4 September SWJ Roundup
Middle East Peace Talks
Analysts Pessimistic on Chances of Mideast Talks Success – Voice of America
Arab Views of Peace Talks Tend Toward Pessimistic – Voice of America
How Can Obama Push Talks Forward? – Christian Science Monitor
Clinton: Time is Now for Mideast Peace – Associated Press
Clinton Warns on Mid-East Talks – BBC News
Clinton: Time Ticking For Israel-Palestinian Peace – Reuters
Palestinian Militants Protest Peace Talks – Voice of America
Palestinian Security Must Step Up – Los Angeles Times
Hamas Attacks Show Group is Still Strong in West Bank – Washington Post
Iran Blasts Israeli-Palestinian Talks – Voice of America
Pessimism Permeates Mideast Media on Talks – New York Times
PA Delegation Feel Positive after Launch of Talks – Jerusalem Post
Inside the Israeli and Palestinian Delegations – BBC News
Another Start for Peace Talks – New York Times editorial
Mideast Peace: The Problem Obama Chose – Los Angeles Times opinion
Afghanistan
U.S. to Temper Stance on Afghanistan Corruption – Washington Post
Petraeus Explains Afghanistan Strategy – AFPS
Petraeus Plans for Start of U.S. Withdrawal from Afghanistan Next Year – VOA
Analysis: Special-ops on Show to Woo War Skeptics – Associated Press
Petraeus Says Afghan Raids on Rebels Exceed Iraq Pace – Bloomberg
Afghan Exit Plan Already Drafted – The Times / The Australian
Gates Sketches Afghan Combat Timeline – Wall Street Journal
Gates Rallies Troops in Kandahar – Financial Times
Gates Confident Afghan Strategy Working, But Outcome Not Assured – VOA
Afghanistan Violence will Get Worse, Says U.K. Commander – BBC News
Gates Visits U.S. Forces in Southern Afghanistan – Associated Press
U.S. Marines, British Advisers at Odds in Helmand – Washington Post
Gates Meets U.S. Troops in Afghan Taliban Heartland – Agence France-Presse
Gates Sees ‘Positive Direction’ in Afghanistan – AFPS
Gates Says Pakistan Havens Still Threaten Afghanistan – Reuters
Progress in Kandahar Will be Gradual, General Says – AFPS
General Seeks to Build Professional, Sustainable Afghan Forces – AFPS
Mullen Gets Afghanistan Updates in Kabul – AFPS
Coalition, Afghan Forces Rescue Prisoners – AFPS
U.S. Doctors Work With Afghans to Improve Country’s Medical Care – VOA
Trainers Build New Afghan Health System – AFPS
Kabul Bank: Karzai Urges Afghans Not to Panic – Washington Post
Ex-bank Executives Say Dismissals Caused Panic – Washington Post
NATO Captures Taliban Commander in Afghanistan – Associated Press
NATO Says 6 Afghan Insurgents Killed in Clash – Associated Press
Afghan Candidate Wounded in Grenade Attack – Associated Press
A Chaplain and an Atheist Go to War – Wall Street Journal
Pakistan
Suicide Bombing at Pakistan Shi’ite Rally Kills 53 – Voice of America
Bombing Kills 55, Prompts Fears of Rising Sectarian Violence – Washington Post
Suicide Bomber Kills 53 at Shiite Protest – New York Times
Pakistan Suicide Bombing Kills 58 – Los Angeles Times
Pakistani Taliban Attack Shiite Rivals– Wall Street Journal
Bomb Kills 54 In Pakistan, Taliban Threatens U.S. – Reuters
Toll From Attack on Pakistani Shiites Jumps to 65 – Associated Press
Pakistani Militants Stoking Sectarian Rift – Reuters
Crime Adds to Misery For Pakistan’s Flood Victims – Reuters
Iraq
Shiite Bloc Names New Candidate for Iraqi PM – Associated Press
Top U.S. Commander Discusses Iraq With Turkey – Associated Press
Analysis: Iraq’s Military Needs After 2011 – New York Times
Punk’d, Iraqi-Style, at a Checkpoint – New York Times
Iran
Iran Could Strike Israeli Nuclear Site if Attacked – Associated Press
Iran Blasts Israeli-Palestinian Talks – Voice of America
U.S. Rights Group Urges Release of Iranian Activist – Associated Press
United Nations
U.N. FAO Calls Meeting to Discuss Rising Food Prices – Voice of America
U.N. Raises Concerns as Global Food Prices Jump – New York Times
United States
Defense Secretary Offers Cautious Views on Wars – New York Times
Blackwater Won Contracts Through a Web of Companies – New York Times
U.S. Military Bands: Lighter and Faster – New York Times
Africa
Darfur Rebels Say Dozens Killed in Army Attacks – Voice of America
Sudan Settles on Independence Referendum Committee Head – BBC News
Mozambique Police Fire at Rioters – BBC News
Koranic Teachers Arrested for Forcing Children to Beg in Senegal – VOA
U.N. Report on Congo Genocide Strengthened – Washington Times
U.N.: Over Two Dozen Minors Raped In Eastern Congo – Reuters
Americas and Caribbean
U.S. Withholds Millions in Mexico Antidrug Aid – New York Times
$36M in Anti-drug Funds to be Sent to Mexico – Washington Post
Mexican Women Work, Die For Gangs In Drug War City – Reuters
Mexico Arrests 6 in Deadly Cancun Bar Blaze – Associated Press
Colombian Troops Storm Rebel Camp – BBC News
Graft Trial Starts For Former Guatemala Leader – Reuters
Castro Addresses Rally in Havana – BBC News
Asia Pacific
From North Korea, Word of Shortages, Grudges – Wall Street Journal
Will Heir Be Unveiled at North Korean Convention? – Associated Press
South Korea Foreign Minister Quits In Nepotism Row – Reuters
The Caucasus
Car Bomb In Caucasus Wounds Minister, Kills Driver – Reuters
Central Asia
Attack in Tajikistan Highlights Fears of Militancy – New York Times
Europe
Italian Cities Plan to Shut Roma Camps – New York Times
France to See Demonstrations Against Roma Expulsions – BBC News
Middle East
Syria Moves to Curb Influence of Muslim Conservatives – New York Times
Hezbollah Won’t Cooperate With Hariri Tribunal – Associated Press
Posters for Egypt’s Spy Chief as President Removed – Associated Press
