Small Wars Journal

30 May SWJ Roundup

Wed, 05/30/2012 - 5:54am

Small Wars Journal Daily Roundup

US Naval Institute Daily - USNI

Real Clear World - RCP

 

Afghanistan

Unit in Remote Province Hopes Village Will Side With Govt - S&S

Afghanistan Airstrike Kills Senior Al-Qaida Leader - VOA

US Says 2 Slain in Raid Were Qaeda - NYT

Saudi Militant 'Dies in Afghanistan' - BBC

Bomb Kills NATO Service Member - AP

Official: 160 Girls Poisoned at Afghan School - CNN

ISAF Operations Summary - AFPS

 

Pakistan

Pakistan’s Legal System Under Scrutiny - WP

UN: Pakistan Judges Pressured to Use Blasphemy Law - AP

Pakistani Doctor in Bin Laden Hunt Rejected US Escape - Reuters

Pakistan Doctor Guilty of Militancy, Not CIA Links - AP

For Pakistani Truckers, NATO Route Row Is All About the Money - Reuters

 

Syria

Envoy Annan Calls for 'Bold Steps Now' in Syria - VOA

Annan Tells Assad-Halt Violence, Syria at 'Tipping Point' - Reuters

UN Council Plans Special Session on Syria Massacre - AP

US Remains Opposed to Military Action in Syria - AP

France: Military Intervention in Syria Cannot Be Ruled Out - Reuters

US and Other Nations Expel Syrian Envoys over Massacre - NYT

Nations Expel Syrian Diplomats over Massacre - WP

Syrian Diplomats to be Expelled by Western Nations - BBC

Western Nations Expel Syrian Envoys over Massacre - AP

France to Push Russia on Syria Sanctions, Expels Envoy - Reuters

Japan to Expel Syrian Ambassador in Protest at Massacre - Reuters

Romney Calls for Action on Syria, but His Party Is Divided - NYT

Israel’s Defense Minister Calls for More Action Against Assad - NYT

China Restates Opposition to Military Intervention in Syria - Reuters

Syria Massacre Unlikely to Break UN Deadlock - Reuters

The Massacre at Houla - NYT editorial

Who Will Save Syria? - WP editorial

More Failures for Obama's Syria Policy - AI opinion

Killing Time - NL opinion

Time to Put More Pressure on Syria - NR opinion

Putin and Syria: Now or Never - WP opinion

Can a War-Weary World Save Syria? - TNY opinion

For Syria, Diplomacy Still Beats Bombs - FT opinion

Why Russia Changed Tack on Syria - TG opinion

 

Iran

Iran Confirms Attack by New Virus That Mines Data - NYT

Iran Acknowledges Virus Infected Computers Nationwide - WP

Iran, Other Mideast States Hit by Computer Virus - AP

Iran Says It Can Destroy Data-Stealing Virus - VOA

Iran 'Finds Flame Malware Fix' - BBC

Israeli Premier: World Powers Too Soft on Iran - AP

Israel Pours Cold Water on Big-Power Talks with Iran - Reuters

 

Yemen

Al-Qaida Threatens Yemen's Transition to Democracy - AP

Yemen Army Outflanks Rebel-Held Jaar - Reuters

Yemen: Airstrike, Shelling Kills 10 Militants - AP

In Yemen, US Airstrikes Breed Anger - WP

 

Egypt

Egyptians Outraged Over Presidential Poll Results - VOA

Islamist Promises Inclusive Egypt - BBC

Egypt Islamist Candidate Vows Break With Old Ways - AP

Egypt Should Embrace Secularism - CSM opinion

 

Middle East / North Africa

Israel Frees Palestinian Activist - BBC

Israel to Aid Wider Range Of Rabbis - NYT

Israel to Fund Non-Orthodox Rabbis for 1st Time - AP

Recent Large-Scale Killings in the Middle East - AP

Qatar Orders Arrests After Deadly Mall Fire - AP

Libya's Other Oil Economy - VOA

BP to Resume Operations in Libya - BBC

Tunisia Judges Start Indefinite Strike Over Purge - Reuters

Nudging Bahrain, Without Pushing It Away - NYT opinion

 

