Small Wars Journal

16 May SWJ Roundup

Wed, 05/16/2012 - 5:04am

Small Wars Journal Daily Roundup

US Naval Institute Daily - USNI

Real Clear World - RCP

Afghanistan

Deputy Ambassador: Meetings to Build on Progress in Afghanistan - AFPS

As Trained Afghans Turn Enemy, a US-Led Imperative Is in Peril - NYT

A US Soldier ... and the Afghan Soldier Who Killed Him - S&S

France: Hollande Backtracks on Afghanistan - WP

Australia Pledges $300 Million to Afghan Forces - AP

Afghan Post-Intervention Era Takes Shape - TG opinion

 

Pakistan

US and Pakistan Say Deal to Open NATO Supply Lines Is Imminent - NYT

US, Pakistan on Verge of Reopening Supply Lines - Reuters

Many Gain if Pakistan Reopens NATO Supply Routes into Afghanistan - WP

NATO Invites Pakistan to Upcoming Afghan Summit - VOA

NATO Invites Pakistan to Summit in Chicago - AP

Pakistan 'to Attend' NATO Summit - BBC

 

Syria

Syrian Rebels Get Influx of Arms with US Help - WP

Roadside Blast Hits UN Convoy; 20 Killed at Syrian Funeral - VOA

UN Team Sees Clash Between Syrian Protesters and Soldiers - NYT

Syria Attack Kills 21; Rebels Say Protect UN Monitors - Reuters

UN Team in Syria Stayed With Rebels After Attack - AP

Jihadist Group Denies Syria Suicide Bombings - CNN

Syria Says Voter Turnout 51 Percent in Boycotted Election - VOA

 

Iran

Iran and UN Nuclear Regulators Agree to Meet Again - VOA

UN and Iran Agree to Keep Talking - Reuters

Iran Mulling Reset of Relations with West - AT

Iran's Tough Nuclear Stance Masks Struggles at Top - AP

US Nuclear Expert: Iran Official Linked to Past Program - Reuters

India to Buy Less Oil from Iran - WP

Iran Executes Man Accused as Israeli Spy and Assassin - NYT

 

Middle East / North Africa

Obama Order Designed to Help Ensure Yemen’s Stability - WP

Yemen Moves to Recapture Towns Controlled by Islamist Insurgents - NYT

Palestinians Mark Nakba Day - VOA

Palestinians Commemorate ‘Nakba’ - WP

Jihadist 'Safe Haven' in Eastern Libya? - CNN

Egypt: Game of Chess Without a King - TN opinion

What Do Egyptians Want? - JP opinion

 

NATO

Deputy Ambassador: Meetings to Build on Progress in Afghanistan - AFPS

NATO Invites Pakistan to Upcoming Afghan Summit - VOA

A Surprise Guest at NATO-athon? - CNN

Progress Continues Toward NATO Missile Defense System - AFPS

Chicago Braces for Violence at NATO Summit - Reuters

Russia Should Be Invited to Join NATO - CSM opinion

 

US Department of Defense

Future Holds Danger, Uncertainty in Complex World, General Says - AFPS

Former Commander of US Nuclear Forces Calls for Large Cut in Warheads - NYT

Officials: Nearly $2 Million in Guns, Combat Gear Sold to Gangs - S&S

Panel Calls for Steep Cuts in US Nuclear Arsenal - AP

New Law Authorizes Reservists to Respond to Homeland Disasters - AFPS

Panetta Calls for Accelerated Efforts to Address F-22 Problems - S&S

Military Curbs F-22 Flights Over Oxygen Concerns - NYT

F-22 Flights Curbed over Pilot Blackouts - WP

Panetta Orders Air Force to Take Further Steps on F-22 - AFPS

Cost to Relocate Marines off Okinawa a Moving Target - S&S

Soldiers Don't Seek PTSD Help or Leave Therapy Early - S&S

 

United States

US Officials Sought to Testify in Gitmo 9/11 Trial - AP

 

United Kingdom

Former Murdoch Editor Brooks Charged in Phone-hacking Scandal - WP

Top Murdoch Aide Is Charged in Hacking Case - NYT

 

