Small Wars Journal

6 August SWJ Roundup (Updated)

Tue, 08/06/2013 - 12:10am

Small Wars Journal Daily Roundup

Defense, Foreign Affairs, Politics, Economics, & More

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Terrorism / Counterterrorism

White House: Terrorist Attacks in US a Possibility - WT

White House Defends Progress Against al-Qaida, Affiliates - VOA

Qaeda Leader’s Edict to Yemen Affiliate Said to Prompt Alert - NYT

Al-Qaeda Leader Zawahiri Said to Have Ordered Attack - WP

Terrorist Leader's Attack Order Prompted Diplomatic Shutdowns - LAT

Al-Qaeda Leaders' Talks 'Sparked US Embassy Closures' - BBC

Intercepted al-Qaida Leader Message Led to Embassy Closures - AP

Terrorists Already Have Orders, Could Be In Place - CBS/AP

US Orders Evacuation of Embassy in Yemen - VOA

US and Britain Withdraw Personnel From Yemen - NYT

Drone Strikes Kill Militants in Yemen; Americans Urged to Leave - CNN

Drone Kills 4 Alleged al-Qaeda Members in Yemen - WP

US Warns Citizens to Leave Yemen Amid Terror Alert - BBC

UK Orders Embassy Staff Out of Yemen Due to Threat - AP

US Tells Citizens in Yemen to Leave Immediately - Reuters

Warnings Renew Debate Over NSA Data Collection - McClatchy

US Extends Closure of Embassies - BBC

US Embassies in 4 African Countries Also Closed - AP

Britain, France Extend Closures of Yemen Embassies - VOA

Norway Restricts Access to Posts in Middle East - AP

Military Missions Appear Unaffected by Latest Terror Threat - S&S

State Dept.: No Benghazi Link in Embassy Shutdown Order - WT

International Press Blame US for Embassy Closures - BBC

Yemen Released Names of 25 Wanted Al-Qaida Men - AP

Boston Bomber Tsarnaev Had Right-Wing Extremist Literature - BBC

Cyberterrorism Threat Can be Managed, Not Ended - MJS

TSA Expands Duties Beyond Airport Security - NYT

Obama’s Wishful Thinking - WP Editorial

Terrorism and the Embassies - NYT Editorial

Obama's Disastrous Counterterrorism Legacy - TG Opinion

Terrorism 2.0 - WP Opinion

The New al-Qaeda Menace - WP Opinion

Of Embassy Closures and Al Qaeda Plots - FPRI Opinion

State Department's al-Qaeda Freakout - Bloomberg Opinion

Israel: Why Release 100 Murderous Terrorists? - JP Opinion

 

Afghanistan

Taliban Talking Secretly to Kabul Government - AP

Tied Up for Years in US Red Tape, Afghan Aides Taliban Targets - WT

Senators Call for End to Afghan Helicopter Deal - AP

In Afghan National Park, Rare Sound of Women Laughing - McClatchy

Afghan Market Blast 'Kills Four' - BBC

 

Egypt

US Intensifies Mediation Efforts in Egypt - VOA

US Diplomat Quietly Pushes for End to Political Stalemate - WP

New Attempts to Defuse Egypt Crisis - BBC

Egyptians Skeptical About US Mediation Efforts - VOA

Envoys Meet with Jailed Muslim Brotherhood Figure - WP

US Official Visits Senior Egypt Islamist in Jail - AP

Envoys Seek a Bridge Between Hard Choices - AP

Hagel Urges Inclusive Political Process in Egypt - AFPS

Army, Government to Offer Compromise to Muslim Brotherhood - Reuters

Egypt's Brotherhood Rejects Appeal to 'Swallow Reality' - Reuters

History Weighs Heavily With Egypt's Generals in Charge - VOA

Excerpts From Interview With Gen. Abdel Fatah al-Sissi - WP

Egypt Foreign Reserves Jump to $18.8B in July - AP

Egyptians No Longer Face Jail for Insulting President - Reuters

 

Syria

Assad Says War is the Only Way to Crush Terrorism - Reuters

Rebels Push Into Assad's Alawite Mountain Stronghold - Reuters

Syrian Rebels Take Villages in Regime's Heartland - AP

Syrian Rebels Capture Military Airport Near Turkey - Reuters

Audit of Refugees Finds Organized Crime and Child Soldiers - Reuters

 

Middle East / North Africa

Dempsey Addresses Middle East Security Concerns - AFPS

Iran's New President Picks Reformist as Top Deputy - VOA

Iran's Rouhani Pulls Off Cabinet Balancing Act - Reuters

Iraqi Forces Kill 11 Militants in Security Crackdown - Reuters

Bombing of Bakery, Other Attacks in Iraq Kill 9 - AP

US Returns Saddam Hussein Sword to Iraq - VOA

Tunisia's Ennahda Chief Offers Poll to End Political Crisis - Reuters

Yemen Released Names of 25 Wanted Al-Qaida Men - AP

Tunisian Police Disperse Protests in Southern Town - Reuters

Libya Swears in New Defense Minister - AP

Pedophile's Pardon Embarrasses Spain, Morocco - AP

Iran: Enter a Pragmatist - TG Editorial

End the Incentives to Settlements - Haaretz Editorial

 

