25 May SWJ Roundup
Afghanistan
Taliban Seize Half of East Afghanistan District – AP
Officials Confirm Capture of Helmand Taliban Leader – AFPS
Afghan Blast ‘Kills 10’ Labourers in Kandahar Province – BBC
Roadside Bomb Kills 10, Wounds 28 in Afghanistan – AP
NATO Service Member Dies in Blast in Afghanistan – AP
US Snipers Capitalize on Mistake by Insurgents – S&S
Pakistan
Analysis: Is Attack a Blueprint for Nuclear Base Raid? – Reuters
Analysis: Pakistan Raid Raises Nuclear Fears – AP
Anti-Americanism Rife in Pakistan Army Institution – Reuters
US Terrorist links Pakistani ISI to Mumbai Attacks – AP
Pakistan Returns Helicopter Used in Bin Laden Operation – BBC
Helicopter from bin Laden Raid Now Back in US – AP
China Admits Its Technicians Were Held in Pakistan Base Attack – NYT
Suicide Bomb Kills 5 at Pakistani Police Building – AP
Israel / Palestinians
Top Democrats Criticize Obama’s Israel Policy – WP
Netanyahu Gives No Ground in Congress Speech – NYT
US Congress Gives Netanyahu Speech an Enthusiastic Response – VOA
Congress Raves over Israeli Prime Minister – WT
Netanyahu: No Compromise on Pre-1967 Borders – VOA
Netanyahu Lays Out Vision for Peace – WP
Netanyahu: Israel ‘to be Generous’ in Palestine Deal – BBC
For Many Israelis, 1967 Borders Moot Point – VOA
Abbas Aide: Israeli PM’s Speech Creates ‘Obstacles’ to Peace – VOA
Palestinians say Netanyahu Speech will Not Bring Peace – BBC
Lessons From Tahrir Sq. – NYT opinion
Syria
Syria had Reactor Site, UN Says – WP
Nuclear Report on Syria May Augur Punitive Action – LAT
IAEA: Syria Site Bombed by Israel ‘Likely Nuclear’ – BBC
At Least 1,100 Civilians Killed in Syria Uprising – Reuters
Canada Imposes Sanctions on Syria – VOA
Libya
NATO Airstrikes on Libya Intensify – VOA
NATO Bombs Libyan Capital in Heaviest Strikes Yet – NYT
Daunting Task for NATO in Libya as Strikes Intensify – NYT
US Invites Libyan Rebel Council to Open DC Office – WP
Feltman: Rebels ‘to Open Office in US’ – BBC
In Libya, Robbery Funds a Revolution – WP
South Africa’s Zuma to Meet Gaddafi Next Week – Reuters
Yemen
Fighting Intensifies in Yemen as the Govt Battles Tribal Groups – NYT
38 Killed as Tribe Battles Government Forces – BBC
Yemen Officials: 38 Killed in Capital Fighting – AP
Yemen Machinegun Clashes Resume in Capital Sanaa – Reuters
Egypt
After Egypt’s Revolution, Malaise Spreads – WP
Egypt Is Moving to Try Mubarak in Fatal Protests – NYT
Hosni Mubarak to Stand Trial, Prosecutors Say – LAT
Hosni Mubarak and Sons to be Tried over Deaths – BBC
Iraq
Gates Sees Iran as a Consideration for US Troops in Iraq – NYT
Gates Urges Iraqis to Ask for US Troop Extension – AP
Iraqi Forces Eye Readiness Ahead of US Pullout – Reuters
Iran
Watchdog Finds Evidence That Iran Worked on Nuclear Triggers – NYT
US Widens Sanctions on Iran Amid Nuclear Impasse – VOA
US Imposes Iran-focused Sanctions – WP
US Sanctions Foreign Firms Trading with Iran – BBC
Ahmadinejad Backs Out of Key Role at OPEC – NYT
Middle East / North Africa
World Bank Offers Aid to Egypt and Tunisia – NYT
Bahrain Hopes for Normalcy With Martial Law Lifted – Reuters
U.S. Department of Defense
SECDEF at American Enterprise Institute (Defense Spending) – Transcript
Defense Cuts Must Be Part of Nation’s Fiscal Solution, Gates Says – AFPS
Gates Warns Defense Cuts Could Severely Hurt Military – WP
Gates: Big Budget Cuts will Diminish US Influence – AP
Gates: Defense Cuts Must Be Prioritized, Strategic – AFPS
Gates Urges Protection of Modernization Funding – AFPS
Cartwright Out of Contention to Lead Joint Chiefs – NYT
Army Seeks Recruits in Social Media – NYT
Army Mulls Future of National Guard, Reserve – AT
SEALs Canine Commando Piques Interest in War Dogs – AP
At DADT Repeal Training, Marines Stress ‘Nothing Will Change’ – S&S
United States
White House Threatens to Veto Defense Bill – AP
Homemade Cyberweapon Worries Feds – WT
2 More Somalis Plead Guilty in US Piracy Trial – VOA
Chicago Trial: Witness Details ’08 Mumbai Attacks – WP
Chicago Trial: Mumbai Accused ‘Plotted Danish Newspaper Attack’ – BBC
US Terrorist links Pakistani ISI to Mumbai Attacks – AP
Subpoena Issued to Writer In CIA-Iran Leak Case – NYT
Lawmakers to Grill VA over Suicides Among Troops, Vets – Politico
House Passes GI Bill Fixes, but Will the Senate Act? – S&S
The War Powers Act Cop-out – WP opinion
United Kingdom
Obama Hails ‘Special’ Ties to UK – BBC
Obama Talks Focus on Libya, Afghanistan – BBC
United Nations
UN Nuke Agency Pressures Iran, Syria – AP
Africa
AFRICOM in the Congo (Part 1) – S&S
AFRICOM in the Congo (Part 2) – S&S
Thousands More Flee Fighting in Sudan’s Oil-rich Abyei Region – LAT
New UN Mission Proposed for South Sudan – AP
Sudan’s Abyei Dispute: Bashir Vows to Remain – BBC
Sudan Official Resigns Post Over Assault At Border Town – NYT
Sudan: 197 Troops Killed, Missing in Abyei Attack – AP
Militias Fire at UN Helicopters in Abyei – Reuters
S. Sudan: A New Nation at Risk – WP editorial
Americas
OAS to Vote on Readmission of Honduras – VOA
Killings of Journalists Go Unsolved in Honduras – AP
Venezuela Condemns US Sanctions on Oil Company – AP
Colombia Vows to Break Up Drug Gangs, Beat Rebels – Reuters
Colombia Judge Orders Arrest of Ex-Spy Chief – AP
Guatemala Says 5 Mexicans Tied to Massacre Suspect – AP
Asia Pacific
Company Believes 3 Reactors Melted Down in Japan – NYT
What’s Going On at Japan’s Crippled Nuclear Power Plant? – Reuters
N. Korea’s Kim Said to Arrive in Beijing to Meet Hu – AP
Islamist Militants in Thailand Kill Soldier – AP
Europe
Thousands Hit by Volcanic Ash Cloud Flight Delays – BBC
Ash Cloud to Shut German Airports, Snarls British Air Travel – CNN
North Africa Migrant Influx Prompts EU Border Debate – VOA
Greek Opposition Rejects New Economic Reform Plans – VOA
No Permanent US F-16 Base In Poland, Minister Says – DN
Polish Prosecutor Removed from CIA Prison Probe – AP
Serbia TV Apologizes to Viewers over Propaganda – AP
South Asia