Africa

Report: Food Insecurity a Huge Problem in Africa - VOA

Food Voucher Initiative in Somaliland Called Big Success - VOA

UN Fears for South Sudanese as Austerity Bites - VOA

UN Warns of South Sudan Hunger - BBC

Sudan's Bashir Says No South Sudan Oil Exports Without Security - Reuters

UN Urges Uganda to Prosecute Captured LRA Commander - VOA

WFP: Sahel Region in Urgent Need of Aid - VOA

Official: 1 Dead in Explosion on Kenya's Coast - AP

One Killed in Grenade Blast in Kenyan Coastal City - Reuters

European Union Sends Forces to Strike Somali Pirate Base - NYT

Liberian ex-President Taylor Set to Address Hague Court - BBC

War Crimes Judges Hear Liberian ex-President Taylor's Sentencing Pleas - AP

 

Americas

Numb to Carnage, Mexicans Find Diversions, and Life Goes On - NYT

Mexico: Who's Behind the 49 Decapitated Bodies Found by Roadside? - CNN

Colombia-US Trade Pact in Force - BBC

Colombia: Bogota Hit by Deadly Explosion - BBC

Colombia: Fatal Bomb Attack in Bogota - NYT

Colombia: 2 Dead in Bogota Bombing Targeting Former Minister - AP

Dam Project Threatens a Way of Life in Peru - NYT

Another Resignation Hits Costa Rica's Cabinet - Reuters

Haiti Deputies Back PM's Policies - BBC

Mexico's Tragic Drug War Failure - TG opinion

Cuba After Hugo Chavez - MH opinion

 

Asia Pacific / Central

North Korea Tries to Drum Up Investment in Southeast Asia - VOA

S, Korea: Burma to Comply with UN Resolutions on N. Korea - VOA

Four South Koreans Being Held in China - VOA

Chinese Dissident Chen: Discussions on US Visa Under Way - VOA

Chinese Dissident Chen Speaks to US Congress Again - BBC

China: Chen Calls into Hearing to Report Retaliation on Relatives - WP

US Ready to Receive Chen but Waiting on China - CNN

China TV Blames Dalai Lama for Tibet Immolations - AP

Analysis: China's 'Small Stick' Approach to South China Sea - Reuters

Vietnam Protests China's S. China Sea Fishing Ban - AP

Burma Vows to Cease Buying Weapons From North Korea - NYT

Philippines: Militants Free Kidnapped Malaysian - AP

Activists: Cambodian Girl Killed in Mass Eviction - AP

 

Europe

New Elections for Greece as Talks Fail - VOA

Greece to Form Interim Government - BBC

Greek President Is Expected to Name Caretaker Government - NYT

Greece: New Elections as Threat of Economic Collapse Grows - WP

Greeks Pull Funds From Banks; Emergency Cabinet to Be Named - Reuters

Spain's PM Says 'Major Error' if Greece Leaves the Euro - Reuters

France: Hollande Gets Stormy Welcome to Power - Reuters

France's Hollande Meets Merkel in Germany - VOA

France: Hollande Meets Merkel to Start a Delicate Balancing Act - NYT

France Vows to Work with Germany - BBC

Ahead of G-8 Meeting, New French President to Meet with Obama - WP

Russian Police Uproot Protest Camp in Moscow - AP

Russian Police Disperse Protesters at Anti-Putin Sit-In - Reuters

Ex-Soviet Uzbekistan Plans Privatization Drive - AP

Serb Mladic to Face Genocide Charges - BBC

Bosnian Serb Leader Faces War Crimes Charges - NYT

Serb Mladic's Genocide Trial Gets Under Way - AP

Mladic Goes on Trial for Atrocities in Bosnia - Reuters

Unrepentant Mladic Proud of His Bosnian 'Legacy' - Reuters

A Murder Trial in Sweden, With Echoes of Norway - NYT

Lighten Up, Germany - WP editorial

 

South Asia

India to Buy Less Oil from Iran - WP

US Sanctions Dawood India Aides - BBC

India State to Probe Corruption in Low-Caste Parks - AP