21 June SWJ Roundup
Afghanistan
Obama to Announce Afghan Withdraw Plans Wednesday – VOA
Obama to Announce Plans for Afghan Surge Pullout – NYT
Obama to Announce Withdrawal Plans Wednesday – WP
Obama Expected to Announce Major Afghan Drawdown – LAT
Barack Obama ‘Nears Afghanistan Troop Decision’ – BBC
Obama to Move US Closer to Leaving Afghanistan – AP
Marines Team Up with Afghan ‘Neighborhood Watch with Guns’ – NPR
Future Marine Flight Students Commanding Grunts – MCT
Mass Killers First to be Hanged by Karzai Government – WP
Failed Suicide Attack on Afghan Governor Kills 1 – AP
Afghanistan Complains to Pakistan over Cross-border Shelling – Reuters
ISAF Operations Roundup – AFPS
Afghan Row with IMF over Failed Bank Threatens Salaries – BBC
Goodbye, Afghanistan – WP opinion
Smart Power Setback – NYT opinion
Pakistan
Police: Pakistani Girl Forced to Wear Suicide Vest – AP
Militants Attack anti-Taliban Elders – BBC
Syria
Embattled Syrian President Blames ‘Saboteurs’ for Uprisings – VOA
Assad Blames Protests on ‘Saboteurs’ – WP
Assad Offers Path to Change in Syria, but Few Specifics – NYT
President Bashar al-Assad Keeps to Hard Line – BBC
Syrian Protesters Fill Streets after President’s Speech – LAT
Syria Forces Sweep Aleppo as Assad Promises Reform – Reuters
Syria President Vows Reform, Critics Shout ‘Liar!’ – AP
Thousands of Syrian in Pro-Assad Rallies – AP
Surge of Syrian Refugees Tests Ties with Turkey – WT
‘Disappointed’ EU Prepares to Expand Syria Sanctions – Reuters
Libya
RAF Chief Sir Simon Bryant in Warning over Libya – BBC
House will Try to Cut Off Funding for Libya Mission – Politico
NATO Confirms Libyan Claim of New Airstrike – VOA
Libyan Officials Accuse NATO of Killing 15 Noncombatants – WP
Libyan Media Minders Nervous After Guard Death – NYT
China Welcomes Opposition Figure Mahmud Jibril – BBC
Obama’s Novel Definition of ‘Hostilities’ – WP opinion
Say What You Will, It’s a War in Libya – LAT opinion
Legal Acrobatics, Illegal War – NYT opinion
Libya and America’s Commitment Problem – LAT opinion
Iraq
Iraqis Hold First Talks on Keeping US Troops – AP
22 Killed in Suicide Car Bombings South of Baghdad – AP
Bombs Kill 21 at Local Iraqi Governor’s House – Reuters
Deadly Bombings hit Diwaniya, Central Iraq – BBC
KBR Worker Says She was Drugged and Raped in Iraq – AP
Iran
Iran: Ahmadinejad’s Inner Circle Under Pressure – WP
Iran Deputy Foreign Minister Resigns Amid Pressure – AP
Iran’s Nuke Chief Critiques IAEA – AP
Iran Sets Hearing Date for American Hikers – VOA
Iran Sets New Date for Hearing of American Hikers – AP
Middle East / North Africa
Protests Aside, Yemen’s Leader Has His Followers – NYT
Ex-Tunisian President Found Guilty, in Absentia – NYT
Tunisia’s Ben Ali Sentenced to Jail in Absentia – BBC
Tunisia’s Ousted President Says He Was Tricked Into Leaving – VOA
Moroccan Trade Union Urges Reform Vote Boycott – Reuters
Latest Developments in Arab World’s Unrest – AP
Morocco’s Reform Model – WP editorial
Disoriented in Dubai – WP opinion
US Department of Defense
Dempsey Says Shorten Army Combat Tours to 9 Months – NYT
GAO Report Says Pentagon Must Bolster Cyber Workforce – AP
Pentagon Sharing Intelligence on Cyberthreats – WT
Center Works to Optimize Warfighters’ Performance – AFPS
Obama to Visit Troops at NY’s Fort Drum Thursday – AP
Sailors Cruise Through the Ranks Faster than Airmen – AFT
Gates: The Defense Rests – Newsweek
United States
House Defense Earmarks Morph into ‘Programmatic Requests’ – WP
Lynn: Spending Slowdown Must Preserve Industrial Base – AFPS
ATF Director to Resign, Agency Sources Say – LAT
Murder Rate and Fear Rise in Puerto Rico – NYT
Connecticut Man Accused of Phony Veteran Scam – AP
United Nations
Nuclear Watchdog Wants New Safety Checks after Fukushima – BBC
Africa
West Africa Drugs Trafficking ‘Increasingly Sophisticated’ – BBC
As Secession Nears, Sudan Steps Up Drive to Stop Rebels – NYT
Sudanese Parties Sign Abyei Border Deal – VOA
Sudan’s Abyei: ‘All Forces to Withdraw’ – BBC
US Urges Swift Implementation of Sudan Abyei Deal – Reuters
Nigeria’s Boko Haram Threatens Broader Attacks – VOA
Nigerian Boko Haram Islamists ‘Kill Nurse’ – BBC
US First Lady Brings Message of Youth Power to Africa – VOA
Americas
Gunmen in Mexico Kill Crime Journalist Velasco, Wife, Son – BBC
Mexico: Freed Former Tijuana Mayor Says No Hard Feelings – AP
Inmates Stave Off Troops at Venezuelan Prison – AP
France ‘Preparing’ Manuel Noriega Extradition to Panama – BBC
Task Force Delivers ‘Human Message’ To Haiti – AFPS
Asia Pacific
US, Japan May Announce Readjustment in Relocation Timeline – AFPS
US, Japan will Delay Futenma Relocation Plan – S&S
Singapore Urges Beijing to Spell Out China Sea Claims – VOA
Vietnam, China Hold Joint Naval Patrol Amid Spat – AP
Taiwan Holds Computer Simulation of Chinese Attack – AP
North Korea ‘Buys Anti-riot Gear from China’ – BBC
Conflict in Cambodia Court as Pol Pot Henchmen Face Trial – Reuters
Europe
IMF Slams European Leaders on Crisis – WP
New Hurdle Is Placed for Loan to Greece – NYT
Europe Delays $17-billion Payment to Greece – LAT
Greek Government to Face Key Vote – BBC
Terror Suspect Extradited to Germany – AP
Germany Debates New Life for a Behemoth of the Nazi Era – NYT
Italy’s Berlusconi Faces Test in Parliament – Reuters
Sectarian Clashes Flare in Belfast – AP
South Asia
