Small Wars Journal

2 September SWJ Roundup

Mon, 09/02/2013 - 8:04am

Small Wars Journal Daily Roundup

Defense, Foreign Affairs, Politics, Economics, & More

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Syria

Obama Pushes for Congressional Support of Syria Strike - VOA

Congress Will Seek to Limit Syria Authorization - WSJ

Obama Starts Lobbying Blitz for Support of Strike on Syria - NYT

Use of Force in Syria Will be a ‘Very Tough Sell’ - WP

Obama Needs 'Whale of a Case' for Syria Attack, Lawmaker Says - LAT

Congress Divided on Syria Despite Administration Case for Action - VOA

White House Girds for Battle With Congress - WSJ

History Aside, Obama Bets on Congress - NYT

The White House Walk-and-Talk that Changed Obama's Mind - NBC

Pentagon Officials Say Strike Won't Be Hurt By Delay - USAT

Hill Briefing: Uphill Battle for Obama on Syria - Politico

Sunday Talk: Congress, Like America, Split on Syria Strike - S&S

Congress in No Rush to Return for Syria Decision - WT

‘Team Player’ Kerry Pivots with Obama - WP

US: Evidence of Sarin Gas Use in Syria - VOA

Sarin Gas Used in Syria Attack, Kerry Says - WP

Kerry Says Case for US Attack on Syria Building - AP

France’s Hollande Feels Heat as Obama Seeks Syria Vote - France24

Clamor Grows in France for Vote on Syria Attacks - LAT

France Unlikely to Allow Lawmaker Vote on Syria - Reuters

Britain Could Vote Again on Hitting Syria - LAT

UK Ministers Rule Out Fresh Syria Vote - BBC

Australia Offers Moral Support for US Strike in Syria - AP

Russia Not Convinced by US Evidence on Syria - AP

Russia Sending Spy Ship to Mediterranean - Reuters

China to US: Don’t Go Into Syria With Force - WT

China Argues Against US Action Against Syria - AP

US Briefs China on Chemical Weapons Use Evidence in Syria - Reuters

Mixed Reaction in Mideast to US Syria Strategy - VOA

Arab League Endorses International Action - NYT

Arab States Urge Action Against Syrian Government - Reuters

Obama’s Syria Decision Greeted Silently by Israel - NYT

Israel Leader: Ready for 'Any Possible Scenario' - AP

Syria Asks the United Nations to Stop US Strike - Reuters

Syria Crows Over ‘Historic American Retreat’ - WP

Syria Says US Strike 'Helps al-Qaeda' - BBC

Syria Dismisses Obama as Confused, Moves Troops - AP

Assad Says Syria Can Confront External Aggression - Reuters

Syria Hails 'Historic American Retreat' as Obama Hesitates - AP

Some Syrians Say Obama’s Decision Will Embolden Assad - WP

UN: 7 Million Syrians Displaced by Civil War - AP

The Men Who Would Lead a Syria Strike - DODB

Most Phenomenally Stupid Misuse Of Our Military - RCW Interview

The Science Behind the Chemical Weapons Attack - GIZMODO Overview

Taking the Case to Congress - WP Editorial

On Syria, Obama Had to Go to Congress - WP Opinion

Forcing Obama’s Hand in Syria - NYT Opinion

Obama's Slow-Strike Strategy - Politico Opinion

An Accidental War - NR Opinion

Obama’s Shot Across Syria’s Bow - WT Opinion

Obama's Strange Strategy on Syria - PI Opinion

President Abdicates Responsibility for Personal Red Line - NR Opinion

 

Afghanistan

Official: Taliban Violence Unlikely to Threaten Afghan Transitions - VOA

Militants Attack US Base in Afghanistan - VOA

Taliban Militants Attack US Base in Afghanistan; 3 Dead - WT

Taliban Militants Attack US Base in Afghanistan - AP

Taliban Target U.S. Army Base as Attacks Mount - Reuters

Taliban Bombs US Base in Afghanistan - BBC

Afghans Find Dumped Bodies of 7 Abducted Soldiers - AP

Afghan Envoy to Pakistan Appointed Interior Minister - NYT

Afghanistan Backdrop to China’s Xi Central Asia Visit - AP

Afghan Female Military Pilot Gives Wing to Young Girls' Dreams - CSM

 

US Department of Defense

Fort Hood Death Sentence Raises Difficult Legal Questions - LAT

Texas Veterans Land Board to Treat Fort Hood Victims as Combat Casualties - TS

Fighter Pilots Master Vertical Landing in F-35B Jet, But ... - VP

F-35 Performs its First Nighttime Vertical Landing - LAT Video

Naval Academy Sex Assault Case Continues - AP

 

