Small Wars Journal Daily Roundup
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Afghanistan
Two Dead, 15 Reported Injured in Kabul Blast - S&S
Taliban Claims Responsibility for Attack on US Company - VOA
Blast Kills 10 Girls in Eastern Afghanistan; Car Bomber Targets Kabul - NYT
Officials: Landmine Kills 10 Girls in E. Afghanistan - VOA
UN Makes It Easier for Blacklisted Taliban to Travel for Peace Talks - Reuters
Afghans Turn to AK-47, Fearing Taliban Return or Civil War - Reuters
A Pristine Afghan Prison Faces a Murky Future - NYT
Afghanistan's University of Resistance - GP
ISAF Operations Summary - AFPS
Syria
US Plans for Possibility Syria Could Lose Control of Chemical Arms - WP
Syria Says Opposition Could Use Chemical Weapons - AP
Syria 'Genuinely Worried' Extremists Could Get Chemical Weapons - Reuters
Syrian Vice President: No One Can Win Civil War - WT
Syrian Vice President Says Army Can't Win - AP
Syria Warns Refugees Not to Aid Rebels - NYT
Syrian Rebels Take Control of Damascus Palestinian Camp - Reuters
From Central Damascus, War Seems Ever Closer - Reuters
UN Chief 'Firmly Condemns' Syria Violence Escalation - VOA
Russia Deflects Idea of UN Peacekeepers for Syria - AP
UN Sees Risk of Escalation in Syrian-Israeli Tensions in Golan - Reuters
West Must Arm Syria's Rebels - FA opinion
Russia About to Lose in Syria - WPR opinion
Iran
Iran Says It, World Powers Must End Nuclear Stalemate - Reuters
Iran Says it Got 2 More US Drones in Past Missions - AP
Iran Military Plans More Drills in Strait of Hormuz Soon - Reuters
Iran’s Ahmadinejad Cancels Visit to Turkey - AP
Iran in 2013: Three Possible Crises - CNN opinion
Obama's Year of Reckoning on Iran - FT opinion
US Arms to Allies Hint at Iran Strategy - WT opinion
Iran Has No Interest in Talking - Commentator opinion
Egypt
Low Turnout in Egypt's Vote Raises Questions - AP
Egypt Opposition to Protest Against 'Invalid' Constitution - Reuters
Egypt Prosecutor Offers to Resign - BBC
Egypt's Top Prosecutor Submits Resignation - AP
Democracy’s Egyptian Peril - WT editorial
Did Morsi Lose by Winning? - NYP opinion
Muslim Brothers: Calculating or Incompetent? - TNY opinion
Israel / Palestinians
Israel Pushes Ahead with Plan to Build in East Jerusalem - WP
Israel: Jerusalem Settlement Plan Backed - BBC
Israel Pushes on With East Jerusalem Building Plan - AP
Diplomat: Palestinians to Oppose Israeli Settlements - WT
West Bank Land, Empty but Full of Meaning - NYT
Middle East
US-Iraq Ties Still Evolving a Year After War's End - AP
Iraq Attacks Kill 26, Many in Kurdish-Claimed Areas - VOA
Wave of Bombings Kills 25 Across Iraq - AP
North Iraq Bomb Attacks Kill 25 - BBC
US Blacklists Former Lebanese Information Minister - AP
Report: Explosion in Lebanon Near Israel Border - AP
Bahrain Protesters Challenge Police in Capital - AP
North Africa
GOP Sees Key Gaps in Report on Libya Consulate Attack - WT
Senior Al Qaeda Man Reported Arrested in Algeria - Reuters
Unrest Marks Tunisia Revolution Anniversary Event - AP
Tomato Protest for Tunisia Leader - BBC
US Department of Defense
‘Wreaths Across America’ Honors Fallen Service Members - AFPS
NORTHCOM Strives to Promote Safe, Secure Arctic - AFPS
Investigation: Significant Drug Use, Party Culture at Naval Academy - TC
Random Breathalyzer Program Set for Marines - S&S
Soldier Killed at Fort Hood After Firing at Officers - AP
Air Force Studies Effects of Highly Popular, Super-Caffeinated Drinks - S&S
Defense Cuts Bode Ill for Nevada - LVRJ
DOD Announces 2013 Housing, Subsistence Allowance Rates - AFPS
Hagel a Dangerous Choice for Defense - WT opinion
United States
First Funerals Being Held for US School Rampage Victims - VOA
Killing of US School Children Sparks Gun Control Discussion - VOA
Silent Since Shootings, NRA Could Face Challenge to Political Power - NYT
Tragedy Strikes Hearts, Changes Minds of Pro-Gun Democrats - WT
After Tragedy, Partisanship May Cool a Bit - NYT
Picks for State Department, Pentagon Could be Announced Friday - WP
US 'Fiscal Cliff' Talks Moving Toward Compromise - VOA
