Small Wars Journal Daily Roundup
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US Budget Cuts and the Department of Defense
Looming Budget Cuts Threaten Pentagon - VOA
Panetta Warns of Dire Consequences to Military From Budget Cuts - NYT
DOD Official: Cuts, Lack of Budget Form ‘Nightmare Scenario’ - AFPS
Dempsey: Changes Aimed at Balancing Readiness, Budget Uncertainty - S&S
Military Services Outline Their Spending Cut Plans - USAT
Army Offers More Budget Crunch Guidance - AT
Air Force Calls Sequester Cuts 'Dangerous' - S&S
GW May be Only Carrier Ready to Respond to a Crisis - S&S
Senate Dems Likely to Offer Sequester Deal - MCT
Panetta: BRAC Back on the Table in 2014 Pentagon Budget - S&S
Pentagon to Recommend 1% Pay Raise in 2014 - AT
Afghanistan
US Military Questions UN Report on Child Casualties in Afghanistan - S&S
US Rejects UN Report on Children Killed in Afghanistan - LAT
ISAF Rejects Afghan Child Deaths Report - BBC
Two More Marines Charged in Urination Incident - S&S
ISAF Operations Summary - AFPS
Terrorism / Counterterrorism
Lawmakers Propose Giving Federal Judges Role in Drone Strikes - WP
Support Grows for US 'Drone Court' to Review Lethal Strikes - Reuters
Debating a Court to Vet Drone Strikes - NYT
Suspected US Missiles Hit Pakistani Militants - AP
Pakistan: Toll From Suspected US Strike Now 9 - AP
India Hangs Man for His Role in 2001 Parliament Attack - WP
India Executes Kashmiri Militant for 2001 Parliament Attack - Reuters
‘Trust Me’ is Not Enough on Drone Warfare - WP opinion
Stop Killing in Secret Mr. Obama - WP opinion
Five Myths About Obama’s Drone War - WP opinion
Syria
Obama Unlikely to Reconsider Arming Syrian Rebels - WP
Kerry Says US Weighing Syria Options; Mum on Arms - AP
Senate Hearing Draws Out a Rift in US Policy on Syria - NYT
Syrian Rebels Preparing for Advance on Capital - AP
Assad's Forces Try to Beat Back Rebels Closing on Damascus - Reuters
UN Sees Glimmer of Hope in Syria Opposition Offer of Talks - Reuters
UN Says 5,000 Syrians a Day Are Now Fleeing War - NYT
UN Refugee Agency Says 5,000 Fleeing Syria Daily - AP
Syria’s Druze Minority Shifting Support to Opposition - WP
Mali
French Troops Capture Key Airport in Northern Mali - VOA
French Troops Begin Withdrawal from Timbuktu - AP
Suicide Bombing in N. Mali May Signal Shift by Militants - LAT
Mali Islamists Flee to Sudan's Darfur Region - Reuters
Former US Ambassador Says France Indirectly Paid Islamist Militants - VOA
Ex-US Envoy Says $17M French Ransom Funded al-Qaida - AP
Mali Rebels 'Got French Ransom Cash' - BBC
Mali Military Units Clash in Capital - AP
Middle East / North Africa
Iraq Hit by Multiple Bombings - VOA
At Least 26 Killed in Bombings Across Iraq - NYT
Dozens Killed in Iraq Bomb Attacks - BBC
Iraq Bombs Kill 36, Sunnis Stage Protest Rallies - AP
An Echo of the Arab Spring in Iraq - WP
Attack on Iranian Dissident Camp in Iraq Kills One - Reuters
US Report: Sanctions Hurting Iran's Access to Capital - VOA
Big Powers Set to Respond if Iran Addresses Nuclear Concerns - Reuters
Iran's President Defies Supreme Leader to Safeguard His Future - Reuters
Yemen Blames Iran After Weapons Haul - BBC
Antiaircraft Missiles in Yemen Raises Fears Iran Arming Rebels - NYT
Tunisian Opposition Leader’s Funeral Draws Thousands - NYT
Tunisians Mourn Slain Opposition Leader - VOA
Tunisia Mourns Murdered Politician - BBC
Tunisia Buries Politician as Crisis Deepens - AP
