Small Wars Journal Daily Roundup
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Afghanistan
Afghan President Heads to Washington for Talks - VOA
Afghan Leader Karzai Heads to US for Talks - LAT
Afghan Leader in Crucial US Visit - BBC
Obama to Meet Afghan President Karzai on Friday - Reuters
Afghan Peace Efforts Show Flickers of Life - Reuters
Ret. Gen. McChrystal Calls for Enduring Afghan Force - AP
British Soldier Dies in Afghanistan 'Insider Attack' - BBC
NATO Service Member Killed by Uniformed Afghan - AP
ISAF Operations Summary - AFPS
The Open Question of Afghanistan - WP opinion
Syria
Hints of Syrian Chemical Push Set Off Global Effort to Stop It - NYT
Fighting in Syria as World Slams Assad Speech - AP
Syrians Brush Off Assad Speech as Fighting Rages - Reuters
Dutch Patriot Missiles Shipped Out to Turkey - AP
Pope Benedict: Stop Syria’s 'Endless Slaughter' - VOA
Assad and US Blind to Reality in Syria - WP editorial
How Assad Might Yet Claim Victory - Guardian opinion
Middle East / North Africa
Iranian Oil Minister Concedes Sanctions Have Hurt Exports - NYT
Iran Says It's Hopeful on Hagel Nomination - AP
Israeli Minister Warms to Choice of Hagel for Pentagon - Reuters
Hagel Nomination Unnerves Some in Israel - AP
Israel: For Netanyahu, Being Favored to Win Carries Risks - NYT
US Senator Calls for Gradual Cut in Aid to Israel - AP
State of Palestine Name Change Shows Limitations - AP
Iraqi Troops Shoot Into Air to Scatter Protesters - AP
Rights Groups Concerned over Bahrain Court Ruling - VOA
Court in Bahrain Confirms Jail Terms for 13 Dissidents - NYT
Bahrain’s Top Court Upholds Sentences Against Uprising Leaders - Reuters
Egypt Talking to IMF Again About Crucial Loan - AP
Egypt: Copts Accuse Islamists of Hijacking Country - WP
Libya's Largest Parliamentary Group Boycotts Congress - VOA
Israel’s True Friends - NYT opinion
Terrorism / Counterterrorism
US Legal Officials Split Over How to Prosecute Terrorism Detainees - NYT
Obama Adviser Who Decried 'War on Terror' Now Defends Drones - LAT
Pakistani-born Terror Suspect Makes First US Court Appearance - VOA
Extradited Al Qaeda Suspect Pleads Not Guilty in US Court - Reuters
Terrorists Will Bounce Back in 2013 - NI opinion
US Department of Defense
More Cuts in Defense Spending Likely - WP
Obama Nominates Hagel as Next Secretary of Defense - S&S
Hill Prepares for Hagel Nomination Fight - WP
Obama Points to Hagel as Vietnam War Hero - NYT
Marine Pilot, Crew Honored for Heroic Rescue in Libya - N&O
Air Force Commander Expects Fewer Programs - AP
USS Gonzalez to Relieve Oscar Austin in Piracy Mission - S&S
US, Canada Think Ahead to ‘NORAD Next’ - AFPS
Army Looking to Recruit More Minorities to Become Officers - S&S
US Supreme Court Appeal Filed in Case of 1st Lt. Michael Behenna - TO
Navy Seeks to Combat High Rate of Unplanned Pregnancies - S&S
Pentagon Agrees to Full Discharge Pay for Gay Troops - NYT
Hagel Battle-Tested for a Fight - WP opinion
The Tarring of Chuck Hagel - WP opinion
Why Hagel Was Picked - NYT opinion
United States
Obama Nominates New Defense, Spy Chiefs - VOA
Two Nominations Signal Changes at CIA, Pentagon - WP
Choice to Lead CIA Faces a Changed Agency - NYT
Obama Announces Nominees for Next Defense Secretary, CIA Director - AFPS
Obama's CIA Pick Chose Spycraft Over Priesthood - AP
Panetta Lauds Nominees for Defense Secretary, CIA Director - AFPS
Obama DOD and CIA Nominations Under Scrutiny - BBC
Huge Amounts Spent on Immigration, Study Finds - NYT
Sec State Clinton Returns to Work - VOA
Hillary Clinton Returns to Work - WP
Veterans' Jobless Rate Falls But Remains High - USAT
Nominations for Defense and the CIA - NYT editorial
Kerry, Hagel to End U.S. Military Adventurism? - FP opinion
Hagel, Brennan Are Disturbing Nominees - NR opinion
United Kingdom
Trial Begins for Scotland Yard Officer in Phone-Hacking Scandal - NYT
Belfast Flags Trouble: Plastic Bullets Fired at Protesters - BBC
Cars Burn as Unrest Grips Belfast in Flag Fight - AP
Australia
Heat and Wind Fan Australia Fires - BBC
Fresh Fires Rage, PM Urges Australians to Be Safe - Reuters
United Nations
UN Nuclear Chief Amano Has No Rivals for New Term - VOA
Africa
CAR Prepares for Peace Talks as Rebels Threaten Capital - VOA
Rebels, Central African Republic to Hold Talks - AP
Mali Army 'Clash with Islamists' - BBC
Official: Mali Islamists Closer to Gov't Areas - AP
Uganda Government Rejects Petition to Recall Parliament - VOA
Zambian Millers Under Pressure to Sell At ‘Reasonable Prices’ - VOA
Ghana President Sworn In Despite Election Challenge - VOA
Opposition Snubs Ghana Inauguration - BBC
Americas
With Venezuela in Flux, Videos Offer an Image of Stability - NYT
Venezuela: Show of Support Called for Chavez - BBC
Venezuela Opposition Furious Over Likely Inauguration Delay - Reuters
Venezuela Gov't: Ailing Hugo Chavez 'Stable' - AP
Chile Truckers Block Road to Protest Arson Attack - AP
Honduras Police Seize $50,000 Gold-Plated AK-47 Rifle - BBC
Cuba to Free Doctors From Onerous Travel Rules - AP
Haitian Officials Say US Travel Advisory Unwarranted - Reuters
Asia / Pacific
Japan Weighing Raising Military Spending - NYT
Japan to Revise Defense Policy by End of 2013 - Reuters
Japanese Protest Over China Ships - BBC
Japanese Protest to China Over 4 Ships Near Islands - AP
In Japan, a Painfully Slow Sweep - NYT
Censorship Fight Grows at Chinese Newspaper - VOA
Protest Grows Over Censoring of China Paper - NYT
Censorship Furor Spreads in China - WP
China Newspaper Negotiates With Govt Amid Protests - AP
China Says It Will Overhaul System of Labor Re-education - NYT
Private American Delegation Visits North Korea - VOA
American Group Begins Private Trip to North Korea - NYT
North Korea Welcomes Google's Schmidt to Internet Black Hole - Reuters
Vietnam Puts 14 Activists on Trial - AP
Burma Rebels Say Government Continues Offensive - AP
Cambodia Lures Manufacturers - WP
Europe
US Deployment Irks Some in Turkey - WP
UN War Crimes Trial Resumes for Croatian Serb Leader Hadzic - VOA
Berlusconi Won't Stand as Italian PM Candidate - VOA
South Asia
Pakistan Protests Indian Attack on Army Post - AP
India Rebels Kill Seven Soldiers - BBC
Indian Judge Bans Reporting on Trial of Men in Gang Rape Case - NYT
North India Cold Snap Toll Rises - BBC
Pakistan: Officials Say US Drones Kill 8 Militants - AP
Latest Drone Strike Kills Eight in Northwest Pakistan - Reuters