Small Wars Journal

12 October SWJ Roundup

Sat, 10/12/2013 - 7:50am

Small Wars Journal Daily Roundup

Defense, Foreign Affairs, Politics, Economics, & More

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USNI Daily - Real Clear Defense - Real Clear World - The Daily Humanitarian

BBC - CNN World - CSM World - LAT World - NYT World - WP World - VOA

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

Abu Muqawama - Air Force Times - Armed Forces Journal - AOL Defense - Army Times

At War - CSM Backchannels - Battleland - DEFCON Hill - Best Defense - Danger Room

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

Early Warning - Foreign Affairs - Foreign Policy - Fortuna’s Corner - 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

ZenPundit - CNA - CNAS - CSIS - ILW - ISW - Rand - TJF - USIP

 

*SWJ Daily Roundup Tip Jar*

 

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Afghanistan

US Patience With Afghanistan, President Karzai Grows Thin - WP

Kerry Makes Urgent Trip to Kabul as Security Pact Deadline Looms - LAT

Kerry Visits Afghan Leader, Seeking End to an Impasse - NYT

Kerry in Kabul for Talks With Karzai - WP

Kerry in Afghanistan for Key Talks - BBC

Kerry Holds Talks With Karzai on Security Deal - VOA

Afghans: US ‘Forcibly’ Snatched Pakistan Taliban Leader - WP

US Seizes Pakistan Taliban Commander in Afghanistan - BBC

Afghan Interpreter Who Helped Save Marine Officer's Life Gets Visa to US - TT

Retrograde Process Saves Lives, Money - AFPS

Suicide Bomber Explodes Car, Killing 2 Afghan Police Officers - CNN

 

Syria

HRW: Syria Rebels Committed Crimes Against Humanity - VOA

Group: Syrian Islamist Rebels Killed, Kidnapped Civilians - WP

 

US Department of Defense

Analysis: Fallen Troops Now Political Pawns in Shutdown Fight  - S&S

Senate OKs Bill for Military Chaplain Services During Shutdown - AP

National Guard Faces the Shutdown - AFPS

Air Force Fires Commander of US Nuclear Arsenal - WP

Air Force Confirms Firing of 2-Star General in Charge of ICBMs - AP

US Sacks Nuclear Missiles General - BBC

Testimony From Navy Undersecretary Nominee Raises Eyebrows - S&S

 

US Intelligence Community

CIA Disputes Early Suspicions on Snowden - NYT

Court Allows NSA to Keep Collecting Phone Data, Once Denied by Clapper - AP

 

United States

Biological Weapons Experts Warn of Deteriorating US Readiness - S&S

Request to Appoint Lawyer for Terror Suspect Denied - NYT

Press Group: Obama is Worst Since Nixon in Going After Leaks - McClatchy

Shutdown Choices Prompt Accusations of White House Favoritism - S&S

VOA Answers Readers' Questions About US Government Shutdown - VOA

Does OPEC Still Have the US Over a Barrel? - WP Opinion

 

Africa

African Nations Discuss Stance on ICC - VOA

AU Wants ICC Immunity for Leaders - BBC

UN Extends Helping Hand to CAR - UPI

Anger Lingers in Sudan After a Crackdown - NYT

Zimbabwe Farm Workers Destitute After Eviction - VOA

Land Disputes Feed Ivory Coast Violence - UPI

Malawi President Banda Dissolves Cabinet - VOA

 

Americas / Caribbean

Venezuela Intercepts Ship With 5 Americans Aboard - NYT

US Ship Detained by Venezuela - BBC

MiGs, Parts Seized From N. Korean Ship Operational, Panama Official Says - AP

Brazil Police Probe Sao Luis Panic After Prison Riot - BBC

 

Asia / Pacific

With Li Visit, Thailand, China Move to Strengthen Ties - VOA

Spanish Court to Hear Rights Case Against Former Chinese Leader - VOA

North Korea Rejects US's Non-Aggression Pact Offer - AP

North Korea Producing, Testing WMD - UPI

Japan: Fukushima Radiation Leaks Raise Alarm About TEPCO - VOA

Vietnam State Funeral for General Giap - BBC

Vietnam Sees Rare, Unscripted Public Mourning For Gen. Giap - AP

US Shutdown Costs Longer-Term Relations With Asia - UPI Opinion

 

Europe

Days After Disaster, Another Migrant Ship Sinks Near Italian Island - NYT

Mediterranean 'Becoming a Cemetery' - BBC

European Lawmakers Eye CIA Renditions - UPI

Russia Refuses to Bail 2 Britons Held for Greenpeace Protest - VOA

Ukraine’s Future Path May Hinge on One Bitter Political Rivalry - VOA

EU Skeptical of Azerbaijan Commitment to Democracy - UPI

Germany, Italy: Notorious Nazi War Criminal Dies in Rome - VOA

 

Middle East / North Africa

Netanyahu Takes a Lonely Stance Denouncing Iran - NYT

One Week Later, 'Death to USA' Chant Back in Vogue in Iran - LAT

Israeli Man Fatally Bludgeoned in West Bank - NYT

Saudi Arabia Called On to Respect Women's Rights - UPI

Egypt Police Teargas Pro and Anti-Morsi Crowds - VOA

Canadians Held in Egypt Fly Home - BBC

Aides: Libyan PM Abduction Was Political Plot - VOA

Libya PM's Kidnap Was 'Coup Attempt' - BBC

Car Bomb Explodes Outside Swedish Consulate in Libya - VOA

Gaddafi Top Spy to be Tried in Libya - BBC

Tunisia Sets Path For Eradicating Torture - UPI

A Warning to Egypt’s Generals - NYT Editorial

Iran Wants Sanctions Relief, And Nukes - WP Opinion

 

South Asia

US Seizes Pakistan Taliban Commander in Afghanistan - BBC

Afghans: US ‘Forcibly’ Snatched Pakistan Taliban Leader - WP

Pakistan Government Slow on Key Military Appointments - VOA

Pakistanis’ Spirits Lifted by Malala, Despite Nobel Decision - WP

Pakistani Girl, a Global Heroine After an Attack, Has Critics at Home - NYT

India-China Visa Row Erupts Ahead of Singh's Visit to Beijing - VOA

Huge Cyclone Bears Down on India - BBC

Cyclone Forces Tens of Thousands to Flee Northeast India - WP

Pakistan: ‘I Am Malala’ - WP Opinion