Small Wars Journal

27 September SWJ Roundup

Fri, 09/27/2013 - 7:02am

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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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

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MountainRunner - National Defense - Navy Times - Parameters - RUSI

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Syria

Draft UN Resolution on Syria Chemical Weapons - Reuters

US, Russia Agree on UN Resolution on Syria - VOA

UN’s Five Big Powers Agree on Syrian Resolution Wording - WP

Key Nations at UN Reach Agreement on Syria Weapons - NYT

Breakthrough Deal Reached on UN Resolution on Chemical Weapons - McClatchy

UN Discusses Syria Draft After Deal - BBC

Most of Syria’s Toxins Said to be ‘Unweaponized’ - WP

Chemical Weapons Watchdog to Meet to Discuss Syria - AP

Syrian Islamists' New Alliance Bad News for Western-Backed Rebels - UPI

Second al-Qaida Commander in a Week Killed in Syria Infighting - AP

Syrian Rebel Killed by Lebanese Forces - UPI

Kerry Says Syria Will Implode Before Either Side Claims Victory - Reuters

Some Progress on Syria - NYT Editorial

 

Iran

US, Iran Hold Unusual Direct Talks, Call Tone Positive - WP

Rouhani, Blunt and Charming, Pitches a Moderate Iran - NYT

US, Iran Hold First Major Meeting Since 1979 Revolution - LAT

High-Level Iran Nuclear Talks at UN - BBC

US, Allies See Chance to Resolve Iran Nuke Impasse - AP

China Eager for Iranian Nuclear Talks - UPI

Iran Plays Down Prospects for Quick IAEA Nuclear Deal - Reuters

Israel Says Iran Diverting Attention From Bomb - AFP

Iran Says it is Exporting More Oil - UPI

Iranian President Softens Condemnation of Holocaust - NYT

What Rouhani Said, Is Said to Have Said and Says He Said - NYT

Reporting Iran’s News, But Speaking For One Side - NYT

The Real Rouhani - WP Opinion

Between Martyrdom and Diplomacy - NYT Opinion

Iranian Counterinsurgency - WOTR Opinion

'They Want to Annihilate Us' - UPI Opinion

 

Afghanistan

Second Insider Attack in a Week Kills ISAF Servicemember - S&S

 

US Department of Defense

GOP Senator Blocks Air Force Nominee Over Aircraft - AP

Active Services Meet Fiscal Year Recruiting Goals Through August - AFPS

Cybercom Activates National Mission Force Headquarters - AFPS

Military Suicide Risk Factors Mirror Those in Society - AFPS

Obama Urged to End Article 32 Grilling of Sex Assault Victims - S&S

Staff Judge Advocate Assigned to Urination Video Case Fired - S&S

 

United States

Lawmakers Consider New Options as US Budget Deadline Looms - VOA

House, Senate Still Battling with Government Shutdown Looming - S&S

Bracing for Disruption as Government Shutdown Looms - WP

US Officials Dodge Questions on Scope of Surveillance - WP

Lawmakers Seek to Fix 'Terrorist Lottery Loophole' - AP

After Kenya Attack, CIA and FBI Scramble to Thwart Al-Shabab - LAT

Somalia President: Al-Shabab Could Attack the United States - TDB

Al-Shabab Recruitment an Enduring Concern for Minnesota Somalis - VOA

Mall of America Boosts Security After Attack in Nairobi - Bloomberg

Man Behind Anti-Islam Film Released From Jail - Reuters

Obama’s Myopic Worldview - WP Opinion

An Independent Voice at the NSA - WP Opinion

 

United Kingdom

The ‘White Widow’ Back in the Spotlight - WP

Interpol Issues Alert for Fugitive London Bombing Widow - AP

Muslim Converts Plead Not Guilty to Murder of British Soldier - Reuters

 

