28 May SWJ Roundup
Thanks to those who answered my SOS yesterday – but we could use more, much more… – and the coin really is a nice item – only 500 were struck and of those only 350 were set aside for our 2011 funding drive. If and when we produce another coin it will be of a new design. – Dave D.
Afghanistan
War 101: Don’t Bring a Motorbike to a Tank Fight – S&S
Marines Move Into a Tough Neighborhood in Helmand – S&S
Attacks Kill 3 NATO Personnel in South Afghanistan – AP
Taliban Suspected of Burning Two Alive – BBC
Afghan Army Salary Theft Shows Fraud Widespread – AP
Combined Force Captures Haqqani Leader in Afghanistan – AFPS
Forces Kill Senior Taliban Leader in Baghlan Province – AFPS
It’s Time to Get Out of Afghanistan – LAT opinion
Pakistan
Top Military Officials Worried About Militant Collaborators in Ranks – WP
Clinton Seeks Firm Action on Pakistan’s Extremists – NYT
Clinton Exonerates Pakistan over Osama Bin Laden – BBC
Pakistan Rejects US Appeal, Plans to Review Drone Campaign – LAT
Clinton Visits Pakistan to Firm Up New Ties – WP
Clinton, Mullen Meet With Pakistani Leaders – AFPS
Clinton Urges Pakistan to Act Decisively Against Militancy – VOA
Clinton Calls on Pakistan to Do More Against Militants – Reuters
Clinton: Bin Laden Raid a Watershed for Pakistan – AP
Pakistan Shuts Down US ‘Intelligence Fusion’ Cells – LAT
Bomb Kills 8 Tribesmen in Northwest Pakistan – AP
Bomb Blast in NW Pakistan Kills Five – Reuters
Israel / Palestinians
Israel Waits and Worries Before Gaza Border Opening – NYT
Egypt Eases Gaza Border Blockade – BBC
Egypt Permanently Opens Gaza Border Crossing – AP
Prominent Israelis Urge Europeans to Support Palestinian Statehood Bid – VOA
Palestinian State Requires UN Council Support – AP
Abbas: Palestinians Have No Wish to Isolate Israel – Reuters
Canada Takes Strong Pro-Israel Line at G8 Summit – Reuters
Turkey: Israel Should Avoid Flotilla Face-off – AP
UN Chief Urges Governments to Discourage New Gaza Convoys – Reuters
Syria
Security Forces Restrained as Syrian Protests Spread – NYT
Syrian Troops Open Fire on Protesters – WP
Syrian Forces Fire on Protesters, At Least 8 Dead – VOA
Eight Killed in Syria Protests, World Pressure Grows – Reuters
Report: Iran Aiding Syrian Crackdown – WP
Libya
Russia Offers Help in Mediating Gadhafi’s Exit But Says No Asylum – VOA
Russia Agrees to Try to Talk Qaddafi Into Leaving – NYT
Russia Offers to Mediate Ex-Ally Gadhafi’s Exit – AP
As Goal Shifts in Libya, Time Constrains NATO – NYT analysis
Rare Daytime NATO Air Strike Rocks Tripoli – Reuters
Yemen
Yemen Edges Closer to Civil War – WP
Airstrikes Reported East of Yemen Capital – NYT
Yemen Tribal Loyalists Say Cease-Fire in Effect – VOA
Chaos, Fatal Battles Spread Outside Yemeni Capital – AP
Egypt
Egyptian Activists Stage ‘Second Revolution’ Rally – VOA
Egypt Protesters Gather for ‘Second Revolution’ – LAT
At a Protest In Cairo, One Group Is Missing – NYT
Iran
Tanker Sale to Iranian Company a Sore Spot for Israel – LAT
Report: Iran Aiding Syrian Crackdown – WP
Iran Says Nuclear Bomb Would Be ‘Strategic Mistake’ – Reuters
Middle East / North Africa
Saudi Arabia Scrambles to Limit Region’s Upheaval – NYT
In Yemen and Syria, 25 Slain as Violence Continues – LAT
World Leaders Pledge $40 Billion to Bolster ‘Arab Spring’ – LAT
