15 April SWJ Roundup
Afghanistan
Clinton Predicts Violent Spring in Afghanistan – Washington Post
Spring Fighting Season to Test Gains in Afghan War – Associated Press
Suicide Bombers in Kill 3 Police Officers – Los Angeles Times
Suicide Bombers Kill Police – BBC News
Iran’s Cash for Karzai Buys Years of Loyalty – Washington Times
Soldier Integrates Afghan Operations – AFPS
U.S., Afghan Forces Hold Former Insurgent Havens – AFPS
Combined Force in Jowzjan Kills, Captures Insurgents – AFPS
Motley Consensus on the Afghanistan Line Item – New York Times
Condolence Payments for Afghan Civilians – Los Angeles Times editorial
Pakistan
Pakistan Militants Killed 2,500 in 2010, Report Says – BBC News
Pakistani City is Hit by New Round of Targeted Killings – BBC News
Militant’s Road Ends in Pakistan – Associated Press
2 French Militants Arrested in Pakistan – Associated Press
Two Suspected French Militants Arrested in Pakistan – Reuters
Libya / Operation Odyssey Dawn
NATO Nations Commit to Ending Gadhafi Rule – Voice of America
U.S., Allies Raise Ante on Gadhafi Ouster – Wall Street Journal
NATO Showing Strain Over Approach to Libya – New York Times
U.S. Resists Calls for Greater Engagement – Washington Post
U.S., Allies Say Remain Firm on Libya Mission – Los Angeles Times
Allies Say Future with Gaddafi Unthinkable – BBC News
NATO Ministers Meet Amid Libya Dispute – Associated Press
NATO States Buck French, British Call Over Libya – Reuters
U.S., Britain, France Vow to Push Ahead in Libya – Associated Press
Allies Say Libya Campaign on Until Gaddafi Goes – Reuters
NATO Says Gadhafi Must Go but Won’t Force Him Out – Associated Press
U.S., Allies See Libyan Rebels in Hopeless Disarray – Reuters
BRICS Nations Oppose Use of Force in Libya – Voice of America
Air Strikes Hit Libya As Diplomats Consider Options – Voice of America
Kadafi Forces Kill 20 in Key Libyan City – Los Angeles Times
Port City Filled With Migrants Desperate to Exit – New York Times
Amateur Videos from Libya Show Frustration – Voice of America
Libyan Opposition Gives War Lessons to Youth – Voice of America
Operation Libyan Freedom – United Press International opinion
NATO Made Right Call on Helping Libya – Washington Post opinion
Libya’s Pathway to Peace – New York Times opinion
The NATO Coalition Is Failing in Libya – Daily Telegraph opinion
Gaddafi Wasn’t Poised for Genocide – Boston Globe opinion
Egypt
Military to Review Cases of Jailed Protesters – New York Times
Egypt Army Reconsiders Cases of Jailed Protesters – Associated Press
Press Welcomes Mubarak Arrest – BBC News
Tunisia
Former Tunisian Leader Faces Legal Charges – New York Times
Yemen
Yemen Religious, Tribal Leaders: Saleh Must Go Now – Reuters
Syria
White House Rebuffs Syrian Opposition – Washington Times
Syrian Govt Offers Mixed Message to Protesters – New York Times
Syria’s Assad Seeks to Curb Prayer Protests – Reuters
President Bashar al-Assad Forms New Government – BBC News
Rights Group: Syria Tortures Detained Protesters – Associated Press
Protest Erupts in Syria’s Druze Heartland – Reuters
Iraq
Iraqi Youths Long for ‘Arab Spring’ Moment – New York Times
Iraq Raid on Iranian Exiles’ Camp Ashraf ‘Killed 34’ – BBC News
U.N.: 34 Killed in Iraqi Raid on Iranian Exile Camp – Associated Press
Roadside Bombs Kill 3 South of Baghdad – Associated Press
Iran
U.S. Says Iran Helping Syria Quell Protests – Voice of America
Iran Secretly Aiding Repression of Protests in Syria – Daily Telegraph
