Small Wars Journal Daily Roundup
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Afghanistan
Hagel Says NATO’s Afghanistan Planning On Track - AFPS
NATO Officials Meet on Afghanistan - VOA
NATO Upbeat on Post-2014 Security Arrangement With Afghanistan - S&S
NATO to Review Lessons From Afghanistan - UPI
SIGAR: Afghan Hospital Project Behind Schedule, Over Budget - S&S
Inspector General: Gov't Partner Paid $500 Per Gallon of Gas - WS
Afghan Bomb Squads in Short Supply as NATO Prepares to Leave - Reuters
Taliban Kill 4 Police in Afghanistan - AP
Prosecutor: UK Marine 'Executed' Injured Afghan - AP
Despite Billions in Aid, Afghans Can't Find Work - AP
Syria
Syria Seen as Haven for Mideast Terrorists - WT
Syria Peace Push Continues as Complications Linger - VOA
Inspectors Expect to Meet Key Chemical Disarmament Deadline - LAT
Weapons Inspectors in Syria Have Uphill Battle - UPI
Syria Hit by Blackouts After Blast - BBC
Much of Syria Blacked Out by Rebel Attack - Reuters
Activists: Syria Releases 61 Women Detainees - AP
Terrorism / Counterterrorism
Secret Memos Reveal Nature of US, Pakistan Agreement on Drones - WP
Pakistan’s Sharif Urges Obama to End Drone Hits - BBC
US Defends Drone Missile Strikes - UPI
Libya al-Qaeda Suspect in US Court - BBC
British Links to Somalia’s al-Shabab Revealed - BBC
Top Marine, Survivors Remember 1983 Beirut Barracks Blast - AP
Obama Mourns Marines Killed in 1983 Beirut Attack - VOA
Obama Honors Beirut Bombing Victims, Families, Comrades - AFPS
Hagel Marks 30th Anniversary of Beirut Barracks Bombing - AFPS
The Deaths of Innocents - NYT Editorial
Life With Boko Haram - NYT Opinion
US Intelligence Community
Anger Growing Among Allies Over US Surveillance - NYT
EU to Hold Summit Amid US Spying Row - BBC
NSA Spied on 124 Billion Phone Calls in One Month - FB
German Leader Calls Obama About Alleged Cellphone Tapping - WP
Germany: Merkel Concern at 'US Phone Spying' - BBC
German Minister Blasts Alleged US Surveillance - AP
Obama Tells German Leader US Is Not Monitoring Her Cellphone - VOA
Italy Presses Kerry Over US Surveillance - VOA
Allies Express Outrage in NSA Spying, But Calculation Too - AP
NSA, France and Spy Wars - LAT Editorial
Clapper’s Secret Empire - WP Opinion
US Department of Defense
Former Judge Advocates Ask Congress to Investigate Top Marine - WT
Sikorsky, Boeing Unveil Defiant Helicopter at Army’s Annual AUSA - Fox
Service Branches to Congress: No Money, No New Weapons - S&S
Spate of Military Misconduct Cases Worries Pentagon Brass - S&S
DoD 'Early Bird' News Summary Still Shut Down, Fate Uncertain - MCT
Transcom Extends Security Cooperation Program to Pacific, Africa - AFPS
'Band of Brothers' Unit Returns From Last Mission - S&S
Forrestal, Navy's 1st 'Supercarrier' and Site of Disaster, Sold for 1 Cent - S&S
Straight-Shooter Swenson Not Done Fighting - SLP-D
NATO
NATO as a Deterrent - WOTR Opinion
United States
Head of Russian Center Being Investigated as Possible Spy - WP
White House Official Fired for Anonymous, Highly Critical Tweets - VOA
Stung by Twitter Renegade, White House Group Launched Sting of its Own - WP
HealthCare.gov’s Tech Troubles Aren’t Unique - WP Opinion
Africa
4-Star General: No Plan To Scrap US Military's Africa Command - AFP
Military Operations Alone Can’t Solve Africa Terror Trouble, General Says - S&S
Africom Helps Partners Stand Up to Violent Extremism - AFPS
British Links to Somalia’s al-Shabab Revealed - BBC