Protests Turn to Street Clashes Across Egypt - AP
Libya, International Court At Odds Over Trials - VOA
An Assassination in Tunisia - NYT editorial
Iraq Returns to Bloodshed - WP opinion
Hillary Clinton and the Ghosts of Benghazi - WP opinion
US Department of Defense
Military Looks to Place Quick Reaction Forces After Libya Attack - AP
Sailors Across Navy Will Feel Impact of Carrier Change - VP
Boeing Risks $700 Million Tanker Overrun, Air Force Says - Bloomberg
Postal Service Plans to Limit Deliveries Will Not Affect Military - S&S
Women in Combat: Policy Catches Up With Reality - NYT opinion
United States
White House Outlines Deep Cuts it May Have to Make - AP
Poll Shows Hillary Clinton is Most Popular US Politician - VOA
'Crazy Vet' Assumptions After Shootings More Stereotype Than Reality - S&S
The Commander-in-Chief’s Lack of Concern for His People - NR opinion
United Kingdom
Cameron 'Proud' of EU Budget Cut - BBC
Sinn Fein Chief Asks IRA Die-Hards to End Violence - AP
Canada
Canadian Navy Officer Gets 20 Years for Espionage - AP
Prison for Canadian Navy Officer Turned Russian Spy - BBC
Africa
Nine Killed In Shootings at Nigerian Polio Clinics - VOA
Gunmen Kill Nigerian Polio Vaccine Workers in Echo of Pakistan Attacks - NYT
Polio Vaccinators Killed in Nigeria - BBC
Report: Kenya Violence Threatens March Vote - VOA
Zimbabwe Draft Constitution Produces Heated Debate - VOA
Historic Senegal Court Begins Habré Trial - VOA
Americas
Venezuela Devalues Currency by Nearly Half - NYT
Venezuela Sharply Devalues Its Currency - AP
Wave of Arson Attacks in Brazil Tied to Reports of Inmate Abuse - NYT
Mexico's Vigilantes Turn Over 11 Detained Suspects - AP
Mexican 'Shot in Back by US Border Patrol' - BBC
Honduras Sends Soldiers to Fight Crime in 2 Cities - AP
Argentine Jews Suspicious of Deal on Bombing Probe - AP
Cuban Protest Group Leader Gets Passport to Travel - AP
Duvalier Fails to Attend Haiti Trial - BBC
Asia / Pacific
Jets Roar as US, Japan, Australia Drill in Pacific - AP
Analyst: N. Korean Nuclear Test Could Worsen China Relations - VOA
Japan May Release Data Proving Chinese Radar Incident - Reuters
China Denies Directing Radar at Japanese Naval Vessel and Copter - NYT
China, Japan Engage in New Invective Over Disputed Isles - Reuters
China Expands Crackdown on Tibet Immolations - VOA
Mysterious China Blogger Comes Out - AP
Locklear Calls for Indo-Asia-Pacific Cooperation - AFPS
Indonesian President Steps In to Lead Unpopular Ruling Party - Reuters
Rights Group Condemns Burnings in Papua New Guinea - VOA
UN Calls on Papua New Guinea to Curb Violence - NYT
While US Pivots East, China Is 'Marching West' - FP opinion
Europe
EU Leaders: 'Deal Done' on Long-Term Austerity Budget - VOA
EU Leaders Agree 3% Budget Cut - BBC
European Leaders Agree, Finally, to a Lower Budget - NYT
Cyprus Presidential Candidate Wary of EU Bailout Terms - VOA
Russia: Kremlin Seeks House Arrest for Opposition Leader - VOA
Protesters Harry Georgian President - BBC
Demonstrators Attack Allies of Georgian President - NYT
Turkey’s Past Gives Some Insight Into Its Unresolved Troubles - NYT
Thousands Rally For, and Against, Slovenia's Gov't - AP
Berlusconi Remains Wild Card in Italy Race - NYT
South Asia
Bazaar Bomb Claimed by Taliban Kills at Least 11 in NW Pakistan - NYT
Pakistani Girl Shot by Taliban Released from British Hospital - VOA
Struggling Publishers Look at India’s Thriving Book Market - VOA