19 June SWJ Roundup
Afghanistan
Qaeda Woes Fuel Talk of Speeding Afghan Pullback – NYT
Karzai Announces Peace Talks with Taliban – VOA
Karzai: US in Peace Talks with Taliban – WP
Lashing Out, Karzai Says US Talking to the Taliban – NYT
US Contacted Taliban about Afghan Peace Deal – LAT
Karzai: US in Peace Talks with Taliban – BBC
As Karzai Confirms Taliban Talks, Attack in Kabul Kills 9 – AP
Afghan Leader Says US in Contact With Taliban – Reuters
US Ambassador Responds to Karzai’s Criticisms – NYT
Ex-British Envoy Sees War as Wrong Focus in Afghanistan – LAT
Iran Defense Chief in Kabul as Afghans Eye Security – Reuters
Where the Afghan War Is Fought Hardest – AP
Explosion Strikes German Convoy in Afghanistan – AP
Suicide Attack on Kabul Police Station Kills Nine – Reuters
Costly Afghan Weddings Under Government Scrutiny – AP
Pakistan
Pakistanis Tip Off Militants Again – AP
Slain Pakistani’s Daughter Takes Up His Cause – AP
Roadside Bomb Targeting Troops Kills 1 Civilian – AP
Tone Down Pakistan Rhetoric – LAT editorial
Syria
Syria Expands Crackdown on Dissent – VOA
Syrian Troops Seize Border Village – WP
Syrian Army Tightens Grip Near Turkish Border – AP
Syria Troops ‘Raid Town’ Near Turkey Border – BBC
Refugee Crisis Mushrooms as Syrian Army Attacks – AP
Activists Using Video to Bear Witness in Syria – NYT
Britons Asked to Leave Syria as Crisis Deepens – VOA
Libya
Fighting in Northwest Libya, NATO Pounds Tripoli – VOA
NATO Says Libya Uses Mosques as Shields – BBC
Libya Blames Apartment Bombing on NATO – LAT
NATO Probes ‘Civilian Deaths’ in Attack – BBC
NATO Admits Accidentally Hitting Libyan Rebels – VOA
NATO Says It Mistakenly Hit Libyan Rebels Again – NYT
Two Killed in ‘NATO Strike’ in Libya – BBC
Ambivalence in ‘Pro-Gaddafi’ District of Tripoli – Reuters
Barack Obama ‘Overruled Top Legal Advice’ – BBC
Anger Ramps Up in Congress over Libya – WP
Middle East / North Africa
US-Saudi Rivalry Intensifies – LAT
Senior Palestinian Leader: Armed Resistance Best – AP
Palestinians Record Protests With Cameras Supplied by Israelis – NYT
Lebanon Sends Troops After Residents Clash on Syria – Reuters
Yemeni Clerics Call for Presidential Elections – AP
Yemen Crisis Puts Saudi in Powerbroker’s Bind – Reuters
Bahrain to Lift Ban on Opposition Party – Reuters
Iran Sanctions Need Work, Some in Israel Say – LAT
Lawyer Says US Pair Are Iran’s Hostages – NYT
Iran Dissidents Call for Protection After Attack – Reuters
Vivid Canvases of Iraq’s Pain – NYT
Islamic Group Seeks Place in a Democratic Egypt – AP
Egypt PM Prefers a Delay in Parliamentary Vote – AP
Egypt Court Suspends Order to Remove Mubarak Name – Reuters
Morocco’s February 20 Movement to Protest King’s Reform Plan – VOA
Morocco: Protesters Say King’s Reforms ‘Not Enough’ – BBC
Morocco Set for Nationwide Protests after King’s Speech – BBC
Morocco: Standing Up to the King – NYT opinion
Yemen’s Unfinished Revolution – NYT opinion
What to Do With Lemons – NYT opinion
US Department of Defense
Gates Says He’s Grown Wary of ‘Wars of Choice’ – NYT
For Robert Gates, Caring for Troops was Job No. 1 – LAT
Gates’ Tenure Defined by 2 Wars that Outlast Him – AP
Army Sets Out to Buy Three New Camouflage Patterns – CNN
United States
Backward at the FBI – NYT editorial
Exposure Of Information v. Exposure To Information – S&S opinion
Legalization Won’t Kill the Cartels – NYT opinion
Africa
First Lady’s Africa Trip Stirs Criticism – WP
Westerners Held in Somalia for Delivering Pirate Ransom – AP
Somalia: Six Jailed for ‘Pirate Ransom’ Cash – BBC
Americas
Mexico: High-profile Crackdown on Lower-grade Crime – LAT
9 Bodies Discovered in Southern Mexico – AP
Reinforcements Sent after Venezuelan Prison Stand-off – BBC
Venezuelan Troops Battle Inmates at Prison – AP
Drug War: One Cartel Falls, Another Rises – LAT opinion
Asia Pacific
US, Japan to Discuss Futenma Plans, Opposition Grows – S&S
Japan Nuclear: Radiation Halts Water Clean-up – BBC
Vietnamese Protest China Amid Rising Tensions – AP
Philippines’ Aquino Halts Some Foreign-funded Work – AP
South Korean Marines Fire at Chinese Passenger Plane – VOA
Burma Blames Ethnic Kachin Rebels for Deadly Clashes – BBC
Europe
Young Russians Work to Spread Message of Soviet-Era Dissident – NYT
Yelena Bonner, Soviet Critic, Sakharov Widow, Dies – Reuters
Russia Says WTO Entry Talks May Be Delayed by Years – Reuters
UN Refugee Official to Visit Italy’s Lampedusa Island – BBC
Terror Suspect Detained in Austria – AP
Europeans Doubt Greece’s Ability to Stick to Budget – NYT
South Asia
India Nurtures Ties with Poorer Allies – WP
Pakistan Looms Large as India, China Armies Resume Talks – Reuters
