Member Login Become a Member
Advertisement

28 June SWJ Roundup

  |  
06.28.2011 at 08:14am

***Keep the Roundup (the Journal, the Blog and the Council) Going AND Get a Nifty Coin to Boot***

Afghanistan

General Named to Head US Afghan Force OKs Drawdown – AP

US Steps Up Efforts for Talks with Taliban – LAT

US, Afghan Forces Take Mission to Insurgent-filled Mountains – USAT

Afghans Build Security, and Hope to Avoid Infiltrators – NYT

Afghan Govt Says Cenbank Governor on Prosecution List – Reuters

Fearful Afghan Central Banker Quits Post – NYT

Top Afghan Banker Flees Country, Karzai Govt Says – AP

Afghan Central Banker Resigns, Fearing for Life – Reuters

Refugee Group Finds 250,000-plus Afghans Displaced – AP

Is the Taliban Using Girls in Suicide Bombings? – CSM

Ex-contractor to Serve 2.5 Years in Afghan’s Death – AP

ISAF Operations Roundup – AFPS

Obama as Risk Manager of Afghanistan War – CSM editorial

Obama’s Afghan Numbers – WP opinion

Afghanistan Withdrawal: Sign of America’s Decline? – CSM opinion

Pakistan

Pakistan ‘Can’t Protect Atomic Arsenal from Islamic Extremists’ – DT

US: Pakistan Must Show it Wants Afghan Peace – AP

Gunmen Kill Senior Pakistani Taliban Commander – AP

Pakistan Military Denies It Intentionally Targets Afghan Territory – VOA

Pakistan Denies Rocket Attacks on Afghan Border – BBC

US Drones Kill 21 Militants in NW Pakistan – Reuters

Pakistan Saleem Shahzad Murder Inquiry Starts – BBC

Syria

Syrian Activists Meet in Damascus, Seek to End Violence – VOA

Syria Allows Opposition to Meet in Damascus – NYT

Syria Dissidents Meet in Damascus to Discuss Transition – BBC

Syrian Opposition Meet in Damascus – AP

Syria Activists Meet, Call for Change to Avert Crisis – Reuters

Libya

ICC Issues Arrest Warrant for Gadhafi – VOA

International Court Issues Gaddafi Arrest Warrant – WP

Hague Court Issues War Crimes Warrant for Qaddafi – NYT

Court Issues Gadhafi Warrant – WSJ

Arrest Warrant Issued for Gaddafi – BBC

Court Orders Arrest of Gadhafi, Son, Key Aide – AP

International Court Orders Gaddafi’s Arrest – Reuters

Eastern Libyans Welcome ICC Charges Against Gadhafi – VOA

Libya Rejects ICC Arrest Warrant for Gaddafi – BBC

Arrest Warrant for Kadafi May Complicate Libya Conflict – LAT

UN: Libya Rebels Have Upper Hand in War on Gaddafi – Reuters

Libya: Hospitals in Rebel-held Benghazi ‘Face Crisis’ – BBC

Timing Is Questioned in Seeking House Vote on US Role – NYT

Yemen

Yemen Foils Qaeda Attack, Saleh Speech Seen on Tuesday – Reuters

Yemen Islamists Tighten Grip on Southern Cities – AP

Yemen Says It Foils Planned Qaeda Attack in Aden – Reuters

Israel / Palestinians

Analysis: Two Months on, Palestinian Unity Proves Elusive – Reuters

Israel Orders Military to Stop Gaza Aid Flotilla – VOA

Tension Builds as Israel Warns Planned Gaza Aid Flotilla – VOA

Israel Drops Warning to Foreign Journalists on Gaza Flotilla – WP

Israel Rescinds Threat to Reporters on Flotilla – NYT

Activists: Israel Presses Greece to Halt Flotilla – AP

Israel Preparing for September West Bank Violence – AP

Germany: Israel Accepted Swap With Hamas – AP

The Floating Gaza Strip Show – WT editorial

Iran

Iran Unveils Missile Silos as It Begins War Games – NYT

Iran Unveils Underground Missile Silos – AP

2 Women Activists Arrested; Political Prisoners End Hunger Strike – WP

Iranian Filmmaker Reportedly Arrested in Tehran – AP

Middle East / North Africa

Google Chairman Warns of Censorship after Arab Spring – BBC

Bahrain Tries More Medics Accused in Protests – AP

Egyptian Policeman Sentenced to Death for Killing Protesters – LAT

