Small Wars Journal Daily Roundup
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Afghanistan
Afghans Worry About Iran's Growing Influence - VOA
Kabul Bank Fraud 'Profited Elite' - BBC
Investigation Into General Allen Narrows Look at E-Mail - NYT
ISAF Operations Summary - AFPS
The Pace of Leaving Afghanistan - NYT editorial
Israel / Palestinians
Gaza Residents Hope Israeli Blockade Will End After Ceasefire - VOA
In Gaza, Warning Call Failed to Protect - WP
Israel Snuffs Out Hamas’ Missiles - WT
Palestinians Seek to Upgrade UN Status - VOA
Israel to Take 'Low Profile' Approach to PA UN Move - JP
France to Back Palestinian UN Bid - BBC
France Says It Will Vote in Favor of Palestinians’ UN Bid - NYT
France to Recognize Palestinian State at UN - AP
Palestinians Predict Historic UN Vote on Statehood - AP
Palestinians Say No Rush to Join International Court After UN Vote - Reuters
Behind the Iron Dome: How Israel Stops Missiles - BW
Remains of Arafat Exhumed in West Bank - VOA
Arafat’s Remains Exhumed for Probe - WP
Arafat’s Body Is Exhumed for Poison Tests - NYT
Arafat Grave Dug Up for Probe of Poison Suspicion - AP
Misguided UN Bid - JP editorial
An End to the Arafat Assassination Fantasy - TT editorial
Arafat’s Exhumation - JP editorial
A Palestinian Flanking Maneuver - WSJ opinion
Iron Dome Creator Joins the Ranks of Military Innovators - Commentary opinion
The Dangerous Success of Iron Dome - TOI opinion
Egypt
Protests Rage Against Egyptian Presidential Decree - VOA
Egyptian President’s Hedging on Decree Fails to Stop Protest - NYT
Angry Protesters Fill Tahrir Square - WT
Mass Cairo Protest Against Mursi - BBC
Hundreds of Thousands Stage Mass Protest Against Morsi - WP
Morsi Faces Gravest Threat of His Egyptian Rule - TT
Egypt Mass Protests Challenge Islamist President - AP
Egyptians Challenge Mursi in Nationwide Protests - Reuters
Mursi Decree Stirs Debate on Brotherhood Role - Reuters
Has Morsi Started Something He Can't Finish? - Time
Egypt's 'Moderate' Despot - LAT opinion
Morsi’s Second Muslim Brotherhood Coup - WT opinion
Shame on Those Who Thought Morsi a Moderate - TNR opinion
Morsi Turns Tyrant to Save Democracy - Bloomberg opinion
Obama's Silence on Egypt Speaks Volumes - Commentary opinion
Syria
Fighting Rages in Syria; UNHCR Warns of Growing Trauma - VOA
Syrian Rebels Take Two Military Bases in Heavy Fighting - WP
Downing of Copter May Show a New Syrian Rebel Capability - NYT
Videos Appear to Show First Confirmed Hit of Aircraft by SAM - NYT
Syrian Rebels Claim Strategic Gains Amid Civil War - USAT
Civilians Killed in Syrian Strike on Olive Press, Rebels Say - NYT
Syrian Warplanes Bomb Olive Oil Factory; 20 Killed - AP
High Stakes as Syrian Opposition Tries to Form Government - Reuters
Syrian Rebels, Civilians Brace for Long Civil War - AP
Syria 'Names 142 Foreign Jihadists Who Fought with Rebels' - TT
UK Wants More Reviews of EU's Syria Arms Embargo - Reuters
Recent Events in Syria - WP opinion
Libya US Consulate Attack
US Lawmakers Reiterate Criticism of Rice Over Benghazi Attack - VOA
3 Republicans Not Satisfied as Rice Concedes Error on Libya - NYT
Republicans ‘Troubled’ After Rice Meeting on Benghazi Attack - WP
GOP Senators More Troubled After Rice Meeting on Benghazi - AP
US Envoy Admits Benghazi Error - BBC
Rice's Hopes of Becoming New Secretary of State in Doubt - TT
Middle East / North Africa
Sunni Leaders Gaining Clout in Mideast - NYT
Graph Suggests Iran Working on Bomb More Powerful than Hiroshima - AP
US Senate Works on New Package of Iran Sanctions - JP
Insurgent Attacks Kill 30, Wound Dozens in Iraq - AP
Car Bombs Kill 23 Shi'ite Muslims in Iraqi Capital - Reuters
Senior Diplomatic Source: Qatar is Bitter Enemy of Israel - JP
Israel: Tzipi Livni Announces Political Return - WP
Israel: Ex-FM Forms New Party to Oppose Netanyahu - NYT
Israeli PM Netanyahu Suddenly Seems Vulnerable - AP
World Bank Approves $500 Million Loan for Tunisia - Reuters
Libya Integrity Body Approves Foreign Minister - AP
New Libyan Foreign Minister Wins Integrity Appeal - Reuters
Terrorism / Counterterrorism
Al-Qaeda's East Africa Network 'Regrouping and Rearming in Somalia' - TT
Pentagon: A Human Will Always Decide When a Robot Kills You - DR
Man Suspected of Plotting to Join Al Qaeda Held Without Bail - LAT
4 Ugandan Bombing Suspects Claim FBI Abused Them - AP
The Paradoxes of Counterterrorism - TNI opinion
WikiLeaks
Assange: EU Must Investigate WikiLeaks Block - AP
US Department of Defense
How David Petraeus Mastered the Media - Forbes
