Small Wars Journal

31 August SWJ Roundup

Sat, 08/31/2013 - 12:53am

Small Wars Journal Daily Roundup

Defense, Foreign Affairs, Politics, Economics, & More

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Syria

US Report on Syrian Chemical Weapons - LAT Transcript

A Summary of the US Case Against the Syrian Government - AP

Kerry Lays Out Evidence of Chemical Attack by Syria - NYT

Kerry Outlines Case for US Intervention in Syria - WP

Kerry: Syrian Regime Killed 1,429 in Chemical Attack - WT

Kerry: Findings Make Case for US Strikes on Syria - S&S

Kerry: Syria Chemical Weapons Attack Killed 1429 - BBC

Kerry Makes the Case Against Syria: 'It Matters If Nothing Is Done' - TA

Kerry Calls Attack Against Civilians 'Crime Against Humanity' - NBC

US Report: 'High Confidence' Assad Used Chemical Weapons - Politico

US Says Syrian Chemical Attack Killed 1,429 - AP

Kerry Becomes Chief Advocate for US Attack - NYT

Kerry Makes Forceful Case for Military Action Against Syria - Reuters

Case Against Syria Includes Intercepts of Regime Planning Attack - WP

Kerry Calls for Syria Action, Saying What We Do Matters - UPI

US Officials’ Strong Words Signal Military Strike is Near - WP

Support Slipping, US Defends Plan for Syria Attack - NYT

US Prepares for Solo Strike On Syria After Britain Balks - WSJ

After British Vote, Unusual Isolation for US on Syria - NYT

Kerry Makes Case for 'Limited Attack,' Says Regime Killed 1429 - Newsmax

Syrian Attack Killed More Than 1,400, US Says - WP

Obama: Syrian Chemical Weapons Use Threat to US Interests - VOA

Obama: Syria Action Would be Limited, No Decision Yet - VOA

Obama: No Final Decision, Considering ‘Limited, Narrow Act’ - WT

US Plans 'Limited Act' Against Syria - BBC

‘Crisis of Confidence’ Dampens Support for US in Syria - WP

France Backing Arms While Britain Sits on Syria Sidelines - NYT

France Backs US on Syria Action - BBC

Obama 'Respects' UK PM's Syria Approach - BBC

Despite Veto, UK's Cameron Wants 'Robust Response' on Syria - VOA

After Syria Vote, Soul-Searching Stirs Britain - WP

NATO Chief Says No Plans for Alliance Action in Syria - AP

Israel Preemptively Deploys Iron Dome Defense System - WP

Russia Honors Pre-2011 Contracts with Syria - UPI

Limiting Action to Missile Strikes Could Prove Difficult - S&S

After the Strikes: What Does US Do Then? - BBC

Syria’s Next Move is Anyone’s Guess, But Retaliation Unlikely - WP

For News From Syrian Battleground, a Reliance on Social Media - NYT  

US Had Intel on Chemical Strike Before It Was Launched - FP

A Broader Look at the War Across Syria - NYT Multimedia

US Must React to Syria’s Crimes - WP Editorial

Absent on Syria - NYT Editorial

Can the US Attack Syria Without its British Ally? - Time Opinion

Obama's Path to Strike Suddenly Littered With Speed Bumps - CSM Opinion

A Syrian Conundrum - WP

Is War With Syria Worth More US Dead? - WP Opinion

How To Attack Syria - TNI Opinion

Go Big or Go Home - TDB Opinion

Hastening Syria’s Demise - WP Opinion

War with Syria: The Intersection of Interests and Ideology - DO Opinion

Barack W. Bush: Unilateral War in Syria - TNI Opinion

Why China Will Oppose Any Strike on Syria - TA Opinion

 

Afghanistan

US Soldiers Find Surprise on Returning to Pech Valley: Peace - NYT

No Official Candidates Yet for Afghanistan's Presidential Election - WP

Afghan Suicide Blast: District Governor Dies in Kunduz - BBC

Australia Military in Afghan Probe - BBC

Australian Troops Investigated for Mutilation of Body - AP

 

US Department of Defense

Pentagon Altered UCLASS Requirements for Counterterrorism Mission - USNI

Hasan Arrives at Fort Leavenworth’s Death Row - WT

Convicted Fort Hood Shooter Arrives at Death Row - AP

Army Launches 50th Anniversary Commemoration of Vietnam War - AFPS

Sun Sets on Marines' Historic 'Phrogs' - S&S

Gary Sinise Named an Honorary Marine - S&S

Heritage Offers 3 Scenarios To Save Defense: One Is A Miracle - BD Opinion

 

