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30 August SWJ Roundup

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08.30.2010 at 11:58am

Afghanistan

Analysis: Will Battle for Kandahar Win the War?Associated Press

Graft-Fighting Prosecutor Is Dismissed in AfghanistanNew York Times

Prosecutor Investigating Corruption Wasn’t fired, Official SaysLos Angeles Times

Afghan Deputy Attorney General Forced to RetireAssociated Press

Afghan President Condemns CIA Payment ReportsAssociated Press

Karzai Criticises U.S. Pullout PlanBBC News

Documentary-maker Follows Taliban as they Attack U.S. SoldiersDaily Mail

Afghan Fatalities Rise in Weekend ViolenceNew York Times

7 U.S. troops die in weekend violence in AfghanistanWashington Post

7 U.S. Troops Killed in Latest Afghanistan FightingAssociated Press

Coalition, Afghan Forces Repel Taliban Attacks on BasesVoice of America

Taliban Attacks Two U.S. BasesWashington Post

NATO Base Attacked in Eastern AfghanistanLos Angeles Times

Insurgents Attack NATO BaseAssociated Press

Gunmen Kill Afghan Election CandidateReuters

5 Kidnapped Afghan Campaign Workers Found DeadAssociated Press

Campaign Workers Killed as Afghan Violence SpreadsReuters

Afghan District Chief Killed in Strike on CompoundAssociated Press

Car Bomb Kills Afghan Official In EastReuters

Pakistan

Senator Kerry Warns Of Instability In PakistanReuters

Pakistanis Scramble to Escape FloodsNew York Times

Humanitarian Needs in Flood-Stricken Pakistan RiseVoice of America

Livestock Losses Compound Pakistan’s MiseryWashington Post

Pakistan Floods Just One of Its Water WoesAssociated Press

Pakistan Floodwaters Ebb, Hunger And Disease RemainReuters

USAID Head Hurried Out of Pakistan Relief CampWashington Times

Pakistani Army Ends Hostage Drama in NW CityVoice of America

Upstarts Chip Away at Power of Feudal Pakistani LandlordsNew York Times

Cricket Scandal Rocks PakistanNew York Times

The Win-win of U.S. Relief for PakistanWashington Post opinion

Iraq

U.S. Iraq Commander Fears Political StalemateNew York Times

U.S. Troops Go From Shock and Awe to ‘Advise and Assist’Los Angeles Times

Iraqi PM Issues High Security AlertVoice of America

Qaeda in Iraq Says It Was Behind Latest AttacksNew York Times

Iraq Conflict Leaves Officers Weary and HumbledWashington Post

As US Military Bases Close, Iraqis Left BehindAssociated Press

As U.S. Withdraws, Iraqis Still Live In CrisisReuters

Iraqis Say War “Not Ending” Despite U.S. DrawdownReuters

Officer Honors Memory of a Young InterpreterWashington Post

A U.S. ‘Legacy of Waste’ in IraqLos Angeles Times

Iraq Says Sale Of Donated U.S. Computers LegalReuters

Baghdad Family Shares Their Concerns for Iraq’s FutureVoice of America

Obama Urges Nation to Salute Service in IraqAFPS

Iran

Iran Shifts Assets Out of Europe BanksNew York Times

Iran Hard-liners Skirt SanctionsLos Angeles Times

Protesters Ask Iran to Spare Convicted WomanAssociated Press

Islam

Five Myths About MosquesWashington Post opinion

U.S. Department of Defense

Pentagon Considers Preemptive Cyber-Defense StrikesWashington Post

United States

Will Congress Really Cut the Budget? Top 3 Acid TestsChristian Science Monitor

For Obama, Steep Learning Curve as Chief in Time of WarNew York Times

Brewer Condemns Report to U.N. Mentioning Ariz. LawAssociated Press

Border Sweeps in North Reach Miles Into U.S.New York Times

Glenn Beck Tells Crowd to ‘Restore America’Washington Post

At Lincoln Memorial, a Call for Religious RebirthNew York Times

United Kingdom

Tony Blair Reemerges with MemoirLos Angeles Times

World

For Arms Sales Suspect, Secrets Are Bargaining ChipsNew York Times

Not Quite SuperpowersWashington Post opinion

Africa

Obama Administration Intensifies Efforts in SudanWashington Post

Sudan: American Aid Worker Freed in DarfurAssociated Press

Sudan Says 2 Russian Pilots Kidnapped in DarfurAssociated Press

Obama’s Failure in SudanNew York Times opinion

Kenya Defends Bashir Visit as Necessary for Regional PeaceVoice of America

