace of Reform - WP

Egypt Election Committee Halts Work After Criticism - Reuters

Mass Arrests After Egypt Clashes - BBC

Egypt's Extremist Islamists Flex Their Muscles - AP

Saudis to Reopen Egypt Embassy - BBC

Gulf States Can Pull Iraq Out of Iran's Orbit - TN opinion

Don't Ignore Arab World's Appalling Racism - TI opinion

 

Al Qaeda / Terrorism

9/11 Attack Mastermind, Co-Plotters Arraigned at Guantanamo - VOA

Arraignment Ends as Legal Teams Gird for Long 9/11 Trial - AFPS

Defendants Refuse to Respond at 9/11 Arraignment - AFPS

9/11 Hearing 'Unfair' Say Lawyers - BBC

Mohammed's Lawyers Call Guantanamo Commissions a Setup - S&S

Airstrike Kills Senior al-Qaida Leader in Yemen - VOA

Al-Qaeda Leader Killed in Yemen - AP

Airstrike Kills Senior al-Qaida Leader in Yemen - AP

Al-Qaida Video Shows US Hostage - VOA

Al-Qaida Posts Video of Kidnapped American - AP

Al-Qaeda Hostage Tells Obama: ‘My Life is in Your Hands’ - WP

Kidnapped American Makes Appeal to Obama in Qaeda Video - NYT

US: No Negotiating With al-Qaida on American Hostage - VOA

Al-Qaeda Plot to Attack Plane Foiled, US Officials Say - NYT

US 'Foils New Underwear Bomb Plot' - BBC

France Jails Physicist for Terror - BBC

Biden Scoffs at bin Laden View of VP's Leadership  - AP

 

US Department of Defense

Air Force General Expresses Confidence in F-22 - AFPS

Military Psychiatrists Seek New Name, Less Stigma, for PTSD - WP

Defense Department Whistleblowers Left Vulnerable to Reprisals - S&S

Army Wants to Monitor Your Computer Activity - AT

 

United States

GOP Budget Plan Boosts Pentagon, Cuts Social Programs - AP

Federal Court Reverses Order for VA System Overhaul - VOA

After War Room, Heading Ivy League Classroom - NYT

 

Africa

Airlift Plan for South Sudanese - BBC

Fighters 'Burn' Mali Saint's Tomb - BBC

Top Ministers Sacked in Tanzania - BBC

Congo 'Regains Towns from Rebels' - BBC

Pro-Al-Shabab MPs May Be Elected in Somalia - VOA

Somalia: Life Returning to Normal in Mogadishu  - VOA

Urgent Funding Needed to Stave Off Niger Food Crisis - VOA

Niger 'Worst Place to be a Mother' - BBC

Panic after Malawi Devaluation - BBC

 

Americas

Mexico’s Telegenic Presidential Front-Runner Survives Debate - WP

More Bodies Found in Mexico Town - BBC

Colombia: Major Drug Trafficker Surrenders to US - AP

Colombian 'Drug Lord' Surrenders - BBC

Colombia: FARC Rebels 'to Release French Reporter' - BBC

Colombia Rebels Want Media Debate for Frenchman's Release - Reuters

Venezuela's Chavez Back on the Air After Silence - AP

Chavez: Fully Governing Venezuela, Will Return Soon - Reuters

Brazil: Land Fights Up, but Fewer Activists Dead - AP

Argentine Olympic Advert Criticized by IOC - BBC

 

Asia Pacific / Central

Biden: US Ready to Give Visa to Chinese Activist - VOA

Biden: US 'Set to Give Chinese Activist Chen Visa' - BBC

China: Activist Crisis is US Envoy's Human Rights Moment - AP

China Criticizes US Role in Dissident Case - VOA

China: Chen’s Family, Friends Face Retribution - WP

Activist Confident China Will Allow Him to Leave - AP

China Expels Al Jazeera Channel - NYT

China: Al-Jazeera to Shut Beijing Office - BBC

A New Approach to Ridding Vietnam of Unexploded Ordnance - S&S

Grenade Blast Kills 2, Wounds 30 in Philippines - AP

Cambodia Suspends Land Concessions After Unrest - AP

China: Will Chen’s Luck Hold? - WP opinion

 

Europe

After Elections, Europe Focuses on Growth - NYT

Force Changes in Europe to Preserve Strategic Edge - AFPS

Austerity is a Dirty Word in Europe, But What Next? - AP

What's at Stake as 6 European Nations Vote - AP

After European Elections, a Test of Wills Looms - WP

France Elects First Socialist President in Nearly Two Decades - VOA

France's President-Elect Begins Assembling New Government - VOA

French Center-Right Assesses Two Unpalatable Paths - NYT

Hollande Sets France on New Path - BBC

Hollande Celebrates French Win - BBC

Hollande Defeats Sarkozy in French Presidency Vote - AP

France: Hollande Wants Change with Germany - WP

Change in France May Better Fit US Economic Positions - NYT

Exit Polls: Top Greek Parties Suffer Major Election Losses - VOA

Political Tumult in Greece After Uncertain Elections - NYT

Greek Coalition 'Loses Majority' - BBC

Greek Coalition Talks End in Stalemate - VOA

Greece Far-left in Cabinet Bid - BBC

Germany: Regional Poll Setback for Merkel - BBC

German Police Arrest 100 Salafist Protesters - AP

Putin Sworn In Amid Controversy Over Protest Violence - VOA

Russia: Putin Takes Helm as Police Punish Moscow Dissent - NYT

Russia: Promises and Protests Surround Putin - WP

Russian Police, Protesters Clash at Anti-Putin Rally - VOA

Russia: Moscow Protesters Arrested in March Against Putin - AP

Serbia: Milosevic Party Emerges as Kingmaker - NYT

Serb Rivals 'Facing Run-Off Vote' - BBC

Supporters of President Gain in Armenian Election - NYT

Armenia Ruling Party 'Wins Poll' - BBC

Europe after Austerity’s Fall - WP editorial

Exit Nicolas Sarkozy - NYT editorial

Putin on Borrowed Time? - WP opinion

Putin Return Spells Tough Times for Russia - DS opinion

Fallout in Europe - WP opinion

 

South Asia

Secretary of State Clinton Makes Kolkata Her First Stop in India - VOA

US Secretary of State Meets Key Regional Figure in Indian Politics - VOA

Clinton Warns India on Iran - WP

Clinton Presses India on Iran Oil - BBC

Clinton Presses India to Cut Oil Imports from Iran - AP

Nepal Flood Death Toll Rises to 17; 47 Missing - AP