Small Wars Journal Daily Roundup
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Foreign Affairs - Foreign Policy - Ground Force Dialogue - David Ignatius
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Afghanistan
Scores Killed in 2 Days of Clashes Between Police and Taliban - NYT
US Special Envoy Confident on Afghan Security Pact - VOA
Army Lieutenant Sentenced to 20 Years for Afghan Killings - FO
Army Officer Convicted in Shooting Deaths of 2 Afghans - WP
The Northern Alliance Prepares for Afghan Elections in 2014 - ISW Report
Egypt
Egypt Braces for Fresh Protests - VOA
Egypt Says It May Shut Entrances to Camps - NYT
Police 'to Blockade Pro-Morsi Camps' - BBC
Egyptian Forces to Cordon Off Protest Sites - AP
Egypt General Has Country Wondering About Aims - NYT
Egypt Army 'Restoring Democracy', Says Kerry - BBC
Kerry: Egypt’s ‘Military Did Not Take Over’ - WS
Kerry Backpedals on Controversial Comment - AP
Egyptians Polarized Over Top Ruling General - VOA
After Morsi, Political Islam Losing Ground in Egypt - SMH
Islamists in Egypt Face Popular Backlash - WP
Violence Spikes Against Egyptian Photojournalists - VOA
Talking with Mohamed ElBaradei - WP Interview
John Kerry’s Confusion - WP Editorial
US Should Cut Off Aid to Egypt - WP Opinion
Middle East / North Africa
Economic Crisis Deepens in Iran Amid Sanctions - WP
Iran’s President-Elect Provokes Furor With Remarks on Israel - NYT
Iran's New President Calls Israel an 'Old Wound' - AP
Iran: Rouhani Laments Jerusalem 'Wound' - BBC
Iran President Elect's Comment About Israel Raises Stir - VOA
Iran's State TV Says Rouhani Misquoted in Israel Remarks - Reuters
Pressed on Syria, Hezbollah Leader Urges Focus on Israel - NYT
Gaza's Hamas Worries as Egypt Turns Cold Shoulder - AP
Syrian Rebel Infighting Kills 12 al-Qaida Fighters - AP
UN Probes Allegations of Rebel Atrocities in Syria - AP
Iraq Sees Highest Monthly Death Toll in 5 Years - AP
Officials: Attacks Kill 8 People in Iraq - AP
Deadly Clashes Between Yemen Troops - BBC
Tunisian Assault on Islamist Rebels - BBC
Obama's Middle East Mess - TNI Opinion
When Will We Mean ‘Never Again’? - WP Opinion
New Iranian President Undertakes ‘Damage Control’ - VOA Opinion
The Attack in Benghazi: Worth Investigating After All - TA Opinion
The Tyranny of the Minority in Israel - NYT Opinion
Terrorism / Counterterrorism
Messages by Terror Group, Intercepted, Prompt Alert - NYT
US Warns Al-Qaida Could Strike Embassies, Other Targets - VOA
Security Concerns Prompt Embassy Closings this Weekend - S&S
US Issues Worldwide Travel Alert Due to al-Qaeda Threat - WP
US Cites Qaeda Threat in Warning to Overseas Travelers - NYT
State Dept. Issues Travel Alert, Says Terror Attack Possible - WT
US Issues Worldwide Travel Alert Over Terrorism Threat - LAT
Global Travel Alert for US Citizens - BBC
US Issues Global Travel Alert Due to al-Qaeda Threat - AP
DOS Issues Worldwide Travel Alert Because of al-Qaida Threat - BI
Threat to US Embassies Appears al Qaeda-Linked - Reuters
British Embassy in Yemen to Close - BBC
Drone War Rages on, Even as Administration Talks About Ending It - NYT
Kerry Pledges Early End to Pakistan Drone Strikes - BBC
Obama, Yemen Leader Discuss Counterterrorism, Reconciliation - VOA
The War Against al-Qaeda is Over - WP Opinion
US Department of Defense
Report: Budget Crisis Forcing Major War Plans Review - S&S
Senate Confirms Dempsey for 2nd Term as Joint Chiefs Chairman - S&S
Human Geography - SOTECT