United States

Obama to Award Highest Civilian Honor to 13 Recipients - VOA

Obama Honors Medal of Freedom Recipients - VOA

Chinese-American Recalls WWII POW Past - VOA

Justices Reject Appeal Seeking Payments for Ex-Iran Hostages - NYT

Suspended GSA Executive Back on the Job - WT

Our War Dead: Heroes or Dupes? - WT editorial

A CIA Gambit Backfires - WP opinion

Zero Nuclear Sense - WT opinion

Eviscerating American Defense - WT opinion

 

United Kingdom

British Court Clears Way for Assange’s Extradition - NYT

UK Top Court Backs Extradition of WikiLeaks Boss - AP

Britain Launches Fight Against Sexual Violence During War - VOA

Spain, UK Urge Solution to Gibraltar Fisherman Spat - Reuters

Ex-Cameron Aide Arrested Over Alleged Perjury - AP

 

Canada

Quebec Protesters, Government Continue Talks - AP

Police Say Severed Foot Mailed to Conservative Party Headquarters - AP

 

Vatican

Vatican Spokesman: Pope Pained by Deepening Scandal - VOA

Pope, Beset by Scandal, Speaks of Personal Suffering - Reuters

 

Africa

S. Sudan Questions Khartoum's Sincerity as Peace Talks Resume - VOA

Sudan Pulls Troops From Oil-Rich Region - AP

Kenyan PM: Nairobi Blast an Act of Terrorism - VOA

Kenya Blast Thought to be Work of al-Qaida-linked Shabab Insurgents - AP

Mali Rebels Say They Will Create Moderate Islamic State - VOA

Mali Rebels Split Over Sharia in New State - Reuters

Somalia President Survives Attack - VOA

Somali President Convoy Ambushed - BBC

Ex-Liberian President Faces Sentencing - CNN

Concern over Africa Adoption Rise - BBC

Taylor War Crimes Sentence Could Set Precedent - Reuters

 

Americas

Mexico Presidential Front-Runner Suffers Poll Setback - Reuters

Mexico Protects PepsiCo Subsidiary After Attacks - AP

Fugitive Venezuela Judge Helps Elite US Anti-Drugs Unit - Reuters

UN Group Urges Release of American in Nicaraguan Prison - Reuters

Brazilian Indigenous in Protest - BBC

Top Judge Accuses Brazil Ex-President of Pressure - AP

Mining Protest Leader Arrested in Peru - AP

Repsol to Stop Oil Drilling in Cuba - BBC

 

Asia Pacific / Central

Panetta Calls on Navy Grads to Focus on Asia-Pacific - AFPS

Panetta Exhorts Navy Grads to Lead, be Wary of China - WP

Panetta: Asia is 'Project' for New Naval Academy Grads - AP

US Denies N. Korea Commando Operation - WP

Chinese Man Pleads Guilty to NY Fed Cyber Theft - Reuters

China: Ex-Beijing Mayor Regrets Tiananmen - WP

Taiwan’s Opposition Leader Seeks Flexible Ties with China - VOA

Burma’s Aung San Suu Kyi Starts Landmark Bangkok Visit - VOA

Amid Disorganization, Burma’s Aung San Suu Kyi Visits Thailand - NYT

Burma’s Suu Kyi in Historic Foreign Trip - BBC

Philippines Chief Justice Removed Over Finances - NYT

Philippine Top Judge Faces Sack - BBC

Thai Webmaster Sentenced in Free Speech Case - AP

China: The Myths Chen Shattered - WP opinion

How China Flouts Its Laws - NYT opinion

 

Europe

Russia Criticizes US Envoy for Accusation - VOA

Russia Warns of Reprisals over US Ban - WP

Putin Aide Seeks to Calm Worries Over Russia-US Ties - Reuters

US Ambassador Surprised by Russian Criticism - AP

Corruption Turns Russians Radical - WP

Eastern Europe Rising Up Against Politicians on Take - WT

European Official Calls for Economic Road Map to Calm Fears - NYT

Spain’s Economic Troubles Mount - WP

Powerful Earthquake in Italy Kills 15 - VOA

Deadly Earthquake Hits Northern Italy - NYT

Searchers Sift Rubble in Italy - BBC

Women's Rights Looking up in France - VOA

Nobel Laureate Discusses Writing About Dictatorships - Reuters

 

South Asia

India’s Economy Slows, With Global Implications - NYT

Kashmir Rebel Attack Wounds 7 Indian Soldiers - AP

Nepal's Opposition Vows Protests to Topple PM - AP