25 April SWJ Roundup
Wikileaks
Classified Files Offer New Insights Into Detainees – New York Times
Documents Reveal al-Qaeda’s Post-9/11 Moves – Washington Post
Guantanamo Bay Terrorist Secrets Revealed – Daily Telegraph
Leaks Lift Lid on World’s Most Controversial Prison – The Guardian
WikiLeaks Unveils Details on Inmates at Guantanamo – Los Angeles Times
Many at Guantanamo ‘Not Dangerous’ – BBC News
Judging Detainees’ Risk, Often With Flawed Evidence – New York Times
As Acts of War or Despair, Suicides Rattle a Prison – New York Times
Afghanistan
Taliban Help Hundreds Tunnel Out of Prison – New York Times
Hundreds Escape from Prison, NATO Says – Los Angeles Times
Hundreds Escape from Kandahar Prison – BBC News
Taliban Break More than 450 Inmates Out of Prison – Associated Press
Insurgents Tunnel Into Kandahar Jail, Freeing Nearly 500 – Reuters
Afghan Police Seek to Stop Illicit Trade in Uniforms – New York Times
Marines Turn Tide in ‘Fallujah of Afghanistan’ – San Diego Union-Tribune
In an Afghan Village, Living in Fear of Both Sides – New York Times
Taliban Killer Speaks to the BBC of His ‘Appalling Crime’ – BBC News
Blasts Kill 3 NATO Troops, Joint Forces Kill 3 Top Insurgents – VOA
Roadside Bomb Kills 2 NATO Soldiers – Los Angeles Times
The Mirage of an Afghanistan Exit – Washington Post opinion
Police Force Creating Accidental Guerillas – The Independent opinion
Pakistan
Pakistanis, Angered by US Drone Strikes, Block NATO Supply Route – VOA
Pakistani Drones Protest Keeps NATO Trucks at Bay – Associated Press
Why Pakistan will Betray Us – Washington Times opinion
Syria
U.S. Seeks to Raise Heat on Syria – Wall Street Journal
More Syrians Missing, Hinting at Wider Crackdown – New York Times
‘New Deaths’ as Dissidents are Seized – BBC News
Syrian Forces Raid Pro-Democracy Campaigners – Voice of America
Syrian Army ‘Attacks Protest City of Deraa’ – BBC News
Syria Targets Activists in Pinpoint Raids – Associated Press
U.S. Senators Urge Non-Military Intervention in Syria – VOA
Syrian Crisis Tests Mettle of Its Autocratic Ruler – New York Times
Shameful Inaction on Syria – Washington Post editorial
Assad Must Change Course, Fast – Daily Star editorial
Freedom Movement Comes to Syria – Wall Street Journal opinion
Libya / Operation Odyssey Dawn
McCain Raises Specter of Libyan Stalemate – New York Times
Gaddafi Shells Misurata; NATO Hits Complex in Tripoli – Washington Post
U.S. Drones Hit Targets in Libya – Wall Street Journal
Libyan Rebels Say They Have Control of Misurata – New York Times
Misrata Firing Despite Army ‘Halt to Operations’ – BBC News
Gadhafi Unleashes Rocket Barrage on Rebel City – Associated Press
NATO Jets Strike Inside Gaddafi Compound – Reuters
Libyan Shifts From Detainee to Rebel, U.S. Ally of Sorts – New York Times
Drones May Provide Psychological Edge in Libya – Los Angeles Times
Libya’s Rebel Council Says Gets $177 Million From Kuwait – Reuters
Berber Rebels in West Face Long Odds Against Qaddafi – New York Times
Rap Music Inspires Libyan Rebels to Defeat Gadhafi – Associated Press
Lockerbie Shuns Limelight as Libya Unravels – Associated Press
Lost in Libya – Los Angeles Times editorial
In Libya, ‘Mission Creep’ Sets In – Los Angeles Times opinion
Yemen
Protests Continue in Yemen After Saleh Accepts Exit Plan – VOA
Protesters Distrust Deal for Leader to Quit – New York Times
President Ali Abdullah Saleh Defiant Over Exit – BBC News
Opponents of Yemen’s President Divided Over Deal – Associated Press
Protesters Vow Escalation as Saleh Promises to Quit – Reuters
Egypt
Egypt Secular Parties in Race for Credibility – Reuters
Mubarak to be Moved to Cairo Military Hospital – BBC News
Move Mubarak to Prison Hospital, Prosecutor Says – Reuters
Morocco
Moroccan Cities See New Political Protests – Associated Press
Thousands of Protesters Demand ‘A New Morocco’ – Reuters
Iraq
U.S. Military Officials Want to Keep 10,000 Troops – Associated Press
Iraqis Rally Against Extending U.S. Troops Presence – Reuters
Iraqi Cleric’s Followers Demand U.S. Troops Leave – Reuters
Bomb Explodes Outside Catholic Church in Baghdad – BBC News
