Small Wars Journal

12 June SWJ Roundup

Tue, 06/12/2012 - 8:17am

Small Wars Journal Daily Roundup

US Naval Institute Daily - USNI

Real Clear World - RCP

 

Afghanistan

US Military Officials Restrict Using Aircraft to Bomb Afghan homes - WP

NATO Limits Airstrikes on Afghan Homes to Self-Defense - AP

Afghan Leader: No Airstrikes on Homes, at All - AP

Four Seconds in Afghanistan: Was it Combat, or a Crime?  - S&S

Afghan Earthquakes 'Killed 80' - BBC

Up to 100 Feared Dead in Afghan Earthquake - AP

Bomb Hits Ambulance in Usually Calm Afghan Area - NYT

Ex-PM Brown: Murdoch Lied, Undermined UK War Effort - AP

 

Pakistan

US Pulls Negotiators from Pakistan on Supply Routes - VOA

US Takes Step Toward Exit in Pakistan Talks - NYT

US Pulls Negotiators from Pakistan as Supply Routes Remain Closed - S&S

Pakistan Should 'Bite the Bullet' in NATO Routes Row - Reuters

Pakistan Panel Says ex-Ambassador Behind Memo to Washington - WP

Pakistan Inquiry Says Former Envoy Sought Help From US - NYT

Pakistani Probe Finds Case Against Ex-Envoy - AP

 

Syria

UN Fears for Civilians as Heavy Fighting Continues in Syria - NYT

UN Envoy Kofi Annan 'Gravely Concerned' as Violence Surges - LAT

NATO Chief Sees Parallels Between Syria and Balkans - NYT

US Accuses Syria of New Tactics, Fears Massacre  - AP

Syrian Troops Pound Rebel Strongholds - VOA

Syrian Troops Renew Shelling of Homs - WP

Syrian Children 'Used as Shields' - BBC

Syrian Rebels’ Arsenal Includes Remote-controlled Truck Bombs - McClatchy

Number of Syrians Fleeing to Northern Iraq Growing - AP

 

Iran

Iranians’ Past with US Colors Standoff over Nuclear Program - WP

Sanctions Squeeze Iran’s Oil Exports to a 20-year Low - WT

Iran's Ahmadinejad Wounded but Wily in Final Year - AP

Iran to Send Humanitarian Aid to North Korea - AP

US Waives Sanctions over Iran Oil - BBC

China Excluded from Waivers for Oil Trade with Iran - NYT

US Clears India, 6 Others from Iran Oil Sanctions - AP

Step Forward in Iran Nuclear Talks - WP opinion

 

Middle East / North Africa

Iraq Pilgrimage Security Tight after Mortar Attack - AP

Yemeni Army Retakes Militant Stronghold of Jaar - Reuters

Yemeni Troops Regain Al-Qaida Stronghold in South - AP

Yemen Town 'Deserted' by al-Qaeda - BBC

Israel Begins Rounding Up African Migrants - AP

Rights Groups Protest Israeli Arrests of African Migrants - VOA

Bahrain Releases 'Boy Protester' - BBC

Tensions on a Campus Mirror Turbulence in a New Tunisia - NYT

Tunisian Police Clash With Islamist Extremists - AP

Libya Town Tribal Clashes Kill 16 - BBC

UK Embassy Convoy Attacked in Libya - AP

ICC Staff 'Moved to Libya Jail' - BBC

War Crimes Court: Libya Must Release Staffers - AP

Egypt's Parliament to Pick Constitutional Panel - AP

Egypt's Mubarak 'in Poor Health' - BBC

Doctors Twice Use Defibrillator on Egypt's Mubarak - AP

Detained in Libya - NYT editorial

Invisible Deaths in Libya - WP opinion

 

Terrorism / Counterterrorism

Justices Reject Detainees’ Appeal, Cloud Over Earlier Guantánamo Ruling - NYT

US Supreme Court Turns Down New Guantanamo Appeals - AP

Attorney: Terror Suspect Isolated in Kentucky for a Year - AP

Al-Qaida Blames Germany for Nigeria Hostage Death - AP

 

