14 July SWJ Roundup
Afghanistan
US Begins Drawdown of Troops from Afghanistan – AP
ISAF Needs to Maintain Momentum in Afghanistan, General Says – AFPS
Afghan Politicians Rethink Personal Security – WP
To Track Militants, US Has System That Never Forgets a Face – NYT
UN: Afghan Civilian Death Toll Up 15 Percent – AP
Huge Blast in E. Afghanistan Wounds 22 Coalition Troops – S&S
Suicide Attack Kills 5 French Troops in Afghanistan – VOA
Bomber Kills Five French Troops in Kapisa, Afghanistan – BBC
Bombing Kills 5 French Soldiers in Afghanistan – LAT
Karzai Buries Brother, Quickly Appoints Another as Successor – NYT
Afghan President Leads Mourners at Wali Karzai’s Funeral – VOA
Karzai Attends Funeral for Half-Brother – WP
Afghan Leader Mourns Brother, Faces Void in South – AP
Karzai Weeps at Brother’s Funeral – BBC
Blast Hits Mosque During Service for President’s Relative – NYT
Bomber Targets Service for Afghan Leader’s Brother – AP
Female Afghan Military Pilots Making History in US – AP
US Building Jails Across Afghanistan Despite Drawdown – DR
ISAF Operations Roundup – AFPS
Pakistan
Pakistan Spy Chief Ahmad Shuja Pasha in US Visit – BBC
US-Pakistanis Meet Amid Tension, Military Aid Cut – AP
CIA Vaccination Ruse Sparks Fear in Pakistan – AP
Fourteen Killed in Karachi Violence After Minister’s Comments – Reuters
Pakistan’s Middle Class Extremists – FA
India
Mumbai Blasts Kill 21 in Apparent Terrorist Attack – WP
3 Bombs Hit Crowded Sites in Mumbai – NYT
Three Explosions in Mumbai Kill at Least 21 – LAT
Three Blasts Kill at Least 21 in Mumbai – WT
Mumbai: Explosions Shake India’s Financial Hub – BBC
3 Mumbai Bombings Minutes Apart Kill 21, Wound 141 – AP
Obama Condemns Mumbai Attacks, Offers Support – Reuters
Indian Officials Blame ‘Terrorists’ for Deadly Mumbai Blasts – VOA
India Says No Leads in Mumbai Bomb Attacks – AP
Q&A: Who Could Be Behind the Mumbai Blasts? – Reuters
Iraq
In Shadow of Death, Iraq and US Tiptoe Around Deadline – NYT
Feds Eye CIA Officer in Abu Ghraib Prisoner Death – AP
Syria
US President Sharpens Rhetoric Against Syria’s Assad – VOA
Arab League Chief Slams ‘Foreign Interference’ in Syria – VOA
Syria Activists Say 8 Killed in Past 24 Hours – AP
Syrian Forces Arrest 30 in Damascus Protest – Reuters
Syrian Military Kills Four in Renewed Assaults – Reuters
Syria Calls Pipeline Explosion an Accident – NYT
Libya
Libya Rebels Desperately Short of Funds – LAT
Rebels Briefly Lose Control of Western Libyan Town – NYT
Libya Rebels Retake Village South of Tripoli – Reuters
Rights Group Calls on Libyan Rebels to Protect Civilians – VOA
Human Rights Watch: Rebels Abused Civilians – BBC
Rights Group: Libyan Rebels Loot Seized Towns – AP
Turkey Proposes ‘Road Map’ to End Libyan Crisis – AP
Rebels Deny Talks with Gadhafi – AP
Preparing for a New Libya – WP editorial
Iran
Russia Lays Out ‘Step-By-Step’ Approach on Iran – Reuters
The Rise and Fall of Iran’s Ahmadinejad – WP opinion
Egypt
Egypt Purges Hundreds of Police Officers as Protests Grow – VOA
Egypt Purges Mubarak-Era Police Officers – NYT
Egypt to Sack 700 Police Over Killing of Protesters – BBC
Egypt Fires Nearly 700 Top Police Officers – WP