Hasan Sends Writings to Fox News Ahead of Fort Hood Trial - Fox
Fort Hood Suspect Hasan Renounces US Citizenship - AP
Hagel Salutes Dempsey, Winnefeld, Praises AF Secretary Nominee - AFPS
Obama Nominates James to Become Air Force Secretary - AFPS
Senate OKs Haney for Stratcom; Scaparrotti for Korea Command - AFPS
Furloughs ‘No Way to Treat People,’ Carter Says - AFPS
5 Reasons Pentagon Favors Technology Over Forces - Forbes Opinion
Snowden
US Envoy and Putin Aide Discuss Snowden - NYT
Asylum for Snowden Challenges US-Russia Relations - WP
US Careful Not to Let Snowden Destroy Russia Ties - AP
Snowden Walks Free in Russia to US Anger - AP
Snowden Drops Out of Sight, Kremlin Changes Subject - VOA
Lawyer: Snowden Has Place to Live in Russia - AP
Snowden Not the First NSA Defector - VOA
Obama's Edward Snowden Debacle - IBD Editorial
What Next for Edward Snowden? - LAT Editorial
United States
Court Rulings Blur the Line Between a Spy and a Leaker - NYT
FBI Taps Hacker Tactics to Spy on Suspects - WSJ
Life Sentences Recommended in Deadly Somali Piracy Incident - WP
Jury Recommends Life for 'S/V Quest' Somali Pirates - BBC
Federal Officials Issue New Warning About Anti-Malaria Drug - LAT
US Ambassador to UN Sworn In - VOA
VA Grants Up to One Year of Retroactive Veterans Benefits - AFPS
VA Offering Retro Benefits to Encourage Use of 'Developed' Claims - S&S
Exhibit Recalls Bob Hope, Who Made Troops Laugh - AP
Obama's "No-Cards" Foreign Policy - NYP Opinion
United Kingdom
NSA Pays £100m in Secret Funding for GCHQ - TG
Africa
Partial Results Give Zimbabwe's Mugabe Decisive Lead - VOA
Mugabe’s Party Appears Headed for Victory in Zimbabwe - NYT
Zimbabwe: Mugabe Wins Two-Thirds Majority - BBC
Zimbabwe Opposition Faces Massive Election Defeat - LAT
AU: Zimbabwe Vote 'Free and Credible' - VOA
Zimbabwe Opposition Figure Calls for 'Passive Resistance' - VOA
Mali Heads to Presidential Runoff - VOA
Mali Election Heads to Runoff - BBC
Mali: Race Between Former Finance Minister and Pro-French Favorite - NYT
Ex-Guinea Top Officer Charged With Torture - AP
Americas / Caribbean
Mexican City Fines Concert $8,000 on Drug Ballads - AP
Mexico: Methane Gas Build-Up, Spark Caused Deadly Blast - AP
Panama Finds Munitions Aboard N. Korea-Bound Ship - AP
Report: Inmates Control All 24 Prisons in Honduras - AP
UN Concerned About Uruguay Marijuana Bill - BBC
Cuba Says 79% Rise in US Visas for Islanders - AP
Push for Border Control Worries Haitian Vendors - AP
Asia / Pacific
Japan's Troops Long Way From Hitting the Beaches - JT
Japan's Aso Refuses to Resign Over Nazi Comment - AP
US: China Human Rights Continue to Deteriorate - VOA
US: China Targets Activists’ Families, Worsening Abuses - WP
Chinese Journalist Detained in Beijing - NYT
China’s Communist Party Takes Unprecedented Step: Listening - WP
Chinese Defend Contested Islands from Japanese, Online - Reuters
Taiwan Defense Minister Resigns After Corporal's Death - AFP
Taiwan Nuclear Vote Sparks Brawl - BBC
Vietnam Law Bans News Stories From Social Media Sites - VOA
Cambodia Says No Possibility of Joint Investigation into Polls - VOA
How Pentagon's New Strategy Could Trigger War with China - FP Opinion
Europe
France to Cut Military Staff by 12% in Six-Year Budget - Reuters
Germany Ends Spy Pact with US and UK - BBC
Germany Nixes Surveillance Pact with US, Britain - AP
UK Seeks Gibraltar Border Assurances - BBC
South Asia
Drone War Rages on, Even as Administration Talks About Ending It - NYT