Small Wars Journal

9 May SWJ Roundup

Wed, 05/09/2012 - 1:05am

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US Naval Institute Daily - USNI

Real Clear World - RCP

Afghanistan

Afghans Lead Operation to Capture Taliban Leader - AFPS

Taliban Kill 5 Education Officials in Ambush - NYT

Afghan Leader: Airstrikes Could Undermine US Pact - AP

Afghan Opium Price Hike to Stir Violence - Reuters

 

Pakistan

Clinton Presses Pakistan to 'Do More' in Fight Against Terrorism - S&S

Ambassador to Pakistan Set to Leave Post Early - WP

Pakistan Holds Key to Security at UK Olympics - TT opinion

 

Syria

US Says Increasing Support to Syrian Opposition - Reuters

Red Cross: Syria's Rebels Shifting to Guerrilla Tactics - VOA

Envoy: Syrian Troops Intensify Mass Arrests - VOA

UN Envoy Says Syria Continues to Violate Cease-Fire - NYT

Specter of Civil War Looms Larger Amid Violence - LAT

Annan Warns Syria at Risk of Civil War - AP

Annan Says World Must Prevent Civil War in Syria - Reuters

Russia: Syria Situation Moving in 'Positive Direction' - Reuters

Syrian Conflict Sends Ripples Across Long-calm Frontier with Israel - WP

Weapons Being Smuggled Between Lebanon, Syria - Reuters

Obama Hits Syria with Blast of Adverbs - Bloomberg opinion

 

Iran

Indians Host Clinton While Also Wooing Iran - NYT

New Israel Partner Offers Moderate Voice on Iran - NYT

Nuclear Inspector Dies in Iran Crash - NYT

UN Nuclear Inspector Dies in Iran - WP

IAEA Inspector Killed in Iran Car Crash - AP

Is Isolation Pushing Iran Toward Nukes? - TH opinion

Will New Partner Restrain Bibi on Iran? - TD opinion

 

Israel / Palestinians

Israel Forms Unity Government, Calls Off Early Elections - VOA

Leader of Israel Centrist Party Agrees to Join Coalition - NYT

Israel: Netanyahu Emerges as Strongman with Unity Deal - AP

Master Tactician in Israel Adds Power in a Coalition Deal - NYT

Israel's Unity Deal Fuels Talk of Moderate Shift - LAT

Unity Deal Unleashes Political Storm in Israel - Haaretz

New Israel Partner Offers Moderate Voice on Iran - NYT

Palestinians Isolated and Short of Funds - Reuters

Red Cross, UN Appeal for Palestinian Hunger Strikers - Reuters

Will New Partner Restrain Bibi on Iran? - TD opinion

 

Middle East / North Africa

Mideast Nuclear Conference in Jeopardy - AP

Pentagon Sending Military Trainers Back into Yemen - AP

Iraq Oil Industry Boom, But Political Challenges Remain - WP

Interpol Responds to Iraq’s Call for Help in Arresting VP - NYT

Interpol Issues Arrest Notice for Fugitive Iraq VP - AP

Bahrain 'to Get Tougher' on Protest as Talks Stop - Reuters

Egypt Candidates Deride Vote Committee Suspension - Reuters

Media Watchdogs Decry Egypt Attacks on Reporters - AP

Armed Men in Libya Attack Premier’s Office - NYT

1 Killed in Clashes Outside Libyan PM's Office - AP

Libya PM Brands Attackers Outlaws - BBC

Voters Skeptical of Change in Algeria Elections - AP

 

Al Qaeda / Terrorism

Bomber in Plot on US Airliner Said to Be Double Agent - NYT

Informant Helped CIA Foil al-Qaeda Aircraft Plot - WP

Officials: Al-Qaida Bomber was CIA Informant - AP

Al-Qaeda Bomber 'Double Agent' - BBC

Al Qaeda Bomb Plot Foiled by Double Agent - LAT

Saudi Intelligence, CIA Infiltrated Al Qaeda in Yemen - Reuters

Bombmaker Represents CIA’s Worst Fears - WP

Wily Bomb Maker Fast in Race with Technology - WT

FBI Examines Bomb Intended for US Airliner - VOA

Security Unchanged Over 'Undetectable' Plane Bomb - AP

Al-Qaida Bomb Master: 'Brutality' and 'Novelty' - AP

Qaeda Bomber Adept at Breaching Aviation Security - Reuters

Yemen Says Unaware of Alleged Plane Bomb Plot - Reuters

The Right to Strike Hard - WP editorial

Delaying Justice at Guantánamo - NYT editorial

A Looming Threat to Air Travel - WP opinion

The Fog of Terror - FP opinion

Is al-Qaeda's Somali Branch Declining? - AEI analysis

 

