Small Wars Journal

5 July SWJ Roundup

Fri, 07/05/2013 - 12:25am

Small Wars Journal Daily Roundup

Defense, Foreign Affairs, Politics, Economics, & More

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Egypt

SWJ Egypt News and Opinion Update II - SWJ

 

Afghanistan

Weeks after Upheaval over Taliban Office, Negotiations Remain on Hold - WP

Karzai, Frustrated, Wants Firm Pledges From US - NYT

Afghans Fighting Alone in Contested Border Area - AP

Gunmen Kill High-Profile Afghan Policewoman - VOA

Top Afghanistan Policewoman Killed - BBC

Bomb Blasts Kill 6 Children In Afghanistan - NYT

Afghan Court Reverses Convictions in Torture of Girl - NYT

 

Syria

Assad Says Only Foreign Invasion Can Threaten Him - VOA

Syria's Assad Boasts Opponents Failed to Oust Him - AP

UN Says Unable to Provide Urgently Needed Aid Near Damascus - LAT

 

Middle East / North Africa

Russia Worried by Lack of Progress Towards Iran Nuclear Talks - VOA

Rouhani Urges More Iran Freedom - BBC

Palestinians Say Kerry Close to Restarting Talks - AP

Suicide Bomber in Iraq Kills 2 Police, Wounds 19 - AP

Hard-Line Lebanese Sunni Cleric Releases Audio - AP

Libya's Largest Political Party Says Will Boycott Congress - Reuters

France Calls Tunisia an Example for the Arab World - AP

It’s Capitalism, Not Democracy, the Arab World Needs Most - DT opinion

 

Snowden Affair / Related Issues

US Officials Defend Surveillance of Allies - VOA

NATO Chief Downplays Reports of US Spying in Brussels - S&S

EU Parliament Urges Blocking US Data Access After Spy Leaks - VOA

French Minister Dresses Down US at July 4 Fete - AP

Le Monde: French Agency Spies on Phone Calls, E-mail, Web Use - VOA

France, Too, Is Collecting Data, Newspaper Reveals - NYT

France 'Has Vast Data Surveillance' - BBC

Report: France Operates PRISM-Like Spy Network - AP

US, German Officials to Discuss NSA Activities - AP

Germany's Merkel Hopes for US Answers on Spying - Reuters

Russia Increasingly Impatient Over Snowden's Airport Stay - VOA

South American Leftist Leaders Rally to Bolivia's Side in Snowden Saga - Reuters

Bolivia Demands Plane Incident Probe - BBC

Bolivia President Home After Snowden Plane Flap - AP

Paging Edward Snowden ... Paging Mr. Edward Snowden - WP

The Spy Who Bored Me - WSJ editorial

We Can Handle the Truth on NSA Spying - WP opinion

 

US Department of Defense

Brace for Similar Sequester Impact in 2014, Greenert Says - VP

US Spy Agency NSA Hit with Furloughs Starting Next Week - Reuters

National Guard Soldiers, Airmen to be Furloughed - AP

 

United States

America Celebrates Independence Day - VOA

‘We are Lucky to Live in America’ - WP

Statue of Liberty Reopens as US Celebrates Independence Day - AP

Statue of Liberty Reopens on 4 July - BBC

US Enjoys July 4 Parades, Picnics Under Watchful Eyes of Police - Reuters

Arizona Town Honors Fallen Fire Crew in 4th Events - AP

Combat Veterans with PTSD Struggle with July 4 Holiday - OS

Can America Build “Coalitions of the Willing?” - TD opinion

 

Africa

Despite Exit of Militants, Violence Continues to Grip Somali City - NYT

Leak Reveals Somali-Kenya Rift - BBC

Sudan: Aid Worker Killed in Fighting in Biggest City in Darfur - Reuters

DRC Opposition Wants Mediator at National Dialogue - VOA

Zimbabwe Court Upholds July 31 Election Date - VOA

Zimbabwe Court Rejects Poll Delay - BBC

Will Ghana's Judges Turn Democracy on its Head? - CSM

S. Africa: Mandela's Condition Unchanged Government Says - VOA

Mandela on Life Support, Court Documents Show - USAT

Mandela on Life Support, Faces 'Impending Death' - AP

Nelson Mandela Family Feud Deepens - BBC

Mandela Family Feud Deepens, But Fight Over Grave Ends - WP

'Mandela vs Mandela' Family Feud Sinks to Soap Opera Drama - VOA

Sierra Leone Bank Director Charged With Fraud - AP

 

Americas

Mexican Reforms Hostage to Opposition in Local Elections - Reuters

Brazil Leader Suffers Setback on Overhaul - NYT

American Nun's Killer Released From Brazil Prison - AP

Ecuador Consults UK on London Embassy Bug - BBC

Peru Police Fire Tear Gas on Protesting Students, Civil Servants - Reuters

 

Asia / Pacific

Positive Trends Greet US Navy’s Asia Deployments, But Tensions Remain - S&S

China Agrees to Discuss S. China Sea 'Code of Conduct' Rules - VOA

Russia Urges North Korea to Help Enable New International Talks - Reuters

North Korea Agrees to Talks on Kaesong Dispute - VOA

South and North Korea Agree to Discuss Shared Industrial Park - NYT

North and South Korea Agree to Talks on Industrial Park - WP

South Korea Proposes Talks with North on Kaesong - AP

US Man in North Korean Prison Hopes He's Released Soon - AP

Philippine Army Kills 8 Rebels after Abuse Claims - AP

Japan: Building Nuclear Safety Culture Will Take 'Long Time' - VOA

China: Fighting Communism, One Athlete at a Time - NYT opinion

 

Europe

Russia's Putin Urges Moderate Changes in NGO 'Foreign Agent' Law - Reuters

European Central Bank Commits to Record Low Rates - VOA

Italy's PM Letta Presses on After Coalition Tensions - Reuters

Poland's Ruling Party Loses Ground to Main Opposition - Reuters

Czech Scandal Shines Light on Corruption - NYT

PKK Militants Attack Turkish Military Despite Ceasefire - Reuters

Portugal Battles to Defuse Crisis - BBC

Portugal Politicians Try to Save Government - AP                 

Portugal in Crisis - WSJ editorial

 

South Asia

China Hosts Pakistani PM, Indian Defense Minister - VOA

Ahead of Elections, India’s Cabinet Approves Food Security Program - NYT

Pakistan Agrees to $5.3bn IMF Loan - BBC

IMF and Pakistan Agree To a $5.3 Billion Bailout - NYT

Pakistan Ends Moratorium on Executions - AP