7 Wounded in Easter Bombing Outside Baghdad Church – Associated Press
Christians Mark a Restrained Easter – Christian Science Monitor
Iraqi Christians Resilient on Easter – Reuters
Iraq Fires Up New Power Plant in Baghdad – Reuters
Iran
Iranian Leader Asserts Power Over President – New York Times
Iran on Edge as Ally Syria Fights for Survival – Associated Press
Iran, Iraq Sign Agreements on Iranian Opposition – Associated Press
Education of an Iranian Revolutionary – Wall Street Journal opinion
Bahrain
Iraqi Shi’ites Want Saudis to Withdraw From Bahrain – Reuters
Shiite Mosques Demolished in Bahrain Crackdown – Associated Press
Bahrain Crown Prince Declines Royal Wedding Invite – Associated Press
Israel / Palestinians
Israeli Is Killed by Palestinian Police in West Bank – New York Times
West Bank: Israeli Killed in Joseph’s Tomb Shooting – BBC News
Obama and the Peace Process – New York Times editorial
Middle East / North Africa Unrest
Arab Spring Turns Violent, Democracy’s Challenges – Wall Street Journal
Gadhafi Forces Shell Misrata; Further Unrest in Yemen, Syria – VOA
U.S. Lawmakers: More Pressure on Gadhafi, Encourage Syrian Opposition – VOA
Obama’s Middle East Head Spin – The Daily Beast opinion
Lies and Videotape – New York Times opinion
Reforms Arab Monarchies Cannot Avoid – Washington Post opinion
The Arab World’s Next Battle – The Guardian opinion
What the Arab Springs Means to America – Foreign Policy opinion
Warfare
Are Drones a Technological Tipping Point in Warfare? – Washington Post
U.S. Department of Defense
The Mission for the New Defense Chief – National Journal
The New Army Chief’s Challenges – Army Times
Female Soldiers Say They’re Up For Battle – Associated Press
Undersecretary, Chairman Visit Deployed Troops – AFPS
2 Navy Officers Relieved of Command – Stars and Stripes
United States
U.S. Coast Guard Cites Transocean Lapses in Gulf Spill – Reuters
The Peacenik Hypocrites – Washington Times editorial
What the World Sees in America – Wall Street Journal opinion
Africa
At Least 55 Killed in South Sudan Fighting – Voice of America
South Sudan Clashes Between Army and Militia Kill 57 – BBC News
Clashes in Southern Sudan Leave Scores Dead – Associated Press
Sudan: Darfur Referendum Set for July 1 – Reuters
Election Fuels Deadly Clashes in Nigeria – New York Times
Nigeria Radical Muslim Sect Vows to Keep Fighting – Associated Press
Nigeria Election Violence ‘Left More than 500 Dead’ – BBC News
Group: At Least 500 Dead in Nigeria Election Riots – Associated Press
Ethiopia Declines to Respond to U.S. Rights Charges – Voice of America
Strongman’s Fate Indicator for Ivory Coast Future – Associated Press
Somalia Postpones Vote to 2012 Amid Security Crisis – Reuters
War of Attrition in Zimbabwe – Irish Times opinion
Americas
Mexico Deaths Stir Fears Drug Gangs Control State – San Francisco Chronicle
Mexico: Police, Bus Companies Failed to Act – Los Angeles Times
Body Parts Found in Upscale Mexico City District – Associated Press
Mexican Brothers Face Death in Malaysia Drug Trial – Associated Press
Leftist Leads Poll on Peru’s Presidential Runoff – Associated Press
Raul Castro’s Domain is Same Old Cuba – Washington Post editorial
Asia Pacific
China Detains Dozens of Underground Church Members – Voice of America
China Detains Church Members at Easter Services – New York Times
China Detains Protestant Shouwang Devotees – BBC News
Cambodia and Thailand Clash, Killing at Least 10 – New York Times
Thai-Cambodian Border Fighting Enters 3rd Day – Washington Times
U.N.’s Ban Ki-moon Calls for Thailand-Cambodia Ceasefire – BBC News
Jimmy Carter, Other Former Leaders to Visit N. Korea – Associated Press
Carter Says Hopes to Meet North Korea Leader and Son – Reuters
Europe
France and Italy Bid to Defuse African Migration Row – Reuters
Serbia’s Opposition Leader Ends Hunger Strike – Associated Press
Man Who Tried to Hijack Italian Plane Overpowered – Reuters
South Asia
Mourners Gather for Indian Guru – BBC News
Thousands in India Line Up to See Sai Baba’s Body – Associated Press
