Small Wars Journal Daily Roundup
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Syria
Kerry: Use of Chemical Weapons in Syria 'Obscene' - VOA
US, Citing 'Moral Obscenity' in Syria, Weighs Response - WSJ
Kerry: Syria’s Use of Chemical Arms is ‘Undeniable’ - WP
Kerry Says Chemical Arms Attack in Syria Is ‘Undeniable’ - NYT
Syria's Use of Chemical Arms a 'Moral Obscenity' - LAT
Kerry: Syria Chemical Attack 'Undeniable' - BBC
Kerry: Chemical Arms Use in Syria an 'Obscenity' - AP
Western Leaders Mull Military Response in Syria - AP
Obama Weighs Limited Military Strike on Syria - WP
US Readies for Possible Air Strikes on Syria - WT
US Military Has Myriad Ways to Strike Syria - VOA
US and UK Move Ships Closer to Syria - USNI
US Could Look Beyond UN Security Council in Any Strike - Reuters
Russia Warns West Against Military Action in Syria - VOA
Russia Condemns ‘Hysteria’ Over Syria - WP
US Postpones Syria Talks with Russia - VOA
UK’s Cameron and Russia’s Putin Disagree on Syria - BBC
Attack on Syria Could Trigger Terrorism Against US, Israel - WT
Iran Warns Against Strike on Syria After Gas Attack - Reuters
UN Team Meets Syrian Victims of Suspected Attacks - VOA
UN Presses on With Syria Chemical Attack Inquiry - BBC
UN Chemical Weapons Team Takes Blood from Victims - VOA
UN Convoy Visits Site of Alleged Chemical Attack - WP
Blasts in the Night, a Smell, and a Flood of Syrian Victims - NYT
UK: Security Council Failed Syria - UPI
25-Year Span of No Chemical Arms May Have Been Broken - WP
Iraqi Kurdistan Rules Out Intervening Over Syrian Border - Reuters
Kerry’s Remarks on Alleged Syria Chemical Attack - WP Transcript
Responding to Syrian Atrocities - NYT Editorial
Might Won’t Be Enough in Syria - WP Editorial
Here's How to Attack Assad - CSIS Opinion
Is an Attack on Syria Justified? - NYT Opinion/Debate
In Syria, No Easy Choices - WP Opinion
Bombing Syria: What's the Goal? - Politico Opinion
The US Must Act Against Assad - WP Opinion
Is a US Attack on Syria Now Inevitable? - BBC Opinion
The Real Issue in Syria - Politico Opinion
Obama's Syria Challenge: A War-Weary Public - Politico Opinion
Preparing to Handle Syria’s Chemical Weapons - WOTR Opinion
Afghanistan
Karzai Visits Pakistan for Help on Taliban Peace Talks - VOA
Afghan Leader in Pakistan to Discuss Peace Talks - AP
Karzai Calls for Pakistan Peace Role - BBC
Marine Warned of Insider Attack, Faces Career End - MCT
Afghan Taliban Execute Six in Stable Herat - Reuters
Pakistan, Taliban and the Afghan Quagmire - Brookings Opinion
US Department of Defense
Military Judge Sets USS Cole Bombing Trial Date - MH
Sore Feet Spur Campaign for Better Army Boot - BG
Navy’s Flying Warrant Officer Program Gets the Ax - NT
Manning Lawyer Gives More Details on Gender Change - AP
Strategic Review Falls Short; Make Hard Choices Now - BD Opinion
The Defense Appropriations Shuffle - WP Opinion
Army Adopting Tiered Readiness - BD Opinion
Hagel's Shrinking Navy - WS Opinion
Love 'Em or Hate 'Em, Drones Are Totally Legal - TA Opinion
Test Pilot Tried to Warn Navy About Troubled F-35 - WIB Opinion
Manning and Hasan: The Price of PC in the Military - WT Opinion
How DOD Prepared for the March on Washington - WP Opinion
Hasan Court Martial
Hasan Jury Hears From Families, Victims to Determine Sentencing - S&S
Victims of Fort Hood Shooter Tell Court of Their Suffering - VOA
Widows of Fort Hood Slain Describe Lost Moments - AP
Fort Hood Shooting Victim Struggling to Cope With Injuries - Reuters
NSA
UN to Contact US Over Spying Report - VOA
UN Warns US Against Illegal Spying on Diplomats - LAT
UN Says Nations are Barred From Spying On It - AP
Before Moscow, Snowden Stayed at Russian Consulate in Hong Kong - WP
NSA Phone Data Collection Is Illegal, ACLU Says - NYT
MSM vs. NM
War on Leaks Is Pitting Journalist vs. Journalist - NYT
United States
US Presidents Often Use Constitutional Power to Intervene Overseas - VOA
Retirement Wave at Top Levels of Federal Workforce Creates Challenges - WP
US Faces Mid-October Deadline to Raise Debt Limit - WP
Second Suspect Arrested in Death of WWII Veteran - AP
Oregon Bomb Plotter Pleads for Mercy - LAT
Mistrial in Hawaii for US Agent Accused of Murder - AP
DHS Employee Behind Race War Website on Paid Leave - Fox
Don’t Support the Troops? - OTB Opinion
United Kingdom
Spanish Divers Unfurled National Flag in Gibraltar's Waters - DM
HMS Ark Royal Cuts Reduced to Tin Cans and Razor Blades - DM
Islamic Center Arson Attack Probed - BBC
Australia
PM Rudd Revives Plan to Move the Navy North - Reuters
Seeking Asylum in Australia, Refugees Find a Policy in Flux - NYT
