6 May SWJ Roundup

Al Qaeda

Data Show Bin Laden Plots; CIA Hid Near Raided House – New York Times

CIA Spied From Safe House Inside Abbottabad – Washington Post

Intel Plucked on Raid will Have ‘Tremendous Impact’ – Stars and Stripes

Al-Qaeda Data Yield Details of Plots – Washington Post

Evidence at bin Laden’s Home Raises Nuclear Concerns – Washington Times

Bin Laden ‘Planned New U.S. Attack’ – BBC News

Info from Osama Raid Shows Interest in U.S. Trains – Associated Press

The Man Who Hunted bin Laden – Washington Post

Inside bin Laden’s Lair with SEAL Team Six – Associated Press

Raid Used Stealthy Helicopter That Had Been a Secret – New York Times

Photos Show Three Dead Men at Bin Laden Raid House – Reuters

Clinton Says Battle Against al-Qaida Continues After bin Laden’s Death – VOA

In Long Pursuit of Bin Laden, the Raid That Just Missed – New York Times

Let’s Clear the Fog of War – New York Times opinion

Evil Doesn’t Die of Natural Causes – Washington Post opinion

Pakistan

Pentagon Breaks Silence on Pakistani Role – New York Times

Pentagon: No Firm Evidence of Pakistani Complicity – Associated Press

Pakistan Pays U.S. Lobbyists to Deny It Helped Bin Laden – Reuters

Pakistani Civilian, Military Leaders Warn U.S. about Future Raids – VOA

Pakistan Warns Against Future Raids – Washington Post

Pakistani Army Chief Warns U.S. on Another Raid – New York Times

Pakistan Army Will ‘Review’ U.S. Cooperation if More Raids – Reuters

Pakistan’s Army Warns U.S. Not to Stage More Raids – Associated Press

Gunmen Kill 4 People in Southwest Pakistan – Associated Press

Pakistani Shi’ites Killed in Suspected Militant Attack – Reuters

USD(P) Flournoy: Pakistan Must Strengthen Cooperation – AFPS

The Two Faces of Pakistan – The Atlantic opinion

Afghanistan

What Impact Does OBL’s Death Have on Afghanistan, NATO’s Mission? – VOA

Lawmakers Seek New Afghan Timeline – Washington Post

U.S. General: Bin Laden Raid a Blow to Afghan Taliban – Reuters

Afghans Rally in Kabul to Reject Peace With Taliban – New York Times

Afghan Protesters Criticize Overtures to Taliban – Associated Press

Army Secretary Visits Troops in Kandahar – Associated Press

Forces Disrupt Terrorist Operations in Nuristan Province – AFPS

Marines Prove Energy Efficiencies in Afghanistan – AFPS

Beyond Measure – Wall Street Journal book review

Syria

Clinton Urges World Reaction to Syria’s ‘Brutal’ Crackdown – VOA

Social Media, Emerging Street Opposition Forces Behind Syrian Uprising – VOA

Syria Set for ‘Day of Defiance’ – BBC News

Syrian Forces Step Up Raids in Damascus Suburbs – New York Times

Residents: Syrian Troops Mass Around Coastal City – Associated Press

Red Cross Delivers First Relief Aid to Deraa – Reuters

Libya / Operation Odyssey Dawn

Libya Rebels Get Cash Injection From Contact Group – VOA

Anti-Gaddafi Countries Pledge Millions to Rebels – Reuters

U.S. Seeks to Aid Libyan Rebels With Seized Assets – New York Times

U.S. Wants to Give Frozen Libyan Assets to Rebels – Associated Press

Libyan Regime: Tribal Meeting is Sign of Support – Associated Press

Misurata: The Lives at the End of the Rockets’ Arc – New York Times

Stalled Mission in Libya – New York Times editorial

Getting Gaddafi – The American Spectator opinion

Yemen

Suspected U.S. Missile Kills 2 Militants in Yemen – Associated Press

Egypt

Egypt Front-Runner Seeks Reset With Israel – Wall Street Journal

