7 January SWJ Roundup
Afghanistan
U.S. Plans to Send 1,400 More Marines to Afghanistan – New York Times
Afghanistan Troop Increase Months Before Drawdown – Christian Science Monitor
U.S. to Send 1,400 More Marines to Afghanistan – Voice of America
Marine Unit Deploys About 1,400 Troops to Afghanistan – AFPS
Surge Fails to Reduce Number of Taliban Fighters – Associated Press
Taliban Suicide Bomber Kills Police Official – New York Times
U.S. Suspends 2 Contractors That Failed to Pay Afghans –New York Times
Afghan Suicide Bomber Kills 17 in Bath House – BBC News
Suicide Attack Kills 17 in Southern Afghanistan – Associated Press
Afghans Protest Iran Fuel Truck Ban – Associated Press
Pakistan
MQM Party to Rejoin Pakistani PM Gilani’s Coalition – BBC News
Demonstrators Prevent Court Appearance of Alleged Pakistani Assassin – VOA
The Islam That Hard-Liners Hate – New York Times
Government Agrees to Reverse Price Increases – Washington Post
Pakistan’s PM Says He Will Roll Back Fuel Price Rises – New York Times
Pakistani PM Woos Coalition Partner With Price Rise Reversal – Reuters
Death of a Liberal in Pakistan – Washington Post editorial
Iraq
Iraq’s Sadrists Project New Confidence – New York Times
In Iraq, Apprehension Ahead of Speech by Cleric al-Sadr – Washington Post
It’s Iraq but It’s Not, Part 1 – New York Times
Iran
Iran Detains American Woman as Spy, Reports Say – New York Times
E.U. Diplomat: Visit of Iran Nukes Is Job for IAEA – Associated Press
E.U. to Reject Iran Offer on Nuclear Sites – Reuters
Korean Peninsula
U.S. Shifts Toward Talks on N. Korea – New York Times
‘Useful’ U.S., China Meetings on N. Korea – Washington Post
U.S. Envoy Says He Had Productive Talks on Koreas – Associated Press
Two Koreas And U.S. Militaries Lower Alert – Reuters
Analysis: S. Korea Cool to N. Korea Charm Offensive – Associated Press
WikiLeaks
U.S. Cautions People Named in Cable Leaks – New York Times
Cables Make Appearance in a Tale of Sunken Treasure – New York Times
WikiLeaks Gives Dangerous Ammunition to a Tyrant – Washington Post
U.S. Department of Defense
Secretary Gates’ News Conference, Press Links – Small Wars Journal
Dempsey Tapped to be Next Army Chief of Staff – Stars and Stripes
Gates wants Dempsey as New Army Chief of Staff – Associated Press
AFRICOM Leaders to Mull Headquarters Location – Stars and Stripes
Pros and Cons of Potential AFRICOM HQ Locations – Stars and Stripes
Gates Orders DOD to Accelerate DADT Repeal – Stars and Stripes
Pentagon Moving to End ‘Don’t Ask,’ Gates Says – Washington Post
United States
Ex-C.I.A. Officer Named in Disclosure Indictment – New York Times
Ex-CIA Officer Charged with Leak to Times Reporter – Associated Press
U.S. Releases Algerian Prisoner From Guantanamo – Associated Press
Iwo Jima Memorial Needs Rescue Mission – Washington Times
United Kingdom
Reports: Police Increase Presence in London – Associated Press
Africa
Ivory Coast Incumbent President Rejects Call for More U.N. Peacekeepers – VOA
Ivory Coast Election Winner Wants Rival Ousted – Associated Press
Ouattara Offers Amnesty if Ivory Coast’s Gbagbo Quits Fast – Reuters
Ghana Questions Ivory Coast Military Option – BBC News
Sudan Vote Puts Stability on the Line – Washington Times
Southern Sudan Prepares to Wave ‘Bye Bye Khartoum’ – BBC News
1 Hand or 2? S. Sudan to Vote on Unity, Split – Associated Press
Sudan Report Finds Oil Transparency Key to Peace – Voice of America
7 Out of 10 Zimbabweans Fear Political Violence – Associated Press
Niger Opposition Leaders Want Election Rolls Corrected – Voice of America
Mali: French Embassy Attack Was Isolated Incident – Associated Press
Tense Calm in Algeria After Riots – Associated Press
Americas
Brazil Police Move into Rio de Janeiro Gang Strongholds – BBC News
Mexican Police Arrest 2 in Tijuana Beheading – Associated Press
Cuba Announces Changes to Its Cabinet – Associated Press
U.N. Chief Appoints Haiti Cholera Panel – Associated Press
Dominican Republic Back to Deporting Haitians – Associated Press
Asia Pacific
China’s Stealth Fighter Takes U.S. by Surprise – Los Angeles Times
Gates’ China Trip Aims for Lasting Military-to-Military Relationship – AFPS
U.S. to Renew Military Ties With a Rising China – Associated Press
China Confirms President Hu to Visit U.S. – Reuters
U.S. Protests Assault on Envoy in Vietnam – New York Times
Vietnam Media: U.S. Diplomat Shoved Local Official – Associated Press
Laos General and Hmong Leader Vang Pao Dies in Exile – BBC News
Vietnam War ‘Secret Army’ Chief Dies in U.S. Hospital – Agence France-Presse
Europe
Russians React Badly to U.S. Criticism on Protests – New York Times
German Foreign Minister Fends Off Critics – New York Times
Hungary Admits to a ‘Bad Start’ in E.U. Presidency – New York Times
Clinton Condemns Belarus Crackdown, Meets Activists – Reuters
Middle East
After Bombing, Egypt Faces Its Sectarian Divide – New York Times
Egypt Christians Mark Mournful Christmas Eve Mass – Associated Press
Al Qaeda Hits Yemen Army Convoy, 10 Killed – Reuters
Palestinians: Israeli Troops Mistakenly Kill Man – Associated Press
South Asia
India to Establish Naval Research Center – Voice of America
Steep Rise in Indian Food Costs Sparks Fears of Global Effects – Washington Post
Media Watchdog Urges India to Protect Journalists – Associated Press
