25 July SWJ Roundup
Afghanistan
New US Envoy to Afghanistan: No Rush for the Exits – AP
New US Envoy: No Permanent US Bases in Afghanistan – Reuters
Toll Climbs to 80 in NATO Raid on Insurgent Camp – NYT
Afghans Gradually Take Over Security in Several Areas – LAT
NATO Transfers Control of Panjshir Province to Afghans – VOA
NATO Hands Control of Mazar-i-Sharif to Afghans – AFP
Afghan Transition Tempered by Continuing Violence – AP
Report Finds Vast Waste in US War Contracts – WSJ
US Wastes $34 billion in Afghan and Iraq Contracting – Reuters
US Trucking Funds Reach Taliban – WP
Taliban Blamed in Death of Afghan Officer’s 8-Year-Old Son – NYT
Afghan Insurgents Hang 8-Year-Old Boy – AP
Militants Hang 8-Year-Old Boy in S. Afghanistan – CNN
Sergeant Bragged of Killing Unarmed Man – AP
Pakistan
Anti-US Backlash Seen in Pakistan – WP
Militants Ship Bomb Materials in NATO Trucks – MCOM
Pakistan FM Says No Need for Cajoling on Militancy – Reuters
Suicide Bomber Kills Soldier in NW Pakistan – AP
American Fast Food on the Menu in Pakistan – WP
Iraq
Report Finds Vast Waste in US War Contracts – WSJ
US Wastes $34 billion in Afghan and Iraq Contracting – Reuters
Iraqi Forces Arrest 16 Suspected Al Qaeda Members – Reuters
We Can’t Abandon Iraqis Who Aided the US – WP opinion
Syria
New Loyalties and Old Feuds Collide in Syria – NYT
Activists Report Arrests in Syrian Capital – VOA
Assad Replaces Eastern Governor After Demonstrations – Reuters
Syrian Government Passes New Political Parties Law – Reuters
Libya
Blasts Rock Tripoli, NATO Targets Gaddafi Compound – Reuters
Rebels Repulse Attack by Gaddafi Forces – SMH
Germany Loaning $144 Million to Libyan Rebels – AP
Captured Kadafi Soldiers Tell Rebels They Have Doubts – LAT
Yemen
Yemen on the Brink of Hell – NYT
Car Bombing in Yemen Kills at Least 9 Near Military Base – VOA
Suicide Bomber Hits Troops at Port City in Yemen – NYT
Car Bomb Kills 8 Soldiers in Yemen – AP
Woman, Girl Killed in Yemen Government-Opposition Fighting – Reuters
Israel / Palestinians
Netanyahu Pledges Reform Following Major Demonstration – VOA
Israel’s Lieberman Won’t Quit on Apology to Turkey – Reuters
Abbas: UN Statehood Recognition Is Only Choice – VOA
Israel ‘Intercepts Weapons Boat’ – BBC
Egypt
Doubts Grow in Egypt About Trial for Mubarak – NYT
Uprisings in Egypt Take Violent Turn – WP
Clashes at Egypt Demonstrations for Political Change – BBC
Tensions on Rise Among Egyptian Factions Following Clashes – VOA
Egypt After Mubarak: Opposition Defiant Despite Clashes – BBC
Iran
Nuclear Scientist or Student Killed in Tehran? – CSM
Nuclear Scientist ‘Shot Dead’ in Tehran – BBC
Iran Blames US, Israel for Killing of Scientist – Reuters
Iranian Media Deny Connection to Nuclear Program – WP
Middle East / North Africa
International Panel Begins Probe of Bahrain Unrest – AP
Bahrain Commission to Investigate Army, Torture Claims – Reuters
Latest Developments in Arab World’s Unrest – AP
Norway
Norway PM Leads Memorial Service for Victims of Attacks – VOA
Norway Attacks Shatter a Nation’s Innocence – LAT
Norway Mourns, Ponders Impact of Terror Attacks – CSM
Tiny, Prosperous Norway Searches for Answers – WSJ
Norway Gunman Says He Acted Alone – VOA
Norwegian Attacker ‘Acted Alone’ – BBC
Police Say Oslo Suspect Admits ‘Facts’ in Massacre – NYT
Suspect Admits Involvement, Denies Responsibility – WP
Norway Suspect Wanted European Anti-Muslim Crusade – AP