US Intelligence Community

IC Spends Millions to Hunt for Insider Threats - WP

NSA Spied on France's Foreign Ministry, Diplomats - France24

NSA Said to Have Spied on Leaders of Brazil and Mexico - AP

 

United States

Drug Agents Use Vast Phone Trove, Eclipsing NSA’s - NYT

Private Security Contractors Under Scrutiny - SDUT

Sierra Wildfire Now California's Fourth-Largest - AP

Obama's Unsteadiness in Conducting Foreign policy - WT Opinion

US Intervention: War for Virtue - WP Opinion

 

United Kingdom

Britain Could Vote Again on Hitting Syria - LAT

Ministers Rule Out Fresh Syria Vote - BBC

UK Soldiers to Give Iraq Evidence - BBC

British Soldiers to Give Their Side of Story at Iraq Inquiry - Reuters

Rue Britannia - FP Opinion

 

Australia

PM Rudd Calls on Voters as Poll Looms - BBC

Australian Contender Sparks Foreign Policy Furor - AP

US, Aussie Sailors Recover Bombs Dropped On Great Barrier Reef - S&S

 

Africa

UN Mission in DR Congo Plans to Set Up Security Zone - VOA

DR Congo: Goma Residents Hopeful Rebel Withdrawal Spells Peace - VOA

Two Sudans Will Hold Summit Before Oil Pipelines Deadline - AFP

Senegal President Ditches Premier - BBC

South Africa: Mandela Discharged From Hospital - VOA

South Africa’s Mandela Spends First Night at Home - BBC

 

Americas / Caribbean

NSA Said to Have Spied on Leaders of Brazil and Mexico - AP

Venezuela Admits Economic Problems - BBC

Clashes in Mexico Over School Reform - BBC

Dominican Republic Raid of 'Sect' Compound Under Scrutiny - AP

Transitional Justice and Colombia’s Peace Talks - ICG Report

 

Asia / Pacific

Philippines Setting Limits for Increased US Forces Presence - VOA

Philippines: China Set Impossible Conditions for Visit - AP

South Korea Pledges Aid to North in Bid to Ease Tension - NYT

Inter-Korean Panel Holds First Talks on Kaesong Reopening - VOA

Koreas Begin Kaesong Committee Talks - BBC

Japan: Radiation Levels Spike at Fukushima - VOA

Japan Vows Quick Action, Public Funds for Fukushima - Reuters

Afghanistan Backdrop to China’s Xi Central Asia Visit - AP

China Investigates State Assets Regulator - VOA

Senior Chinese Official Falls Under Scrutiny - NYT

Thai Protester Killed at Blockade - NYT

Cambodia: Nearly 200 Staffers Strike at Khmer Rouge Tribunal - AP

Obama’s Great Asian Dawdle - WT Opinion

 

Europe

Germany: No Clear Winner in Debate Between Merkel and Challenger - NYT

Merkel, German Election Rival Debate Euro Crisis - AP

Former SS Officer Faces German Trial - BBC

Polish PM May Reshuffle Ministers in November - Reuters

Turkey Trial for 100 'Coup Plotters' - BBC

Azerbaijan Clamps Down on Dissent Ahead of October Vote - Reuters

 

Middle East / North Africa

US Says Envoy Took Part in Israeli-Palestinian Meeting - Reuters

Israel Leader: Ready for 'Any Possible Scenario' - AP

Israel Launches Country's 'Largest' Satellite - AP

UN Says Over 800 People Killed in Iraq in August - AP

Iran Dissidents Killed at Iraq's Camp Ashraf - VOA

Iraqi Camp for Iranians Faces Deadly Clashes - NYT

Iraq: Deadly Clashes at Iran Exile Camp - BBC

Iranian Exiles Report Deaths in Iraq Camp - AP

Attackers Torch Saudi Arabia Religious Police Building - Reuters

Jordan to Diminish Tasks of Military Court - AP

Egyptian Media: Morsi to Be Put on Trial - VOA

Morsi, Brotherhood Leaders Charged With Inciting Murder - NYT

Egypt to Try ex-President Morsi - BBC

Egypt's Morsi to be Tried for Inciting Violence - AP

Egypt Expels Al Jazeera Journalists - VOA

Egypt: Bomb Wounds Two at Cairo Police Station - Reuters

Libya Protests Threaten Stability as Oil Output Dives - Reuters

 

South Asia

Roadside Bomb Kills 9 Pakistan Soldiers on Afghan Border - Reuters

Polio Breaks Out Amid Militant Threats in Pakistan - AP

Bangladesh Court Asks HRW Why No Contempt Charges - AP