Small Wars Journal

12 July SWJ Roundup

Fri, 07/12/2013 - 7:57am

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Defense, Foreign Affairs, Politics, Economics, & More

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Egypt

Amid Objections, Egypt's Interim Leaders Work on Cabinet - VOA

Army Defends Role in Deadly Clashes with Morsi Supporters - LAT

Hopes High in Egypt as Ramadan Begins - WP

Egypt's Anti-Islamists Eye Arab Foreigners with Suspicion - VOA

Egypt Condemns Iranian 'Interference' After Army Ousts Morsi - VOA

US Criticizes Egypt's Arrests of Morsi Backers - USAT

US Warning to Egypt Over Arrests - BBC

Egypt Welcomes US Remarks on Morsi - VOA

Egypt Army to Get Four Fighter Jets from US - TG

USS Kearsarge, USS San Antonio 'Parked Off of Egypt' - S&S

UN Chief Concerned by Egypt Arrests, Warrants - VOA

Egypt Calls for New Look at Morsi Prison Escape in 2011 - NYT

Egypt to Investigate Morsi for 2011 Jailbreak - AP

The Coup that Isn't - WT Opinion

 

Afghanistan

US Senators Seek Clarity on Afghanistan - WP

US General Cautiously Optimistic about Afghan Military Performance - S&S

US Envoy Confident on Deal with Afghans on Troops - AP            

US Officials Downplay 'Zero Option' for US Troops in Afghanistan - VOA

Isolated Afghans Contemplate Exodus - WP

More Waste Uncovered at US Base in Afghanistan - VOA

IG: Trash Burning Still Risks Troops' Health in Afghanistan - S&S

The White Afghan Elephant - WT Editorial

Don’t Abandon Afghanistan - WP Opinion

 

Syria

New Front Opens in Syria, Rebels Say al Qaeda Attack Means War - Reuters

Al Qaeda Kills Free Syrian Army Commander - Reuters

Opposition Condemns Syrian Rebel Blockade - AP

Rebels Say US Arms Needed, Vow to Control Distribution - Reuters

Syria Opposition: Some in US Congress Delay Arms - AP

Russia Says West Delays UN Probe of Syria Weapons - AP

US Blocks Entry of New Syrian Diplomat - VOA

US Slams Syria Bid for UN Human Rights Council - AP

Obama Fiddles While Syria Burns - WP Editorial

 

Middle East / North Africa

Centcom Prepares for ‘New Normal’ in Mideast, Central Asia - AFPS

Saudi Arabia Targeting Israel, Iran with Ballistic Missiles - WT

Israeli Military Focuses on Northern Border - AP

Six Powers to Meet to Discuss Iran Nuclear Dispute - VOA

Study: Iranian Nuclear Weapon Could be Ready by 2015 - DDN

Iran Launches National Email Service - VOA

Iraq Hit by Fresh Wave of Violence - BBC

Bomb, Gun Attacks Across Iraq Kill at Least 44 - Reuters

Iraq Attacks Leave 31 Dead, Mostly Security Forces - AP

Attacks on Iraqi Shiites Kill 24, Officials Say - AP

A Peace Process on Hold - WP Opinion

 

Terrorism / Counterterrorism

Two Guantanamo Detainees Quit Hunger Strike - MH

Feinstein, Durbin Ask Obama to Halt Guantanamo Forced-Feedings - MH

Court Orders US Gov't to Stop Guantanamo Genital Searches - VOA

Dozens of Inmates, Including Terrorists, Flee Indonesian Prison - NYT

CIA, Al-Qaeda's Mastermind, and the Secret Vacuum - AP Opinion

 

Snowden Affair / Related Issues / Fallout

US Pressing Latin America to Deny Asylum for Snowden - NYT

Snowden Invites Activists, Lawyers to Meeting at Moscow Airport - WP

Snowden Seeks Meeting with Rights Groups - LAT

Snowden Might Meet With Rights Groups in Moscow - NYT

Amnesty Official in Russia Plans to Meet Snowden - AP

Experts Advise Snowden: Fly Commercial - Reuters

China Rebuked by US over Snowden Case - BBC

South American Bloc to Send Tough Message to US - Reuters

US Allies Demand Answers over Spying - BBC

Merkel Appears to Weather Anger Among Germans over Spying - NYT

Report Tells of Broader Microsoft Aid for NSA - NYT

Spooked by NSA, Russia Reverts to Paper Documents - USAT

Russia: Kremlin Returns to Typewriters to Avoid Computer Leaks - DT

 

