26 April SWJ Roundup
Wikileaks
Dossier Shows Push for More Post-9/11 Terror Attacks – New York Times
Details on Whereabouts of al-Qaeda Leaders on 9/11 – Washington Post
Confessed 9/11 Chief, Others Tell Tales of Terror – Los Angeles Times
Guantanamo Documents Revive Debate – Washington Post
Many Freed Inmates Join Terrorists, Files Say – Los Angeles Times
The Guantánamo Papers – New York Times editorial
Afghanistan
Taliban Breaks Hundreds Out of Jail – Washington Post
Taliban Breach Afghan Prison; Hundreds Free – New York Times
Hundreds Escape from Kandahar Prison – BBC News
Taliban Free Hundreds in Brazen Afghan Jailbreak – Reuters
Prison Break May Lead to Military and Political Setback – New York Times
Taliban Jailbreak Rattles Afghan South – Wall Street Journal
Prison Break Shows Serious Security Flaws – Los Angeles Times
NATO: Key Al-Qaida Figure Killed in Afghanistan – Associated Press
NATO: Senior Qaeda Leader in Afghanistan Killed – Reuters
Combined Force Captures Haqqani Leader – AFPS
Expert: No Evidence Machine Gun Killed Afghan – Associated Press
The Taliban Jailbreak and Afghanistan’s Future – New York Times opinion
Pakistan
Wikileaks Docs May Inflame U.S.-Pakistan Tensions – Los Angeles Times
A Test of Women’s Rights – Washington Post
NATO Supplies Resume After Rally – BBC News
Bus Bombings Kill 4 in Pakistan’s Biggest City – Associated Press
Two Bombs Hit Pakistan Navy Buses in Karachi, 4 Dead – Reuters
Syria
Syria Crackdown May Signal Brutal New Phase – New York Times
Syria Escalates Deadly Crackdown – Washington Post
Syria Escalates Crackdown as Tanks Go to Restive City – New York Times
Syria Steps Up Violence – Wall Street Journal
Obama Presses Assad; Syrian Violence Rises – Washington Times
Syrian Tanks Roll Into Cities as Security Crackdown Kills At Least 18 – VOA
Syrian Army ‘Attacks Protest City of Deraa’ – BBC News
Rights Group: Scores Detained Across Syria – Associated Press
Residents Tell Grim Story of Assault on Syrian City – Reuters
U.S. Faces a Challenge in Trying to Punish Syria – New York Times
U.S. Prepares to Impose Sanctions on Syria – Los Angeles Times
U.S. Treads Warily in Syria, Considers Sanctions – Associated Press
U.S. Mulling Sanctions on Syrian Officials – Reuters
U.S. Orders Some Embassy Staff to Leave Syria – Reuters
Campaign to Bar Syria From U.N. Human Rights Body – Associated Press
Libya / Operation Odyssey Dawn
Fears of a Military Stalemate in Libya Grow – USA Today
NATO Strikes Qaddafi Compound – New York Times
Libya Accuses NATO of Trying to Assassinate Gaddafi – Washington Post
Libya Says Airstrikes Targeting Compound as Assassination Attempt – VOA
NATO Strike on Gadhafi HQ Raises Pressure on Him – Associated Press
Shells Rain on Misurata Neighborhood – Los Angeles Times
Bodies Scattered in Misrata Streets After Battle – Reuters
Libyan Mountain Refugees Tell of Fearsome Assault – Reuters
Italy ‘to Join Attacks in Libya’ – BBC News
Italy Says Air Force Can Bomb Libya Military Targets – Reuters
Russia Warns Over New U.N. Resolution on Libya – Associated Press
Libya Conflict Has Displaced 550,000 People – Voice of America
The U.S. Must Finish the Job – New York Times opinion
Yemen
Yemen’s Opposition Accepts Deal for Transfer of Power – New York Times
Yemen Protesters Accept Deal – Wall Street Journal
Yemen’s Opposition Backs GCC Plan – BBC News
Egypt
Poll: Egyptians Skeptical About U.S. – Washington Post
Poll Finds Egyptians Full of Hope About the Future – New York Times
Help for Egypt – Washington Post editorial
Iraq
Reopening of Blackwater Case Confuses Iraqi Victims – New York Times
Ministry: More than 14,000 Iraqis Missing – Agence France-Presse
Iran
Iran Discovers New Cyberattack – New York Times
Iran ‘Uncovers Stars Espionage Virus’ – BBC News
Bahrain
Bahrain Expels Iranian Diplomat as Ties Worsen – Associated Press
Bahrain Expels Iran Diplomat, Iran Warns of Response – Reuters
Middle East / North Africa Unrest
The Arab Gyre – New York Times opinion
U.S. Department of Defense
Military Sees High Recruiting, Retention – AFPS
Network Would Link Defense Functions, People – AFPS
Africa
After Hundreds Die, Nigeria Prepares for Last Vote – Associated Press
Deadly Bombings in North Nigeria – BBC News
Instability Is Worsening in Southern Sudan – New York Times
Chad Votes as Opposition Boycotts – BBC News
Peace Threatened by Feuding Ivory Coast Warlords – Associated Press
Mauritania Protesters Tear-gassed – BBC News
Americas
U.S. Extends Mexico Travel Warning Over Drug Mayhem – Reuters
Police Rescues 51 Migrants in Mexican Border City – Associated Press
Chavez Aids in Capture of Colombian Rebel Leader – Los Angeles Times
Alleged FARC Rebel Deported by Venezuela – Associated Press
Venezuela: Hugo Chavez Orders Big Minimum Wage Hike – Reuters
Ex-Brazilian Cop Sentenced in Muslim Attire Case – Associated Press
Haiti Election Results Postponed – BBC News
Haiti Delays Certification of 19 Legislative Races – Associated Press
Asia Pacific
China and U.S. Plan Economic Talks Amid Rising Tensions – BBC News
Australia’s Gillard Woos China, Presses on Human Rights – Reuters
China Says Aid to Africa Not Aimed at Resources – Associated Press
In Show of Openness, China Prints Jet Photos – New York Times
Jimmy Carter and Other Ex- Leaders to Travel to N. Korea – New York Times
Carter Hopes to Break Stalemate Between Koreas – Stars and Stripes
Carter Arrives in North Korea on Peace-Building Mission – Reuters
Fresh Thai-Cambodia Clashes Erupt – BBC News
Clashes Along Thai-Cambodia Border Spread East – Associated Press
Thai-Cambodia Troops Exchange Fire Near Ancient Temple – Reuters
Philippine Ex-President Faces Plunder Case – Associated Press
Europe
France and Italy Meet on Migrants – BBC News
South Asia
Head of India’s Commonwealth Games Organizing Committee Arrested – VOA
India Arrests Former Chief of Commonwealth Games – New York Times
Indian Politicians Pay Last Respects to Hindu Guru – Associated Press
U.N.: Sri Lanka ‘Killed Civilians’ – BBC News
U.N. Chief Says Can’t Order Probe Into Sri Lanka War – Reuters