Africa

Kenya Attack a Signpost for Rising Jihadist Terrorism Across Africa - UPI

Behind Nairobi Attack, a Somali Mastermind - WP

61 Still Missing from Kenya Mall Attack - VOA

EU Lends Hand to Kenya After Westgate Attack - UPI

Interpol Heads to Kenya for Westgate Probe - UPI

One Day, Many Dead: The Start of Kenya Mall Siege - AP

Uganda Bolster’s Security after Kenya Terror Attack  - VOA

Mali Calls for Rapid Reaction Force for Islamist Fight - VOA

Mali Rebels Pull Out of Peace Deal - BBC

Rebels in Mali Suspend Peace Deal With Government - AP

DR Congo Hampered by Outside Aggression - UPI

Rights Groups: 50 Killed in Sudan Protests - AP

ICRC Working Overtime in Central African Republic - UPI

Chinese Firm in $2bn Uganda Oil Deal - BBC

UN-Backed Court Upholds Taylor Conviction, 50-Year Sentence - VOA

50-Year Sentence Upheld for Ex-President of Liberia - NYT

UN-Backed Court: Charles Taylor's Conviction Upheld - BBC

 

Americas / Caribbean

Mexico Storms Stir Up Outrage at Officials - LAT

US Says 2 Guantanamo Prisoners Left El Salvador - AP

“Missing”: Chile Hunt for Justice Winds Up as Enigma - NYT

Chile Shuts Luxury Jail for Dictatorship Criminals - AP

Venezuela Rounds Up 17 Suspects After Cocaine Haul - UPI

Venezuela: Maduro Blames Axed UN Trip on 'Plot' - BBC

Dominican Court Ends Citizenship of Some Residents - AP

Cuba Expands List of Allowed Private Sector Jobs - AFP

 

Asia / Pacific

Hagel Plans Trip to South Korea, Japan - AFPS

Air Force Chief of Staff Begins Visit to China - AFPS

Japan Defense Chief Wants More Surveillance in Areas E. of Islands - Reuters

Philippines S. China Sea Legal Case Against China Gathers Pace - Reuters

Mao-era Self-Criticism Reappears on Chinese TV - LAT

China Tests New Free Trade Zone in Shanghai - VOA

Population Control Is Called Big Revenue Source in China - NYT

China's Corruption Drive Extends to Provinces - Reuters

TEPCO Seeks 2 More Restarts of Japan Nuke Reactors - AP

Furor Ahead of Australian Leader's Indonesia Visit - AP

Australia PM Seeks to Lower Tension Ahead of Indonesia Visit - Reuters

Karen Refugees in Thailand Wary of Return to Burma - VOA

Suspected US Drug Smuggler Deported From Thailand - AP

Burma Told Communal Violence Threatens Reforms - AP

Piercing the Veil of N. Korean Human Rights Violations - WP Editorial

 

Europe

Is Turkey Turning Away From the West? - VOA

US and Turkey to Create Fund to Stem Violent Extremism - NYT

Russia Holds Activists Over Arctic Oil Protest - VOA

Russia Remands Greenpeace Activists - BBC

Russian Court Orders Greenpeace Activists Held - NYT

Greenpeace to Appeal Jailing of Its Activists in Russia - AP

New Russia-US Crew Arrives At International Space Station - VOA

US: Stand Up to Russia - WP Opinion

 

Middle East / North Africa

Hagel Meets with Lebanese President, Gulf Leaders in New York - AFPS

Abbas: No More Interim Deals With Israel - VOA

At UN, Abbas Criticizes Israel, But Vows Good Faith in Talks - WP

Iraq: Bomb Attacks at Markets In, Near Baghdad Kill 23 - AP

Iraq: Deadly Blasts Hit Baghdad Markets - BBC

Tunisian Opposition Rallies Against Ruling Islamists -VOA

Libya Wants Gadhafi Fugitives at Home - UPI

 

South Asia

8 Killed in India Kashmir Terror Attack - VOA

Militants Kill as Many as 12 in Indian-Controlled Kashmir - NYT

India Troops Die in Kashmir Attacks - BBC

India: Scores Feared Trapped in Collapse of Mumbai Building - NYT

India Weighs Shale Oil and Gas Options - UPI

Pakistan’s Earthquake Relief Effort Comes Under Attack - WP

Pakistani General Attacked in Quake Zone - NYT

Pakistan Quake Appeal to Militants - BBC

Bus Blast Kills 17 Government Employees in NW Pakistan - Reuters

Commonwealth Urged to Look at Sri Lanka's Rights - AP