29 December SWJ Roundup
Afghanistan
Insurgents Set Aside Rivalries on Afghan Border – New York Times
Militia Ties Undercut Security Steps in Afghanistan – Stars and Stripes
U.S.: No Way to Seal Afghan-Pakistan Border – Associated Press
Iran Providing Training, Weapons to Afghan Insurgents – Washington Examiner
Accounts Diverge Sharply in Night Raid Gone Wrong – New York Times
NATO Disputes Afghan Authorities Over Deadly Raid – Reuters
Colonel Cites Measurable, But Fragile, Afghan Progress – AFPS
Afghan, Coalition Forces Capture Haqqani Leader – AFPS
No White House Action on Afghanistan Oversight – Foreign Policy
Army Edits its History of the Deadly Battle of Wanat – Washington Post
700 NATO Soldiers Killed in 2010; New Firefights – Associated Press
French Hostages in Afghanistan Appeal for Freedom – Associated Press
Honing Our Plan for Afghanistan – Washington Post opinion
Pakistan
Major Political Party to Pull Out of Pakistan’s Federal Cabinet – Washington Post
Pakistan President Holds ‘Crisis Talks’ with MQM – BBC News
Turmoil in Pakistan as Party Quits Cabinet – Associated Press
Pakistan’s Ruling Party in Crisis Negotiations – Associated Press
NATO Trucks Attacked in Pakistan, Driver Killed – Agence France-Presse
Iraq
Navy Bomb Experts Head for a Final Mission in Iraq – Los Angeles Times
Iraq to Remove Some Checkpoints from Baghdad – Associated Press
Basra Mulls Breaking Away from Baghdad – Associated Press
Iraqi Kurds Demand OK for Oil Deals Made in Self-ruled Area – Associated Press
Iraq Suicide Bombers Kill Police Commander in Mosul – BBC News
Bombers Attack Iraqi Police Station – Associated Press
Suicide Bombers Kill Police Chief In Mosul Attack – Reuters
An Iraqi Government, Finally – New York Times editorial
Iran
India Joins U.S. Effort to Stifle Iran Trade – Wall Street Journal
Israeli Minister: West Has 3 Years to Rein In Iran – Reuters
Iran Executes 2 Men, Saying One Was Spy for Israel – New York Times
Iran Hangs Alleged Spy, Militant – Los Angeles Times
Relatives See Detained German Journalists in Iran – New York Times
Germans Imprisoned in Iran Get First Family Visit – Associated Press
Korean Peninsula
S. Korean President Faces Conflicting Pressures – Washington Post
S. Korea Seeks N. Korea Disarmament Progress Next Year – Associated Press
S. Korea’s Lee Says Talks The Answer to Nuclear Crisis – Reuters
WikiLeaks
Assange to Keep WikiLeaks Afloat with Book Deal – Christian Science Monitor
Why WikiLeaks Is Unlike the Pentagon Papers – Wall Street Journal opinion
U.S. Department of Defense
Defense-Related Businesses Try To Survive Cutbacks – NPR
National Guard Highlights Top 10 Missions of 2010 – AFPS
United States
Line-of-duty Deaths Among Law Enforcement Officers Rise – Washington Post
Pilot Who Posted Video Says Officials Ignoring Threat – Washington Post
Ratifying the Nuclear Test Ban Treaty – New York Times editorial
The Guantanamo 48 – Los Angeles Times editorial
United Nations
Israel, Canada to Boycott Conference Against Racism Fete – Epoch Times
World
More Than 100 Journalists Killed in 2010 – Voice of America
Africa
Private Firm Trains Somalis to Scuttle Pirates – Washington Times
African Presidents Urge Ivory Coast’s Gbagbo to Resign – Voice of America
Ivory Coast’s Gbagbo Unmoved by Mission – BBC News
ECOWAS Envoys: More Talks Needed In Ivory Coast Crisis – Reuters
Delegation Leaves Ivory Coast Without Gbagbo – Associated Press
Arab League Chief Sees No Desire for War in Sudan – Associated Press
Southerners in Northern Sudan Going Home – Los Angeles Times
Jos Bombing: Politicians ‘Fuel Nigeria Unrest – BBC News
Islamic Sect Claims Nigeria Attacks, Toll At 86 – Reuters
Islamist Sect Kills 3 in Fresh Nigeria Attack – Reuters
Zimbabwe Pins Hopes on Mining Sector to Revive Economy – Voice of America
Rebels Attack Southern Senegal Village – Voice of America
Tunisian President Criticizes Rioters, Urges Calm – Associated Press
Americas
In Mexico, Only One Gun Store but No Dearth of Violence – Washington Post
A Modest Plan to Stem Gun Flow to Mexico – Washington Post editorial
Last Police Officer in Mexican Border Town Missing – Associated Press
41 Mexican Prison Guards Charged in Mass Jailbreak – Associated Press
Drug Gang Suspects Threaten ‘War’ in Guatemala – Associated Press
Colombia Drug Lord Pedro Guerrero ‘May be Dead’ – BBC News
Venezuela’s Chavez Dares U.S. to Cut Diplomatic Ties – Associated Press
Radio Reporter Killed Outside His Home in Honduras – Associated Press
Cuba Commutes Death Sentence Against U.S. Man – Associated Press
Asia Pacific
Suspicious Death Ignites Fury in China – New York Times
China Calls on Vatican to Repair Rift – Voice of America
12 Chinese With Fake U.S. Visas Arrested in Bangkok – Associated Press
Report: Laos Deports Uighurs Back to China – Associated Press
Top Indonesian Terror Suspect Goes on Trial – Associated Press
Thai Government Seeks to Heal National Divisions Before Elections – VOA
Europe
French Deal to Sell Ships to Russians Is Criticized – New York Times
After Dismissal of Jury, Judges Convict Russian – New York Times
Russia Rejects Criticism of Former Tycoon’s Trial – New York Times
Russia Rejects Criticism of Khodorkovsky’s Trial – Associated Press
Russia: What Rule of Law? – New York Times editorial
Greece-Italy Anarchist Link Seen in Letter Bombs – New York Times
European Anarchists Grow More Violent, Coordinated – Associated Press
Belarus’ Authoritarian Leader Appoints New Premier – Associated Press
Middle East
Some Israelis Question Benefits for Ultra-Religious – New York Times
Israeli Companies to Help Build Palestinian City – Associated Press
Abbas Fatah Faction Bans Former Leader From Meetings – Reuters
Rarity in Region, Lebanese Paper Dares to Provoke – New York Times
Kuwait Sets Vote on Political Fate of PM – Associated Press
South Asia
Activists in Nepal Make Inroads Against Servitude for Girls – Los Angeles Times