Egypt Fires Hundreds of Police as Protests Grow – AP
Egypt Shakes Up Police After Protests – Reuters
Mubarak Denies Ordering Egyptian Protesters Killed – AP
Middle East / North Africa
Israel PM Defends Law Against Settlement Boycott – Reuters
Yemeni Security Forces, Opposition Clash in Taiz – Reuters
Bahrain Puts Protest Poet Under House Arrest – Reuters
Latest Developments in Arab World’s Unrest – AP
Obama’s Arab Sting – WT editorial
Al Qaeda
CIA Defends Running Vaccine Program to Find bin Laden – WP
Report of Fake CIA Vaccine Could Hurt Real Programs – AP
WikiLeaks
UK: Court Defers Assange Extradition Decision – Reuters
US Department of Defense
Panetta Unafraid of Candor in New Pentagon Role – Reuters
Medal of Honor Recipient Joins Fellow Heroes in ‘Hall’ – AFPS
Pentagon to Unveil Cybersecurity Strategy – WP
Navy Fleet Needs Funding, Rep. Forbes Says – WT
Lockheed Overruns on Early F-35s Put at $771 M – Reuters
Army Suspends Use of New Square-shaped Parachute – AP
Cleveland Nominated to Head USA Special Operations Command – FO
Services Deliver ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ Repeal Input – AFPS
United States
Tensions Escalate as Stakes Grow in Fiscal Clash – NYT
23 Senators Press Pentagon Chief on Terror Suspect – AP
Visas Reviewed to Find Those Who Overstayed – WT
Gun Mayhem Along the Border – NYT editorial
US Guns in Mexico: Too Fast, Too Furious – WT editorial
Africa
Sudan: Bashir Invokes Lofty Language to Hint at Fresh Start – NYT
Sudan’s South Kordofan Hit by ‘New Wave of Bombings’ – BBC
China Calls on World to Normalise Ties With Sudan – Reuters
Nigeria Policemen in Court Trial for Boko Haram Killing – BBC
Horn of Africa Drought: Kenya Row Over Somali Refugees – BBC
Americas
More 12 Killed in Northern Mexico Violence – VOA
Mexico Captures Chief Hitman of Knights Templar Drug Gang – AP
Venezuela: Chavez Says ‘Fidel is Like a Saint’ – WP
Venezuela’s Chavez Expects Chemo or Radiation – AP
Critic of Venezuela’s Chavez Sentenced for Remarks – AP
Venezuela: Prison Uprising Ends After 27 Days – AP
In Cuba, Reforms Bring Cheers but Also Jeers – Reuters
Asia Pacific
Mullen: North Korea Must Be Stopped From More Attacks – Reuters
Top US Military Officer Warns of N. Korean Threat – AP
Japanese Lawmakers Urge Against US Aid for N. Korea – AP
Japan PM Kan Urges Nuclear-free Future – BBC
China Says It Is Drawing Up Human Rights Plan – AP
Thai Election Commission Postpones Certifying New Prime Minister – VOA
New Thai Government Is Delayed by Legal Challenges – NYT
Philippines: No Word from 2 Americans’ Abductors – AP
Burmese Diplomat Defects, Cites Fears for Safety – VOA
Second Burmese Diplomat Defects – WP
Rights Group: Burma Uses ‘Convict Slave Labor’ – AP
Europe
British PM Cameron Under Fire in News Corp. Scandal – WP
N. Ireland: Second Night of Riots Rock Belfast – VOA
Turkey Detains al-Qaida Suspects – VOA
Turkish Police Say 15 Suspects Plotted Attacks – NYT
Turkey Detains Suspected al-Qaida Militants – AP
Turkey Says EU Ties Will Freeze if No Cyprus Solution – Reuters
Police in Belarus Beat, Detain Activists at Rally – AP
Pact on Adoptions Ends A US-Russian Dispute – NYT
France – US: Vive la Similarité – NYT opinion
South Asia
