25 August SWJ Roundup
Libya News Update:
Libyan Rebels Continue Holding Tripoli – VOA
Rebels Set Gadhafi Bounty as Tripoli Fighting Goes On – WSJ
Rebels: $1.6m Bounty for 'Sick with Power' Gaddafi – SMH
Rebels Tighten Hold on Tripoli – WT
Battle in East Rages On as Gaddafi Holdouts Fight Back – TT
Rebels Hunt Qaddafi; Journalists in Hotel Are Free – NYT
In Libya, Focus Turns to Finding Gaddafi – WP
Regime Holdouts Battle Rebels in Libya – LAT
Libya’s Missiles, Chemicals Worry US – WT
For Now, Chaos Reigns in Tripoli – USAT
Rebels Pushing to Secure Tripoli – BBC
Libyan Rebels Hunt Gadhafi, Try to Secure Capital – AP
UK SAS Leads Hunt for Gaddafi On the Ground – TT
Gadhafi Still an Elusive Target – TS
Rebels Appeal for Gaddafi Capture – BBC
Price on Gaddafi's Head as Fighting Goes On – Reuters
Can the ICC Successfully Try Qaddafi? – CSM
Burkina Faso Offers Gaddafi Exile – Reuters
Qatar Hopes for Returns After Backing Libyan Winners – Reuters
Journalists Say They Are Freed From Tripoli Hotel – AP
Rebel Leaders Promise Elections Next Year – TT
4 Italian Journalists Abducted in Libya – AP
World Powers Consider Next Move With Libya – VOA
Qaddafi Leaves Behind Little to Guide Libya in His Absence – NYT
US to Ask UN Council to Unfreeze Libyan Assets – AP
UN Security Council Eyes Unfreezing Libyan Assets – AP
France Vows to Help Libyans as Long as Needed – Reuters
Rebels’ Equipment Includes at Least One Drone – NYT
Rebels Share Firepower as Snipers Menace Tripoli – Reuters
NATO Partnership in Libya Serves as Model, Panetta Says – AFPS
Could NATO's Libya Mission be its Last Hurrah? – CSM
Rebel Propaganda Helped Takeover of Gadhafi Site – AP
West Looks to Avoid Iraq Errors in Post-Gaddafi Libya – Reuters
What the Libya Rebels Learned from Iraq – CNN
New Libya Faces New Challenges – TS
Libya Oil Industry May Fast Recover – USAT
Rebuilding Libya Poses Tough Challenges – Reuters
Lingering Gaddafi Networks Pose Threat – Reuters
Libyans Face a New Challenge: Expelling Fear – NYT
'Die, Gadhafi': Libya's Embassies Abroad Defect – AP
What's the Deal with the New Libyan Flag? – CSM
Q&A: Gadhafi's Options, Future Scenarios, More – CNN
Latest Updates on the War in Libya – NYT
Left Out in Libya – WP opinion
When Libya Grew Wings – NYT opinion
Syria
Syrian Forces Launch Raids, Make Arrests – VOA
Pressure Increases on Syria Regime – CNN
EU Accuses Iranian Force of Aiding Syrian Crackdown – NYT
EU Imposes New Sanctions on Iran, Syria – LAT
EU Expands Syria Sanctions to Target Iranians – AP
EU Embargo on Syrian Oil Likely Next Week – Reuters
Unified Syrian Opposition Council Hit by Delay – Reuters
Afghanistan
Afghan Leader Meets Would-Be Child Suicide Bombers – Reuters
ISAF Operations Roundup – AFPS
Good Morning, Afghanistan – WP
Pakistan
Taliban Fight Takes Heavy Toll on Pakistani Troops – AP
Pakistan Denies Link to Chinese Terror Group – VOA
3 Arrested in Pakistan Over US Man's Abduction – AP
Iraq
US Believes Ties to Iraq Stronger than Iran's – S&S
Car Bomb in Iraq Kills 7 at a Ramadi Checkpoint – NYT
Iran
Luring Israel into War – WT opinion
Israel / Palestinians
Cease-fire Tested by Israeli Airstrike, Palestinian Rocket Fire – WP
