10 August SWJ Daily Roundup
Afghanistan
Panetta Urges Continuing Mission to Emphasize Resolve – AFPS
With Sadness, Dignity, Obama Honors the Fallen – AP
Same Ritual, a Changed President – WP
Army General to Lead Chinook Crash Investigation – AFPS
SEALs Killed on Copter Lived in Secrecy – LAT
ISAF Operations Roundup – AFPS
The Taliban are Here. Does it Matter? – FP opinion
Pakistan
Suspected U.S. Drone Strike Kills 20 in Pakistan -VOA
US Drone Strike Kills 20 Militants in NW Pakistan – AP
Iraq
Oil-rich Basra Worries About Neighbors – WP
Syria
Bloodshed Backfiring on Govt at Home, Abroad – WP
Assad Target of War Crimes Investigation – LAT
Turkish Minister and Other Envoys Press Syrian Leader – NYT
Turkey Warns Assad 'Patience Running Out' – TT
Turkey, Syria Discuss Steps to End Violence – AP
US Calls for Increased Economic Pressure, Sanctions on Syria – VOA
International Pressure on Syria Grows – AP
US to Tell Assad that He Must Go – AP
Assad Defiant on Syria Crackdown – BBC
Libya
Rifts Exposed in Libya's Rebel Ranks – VOA
Libyan Rebels Try to Impose Control – AP
EU Sanctions Target Two More Libyan Entities – Reuters
Libya Rebels to Hand Over Govt Secrets – TT
Libya Says NATO Raid Kills Dozens – BBC
Middle East / North Africa
In Tumult, New Hope for Palestinian Cause – NYT
Lebanon, Israel Not Seeking Conflict Over Sea Border – Reuters
Al Jazeera Changes Plan to Rerun Documentary – NYT
Saleh Vows Return to Yemen, US Urges Stay Away – Reuters
Al-Qaida Leader: US Hijacking Egypt's Revolution – AP
Latest Developments in Arab World's Unrest – AP
US Department of Defense
Counterterrorism on a Budget – WP
McRaven: US Special Ops Forces Unmatched in World – AFPS
Olson: Demand Will Increase for Special Ops Forces – AFPS
Mach 20 Missile Ready for Ultimate Test – DR
AWOL Soldier Indicted in Fort Hood Bomb Plot – AP
United States
Stocks Rally as Fed Pledges Low Rates – WP
Combat Veterans Help World Trade Center Rise Again – USAT
3 Arrested in Fake Bomb Found at Phoenix Airport – AP
United Kingdom
Cameron Deploys 10,000 More Officers to Riots – NYT
Anarchy Spreads Across England on 4th Night of Riots – TT
As London Cleans Up from Riots, Residents Fume – LAT
Trouble Erupts in English Cities – BBC
Police Calm London, but Riots Flare Across UK – AP
UK Police Vow to Get Tough as Tactics Questioned – Reuters
British Cities Clear Up After Looting, London Quiet – Reuters
Social Media Used to Spread Britain's Riots – AP
Baseball Bats, Police Batons Online Sales Boom in UK – Reuters
London Riots ‘Did Not Come from Nowhere’ – WP
Riots Put Spotlight on Troubled, Unemployed Youths – NYT
What’s Behind Britain’s Riots – WP editorial
World
Red Cross: Rise in Violence Against Medics in Warzones – BBC
Africa
World Food Program Accelerates Horn of Africa Aid – VOA
Somali Gov't Offers Amnesty to Insurgents in Mogadishu – VOA
Somalia Offers Amnesty to Militants – WP
More Somali Peacekeepers 'Needed' – BBC
Kenya Burdened by Famine Refugees; Rape Attacks Up – AP
Charges Against Ugandan Opposition Leader Are Dropped – NYT
Americas
Mexico-Bound Immigrants Face Scrutiny at Border – NYT
Mexican Court Blocks Extradition of Alleged Narco – AP
Mexico: Anti-Technology Group Sent College Bomb – AP
Venezuela Jail Officials Charged – BBC
Brazil Deputy Minister Arrested – BBC
Brazil Police Arrest 33 at Tourism Ministry – AP
Chile Students Clash in Santiago – BBC
Major Protests Erupt Against Chile's Pinera – Reuters
Asia Pacific
China's First Aircraft Carrier 'Starts Sea Trial' – BBC
China Launches Sea Trials of its First Carrier – AP
N. Korea Assassination Plot Targets South’s Defense Minister – VOA
N. Korea Plot to Kill S. Korea Defense Minister – AFP
US and N. Korea May Discuss Recovering American Remains – NYT
Filipino Muslim Rebels Clash over Land; 6 Killed – AP
Vietnamese Dissident on Trial for Subversion – VOA
Asian Stocks Up as US Holds Rates – BBC
Europe
Moscow To NATO: Do Not Extend Missile Shield – DN
Germany at Center of Storm as Stock Markets Dive – AP
South Asia
War Tribunal Starts Work in Bangladesh – BBC
Unusual Summer of Political Calm in Kashmir – NYT
Police Carry out Kashmir Army and Police Arrests – BBC
