22 July SWJ Roundup
Afghanistan
Alleged Army Ringleader in Afghan Murders Faces Accuser – Reuters
ISAF Operations Roundup – AFPS
Pakistan
Pakistan Fights Polio in Shadow of CIA Scheme – WP
Musharraf Says Pakistan Not Complicit on Bin Laden – Reuters
Pakistan Accuses US of Slander Over ‘Agent’ Arrest – BBC
Pakistan Protests Arrest of Alleged Agent in US – AP
Islamist Student Group Said to Terrorize Pakistan Campuses – LAT
Iraq
Iraq Likely to Miss Deadline on US Troop Decision – WP
Syria
Syrian Forces Crack Down in Restive City With Raids and Gunfire – NYT
Crackdown on Homs ‘Intensifies’ – BBC
As Unrest Grips Syria, Soldiers Flee – USAT
Lyrical Message for Syrian Leader: ‘Come on Bashar, Leave’ – NYT
Libya
Diplomacy Struggles to Break Libya Standoff – Reuters
Libyan Rebels Ask France for Weapons to March on Tripoli – VOA
Pentagon Mulls NATO Request for More US Drones – LAT
Gaddafi Turns to Tribes to Fight Rebels– AP
Libya’s Gaddafi Rules Out Talks – Reuters
Libya Rebels: Brega Oil Installations Boobytrapped – AP
Getting Kadafi to Leave is Libya’s Best Option – LAT editorial
Yemen
Yemen Says Senior al-Qaida Member Killed – AP
Yemen Says Kills Two Qaeda Leaders, Critics Voice Doubt – Reuters
Iran
Iran Cautiously Welcomes Russia’s Nuclear Proposal – AP
Sanctions Aren’t Slowing Iran’s Nuclear Progress – WP editorial
Israel / Palestinians
Palestinians Face Dangerous UN Clash on Statehood – WP opinion
Egypt
Egypt Swears in New Cabinet, Protests Continue – VOA
New Egypt Cabinet Sworn in Amid Continuing Protests – BBC
New Egypt Cabinet to Placate Protesters Sworn In – Reuters
Saudi Arabia
Proposed Law Would Mandate Jail for Critics of Saudi King – NYT
Amnesty: Saudi Terror Law ‘Would Strangle Protest’ – BBC
Freed Saudi Woman Driver Vows to Continue Campaign – BBC
Al Qaeda
Bin Laden’s Tora Bora Escape, Just Months After 9/11 – BBC
AQ Cartoon: Terrorists Might Not Be Coming For Your Kids – WP
NATO
Anonymous Claims it Hacked NATO – WP
US Department of Defense
Wars Not Only Reason for Rise in Defense Spending – WP
DOD Continues to Study Dust, Burn Pit Health Effects – AFPS
Formal End of ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ Expected – WP
Military Ban on Gays Likely to End Soon, Pentagon Says – LAT
Let Deaf Americans Serve Their Country – WP opinion
United States
Obama, Boehner Push for Ambitious Debt Plan – WP
Challenge to a Budget Deal: Selling It to Democrats – NYT
HASC Chairman at ‘Gang of Six’ Defense Cuts – NJ
HASC Chairman Rips Calls for Deep Defense Budget Cuts – AFT
Congress Demands Cyber Details While DOD Aims for Ambiguity – S&S
DEA Nabs 1,985 Nationwide in ‘Strike’ on Cartel – HC
ATF Sought to Downplay Guns Scandal – LAT
After the Space Shuttle – NYT editorial
Send Suspected Terrorists to Guantanamo – WP opinion
Canada
Ottawa Seeks ‘War Criminals’ Hiding in Canada – BBC
Former Canadian Afghanistan Commander Enters Guilty Plea – AP
New Zealand
US Marines to Visit New Zealand Next Year – AP
Africa
UN to Open New Routes to Somalia’s Famine-Stricken Areas – VOA
Somali Rebels Accuse UN of Exaggerating Drought – WP
Somali Rebels Say Famine Label Used for Politics – Reuters
UN: We Can’t Allow Somalia to Starve – LAT opinion
New Nigerian Cabinet Faces High Expectations – VOA
8 Killed in Malawi Anti-Government Protests – VOA
10 Gunned Down in Malawi Protests – AP
Malawi Army Deployed Over Anti-Mutharika Protests – BBC
Ivory Coast Inquiry Investigates Post-Election Violence – BBC
Senegal’s President Wade Bans Demonstrations – BBC
Americas
Corruption Charges for 111 Officials at Mexico AG – AP
Mexico Seizes Huge Warehouse of Meth Precursors – AP
Battered Mexican Left Stumbles Towards 2012 Election – Reuters
Prominent Ex-Police Official Freed in Venezuela – AP
Leftist Humala Picks Centrists for Peru Cabinet – Reuters
UN Officials Concerned About Haiti’s Displaced – AP
Asia Pacific
ASEAN: Clinton Praises South China Sea Deal – BBC
Asian Nations Move to Calm Tensions, US Commends – AP
China, US Play Down Tensions at Asian Security Summit – Reuters
Clinton Promises Decision on F-16 Sales to Taiwan – WP
US Decision on Taiwan F-16 Sales Oct. 1 – AP
Canada to Deport Chinese Fugitive Lai Changxing – BBC
China Hails Canada Court Decision to Extradite Fugitive – Reuters
China Prepares to Ordain 7 More Bishops Amid Vatican Rift – AP
Reading Between North Korea’s Lines – NYT
North Korea Names New Envoy for Stalled Nuke Talks – AP
Two Koreas Meet to Discuss Nuclear Issue – Reuters
Clinton Says Burma Has to Do More – AP
Europe
Heads of Europe Back Broad Plan to Rescue Greece – NYT
New Greek Rescue Plan Approved – WP
Eurozone Hails Greece Aid Package – BBC
Amid Unemployment, Spain Aims to Limit Romanian Influx – NYT
Latvians to Fire Parliament, Head to New Election – Reuters
Hadzic May Be Leaving Serbia for Hague Tribunal – AP
Islamic Healers Treat Wounds in Russia’s Chechnya – Reuters
South Asia
Struggling Indian Economy Hardens Case to End Policy – Reuters
India Ministers ‘in Mining Scam’ – BBC
War Over, Fear Still Stalks Polls in North Sri Lanka – Reuters