NATO

Exercises, Training to Posture NATO for Future Challenges - AFPS

 

US Department of Defense

Troop, Civilian Cuts Likely, Pentagon's No. 2 Says - USAT

Trial of Hasan, Accused Fort Hood Gunman, to Begin Tuesday - WP

Bill Takes Aim at Hasan's Salary - FWST

On Defense Cuts, Rep. Forbes Fighting His Own Party - VP

Witness: Manning Leaks Chilled US Relationships - AP

Manning Harmed US Diplomacy Sentencing Told - Reuters

A Look at Cutting 3 Carrier Strike Groups - NT Analysis

At the Crux of Sexual Assault Debate: The Role of Command - S&S

 

United States

US Trade Suffers, Envoys Say, for Want of Jet Fare - NYT

Federal Judges Attend Lavish Conferences on Taxpayer Dime - WT

Power, New UN Ambassador, Has Learned to Bite Her Tongue - S&S

Samantha Power Presents Credentials as US Envoy to UN - AP

Veterans Denied Claims as They Point to Vietnam-era Cargo Planes - WP

Washington Post to be Sold to Jeff Bezos - WP

Amazon.com Founder to Buy Washington Post - NYT

Amazon's Bezos Buys Washington Post - BBC

The GOP Isolationist Myth - LAT Opinion

 

United Kingdom

Britain's Arms Sales Are Boon, but Pose Predicament - VOA

UK Seriously Concerned' About Gibraltar-Spain Tensions - VOA

Families of People Killed by Soldiers Sue NI's Chief Constable - BBC

Falklands Admiral Woodward Dies - BBC

 

Africa

Nigerian Islamist Group Accused of Heinous Crimes - AP

Nigeria Says 35 Killed in Clashes with Boko Haram - VOA

North Nigeria Militant Attacks 'Kill 35' - BBC

Western Backlash Rises Over Zimbabwe Vote - VOA

Attacks Reported on MDC in Zimbabwe - BBC

Botswana Faults Zimbabwe Election, Calls for Audit - Reuters

Zimbabwe Stock Market Tumbles After Disputed Poll - AP

One Sudanese Soldier Killed in Clash With South Sudan - Reuters

Somalia's Puntland Breaks Off Relations With Central Government - Reuters

Ethiopia Sees Muslim Anti-Government Protests - AP

Ivory Coast Releases Allies of Former President - AP

Arms Dealer 'Expelled' From Sierra Leone - AP

1999 South Africa Arms Deal Inquiry Starts - BBC

Why Mugabe Scored Landslide Victory in Zimbabwean Elections - TG Opinion

 

Americas / Caribbean

South Americans Alarmed at Alleged US Spying - AP

Colombia Backs Away from Deadline for FARC Peace Deal - LAT

Colombia's Santos Urges Rebels to Get on the 'Peace Train' - Reuters

Institute: Brazil Has More Homicides Than Thought - AP

Brazil: Head of Rio Military Police Fired After Amnesty - AP

In Rural Honduras, Illegal Journey Still Beckons - WP

UN: Bolivia's Coca Crop Down 2nd Straight Year - AP

Chile Judge Rejects Charging Candidate's Father - AP

 

Asia / Pacific

China: No Rush to Sign South China Sea Accord - VOA

China’s Biggest Corruption Trial in Decades Remains a Mystery - VOA

Japan: Fukushima Water Leak 'Emergency' - BBC

Southern Philippines Bomb Kills Six - BBC

Indonesian Temple Bombing Linked to Burma Violence - VOA

Sun Tzu Would Disapprove of China's Strategy - TNI Opinion

Why China Is Building More Aircraft Carriers - TD Opinion

Inside Japan's Invisible Army - Fortune Opinion

 

Europe

UK Seriously Concerned' About Gibraltar-Spain Tensions - VOA

EU Urges Spain Caution on Gibraltar - BBC

Russia’s Navalny: From Street Protests to Prison to Politics - VOA

Threat of Italy Government Crisis Recedes, for Now - Reuters

Former Turkish Army Chief Sentenced to Life in Prison - VOA

Turkish General Jailed for Life Over 'Plot' - BBC

Turkish Court Hands Down Sentences in Coup Plot - NYT

Turkey Sentences Former Military Chief to Life in Prison - AP

Snowden Chills Putin ‘Reset’ - BH Opinion

 

South Asia

India Accuses Pakistan of Killing 5 Soliders in Kashmir - VOA

Pakistani Security Forces on Alert for Militant Attack - VOA

Food on Agenda as India MPs Meet - BBC