DR Congo's Kabila Pledges to Create Unity Government - VOA
WFP May Scale Back Work in DR Congo - UPI
UN Troops Killed in Mali Attack - BBC
Kenya Pushes for Delay as ICC Trial of Kenyatta Looms - VOA
Norway Tried to Stop Kenya Suspect - AP
Kenyan Army Denies Mall Siege Looting - BBC
African Union Rejects Moves that Could Destabilize Mozambique - VOA
Mozambique Warned of Conflict Risk - BBC
UNICEF: Madagascar Vote Must End Instability, Suffering - VOA
Niger Child Deaths 'Fall Sharply' - BBC
Americas / Caribbean
Mexico Clown Convention Rejects Cartel Killing Link - BBC
Colombia Court Nixes Military Justice Overhaul - AP
Pot Growers Celebrate as Uruguay Ready to Legalize Cultivation and Sales - WP
Chile Soldier’s Widows Sue Communist Leader - BBC
Dominicans of Haitian Descent Cast Into Legal Limbo by Court - NYT
Cuba to Scrap Two-Currency System - BBC
Asia / Pacific
Images Show New Work at North Korea's Nuclear Test Site - AP
North Korea to Return 6 Detained South Koreans - AP
As China Ponders Economic Changes, Lessons From a 1990s Reformer - VOA
Malaysia Curbs on Use of 'Allah' Hurting Moderate Muslim Image - VOA
Keeping an Eye on Burma - WP Editorial
China's Lopsided, Slowing Economy - LAT Opinion
Europe
Drownings Put Migration at Fore of European Meeting - NYT
Russia Reduces Charges Against Greenpeace Activists - VOA
Russia: Greenpeace Crew No Longer Pirates, But Hooligans - WP
Russia: Greenpeace Piracy Charges 'Dropped' - BBC
Russian Official Denies Spying on US - AP
US Talking to Turkey About China Missile Deal Concerns - Reuters
Moldova Caught In East-West Tug of War - VOA
Italy’s Berlusconi to Face Bribery Trial - BBC
Special Report: Poland's Roads to Ruin - Reuters
Middle East / North Africa
Saudi Arabia and Israel Criticize US on Mideast Policy - NYT
Middle East Peace Talks Go On, Under the Radar - NYT
Centcom Chief: Middle East Decisions Will Have Wide Impact - AFPS
Kerry, Netanyahu Discuss Iran's Nuclear Aims - LAT
Lawmaker Says Iran Has Halted Enrichment - NYT
Rift Deepens Over Shape of Possible Iranian Nuclear Deal - WP
Israel, Worried About US-Iran Deal, 'Mulls Hitting Hezbollah' - UPI
Kerry: Iran Must Show Nuclear Program is Peaceful - VOA
Hamas Moves to Improve Ties With Iran - VOA
Some Iranians Seek to Renew an Old Chant - NYT
Iran: 'No Need' for Repeat Hanging - BBC
Police Killed in West Iraq Attacks - BBC
Attacks Across Iraq Kill 16 as Violence Rages On - AP
US Could’ve Prevented ‘Bloodletting’ in Iraq: Retired Gen. John Allen - FP
4 Days of Clashes in Northern Lebanon Kill 6 - AP
US Stands by Lebanon on Attack Anniversary - UPI
Egypt Considers Law That Could Sharply Limit Protests - WP
Egypt Military Officers Back Army Chief for President - VOA
Thousands Protest Before Tunisia Crisis Talks - VOA
Tunisian Police Battle Militants, Talks Delayed - Reuters
Tunisia Declares Mourning for Police - BBC
US-Saudi Arabia Relations Worsen - WP Opinion
South Asia
Obama Meeting with Pakistani PM Sharif - VOA
Pakistani Premier Meets Obama to Mend Ties - NYT
Obama, Pakistan's Sharif Meet at White House - LAT
Obama, Pakistani Vow Cooperation as Tensions Ease - S&S
Secret Memos Reveal Nature of US, Pakistan Agreement on Drones - WP
Pakistan’s Sharif Urges Obama to End Drone Hits - BBC
India Says Pakistani Troops Attacked Border Posts - AP
Worst Is Probably Not Over for Indian Economy - Reuters
In India, Mid-Day Meal Deaths Prompt Increased Scrutiny - VOA
Seaman Guard Owner to Fight Arrest of Ship's Crew in India - UPI