Obama, Boehner Move Close to ‘Fiscal Cliff’ Deal - WP
Obama’s New Offer on Fiscal Crisis Could Lead to Deal - NYT
A US Senate Appointment Steeped in History - WP
Daniel Inouye, Hawaii’s Quiet Voice of Conscience in Senate, Dies at 88 - NYT
Sen. Inouye of Hawaii Dies at 88 - WP
Border Patrol Stops Translating Spanish for Other Police - WT
Symbol of Pride, Inverted, Is Now Symbol of Political Dismay - NYT
Reason to Hope After the Newtown Rampage - NYT editorial
Freedom Not to Blame for Newtown, Mr. President - WT opinion
What Drives Suicidal Mass Killers - NYT opinion
Is the Gun Lobby Invincible? - NYT opinion
How Many Nukes Until We’re Safe? - WP opinion
Clinton Is the Teflon Secretary - FP opinion
Next Generation Won't Inherit the American Dream - WT opinion
United Kingdom
UK World View 'Boosted by Olympics' - BBC
Trouble Flares as Loyalist Fury Over N. Ireland Flag Row Renews - Reuters
Trouble Flares at Flag Protests in Belfast - BBC
World
Study Finds One in 6 Follows No Religion - NYT
Africa
AFRICOM Headquarters to Stay in Germany, Dempsey Says - S&S
NATO: Somali Pirates Seized No Ships for 6 Months - AP
Somali Militants Publicly Rebuke American Member - AP
France Eyes New UN Resolution on Mali - AP
Ethiopia Drops One Charge in Muslim Case - VOA
S. Africa Authorities Arrest Suspects Planning ANC Attack - VOA
S. Africa’s Mandela Remains Hospitalized, Health Improving - VOA
Nigeria: Kidnappers 'Wanted Minister Out' - BBC
Gunmen Kidnap Six Hyundai Heavy Workers in Nigeria - Reuters
Six Kidnapped in Southern Nigeria - BBC
Americas
Mexico Government Says Security Policy Failing - AP
Mexico's New President Outlines Nuanced Fight Against Violence - Reuters
The Bribery Aisle: How Wal-Mart Got Its Way in Mexico - NYT
Venezuelans Choose Governors in First Elections with Chavez Absent - WP
Chavez Party Extends Poll Wins in Venezuela - BBC
Sympathy for Chavez a Factor in Venezuela Politics - AP
Fighting for Brazil Farms, Not Forests - WP
Brazil 'Mensalao' Trial Concludes - BBC
Chevron Offers to Settle Brazil Spill Lawsuits - AP
Argentina Launches Process to Break Up Media Group - AP
In Honduras, Political Crisis Takes a Holiday - AP
Asia / Pacific
Asia Stocks Gain on Japan Hopes, China Recovery - AP
Bilateral Distrust Between US, China at All-Time High - S&S
US Envoy Optimistic About Ties With China - NYT
China Keeps Close Eye on Japan Politics - VOA
China Rounds Up Members of Doomsday Cult - WP
China Detains 100-Plus People for Doomsday Rumors - AP
Astronomers Say N. Korean Satellite Is Most Likely Dead - NYT
Crippled N. Korean Probe Could Orbit for Years - AP
N. Korea Displays Kim Jong Il a Year After Death - AP
South Korea Vote Will Change Policy Toward North - NYT
S. Korea Rivals in Final Poll Push - BBC
S. Korea Could See First Female Leader - WP
Incoming Japanese Leader’s Plan: Not Repeating His Errors - NYT
Shinzo Abe Gets a Second Chance to Lead Japan - WP editorial
China's Rise Can Be Peaceful - AT opinion
US Must Not Allow North Korea to Obtain ICBM - WT opinion
More War Than Peace in Burma - AT opinion
Europe
EU in Trade Deal with Singapore - BBC
Details Revealed of Russian Spy’s Life, Motive for Death Still Mystery - NYT
Russia Abstains From Vote on Yugoslav War Crimes Tribunal - Reuters
Five Men Jailed in Kosovo for 54 Years - Reuters
Kenny to Repeat Irish Debt Relief Calls - WP
French Opposition Agrees New Vote - BBC
French Right Ends Dispute That Briefly Split Party - AP
Spanish PM Defends Year of Austerity Amid Protests - AP
Italy President Says Next Government Must Bring Reforms - Reuters
Italian President: Parliament Wasted Opportunities - AP
Amnesty Says Migrants in Italy Face Widespread Exploitation - Reuters
Greek MP 'Attacked by Far-Right' - BBC
Puzzle Over Ukrainian Beheadings - BBC
South Asia
Tensions Rise at Sino-Indian Border - JT
Sign of Normalization: Pentagon to Reimburse Pakistan $688 Million - NYT
Blast Rocks Tribal District in Pakistan - VOA
Car Bomb Kills 17 in Pakistani Tribal Region - NYT
Car Bomb Kills 17 People in Market in Pakistan - AP
Bangladesh Fire 'Was Sabotage' - BBC