12 March SWJ Roundup
Afghanistan
Pentagon’s Quiet Shift on Afghanistan War – Christian Science Monitor
Gates Warns NATO Allies About ‘Precipitous’ Exit – Los Angeles Times
NATO Endorses Afghan Forces Plan – Washington Post
Gates Warns Coalition Not to Abandon Afghanistan – Voice of America
Winning Hearts While Flattening Vineyards Is Tricky – New York Times
Pakistan
Pakistan Says Drone Strikes Have Been Effective – Voice of America
Pakistani Intel: U.S. Missiles Kill 5 Militants – Associated Press
Pakistan Court Ruling Sparks Karachi Violence – BBC News
Middle East / North Africa Unrest
Gaddafi Forces Recapture Strategic Western Town – Washington Post
Rebels Struggle to Regroup Against Confident Regime – Wall Street Journal
Libyan Rebels Defiant but in Disarray – New York Times
Battered Libyan Rebels Try to Keep Spirits Up – Los Angeles Times
Libyan Rebels Put Responsibility on U.S. – Washington Times
Gadhafi Forces Show Growing Confidence – Associated Press
E.U. No Longer Recognizes Gaddafi as Libya’s Leader – Washington Post
U.S. and E.U. Call for Gaddafi to Go – BBC News
European Leaders Don’t Rule Out Armed Intervention – New York Times
E.U.: Military Action Would Need U.N., Arab Support – Associated Press
Libya: Cameron Warns ‘We Cannot Stand By’ – Daily Telegraph
Obama Says Noose is Tightening on Gaddafi – Washington Post
U.S. Will Keep Working for Kadafi Ouster – Los Angeles Times
Obama Says Gaddafi Squeezed, Libyan Rebels Want More – Reuters
U.S. to Name a Liaison to Libyan Rebels – New York Times
Obama Offers Tempered Support for Libya Rebels – Washington Post
In Libya Revolt, Youth Will Serve, or at Least Try – New York Times
Protesters Stage Huge Rally in Yemen’s Capital – Los Angeles Times
Yemen Protesters Demand President’s Ouster – Washington Post
Yemen Police Storm Protest Camp, One Dead – Reuters
Gates Visits Bahrain Amid Huge Protests – New York Times
Gates’ Bahrain Stop Signals Importance of Gulf Nation – Stars and Stripes
U.S. Defense Chief Urging Reforms in Ally Bahrain – Associated Press
Gates Visits Bahrain to Urge Reform Dialogue – AFPS
Police, Protesters Clash Near Bahrain Palace – Associated Press
Bahrain Protesters ‘Facing Death Threats’ – BBC News
Saudi Arabia Calm on Planned ‘Day of Rage’ – Washington Post
Saudi Arabia ‘Day of Rage’ Protest Fizzles – Los Angeles Times
As Protests Roil Neighbors, Saudis Quash Rallies – Associated Press
War, What is it Meant For? – Los Angeles Times editorial
No War on Libya – Washington Post opinion
Culture of Tolerance – Washington Post opinion
Backlash Against Democracy – Washington Post opinion
Israel / Palestinians
Palestinian ‘Kills Five Israelis’ in West Bank Attack – BBC News
5 in West Bank Family Fatally Stabbed – Associated Press
Gaza Engineer Being Held in Israeli Prison – Washington Post
Lebanon
Lebanon: Hariri Indictment Grows – New York Times
Prosecutor Expands Secret Hariri Murder Indictment – Associated Press
Prosecutor Files Expanded Indictment in Hariri Probe – Agence France-Presse
Iraq
Iraqi Prime Minister Softens Tone On Protests – NPR
Iraq Protesters Call for Jobs, Better Services – Agence France-Presse
Iraq Kurds Protest, Man Tries to Set Himself Ablaze – Reuters
Iraq Protesters Accuse Security Troops of Beatings – Associated Press
Iran
Iran’s Battered Opposition: A Leadership Neutered – The Economist
