10 February SWJ Roundup
Egypt
Spreading Unrest Raises Pressure on Mubarak – Washington Post
Suleiman Says Government Will Not Tolerate Prolonged Cairo Protests – VOA
Opposition: Mubarak Must Act Now or Risk ‘Complete Chaos’ – Washington Post
Obama’s Advisors Split on When, How Mubarak Should Go – Los Angeles Times
Egypt Foreign Minister Criticises U.S. Calls for Change – BBC News
Lawmakers Criticize Obama’s Response to Egypt Crisis – Washington Times
Long-standing Emergency Law Becomes Lightning Rod – Washington Post
Labor Actions in Egypt Boost Protests – New York Times
Egyptian Police Clash With Protesters in South – Voice of America
State-run Media Shifting From Pro-Mubarak Coverage – Washington Post
Wired and Shrewd, Young Egyptians Guide Revolt – New York Times
Egypt And the Muslim Brotherhood: An Israeli Perspective – VOA
What the Muslim Brothers Want – New York Times opinion
The Brotherhood’s Agenda – Washington Post opinion
Israel’s Big Fear – Washington Post opinion
Obama and Egypt’s Future – New York Times opinion
In Egypt, a CIA Catch-22 – Washington Post opinion
Middle East
NATO Offers Israel, Palestinians Peacekeeping Troops – Washington Post
Syria Restores Access to Facebook and YouTube – New York Times
Afghanistan
ICOS: U.S. Troop Cut Could Set Back Afghan Gains – Reuters
NATO Commander Expects More Taliban Attacks in Spring – Voice of America
NATO, Afghans Seek to Pre-empt Spring Offensive – Associated Press
Afghan Rights Groups Shift Focus to Taliban – New York Times
Forces Kill, Detain Insurgents in Afghanistan – AFPS
U.S. Says Customs Officer Killed in Afghanistan – Associated Press
Trainers Aim to Increase Women’s Role in Afghan Society – AFPS
Pakistan
Pakistan May Be Building 4th Plutonium Reactor – Washington Post
Dozens Killed in Pakistan Base Attack – New York Times
‘Schoolboy Bomber’ Kills 20 in Pakistan – BBC News
Teen Suicide Bomber Strikes Pakistan Army Facility, Kills 20 – Reuters
U.S., Pakistani Officials at Odds in Fatal Shooting – Washington Post
Pakistan TV Dramatizes Fight Against Terrorism – Washington Post
Pakistan’s PM Reorganizes Cabinet – Voice of America
Pakistan Cabinet Resigns in Cost Cutting – Washington Post
Iraq
Fatal Bombs in Iraq Seemed Aimed at Militia – New York Times
Bombs Kill 7 in Ethnically Tense Iraqi City – Associated Press
Rumsfeld’s Flight of Fancy on Iraq – Washington Post
Iran
Chief Prosecutor Criticizes Planned Rally Backing Revolts – New York Times
Tehran Vows to Crush Rally Supporting Tunis, Cairo – Washington Times
U.S. Department of Defense
Mullen: ‘Hard’ Budget Times Ahead for Military – The Hill
Pentagon Will Back Defense Mergers Outside Top 5 Companies – Bloomberg
Chairman: Military Must Plan for Future Transition – AFPS
DOD Must Train for ‘Degraded’ Environments, Official Says – AFPS
Socom Commander Outlines People, Mission, Equipment – AFPS
Army Looking for Weapon to Replace M4 – Stars and Stripes
Lawmakers: “Do Not Cut Military Morale Funding – McClatchy Newspapers
24th MEU CO Relieved of Command – Jacksonville Daily News
United States
Terrorist Threat Most ‘Heightened State’ Since 9/11 – Washington Post
Napolitano: Terror Threat May Be Highest Since 9/11 – CNN News
Lawmakers Hear of Threat by Domestic Terrorists – New York Times
North Carolina Man Admits to Aiding a Jihadist Plot – New York Times
State Department Launches Arabic Twitter Feed – Washington Post
The Patriot Act’s Clock is Ticking – Washington Post editorial
Africa
Somali Piracy ‘Threatens Global Oil Supplies’ – BBC News
Official Is Killed In Southern Sudan – New York Times
ECOWAS: S. Africa Undermining Ivory Coast Mediation – Voice of America
Nigeria Nasarawa Clashes After President Jonathan Visit – BBC News
Charles Taylor Boycotts Trial for Second Day – Voice of America
Americas
Mexican Drug Cartels Draws Guatemalan Army to Jungles – Washington Post
Drug War Spreads to Mexico’s Second City, Guadalajara – Reuters
Colombia’s FARC Rebels Free Hostage – Los Angeles Times
Asia Pacific
North Korea Reacts Angrily to Breakdown of Talks – New York Times
N. Korea Refusing More Military Talks with S. Korea – Associated Press
Russia’s Medvedev Speaks Tough on Disputed Islands – Associated Press
Thailand, Cambodia Step Up Diplomatic Efforts – Voice of America
Taiwan General Charged in Spy Case – New York Times
Europe
Ukraine Intensifies Pressure on the Opposition – New York Times
Italy: Prosecutors Seek Immediate Trial for Berlusconi – New York Times
Germany: Merkel Breaks Off Talks With Opposition – New York Times
Discovery of Kurdish Mass Graves Leads Turkey to Face Past – VOA
Terrorism Meets Xenophobia in Russia – Los Angeles Times opinion
South Asia