Australian PM Rudd Faces Uphill Election Battle - UPI
Africa
US Concerned About Escalating DR Congo Violence - VOA
US Calls on DR Congo Rebel Group to Disband - UPI
Congo Army Battles M23 Rebels Near Goma - Reuters
UN Probes DR Congo Protest Deaths - BBC
Mali's MNLA Rebels Look to Talks, Greater Autonomy in North - VOA
South Sudan's Largest State Wracked by Violence - UPI
Kenya: Radical Muslim Cleric Death Still a Mystery - AP
Focus on Guinea’s Media as Legislative Poll Nears - VOA
Sierra Leone Publishes First-Ever Status of Youth Report - VOA
All 25,000 Liberia Students Fail University Admission Exam - BBC
Admission Standards Toughened at University of Liberia - VOA
South Africa Hit by Wave of Strikes - BBC
Americas / Caribbean
Deadly Mexico Train Crash Blamed on Stolen Nails - BBC
Mexico Bar Kidnap: More Bodies Identified From Mass Grave - BBC
Official: 12 Taken From Mexico Bar Were Killed in Revenge - AP
Migrants Tell of Ordeal in Mexico Train Crash; 6 Dead - AP
Argentina Announces a New Debt Swap Outside US Law - AP
Brazil’s Foreign Minister Quits in Bolivia Row - BBC
Brazil's Foreign Minister Resigns Amid Tension - AP
Brazil: Silva Wants Party's Official Recognition - AP
Asia / Pacific
Japan Could Be Main Player in Asia Conflict - AFP
US, Chinese Navies Exercise Counter-Piracy in Gulf of Aden - AFPS
US Navy Seeks Cooperation with China in Counter-Piracy Exercise - S&S
China Building First Amphibious Assault Ship - Kyodo
China Helicopter Training with Air-to-Air Missiles - AP
China Rules Out East China Sea Islands Talks - BBC
China Sees No Basis for Talks With Japan Over Islands Dispute - Reuters
China Hit by 'Largest Ever' Hack Attack - VOA
Who’s Behind the “Biggest Cyberattack” in China’s History - TD
China: Over News of Clash, a Shroud of Silence in Xinjiang - NYT
China Prosecutors Push for Severe Bo Xilai Sentence - VOA
'No Leniency' Call as Bo Trial Ends in China - BBC
China: Arrests Show Xi Consolidating Control - WP
Chinese Entrepreneurs Start to Demand Political Reforms - WP
China Arrests British, American Corporate Investigators - AP
South Korean Fighter Order: AF Backs F-35 - AW
Kaesong Complex a Microcosm of Korean Hopes, Frustrations - S&S
Japan Postpones Launch of New, Cheaper Rocket - AP
US Significantly Boosts Military Funding for SE Asia - VOA
Hagel Announces US Deal to Sell Helicopters to Indonesia - AFPS
US Will Sell Indonesia Attack Helicopters - AP
Calm Returns to Violence-Scarred Burma Town - AP
NGO Laws in Burma Restrictive, Rights Group Says - UPI
Filipinos Protest Government Corruption - VOA
Filipinos Hold Mass Protest Over Official Corruption - NYT
Asia-Pacific Rebalance Is Not "Strategy" - WOTR Opinion
China’s ‘New Relationship’ Trap - WT Opinion
China's Worried Elites - UPI Opinion
Indonesia's Counterproductive Counterrorism - TD Opinion
Europe
Rights Group Blasts UN's Mission in Kosovo - AP
Vigilant 13 Eagle Continues Closer US-Russian Cooperation - AFPS
Russia: Ingushetia Top Security Chief Killed - BBC
Senior Security Official Shot Dead in Russia's N. Caucasus - Reuters
Belarus Holds Russian Potash Boss - BBC
Italy PM Forges Ahead With Cuts Even as Coalition Row Rages - Reuters
Italy Stocks Tumble Amid Political Uncertainty - AP
Greece 'May Renegotiate Bailout' - BBC
Middle East / North Africa
Pentagon Poised for $13 Billion in Mideast Arms Sales - DN
Diplomats: Iran Adds to Atom Capacity - VOA
Iranian Supreme Leader Scorns 'Outside Interference' in Middle East - UPI
Once an Outcast, Iranian Minister Carries Hope of Easing Tensions - NYT
Lebanon Reviews Security After Last Week's Violence - UPI
Israeli Raid in West Bank Erupts Into a Deadly Riot - NYT
3 Palestinians Killed in West Bank Clash With Israeli Forces - BBC
West Bank Clash Threatens Peace Talks, Palestinians Say - WP
Vandals Strike Arab Neighborhood in Jerusalem - AP
Thousands of Bahrainis March for Democratic Reforms - Reuters
Gulf Islamists Irked as Monarchs Back Egypt's Generals - Reuters
Egyptian Islamist Groups Seek Truce with Army - AP
Official Denies Inquiry Into Egyptian Activists - NYT
Egypt Tourism Workers Pine for Stability, Security - VOA
Egypt Airport Official: Planes Arriving Near Empty - AP
Libya Warns Will Destroy Tankers Illegally Exporting Oil - Reuters
Egypt and the Limits of Democracy - LAT Opinion
Egypt’s Journalists, Still Under Siege - NYT Opinion
How Saddam Made the Mideast Stable - FT Opinion
South Asia
Pakistan Taliban Attack Army Camp, Kill at Least 1 - AP
India Lower House Approves Controversial Food Bill - BBC
India's Ruling Party President Gandhi Returns From Hospital - Reuters