Small Wars Journal

31 October SWJ Roundup

Thu, 10/31/2013 - 8:15am

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

 

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Afghanistan

Watchdog: $100 Billion Investment in Afghanistan at Risk - S&S

Afghan Delegation to Meet Taliban Leader in Pakistan - VOA

Afghan Delegation to Meet With Former Taliban Leader - WP

Afghan Officials to Meet Freed Taliban Official in Pakistan - NYT

Afghans to Send Delegates to Meet With Taliban in Pakistan - LAT

Report: Afghan Police Barracks 'Deplorable' Despite US Funding - S&S

Subculture of Pedophilia One of Afghanistan's Untold Shames - TI

Hagel Commends Latvia’s Participation in Afghanistan - AFPS

Afghan Interpreter in US After Visa Plight, Public Outcry - WP

 

Syria

Syria Is Said to Destroy All Chemical Arms Production Sites - NYT

Syria's Assad Meets UN Envoy - VOA

Foreign Support for Rebels Is Hindering Deal, Assad Says - NYT

Assad Says Support for Armed Groups Must End - AP

Syrian Dismissal Seen as 'Jockeying' Ahead of Peace Talks - VOA

Fears for 'Trapped' Syrian Civilians - BBC

UN Resolution Would Condemn Syria Rights Abuses - AP

Endless War, Endless Suffering - NYT Editorial

Hell in Syria - WP Opinion

 

Iraq

Al-Makili Seeking Help With Growing Iraq Violence During US Visit - S&S

Maliki Struggles to Convince US Lawmakers to Back More Aid - Reuters

On Maliki Visit, a Balancing Act for Obama Administration - WP

US Reiterates Commitment to Iraq, Hints Help on the Way - VOA

Iraqi Kurdistan Plans Second Oil Export Line as Output Rises - Reuters

 

US Intelligence Community

Tap on Merkel Provides Peek at Vast Spy Net - NYT

NSA Said to Tap Google and Yahoo Abroad - NYT

NSA Secretly Taps Yahoo, Google - WP

NSA Said to Tap Google and Yahoo Abroad - NYT

How the Infiltration Worked - WP

NSA Statement on Infiltration of Google, Yahoo Data Center Links - WP

Google Statement on NSA Infiltration of Links Between Data Centers - WP

German Officials Hold Spy Talks at White House - VOA

France Rejects NSA Denials as ‘Implausible’ - WP

Spain Intelligence Head to Brief Parliament Panel - AP

China, Other Asians Angry Over Embassy Spy Reports - AP

US 'Spied on Future Pope Francis During Vatican Conclave' - TT

US Joins Lawsuit Against Firm that Vetted Snowden - Reuters

Full Coverage: NSA Secrets - WP Hub

The Spies Who Loved to Damage Our Reputation - NYT Opinion

 

US Department of Defense

$500M Littoral Ship's Departure Delayed Again by Maintenance Issue - S&S

Report into F-16 Crash Cites Spatial Disorientation by Pilot - S&S

Alexander: Defending Against Cyberattacks Requires Collaboration - AFPS

Defense Officials Detail Nuke Upgrade Program - AFPS

Reserve Leaders Advise Against Proposed Air Guard Merger - AFPS

 

United States

FBI Program Allows Civil Liberties Violations, Study Finds - WP

USIS Allegedly Failed to Vet Security Background Checks - WP

Percentage of Veterans Hired for Executive Branch Increases - AFPS

 

United Kingdom

Briton Arrested for Hacking US Government Computers - LAT

Three British Journalists Plead Guilty to Phone Hacking - VOA

Editors 'Must Have Known of Phone Hacking' - BBC

 

Africa

DR Congo Seeks M23 Rebels’ Extradition from Neighboring Countries - VOA

Rebel Stronghold Falls to Congolese Army - NYT

DR Congo Army Seizes Rebel Base - BBC

UN Mulls Additional Troops for Somalia - VOA

Somali Pirates Convicted in Spain - BBC

Zimbabwe Court Scraps Controversial Mugabe Insult Law - Reuters

Bodies of Migrants Found in Niger - BBC

 

Americas / Caribbean

Mexico to Pardon Indigenous Teacher for Murder - BBC

 

Asia / Pacific

US Wants Asia Partners to Strengthen Their Militaries - AP

China, Malaysia to Hold First-Ever Military Drills - VOA

China Accuses Japan of Interfering in Naval Drills - AP

China: Tiananmen Crash ‘Premeditated’ Terror Attack - WP

China Arrests 5 for Tiananmen 'Terror Attack' - VOA

China 'Detains Tiananmen Suspects' - BBC

5 Men Held In Attack In Beijing, China Says - NYT

Police Say 5 Arrested in Tiananmen Gate Attack - AP

China Patriotism Campaign Backfires in Tibet - VOA

Vietnam Blogger Airs News of Detention on Facebook - AP

Cambodia's Khmer Rouge Defendants Deny Charges - AP

Burmese Ethnic Groups Begin Unity Conference - VOA

 

Europe

Activists Feel Powerful Wrath as Russia Guards Arctic Claims - NYT

Putin Oversees Maneuvers of Russian Nuclear Forces - AP

Russia Denies Italian Reports it Spied on G20 Leaders - VOA

Russia Denies Reports It Spied on Group of 20 Officials - NYT

Russia: Explosions in Dagestan Kill 2 - VOA

Russia: Putin Targets Dagestan Insurgents as Olympics Loom - Reuters

Russia’s Putin Leading Forbes Power List, Obama 2nd - BBC

Frenchmen Arrive Home After Hostage Ordeal in Niger - VOA

Held 3 Years, French Hostages Return Home - NYT

 

Middle East / North Africa

Israel Announces Settlement Projects Following Prisoner Release - VOA

Israel Approves New Settlement Homes - BBC

Palestinians: Israel Raid in West Bank Kills 1 Man - AP

Salafists 'Killed in Yemen Attack' - BBC

Islamic Law, Military Fuel Debate on Egypt Charter - AP

Arrest of Top Official Blow for Egypt’s Brotherhood - WP

Egyptian Authorities Arrest Muslim Brotherhood Leader - VOA

Prominent Muslim Brotherhood Leader Is Seized in Egypt - NYT

Egypt Arrests Senior Islamist Leader - BBC

Egypt Police Dispel Student Protest - BBC

Egyptian Police Fire Teargas at Student Protesters - VOA

Suicide Blast and Attempt Deal a Blow to Tunisia - NYT

Suicide Blast in Tunisian Resort - BBC

Morocco Withdraws Ambassador From Algeria - AP

Libya Rescues 84 Emigrants Off Tripoli Coast - Reuters

A Bad US Strategy - WP Opinion

Israel Gets a Mixed Message on American Jews - NYT Opinion

 

South Asia

In a Surprise, Pakistan Says Fewer Civilians Died by Drones - NYT

Pakistan: 3 Percent of Drone Deaths Were Civilians - AP

Pakistan Drone Death Estimate 'Low' - BBC

Pakistani Family Recounts Drone Terror Before US Congress - VOA