Small Wars Journal Daily Roundup
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Early Warning - Foreign Affairs - Foreign Policy - Ground Force Dialogue
David Ignatius - Defense Tech - Early Warning Blog - Feral Jundi - Infinity Journal
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Afghanistan
Dunford: Afghan Security Deal Vital - AP
NATO: 3 Soldiers Killed in Eastern Afghanistan - VOA
Three Coalition Troops Killed in Eastern Afghanistan - S&S
Militants Kill Three NATO Soldiers in Afghanistan - LAT
Three NATO Soldiers Killed in Afghanistan - BBC
Chinese State Media: 3 Citizens Killed in Kabul - AP
Afghan Police: Chinese Shot to Death During Party - AP
Mystery Surrounds Disappearance of 2 Chinese Nationals - S&S
Deadly Flash Floods Hit Afghanistan - BBC
Storms, Floods Kill 22 Near Afghan Capital - AP
Effects of Lorance Verdict on Combat Decisions to be Seen - FO
Out of Sight, Out of Mind: A Rotten Way to Quit a War - FT Opinion
Egypt
Police Put Off Dispersal of Pro-Morsi Sit-Ins - NYT
Police Fail to Start Operation to Disperse Pro-Morsi Camps - Reuters
Pro-Morsi Encampments Fortify for Battle - WP
Morsi Camps Brace for Crackdown - BBC
Egypt Nationalism at Heart of Furor Over Morsi - LAT
Lawless Sinai Shows Risks Rising in Fractured Egypt - NYT
Sinai Air Strike Shows Hair-Trigger Israel-Egypt Security Ties - Reuters
Egypt Claims Aerial Strikes Against Militants in Sinai - VOA
Egypt Army Says 12 Militants Killed in North Sinai - AP
Israel Downplays Sinai Drone Strike Reports - VOA
Grand Imam of al-Azhar Proposes Reconciliation Talks - BBC
Egypt's Affluent Uneasy with Mix of Politics, Islam - LAT
Marx’s Lesson for the Muslim Brothers - NYT Opinion
Egypt's Path to a Better Future - WP Opinion
Middle East / North Africa
Israel Approves New Settlement Homes - VOA
Israel Approves Nearly 1,200 More Settlement Homes - AP
Israeli Settlement Housing Plan Adds to Tensions Ahead of Talks - NYT
New Israel Settlement Homes Anger Palestinians - BBC
Israel's Settlement Building Plans Infuriate Palestinians - LAT
Israel to Free Palestinian Prisoners Ahead of Peace Talks - Reuters
Israel Names Prisoners for Release - BBC
Israel Lists Names of 26 Palestinians to Be Freed - AP
Al Qaeda Claims Eid Holiday Bombings in Iraq - Reuters
US Condemns Iraq Bombing Wave - VOA
US Condemns Iraq Eid Attacks - BBC
Bombings Targeting Iraq Military Kill 5 Soldiers - AP
Gunmen Shoot Lebanese Mayor as Syria War Ignites Rivalries - Reuters
Syrian Rebels on the Offensive in Eastern City - AP
Zimbabwe Denies Uranium Deal With Iran - AP
Suspected Terrorists Kill 5 Yemeni Soldiers - VOA
Gunmen Kill 5 Yemeni Soldiers at Checkpoint - AP
Gunmen Attack Gas Plant in Yemen - BBC
Yemen's Al Qaeda Leader Says Will Free Prisoners - Reuters
USS Nimitz in Bahrain as Embassies Reopen - S&S
Activist: Bahrain Lawyer for Blogger Detained - AP
Start Talks with Iran - WP Editorial
Even If Assad Loses, Iran Gains - TN Opinion
In the Arab World, US is Low on Leverage - LAT Opinion
The Palestinians Build a Settlement - Commentary Opinion
Hasan Court-Martial
Hasan Trial Set to Enter Week Two - AP
Fort Hood Shooting Trial a Test for Military Jury System - LAT
Fort Hood Trial: Vivid Testimony, Quiet Defendant - USAT
Military Panel, Hasan Representing Himself Makes for Rare Trial - UPI
Fort Hood Accused Setting Up Appeal? - UPI
Shooting Victims Press Demands for Terrorism Designation - FP
When Failure Carries No Cost - RCP Opinion
Army Adds Pain for Fort Hood Survivors - FWJG Opinion
Hoodwinked About Fort Hood - SDP Opinion
US Department of Defense
DOD Weighs Major COCOM Realignment - DN
System Failure: Anthropologists on the Battlefield - USAT
Money-Shuffling Got Military $1B to End Furloughs - VP
Marine Corps Deploys Ospreys for 1st Time in Support of Presidential Flight - TH
Endangered Species Thrive on US Military Ranges - AP
