3 January SWJ Roundup
Afghanistan
Senator Proposes Permanent U.S. Bases in Afghanistan – Associated Press
Air Force Doubles Manpower for Afghan Attacks – USA Today
Napolitano Visits Afghanistan, Focuses on Border Security – AFPS
Homeland Security to Increase Activity, Agents in Afghanistan – Washington Post
U.S. Stepping Up Fight on Afghan Smuggling – New York Times
Fears High Prices Will Push Afghans Back to Opium Trade – Reuters
With Air Force’s New Drone, ‘We Can See Everything’ – Washington Post
A New Aerial Surveillance System – Washington Post graphic
Government: Afghan Violence In 2010 Kills Thousands – Reuters
Several Warnings, Then a Soldier’s Lonely Death – New York Times
NATO Service Member Killed in South Afghanistan – Associated Press
U.K.’s Mandate for Action is Finally Exhausted – The Guardian editorial
Pakistan
Major Party Walks Out of Coalition in Pakistan – New York Times
Pakistan Government at Risk after Party Shift – Washington Post
Pakistan PM Loses Vital Coalition Partner as MQM Quits – BBC News
Pakistani Gov’t in Dire Straits as Key Party Quits – Associated Press
Pakistan PM Moves to Save Coalition After Ally Departs – Reuters
Iraq
Composition of New Government Setback for Women – McClatchy Newspapers
Iraqi Civilian Deaths Down In 2010 – Reuters
Iraq: December the Least Deadly Month of the Year – Associated Press
2 U.S. Troops Killed in Iraq in Rare Loss of American Lives – Washington Post
U.S. Military: 2 U.S. Soldiers Killed in Central Iraq – Associated Press
Insurgents Are Suspected in 5 Killings in Baghdad – Associated Press
Gunman Kill Christian Woman in Her Baghdad Home – Associated Press
Barren Iraqi Park Attests to U.S. Program’s Flaws – Washington Post
Saying Adios in Iraq – Boston Herald editorial
Iran
Top Iran Prosecutor Vows to Charge Opposition Leaders – New York Times
Report: Opposition Leader Ready for Open Trial – Associated Press
Report: Iran’s President Fires 14 Advisers – Associated Press
Iran Says It Shot Down Two Drones in Persian Gulf – Reuters
Iran Claims to Down Spy Planes, Offers No Proof – Associated Press
Report: Iran May Commute Woman’s Stoning Sentence – Associated Press
Germany Urges Release Of Reporters Jailed In Iran – Reuters
Iran Hangs Seven Convicted Drug Smugglers – Reuters
Iran Snubs Valentine’s Day – Associated Press
Rebooting our Iran Policy for 2011 – Washington Times opinion
Should We Help Israel Strike Iran? – Washington Times opinion
Korean Peninsula
North Korea Calls for Better Relations With South – New York Times
S. Korea Leader Talks Tough but Opens Door to Talks – Associated Press
South Korea Tells Pyongyang Door to Dialogue Open – Reuters
S. Korean Activists Rally Against N. Korea Near Border – Associated Press
WikiLeaks
Facing WikiLeaks Threat, Bank Plays Defense – New York Times
Book Review
Edmund Morris’s “Colonel Roosevelt” – Washington Post book review
U.S. Department of Defense
War Hero’s Tour: A Humble Soldier Adjusts to Fame – Associated Press
Military Recruiting: Are We Passing The Test? – NPR
Transforming Military Might into 21st-century Weapons – Washington Post opinion
United States
Accused Russian Arms Trafficker Says He Rejected U.S. Plea Bargain – VOA
Suspect Russian Arm Dealer Says Rejects Plea Bargain – Reuters
Diplomats Help Push Jet Sales on Global Market – New York Times
Elected Veterans See Opportunities in New Legislative Session – Stars and Stripes
Chewing Gum for Terrorists – New York Times opinion
Australia
PM Vows to Kickstart Flood Recovery – The Australian
Supplies Flown into Queensland’s Flooded Rockhampton – BBC News
Australian City Braces for Flooding – Associated Press
Australian Military Flies In Flood Relief Supplies – Reuters
Vatican
Benedict Announces Meeting of Faiths – New York Times
Pope to Hold Peace Summit With Religious Heads – Reuters
Pope Denounces Abuses of Christians – Associated Press
Pope Calls Egypt Church Attack Vile Gesture – Reuters
Africa
Ivory Coast President Has Limited Time to Step Down – Washington Post
African Union Joining West African Effort to Resolve Ivory Coast Crisis – VOA
U.N. to Investigate Ivory Coast Violation Reports – BBC News
Ivory Coast Mass Graves Investigation Launched by U.N. – The Guardian
U.N. Focuses on Human Rights Abuses in Ivory Coast – Associated Press