Ayatollahs Battle ‘Jasmine Revolution’ Infection – Vancouver Sun
Rafsanjani May Have Fought His Last Battle – Radio Free Europe
London Olympics: Cameron Says Iran Would Not Be Missed – BBC News
Iran Expels AFP Journalist – Agence France-Presse
Japan Earthquake / Tsunami
Maps: Reach of the Japanese Quake and Tsunami – New York Times
Japan Quake Damage Mounts; Reactor Watched – Wall Street Journal
Japan Reeling After Quake – Washington Post
Japan Struggles to Reach Survivors – New York Times
Quake Leaves Apocalyptic Scene in Japan – Los Angeles Times
5 Nuclear Reactors in Peril – Washington Post
Japan Orders Evacuation Near 2nd Nuclear Plant – New York Times
Huge Quake, Tsunami Kill Hundreds in Japan – Voice of America
Japan Begins Quake Relief Mission – BBC News
Japan Quake, Tsunami Said to Kill Hundreds – Washington Post
U.S. Offers Japan ‘Immediate’ Earthquake Aid – Voice of America
U.S. Military, Aid Groups Prepare to Assist – Washington Post
Gates Pledges U.S. Help for Japan – AFPS
Military Gears Up to Help Japan – AFPS
Piracy
Federal Judge Won’t Acquit Convicted Pirates – Associated Press
WikiLeaks
Government Can Get Records from Twitter for Probe – Washington Post
Demand for Twitter Details in Wikileaks Probe Upheld – BBC News
U.S. Official: Manning’sTreatment ‘Stupid’ – Washington Post
DoS Spokesman Crowley: Manning’s Treatment ‘Stupid’ – BBC News
Obama Defends Manning’s Detention Conditions – New York Times
Obama: Treatment of WikiLeaks Suspect Appropriate – Associated Press
U.S. Department of Defense
DOD, Governors Bridge Gaps in Disaster Response – AFPS
Retired General to Review Religion at AF Academy – Associated Press
United States
U.S. Mayor, Police Chief Charged with Smuggling – Washington Post
Blackwater Contractors Convictedin Va. Trial – Washington Post
U.S. Approved $40 Billion in 2009 Private Arms Sales – Associated Press
U.S. Inquiry on Military Family Foreclosures – New York Times
Iraq, Afghanistan Veterans Struggle to Find Jobs – Associated Press
Muslim Hearing: Much Drama, Little Substance – Washington Post
Africa
Ivory Coast Government Criticizes A.U. For Recognizing Ouattara – VOA
Ouattara Scores A.U. Victory but Faces Death Threats – Associated Press
Ivory Coast Crisis: ‘Nearly 450,000 Refugees’ – BBC News
Militia Fighters Attack South Sudan Oil Town – Reuters
Zimbabwe PM Morgan Tsvangirai Wants Mugabe ‘Divorce’ – BBC News
Charles Taylor’s Sierra Leone War Crimes Trial Closes – BBC News
Americas
Honduras: Mexican Cartel May Be Behind Cocaine Lab – Associated Press
Mexico’s Drug War Intrudes on Monterrey – Washington Post
Mexican Army Raid Drug Camp, 8 Gunmen Killed – Associated Press
Cuba Frees Well-known Dissident – BBC News
Aristide Returning to Haiti in Days – Associated Press
Asia Pacific
Human Rights Advocates Vanish, China’s Crackdown – New York Times
China Cyber-warfare Capability a ‘Formidable Concern’ – BBC News
How N. Korea Skillfully Exploited Defector Standoff – Christian Science Monitor
Bomb Blast Kills 3, Wounds 9 in South Philippines – Associated Press
Europe
European Leaders Agree on Closer Economic Coordination – Associated Press
French Police Arrest 4 Basque ETA Suspects – Associated Press
Vice President Biden’s Moscow Visit – Washington Post editorial
South Asia
Sri Lanka PM Retracts India Rebel Training Camp Claim – BBC News
Jailed Nepal TV Chief Mohammed Ansari ‘Shot by Hitman’ – BBC News
