5 August SWJ Roundup
Afghanistan
Commander Notes Progress in Southern Afghanistan – AFPS
US Goes Back in to Contest Pech Valley – S&S
IED Attacks in Afghanistan Hit All-Time High – NJ
NATO Troops Killed in Attacks in East – BBC
3 Marines, Military Dog Killed in Blaze in Herat Province – S&S
ISAF Operations Roundup – AFPS
Afghans Who Risked Lives for US Left in Dark on Visas – NYT
Cat Fight Breaks Out in Kabul – WP
Pakistan
Aid Plan for Pakistan Under Scrutiny -WP
Karachi Attack: Pakistan Officers Face Court-martial – BBC
Three Naval Officers to Be Court-martialed Over Attack – NYT
Iraq
Deadly Bombings in Western Iraq – BBC
War Crime Cases Linger for 2 Camp Pendleton Marines – SUT
Rumsfeld Iraq 'Torture' Suit Given Go-ahead – BBC
Syria
Clinton: Syria Death Toll Exceeds 2,000 – VOA
US Says Syria Dead 'Exceed 2,000' – BBC
Syria's Assad Promises Reforms as Crackdown Continues – VOA
Civilian Toll Is Mounting in Assault on Syrian City – NYT
Syrian Forces Press Onslaught in Hama –WP
Syrians Describe Bloody Assault in Hama – LAT
Syrian Tanks Overrun Hama, Kill Scores – Reuters
Russia Warns Assad He May Face 'Sad Fate' – AP
Random Killings in Besieged Syrian City of Hama – AP
US Adds Syrian Businessman to Sanctions List – WP
Libya
Major Libyan Rebel Group Seeks Shake-Up in Ranks – NYT
Libyan Rebels Embrace US and Its Flag – LAT
Libyan Rebels Say New Push Toward Tripoli Planned – AP
Too Many Cooks Spoil Libya's Rebel Front – Reuters
Gaddafi Seeks Islamist Allies, Rebels Nab Fuel Tanker – Reuters
Gaddafi Forces 'Control Zlitan' – BBC
Israel / Palestinians
Israel Aircraft Targets Gaza Militants – VOA
Palestinians Fire Rocket, Israel Hits Back – AP
Israel Approves 900 Settler Homes – BBC
Palestine's UN Bid Is Between History and Hot Air – Reuters
Egypt
Egyptians See Signs of a Reckoning in Mubarak Trial – NYT
Mubarak Trial Wrenches Emotions of Egyptians – Reuters
Trial of Mubarak's Security Chief Resumes in Cairo – AP
Gun Evidence Shown in Egypt Trial –BBC
Avoiding 'Victor's Justice' in Egypt – LAT editorial
Middle East / North Africa
Iran Gives Key Oil Role to a IRG on Sanctions List – LAT
Mubarak trial Contentious in Mid-east – BBC
Analysis: Mubarak Moral to Arab Rulers is Fight Hard – AP
Saudi Police: Wanted al-Qaida Member Surrenders – AP
Latest Developments in Arab World's Unrest – AP
Washington’s Uneasy Alliance with Bahrain – WP opinion
US Department of Defense
Panetta, Mullen Warn Against Additional Defense Cuts – WP
Panetta Pleads for No More Cuts in Defense Spending – NYT
Panetta, Mullen Continue Press to Head Off Budget Cuts – S&S
Panetta Warns Against Defense Cuts – WP
Military Money on Chopping Block in Austere Time – AP
Ft Hood Plot Suspect Abdo May Face More Charges – AP
Cut Defense Spending, But by How Much? – WP opinion
United States
Senate Agrees to Act on Trade Deals– WP
Congress Reaches Deal to End FAA Shutdown – AP
An Implausible Plan to Fight Terrorism – LAT editorial
Amid Budget Crisis, a Defense of Foreign Aid – WP opinion
Nurturing American Innovation – WP opinion
Africa
Somali Famine Spreads to New Areas – WP
ICRC Scales Up Emergency Relief for More Than 1 Million Somalis – VOA
Logistics Complicate Food Aid Transport to Somalia – VOA
Clinton Appeals to al-Shabaab on Food Aid – VOA
WFP: Ethiopia's Emergency Food Reserve Near Zero – VOA
UN: 3 Sudan Peacekeepers Die During Delay – AP
'Decades' to Clean Up Nigeria Oil – BBC
Video 'Shows Nigeria AQ Hostages' – BBC
Animal-Human Conflict Rages in Eastern Rwanda – VOA
Americas
Mexico Town's Police Force Quits After Attack – AP
Mexico Town's Police Force Resigns Over Drug Attacks – BBC
Brazil's Defense Minister Quits in Comment Flap -AP
Brazil Defense Minister Resigns – BBC
Arrests at Chilean Student Rally – BBC
Asia Pacific
Chinese Officials Seized and Sold Babies – NYT
China Vows Security Crackdown in Restive Xinjiang – AP
Japan’s PM Fires Three Nuclear Energy Officials – NYT
Thailand's Parliament Elects Shinawatra as PM – BBC
Suspected Insurgents Kill 3 in Thailand's South – AP
Seoul Warns of Latest N. Korean Threat: Online Gaming Hackers – NYT
N. Korea's Carrot-and-Stick Strategy – LAT opinion
Europe
With 4 Names, Turkey Marks a New Era – NYT
Russia-Georgia Relations Remain Frozen 3 Years After War – VOA
Russia Urges Georgia Not to Block Its WTO Entry – Reuters
NATO Considers More Kosovo Reserves –AP
Air Crash: Poland Sacks Top Military Officers – BBC
Poland Fires Military Officials Over 2010 Crash – NYT
Spain: Violent Clashes in Madrid – BBC
Belarus Rights Group Says Its Leader Detained -AP
South Asia
Govt: Indian Group Likely Behind Mumbai Blasts – AP
Gandhi Leaves India to Have Surgery – BBC
India’s Sonia Gandhi in the US for Operation – NYT