U.N. Peacekeepers Focus on Reported Ivory Coast Abuses – Reuters
U.N. Peacekeepers Come Under Threat in Ivory Coast – Associated Press
West African Leaders to Pressure Gbagbo Again – Associated Press
Ivory Coast: Ouattara Ally Calls for Force – Associated Press
Ivory Coast: Don’t Count on Foreign Troops, Gbagbo Tells Rival – Reuters
Prosecutor Confirms Accusation Against Sudan Leader – New York Times
Sudan’s South Anticipates Independence, Problems – Los Angeles Times
Rights Unclear for Sudanese if Divided by Border – Associated Press
Mali Tackles Al Qaeda and Drug Traffic – New York Times
Nigeria: Questions Surround Latest Bomb Attack – Associated Press
Violence Shows Christian, Muslim Split in Nigeria – Associated Press
Nigeria’s MEND Rebel Group Denies Responsibility for Bomb Blast – Bloomberg
Nigerian Militant Group Says Not Behind Abuja Bomb – Reuters
Zimbabwe 2011 Election May Be Postponed – Reuters
Visitors Snap Up 100 Trillion Zimbabwe Bank Notes – Associated Press
Desperate Act Leads to Unrest in Tunisia – Associated Press
Somali Pirates Seize Algerian-Owned Ship Off Oman – Associated Press
Americas
Drug Violence in Mexico Hit New Level of Brutality in 2010 – Dallas Morning News
Mexican Cartel Announces 1-Month Truce – Associated Press
Mexico Border City Has Record Drug Killings in ’10 – Associated Press
Ciudad Juarez Residents Flee Mexico’s ‘Dying City’ – Associated Press
Mexico Plan to Save Violent Border City Is Lacking – Associated Press
Mexico Plans Immigration Shake-Up – Associated Press
Without Ambassadors, U.S.-Venezuela Tensions Grow – Associated Press
Chavez and ClintonSshake Hands Amid Diplomatic Tension – BBC News
Former Marxist Guerrilla Sworn in as President of Brazil – Los Angeles Times
Dilma Rousseff Sworn in as Brazil’s New President – BBC News
Rousseff Sworn In as Brazil’s New President – Associated Press
Ecuador: Migrants Who Denounce Corruption Can Stay – Associated Press
Cardinal Says Cuba Will Free Prisoners as Promised – Reuters
Haiti’s Independence Day Marked by Protests – Associated Press
Asia Pacific
China Quietly Extends Its Footprints Deep Into Central Asia – New York Times
When Innovation, Too, Is Made in China – New York Times
Russia-China Oil Pipeline Opens – BBC News
China’s Naval Ambitions – New York Times editorial
Why China’s Missiles Should Be Our Focus – Washington Post opinion
How to Stay Friends With China – New York Times opinion
Europe
French Spy Service Bulks Up – Associated Press
Europe’s Young Grow Agitated Over Future Prospects – New York Times
Belarus Ejects European Watchdog Agency – New York Times
Authoritarian Belarus Throws Out Vote Monitors – Washington Post
Russia: Kremlin Critic Nemtsov And Two Others Jailed – Reuters
Russia Grounds All Tu-154Bs After Fatal Fire – BBC News
Russia Orders Halt to Tu-154B Flights After Fire – Reuters
Middle East
Church Bombing is Latest Assault on Mideast Christians – Los Angeles Times
Fatal Bomb Hits a Church in Egypt – New York Times
Christians Clash with Police in Egypt – Washington Post
Angry Copts Attack Vehicle Carrying Egypt’s Top Muslim Clerics – VOA
Egypt Tries to Calm Outrage Over Deadly Bombing at Mass – New York Times
Egypt Calls for Calm as Church Bombing Toll Rises to 25 – Los Angeles Times
Fears of Religious Clashes Grow after Egypt Bombing – Agence France-Presse
Probe of Egypt Church Bomb Focuses on Local Group – Associated Press
Egypt Detains 17 After Deadly Blast, Al Jazeera Says – Bloomberg
Egypt Holds Seven For Questioning After Church Blast – Reuters
Egypt’s President Calls for Unity After Church Bombing – BBC News
Egypt Churchgoers Return to Services After Bomb – New York Times
Worshippers Back in Egyptian Church Hit in Attack – Associated Press
Palestinians to Appeal to U.N. with Anti-settlement Resolution – Los Angeles Times
Israeli PM Wants Nonstop Talks With Palestinians – Associated Press
Tear Gas Kills a Palestinian Protester – New York Times
Israeli Troops Kill Palestinian in West Bank – New York Times
Israeli Troops Kill Palestinian Man at Checkpoint in West Bank – Washington Post
Israeli Troops Kill Palestinian At West Bank Checkpoint – Reuters
South Asia
‘Five Maoist Rebels’ Shot Dead in Eastern India – BBC News
Sri Lanka to End Use of Its Colonial Name Ceylon – Associated Press
