26 August SWJ Roundup

Afghanistan

Key Karzai Aide in Corruption Inquiry Is Linked to CIA – New York Times

Karzai Aide In Corruption Probe Linked to CIA – Reuters

Officials Note Low Insurgent Morale in Afghanistan – AFPS

Afghan Police Training Will Take Time, General Says – AFPS

Militants Kill 8 Policeman in Northern Afghanistan – Associated Press

2 Spanish Soldiers in Afghanistan Killed – Washington Post

Afghan Police Trainee Kills Two Spanish Soldiers – New York Times

Officials Probe Western Afghanistan Shooting Incident – AFPS

Mr. Karzai’s Promises – New York Times editorial

Pakistan

U.S. to Divert Some Pakistan Aid to Recovery – Washington Post

Pakistan Braces for More Flooding – Voice of America

Flooding in Pakistan Spreads South – New York Times

U.S., Pakistani Militaries Bond in Disaster Relief – American Forces Press Service

Pakistan, Drowning in Neglect – New York Times opinion

Iraq

Explosions Wreak Havoc in Major Iraqi Cities – Voice of America

Bombings Across Iraq Kill Scores, Injure Hundreds – Washington Post

Coordinated Attacks Strike 13 Iraqi Cities – New York Times

Car Bombings, Other Attacks Kill 51 in Iraq – Los Angeles Times

Police Said 6 Iraqi Guards Killed in Ambush – Associated Press

Spokesman: Iraq Attacks Show al-Qaida Remains as Threat – AFPS

Mullen Credits U.S. Drawdown to Iraqi Forces’ Progress – AFPS

Iraqis Who Fought View U.S. Exit With Mixed Feelings – Reuters

Iraqis Arrest 20 With Suspected Terrorism Ties – AFPS

‘New Dawn’ to Open New Potential for Iraq – American Forces Press Service

Iran

Iran Clamps Down on Reporting on Protest Leaders – New York Times

Iran Proposes to Produce Nuclear Fuel With Russia – Associated Press

WikiLeaks

WikiLeaks Releases CIA Paper U.S. as ‘Exporter of Terrorism’ – Washington Post

WikiLeaks Releases CIA Memo on U.S. Terror Recruits – Reuters

Sweden to Question Founder of WikiLeaks – New York Times

U.S. Department of Defense

Lynn Outlines Cyber Threats, Defensive Measures – AFPS

Pentagon’s Cybersecurity Plans Have a Cold War Chill – Washington Post opinion

United States

Looking at Islamic Center Debate, World Sees U.S. – New York Times

Far From Ground Zero, Obscure Pastor Is Ignored No Longer – New York Times

More than a Mosque – Los Angeles Times opinion

Islamophobia? Not Really – Los Angeles Times opinion

Marines Oppose Sharing Sleeping Quarters with Gays – Washington Post

Navy Drone Violated Washington Airspace – New York Times

Africa

Somalia Rebels Looking Increasingly like Taliban – Associated Press

At Least 8 Killed in More Mogadishu Fighting – Voice of America

Hotel Suicide Bomber Linked to al-Shabab’s Senior Leader – Voice of America

Former U.S. Diplomat Tackles Sudan North-South Issues – Reuters

U.N. Knew of Rebels in Area of Congo Rapes – New York Times

U.S. Vows Help In Fight Against Congo Sexual Violence – Reuters

Congo Republic’s Use of D.C. Lobbyists Prompts Questions – Washington Post

Americas and Caribbean

Mexico: Stepped-up Efforts Fail to Stem Drug Money – Washington Post

Mexico Marines Find 72 Bodies at Ranch – Los Angeles Times

Victims of Massacre in Mexico Said to Be Migrants – Washington Post

Drug Cartel Suspected in Massacre of 72 Migrants – Associated Press

Mexico State to Boost Pay of State Police – Associated Press

Clash Mars Venezuela Election Campaign Start – Reuters

Venezuela Prez Spends 5 Hours With Fidel Castro – Associated Press

Asia Pacific

Carter in North Korea, Expected to Bring Home Jailed American – Voice of America

Carter Arrives in North Korea – Los Angeles Times

North Korean Leader Reportedly in China – Voice of America

Kim Jong-il Reported to Be in China – New York Times

Indonesia Court Documents Show Links Between Jihadist Networks – Reuters

Anger High in Hong Kong after Philippine Bus Hijacking – Los Angeles Times

Philippine Leader Vows Punishment in Bus Hijack – Associated Press

Gunmen Stop Bus in Southern Philippines, Kill 4 – Associated Press

Thailand Delays Extradition of Alleged Russian Arms Dealer – Voice of America

Europe

Rights Advocate Jailed in Moscow – Reuters

Middle East

Attack in Yemen’s Tense South Kills 4 Soldiers – Associated Press

Palestinians Torch Cars In Jerusalem Violence – Reuters

Mideast Mirage – Washington Post opinion

A State of Palestine in the Making – Los Angeles Times opinion

South Asia

India’s PM Tells Police to Change Kashmir Strategy – Associated Press