Small Wars Journal

18 September SWJ Roundup

Wed, 09/18/2013 - 6:09am

Small Wars Journal Daily Roundup

Defense, Foreign Affairs, Politics, Economics, & More

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WP National Security - WT National Security - American Forces Press Service

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Defense One - Defense Tech - DoD Buzz - The Diplomat - Clausewitz Homepage

Early Warning - Foreign Affairs - Foreign Policy - Ground Force Dialogue

David Ignatius - Defense Tech - Early Warning Blog - Feral Jundi -  Infinity Journal

Informal Institute for National Security Thinkers and Practitioners

Information Dissemination - The Interpreter - Kings of War - Long War Journal

Marine Corps Gazette - Marine Corps Times - Maritime Executive - Military Review

MountainRunner - National Defense - Navy Times - Parameters - RUSI

Security Clearance - Stars & Stripes - War on the Rocks - Warscapes - Wings Over Iraq

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Syria

Obama Seeks Congress' Support for Syria Plan - AP

Gates, Panetta Question Obama's Syria Strategy - AP

Russia, France Meet on Syria - VOA

Russia Says No Proof Syria's Govt Carried Out Chemical Attack - LAT

Russia, France Split on Syria Arms Report - VOA

Well-Tailored Lavrov Suits Russia’s Syria Policy - WP

UN Data on Gas Attack Points to Assad’s Top Forces - NYT

UN Report on Syria Gas Attack Fuels Calls for Assad's Prosecution - LAT

Syria Tells Russia it Has Proof Rebels Used Chemicals - BBC

Security Council Returns to Role in Syria Conflict - NYT

UN Powers Discuss Syria Resolution - BBC

Jordan's King Calls for China Role in Syria Crisis - AP

Syrian Activists Decry Focus on Chemical Weapons - VOA

Ex-Guantanamo Detainee Dies Fighting Assad in Syria - MH

Syria Peace Talks Elusive Despite Chemical Weapons Diplomacy - VOA

Israel Hedges its Bets on Obama Bid for Military Force - DN

In Public Shift, Israel Calls for Assad's Fall - VOA

Car Bombing Kills 7 as Syria Border Tensions Rise - WP

In Syria’s Capital, War Surrounds Residents Living in a Bubble - LAT

Beware of Mission Creep in Syria - WOTR Opinion

UN Chemical Report: 1/3 of Story that Needs to Be Told - CSIS Opinion

It Isn't the Military's Place to Weigh In on the Syria Debate - TA Opinion

 

Afghanistan

Afghan President Says No Rush for US Security Deal - AP

UN Official Presses Karzai on Rights Panel Appointees - NYT

US Soldier Died Saving Polish Officer - AT

Taliban Kill Election Official in Afghanistan - Reuters

 

US Navy Yard Shootings

Hagel, Dempsey Honor 12 Killed at Washington Navy Yard - AFPS

Gunman Got Access to Navy Yard Despite Troubled Past - LAT

Debate About Security at Military Posts Likely to be Renewed - WP

Mabus Orders Immediate Review of Navy and Marine Base Security - USNI

Four Years After Fort Hood: Are Bases Any Safer? - S&S

Security Checks Fail to Flag Navy Yard Gunman’s Violent History - WP

Suspect’s Past Run-Ins Fell Just Short of Raising Alarm - NYT

Gunman's Path to DC Emerges, But Questions Remain - AP

Investigators Look for Motive in Navy Yard Shooting - VOA

US Gunman 'Had Mental Health Issues' - BBC

GOP Says Congress Must Revisit Issue of Contractors - TH

Groups Upset Over 'Troubled Veteran' Headlines - Military.com

Media Obsessed with Linking AR-15 with Navy Yard Shooter - WT

Alexis Entered Navy Yard With Shotgun, in Two Pieces, Hidden in Bag - WT

VA State Law Prevented Sale of Assault Rifle to Suspect Last Week - NYT

What Medals Did the Navy Yard Shooter Receive, Exactly? - FP

 

US Department of Defense

SOCOM Wants to Deploy MQ-9 Drones to Remote Areas - Military.com

Company Hopes New Jet Will Save Air Force a Bundle - CNN

Stop Pretending Enforced Cuts Won't Be Harmful - DN Opinion

Amphibious Ops in the 21st Century - WOTR Opinion

Amos: America Needs a Robust Crisis Response Force - DO Opinion

Amphibious Ops in the 21st Century - WOTR Opinion

The Joint Strike Fighter: Will It Fly? - VF Opinion

Leavenworth’s CGSC: We're Doing Better than Professor Murray Thinks - BD Opinion

 

US Intelligence Community

FISA Court Opinion Upholds NSA Phone Program - WP

Poll: Americans Torn Between Civil Liberties, Terrorism - AP

CIA Employee Who Refused to Sign Non-Disclosure on Benghazi Suspended - WT

Snowden Among Nominees for European Human Rights Prize - NYT

NSA Director Inherited Star Trek Digs - WP

 

United States

Heroin Pushed on Chicago by Mexican Cartel Fueling Gang Murders - Bloomberg

On Foreign Policy, a Consistently Inconsistent President - LAT Opinion

The Nation on the Hill - NYT Debate / Opinions

American Ineffectualism - NR Opinion

State, AID, NSC Can’t Keep Up With DoD - BD Opinion

The Media Needs to Stop Inspiring Copycat Murders - TA Opinion

 

