18 December SWJ Roundup
Afghanistan
Chairman Says Afghanistan Strategy, Resources Now Match – AFPS
Pentagon Spokesman Addresses Strategy Review, Budget – AFPS
Petraeus: All Strategy Aspects Contribute to Progress – AFPS
Partnered Forces Target Taliban in Helmand – American Forces Press Service
Bravo Company Bids a Tearful Goodbye to Fallen Friends – Stars and Stripes
Suicide Bombing Targets Afghan District Chief – Associated Press
Germany’s Merkel Visits Afghanistan – Associated Press
2011 to 2014: What a Difference Momentum Makes – National Review opinion
5 Ways to Win the War in Afghanistan – Foreign Policy opinion
Pakistan
Pakistani Role Is Suspected in Revealing U.S. Spy’s Name – New York Times
Top U.S. Spy in Pakistan is Removed after Threats – Washington Post
U.S. Official Expresses Confidence in Pakistan – New York Times
CIA Recalls Pakistan Station Chief After Named Publically – Los Angeles Times
Pakistani Spy Agency Denies it Unmasked CIA Chief – Associated Press
Mullen: Eliminating Pakistani Safe Havens is Key – Washington Post
Flournoy: U.S.-Pakistan Relations ‘Central’ to Fight – AFPS
Deadly U.S. Missiles Target Pakistani Militant Bases – Voice of America
Chinese Premier Visits Pakistan to Reinforce Ties – New York Times
China, Pakistan Ink Trade Deals During Wen’s Visit – Associated Press
Korean Peninsula
N. Korea Says Live-Fire Drill Will Prompt Another Attack – VOA
South Korea Drilling Plans Bring New Threats from North – Washington Post
North Korea Threatens Another Attack on Island – Los Angeles Times
U.S. Will Take Part in South Korea Live-fire Drill – Stars and Stripes
S. Korea to Hold Firing Drills Despite N. Korea Threat – Associated Press
U.S.: ‘No Justification’ for N. Korean Response to S. Korean Exercises – VOA
U.S. Troops to Observe South Korean Live-fire Drills – AFPS
Saber Rattling Leaves South Korean Peninsula on Edge – Voice of America
China Says Korean Situation ‘Extremely Precarious’ – Associated Press
Iran
Top U.S. Officer Says Iran Still Driving for a Bomb – Associated Press
Iran Nuclear Chief Takes Over as Foreign Minister – Associated Press
Iraq
Maliki to Name Iraq Government Monday – Reuters
Iraqi Lawmakers Lift Ban on Sunni Politicians – Associated Press
Al Qaeda
Has al-Qaida Targeted Christmas? –Stars and Stripes
WikiLeaks
WikiLeaks, Round Three – Small Wars Journal (post-release – cutoff 10 Dec)
SWJ WikiLeaks Roundup – Small Wars Journal (pre-release)
U.N. Chief Says WikiLeaks Makes Diplomacy Difficult – Associated Press
From WikiLeaks Founder, a Barrage of Interviews – New York Times
Pentagon Denies Mistreating WikiLeaks Suspect – Associated Press
Make Julian Assange Irrelevant – Washington Post opinion
U.S. Department of Defense
Activists Anticipate Successful Senate Vote to End “DADT” – Washington Post
Senate Nears Repeal of Military’s Curbs on Gays – Associated Press
Department Prepares for ‘Don’t Ask’ Repeal – American Forces Press Service
Army’s New Tracking System to Debut in 2012 – Stars and Stripes
Bobsledder Chose War to Repay the Army – New York Times
United States
House Passes Defense Authorization Bill – Washington Post
Senate GOP’s Concerns on Nuclear Treaty Indicate Close Vote – Washington Post
White House Delayed Rule Meant to Stop Gun Flow to Mexico – Washington Post
Philippine Terrorist Sentenced for 1995 Christmas Kidnapping – Washington Post
House Armed Services Committee Reorganizes – Army Times
Former Blackwater Bought by Investment Group – Associated Press
Canada
Canadian Court Hikes Terrorists’ Sentences – Associated Press
Holbrooke No Hero to Canadian General – Ottawa Sun opinion
Africa
Southern Sudan Focuses on January Referendum – Voice of America
Ivory Coast Tense Amid Political Showdown – Voice of America
Global Pressure Grows to End Ivory Coast Impasse – Associated Press
New Calls for Ivory Coast President to Concede Defeat – Washington Post
Americas
Mexican Leader’s Crime Effort Fails to Advance – New York Times
Mother Shot Dead at Anti-crime Vigil in Mexico – Los Angeles Times
Mexico Outraged by Killing of Anti-Crime Crusader – Associated Press
Mexican Police Drone Plane Crashes Near El Paso Home – New York Times
Mexico Outraged by Killing of Anti-Crime Crusader – Associated Press
141 Inmates Escape Mexican Border Prison – Associated Press
Venezuela’s Congress Gives Chávez Decree Powers – Associated Press
Cable Shows Nations Going Easy on Cuba – New York Times
Cholera and Haiti – New York Times editorial
Asia Pacific
Japan Shifts Defense Strategy Toward N. Korea, China – Stars and Stripes
Japanese PM Says Marines Must Stay on Okinawa – Stars and Stripes
Europe
E.U. Opts for Permanent Mechanism to Help Troubled Members – VOA
E.U. Nations That Pay the Most Plan to Call Timeout – New York Times
Kosovo PM Named in Human Organ Scandal – Voice of America
Belarus Looks East and West as Elections Near – Washington Post
Middle East
U.S. Plays Down Tensions With Yemen – New York Times
Official: CIA Officers Escape Yemen Attack – Associated Press
Violence Mars Shiite Commemoration in Saudi Arabia – Associated Press
A Freer and Fairer Egypt – Washington Post opinion
South Asia
U.S. Fears Biowarfare Stemming From India – Voice of America
India Seeks Lower Trade Barriers With China – Voice of America
Sri Lanka Allows U.N. to ‘Share’ War Crime Evidence – Associated Press
