Small Wars Journal

11 July SWJ Roundup

Fri, 07/11/2014 - 12:17am

Small Wars Journal Daily Roundup

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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

Security Clearance - Stars & Stripes - War on the Rocks - War Council

War is Boring - Warscapes - WhyDev - Wings Over Iraq - VOA

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

AidSpeak - Air Force Times - Armed Forces Journal

AOL Defense - Army Times - At War - Barefoot Strategist - CSM Backchannels

DEFCON Hill - Best Defense - Danger Room - Defense News

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

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

Ground Force Dialogue - David Ignatius - Defense in Depth - Defense Tech

Early Warning Blog - Feral Jundi - Infinity Journal

Informal Institute for National Security Thinkers and Practitioners

Information Dissemination - The Interpreter - Kings of War - Londonstani

Long War Journal - Marine Corps Gazette - Marine Corps Times

Maritime Executive - The Military Leader - Military Review

MountainRunner - National Defense - Navy Times - Next Navy - Parameters - RUSI

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

 

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Iraq

Iraq Requests Outside Help After ISIL Seizes Nuclear Materials - VOA

Iraq Rebels 'Seize Nuclear Material' - BBC

UN Agency: Seized Iraq Nuclear Material Is No Risk - AP

Insurgents Enter Military Base Northeast of Baghdad - Reuters

Kurdish Government Calls on Maliki to Quit as Iraqi PM - NYT

Kurds Vow to Boycott Iraq Cabinet - BBC

Iraq Situation Report - ISW Daily Update

Why Iraq Is More Stable Than You Think - Politico Opinion

It’s Hellfires, Not F-16s, That Matter in Iraq Now - WP Opinion

 

Afghanistan

Nominee to Lead Troops in Afghanistan Sees ‘Good News’ - S&S

Afghan Aid is Dropping, But How Fast is Too Fast? - AP

Kerry in Kabul Amid Afghan Poll Row - BBC

Kerry Arrives in Afghanistan to Meet Candidates - AP

UN Proposal Fails to Ease Crisis Over Disputed Afghan Election - NYT

Afghan Interpreters in Limbo as State Runs Out of Visas - WP

'Restrepo' Soldiers Reflect on Surviving Afghan Outpost - CD

 

Israel / Palestinians

UN Chief Calls for Cease-fire in Gaza as Death Toll Climbs - VOA

UN Chief in Gaza Ceasefire Appeal - BBC

Netanyahu Says Gaza Cease-fire ‘Not Even on the Agenda’ - WP

Gaza Deaths Spike in Third Day of Israel Air Assaults - NYT

Israel Escalates Gaza Offensive, Casualties Mount - AP

Israel's 'Iron Dome' Changes the Face of Battle - AP

 

Ukraine

Ukraine's President Vows to Take Back East from Pro-Russia Rebels - VOA

Ukraine Readies Plan Against Rebels; Germany, France Press Putin - Reuters

Russian Seizes Authority Over Ukraine Rebels - NYT

More Ukrainian Soldiers Killed; France, Germany Press Putin - Reuters

Rifts Appear Among Ukraine's Pro-Russian Rebels - AP

Ukraine Separatists Target Airport - BBC

Human Rights Group Sees Growing Proof of Abductions, Torture in Ukraine - AP

 

Benghazi Consulate Attack

Newly Released Testimony Shows No 'Stand Down' Order in Benghazi - AP

Benghazi: 2 Days, 2 Distinct Attacks on Americans - AP

 

US Department of Defense

GEN Votel Pledges Support for Special Operations Forces - AFPS

General Votel Worries US Special Forces ‘Fraying’ - TH

Fight for Army Contract Reflects Fierce Competition for Gov’t Work - WP

US Defense Chief Voices Confidence in Grounded F-35 Fleet - Reuters

Lockheed, Partners Pledge to Pump $170 Million into F-35 Program - FWS-T

Military Brass Backed Bergdahl Prisoner Swap - AP

Bergdahl Photo ‘100-Percent Propaganda,’ DoD Official Says - AFPS

Pentagon Decries New Bergdahl Photo as Propaganda - USAT

Army's Tighter Tattoo Policy May Mean Fewer, Better Recruits - CT

Army SSG Stole Equipment From Armory, Pawned It - SS

Convicted Spy Arthur Walker Dies in Prison - VP

The Army’s Next Enemy? Peace. - WP Opinion

 

