2 November SWJ Roundup
Afghanistan
Marines Begin to Hand Over Small Bases to Afghan Army – Washington Post
Afghan Police Unit Defects en Masse to Taliban Side – New York Times
Taliban Fighters Briefly Overrun Afghan District – Los Angeles Times
Afghan Civilian Deaths Caused by Allied Forces Rise – Los Angeles Times
‘More Missions, More Contact’ for Task Force Shadow – Stars and Stripes
Hamid Karzai Bid to Split Taliban Tribe – Associated Press
Afghan And NATO Troops Seize 24 Tonnes Of Bomb Material – Reuters
Bomb Kills 2 NATO Service Members in Afghanistan – Associated Press
Officials in Afghanistan Provide Details of Operations – AFPS
Training Center Launches Fledgling Afghan Pilots – AFPS
U.S. Military Medics Use Old and New Techniques – Washington Post
Pakistan
Drone Strike, Convoy Attack in Pakistan – Voice of America
U.S. Drone Attack Kills Five ‘Militants’ in Pakistan – BBC News
Yemen / Al Qaeda
Western Nations Halt Air Cargo From Yemen – New York Times
Air Freight from Yemen and Somalia Banned in U.K. – BBC News
Air-cargo Screening Back on Hill’s Radar after Yemeni Plot – Washington Times
Governments Tighten Air Security After Yemen Plot – Reuters
Pentagon Denies Report of Plan for U.S. Military Teams in Yemen – VOA
Yemen’s al-Qaida Seeking to Recruit Westerners – Associated Press
Bombs More Lethal than in Dec. 25 Attempt – Washington Post
Earlier Flight May Have Been Dry Run for Plotters – New York Times
Former al-Qaida Followers Foiled Mail Bomb Plot – Voice of America
Bombs Tip-off ‘Came from Former al-Qaeda Member’ – BBC News
Yemen: Al-Qaida Turncoat Alerted Saudis to Plot – Associated Press
Germany: Bombs Could Have Had ‘Significant’ Effect – Associated Press
Parcel Bomb Plotters ‘Used Dry Run’, Say U.S. Officials – BBC News
Officials Suspect Sept. Dry Run for Bomb Plot – Associated Press
U.S. Issues Mail Advisory, Tightens Cargo Scrutiny – Associated Press
U.S. Concerned About Former Gitmo Prisoners in Yemen – Los Angeles Times
How Serious a Threat is Yemen Explosive to Air Travel? – Christian Science Monitor
5 Reasons Hard for Yemen to ‘Destroy’ AQ Franchise – Christian Science Monitor
Stopping al-Qaeda in Yemen – Washington Post editorial
Disaster Averted – New York Times editorial
Staying Nimble to Fight al-Qaeda’s Shifting Threat – Washington Post opinion
How to Keep Terrorism Grounded – New York Times opinion
Saudi Friends and Foes – Washington Times opinion
Iraq
Death Toll Higher in Baghdad Church Attack – Voice of America
Church Attack Seen as Strike at Iraq’s Core – New York Times
Iraqi Survivors Tell of Hiding in Priests’ Dressing Room – Los Angeles Times
Iraq Church Raid Ends With 52 Dead – Reuters
Iraq Government Defends Deadly Church Raid – BBC News
Iraqi Christians Mourn After Church Siege Kills 58 – Associated Press
Premonitions of Danger at Baghdad Church Held Hostage – New York Times
Exercise Hones IA Rural Fighting Skills – U.S. Forces-Iraq
Iran
Iran Envoy: Atom Bomb Would Be Strategic Mistake – Reuters
Freed U.S. Hiker Blames Iranian Guard for Border Miscue – VOA
Guard Led 3 Americans Across Iran Border, Released Hiker Says – New York Times
Iran Postpones Trial of 2 American Hikers – Washington Post
Iran Postpones Trial of U.S. Hikers Accused of Spying – BBC News
Iran Postpones Start of Trial for 3 Americans – Associated Press
Iranian Lawyer Committed to Winning U.S. Hikers’ Freedom – Los Angeles Times
U.S. Department of Defense
Additional Costs Expected for Lockheed’s F-35 Fighter – New York Times
Military Policy on Gays to Stand, Pending Appeal – New York Times
Appeals Court Indefinitely Extends Life of Gay Military Policy – Associated Press
United States
The War the Election Forgot – Los Angeles Times
Symbolic Term for Ex-Qaeda Soldier Omar Khadr – New York Times
Judge Questions DOJ Suit Against Ariz. Law – Washington Post
Appeals Court Weighs Immigrant Law – New York Times
United Kingdom / France
U.K., France Move Closer on Defense – Wall Street Journal
British Combat Troops to Come Under French Command – Daily Telegraph
U.K., France to Pool Defense Assets, Share Costs – Associated Press
France, U.K. Agree to Unprecedented Military Cooperation – Reuters
