Small Wars Journal

11 March SWJ Roundup

Mon, 03/11/2013 - 4:45am

 

Small Wars Journal Daily Roundup

Defense, Foreign Affairs, Politics, Economics, & More

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USNI Daily - Real Clear World

BBC - CNN World - CSM World - LAT World - NYT World - WP World - VOA

WP National Security - WT National Security

American Forces Press Service - Abu Muqawama - Air Force Times

Armed Forces Journal - AOL Defense - Army Times - At War - CSM Backchannels

Battleland - Best Defense - Danger Room - Defense Tech - DoD Buzz - Early Warning

Foreign Affairs - Foreign Policy - David Ignatius

Infinity Journal - The Interpreter - Long War Journal - Marine Corps Gazette

Marine Corps Times - Military Review - National Defense - Navy Times - Parameters

Security Clearance - Stars & Stripes - Wings Over Iraq - ZenPundit

CNA - CNAS - CSIS - ILW - ISW - Rand - TJF

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Afghanistan

On Hagel's First Afghan Visit, Karzai Alleges US, Taliban are Colluding - VOA

Harsh Words From Karzai Add Tension to Visit by Hagel - NYT

Karzai Lashes Out at US During Hagel’s 1st Visit - WP

Karzai Says US and Taliban Sowing Post-2014 Fears - BBC

Afghanistan's Karzai Blasts US, Marring Hagel Visit - Reuters

Hagel, Karzai Press Conference in Kabul Cancelled - VOA

Hagel Meets with US Conventional, Special Ops Leaders - AFPS

Hagel Meets With Soldiers in First Afghanistan Troop Visit - AFPS

Suicide Bomber Attacks Nearby During Hagel ISAF Meeting - AFPS

Canceled Handover of US Prison to Afghan Control Back on Track - S&S

As Afghanistan Missions Go On, Planners Face Logistics Challenges - S&S

Air Force Erases Drone Strike Data in Afghanistan War Report - DM

 

Syria

Activists Say Syria Rebels Raid Homs, Create Council in East - VOA

Syrian Rebels Pierce Assad's Siege Lines in Homs - Reuters

Captured Syrian City a Test for Rebel Forces - AP

Americans Training Syria Rebels in Jordan - Reuters

Twenty Bodies Turn Up in Aleppo's 'River of Martyrs' - Reuters

Freed UN Hostages Arrive in Jordan - BBC

UN: Syria Refugee Numbers May Triple This Year - BBC

UN Peacekeepers Held in Syria Are Safe in Jordan - VOA

 

Middle East / North Africa

Al-Qaida Says It Killed 48 Syrian Soldiers in Iraq - AP

Iraq: 10 Years After US Invasion, Kurds Look to the West - AP

Pakistan Leader to Break Ground on Iran Pipeline - AP

New Obstacle to Tribunal Investigating Lebanese Official’s Death - NYT

Saudis Consider Firing Squads for Executions - NYT

Egyptian Court Upholds Death Sentences in Football Riot - VOA

Crisis Deepens in Egypt After Ruling on Riot, Calls for a Military Coup - NYT

Unrest Over Egypt Riots Sentencing - BBC

Qatar Says No More Aid to Egypt for Now - Reuters

Egypt's Interior Minister Won't Allow 'Militias' - AP

Egyptian Christian Dies in Libyan Detention - AP

Iran and al-Qaeda: Strange Bedfellows - CNN opinion

Morsi Out of Answers on Egypt Violence - TN opinion

 

US Department of Defense

As US Builds a Cyberwarfare Force, ROE Still Hard to Define - WP

Cuts Give Obama Path to Create Leaner Military - NYT

Too Big to Bail: How F-35 Evades Cuts - WP

Hagel Hears Troops' Concerns About Defense Cuts After Deadly Blasts - S&S

Army Suspends Tuition Assistance Program for Troops - S&S

Student Vets Furious Over Tuition Assistance Cuts - S&S

Budget Cuts Force Military Jets to Drop Air Shows - VOA

WikiLeaks: Private Manning’s Confidant - NYT opinion

 

United States

How a US Citizen Came to Be in America’s Cross Hairs - NYT

Kerry Sets Own Diplomatic Style at State Department - VOA

Rice Said to be Front-Runner for Obama’s National Security Adviser - WP

Drones Save Lives - WSJ opinion

Obama Could Get Things Done by Governing Today - WP opinion

Is Congress Seeing a Break in Partisan Ice? - WP opinion

 

