Small Wars Journal

22 April SWJ Roundup

Mon, 04/22/2013 - 10:06am

Small Wars Journal Daily Roundup

Defense, Foreign Affairs, Politics, Economics, & More

***

USNI Daily - Real Clear Defense - 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

Informal Institute for National Security Thinkers and Practitioners

The Interpreter - Kings of War - 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

SWJ Daily Roundup Tip Jar

***

Boston Marathon Bombing

Officials Say Bomb Suspects Appeared Set to Attack Again - NYT

Boston Suspects Likely Planned Other Attacks - VOA

Doubts Arise Over Boston Suspect’s Ability to Speak - WP

FBI Defended in Handling of Boston Bombing Suspect in 2011 - S&S

Badly Wounded Boston Marathon Bombing Suspect Responding to Questions - NBC

Dagestani Jihadist Group Issues Statement on Boston Bombings - LWJ

Festive and Defiant, London Runs a Marathon for Boston - NYT

Drone Strikes and the Boston Marathon Bombing - TA opinion

 

Afghanistan

Taliban Capture 10 Hostages After Helo Makes Emergency Landing - S&S

Foreigners Among as Many as 11 Civilians Feared Abducted by Taliban - NYT

Six Afghan Police Dead in Militant Raid - VOA

Taliban Attacks Kill 9 People in Afghanistan - AP

 

Korean Peninsula

Sea Disputes, North Korea in Spotlight at ASEAN Summit - AP

Top US Military Officer Visits South Korea -VOA

N. Korea May Still Hold Test Missile Launch - Reuters

Two More Scud Missile Launchers Moved to N. Korea's East Coast - YNA

Young North Koreans Train to Seek 'Revenge on US' - AP

Iran Seeks to Export Oil to North Korea - AP

 

Syria

Syria Activists: Pro-Assad Forces Kill 80 Near Damascus - VOA

Massacre Reported West of Damascus - WP

Slaughter Reported Near Damascus - NYT

Activists Fear Large Death Toll Near Damascus - AP

Kerry: 11 Nations to Direct Syria Aid Through Rebel General - VOA

Kerry Says US Will Expedite New Aid to Syrian Opposition - WP

In Syria, Kidnappings on the Rise as Lawlessness Spreads - WP

Envoy Brahimi Urges UN Action on Syria - VOA

Resentful Jordanians Tell Syrian Refugees to Go Back Home - WP

 

Middle East / North Africa

Hagel: US-Israel Weapons Deal a 'Clear Signal' to Iran - VOA

Hagel: Mideast Arms Deal ‘A Very Clear Signal’ to Iran - WP

Hagel Stresses Israel's Right to Strike Iran - AP

Israel Says Drones to Eventually Replace Military Aircraft - AP

Kerry Pushes Turkey-Israel Rapprochement - AP

Kerry Asks Turkish Leader to Postpone Trip to Gaza - NYT

Hagel: United States Committed to Israel’s Security - AFPS

At Israel’s Holocaust Memorial, Hagel Lays a Wreath in Remembrance - AFPS

Iraqis VEote in First Polls Since US Withdrawal - VOA

Iraqis Counting Votes From Provincial Elections - AP

Egypt's Mubarak Stays in Detention Despite 2nd Release Order - VOA

Egypt Running Out of Money for Subsidies - WP

 

Terrorism / Counterterrorism

21/7 Bombers Failed to Kill Dozens as 'Mastermind' Could Not do Maths - DM

Nearly Half of Guantanamo Prisoners Now On Hunger Strike - MH

Why Terrorism in the US Isn't More Frequent - FP opinion

 

US Department of Defense

Stasis Foam for Battlefield Wounds Shows Promise - S&S

Special Operations Chiefs Sound Off About Prospects for Female Commandos - ND

Free Jonathan Pollard? I Don’t Think So - BD opinion

 

United States

Government, Private Sector Must Team Up to Fight Cyberthreats - WP editorial

 

Africa

Nigeria Boko Haram Commission in Dialogue to End Violence - VOA

Officials: At Least 185 Killed in Nigeria Attack - AP

Ivory Coast Local Polls Begin Amid Boycott - VOA                  

 

Americas

Another Domino in Mexico's Collapsing Drug Prosecutions - LAT

 

Asia / Pacific

Sea Disputes, North Korea in Spotlight at ASEAN Summit - AP

Dempsey Visits South Korea, China on Weeklong Asia Trip - AFPS

Earthquake Rocks China’s Western Sichuan Province - WP

Rescuers Struggle to Reach China Quake Victims - VOA

Vietnam, US Far Apart on Human Rights - AP

 

Europe

Green Belt Corridor Serves as Memorial to Once-Sivided Europe - S&S

Russia Says US Talks Produced No Progress on Missiles - Reuters

Serbia to Approve Kosovo Reconciliation Deal - AP

Kosovo PM Seeks Parliament Backing for Serbia Deal - AP

 

South Asia

Political Conflicts in Pakistan Damage Hashish Production - WP

Taliban Attacks in Northwest Pakistan Are Reshaping Ballot - NYT

Taliban Threat Could Skew Pakistan Election Result - AP

India: Child Rape Survivor Improves, Protests Continue - VOA

2nd Suspect Arrested in India Child Rape as More Cases Emerge - NYT