US Department of Defense

Freeze Possible on All Promotions, Recruiting, PCS Moves - S&S

DOD Eyes Trimming Danger-Pay; for Some it’s a ‘Slap in the Face’ - S&S

Pentagon Eyes Cuts in Danger Pay - AP

Navy Should Delay Next Carrier, GAO Audit Says - Bloomberg

US Marines in Australia to Reach 1,000 Next Year - BD

Ex-US Official Gets 19 Years for Bribery Scheme - AP

Trial Delayed for Army General Facing Sex Charges - AP

Army Relieves Fort Jackson General - AP

Missing in Action, but Not Forever - NYT Opinion

What's the Future for the Navy's Stealth Drones? - FP Opinion

Is Military Sexual Assault Really an Epidemic? - FP Opinion

 

United States

Former Agents Call Immigration Plan ‘Huge Waste of Resources’ - WT

Obama's Europe Envoy Questioned on Clinton, Benghazi - AP

Benghazi Talking Points Not Shared with Clinton, Nuland Says - WT

VA Triples Spending on Homelessness Problem - S&S

 

World

The Dreary World Economy - WP Opinion

Reshaping the World Through Trade - LAT Opinion

 

Africa

Rare Praise Given to DR Congo on Fighting Torture - UPI

Medical Charity Criticizes UN’s Congo Mandate - VOA

UK Aid Targets Africa 'Food Crisis' - BBC

China Signs $1.1bn Deal with Nigeria - BBC

EU Boosts Aid to 'Deteriorating' CAR - VOA

Ugandan Rebels Attack Eastern Congolese Town - AP

S. Africa: Mandela’s Kin Face Gray Area on End of Life - NYT

S. Africa's Malema Launches Political Group - BBC

Malawi Police Challenge Corruption Report - VOA

Cautious International Support for Guinea-Bissau Ahead of Elections - VOA

Namibia in Grips of Worst Drought In Decades - VOA

 

Americas

13 Gunmen Killed in Clash With Mexican Soldiers - AP

In Mexican Mayoral Race, Winner Once Declared Dead - WP

Brazil Strikes Block Ports and Roads - BBC

Brazil’s Workers Take to Streets in One-Day Strike - NYT

 

Asia / Pacific

US-China Military Ties Growing, Pacom Commander Says - AFPS

US Vulnerable to China’s Nuclear-Tipped Submarine-Launched Missiles - WT

US, China to Focus on Economy on Final Day of Talks - VOA

US, China to Discuss Investment Treaty, but Cybersecurity a Concern - NYT

Vietnamese President to Visit Washington - VOA

Dozens of Inmates, Including Terrorists, Flee Indonesian Prison - NYT

Mass Escape from Indonesian Jail - BBC

Indonesian Police Crackdown on Islamist Raids During Ramadan - VOA

Indonesia Army Takes Control of Prison After Riot - AP

Militants Seek Weeks-Long Halt to Thai Violence - AP

Burma Sentences 23 for Violence - BBC

Burma's $8.5 Billion Port Project Facing Hurdles - VOA

Cambodian PM Asks King to Pardon Opposition Leader - AP

China’s Approaching Hegemony - WT Opinion

China's Military Closer to France Than US - ND Opinion

 

Europe

Russian Whistleblower Posthumously Convicted - VOA

Magnitsky Found Posthumously Guilty in Russian Fraud Case - WP

Genocide Charge Reinstated Against Leader of Bosnian Serbs - NYT

Bosnia: Karadzic Genocide Charge Reinstated - BBC

Kosovo Adopts Amnesty for Minority Serbs - VOA

Romania Moves to Punish Gulag Guards - AP

 

South Asia

India’s Supreme Court Ruling Paves Way For Cleaning up Politics - VOA

Indian Gang Rape Verdict Deferred to July 25 - VOA

Siege by Taliban Strains Pakistani Girls’ Schools - NYT