5 October SWJ Roundup
Afghanistan
White House Reiterates Support for Pakistan, Afghanistan – Voice of America
Shultz to Obama: ‘You’re Out of Your Mind’ – Washington Times
Obama Says No Big Shift Now In Afghan War Strategy – Reuters
Afghan Offensive Fails to Reassure Residents – Los Angeles Times
Afghan Election Official Is Held, Police Say – New York Times
Afghan Civil Leaders Slam Karzai’s Peace Council – Reuters
Ex-U.N. Official Says Taliban Infiltrating Afghan Forces – BBC News
Afghan President Begins Disbanding Private Security Firms – Los Angeles Times
Officials Provide Afghan Operations Update – American Forces Press Service
Blasts Kill 4 NATO Troops, Up to 4 Afghan Police – Associated Press
NATO Air Strike, Blasts Kill Afghan Civilians – Reuters
Relatives Tell of Civilians Killed by U.S. Soldiers – New York Times
Staff Sgt. Calvin Gibbs: Young Soldier Both Revered and Reviled – New York Times
Pakistan
Congress Getting Frustrated with Pakistan as a War Ally – Washington Times
Pakistan, U.S. Tensions Spike After Border Closure – Associated Press
Drones Kill Westerners in Pakistan – New York Times
‘German Militants’ Killed in Pakistan Drone Attack – BBC News
Officials: Drone Strike Kills 8 Militants in Pakistan – Voice of America
U.S. Strike Kills 5 German Militants in Pakistan – Associated Press
Drone Strike Kills 8 Germans In Northwest Pakistan – Reuters
NATO Convoys Attacked in Separate Strikes in Pakistan – Washington Post
3 Killed in Attack on NATO Fuel Trucks in Pakistan – Los Angeles Times
White House Reiterates Support for Pakistan, Afghanistan – Voice of America
Can the U.S. Avoid a Split with Pakistan? – Washington Post opinion
Iraq
Maliki, Allawi Consider Deal on Forming New Iraqi Government – Washington Post
Iraq’s Marathon: Fight Over Leader, Then Posts – Associated Press
U.S. Proposal Targets Reform of Iraqi Civil Service – Washington Post
Iraqi Festival Falls Prey to the Forces of Democracy – New York Times
U.S. Views Sought In Iraqi Contractor Torture Case – Reuters
Iran
Iran: Nuclear Delay Due to Leak, Not Computer Worm – Associated Press
Iran Blocks Web Sites of Some Clerics – New York Times
U.S. Department of Defense
Howls over JFCOM Just a Preview of What is Coming – Washington Post
U.S. Military Orders Less Dependence on Fossil Fuels – New York Times
United States
Terrorism Alert Tips U.S. Hand, But Just Barely – Reuters
N.Y. Bomber to be Sentenced – Washington Post
U.S. Election Results Could Affect Foreign Policy – Voice of America
Suspected Arms Dealer Seems Closer to Extradition – New York Times
Africa
U.N. Council Heads to Sudan Amid Fears New War Looms – Reuters
Somali Government Claims Advances in Mogadishu – Voice of America
Somali Ambulance Workers Risk Death in City of War – Associated Press
Nigerian Police Arrest Nine Bombing Suspects – Voice of America
Nigeria: Abuja ‘Foiled Earlier Bomb Plot’ – BBC News
Nigerian Media Mogul Arrested After Bombings – Associated Press
Ethiopia’s Meles Sworn-In as PM After May Elections – Reuters
Americas and Caribbean
Human Rights Court: Mexico Responsible for Rapes – Associated Press
Rousseff on Course to Become Brazil’s First Female President – VOA
Rousseff Favored In Brazil Runoff – Reuters
Ecuador Raises Military Wages After Police Revolt – Reuters
Colombia Metes Out Sanctions in Spy Scandal – Associated Press
Chilean Miners May Be Rescued Soon – New York Times
Chile Miners’ Rescue ‘Very Close’ – BBC News
A Call for Displaced in Haiti to Go Away – New York Times
Cuba ‘May Release More Prisoners’ – BBC News
U.S. Working to Accept Exiled Cuban Prisoners – Associated Press
Asia Pacific
Chinese and Japanese Leaders Meet in Europe – Associated Press
Japan, China Agree to Improve Ties Despite Row – Reuters
Panel Says Japanese Power Broker Should Face Charges – New York Times
Satellite Image Shows Activity at N.K.’s Yongbyon Nuclear Site – Washington Post
Europe
U.S., Japan Caution Travelers in Europe; Britain Hikes Terror Alert – VOA
More Nations Warn of Europe Plot – BBC News
Bosnia Vote Points to Deadlock on Ethnic Lines – Reuters
Car Bomb Explodes In Northern Ireland – Reuters
Middle East
Study Shows Israelis And Palestinians Both Retaliate – Reuters
Palestinians Accuse Jewish Settlers of Torching West Bank Mosque – VOA
Arsonists Set Fire to Mosque in West Bank Town – Washington Post
Arsonists Damage a Mosque in the West Bank – New York Times
Arsonists Torch Mosque in West Bank Village – Associated Press
Israel Orders Pro-Palestinian Nobel Laureate Deported – Voice of America
Egypt’s Journalists Accuse Government of Crackdown – Associated Press
Egypt-Iran Flights to Resume After 30 Year Break – Associated Press