Killings in Norway Spotlight Anti-Muslim Thought in US – NYT
Norwegian ‘Crusader’ Details Months of Preparation – WP
Treatise: Europeans Must be Punished for ‘Cultural Suicide’ – LAT
Norway’s Mass Killer Pursuing Anti-Islam Crusade – Reuters
Norway Gunman Wants to Appear in Court in Uniform – AP
Norway Suspect: Serbia Bombing ‘Tipped the Scales’ – AP
Excerpts From Norway Gunman’s Manifesto – AP
US Department of Defense
Gen. John Shalikashvili, Former CJCS, Dies – WP
Gen. John M. Shalikashvili, Former CJCS, Dies at 75 – LAT
You Hack, We Shoot: Armed Counterstrikes to Cyberattacks – CSM
DOD Approves Army Plan On New Fighting Vehicle – S&S
Revamped Humvee Draws Military’s Eye – WP
Rare Ailment Found in Iraq, Afghanistan Vets – DFP
Tricare Among Coburn’s Targets – WP
United States
Deadline Passes as Debt Ceiling Talks Languish – NYT
Boehner Hints at a Unilateral Debt Plan – WP
Boehner Says GOP Is Ready to Act Alone on Debt Deal – NYT
Boehner: GOP Ready to Act Alone on Debt Deal – AP
Killings in Norway Spotlight Anti-Muslim Thought in US – NYT
World Trade Center Cross Moved to Permanent Home – AP
Illegal Immigration is Way Down and Falling Fast – WP editorial
The FBI’s New Tools – WP editorial
United Kingdom
UK Muslims Vigilant After Norway – AP
Africa
UN Talks on Africa Drought Crisis – BBC
Aid Reaches Drought Victims in Islamist Area of Somalia – BBC
Australia Urges World to Work on Somalia Famine Relief – Reuters
Italian Tanker Anema e Core Seized by Pirates off Benin – BBC
Bomb Blast in Nigeria Wounds 3 Soldiers – VOA
Bomb in Nigeria Kills 8, Witness Says – AP
Sudan Launches New Currency – VOA
Sudan Currency Move Heightens Differences With South – Reuters
Malawi: President Reshuffles Military Leadership – AP
South Africa Youth League Leader Under Fire – AP
Americas
Unraveling Mexico’s Sinaloa Drug Cartel – LAT
Gunman Kill Two Mexican Cops Who Guarded US Diplomats – Reuters
6 Presumed Cartel Members Killed in Mexico Battle – AP
Mass Arrests in Mexico Human Trafficking Raids – BBC
Venezuela: Chávez Returns, Saying Cancerous Cells Not Found – NYT
Venezuela’s Chavez Will Run for Re-election in 2012 – Reuters
Asia Pacific
North Korea Diplomat to Visit US for Nuclear Talks – VOA
US Invites North Korea to Talks on Nuclear Impasse – BBC
US Invites N. Korean Official to New York for Talks – WP
N. Korean Official to Go to US for Nuclear Talks – AP
Australia: N. Korea’s Missiles Could Hit Us, Warns Rudd – SMH
South Korea Approves Flour Aid to North Korea – AP
Quiet Digital Revolution Under Way in North Korea – AP
US, Indonesia, Urge Further Action on South China Sea – VOA
Clinton: Indonesia Can Be Democratic Role Model – AP
Thousands Rally Amid Filipino Leader’s Key Report – AP
Deadly Chinese Bullet Train Crash Spawns Anger, Safety Concerns – LAT
China Sacks 3 Senior Officials After Train Crash – Reuters
Europe
Norway Massacre Exposes Incendiary Immigration Issue – Reuters
Kurdish Rebels Kill 3 Turkish Soldiers – VOA
Russia Says Three Rebels Killed in Dagestan Raid – Reuters
Last Fugitive of Yugoslav Wars to Appear in Court – AP
South Asia
Muslim Seminary Chief in India Is Fired – NYT
India: Legendary Islamic School Ousts Reformist Leader – AP
Tamil Alliance Post Win in Sri Lankan Election – VOA
Tamil Parties Make Strong Showing in Sri Lanka – NYT
Sri Lanka: Tamil Party Wins in Former War Zone – BBC
Sri Lanka’s Northern Tamils Elect Ex-Rebel Tamil Party at Polls – Reuters