Vatican

Chimney Raised on Sistine Chapel as Conclave Nears - VOA

Cardinals Pray Before Conclave to Choose New Pope - Reuters

Despite Troubled Papacy, Benedict’s Resignation May Seal His Legacy - VOA

Power Struggle on Reforming Vatican Bank - NYT

 

Africa

Italy, Greece Confirm 7 Foreign Hostages Killed in Nigeria - VOA

Islamists Kill 7 Captives in Nigeria - NYT

Nigerian Hostage Deaths: Ansaru Claims Backed - BBC

Hostage Killings a New, Dangerous Turn for Nigeria - AP

Hague Condemns UK Hostage 'Murder'  - BBC

UK Military Says Planes in Nigeria for Mali Operation - AP

Kenyatta Elected Kenyan President, But Challenges Loom - VOA

Kenya Poll a 'Triumph of Democracy' - BBC

Kenya Electoral Body to Meet Monday - VOA

Kenyans Hope Next President Will Unite Divided Country - VOA

South Africa's President Congratulates New Kenyan President - VOA

 

Americas

Venezuelan Presidential Election Set for April 14 - VOA

Venezuela Sets Post-Chavez Poll Date - BBC

Capriles Ponders Run for Venezuela Presidency - WP

Venezuela's Capriles Joins Race, Tussles With Chavez Heir - Reuters

Venezuela Candidate: Govt Exploits Chavez Death - AP

Factbox: Venezuela's Election Candidates After Chavez's Death - Reuters

Colombia Rebels Free German Brothers - BBC

Mexican Marines Free Dozens of Kidnapped Migrants - AP

Mexico Jalisco Tourism Official Shot Dead - BBC

Falkland Islands Holds Vote Over UK Status - BBC

Before a Falklands Vote, Bad Blood Surges Anew - NYT

Falklands Sovereignty Referendum Rejected by Argentina - Reuters

Argentine Court Convicts ex-leader Menem - BBC

Mexico: Mr. President, Tear Down This Wall - NYT opinion

Venezuela’s Chavez: The Fake Redeemer - WSJ opinion

 

Asia / Pacific

In Wake of Cyberattacks, China Seeks New Rules - NYT

2 Cabinet Agencies Are Cut In Restructuring by China - NYT

Amid Fierce Divide, Work on New Reactor Restarts in Japan - WP

Japan's Radiated Waste Yet to be Disposed - S&S

Threats Sow Concerns Over Korean Armistice - NYT

S. Korea, US Begin Drills as N. Korea Threatens War - AP

North Korea Cuts Off Hotline With South Korea - Reuters

China Says It Won’t Forsake North Korea - NYT

North Korea Faces Pressure From UN on Human Rights - NYT

Hollywood Taps North Korea as New Go-To Bad Guy - S&S

Philippines Alarmed by Alleged Malaysian Abuses - AP

Protests Mark 54th Anniversary of Tibetan Uprising - VOA

Burma’s Aung San Suu Kyi Elected Head of Her Party - VOA

Burma Opposition Leader Vows Party Reform - NYT

 

Europe

Abu Qatada Detained in Britain for Breaching Bail Terms - WP

Radical Muslim Abu Qatada Sent to UK Prison - AP

Labour Returns to Power in Malta after 15 Years - BBC

Russian Scientists Might Have Found New Life Under Antarctic Ice - VOA

 

South Asia

Attack on Christians Follows Claim of Blasphemy in Pakistan - NYT

Police Arrest Dozens in Pakistan Christian Attack - VOA

Pakistan Arrests Scores Over Lahore Anti-Christian Riot - BBC

Christian Protesters, Police Clash in Pakistan - AP

Militant Killed in US Drone Strike in Pakistan - VOA

Attack, Said to Be Drone Strike By US, Kills 2 in Pakistan - NYT

Suspected US Drone Kills Militant in NW Pakistan - AP

Official: Bomb Kills 3 Soldiers in NW Pakistan - AP

India: Delhi Gang Rape Suspect Kills Self in Jail - AP

Accused in India Gang Rape Hangs Himself, Said to Be Ringleader - Reuters