20 April SWJ Roundup (Updated)
Afghanistan
U.S. Losing a Savvy Leader in Afghan War Efforts – Washington Post
Afghan Forces Train to Spot Rogue Soldiers, Police – Associated Press
Afghan Army Says Ministry Attacker Was Outsider – Associated Press
RC-East Troops Making Progress Against Insurgents – AFPS
Forces Kill Insurgent Commander in Afghanistan – AFPS
Pakistan
Mullen Visits Pakistan Amid Tensions Over Drones – Associated Press
Mullen Cites Pakistani Cooperation in Afghanistan – AFPS
Libya / Operation Odyssey Dawn
British Help Libyan Rebels, Aid Goes to a Divided Force – New York Times
Libya Rebels will Receive $25 Million from U.S. – Washington Times
Misurata Says it has Asked for Foreign Ground Troops – Washington Post
Misurata Rebels Show Ingenuity in Libya War – Los Angeles Times
U.K. to Send Officers to Advise Libyans – Wall Street Journal
Britain to Send Military Advisers to Aid Libyan Rebels – Washington Post
British Advisory Team Fly In to Help Rebels – Daily Telegraph
U.K. to Send Military Advisers to Libya – BBC News
Britain to Send Military Advisers to Libyan Rebels – Associated Press
E.U. Mulls Sending 1,000 Humanitarian Troops – Christian Science Monitor
Libya FM Abdul Warns U.K. Plan May Worsen War – BBC News
France Opposes Idea of Sending Troops to Libya – Reuters
U.S. Continues Support of NATO Operations in Libya – AFPS
NATO Jets Bomb Libyan Capital – Voice of America
NATO Says Air Power Has Limits in Misrata Siege – Reuters
Rebels on Front Line Frustrated by Stalemate – Los Angeles Times
WFP Delivers Food to Western Libya – Voice of America
Italy Seeks Ways to Enable Libyan Rebel Oil Sales – Reuters
Egypt
Egypt’s New Govt Courts Foes of U.S. – Wall Street Journal
Report: Mubarak Complicit in Protest Deaths, Excessive Force Used – VOA
Report: Egypt Used Excessive Force to Quell Protests – Reuters
Egypt: At Least 846 Killed in Protests – Associated Press
Egypt Traffic Dispute Turns Into Sectarian Brawl – Associated Press
Time to Up the Ante on Egypt – Washington Post opinion
Tunisia
Tunisian Court Drops Case at Heart of Protests – Associated Press
Yemen
Yemeni Police Fire on Demonstrators, Kill 3 – Voice of America
Deadly Clashes in Yemen as Sides Weigh Deal – New York Times
Three Killed at Sanaa and Taiz Protests – BBC News
Yemeni Police Open Fire on Protesters, Killing 3 – Associated Press
Yemen Police Kill 3 as Protests Escalate – Reuters
U.N. Security Council Fails to Reach Agreement – BBC News
Syria
Syria Lifts Emergency Law But Warns Against More Protests – VOA
Syrian Forces Open Fire on Protesters – Los Angeles Times
Syria to Lift State of Emergency – BBC News
Syria Steps Up Its Crackdown While Promising Reform – New York Times
Violent Crackdown Continues – Los Angeles Times
Protests as Syria Scraps 48-year Emergency Rule – Daily Telegraph
Syria Lifts Hated Law, but Protesters Unimpressed – Associated Press
U.S. Skeptical About Syrian Law Changes – Voice of America
U.S. Unsure New Syria Law Will Be Improvement – Reuters
Iraq
Sadrists Present Anti-American Photo Exhibition – New York Times
Top Kurd Leader Offers to Resign Amid Demos – Agence France-Presse
Iran
Iran Sees Further Rise in Oil Prices by End 2011 – Agence France-Presse
Bahrain
Crackdown Pushing Both Sides to Extremes – Christian Science Monitor
Bahrain Arrests More Doctors, Opposition Says – Reuters
Israel / Palestinians
Israeli Intellectuals Press for Palestinian State – New York Times
Palestinians to Seek U.N. Membership if No Peace – Associated Press
Turmoil in Syria Resonates in Gaza – Associated Press
Hamas Says Two Killers of Italian Dead, One Captured – New York Times
Suspect in Italian’s Death in Gaza Commits Suicide – Associated Press
Australian Arrested for Hamas Ties in Israel – Associated Press
Past Holds Clue to Goldstone’s Shift on Gaza War – New York Times
Middle East / North Africa Unrest