Faulty Part on Carrier has Domino Effect on Deployments - S&S
SECNAV Relieves Top Leaders of Naval Postgraduate School - DON
Women Sue Panetta Over Combat Exclusion - S&S
Servicewomen File Suit Over Direct Combat Ban - NYT
Military Dogs are Feeling the Stress of Combat Duty, Too - LAT
US Navy Moves Ahead to Replace Presidential Helicopters - Reuters
United States
CyberCity Allows Government Hackers to Train for Attacks - WP
US E-Commerce Surges - VOA
Lawyer for Socialite Involved in Petraeus Case Lashes Out at Leaks - WP
Socialite in Petraeus Scandal to Lose Honorary S. Korea Consul Title - AP
My Secretary of State - NYT opinion
Correcting Homeland Security Corruption - WT opinion
Border Control is Primary Problem - WT opinion
Immigration Reform is More than a Fence - WT opinion
United Kingdom
Top BBC Figures Acknowledge ‘Errors’ in Reporting Scandals - NYT
UK Officials: Late Lawmaker Sexually Abused Boys - AP
United Nations
Group Hacks IAEA Site, Urges Israel Reactor Probe - JP
UN Nuclear Agency Reports Being Hacked - AP
UN Atomic Agency Says Stolen Information on Hacker Site - Reuters
World
US Drones Ignite New Arms Race From Gaza To Iran To China - HP
OECD Sees 'Uneven' Global Economic Recovery - VOA
Remittances Can Help Economies of Poorest Countries Grow - VOA
Ten Big, Overlooked Stories from 2012 - FP opinion
Africa
DR Congo Rebels Hesitate on Plans to Withdraw From Goma - VOA
Congo Rebels Pledge to Leave Goma By Friday - VOA
Rebels in Congo Sending Mixed Signals on Pullout From Goma - NYT
Congo Rebel Pull-out Conditional - BBC
DR Congo Dismisses Goma Withdrawal Conditions - TT
Congo Rebels Say Will Withdraw From Goma - Reuters
AU Demands Humanitarian Access in Congo - VOA
Congo War Stems From Minerals, Ethnic Animosity - AP
Rwanda's Military Battles Hutu Rebels - VOA
Sudan Says to Resume Security Talks With S. Sudan Next Week - Reuters
Seven Killed as Nigeria Gunmen Rob Banks and Attack Police - Reuters
10 Killed in Central Nigeria Violence - AP
Nigeria Gunmen Open Fire in Pub - BBC
Indicted Kenyans Seek Alliance - BBC
Americas
UN: Latin American Poverty Lowest in 3 Decades - AP
Latin American Poverty Rate Ebbs to Lowest in 3 Decades - Reuters
Mexico Shifts Focus From Drug War to Growing Economy - NYT
Obama, Mexico’s Pena-Nieto Greet an Era of Wider Cooperation - AP
Mexico's Mayor-heroine Found Beaten to Death - TT
Soldiers: Mexico Beauty Queen Had Gun in Her Hands - AP
Colombian Rebels Say Peace Talks Going Well - AP
Venezuela Opposition Gov Says Supporters Attacked - AP
Venezuela’s Chavez Back to Cuba for Treatment - BBC
Venezuela's Chavez Heads to Cuba for Medical Treatment - Reuters
Brazil: Amazon Destruction 'at New Low' - BBC
Bolivia Arrests 7 in Jailed American's Case - AP
Cuba: US Rabbi Says Jailed American in Good Health - AP
Misconceptions About Mexico - CNN opinion
Asia / Pacific
The Pentagon Yawns at China's Carrier Operations - FP
Analysts: Tibet Self-Immolations Hit New Phase in China Protests - VOA
China: Tibetans Injured in Crackdown; Self-Immolations Continue - NYT
China 'Not Currency Manipulator' - BBC
US to Raise Passport Map Issue With China - Reuters
UN Committee Condemns N. Korea Over Widespread Rights Abuses - Reuters
New Satellite Images Suggest N. Korea Missile Activity - VOA
S. Korea: North Close to Rocket Launch - WP
North Korea May Be Planning Rocket Test - NYT
North Korea's Illegal Weapons Pipeline Flows On - WSJ
DMZ Xmas Display Shelved Again to Avoid N. Korea Provocation - S&S
US Military in Japan Wrestles with Curfew's Ineffectiveness - S&S
Easing Burma Sanctions Draws Interest of US Business - VOA
It Really is that Bad: A Powerful Speech on North Korea - WP opinion
In China, Elders Trump Reform - AT opinion
Europe
Debt Deal Marks 'New Day' for Greece - VOA
Greece, Markets Satisfied by EU-IMF Greek Debt Deal - Reuters
French Conservative Party Threatened with Split - WP
French Party Splits Over Leader - BBC
Sarkozy Returns to French Politics as Party Peace Broker - Reuters
Lack of Reform Progress Delays Bosnia's EU Bid - Reuters
Belgian Intelligence Workers Outed on Facebook, LinkedIn - WP
Fighter's Release Fuels Fears of Ethnic Violence in Russia - Reuters
Outrage at 'Jewish List' Call in Hungary Parliament - Reuters
Georgia’s Wrong Turn - WP editorial
South Asia
India’s Ruling Party Unveils Plan to Send Cash Directly to Poor - WP
India Journalists Deny Extortion - BBC
Bangladesh Mourns, Calls Factory Fire 'Act of Sabotage' - Reuters
Fire Highlights Harsh Lives of Bangladesh Workers - AP
India Should Look to China to Rebuild Rails - IE opinion