26 October SWJ Roundup
Afghanistan
U.S. Operations in Kandahar Push Out Taliban – Washington Post
Karzai Rails Against America in Diatribe – New York Times
Karzai Again Blasts Security Firms’ Role in Afghanistan – Washington Post
Afghan President Admits Receiving Money From Iran – Voice of America
Afghan Leader Admits His Office Gets Cash From Iran – New York Times
Karzai Confirms Large Cash Payments by Iranian Officials – Los Angeles Times
It’s ‘Transparent,’ Karzai Says of Receiving Cash from Iran – Washington Times
Karzai Says His Office Gets Cash From Iran, U.S. – Associated Press
Karzai Says His Office Gets “Bags Of Money” From Iran – Reuters
U.S. ‘Skeptical’ of Iranian Motives in Cash Payments to Karzai Aides – VOA
Iran’s Cash to Kabul Worries U.S. – BBC News
Afghan, ISAF Troops Kill 15 Insurgents in Helmand – AFPS
NATO Airstrike Kills 15 in Afghanistan – Voice of America
NATO: South Afghan Raid Kills 15 Militants – Associated Press
Stryker Unit Sought to Defend Killing at Heart of Murder Probe – Washington Post
What Does Iran’s Cash Buy in Afghanistan? – New York Times opinion series
Pakistan
Bomb Blast Kills Five at Sufi Shrine in Pakistan – Voice of America
6 Militants, 1 Pakistan Soldier Killed in Fighting – Associated Press
Iraq
Iraq Government Talks May Gather Pace After Court Order – Reuters
Diyala Struggles to Overcome Sectarian Bad Blood – Los Angeles Times
Life Behind and Beyond the Barricades – Agence France-Presse
Iran
Tehran Orders Halt to Refueling of U.K. Planes – Washington Post
Iran Injects Fuel Into First Nuclear Reactor – Associated Press
Iran Inserts Fuel Into Nuclear Plant Core – Reuters
Islam
Shariah Law and the Secular State – New York Times opinion
WikiLeaks
WikiLeaks’ Redaction Doesn’t Remove Danger – AFPS
U.S. Rebuffs Wikileaks Iraq Claims – BBC News
WikiLeaks Docs Raise Questions of Obama Policies – Associated Press
Wikileaks’s Leaks Mostly Confirm Earlier Reporting – Washington Post editorial
Declare War on Wikileaks – Washington Times editorial
U.S. Department of Defense
Webb Puts Hold on Appointments Until JFCOM Data Arrives – Washington Post
Webb to Block Pentagon Nominations – Richmond Times-Dispatch
United States
Youngest Guantanamo Detainee Pleads Guilty to All Counts – Voice of America
Guantánamo Detainee Pleads Guilty, Averting Trial – New York Times
Youngest Guantanamo Detainee Pleads Guilty – Washington Post
Canadaian Convicted of Murder in U.S. Soldier’s Death – Los Angeles Times
Canadian at Gitmo Pleads Guilty to All Charges – Associated Press
U.S. Tries to Detect Muslim Radicals at Home – Washington Times
U.S. to Send Visual Artists as Cultural Ambassadors – New York Times
United Nations
Study: Women Still Kept Away From Peace Talks – Associated Press
Africa
Sudan Wants Darfur Deal by End of 2010 – BBC News
U.N.: More Peacekeepers Couldn’t Halt New Sudan War – Reuters
Nigeria Issues Fraud Blacklist – BBC News
Somali Pirates to Hold British Couple Until Ransom Is Paid – Voice of America
Rwanda Terror Charge for Ingabire – BBC News
Report: Terror Suspects in Morocco Suffer Abuse – Associated Press
Americas and Caribbean
13 Executed at Tijuana Drug Treatment Center – Los Angeles Times
Lull in Violence in Tijuana Is Broken by Massacre – New York Times
Gunmen Kill 13 at Mexico Clinic – BBC News
Mexico Massacre Shows Teen Toll in Drug War – Christian Science Monitor
Mexico: Ex-Prosecutor’s Kidnapped Brother Shown on Video – Associated Press
Epicenter of Colombia’s Drug War Fights for Peace – Christian Science Monitor
More Than 250 Dead in Haiti Cholera Outbreak – Voice of America
Amid Cholera Outbreak in Haiti, Fear and Misery – New York Times
Fear Amid Haiti Cholera Progress – BBC News
Haiti Cholera Deaths Slow, But Spread Still Feared – Reuters
Haiti Official: Cholera Outbreak Is Easing – Associated Press
Is Aid Doing Haiti More Harm Than Good? – Reuters
Asia Pacific
Taking Harder Stance Toward China, Obama Lines Up Allies – New York Times
China Telecom Giant Makes Push for U.S. Market – New York Times
Spy’s Arrest Underscores Beijing’s Bid for Agents – Washington Times
Nobel Peace Prize Winners Call for Release of Dissident – Los Angeles Times
China Battles Probe of Burma’s Military Rulers – Washington Post
Burma’s Culture Evolves Despite Junta’s Tight Grip – Reuters
South Korea Sends Food Aid to North – New York Times
S. Korea Sends 1st Food Aid to N. Korea in 3 Years – Associated Press
Major Earthquake Strikes Off Indonesia’s Sumatra Island – Voice of America
Critics Say Cost of Forgiveness Is Too High in East Timor – New York Times
Riches May Not Help Papua New Guinea – New York Times
Europe
Anti-Muslim Feelings Propel Right Wing in Europe – Washington Post
Serbia Moves Closer to Joining E.U. – New York Times
Will the U.S. Lose Europe to Russia? – New York Times
French Protests Ease, but Refineries Are Still Affected – New York Times
Turkey Steps Out – New York Times opinion
Middle East
Israeli Reporter Faces Questions for Whistleblowing on ‘Targeted Killing’ – VOA
Photos Show Israel Soldiers’ Alleged Misconduct – Voice of America
Palestinians, Jews Race to Plant West Bank – Associated Press
Yemen Recruits Tribesmen to Hunt al Qaeda – Associated Press
