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Afghanistan
Joint Command Boss Says ISAF Has Momentum to Succeed - AFPS
Pentagon Counters Dim Assessment of Afghan War - NYT
Pentagon: Even 'Independent' Afghan Battalions Still Rely on NATO - NJ
Taliban Killing of Afghans Rose in 2011, General Says - AFPS
Special Ops Teams First In, Last Out in Afghan War - AP
Mental Problems Plagued Afghan Shooting Suspect, Father Says - McClatchy
Questions Raised in Afghan Detainee’s Case - NYT
ISAF Operations Summary - AFPS
In Grip of Cold, Afghan Family Buries 8th Child - NYT
The Afghanistan Equation: U.S. + Taliban + Pakistan = Peace? - LAT opinion
Pakistan
Pakistan, NATO Hold Border Talks Following Deadly Attack - VOA
NATO, Pakistan and Afghan Military Officials in Border Talks - WP
US Drone Strike Kills Senior Militant in Pakistan - Reuters
Pakistan: Second US Drone Strike in 2 Days; 3 Dead - AP
Syria
Analysis: US, Allies Weigh Options; Some Foresee Proxy War - LAT
Syrian Troops Pound Homs as Russia Warns Against Intervention - VOA
As Russia Seeks Talks, Syria Is Said to Pound City - NYT
Russia Role in Syria Crisis Criticized as Homs Violence Flares - LAT
Syrian Forces Renew Bombardment in Homs - AP
Russia: Syria Needs Time for Dialogue - WP
White House Underscores Displeasure with China, Russia Votes on Syria - VOA
China: Syria Veto Won't Hurt Cooperation With US - AP
Pentagon: No Imminent Syria Attack - MT
Turkey Wants International Conference on Syria - VOA
UN's Ban Says Arab League Mission to Syria May Resume - BBC
EU Threatens New Sanctions on Syria - AP
Aleppo, Long Loyal to the Government, Appears to Waver - LAT
Syrian Refugees Paint Fearful Scene of Home - NYT
Can Turkey Broker Peace in Syria? - NI opinion
Iran
US and Israel Split on Speed of Iran Threat - NYT
Former Marine Sentenced to Death “Needs US Intervention” - WP
Ahmadinejad Seeks Rebound in Iranian Elections - AP
Singapore Firms Stop Indonesia Palm Oil Exports to Iran - Reuters
India Says Tea Exports to Iran Facing Payment Hurdle - Reuters
EU Asks India to Pressure Iran Over Nuclear Program - Reuters
An Iran Strike Wouldn’t be Easy - WP opinion
US Must Back Israel Against Iran - NR opinion
Egypt
JCS Chairman Dempsey Heads to Egypt with Relations on Line - McClatchy
NGO Workers Could Face 5 Years in Jail - WP
Egypt 'Risks Rupture in US Ties' - BBC
US Receives Egyptian Charges Against American NGO Activists - VOA
Egypt Vows to Press NGO Case Despite US Threats - McClatchy
Egypt PM Dismisses US Aid Threat Over Activists' Trial - BBC
Chaos in Cairo - WP opinion
Middle East / North Africa
Inside the American Embassy in Baghdad - NYT
Report: Iraq Has Executed 65 So Far in 2012 - AP
Report: Yemen Killed 270 in Arab Spring Protest - AP
Israeli Union Federation Launches Nationwide Strike - BBC
Contract Jobs Spur Union To Start Strike Across Israel - NYT
Palestinian Prisoner on 55th Day of Hunger Strike - AP
Jailed Bahraini Activist Renews Hunger Strike - Reuters
Libya Struggles to Curb Militias as Chaos Grows - NYT
A Most Cynical Palestinian 'Union' - NYP opinion
Al Qaeda
Military Has Crushed al-Qaida Since 9/11, Official Says - AFPS
US Department of Defense
Midlevel Officers Weigh Risk, Reward of Criticizing Army Leadership - S&S
Official Cites Importance of Sustaining Special Ops Forces - AFPS
Chaplains Speak Out on Mandate in Health Care Directive - S&S
‘God’ Reference Removed from Air Force Office - WP