Kenya: Sudan Presidential Visit ‘in Our Interest’Associated Press

Somali Militants Grow More Brazen in AttackWashington Post

Somali Gov’t Appeals for Help to Fight MilitantsAssociated Press

Somalia: Denmark Navy Helicopter Foils PiratesAssociated Press

U.N.: Rwanda Killings were War CrimesWashington Post

Rwanda Contests Report on ArmyAssociated Press

Uganda’s President Announces Bid for 4th TermAssociated Press

ICC Asks U.N. to Act Against KenyaVoice of America

Nigeria: Vocal Supporter of President KidnappedAssociated Press

Moroccan Police Arrest 11 Spanish ActivistsReuters

Americas and Caribbean

Mayor in Mexican Border State KilledAssociated Press

Mexico Killings Detective MissingBBC News

Massacre in TamaulipasNew York Times

Venezuelans Protest Against Unchecked ViolenceAssociated Press

Venezuela: Chavez Opponent Charged, Calls Case a FarceAssociated Press

Engineers to Attempt Speedier Rescue of Chile MinersVoice of America

Plans and Benchmarks for HaitiNew York Times editorial

Asia Pacific

Kim Jong Il Appears to Head Home From ChinaLos Angeles Times

N. Korean Leader Kim Appears Headed Home From ChinaAssociated Press

China Praises North Korea RelationsReuters

North Korea’s Kim Not Seen Heading For Retirement YetReuters

Far From Withering, State Business in China GrowsNew York Times

Chinese Navy to Hold Drills in Yellow SeaAssociated Press

China Announces Navy Drill Ahead Of U.S. Show Of ForceReuters

S. Korea Premier-designate QuitsNew York Times

South Korea’s PM-Designate Quits Under PressureReuters

New Dissent in Japan Is Loudly Anti-ForeignNew York Times

Korean Peninsula Marks 100th Anniversary of Annexation by JapanVOA

Anger in Hong Kong Over Manila SiegeNew York Times

80, 000 in Hong Kong Protest Philippine Bus TragedyAssociated Press

Analysts See Burma Military ‘Juggernaut’ Heading to Elections in NovemberVOA

Burma Parties Complain Election Fee Too HighAssociated Press

The Caucasus

19 Dead in Chechen ShootoutVoice of America

Chechen Leader’s Village Is AttackedNew York Times

19 Dead in Shootout in Russia’s CaucasusAssociated Press

Twelve Rebels Killed Raiding Chechen Leader’s VillageReuters

Europe

Norway ‘Bomb Plot’ Underscores al-Qaida PitfallsAssociated Press

Prosecutors Say Croatia Ethnically Cleansed SerbsAssociated Press

Libyan Leader Visits Italy to Mark Improved RelationsVoice of America

Gadhafi Gives Lesson on Islam to Young ItaliansAssociated Press

Putin Hints Will Return to Kremlin In 2012Reuters

100 Russian Skinheads Attack ConcertgoersAssociated Press

Oppression in Modern RussiaWashington Post editorial

The European Union is DyingWashington Post opinion

Middle East

Early Obstacle, and Test, at Start of Mideast TalksNew York Times

Netanyahu: We Can Reach a Peace Deal to Last GenerationsHa’aretz

Many Clocks Tick as Israel, Palestinians Open TalksReuters

Israel PM Wants Regular Meetings With PalestiniansAssociated Press

Palestinian Rivals Crack Down Harder on OpponentsAssociated Press

Sermon and Actors’ Protest Stoke Tensions in IsraelNew York Times

Settler Leader Speaks of Holding Netanyahu to his WordLos Angeles Times

Israel Won’t Extend Settlement Freeze Ahead Of TalksReuters

Influential Israeli Rabbi Says Abbas Should PerishAssociated Press

State Department Condemns Israeli Rabbi’s RemarksWashington Times

In Israel, Settling for LessNew York Times opinion

Egypt: Mubarak’s Health and Successor Guessing GamesLos Angeles Times

Egypt: Dissident Signs pro-Gamal Mubarak PetitionAssociated Press

Egyptian Police Find Weapons Bound for GazaAssociated Press

Lebanon Arrests 4 After Deadly Beirut ShootoutAssociated Press

Qaeda Says Responsible For Killing 8 Yemen TroopsReuters

Yemen Says al-Qaida Is Government’s Main ChallengeAssociated Press

Saudi Arabia Preparing Charges Against ActivistReuters

South Asia

India Blocks China Defence TiesBBC News

India Police Kill Maoist LeaderBBC News

India Police Say 848 Tonnes of Explosives are MissingBBC News

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