26 January SWJ Roundup
Afghanistan/Pakistan
Afghans Purge Hundreds of Top Cops as NATO Cheers – Danger Room
Lahore Suicide Attack Kills at Least Seven – The AfPak Channel
Lahore and Karachi Suicide Blasts: Shias Targeted – BBC
Bombers Target Shiites in Pakistan, Killing 12 – Yahoo News
How Short-Term Thinking is Causing Long-Term Failure in Afghanistan – The Atlantic
ComISAF Assessment – Michael Yon Online
Petraeus Skips Drawdown Talk in New Letter to Troops – Danger Room
More Afghan Children Attend School in Marjah – CENTCOM Public Affairs
Millions in Afghan Base Construction Funding at Risk – Washington Post
Middle East
Thousands Protest in Egypt – CNN
Iran Hangs Two Men Who Made Video of Post-Election Turmoil – CNN
Iran Opposition Activists Hanged – BBC
Lebanese Sunnis stage angry protests as Hezbollah-backed candidate is appointed PM – Washington Post
Hezbollah Nominee Made Lebanon PM – BBC
In Lebanon, Protesters Decry Rise of Hezbollah – NPR
Lebanon’s Season of Hypocrisy – Foreign Policy Passport
What’s Next for Iran Nuclear Talks? – NPR
Is the Arab World Ready for Regime Change? – NPR
Egypt Clashes on ‘Day of Revolt’ – BBC
Swarm Tactics Befuddle Police in Cairo – Foreign Policy Passport
Watching Egypt (But Not on al-Jazeera) – Foreign Policy
Russia
Criticism, Finger-Pointing After Russia Airport Attack -NPR
Medvedev Seeks Security Shakeup – BBC
China
We Realize You Have a Choice of Carriers, Mr. Hu – The Atlantic
China Says Stealth Technology Not From US Plane – New York Times
US Defense Department
First Lady to Visit Fort Jackson – Fort Jackson Public Affairs
US Soldier Develops iPhone App to Target the Taliban – News.com.au
‘All-Seeing Eye’ Can See Just Fine, Air Force Insists – Danger Room
Alternative Fuels Don’t Benefit the Military, RAND Study Shows – New York Times
The Return of the ‘Beast of Kandahar’ Stealth Drone – Danger Room
Seventh-Grader Named Honorary U.S. Marine – Shreveport Times
Around the Blogosphere
For Israel, Hizballah is Lebanon, Lebanon is Hizballah – Abu Muqawama
Medevac in the Vietnam War – Conflict Health
Wishful Thinking on Iraq and Afghanistan – Line of Departure
Audie Murphy Day – Great Satan’s Girlfriend