Aid Pledge by Group of 8 Seeks to Bolster Arab Democracy – NYT
Obama Seeks Polish Help on Arab Uprisings – AP
G8 Back $40 Billion Aid for Tunisia and Egypt – Reuters
Tunisia Says It May Delay Election on Technicality – Reuters
Latest Developments in Arab World’s Unrest – AP
UN Convoy Targeted in Lebanon – WP
Roadside Bomb in Lebanon Wounds 6 UN Peacekeepers – AP
Italian UN Soldier Killed in Lebanon – Reuters
Bombing in Lebanon Adds Another Jolt to a Region in Upheaval – NYT
Anti-Baath Party Official Killed in Iraq – LAT
U.S. Department of Defense
Military Spent $32 b Since ’95 on Abandoned Weapons Programs – WP
GAO: DOD Hasn’t Fully Calculated Cost of Shifting Pacific Forces – S&S
USMC Head: Services Must Better Oversee Programs – DN
An Emotional Cycle as Soldiers Return Home – WP
Gates Offers Leadership Lessons to Naval Academy Grads – AFPS
Overhauled San Antonio Deemed Fit for Duty – VP
‘Empire Challenge’ Promotes Intelligence Interoperability – AFPS
Activists Seek Ban on Military Participation in Gay Weddings – WP
United States
Ties that bind Defense, State – Politico
Data Breach at Security Firm Linked to Attack on Lockheed – NYT
Senate Gadfly Who Isn’t Shy About Buzzing – NYT
Making Legislative History, With Obama Nod and Stroke of Autopen – NYT
Torture is Wrong, But it May Work – WP opinion
Group of Eight
G8 Summit Ends with Harsh Words, Promises – VOA
Africa
Thousands Flee Violence in Sudan’s Abyei Region – VOA
Sudan: Invasion of Abyei Raises Fears – WP
South Sudan Says 80,000 Flee After North Takes Abyei – Reuters
Another War in Sudan? – NYT editorial
Nigerian President Faces Security Challenges in New Term – VOA
Congo Officials: Rwanda Genocide Suspect Arrested – AP
Americas
Mexico Gang Violence Displaces Thousands in Michoacan – BBC
Mexico Law Aims to Reduce Risks to Migrants Passing Through – LAT
Criminal Deportees Worry Mexican Border Mayors – AP
Mexico Charges 12 Prison Officials in Jailbreak – AP
Ousted Leader’s Return Ends Honduras’ Long Crisis – AP
Salvadoran Army: Soldiers Tried to Steal Grenades – AP
Asia Pacific
China Police Seal Off Restive Inner Mongolia Towns – AP
Blast at Bus Company Kills 1 in Central China – AP
North Korea Frees American Held Since November, Reports Say – NYT
N. Korea Freed American Without Aid Promise, US Says – AP
North Korea Releases American as US Envoy Visits – Reuters
American Arrested for Insulting Thai King – NYT
Europe
Obama Meets With European Leaders In Poland – VOA
Obama to Wrap Up Tour of Europe – BBC
Moment of Reflection in Poland Turns to Current Events – NYT
Obama in Poland to Honor History, Boost Ties – AP
Reset in U.S.-Russian Relations Paying Off, Obama Says – AFPS
Mladic Arrest Follows Serbia’s Uneven Path to Break With Its Past – NYT
Serbia: Judge Says Mladic Fit Enough to Face Hague Trial – VOA
Serbia to Probe Mladic ‘Network’ – BBC
Mladic Could be Extradited as Early as Monday – AP
Lawyer Seeks Medical Evaluation of Mladic – NYT
Serb Court Says Mladic Fit for Genocide Trial – Reuters
Bosnia Tensions Live on Despite Mladic Capture – AP
Protest Planned Against Arrest of Accused War Criminal Mladic – VOA
Greek Leaders Fail to Reach Consensus on Austerity – NYT
Generals Questioned as Turkey’s Pre-Poll Tensions Show – Reuters
South Asia