United States

Obstruction Trial in Boston Marathon Bombing Focuses on Web Searches - Reuters

Veteran Suicides Called 'Horrible Human Costs' of VA Dysfunction - S&S

Government Counterterrorism Program Targeted in Suit - WP

Game of Drones: Hobbyists Find Different Uses for Unmanned Aircraft - SS

GOP Pushes Back on Approving Border Funds - Reuters

Republicans Reject Obama Immigration 'Blank Check' - BBC

Obama’s Borderline Behavior - WP Editorial

Obama’s Counterterrorism Blueprint Looks Good, on Paper - WP Opinion

 

United Kingdom

British Combatants of a Different Religious War - NYT

 

Africa

EU Sanctions South Sudanese Military Brass - Reuters

Central African Republic 'Killers' Named and Shamed - BBC

Amnesty: Impunity in Central African Republic Must End - AP

Somali Radio: Al-Shabab Attacker Was Informant in Presidential Palace - VOA

Somalia: ‘Beat Pirates With Roads, Not Ships’ - BBC

 

Americas / Caribbean

Obama Requests Drone Surge for US-Mexico Border - DO

1,300 Migrants Avoid Harm as Mexico Train Derails - AP

Police Rescue 165 Kidnapped Migrants in Mexican Border State - Reuters

Mexico Registers 3 New Political Parties - AP

US Military Helps Colombia Fight IED Threat - AFPS

Opposition Sides Claim Haiti Elections Jeopardized - AP

Latin America’s Talent for Tolerance - NYT Opinion

 

Asia / Pacific

US, China Wrap Up Second Day of Talks - VOA

US, China Spar Even as They Stress Broad Cooperation - WP

In Beijing, Kerry Focuses on Areas of Agreement - NYT

US, China Talk Cyberhacking Amid New Allegations - AP

US Probes Chinese Hack Aimed at Federal Workers’ Data - WP

Chinese Hackers Pursue Key Data on US Workers - NYT

Report: Chinese Hackers Hit US Personnel Networks - AP

US Man Sentenced for China Spying - BBC

China, Japan Ramp Up Rhetoric as Relations Sour - LAT

US Scales Back Counter-terrorism Help in S. Philippines - VOA

Philippines Says Friendly Fire Killed 6 Soldiers - AP

Calm Urged for Indonesia Vote Count - BBC

Candidates Raise Specter of Cheating in Indonesia - NYT

Burma Sentences Five Journalists to 10 Years in Prison - VOA

Burma Reporters Sentenced to Jail - BBC

 

Europe

US: Cooperation with Germany Important Despite Spying Fallout - VOA

Germany Asks CIA Station Chief to Leave Over Espionage Allegations - WP

Germans Order Expulsion of Top US Spy in Espionage Case - NYT

Germany Expels US Spy Row Official - BBC

Germany Asks Intelligence Official at US Embassy to Leave Country - Reuters

Court Rejects German Test for Turks - BBC

France: Terrorists Targeted Eiffel Tower, Louvre - USAT

France Aims to Curb Potential Jihadis From Leaving Country - NYT

Impose Russia Sanctions Now - WP Editorial

France Is Not an Anti-Semitic Nation - NYT Opinion

 

Middle East / North Africa

Iran Talks Enter Crucial Phase - VOA

Foreign Ministers to Join Troubled Iran Nuke Talks - AP

UN Names 3rd Point Man in Syrian War - AP

US Penalizes Firm It Calls a Front for Hezbollah - Reuters

Bahrain Opposition Leaders Face Second Round of Questions - VOA

Egypt Silent as Neighbors Wage Battles - NYT

Tunisia Election Computers Hacked - BBC

Bahrain’s Bad Decision - NYT Editorial

Obama Caves on Syria - WP Opinion

Putting Iran In a Box - WP Opinion

Winning the Message War - WP Opinion

 

South Asia

Pakistani Offensive Empties Largest Town in North Waziristan - VOA

Crime Spree Helps Pakistani Taliban Squirrel Away Cash - Reuters

Senior Taliban 'Fled' Pakistan Offensive - BBC

A Rare Look Inside Pakistan's Militant Haven - AP

Budget Is Key Test for India’s New Government - NYT

 

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