US Department of Defense

House GOP Wants More for Pentagon - WP

Study: Most Troops Don’t Seek Military Help with PTSD - WT

Chiefs Issue Strategic Direction to Combat Sexual Assault - AFPS

NC Soldier Accused of Stealing $68K in Guns, Ammo - AP

USS The Sullivans' Armstrong is 10th CO Fired this Year - S&S

Should US Troops Fight the War on Drugs? - NYT opinion

 

United States

Border Patrol Targets Repeat Crossers - AP

IRS Forms Show Charity's Money Isn't Going to Disabled Vets - CNN

 

Australia

Serving Down Under: Australia Offers Military Jobs to US Troops - S&S

 

New Zealand

US, Kiwi Troops Wrap Up Large-scale Combat Training - S&S

 

Africa

Court Orders S. African Prosecutors to Investigate Torture in Zimbabwe - VOA

SA Ruling over Zimbabwe Torture - BBC

Judge: South Africa Must Probe Rights in Zimbabwe- AP

Gunmen Kill 2 in North Nigeria, Seize Lebanese Man - AP

Mutinous Soldiers in E. Congo Announce New Group - AP

Congo Fighters 'Sack Terminator' - BBC

UK Man 'Suspect in CAR Massacre' - BBC

The Silence in Sudan - FP opinion

Is al-Qaeda's Somali Branch Declining? - AEI analysis

 

Americas

Mexico: US Targets 2 Sons of Sinaloa Cartel Leader - AP

US Targets Two Sons of Mexican Drug Lord - Reuters

Colombia: ‘No Deal’ with FARC on Journalist - BBC

Tear Gas at Venezuela Prison After Gunfire Erupts - AP

Claim Says Jamaica Crook Funded Political Parties - AP

 

Asia Pacific / Central

Panetta: US-China Relationship One of World’s Most Critical - AFPS

Panetta, Chinese Defense Chief Tout Importance of Military Ties - S&S

US, China to Cooperate More Against Cyber Threats - VOA

China and US to Cooperate to Avoid Cyber Cold War - BBC

US, China Must Work Together on Cyber, Panetta Says - AFPS

Chinese Official Says Cyber-attacks Don't Come From His Country - S&S

US Sees China Pushed to Let Market Forces Work - Reuters

China Says Ready for 'Escalation' in Maritime Dispute With Philippines - VOA

Activist Says Chinese Authorities Are Assisting His Plans to Go to US - NYT

Al-Jazeera Says China Has Expelled Reporter - AP

Chinese Official Questioned About Al-Jazeera Reporter's Expulsion - VOA

China Expulsion of Al-Jazeera Reporter Criticized - AP

China Ignores Questions on Expelled Reporter - AP

North Korean Nuclear Weapons: How Real is the Threat? - AP

New Face of US Navy in Singapore - JT

Burma Issues Passport to Aung San Suu Kyi - VOA

Burma: Aung San Suu Kyi Given Passport - BBC

Police Beat Reporters During Vietnam Land Eviction - AP

Thai Man Jailed for Insulting King Dies in Detention - NYT

US and China Keep Finding Confrontation - Forbes opinion

Why China Expelled Al Jazeera - FP opinion

Defending the Philippines: Military Modernization and Challenges Ahead - CNAS study

 

Europe

New Task Force Supports Counter-trafficking in Europe - AFPS

Analysts Debate Whether Hollande Can Fix French Economy - VOA

French Cabinet Hopefuls Share Hollande’s View of Socialism - WP

Russia: Putin Strikes Back at Critical Russian Lawmakers - AP

Russia: Putin Team Taunts Demonstrators - WP

Russia: Police Keep Anti-Putin Protesters on the Run - AP

With Some Dissent, Russia’s Parliament Confirms Medvedev - NYT

Germans Getting Ahead by Getting Along - WT

Upstarts Continue to Hijack Votes in Germany - NYT

German Patience With Greece on the Euro Wears Thin - NYT

Greek Leftists Seek Coalition, Reject EU Austerity - VOA

Greek Threat to Scrap EU Bailout - BBC

Left-wing Leader Rejects Greek Austerity Pledge - WP

Greek Leftists Rule Out Coalition With Incumbents - NYT

Greece Sinks Deeper Into Crisis, Chance of Government Fades - Reuters

Germans Warns Greece: No Cuts, No Aid - Reuters

Left Makes Gains in Italy Polls - BBC

Italy Links Nuke Exec Shooting With Red Brigades - AP

Turkish Troops Kill 5 Kurdish Rebels - AP

New Greek Leaders Must Meet Euro Demands - CNN opinion

Greek Crisis Will Expose Hollande - FT opinion

What Happens Next in France - IHT opinion

 

South Asia

Indians Host Clinton While Also Wooing Iran - NYT

Nepal's Fierce Gurkha Soldiers Find Themselves Under Siege - LAT

Bangladesh Slams Clinton Over Grameen Comments - AP

Don't Forget India's Nukes - LAT opinion