Small Wars Journal Daily Roundup
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Afghanistan
Report: Afghanistan 'Far From Ready' for 2014 Transition - VOA
Red Cross Official Expresses Concern About Afghanistan - LAT
Kandahar Outpost, US Soldiers Built Trust with Afghan Counterparts - S&S
Discontent Over Renaming of Kabul College Turns Into Violence - NYT
Afghan Addicts Help Run Daring New Restaurant in Kabul - Reuters
US Troops Confused About Afghanistan Strategy - WND opinion
Syria
Romney: The US Must Help Syrian Rebels Oust Assad - AP
'Saudi Weapons' Found in Syria - BBC
Syria Rebukes Turkey as Artillery Fight Continues - NYT
Syrian Cross-Border Salvos Send Message to Turkey - AP
Syria's Internally Displaced On the Rise - VOA
Westerners With Roots in Syria Trickle In to Help Rebels - NYT
Suicide Bombers Hit Syria Security Complex - Reuters
Iran
Think Tank: Path to Iran Nuke Warhead 2-4 Months - AP
With ‘Sabotage’ Charge, Iran Takes Hostile Tone - WP
Strict New Procedures for Iran Currency Trading After Protest - NYT
Middle East / North Africa
Romney Criticizes Obama Middle East Policy - VOA
Romney Says ‘Hope is Not a Strategy’ in Middle East - WP
Romney Urges Mid-East Course Change - BBC
Israel Launches Airstrikes After Attacks From Gaza - NYT
Israel Launches Strikes on Gaza after Rocket Fire - BBC
Report: Turkish Jets Strike PKK Bases in Iraq - AP
Seeking Justice for Libya Attack Brings Dilemma - WP
State Dept Extended US Security Team in Libya - AP
Egypt Mulls Arming Sinai Bedouin Security Force - AP
Egypt Pardons 'Revolutionaries' - BBC
Egypt President Decrees Pardon for Protesters - AP
WikiLeaks
Supporters of WikiLeaks' Assange Ordered to Pay His Bail - LAT
US Department of Defense
Former 173rd Commander Johnson Retires at Reduced Rank - S&S
Military Readiness Requires Budget - WT opinion
United States
Romney Criticizes Obama as New Poll Shows He’s Surged - WP
Romney Casts Obama's Foreign Policy as Weak, Dangerous - Reuters
US Diplomatic Security Unit Under Scrutiny After Libya Attack - Reuters
Panetta: Western Hemisphere Nations Face Threats in Common - AFPS
NY Court Considers: Is Gang Member a Terrorist? - AP
Fact Check: A One-Sided Story on Trade, Defense - AP
US Needs Frank Talk about Cyberweapons - WP editorial
Homeless Veterans: Whose Responsibility? - NYT editorial
Romney’s Peace Through Strength - WT editorial
Romney Channels Obama on Foreign Policy - WP opinion
Romney's Powerful Foreign Policy Alternative - Fox opinion
Romney's Vague Speech Offered Little Substance - Politico opinion
Biden’s bin Laden Hypocrisy - WP opinion
World
Global Financial Leaders Ponder Jobs, Growth and Politics - VOA
Global Recovery 'Getting Weaker' - BBC
UN: One in Eight of World Population Going Hungry - Reuters
Africa
Africa Can Easily Grow Wheat to Ease Hunger, Price Shocks - Reuters
South Kordofan: 'Rebel Shells Kill Five' in Sudan Town - BBC
Strikes Spread in South Africa - VOA
South African Crime Falls as Security Firms Flourish - VOA
Nigeria Won't Appeal Award of Oil-Rich Bakassi to Cameroon - Reuters
Nigeria Army 'Opens Fire on Civilians' in Maiduguri - BBC
Nigerian Soldiers Open Fire After Blast, 35 Killed - Reuters
Nigeria Uniport Student Lynching Arrests - BBC
Libya's Bani Walid Is Shelled in Standoff Over Rebel's Death - Reuters
Amnesty Reports Unlawful Detentions in Rwanda - VOA
Al-Shabab Bans Islamic Aid Organization - VOA
Somalia's al-Shabab Militants Ban Islamic Relief Aid - BBC
Ivory Coast: Gbagbo’s Allies Reached Out to Islamists - AP
Americas
Panetta: Use Police Not Military for Enforcement in Latin America - AP
In Uruguay, Panetta Meets With Regional Counterparts - AFPS
Mexican Navy Says It May Have Killed Wanted Drug Lord - NYT
Mexico Navy: Zetas Cartel Leader Apparently Killed - AP
Mexico Says Marines May Have Killed Top Zetas Drug Lord - Reuters
Mexico Navy Arrests Suspect in 2010 Zetas Killings - BBC
Mexico Gang Leader Held in Massacre of Migrants - NYT
Mexico: Cartel Suspect Blamed for Jailbreaks, Massacre - AP
Chavez Hails Venezuela Poll Win - BBC
Chavez Calls for Unity After Victory in Venezuela - NYT
After Win, Chavez Talks With Rival in Venezuela - AP
Losing Venezuelan Candidate May Still Pose Threat to Chavez - WP
Colombia Militia Boss 'Martin Llanos' Confesses Murders - BBC
Honduras: Threats to Kill 2 Cabinet Ministers - AP
American Imprisoned in Cuba May Have Cancer - WP
Haiti PM Announces Sin Tax to Pay for Education - AP
Dominican Republic, Haiti in 10-Year Cholera Fight - AP
Moral Victory for Venezuela's Opposition - FP opinion
Asia / Pacific
Asia Stocks Up Despite Global Growth Warnings - AP
Chinese Telecom Firms Huawei and ZTE Pose Security Threat - WP
Artist Ai Weiwei Shares Hopes, Concerns for China - VOA
Benefits Outweigh Risks in Philippines Peace Deal - AP
Philippines and US Start Joint Exercises - NYT
US, Philippine Troops Hold Joint Training for Maritime Security - DPA
Decade After Bali, Indonesian Terror Aims at Gov't - AP
Isolated North Korea Says Its Rockets Can Hit US Mainland - Reuters
N. Korea Says S. Korea and US Are Within Missile Range - AP
Families of S. Korean Sailors Held by Pirates Ask Seoul for Help - NYT
Central Asia
Kazakh Opposition Leader Jailed - BBC
US Says Kazakh Verdict Silences Opposition - Reuters
Europe
Banking Union Proving Thorny Issue for EU - AP
New Eurozone Rescue Fund Launched - BBC
Eurogroup Chief: Lenders, Greece Should Agree Soon - AP
Spain to Miss Deficit Targets in 2012, 2013 - Reuters
Radicalism Prompts Warnings in France - NYT
Georgian Leader Emerges as an Enigma - NYT
Ukraine Media Feel the Squeeze Ahead of Election - Reuters
South Asia
Pakistani Medical School to Offer Sex-ed - WP
Concern That Maldives Police Used Excessive Force - AP
Age-Old Fixes for India’s Water - NYT opinion