Once Feared Egypt Official Gets 12 Years and Fine – New York Times

Mubarak’s Interior Minister Jailed in New-Era Egypt – Reuters

Armed Gang Shoots Soldier Dead in North Sinai – Reuters

Iraq

Qaeda Affiliate Is Blamed in Iraq Suicide Bombing – New York Times

Suicide Bomber Rams Iraq Police Station, Kills 20 – Associated Press

Suicide Car Bomber Kills More Than 20 in Iraq – Reuters

U.S. Floats New Plan for Iranian Camp in Iraq – Reuters

Iran

Ahmadinejad Allies Charged with Sorcery – The Guardian

Tension in Tehran – Washington Post opinion

Israel / Palestinians

New Sense of Urgency to Israeli-Palestinian Conflict – New York Times

France: Peace Talks Soon or Palestinian State – Associated Press

Hamas Leader Calls to Keep Truce With Israel – Reuters

Israeli PM Urges Clarity From Hamas – Reuters

Middle East / North Africa Unrest

British FM: Arab Democracy Movement Needs International Support – VOA

Arab League Summit Postponed Until Next Year – Associated Press

Latest Developments in Arab World’s Unrest – Associated Press

U.S. Department of Defense

Fiscal Crisis Dims Personnel Initiatives for 2012 – Associated Press

Mabus: Energy Initiatives ‘Make Us Better Warfighters’ – AFPS

United States

Obama Visits Ground Zero – Voice of America

Obama Honors Victims of Bin Laden at Ground Zero – New York Times

President Quietly Completes a Circle – Washington Post

Leaders Honor 9/11 Victims at Ground Zero, Pentagon – AFPS

Obama: We Never Forget, We Mean What We Say – Associated Press

States Resisting Program Central to Immigration Strategy – New York Times

Move to End Draft Registration Derailed – Army Times

Tortured Logic – Foreign Policy opinion

Torture is Still Wrong – Washington Post opinion

United Kingdom

Britain Votes on Changes to Election System – New York Times

Prosecutor: Ex-Taliban Fighter Recruited in U.K. – Associated Press

Africa

Africa ‘Risks Squandering Growth’ – BBC News

U.S. Sees Dangerous Standoff in Sudan’s Border Region – Voice of America

Sudan Divides Darfur in Five Smaller States – Reuters

Nigeria’s Ruling Party Still Strong in Oil-Rich Niger Delta – VOA

Ivory Coast Court Proclaims Ouattara President – Associated Press

Morocco Arrests 3 Suspects in Marrakech Bombing – Associated Press

Americas

Calderon Urges Mexicans Not to Abandon Drug Battle – BBC News

Mexico President Compares 1862 Battle to Drug War – Associated Press

Hundreds March to Mexico City to Protest Violence – Associated Press

U.S. Ambassador to Mexico Sets Date to Depart – Associated Press

25 More Bodies Recovered in Mexico’s Durango State – Associated Press

No Survivors from Mexico Mine Blast – Voice of America

Bogotá Backslides Amid Crime and Congestion – New York Times

Asia Pacific

China Seeks Global Help in Fighting Uighur Separatists – Voice of America

Workers Re-enter Reactor at Japan’s Crippled Nuclear Plant – VOA

Workers Enter Japan Nuclear Reactor Building – Associated Press

Vietnam Quashes Rare Hmong Uprising Lasting Days – Associated Press

Europe

In Europe, Disquiet Over Bin Laden and U.S. – New York Times

German on Trial for Admitted Terror Ties – Voice of America

Al-Qaida Suspect Confesses as German Trial Opens – Associated Press

International Community Urges Bosnian Serb Leader to Drop Referendum – VOA

Bosnian Serbs Given Ultimatum – Associated Press

South Asia

Eight Arrested for India Stoning – BBC News