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7 January SWJ Roundup

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01.07.2011 at 01:39pm

Afghanistan

U.S. Plans to Send 1,400 More Marines to AfghanistanNew York Times

Afghanistan Troop Increase Months Before DrawdownChristian Science Monitor

U.S. to Send 1,400 More Marines to AfghanistanVoice of America

Marine Unit Deploys About 1,400 Troops to AfghanistanAFPS

Surge Fails to Reduce Number of Taliban FightersAssociated Press

Taliban Suicide Bomber Kills Police OfficialNew York Times

U.S. Suspends 2 Contractors That Failed to Pay AfghansNew York Times

Afghan Suicide Bomber Kills 17 in Bath HouseBBC News

Suicide Attack Kills 17 in Southern AfghanistanAssociated Press

Afghans Protest Iran Fuel Truck BanAssociated Press

Pakistan

MQM Party to Rejoin Pakistani PM Gilani’s CoalitionBBC News

Demonstrators Prevent Court Appearance of Alleged Pakistani AssassinVOA

The Islam That Hard-Liners HateNew York Times

Government Agrees to Reverse Price IncreasesWashington Post

Pakistan’s PM Says He Will Roll Back Fuel Price RisesNew York Times

Pakistani PM Woos Coalition Partner With Price Rise ReversalReuters

Death of a Liberal in PakistanWashington Post editorial

Iraq

Iraq’s Sadrists Project New ConfidenceNew York Times

In Iraq, Apprehension Ahead of Speech by Cleric al-SadrWashington Post

It’s Iraq but It’s Not, Part 1New York Times

Iran

Iran Detains American Woman as Spy, Reports SayNew York Times

E.U. Diplomat: Visit of Iran Nukes Is Job for IAEAAssociated Press

E.U. to Reject Iran Offer on Nuclear SitesReuters

Korean Peninsula

U.S. Shifts Toward Talks on N. KoreaNew York Times

‘Useful’ U.S., China Meetings on N. KoreaWashington Post

U.S. Envoy Says He Had Productive Talks on KoreasAssociated Press

Two Koreas And U.S. Militaries Lower AlertReuters

Analysis: S. Korea Cool to N. Korea Charm OffensiveAssociated Press

WikiLeaks

U.S. Cautions People Named in Cable LeaksNew York Times

Cables Make Appearance in a Tale of Sunken TreasureNew York Times

WikiLeaks Gives Dangerous Ammunition to a TyrantWashington Post

U.S. Department of Defense

Secretary Gates’ News Conference, Press LinksSmall Wars Journal

Dempsey Tapped to be Next Army Chief of StaffStars and Stripes

Gates wants Dempsey as New Army Chief of StaffAssociated Press

AFRICOM Leaders to Mull Headquarters LocationStars and Stripes

Pros and Cons of Potential AFRICOM HQ LocationsStars and Stripes

Gates Orders DOD to Accelerate DADT RepealStars and Stripes

Pentagon Moving to End ‘Don’t Ask,’ Gates SaysWashington Post

United States

Ex-C.I.A. Officer Named in Disclosure IndictmentNew York Times

Ex-CIA Officer Charged with Leak to Times ReporterAssociated Press

U.S. Releases Algerian Prisoner From GuantanamoAssociated Press

Iwo Jima Memorial Needs Rescue MissionWashington Times

United Kingdom

Reports: Police Increase Presence in LondonAssociated Press

Africa

Ivory Coast Incumbent President Rejects Call for More U.N. PeacekeepersVOA

Ivory Coast Election Winner Wants Rival OustedAssociated Press

Ouattara Offers Amnesty if Ivory Coast’s Gbagbo Quits FastReuters

Ghana Questions Ivory Coast Military OptionBBC News

Sudan Vote Puts Stability on the LineWashington Times

Southern Sudan Prepares to Wave ‘Bye Bye Khartoum’BBC News

1 Hand or 2? S. Sudan to Vote on Unity, SplitAssociated Press

Sudan Report Finds Oil Transparency Key to PeaceVoice of America

7 Out of 10 Zimbabweans Fear Political ViolenceAssociated Press

Niger Opposition Leaders Want Election Rolls CorrectedVoice of America

Mali: French Embassy Attack Was Isolated IncidentAssociated Press

Tense Calm in Algeria After RiotsAssociated Press

Americas

Brazil Police Move into Rio de Janeiro Gang StrongholdsBBC News

Mexican Police Arrest 2 in Tijuana BeheadingAssociated Press

Cuba Announces Changes to Its CabinetAssociated Press

U.N. Chief Appoints Haiti Cholera PanelAssociated Press

Dominican Republic Back to Deporting HaitiansAssociated Press

Asia Pacific

China’s Stealth Fighter Takes U.S. by SurpriseLos Angeles Times

Gates’ China Trip Aims for Lasting Military-to-Military RelationshipAFPS

U.S. to Renew Military Ties With a Rising ChinaAssociated Press

China Confirms President Hu to Visit U.S.Reuters

U.S. Protests Assault on Envoy in VietnamNew York Times

Vietnam Media: U.S. Diplomat Shoved Local OfficialAssociated Press

Laos General and Hmong Leader Vang Pao Dies in ExileBBC News

Vietnam War ‘Secret Army’ Chief Dies in U.S. HospitalAgence France-Presse

Europe

Russians React Badly to U.S. Criticism on ProtestsNew York Times

German Foreign Minister Fends Off CriticsNew York Times

Hungary Admits to a ‘Bad Start’ in E.U. PresidencyNew York Times

Clinton Condemns Belarus Crackdown, Meets ActivistsReuters

Middle East

After Bombing, Egypt Faces Its Sectarian DivideNew York Times

Egypt Christians Mark Mournful Christmas Eve MassAssociated Press

Al Qaeda Hits Yemen Army Convoy, 10 KilledReuters

Palestinians: Israeli Troops Mistakenly Kill ManAssociated Press

South Asia

India to Establish Naval Research CenterVoice of America

Steep Rise in Indian Food Costs Sparks Fears of Global EffectsWashington Post

Media Watchdog Urges India to Protect JournalistsAssociated Press

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