Iran Said to Help Syria Track Protesters’ Web Use – Reuters
European Airlines Face Refueling Issues In Iran – Wall Street Journal
Iranian Winter Could Chill Arab Spring – Wall Street Journal opinion
Bahrain
Bahrain Government Moves to Disband Shia Opposition – BBC News
U.S. Response in Bahrain Criticized – Washington Post
Bahrainis Wonder What Went Wrong – Los Angeles Times
Bahrain Backs Off on Closure of Opposition Groups – Associated Press
Bahrain Seeks to Dissolve Main Opposition Group – Reuters
Israel / Palestinians
Hamas Says It Found Body of Italian Activist – New York Times
Hamas: Abducted Italian Activist Killed in Gaza – Reuters
Colleagues Rebuke Gaza Report’s Author – New York Times
Back to the Peace Talks – Washington Post editorial
Palestinians’ Mistake in Seeking Statehood – Washington Post opinion
Middle East / North Africa Unrest
U.S. Groups Helped Nurture Arab Uprisings – New York Times
Latest Developments in Arab World’s Unrest – Associated Press
U.S. Department of Defense
Gates: America Must Balance Idealism, Realism – AFPS
Carter Outlines Military Acquisition Improvements – AFPS
Carter Seeks Process to Fund Urgent Needs – AFPS
DoD Asking Congress For Urgent-Needs Account – Defense News
Dempsey Discusses Range of Army Issues – AFPS
Marine’s Memoir Details Two Kinds of Service – Stars and Stripes
Arlington Cemetery Acknowledges More Burial Errors – Washington Post
Arlington Adds Staff, New Rules after Grave Mix-up – Associated Press
United States
Congress Decides 2011 Federal Budget – Voice of America
Congress OKs Big Budget Cuts, Bigger Fights Await – Associated Press
Ill. Man Denies Taking Military Data to China – Associated Press
FBI Closes in on Zombie PC Gang – BBC News
Official in Charge of Air Traffic Control Resigns – New York Times
Arizona Sheriff Won’t Yield the Spotlight – New York Times
Africa
Ivory Coast: Abidjan Food Stocks Looted – Voice of America
Kenya Faces Criticism Over Nationals Detained in Uganda – VOA
Ugandan Opposition Leader Wounded During Protest – New York Times
Gunfire at Burkina Faso Presidential Compound – Associated Press
Disgruntled Soldiers Fire in Burkina’s Capital – Reuters
Somalia Seeks Control of Its Airspace – New York Times
Americas
Mexico: Violence Ups Pressure on Calderon – Washington Post
16 Mexico Police Officers Held, Aided Cartels – Los Angeles Times
16 Officers Arrested in Mexico Deaths – New York Times
Another 23 Corpses Found in Northern Mexican Pits – Associated Press
Cuba Gears Up for Key Communist Summit – Associated Press
Worst Drought for 50 Years in Cuba – BBC News
Asia Pacific
Japan: Nuclear Cleanup Plans Hinge on Unknowns – New York Times
A Wary Drive up to the Gate of Fukushima – Los Angeles Times
Japan Opposition Leader Urges Premier to Resign – New York Times
China Detains Rights Lawyer, Sends Man to Labour Camp – Reuters
N. Korea Says Detained American Has Confessed to Crime – VOA
North Korea Prepares to Indict American – New York Times
North Korea’s Six-party Trap – Washington Post opinion
Suicide Bomber Hits Indonesian Mosque – Associated Press
Suicide Bomber Attacks Indonesian Police – Reuters
Europe
Belarus Officials’ Details on Bombing Raise Questions – New York Times
Hungary Urges Balkan E.U. Entry – New York Times
British Prime Minister Calls for Immigration Curbs – Associated Press
Immigration Fractured Britain – Daily Telegraph opinion
Spanish Police Confiscate Record Quantity of ETA Explosives – VOA
U.N. Judgments Due in Croatian War Crimes Case – Associated Press