US Intelligence Community

Secret Document Details US War in Cyberspace - WP

‘Black Budget’ Describes Team of Hackers at NSA - WP

Bounds of Government Secrecy Shifting in Wake of Leaks - WP

US CIA Role Escalates Since 2001 Terrorist Attacks - VOA

US IC: The World’s 4th Largest Military? - TD Opinion

 

United States

Skepticism Grows in US Over Syria Military Strike - VOA

Virginia Tech Professor's 'Troops' Remark Stirs Up Anger - RT

Nearly 5,000 Firefighters Battling California Wildfire - VOA

 

United Kingdom

Britain Cites Grave Risks in Leaked Data It Seized - NYT

Miranda Files 'Put Agents at Risk' - BBC

PM Cameron Gives Support to Gibraltar - BBC

British Military Focuses on Lebanon, Cyprus - UPI

God Save the US-UK Special Relationship? - WP

A Much Less US-UK Special Relationship - NYT Opinion

                                

Australia

Australian Police Arrest Suspected People Smugglers - UPI

 

Africa

M23 Rebels Withdrawing from Positions in E. Congo - VOA

Congo Rebels 'Stop Combat, Withdraw' - BBC

Rebels Declare Ceasefire in E. Congo - AP

South African Snipers Kill Congo Rebels - ENCA

UN Agencies See Security Deterioration in Central African Republic - VOA

UN Witnesses Increased Violence in Central African Republic - UPI

Former Rebels Sow Terror in Central Africa Republic - Reuters

Amnesty: Sexual Violence Endemic in Somalia - VOA

Tanzania Asks Uganda to Help It Mend Ties With Rwanda - VOA

Kenya Police Boss Sent Severed Head - BBC

 

Americas / Caribbean

Half of Mexicans Say Drug Violence Worse - Reuters

Colombia Troops to Patrol Bogota - BBC

Colombia: Farmers Lift Blockades; Troops Patrol Bogota - AP

Venezuelan Jailed for Shooting US Diplomats in Caracas - BBC

Venezuela Sentences Man Who Shot US Attaches - Reuters

Suriname Leader's Son Arrested on US Drug Charge - AP

Suriname Leader's Son in Drugs Case - BBC

Brazil Imports Cuban Doctors - WP

 

Asia / Pacific

How Would US Attack on Syria Affect Washington's Asia Pivot? - VOA

North Korea Rescinds US Envoy Invitation - VOA

N. Korea Withdraws Invite for US Envoy - AP

Hagel Praises ‘Unbreakable’ US-Philippine Alliance - AFPS

Hagel: US Not Seeking to Re-Establish Military Bases in Philippines - DPA

China to Launch Corruption Probe Into Former Senior Politician - VOA

Trial for China 'Smiling Official' - BBC

Fallen Chinese Official Says He Was Obeying Orders - NYT

Burma Pressured Over North Korean Ties - UPI

Cambodian War Crimes Court Staff Prepares to Strike - VOA

 

Europe

Russian, NORAD Forces Unite for Exercise - AP

Yugoslavia War Crimes: Judge Removed From Case Over Bias - NYT

Bosnian Serbs Welcome Freed War Criminal as Hero - AP

 

Middle East / North Africa

As Talks Begin, Palestinians Reach Out to Israel - AP

Iraqi Militia Vows to Attack US Interests if Syria Hit - Reuters

Iraq Violence Kills 14 as al-Qaida Claims Attacks - AP

Car Bombs Kill 11 in Northern Iraq - Reuters

Lebanon Tense as Syria Strikes Loom - VOA

Sheikhs Charged Over Lebanon Bombs - BBC

UK Government Issues Security Alert for Lebanon - UPI

UK Advises Against all but Essential Travel to Lebanon - VOA

Saudi Arabia Raises Military Alertness Over Syria - VOA

Four Bahrain Police Officers Injured in 'Terror Blast' - UPI

Egypt’s Dragnet Expands, But Officials Mum On Numbers - WP

Egypt Morsi Supporters Stage Rallies - BBC

Egypt Protesters Shift to Antigovernment, From Pro-Morsi - NYT

Amid Crackdown, Egypt's Protesters Shift Tactics - AP

Martyrdom and Revenge in Egypt - WP Opinion

 

South Asia

Yasin Bhatkal: India Mujahideen  Leader Flown to Delhi - BBC

India Kashmir Clash: 'Five Militants' Killed - BBC

India's Economy Continues Slowdown - BBC

Sri Lankans Demand Information on War Missing - AP

Sri Lankans Think UN Is Biased, President Tells Rights Chief - Reuters