Australia

Tony Abbott Becomes Australia's New Prime Minister - VOA

Abbott Sworn in as Australia Leader - BBC

Australia's New Prime Minister Sworn Into Power - AP

 

Africa

China Finds Resistance to Oil Deals in Africa - NYT

Sudan's President Omar al-Bashir Seeks US Visa for UN Meet - BBC

Nigerian Towns Want Direct Federal Funding to Curb Skimming - VOA

Zimbabwe's MDC Boycotts Mugabe's Parliamentary Speech - BBC

Rwanda's Ruling RPF Heads for Easy Win - VOA

Kagame Party in Rwanda Poll Victory - BBC

Uganda Bails 'M23 Rebel Recruiter' - BBC

Tanzania Says 15 Are Linked to Acid Attacks - AP

Liberian President’s Son Resigns Government Post - VOA

First Witness Called in Kenya Deputy President’s ICC Trial - VOA

Kenya's Ruto Trial: 'Church Victim' Testifies at ICC - BBC

 

Americas / Caribbean

Nicaragua Files Claim Against Colombia Over Maritime Limits - BBC

Floods Hit Mexico as Two Storms Pass - BBC

Dozens Dead as Twin Storms Strike Mexico - VOA

Chaos as Floods Submerge Mexico's Acapulco - Reuters

3 Vigilantes Killed in Clash With Mexican Soldiers - AP

Guatemala Arrests Alleged Trafficker Sought by US - AP

Brazil President Calls Off US Trip - BBC

Brazil’s President Cancels White House Dinner - WP

Sixteen Killed in Venezuela Prison - BBC

 

Asia / Pacific

USPACOM Forum Promotes Regional Disaster Preparedness - AFPS

Rising Thunder Promotes US-Japan Partnership, Capability - AFPS

Death Toll Jumps in Philippine Standoff as 64 Hostages Rescued - VOA

23 Philippine Rebels Surrender After Capturing Police Chief - NYT

Philippine Police Chief Freed, Some Rebels Give Up - AP

Troops Free Civilians in Philippine Rebel Stand-Off - BBC

N. Korea Urges Nuclear Talks 'Without Preconditions' - AP

UN Panel Urges International Action on N. Korean Human Rights Abuses - NYT

South Korean Military Defends Shooting of Defector - VOA

Symantec Says Hacker Group Found in China, Linked to Big Cyberattacks - VOA

Verdict Against China's Bo Xilai Expected Sunday - AP

China Communist Party Investigators Tried Over Drowning - BBC

Thailand Jails Bomb Material Man - BBC

 

Europe

Greenpeace Says 2 Activists Held in Russian Arctic - AP

Russia May Freeze Federal Salaries in 2014 - VOA

Germany: Merkel's Center-Right Could Fall Short of Majority - Reuters

New Public-Sector Strike Hits Greece - BBC

 

Middle East / North Africa

Israel’s Netanyahu to Focus on Iranian Nuclear Threat at UN - NYT

Iranian Offer of Deal on Nuclear Program Met by Doubts - Bloomberg

Obama Says He Wants to Test Iran President's Interest in Dialogue - Reuters

Iran Seesawing on Social Media, Nuclear Policy May Reflect Infighting - LAT

Ali Khamenei Says Iran Opposes All WMDs - WP

Iran Moves to Mend Ties With West - NYT

UN Envoy Asked to Help Free American Held in Iran - NYT

Iran Bars Social Media Again After a Day - NYT

Israeli Forces Kill Wanted Palestinian in Raid - NYT

Israel to Allow More Building Materials Into Gaza - Reuters

Persian Gulf is Growing Drug Hub For LatAm Groups - ISC

Bahrain Opposition Figure Khalil Marzook 'Arrested' - BBC

Bahrain Holds Opposition Figure in Violence Probe - AP

Egyptian Authorities Put Squeeze on Muslim Brotherhood - LAT

Egypt Arrests Brotherhood Figure Who Handled Media - NYT

Brotherhood Spokesman Gehad al-Haddad 'Held' in Egypt - BBC

Brotherhood Leaders Compare Egypt Jail Cells to Graves - VOA

Tunisia’s Govt Paralyzed by Middle-Class Backlash and Violence - WP

Tunisia Union Offers Plan to End Political Crisis - Reuters

Libya Wants UK Weapons Removal Help - BBC

 

South Asia

DDS Carter Meets With Government, Military Officials in Pakistan - AFPS

Pakistan Yet to Decide Details on Freeing Former Taliban No. 2 - Reuters

Death Penalty in Bangladesh War Crimes Case - BBC

Bangladesh: Death Penalty for Islamist Leader Sparks Riots - LAT

Bangladesh Sentences Islamic Leader to Death for War Crimes - VOA

Bangladesh Orders Death for Islamist in Murders - NYT

Bangladesh Opposition Protests War Crimes Verdict - AP

Bangladesh Braced for Two-Day Strike - BBC

Jaw-Jaw and War-War in Pakistan - WOTR Opinion