6 January SWJ Roundup
Afghanistan
U.S. Boosts Afghan Surge – Wall Street Journal
U.S. to Send 1,400 Extra Troops to Afghanistan – Reuters
Plans for Major Taliban Attacks are Foiled in Afghanistan – Los Angeles Times
U.S., Afghan Forces Displace Taliban in Eastern Afghanistan – AFPS
Corrupt Leaders Trump Taliban – Washington Post
Allies Plan to Spend $11.6 Billion this Year for Afghan Security – Washington Post
NATO: $20 Billion over 2 Years for Afghan Training – Associated Press
U.S. Military Suspends Two U.S. Contractors in Afghanistan – Voice of America
Pakistan
Thousands Attend Funeral of Slain Pakistan Governor – Voice of America
As Politician is Mourned, Suspected Killer is Lauded – Washington Post
Assassination Deepens Divide in Pakistan – New York Times
Pakistan Killer Had Revealed Plans – Wall Street Journal
Catch-22 in Pakistan – Washington Times opinion
Iraq
Radical Cleric Returns to Iraq After Years in Iran – New York Times
Cleric al-Sadr Returns to Iraq after Self-imposed Exile – Washington Post
Shiite Cleric Sadr Returns to Iraq – Wall Street Journal
Anti-U.S. Cleric Muqtada Sadr Returns to Iraq – Los Angeles Times
Moqtada Sadr, anti-US Cleric, Returns to Iraq from Iran – BBC News
Backers Flock to See Returned Iraqi Cleric – Associated Press
U.S. Downplays Concerns Anti-U.S. Cleric’s Return to Iraq – Bloomberg
With the PKK in Iraq’s Qandil Mountains – New York Times
Iran
Iran Says American Woman Detained on Spy Charges – Associated Press
Islam
Islam’s Blasphemy Murders – Washington Times editorial
Christians Under Siege – New York Times editorial
Korean Peninsula
China and U.S. Have ‘Useful’ Talks on North Korea – New York Times
U.S. Envoy Seeks Chinese Help to Ease Korea Crisis – Associated Press
U.S., South Korea Discuss Response to North – Voice of America
N. Korea Calls for Unconditional Talks with South – Associated Press
Seoul Rejects North Korea’s Talks Offer as “Propaganda” – Reuters
U.S. Department of Defense
Gates Expected to Announce Budget Details, Cuts – ExecutiveGov
The Final Gates Defense-Budget Showdown Begins – Wired
Gates Hopes to Preempt Congress on Budget – Politico
Pentagon Is Poised to Cancel Marine Landing Craft – New York Times
Gates Wants to Drop $14 Billion EFV Program – Washington Post
Gates Aims to Shift Pentagon Spending, Avoid Cuts – Associated Press
Gates Moves to Preempt U.S. Defense Budget Cuts – Agence France-Press
Pentagon Cuts to Reflect Gates, White House Tussle – Reuters
How to Cut $1 Trillion from the Pentagon – CNN News opinion
Who Will Fill Bob Gates’ Pentagon Office? – Time
Wars, People, Balancing Risk Top Chairman’s 2011 Guidance – AFPS
Navy Intel Chief: Information Dominance Must Balance Firepower – AFPS
Army Efforts Don’t Stem Fort Hood Suicides – USA Today
Military Needs Response Plan to Genocide – CNN opinion
United States
Obama Administration Building a Network to Hit Militants – Associated Press
Senators Seek Data on Gitmo Detainee Transfers – Washington Times
New U.S. Congress Convenes – Voice of America
Obama Turning to Experienced Hands as He Remakes Staff – New York Times
Big Changes Coming to Obama’s Asia Team – Washington Post
Islamic Group is CIA Front, ex-Turkish Intel Chief Says – Washington Post
United Nations
New U.N. Security Council to Reflect 21st Century – Associated Press
A Bloated U.N. Bureaucracy Causes Bewilderment – New York Times
U.N. Group Warns of Possible Food Crisis – Washington Post
U.N. Data Notes Sharp Rise in World Food Prices – New York Times
World
Microlenders, Honored With Nobel, Are Struggling – New York Times
Copts on Global High Alert After Egypt Bombing – Voice of America
Africa
Southern Sudan Chooses: Unity or Secession? – Voice of America
US. .Confident of Successful Referendum Vote in Southern Sudan – VOA
1 Hand or 2? S. Sudan to Vote on Unity, Split – Associated Press
Southern Sudan Makes Peace Deal – Associated Press
Sudan ‘Needs New Deal over Oil’ – BBC News
Sudan on the Brink – Washington Post editorial
Southern Sudan’s Shaky Future – Los Angeles Times opinion
U.S.: Gbagbo Stole Ivory Coast Election, Should Cede Power – VOA
Ivory Coast Leader’s Rival Remains Under Blockade – New York Times
Threat of Force Remains in Ivory Coast Negotiations – Voice of America
Ivory Coast: U.N. Plans More Peacekeepers – BBC News
Ouattara Says Rival Gbagbo Ordered Ivory Coast Violence – Reuters
Morocco Says It Foiled Terror Cell in Sahara – New York Times
Mali: French Embassy Attacker Claims Al-Qaida Link – Associated Press
Americas
Venezuela Convenes New Parliament – BBC News
Chavez Backers, Foes Rally For Venezuela Parliament – Reuters
Brazil: For Rio Slum Residents and Police a Mixed Blessing – Associated Press
Relief Agency Slams Haiti Quake Recovery “Quagmire” – Reuters
Asia Pacific
China’s Push On Military Is Beginning To Bear Fruit – New York Times
China’s Ability to Effectively Use Expanding Arsenal? – Stars and Stripes
China Newspaper Refers to New Stealth Jet – Wall Street Journal
China Stealth Plane Still ‘Years Away’, Says Pentagon – BBC News
China Backs Policy of No Pre-emptive Nuke Strikes – Associated Press
U.S. Protests Vietnamese Police Attack on Diplomat – Reuters
Europe
A Russian Woman Stands, Alone, for Her Rights – Washington Post
Poland Supports Belarus Opposition – New York Times
Israel Says Turkey Like Iran Before Revolution – Reuters
Hijacker Overpowered on Norway-Turkey Flight – Reuters
Middle East
Idled Peace Talks Threaten to Break Israeli Coalition – Washington Times
Israeli, Egyptian Leaders to Discuss Peacemaking – Associated Press
Netanyahu And Mubarak to Mull How to Renew Peace Talks – Reuters
Israeli Army Investigating Tear-gas Incident in West Bank – Washington Post
2 Palestinians Killed Along Gaza-Israel Border – Associated Press
Tight Security for Egypt’s Copts – BBC News
Jordan Clamps Down on Rioting in South – Los Angeles Times
Jordan Police Quell Anti-government Riots in Maan – BBC News
Detained American Says He Was Beaten in Kuwait – New York Times
South Asia
Four Die in India Tribal Clashes – BBC News
Lawmakers: Violence Returns to Northern Sri Lanka – Associated Press
