30 May SWJ Roundup
Afghanistan
Haqqani Insurgent Group Proves Resilient Foe – WP
US Soldiers in Afghanistan Mark Memorial Day – S&S
‘Ones That Have a Lot to Offer are the Ones You End Up Losing’ – S&S
Taliban’s New Tactic: High-profile Inside Jobs – AP
Civilian Casualties Alleged in Afghanistan – WP
Civilians Are Killed In Airstrike By NATO – NYT
Afghan Officials Say NATO Strike Killed 14 in Residential Area – LAT
Afghan Official: NATO Airstrike Kills 14 – AP
Karzai Warns NATO After 14 Civilians Killed in Afghanistan Airstrike – VOA
Afghan Leader Karzai Issues ‘Last Warning’ to NATO – BBC
NATO Apologizes for Afghan Civilian Deaths – AP
NATO Apologises for Afghan Strike – BBC
Insurgents Attack Base in West Afghanistan – Reuters
Kabul Bank Gave Milions in Undocumented Loans – VOA
Bank Commission Absolves President’s Brother in Fraud Case – NYT
Pakistan
Amid Recent Bombings, Pakistan Turns to Conspiracy Theories – AP
Pakistan to Launch Offensive in N. Waziristan – Reuters
Blast Injures 10 in Pakistan’s North Waziristan – Reuters
Israel / Palestinians
Israel Seeks to Tighten Grip on Jerusalem – VOA
Israel Braces for Border Clashes in Coming Days – AP
Syria
Syrian Forces Struck Northern Villages, Activists Say – NYT
Syrian Forces Kill 9 During Attacks on Towns – LAT
Syrian Forces Fire on Protesters, Killing 2 – VOA
Restive Towns ‘Surrounded’ by Tanks – BBC
Boy’s Apparent Torture Spurs Protests – WP
Syria to End Nuclear Secrecy – AP
Libya
Kadafi Tries to Rally Allies – LAT
Libya’s Misrata Rebels Face Tough New Fight – AP
Zuma to Seek Peace Deal in Libya – BBC
Zuma’s Libya Trip a Chance to Redeem African Union – AP
NATO’s Rasmussen Says Gaddafi Rule Coming to an End – Reuters
Lawyers Offer to Defend Gaddafi – WP
French Ex-Minister in Libya, Would Defend Gaddafi – Reuters
Young and Bored, Behind the Wheel – NYT
War Powers: Is Obama Above the Law? – WP opinion
Yemen
Islamists Seize a Yemeni City, Stoking Fears – NYT
Militants Gain Ground in Yemen – WP
Yemeni Soldiers Killed Near Al Qaeda-Held City – Reuters
Yemen Leader Accused of Allowing Islamist Takeover – AP
Yemeni Troops Battle Militants Who Seized Southern Town – VOA
Yemen’s Security Forces Kill 20 at Protest Camp – LAT
Abyan Town of Zinjibar Seized by Armed Men – BBC
Yemeni Troops Fire on Protesters, Kill at Least 20 – AP
Yemen Forces ‘Kill 20 Protesters’ – BBC
Iraq
Iraqi Leader Reconsiders U.S. Troop Withdrawal – NPR
Bomb Kills Iraqi Soldier, Firefighter Near Baghdad – AP
Middle East / North Africa
Can Turkey Unify the Arabs? – NYT
Iran’s Supreme Leader Backs Ahmadinejad – LAT
Egypt Releases Iranian Diplomat Accused of Spying – AP
Morocco Police Violently Disperse Protests – AP
Morocco Police Use Truncheons to Break Up Protest – Reuters
Latest Developments in Arab World’s Unrest – AP
U.S. Department of Defense
DOD: No ‘Adverse Effect’ for Lockheed Cyber Attack – WP
Army, Senate Panel Discuss Service Size Cuts – AT
Next Aircraft Carrier Will Be Named After John F. Kennedy – DP
Officials: Military May Deploy F-35 Early – AFT
Artillery Test Aims Without Using Compass – MCT
United States
US Remembers Its War Dead – VOA
Face of Defense: War Veteran Hangs Up Wings at Age 90 – AFPS
Raid on bin Laden Compound Avenged CIA Deaths – AP
US Cracks Down on Companies That Hire Illegal Workers – NYT
How Much US Can Afford to Help? – McClatchy
Among the Graves This Memorial Day – NYT editorial
Forgetting Why We Remember – NYT opinion
War Powers: Is Obama Above the Law? – WP opinion
Africa
Sudan Threatens to Occupy 2 More Disputed Regions – NYT
North Sudan Forces Commit War Crimes, Group Says – AP
Goodluck Jonathan Inaugurated as Nigerian President – VOA
Nigeria: Goodluck Jonathan Sworn in as President – BBC
Blast at Barracks Kills 12 in Nigeria – Reuters
Mugabe Ally Escalates Push to Control Anglican Church – NYT
Americas
Mexican Gangs Turn to Movie and Music Piracy – WP
Colombia: Land Theft Put at 7m Hectares – BBC
Peru Presidential Race Remains Tight – Reuters
Zelaya: Honduras Coup Was International Conspiracy – AP
Younger Castro Brother Turns 80 in Aging Regime – AP
Asia Pacific
China Tries to Avert Inner Mongolia Protests – LAT
Chinese Try to Appease Mongolians – NYT
China’s Inner Mongolia Region Under Heavy Security – AP
Poll: Most Japanese Distrust Gov’t on Nuke Crisis – AP
Japan Voters Want PM to Go as No-Confidence Vote Looms – Reuters
Japan Considers Export of SM-3 Block IIA Missiles – DN
EU Officials to Visit N. Korea for Aid Talk – AP
Graft Scandal Signals Lame Duck S. Korea Presidency – Reuters
S. Korean Officers Probed Over Online Memberships – AP
Cambodia-Thailand Border Dispute at UN Court – AP
Central Asia
Feud in Kazakh President’s Family Spills Into US – NYT
Europe
Serb Fugitive Slowly Starved of Friends and Cash – NYT
Thousands Protest Mladic Arrest – VOA
Serbia: Nationalists Protest Over Ratko Mladic Arrest – BBC
Demonstrators Rally Against Mladic Extradition – NYT
Ultranationalist Serbs Protest Mladic’s Arrest – LAT
Clashes Erupt in Belgrade to Protest Mladic Arrest – AP
Serbian Police Detain 180 in Pro-Mladic Violence – Reuters
Mladic to File Extradition Appeal – BBC
Obama Picks New US Ambassador to Russia – AP
Russian Sub To Join NATO Exercise for 1st Time – DN
US will Dispatch F-16s to Poland for Training – McClatchy
Germany Pledges Nuclear Shutdown – BBC
Greeks Vent Anger at Entire Political Class – Reuters
South Asia
South Asia Rivals Hold Siachen Glacier Talks – BBC
