25 August SWJ Roundup
Afghanistan
Pakistan Flooding Disrupts Afghan War Supplies – New York Times
Top Marine Says Afghan Deadline May Help Taliban – New York Times
Conway: Taliban May be Misleading Forces on U.S. Timetable – Washington Post
Conway: U.S. Withdrawal Deadline Boosts Taliban – Wall Street Journal
Afghan Exit is Unrealistic, Says U.S. Marines Chief – Daily Telegraph
Marines Likely to Stay in Afghanistan for Years – Associated Press
Top Marine: Obama’s Afghan Withdrawal Date Bolsters Enemy – Reuters
Marine Corps Commandant: It’ll be ‘Years’ Before Afghans Take Over – CNN News
General Warns on Afghan Deadline – BBC News
A Blunt View of Afghan Deadline – BBC News
Conway Predicts Security Transfer for Afghan South Will Take Years – VOA
Conway: Corps will be in Afghanistan Past 2011 – Marine Corps Times
Conway Predicts Ongoing Marine Presence in Afghanistan – AFPS
General Says US May Be Needed in Afghan South for Years – Voice of America
Afghan Airmen Qualify for Night Vision Flights – American Forces Press Service
Afghan Police Recruit Kills 2 Spanish Officers – Associated Press
Rogue Afghan Policeman Kills Three Spaniards – Reuters
Pakistan
Pakistan Flooding Stirs U.S. Fears – Washington Times
Pakistani, U.N. Officials Report Rise in Infectious Disease Due to Flood – VOA
U.S. to Divert Aid Package to Flood Reconstruction – Associated Press
U.N. Appeals For More Helicopters For Pakistan Flood Aid – Reuters
Marines Support Pakistan Flood Relief Efforts – American Forces Press Service
Iraq
U.S. Troop Count Dips Below 50,000 in Iraq – New York Times
U.S. Soldiers Head Home, Hope Iraq on Track – Reuters
At Least 13 Dead in String of Attacks in Iraq – Associated Press
Death Toll In Iraq’s Kut Bomb Rises to 26 – Reuters
A Kurdish Village Governed by None – New York Times
For Eric Schwartz and Iraqi Refugees, a Second Act – Washington Post
Iran
Iran Hard-liners Skirt Sanctions – Los Angeles Times
Iran Says It Test-Fires New Missile – Associated Press
Iran’s Ambassadors of Death – Washington Times editorial
WikiLeaks
WikiLeaks Plans to Release CIA Paper on Wednesday – Reuters
U.S. Department of Defense
Defense Official Discloses Cyberattack – Washington Post
Senate Panel To Hold Hearing on JFCOM Closure – Defense News
Missions Show U.S. Commitment in Pacific, Latin America – AFPS
United States
Job-seekers with Clearances Connect with Intelligence Firms – Washington Post
U.S. Visa Violators Unlikely to be Fingered – Washington Times
U.S. Human Rights Report Hails Obama Practices – Washington Times
Australia
Australian Independents Huddle as Vote Remains Deadlocked – New York Times
Africa
Al Shabaab Push Towards Somali President’s Palace – Reuters
More Than 30 Killed in Mogadishu Hotel Attack – Voice of America
At Least 30 Killed in Somalia Hotel Attack – New York Times
Somali Militants Kill Scores in Hotel Attack – Washington Post
‘Massacre’ at Somalia Hotel Leaves at Least 31 Dead – Los Angeles Times
Attacker Attempts to Blow Up Mauritanian Barracks – Associated Press
U.N.’S Ban Sends Top Aide to Congo After Mass Rape – Reuters
Americas and Caribbean
Mexico Buys Drones, May Use For Marijuana Search – Reuters
72 Bodies Found in Northern Mexico – Associated Press
Mexico: Zetas Gang Ordered Killing of Mayor – Associated Press
Colombia’s Drug War Spills Across Ecuador Border – Washington Times
Argentine President Moves to Control Newsprint – Associated Press
Wyclef Can’t Appeal Haiti Poll Exclusion – Reuters
Asia Pacific
N. Korea: Ex-President Carter Arrives in Pyongyang – Associated Press
Jimmy Carter In North Korea to Free U.S. Prisoner – Reuters
Officials Admit Failings in Manila Hostage Standoff – New York Times
Philippines Probes Blame For Botched Hijack Bus Rescue – Reuters
After Upheaval, Not All Is Well With Thai Youth – New York Times
Khmer Rouge Figure Appeals War Crimes Conviction – Associated Press
Europe
Northern Ireland Flares, But Will it Ignite? – Los Angeles Times
Northern Ireland Priest’s Role in Bombing Covered Up – Los Angeles Times
Austria Indicts 3 in Killing of Chechen Exile – New York Times
Middle East
CIA Sees Increased Threat from al-Qaeda in Yemen – Washington Post
Amnesty Wants U.S. To Clarify Role In Yemen Killings – Reuters
Mideast Talks Give Obama Risky Chance – Washington Post
Israel Rejects U.N. Council Flotilla Investigation – Voice of America
Lebanese Army Deploys in Beirut After Clashes – Associated Press
Senior Hezbollah Member Killed In Beirut Clashes – Reuters
Hezbollah: Iran Can Equip Lebanese Army – Associated Press
Lebanon Tribunal Asks Hezbollah For More Evidence – Reuters
Egypt: To Catch Cairo Overflow, 2 Megacities Rise in Sand – New York Times
South Asia
India Will Take “Counter-measures” to Protect Security – Washington Times
Nepal Struggles Amid Political Turmoil – Associated Press
