Small Wars Journal Daily Roundup
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Afghanistan
Britain Hosting Talks with Afghan, Pakistani Leaders - VOA
UK to Host Afghan-Pakistani Talks - BBC
Alleged Terrorism Ties Foil Afghan Interpreters’ US Visa Hopes - WP
Royal Marine Mark Williams Awarded Military Cross - BBC
Amid Afghanistan War, US Aid There For An Injured Child - LAT
Remembering 1960s Afghanistan, Photographs of Bill Podlich - DP
Syria
Syrian Opposition Leader Confers With US and Russia - NYT
US, Russia Praise Opposition Leader’s Offer to Negotiate with Assad - WP
Syria Opposition Leader Meets with Russian FM - VOA
Syria Opposition Chief Invited to Moscow - BBC
US VP Biden, in Munich, Holds Syria-related Meetings - AFPS
Syrian Rebels Advance Near Aleppo Airport - AP
Why Israel Fears Syrian Fallout - Time opinion
Iran
Panetta: Iran Escalating Regional Tensions - VOA
Biden: US Would Hold Direct Talks if Iran Serious - AP
Biden Raises Possibility of Direct US-Iran Talks - Reuters
Biden Tells Iran to Get Serious about Talks - VOA
Iran Unveils Homemade Jet - VOA
Iran Unveils 'Stealth' Fighter - BBC
Middle East / North Africa
Netanyahu Asked to Form New Israeli Government - VOA
Netanyahu Asked to Form Israeli Government - BBC
Iraq Violence: 'Dozens Dead' in Kirkuk Police HQ Attack - BBC
Yemen Military Kills 10 Militants - VOA
Yemen Military: Town Seized From al-Qaida - AP
Bahrain Policeman Jailed for Death of Protester - BBC
Egypt’s Government Apologizes After Beating Televised - NYT
Protesters Confront Egyptian PM - BBC
Video of Police Abuse Stokes Anger in Egypt - AP
Arab Spring Can't Be Crushed by Egypt, Syrian Turmoil - TS editorial
Israel’s Mr. Normal - NYT opinion
Terrorism / Counterterrorism
Although Splintered, al-Qaeda Finds New Life in Unstable Areas - WP
Militants’ Goal in Algeria Gas Plant Siege: A Giant Fireball - NYT
Turkish Marxist Group Claims Responsibility for US Embassy Blast - VOA
Marxists Claim Bombing of US Embassy in Turkey - NYT
Far-Left Group Says it Bombed US Embassy in Turkey - LAT
US Embassy in Turkey Bomber Had Terror Conviction - AP
Portland Attorney Wins $25 Billion Terrorism Judgment - PH
The Myths of America's Shadow War - Atlantic opinion
NATO
Rasmussen: NATO Must be Ready for Any Future Threat - AFPS
US Department of Defense
Cuts Could Make USA a Second-Rate Power, Panetta Warns - USAT
In Munich, Carter Details Sequestration’s Reckless Reality - AFPS
Partners Essential in Strategic Transition, Carter Says - AFPS
Photo of Soldier, Furry Friend Makes a Viral Splash on the Web - S&S
Combat Women and Congress’s Wimps - WP opinion
The Myths of America's Shadow War - Atlantic opinion
United States
Glimpses of Clinton as Dogged Diplomat, Win or Lose - NYT
Super Bowl and Development Spending Compared - WP infographic
Ten Years Later, Still Fighting Over Powell’s WMD Speech - WP opinion
Please, President Obama. Not Another ‘National Conversation.’ - WP opinion
Australia
Australian General Gets Key US Army Post - AP
Africa
Hollande: France to Remain at Mali’s Side as Fight Continues - VOA
Mali: Timbuktu Gives France’s President an Ecstatic Welcome - NYT
France Vows to Help Rebuild Mali - BBC
In Mali Combat, Both Sides Accused of Rights Violations - VOA
Swaziland Group Calls For Election Boycott - VOA
Four Killed in Senegal's Casamance Region - BBC
Deadly Floods Hit Mozambique - VOA
Mission Accomplished in Mali? - WP editorial
Americas
Mexico: A Quieter, But No Less Deadly Drug War - WP
Mexico Blast Bodies Handed Over - BBC
Kidnappings Imperil Talks With Rebels in Colombia - NYT
USSOUTHCOM Speeds Medications to Brazil for Nightclub Victims - AFPS
Mexico's Choice: Fast Growth or Failed State - BR opinion
Asia / Pacific
Japan: PM Won’t Take Step in Relocating US Base Before Meeting Obama - NYT
Japan PM Vows to Protect Disputed Islands from China - VOA
Richardson Calls for Dialogue with North Korea - VOA
China: As Self-Immolations Near 100, Tibetans Question the Effect - NYT
Two Philippines Hostages Released - BBC
The Chinese Dragon Is Trembling - Guardian opinion
What We Saw in North Korea - WP opinion
Europe
Biden Calls Europe 'Cornerstone' of US Foreign Policy - S&S
Europe Remains Cornerstone of US Engagement, VP Biden Says - AFPS
Russia’s Volunteerism Seen as Threat - WP
Greece: Extreme-Right Supporters Stage Big Athens March - AP
Spanish Protests After PM Speech - BBC
France on Verge of a Nervous Breakdown - FP opinion
South Asia
Britain Hosting Talks with Afghan, Pakistani Leaders - VOA
UK to Host Afghan-Pakistani Talks - BBC
Soldiers Killed as Militants Attack Pakistan Checkpoint - VOA
Pakistan Taliban Attack Kills 23 - BBC