US Department of Defense

Report: US Military Admits to Mistakes in Iraq, Afghanistan - S&S

Pentagon to Deploy Pint-sized but Lethal Switchblade Drones - S&S

DOD, Congress Debate Replacement Costs for Landstuhl hospital - S&S

More Charges Dropped Against Former 173rd Commander - S&S

 

United States

Drones Revolutionize US Warfare - VOA

House Moving to Hold Holder in Contempt - WT

A Century Later, John Philip Sousa's Marches Still Quicken the Pulse - CT

John Wayne Obama - WT editorial

White House Blabbermouths - WP opinion

A ‘Kill List’ Power Grab - WP opinion

Hold Obama Accountable - WT opinion

 

United Kingdom

Olympics Opening Details Revealed - BBC

Ex-PM Says Murdoch Press ‘Lowered Tone’ - NYT

Ex-PM Brown: Murdoch Lied, Undermined War Effort - AP

Julian Assange Asks Top UK Court to Reopen Case - AP

 

Africa

Priorities Set US Africa Command’s Agenda - AFPS

AU Summit Moved to Ethiopia - BBC

AU Moves Summit to Ethiopia After Malawi Snubs Bashir - Reuters

Sudan Frees Opposition Politicians - Reuters

DRC Government Rules Out Talks With Rebels - VOA

ECOWAS Losing Patience with Malian Rebels - VOA

Africa Warned over Mali Islamists - BBC

Nigeria Gang in 'Revenge Raid' - BBC

Nigeria Launches Airline Industry Probe - VOA

Ugandan Activists Pressure Government to Reduce Maternal Deaths - VOA

Kenya's President Pays Homage to George Saitoti - VOA

Burkina Faso Grants Presidents Amnesty - BBC

 

Americas

In Mexico, a Candidate Stands Out Despite Attacks - NYT

Mexico Candidates in Final Debate - BBC

Chávez Forces Venezuela to Contemplate a Void - NYT

Venezuela: Chavez Registers for October Poll - BBC

 

Asia Pacific / Central

China Excluded from Waivers for Oil Trade with Iran - NYT

China Announces 23 Arrests in US Gun Scheme - AP

Japanese City Balks at US Aircraft Deployment - AP

UN Optimistic on US Aid for N. Korea, Food Still a Problem - Reuters

UN: Food supply tenuous for 16 million N. Koreans - AP

Iran to Send Humanitarian Aid to North Korea - AP

Violence Escalates in Burma’s Rakhine State - VOA

Burmese Police Collect Bodies from Homes - WP

Clinton Urges Halt to Burma Sectarian Violence - AP

Taiwan Investigates Navy Ship's Missing Laptop - AP

 

Europe

Europe Stays Quiet Despite Unease About Drones - IHT

Russia: Anti-Putin Demonstrators Gather in Moscow - NYT

Russian Police Raid Opposition Leaders' Homes Ahead of Protest - VOA

Police Raid Homes of Russian Activists - WP

Russia: Putin Opponents March in Moscow - BBC

Opposition Rally in Moscow Draws Tens of Thousands - AP

A Russian Reformer, Felled by Graft - WP

World Markets Surge After Spanish Bank Rescue - VOA

Worry for Italy Quickly Replaces Relief for Spain - NYT

French Vote Raises Socialists’ Hopes for Majority in Parliament - NYT

Neighbors Boycott Serb President's Inauguration - AP

Bosnian Serb Karadzic Asks Judges to Dismiss Genocide Case - AP

Now, Spain - NYT editorial

 

South Asia

In a Time to Shine, India Can’t Get Off the Ground - NYT

India Output Weaker than Forecast - BBC

US Clears India, 6 Others from Iran Oil Sanctions - AP

Bangladesh Turns Away 1,500 Refugees From Burma - AP