Latest Developments in Arab World’s Unrest – Associated Press
Slap That Was Heard Across Arab World ‘Didn’t Happen’ – Reuters
Piracy
Diplomats, Businessmen Urge Tougher Piracy Fight – Associated Press
U.S. Department of Defense
Lynn Opens Countertrafficking Command Center – AFPS
DOD Preparing to Unveil Cyber Strategy – Stars and Stripes
Pent. Annex Anti-bomb Plan Mistakenly Posted Online – Reuters
Marines Split on Women Joining Combat Units – Marine Corps Times
Army Private in Wikileaks Case Leaving Quantico Brig – Washington Times
Pentagon to Transfer WikiLeaks Suspect to New Prison – Wall Street Journal
WikiLeaks Defendant to Be Moved – New York Times
‘Wikileaks’ Soldier Manning Moved to New Prison – BBC News
United States
Brutal Mexican Drug Gang Crosses into U.S. – Washington Times
The U.N.’s “Special Relationship” – Foreign Policy
Clemency Sought for ‘Child Soldier’ at Guantanamo – Associated Press
Publisher Looks into Mortenson Book Fabrication Claims – BBC News
Montana AG Opens Inquiry into ‘Three Cups’ Charity – Associated Press
United Kingdom
Security Teams Gear Up for U.K. Royal Wedding – Associated Press
Muslim Radicals Plan Royal Wedding Demo – Reuters
El Al Bomb Plotter Could Be Released Early – Associated Press
United Kingdom
U.N. Chief Urges ‘Global Re-Think’ on Nuclear Safety – Reuters
Africa
Nigeria Riots Create Grim Scene – Voice of America
Nigeria Election: Thousand Flee after Riots – BBC News
Mobs Leave Charred Corpses, Fear in North Nigeria – Associated Press
Nigerian President Calls for Calm Following Re-Election – Voice of America
Child Soldiers in Congo Live in Fear and Loathing – Washington Times
Zimbabwe Police Stop Lawyers Headed to Court – Associated Press
Ivorian Militia Chief Declares Loyalty to Ouattara – Reuters
Ivory Coast: Charity Delivers Food Amid Gunfire – Associated Press
Uganda Threatens to Block Social Media Over Protests – Reuters
Malawi Threatens to Expel British Ambassador – Reuters
Americas
Brutal Mexican Drug Gang Crosses into U.S. – Washington Times
Mexican Troops Kill 10 Gunmen in Gulf Coast State – Associated Press
Drug War: Mexico’s Weak Rule of Law – Los Angeles Times editorial
Brazil Police Hunt ‘Drug Lord’ in Rio’s Rocinha Area – BBC News
Brazil: Rio Police Fail to Catch Gang Leaders in Operation – Associated Press
Cuba Lays Foundation for a New Leader – New York Times
Cuba’s New Guard Borrows From the Old Guard – Wall Street Journal
Cuban Communists Opt for Old Guard to Lead Reforms – Reuters
Fidel Castro at Cuba Congress Alongside Raul – BBC News
Asia Pacific
Water Pumping Begins at Japan Nuclear Reactor – New York Times
IAEA: Radiation Release at Fukushima Will Not Increase Much – VOA
U.S. Sanctions North Korean Bank for Iran Arms Deals – Voice of America
Treasury Sanctions N. Korean Bank over Arms – Washington Times
U.S. Senate Delegation in China Amid Crackdown – Associated Press
Trial of Defense Lawyer Opens in China – New York Times
China Rights Lawyer Resurfaces Amid Crackdown – Associated Press
Taiwan to Boost Forces in Disputed Spratly Islands – BBC News
Suicide Bomb in Indonesia Shows Target Shift – Reuters
Both Sides Claim Victory in Malaysian Election – Voice of America
Laos, Neighbors Face Off on Mekong River Dam Dispute – Voice of America
Europe
Russia Abandons $1B Western Aid to Weapons Program – Associated Press
France Signals New Openness on Muslim Groups Abroad – Reuters
E.U. Police Crack Down on Human Smuggling Network – Associated Press
Italy Shelves Nuclear Plans After Japan Quake – Associated Press
The Coming Balkan War – Washington Times opinion
South Asia
Protest Escalates at Proposed Indian Nuclear Site – Voice of America
India Nuclear Plant Protests Stepped Up – BBC News
India Court Rejects Bail Pleas in Telecoms Trial – Reuters
U.N. Report Faults Sri Lanka, Tamil Tigers – Christian Science Monitor
Why Now, Sri Lankans Ask After U.N. War Crimes Report – Reuters