Propaganda or Information Operations: Words Matter - USAT Opinion
US Intelligence Community / Associated Issues
Snowden’s Father Says He Will Visit Son in Russia - NYT
Snowden's Father Urges Son Not to Accept Deal with US Authorities - TH
Obama Weighs In on Information-Gathering - WP Editorial
What Did Snowden Get Wrong? Everything - LAT Opinion
United States
Embassies Open, But Yemen Stays on Terror Watch - NYT
Post-Benghazi, Obama Plays it Safe with Embassies - AP
Jury Rejects PTSD Defense in Army Veteran's Murder Trial - LAT
Justice Dept. Seeks to Curtail Stiff Drug Sentences - NYT
Holder Seeks to Limit Mandatory Prison Sentences for Drug Crimes - WP
Technology Industry Extends a Hand to Struggling Print Media - NYT
Why American Primacy Is Not Assured - TD Opinion
Misjudging al-Qaeda - WS Opinion
3 Reforms for the War on Drugs - SFC Opinion
United Kingdom
Gibraltar: Spain Considers Joint Diplomatic Offensive with Argentina - TT
British Warship Departs for Gibraltar Visit - BBC
Dear Spain: Hands Off Our Rock - TT Opinion
Australia
Australian Rivals Clash in TV Debate - BBC
Australian PM Accused of Breaking Debate Rules - NYT
Vatican
Pope Francis Reaches Out to Muslims - BBC
Africa
Mali Votes in Presidential Run-off - VOA
Mali Holding Presidential Run-off - BBC
Malians Return to Polls for 2nd Round of Voting - AP
In Mali’s Election, Dashes of Optimism and Realism - NYT
Zimbabwe’s Mugabe to Make Post-Election Speech - BBC
Zimbabwe: ZANU-PF Broke the Law, Says Opposition MDC - VOA
Zimbabwe Denies Uranium Deal With Iran - AP
In Congo, Violence Surges Again - WP
Tribal Clashes Kill 111 in Sudan's Darfur - Reuters
Floods Kill 36 as Thousands Affected in Sudan - AP
Rwandan Opposition Registers Days Before Vote Deadline - Reuters
UK Aid Seized by Somali Militants - BBC
UK Writes Off $744,400 in Somalia Aid to Theft - AP
Liberia Marks Anniversary of Taylor's Departure - AP
South Africa Says Mandela Showing Some Improvement - VOA
Americas / Caribbean
Kerry Trip to Brazil, Colombia Could Be Chilly - AP
US Says It's Working to See Mexican Drug Lord Jailed Again - AP
Freed Mexican Drug Lord's Accomplices Could Soon Walk Free - Reuters
Sudden Flood of Asylum Requests at US/Mexico Border - Breitbart
People Being Told to Use "Key Words" to Cross Border - Fox
Colombia Peace Talks 'Make Progress' - BBC
Argentine Government Loses Ground in Primary Vote - AP
Argentine Primary Delivers Political Slap to Leader Fernandez - Reuters
Righting a Deadly Wrong in Haiti - WP Editorial
Asia / Pacific
Philippines Negotiates Larger US Presence Amid Sea Row - AP
Philippines, US Begin Talks to Increase US Troop Rotations - Reuters
Philippines: Increase in US Troops Not Permanent - AP
Philippines Battered by Typhoon - Reuters
US Man Jailed in North Korea 'Very Ill' - BBC
American Is Moved to North Korea Hospital - NYT
Cambodia's CPP Won Most Provinces in July Election - Reuters
Cambodia Election Crisis Deepens as Opposition Rejects Results - Reuters
Volcano Spews More Hot Ash, Lava in East Indonesia - AP
South China Sea: Chinese Foot-Dragging - NYT Editorial
Arguing Against a Peace Treaty on the Korean Peninsula - EAF Opinion
North Korea's Next Provocation - TD Opinion
Europe
Hagel Pulses Russians on Military Cooperation - Military.com
Russian Opposition Leder Navalny Faces 'Foreign Cash' Inquiry - BBC
France Arrests Serviceman Accused of Mosque Plot - AP
French Soldier Arrested for Planning Mosque Attack - Reuters
Spain, France Raid Human Trafficking Ring - VOA
Report: Bundesbank Sees New Greece Bailout in 2014 - AP
South Asia
Pakistan Accuses India of Shelling as Border Tensions Simmer - Reuters
Pakistan Accuses India of Shelling, Killing Man - AP
Curfews Imposed in Indian-Held Kashmir - NYT
Curfews Set in Kashmir Amid Hindu-Muslim Clashes - AP
Toxic Liquor Kills 8 in Southern Pakistan - AP