Britain and France to Seal Defence Pact – The Guardian
Britain, France Embark on New Defence Partnership – Sydney Morning Herald
U.K., France to Share Nuclear-Test Facilities, Carriers – Bloomberg
Cameron and Sarkozy to Sign Nuclear Deal – The Times / Australian
PM and Sarkozy to Unveil New Defence Era – Financial Times
Anglo-French Deal Rewrites Military History – The Independent
Fox: Anglo-French Military Force Makes ‘Perfect Sense’ – Daily Telegraph
U.K. and France Agree to Joint Nuclear Testing Treaty – BBC News
Will Franco-British Cooperation on Defence Lead to an E.U. Army? – BBC News
What U.K.-France Defence Link Means – BBC News
Closer Alliance with France Good for Britain – Daily Telegraph opinion
Africa
Vote Counting Underway in Ivory Coast Presidential Election – Voice of America
Ivory Coast Presidential Election: Result Awaited – BBC News
U.N. Calls on Ivory Coast to Accept Poll Results – Associated Press
Tension Mounts In Tanzania Over Delayed Vote Results – Reuters
Suspect in Rwandan Church Massacre Found Guilty – Associated Press
Rwanda Genocide: Kanyarukiga Guilty of Church Massacre – BBC News
Americas and Caribbean
4 U.S. Citizens Killed in Separate Attacks in Mexico – Associated Press
Three Americans Killed in Mexico’s Murder Capital – Agence France-Presse
CIA Role Is Faulted in Air Crash Over Peru – New York Times
5 Men Rob Plane From Military at Honduras Airport – Associated Press
Costa Rica Denounces Alleged Nicaraguan Incursion – Associated Press
Cuba Sets Up Framework for Jobs Market, Small-Business – Washington Post
Cuba to Send 3 More Prisoners to Exile in Spain – Associated Press
Cuba to Release Longest-Held Political Prisoner – Reuters
Venezuelan Steel Maker to Challenge State Takeover – Associated Press
Brazil’s Rousseff Starts Market-Friendly Transition – Reuters
Uruguay’s High Court Annuls Dictatorship’s Amnesty – Associated Press
Beleaguered Haiti Braces for Possible Hurricane – Associated Press
Asia Pacific
U.N. Leader Ban Meets With Chinese President Hu – Associated Press
U.N. Chief Attacked Over ‘Silence’ on China Rights – BBC News
China Census Aims to Chart Shifting Population – New York Times
U.N. Chief Criticized for Failing to Press China – Associated Press
Russia Angers Japan With Visit to Disputed Islands – New York Times
Medvedev Visit Stokes Japan Row – BBC News
Japan Recalls Moscow Envoy Amid Kuril Islands Row – BBC News
Japan Says PM to Meet Russian President Despite Row – Reuters
Vietnam’s Cam Ranh Base to Welcome Foreign Navies – Associated Press
Clinton Urges Cambodia to Strike a Balance with China – Washington Post
Hillary Clinton Endorses U.N. Human Rights Office in Cambodia – VOA
Cambodia: Clinton Urges Khmer Rouge Trials – New York Times
Press Freedoms Narrow in Thailand, ‘Easy Target’ Fights Back – New York Times
Clinton Pushes Tolerance in Malaysia – Associated Press
New Eruption Drives More Indonesians to Shelter – New York Times
East Timor President’s Clemency Extends to His Attackers – New York Times
President Obama, Asia is Calling – Washington Post opinion
Central Asia
Final Kyrgyz Election Results Out – BBC News
Europe
Parcel Bombs Found in Greece, Addressed to Sarkozy, W. Embassies – VOA
Nicolas Sarkozy ‘Among Targets of Greece Parcels Bombs’ – BBC News
Greece: Suspects Carried Letter Bomb for Sarkozy – Associated Press
Greece Intercepts Parcel Bomb Addressed to Sarkozy – Reuters
Kurdish PKK Denies Istanbul Bomb, Extends ‘Truce’ – BBC News
PKK Denies Responsibility For Sunday’s Istanbul Bomb – Reuters
Albania to Extradite Murder, Kidnap Suspect to U.S. – Associated Press
Berlusconi Scandal Could Threaten Italy’s Government – New York Times
Middle East
Syria Must Wield Influence in Lebanon to Help U.S. Relations – Washington Post
Stability in West Bank Transforms a City of Chaos – New York Times
Israeli Security Head: Terrorists Using Technology – Associated Press
Rights Groups: Israel Abused Palestinian Detainees – Associated Press
Israeli Soldier Sentenced for Shaming Palestinian – Associated Press
South Asia
Indian Politicians Get Homes Meant for War Widows – Associated Press