Where Have the MilBlogs Gone? - TTR
United States
State Department: Gitmo Lawyers Can’t Question Yemeni Leader - McClatchy
Democrat Balks Over Secrecy on Awlaki Killing - WP
Republican Report Criticizes Transfers From Guantánamo - NYT
US Pro-Democracy Groups Find Shrinking Global Welcome Mat - Reuters
Republicans Fighting the Last War - WP opinion
World
Russia’s Putin Warns of Growing ‘Cult of Violence’ - NYT
The Dregs of Dictatorship - NYT opinion
Africa
Military Exercise Delivers Eye Care, Medical Capability in Africa - AFPS
Nigeria: Boko Haram Claims Army Suicide Attack - BBC
South Sudan Businesses Fear Oil Shutdown Fallout - VOA
Trafigura in South Sudan Oil Row - BBC
Sudan Launches Darfur Peace Body - BBC
Sudan: Russian, Chinese Arms Used in Darfur Abuse - Reuters
Al-Shabab Claims Responsibility for Mogadishu Suicide Bombing - VOA
Cafe in Somalia Hit by Car Bomb, at Least 10 Dead - BBC
ICRC: 30,000 People Displaced by Fighting in Mali - AP
Americas
Multinational Operation Targets Central America Organized Crime - AFPS
Mexican Army Finds 15 Tons of Pure Methamphetamine - AP
Mexican Navy Recovers 15 Bodies From Mass Graves - AP
Venezuela: Chavez’s Reelection Challenge - WP
Brazil Police Strike Talks ail - BBC
Impunity in Port-au-Prince Haiti - NYT opinion
Asia Pacific
US, Japan Release Joint Defense Posture Statement - AFPS
US and Japan in Talks to Expedite Exit of 8,000 Marines - NYT
US, Japan Continuing with Plans to Move Marines to Guam - S&S
US-Japan Marine Corps Deal Resurrected - BBC
Exile Prime Minister Decries Chinese Rule in Tibet - AP
Another Tibetan Sets Himself on Fire in China - AP
On Social Media, Chinese Ponder Crime Fighter’s Fate - NYT
Rumors Over Top China Policeman - BBC
Mystery Surrounds Fate of Famed China Police Chief - AP
US Says Missing Chinese Top Cop Met US Diplomats - AP
China: Chongqing Deputy Mayor on Leave Amid Defection Rumors - WP
China Swats Away Trouble Before Xi's US Trip - Reuters
US Embassy to Improve Processing Visas to Chinese - AP
US Military Seeks More Access in Philippines - Reuters
S. Korea’s Assembly Speaker Resigns Over Bribery Scandal - NYT
Indonesia: Trial of Accused Bali Bomber to Start Next Week - AP
Thai Prime Minister's Party Seeks Charter Change - AP
Defense Cuts Sap Obama's Asia Pivot - WSJ opinion
Overstating China's Village Protests - FT opinion
Europe
NATO Extends Baltic Air Patrols - AP
Russian Scientists Bore Into Ancient Antarctic Lake - NYT
In Scientific Coup, Russians Reach Antarctic Lake - AP
Russians Claim Antarctic Success - BBC
Latvia at Risk of Sending More into Poverty, IMF Report Says - WP
EU Criticizes Pace of Reform in Bulgaria and Romania - NYT
EU Criticizes Bulgaria, Romania on Reforms - AP
Parliament to Vote on Romania's New Government - AP
OSCE Chief Calls for Return Presence in Belarus - VOA
Talks on Austerity Moves Break Down in Greece - NYT
Greek Parties Fail to Agree on Austerity Cuts - BBC
Turkish Clashes With PKK Militants Kill 14 - Reuters
My Vision for a Better Russia - WP opinion
South Asia
India Upgrades Its Military With China in Mind - AP
India State Elections: 'High Turnout' in Uttar Pradesh - BBC
Maldives Protests Spread After Leader Ousted - VOA
Clashes Continue in Maldives - NYT
Maldives President 'Forced Out' - BBC
Police Issue Warrant for Ex Maldives President - AP
‘The Island President Deposed’ - NYT opinion
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