27 November SWJ Roundup
Afghanistan
U.S. Now in Afghanistan as Long as Soviets – Los Angeles Times
Troop Drawdown in Afghanistan Expected to Go Slowly – Fayetteville Observer
Arrests Put Pressure on Afghan Voting Officials – New York Times
Afghan Leader Urges Losing Candidates to Avoid Violence – BBC News
More Ups than Downs in Afghan Counterinsurgency Fight – AFPS
NATO, Afghan Forces Say They Killed 15 Insurgents – Associated Press
Villagers Claim Deaths, Complicating Afghan Push – Associated Press
Suicide Attack at Afghan Police HQ Kills 12 – Associated Press
Afghan Police Learn to Shoot, Patrol – Associated Press
McChrystal Approved Peace Talks with Fake Taliban Leader – Guardian
Reports: British Spy Agency Paid Taliban Impostor – Voice of America
Karzai Aide Blames British for Taliban Impostor – BBC News
Karzai’s Aide: U.K. ‘to Blame’ for Taliban Impostor – Associated Press
Britain Keeps Silent on Afghan Impostor Claim – New York Times
The Man Who Would Be Taliban – New York Times opinion
Talks are the Only Route in Afghanistan – Los Angeles Times opinion
Pakistan
NATO Helicopters Didn’t Fly into Pakistan – American Forces Press Service
Shiite Deal Gives Militants New Afghan Access – Associated Press
Pakistan Foils Capital Bomb Plot; Missiles Kill 3 – Associated Press
Pakistan Suicide Attack ‘Foiled’ – BBC News
Korean Peninsula
Fresh Artillery Fire; New Warnings on Korean Peninsula – Voice of America
N. Korea Fires Artillery in New Warning to South, U.S. – Washington Post
North Korea Issues Warning – New York Times
North Korea’s Artillery, Rhetoric Keep Tensions High – Los Angeles Times
U.S.-South Korea Military Alliance Under Pressure – BBC News
China Warns U.S. as Korea Tensions Rise – Wall Street Journal
China Appears to Criticize U.S.-South Korean Military Exercise – CNN News
Cut in Humanitarian Aid Latest Fallout from N. Korean Shelling of S. Korea –VOA
North Korea Condemns U.S.-South Korean Naval Exercises – Voice of America
South Korea’s New Defence Chief Talks Tough on North Korea – Reuters
South Korean Military Members Protest in Seoul – CNN News
S. Korea Holds Marines’ Funerals – BBC News
S. Korea Mourns 2 Marines Killed in N. Korean Attack – Associated Press
South Korea Marines Vow “Thousand – Fold” Revenge – Reuters
China: Trade with N. Korea Can be Lucrative but Problematic – Washington Post
Iraq
Troops Headed to Iraq Get Lessons in Ancient Artifacts – Philadelphia Inquirer
Iraq’s Troubles Drive Out Refugees Who Came Back – New York Times
Iran
Iran’s Supreme Leader Pardons Opposition Activists – Associated Press
WikiLeaks
SWJ Wikileaks Roundup – Small Wars Journal
U.S. Department of Defense
Pentagon Hunting for Permanent Home for AFRICOM – Washington Post
Analyst Loses Clearance and Job, DIA Won’t Say Why – Washington Post
A Tiny, Inexperienced Firm and a $250 million Army Contract – Washington Post
Marine Pushback to Permitting Openly Gay Military – Associated Press
United States
Somali-born Teen Plotted Car-bombing in Ore. – Associated Press
Somali-born Teen Arrested In U.S. Car Bomb Sting – Reuters
Africa
Southern Sudan Extends Referendum Deadline by a Week – BBC News
Sudan Extends Vote Registration After Huge Turnout – Reuters
A Somali Teen’s Path to Jihad – Washington Post
Zuma Helps End Standoff in Zimbabwe’s Government – Associated Press
South Africa’s Zuma Prods Zimbabwe Leaders on Disputes – Reuters
More Than 1 in 3 S. African Men Admit to Rape – Associated Press
Central African Republic Rebels Seize Birao Town – BBC News
Morocco Accused of Abusing Western Sahara Detainees – BBC News
Madagascar Accuses Judge Of Links to Coup Plotters – Reuters
Americas and Caribbean
Mexico City Police Remove Anti-Drug Cartel Banner – Associated Press
Mexico: Tijuana’s Top Cop Is Replaced by His Top Deputy – Associated Press
New Drug Tunnel Found At U.S.-Mexico Border – Reuters
Mexico: San Diego Drug Tunnel had Railcar, Tons of Pot – Associated Press
Mexico: Schools in Ciudad Juarez Targeted by Extortionists – Associated Press
Brazil Military Says It Cornered Rio Drug Gangs – New York Times
Brazilian Soldiers Deployed to Rio Favela – BBC News
Brazil: Federal Troops And Police Prepare Rio Slum Offensive – Reuters
Amid Violence in Rio, Brazil Defends Security Strategy – Christian Science Monitor
Neighbors Colombia And Ecuador End Two Year Spat – Reuters
Peru Arrests Coca Growers And Mayors In Drug Sweep – Reuters
An American in Peru, Out of Jail and Living With Regret – New York Times
Death and Dancing Coexist on Haiti’s Tense Streets – New York Times
Where Do I Vote? Much Confusion Clouds Haiti Polls – Reuters
Asia Pacific
Okinawa Election Could Set Back U.S.-Japan Relations – Stars and Stripes
Taiwan Elections May Hinge on China – New York Times
Taiwan Local Polls Test Pro-China Party After Shooting – Reuters
An Industrial Project That Could Change Burma – New York Times
Burma Restricts Speech of New Parliament Members – Associated Press
U.N. Official to Meet Burma’s Aung San Suu Kyi – Associated Press
Europe
Envoy: Joint NATO-Russia Missile Defense Likely – Associated Press
Russia: No Missile Defense Proposal Made to NATO – Agence France-Presse
Putin Chides E.U. Over Energy Policies – New York Times
At Awards Dinner, Harsh Words for Russian TV – New York Times
Crises Shake German Trust in Euro Zone – New York Times
Irish Protesters to March Against Cutbacks – BBC News
U.N. Official: Bosnia War Rapes Must Be Prosecuted – Associated Press
Middle East
Saudi Interior Ministry Says 149 Terror Suspects Arrested – Voice of America
Saudis Arrest 149 Qaeda Suspects Over 8 Months – New York Times
Saudis Arrest 149 Al Qaeda Suspects – Wall Street Journal
Saudis Trumpet al-Qaeda Arrests – BBC News
Israeli Air Security Experts Insist Methods Better than U.S. – Washington Post
Yemen Suicide Attack Hits Houthi Rebel Procession – BBC News
Opposition Makes Final Push as Egyptian Election Nears – CNN News
Mubarak’s Ruling Party Tightens Grip on Opposition – Christian Science Monitor
Egyptians Protest Police Violence Before Election – Associated Press
Amnesty Urges Egypt to Stop Military Facebook Trial – Reuters
Mubarak vs. Obama – Washington Post editorial
Building Museums, and a Fresh Arab Identity – New York Times
Ultra-Orthodox Israeli Draws Ire With Call to Work – Associated Press
South Asia
India Remembers Mumbai Terror Attacks, Urges Pakistan to Prosecute – VOA
India Probes Multimillion-Dollar Bribery Scandal – Voice of America
India to Open New Consulate in Sri Lanka – BBC News
Sri Lanka Police Send ‘Mass Grave’ Ashes for Testing – BBC News