Tunisia Islamists Say Fear Election Delay Planned – Reuters

Latest Developments in Arab World’s Unrest – AP

Terrorism

After Bin Laden, Militants Flood Net With Threats – Reuters

US Department of Defense

Lessons from the Gates War Room – WP

Gates’ Tenure Successful, Contradictory – WT

Gates: MRAPs Save ‘Thousands’ of Troop Lives – USAT

Army to Soldiers: Take Concussions Seriously – AT

Optics Added for Entry-level USMC Rifle Training – MCT

Supreme Court Deals Devastating Blow to Feres Doctrine Opponents – S&S

Bethesda Medical Prepares for Walter Reed Arrivals – AFPS

Defense Department, Services Monitor Arctic Melting – AFPS

Most DOD School Buildings Below Military Standards – S&S

United States

US Expands Human Trafficking Blacklist – AP

Human Trafficking: Scourge Needs Greater Attention – WP editorial

US Foreign Policy: War Fever Subisdes – LAT opinion

Obama’s Illusory ‘Peace Dividend’ – WT opinion

Rage Against the TSA Machine – LAT opinion

Africa

UN Approves Troop Deployment in Sudan – NYT

Sudan: UN Authorizes Peacekeepers for Abyei – BBC

UN Council Approves Ethiopian Troops for Abyei – Reuters

Confusion as Sudan President Arrives Day Late in Beijing – LAT

Sudan President Arrives in China After 1 Day Delay – AP

Delayed Sudan Leader Omar al-Bashir Arrives in China – BBC

China Says Sudan Split on Agenda as Bashir Visits – Reuters

Eastern Zimbabwe Plantations Face Grim Future – VOA

Mauritania, Mali Military Attack Al-Qaida Base in Sahel – VOA

Nigeria Boko Haram Islamists ‘Bomb Maiduguri Drinkers’ – BBC

Somalia: Increase in Refugees Fleeing to Kenya – BBC

Islamic Banking Controversy in Religiously-divided Nigeria – CSM

Americas

Mexican Priest: Mass Kidnapping of Central Americans – LAT

Priest: 80 Migrants Kidnapped in Mexico – AP

Gunmen Kill Police Chief Inside His Mexico Office – AP

Venezuela: Allies Say Chavez Is Improving After Surgery – AP

Venezuela Opposition Demand Info on Chavez’s Health – Reuters

Venezuela NGO Urges Mediation to End Prison Revolt – AP

Peru: Prosperity Brings Remarkable Change to Lima – LAT

Bolivia Moves to End Dependence on Foreign Seed Firms – BBC

Clashes after Argentina’s River Plate Club Relegation – BBC

Chilean Begins as UN Peacekeeping Chief in Haiti – AP

Uruguay: President Mujica Backs Military Rule Inquiries – BBC

Asia Pacific

Southwestern Chinese City Leading Red Revival – WP

China Warns Britain Against ‘Finger-pointing’ – DT

China’s Wen Calls for Greater Democracy, Reforms – Reuters

Museum in DC Focuses on Human Rights Abuses in China – WP

China’s Claim on Sea Leads Neighbors to Strengthen US Ties – S&S

South China Sea Disputes Could Lead to War in Asia – Reuters

Philippines Local Disputes Complicate Peace Talks with Separatists – VOA

Long-Awaited UN Tribunal Opens in Cambodia – VOA

Top Surviving Khmer Rouge Leaders Go on Trial – AP

Cambodia: KR Leader Leaves Court, Sign of Wrangling to Come – NYT

Suu Kyi Sees Burma Parallels With Arab Spring – Reuters

Europe

Finance Minister Calls for Reforms to Bolster Russia’s Power – NYT

Russian Officer Convicted of Treason – VOA

Officer Who Exposed Russian Spies Is Sentenced in Absentia – NYT

Russian Convicted of Treason in Sleeper Agent Case – BBC

Former Russian Spymaster Convicted of Treason – LAT

Russian Officer Guilty of Betraying Spy Ring in US – AP

Bosnia Flounders as Powers Argue – NYT

Greece: Papandreou Urges MPs to Back Austerity Plan – BBC

Greece General Strike: Unions Act Amid Cuts Debate – BBC

South Asia

Bangladesh Jails 657 Border Guards for 2009 Mutiny – AP

About The Author

Article Discussion: