16 November SWJ Roundup
Afghanistan
Despite Gains, Night Raids Split U.S. and Karzai – New York Times
Afghan Officials Dismiss Talk of Rift with U.S. – Washington Post
Karzai Remarks Raise Questions About Afghan War – Associated Press
Clinton Defends U.S. Afghan Policy After Karzai Criticism – BBC News
Petraeus-Karzai Dispute Reflects Varied Perspectives, Says Pentagon – VOA
Karzai’s Comments are Latest Frustration for Petraeus, NATO – Stars and Stripes
NATO, Russia to Cooperate in Afghan War – Associated Press
Taliban Leader Says Insurgents Are Waging War of Attrition – Associated Press
Taliban Chief Mullah Omar Rules Out Afghan Peace Talks – BBC News
Afghan Taliban Reject Talks Again – Reuters
Afghanistan Wants More Taliban Off Blacklist – Associated Press
Coalition, Afghan Forces Detain Numerous Insurgent Leaders – AFPS
Bush Says Some NATO Allies Let U.S. Down in Afghanistan – CNN News
Pakistan
U.S. to Give One-Half Billion Dollars for Pakistan Flood Assistance – VOA
Pakistan Drone Attack ‘Kills Four Militants’ – BBC News
Pakistan Bombshell – United Press International opinion
Iraq
Bush Memoir Makes Selective Use of Iraq Data – Washington Post
Iran
Computer Worm May Have Targeted Iran’s Nuclear Program – Washington Post
Iran Set for Air Maneuvers Tuesday – United Press International
Nigeria Reports Iran Arms Seizure to U.N Security Council – Reuters
Human Rights Lawyer Latest in String of Arrests – Washington Post
Germans Held In Iran Say Deceived By Activist – Reuters
Iran Woman With Stoning Sentence Shown on State TV – Associated Press
Islam
Muslim Pilgrims Ascend Mecca’s Mount Arafat in Annual Hajj Ritual – VOA
NATO
U.S. Officials: Deal Close on NATO Missile Shield – Associated Press
U.S. Department of Defense
The Newest Medal of Honor – Wall Street Journal
Life Won’t be the Same for Medal of Honor Recipient Giunta – Stars and Stripes
‘War’ Excerpt about Staff Sgt. Salvatore Giunta’s Actions – Stars and Stripes
GIs Testing ‘Smart’ Weapons that Leave Nowhere to Hide – Stars and Stripes
MARSOC to Purchase More Powerful Pistols – Marine Corps Times
Hearing for Fort Hood Shooting Suspect Ends – Associated Press
Hasan Declines to Testify At Fort Hood Tribunal – Reuters
U.S. Offers $20,000 Reward for Info on Va Shooter – Associated Press
United States
All Eyes on Sen. Kyl as Obama Presses Nuclear Treaty – Washington Post
Gates, Clinton Press for New START Ratification – AFPS
Juror Asks to Be Excused in Embassy Bombing Trial – New York Times
California Woman Charged with Terrorist Aid – Associated Press
U.S. Officials Defend New Airport Screening Procedures – Reuters
United Kingdom
Cameron: U.K. Still a World Power, Despite Cuts – Associated Press
U.K. Parliament Warns Staff Over Mumbai-Style Attack – Associated Press
Payout for Ex-Guantanamo U.K. Inmates – BBC News
U.K. Agrees Settlement With Ex-Guantanamo Detainees – Associated Press
U.K. to Compensate Guantanamo Ex-Detainees – Reuters
Africa
South Sudan Leader Salva Kiir Urges Massive Vote – BBC News
Sudanese Register to Vote on Secession for the South – New York Times
Thousands of Sudanese Register to Vote in Referendum – Los Angeles Times
South Sudanese Register For Independence Vote – Reuters
Nigeria Reports Iran Arms Seizure to U.N Security Council – Reuters
Militants Kidnap 7 From Exxon Platform Off Nigeria – Reuters
Conde Wins Guinea Presidential Runoff – Voice of America
Conde Declared Guinea Poll Winner – BBC News
Officials: Alpha Conde Wins Guinea Election – Associated Press
Alpha Conde Wins Guinea Vote – Reuters
Protesters Clash With Police Over Guinea Elections – New York Times
Polisario Demands U.N. Council Probe Of Sahara Clash – Reuters
Morocco Accuses West Sahara Activists Of Killing Police – Reuters
Americas and Caribbean
Mexico: 10 Kidnapped Migrants Freed by Navy – Associated Press
U.N.: Haiti Cholera Cases Expected to Rise – Voice of America
Amid Cholera Outbreak in Haiti, a Scramble to Get Soap – Washington Post
U.N.: Cholera Affecting Haiti Security – Associated Press
Cholera Protesters Barricade Haiti City, Assail U.N. – Associated Press
Haiti Cholera Protests Target U.N. – BBC News
7 U.N. Troops Hurt, Attacked by Haitians – Washington Post
Haitians Attack U.N. Troops, Blame Them For Cholera – Reuters
Cuba and U.K. in Anti-drug Smuggling Talks – BBC News
Cuba Gets First British Warship Visit In Decades – Reuters
Asia Pacific
North Korea Defections on Rise, South Says – New York Times
North Korean Arrivals in South ‘Surge’ââ¬Å½ – BBC News
Number of N. Korean Defectors to S. Korea Tops 20,000 – Associated Press
Internet Traffic was Routed via Chinese Servers – Washington Post
U.N. Human Rights Chief Welcomes Release of Aung San Suu Kyi – VOA
Suu Kyi Urges ‘Real Genuine Talks’ in Burma – Washington Post
Burma’s Aung San Suu Kyi Aims for Peaceful Revolution – BBC News
Burma’s Suu Kyi Seeks to Revive Political Party – Associated Press
As Indonesian Volcano Death Toll Grows, Evacuees Are Leaving Shelters – VOA
Europe
Obama: U.S–Russia Dialogue Productive, Will Continue – AFPS
In Russian Justice, the Jury Is Something to Work Around – New York Times
Chechen President Under Fire Ahead of Murder Trial – Associated Press
Bosnia Arrests Srebrenica Massacre Suspect – Voice of America
U.N. Prosecutor Allows Mladic May Not be in Serbia – Associated Press
Charges in Kosovo Organ-Selling Ring – New York Times
Europe Fears That Debt Crisis Is Ready to Spread – New York Times
Italy: Four Quit Berlusconi Cabinet, Deepening Crisis – New York Times
Italy: Beginning of End for Berlusconi? – Associated Press
Dutch Anti-Islam Party Averts Crisis as Retains MP – Reuters
Mohammad Cartoonist Wants His Old Identity Back – Reuters
Amnesty Says E.U. ‘Failing’ over CIA Renditions – BBC News
Middle East
U.S. Pinning its Mideast Hopes on 90-day Settlement Freeze – Washington Post
Netanyahu Tries to Shore Up Support for U.S. Plan – Associated Press
Israeli Government Seen Accepting New Settlement Freeze – Reuters
Israel ‘Risks Chaos Without Peace’, Official Warns – BBC News
Lawmakers Seek Conditions on Arms Sale to Saudis – Los Angeles Times
Will Egypt Elections Move the Arab World? – Voice of America
Egypt: NDP Fears Us, Muslim Brotherhood Says – United Press International
Egypt Police Accused in New Alexandria ‘Torture’ Case – BBC News