Israel Kills Gaza Islamic Jihad Leader – BBC
Israel Claims Hit on Islamic Jihad Militant – CNN
Israeli Air Strikes Kill Gaza Militants – Reuters
Gaza Militants Fire Rockets, Israel Hits Back – AP
Palestinian-style Silence of the Lambs – WT opinion
Middle East / North Africa
After Arab Revolts, Reigns of Uncertainty – NYT
Can Blossom Come from Arab Spring? – TT
Libyan Uprising Boosts Morale in Mideast – VOA
Airstrikes Kill 36 Suspected Militants in Yemen – AP
Latest Developments in Arab World's Unrest – AP
NATO
After Libya, the Question: To Protect or Depose? – LAT opinion
US Department of Defense
Robots and the End of War as We Know It – WP
Panetta: Language Training Critical to US Interests, Security – AFPS
United States
Cheney Says He Urged Bush to Bomb Syria in ’07 – NYT
Quake Leaves Cracks in Washington Monument – NYT
Damage to Historic DC Buildings – USAT
Why Is That a Secret? – NYT editorial
America’s Sweatshop Diplomacy – NYT opinion
NASA on the Blocks – WT opinion
United Nations
UN Launches Campaign to End Stateless 'Limbo' – AP
UN Warning Over 12m Stateless People – BBC
Africa
Africa Heads to Pledge Famine Aid – BBC
African Leaders Meet to Tackle Growing Famine Crisis – TT
Sudan's Unfinished Business: Fighting in S. Kordofan – TG
Satellite Images Reveal Signs of Mass Graves in S. Sudan – TT
S. Sudan Says Khartoum-backed Raiders Kill 15 – Reuters
South Sudan Currency Deadline Looms – VOA
Nigeria clout to rise in post-Qaddafi Africa – CSM
ICC Accused Kenya Minister Sacked – BBC
Zimbabwe VP Calls for Death Probe – BBC
Congo: 3 Years for UN Driver Trafficking Minerals – AP
Americas
1 Dead, 5 Wounded in Mexico Border School Shooting – AP
Gunmen Kidnap Mexican Journalist – BBC
Mexico Announces Court Proceedings on the Internet – AP
Colombia Sees Surge in Violent Crime Against Oil Workers – LAT
Venezuela's Chavez May Undergo More Chemotherapy – AP
Salvadoran Court Blocks Arrests for Priest Murders – Reuters
Salvadoran Court Won't Detain Accused Officers – AP
Clashes, Disruptions as Strike Begins in Chile – AP
Trinidad and Tobago Declares Emergency Over Drug Crimes – NYT
More Than 140 Arrests in Trinidad's Gang Crackdown – AP
Asia Pacific
US Official Warns About China’s Military Buildup – NYT
China Still Focused on Taiwan, Pentagon Finds – WP
Worry over Chinese Military's Increasing Capabilities – S&S
Pentagon: China Closer to Matching Modern Militaries – WT
China Report Notes Military Modernization – AFPS
Pentagon: China on Track for Modern Military by 2020 – Reuters
China’s Cyber-Weaponry on Display – WP
China Media Dismiss Pentagon 'Cock-And-Bull' Report – Reuters
The US-China War: Hot or Cold? – WT opinion
N. Korea Said to Consider Nuclear Weapons Test Moratorium – NYT
N. Korea: Ready for New Nuclear Talks – WP
US: N. Korean Nuclear Concessions Welcome, But Insufficient – VOA
5 Killed, 11 Wounded in Thailand's Violent South – AP
UN Envoy Meets Burmese Political Prisoners, Aung San Suu Kyi – VOA
Burma's Suu Kyi Calls UN Envoy Visit Encouraging – AP
Vietnam Marks Legendary General's 100th Birthday – AP
Europe
Croatian Serb Leader Hadzic Pleads Not Guilty – AP
Protests for Ex-PM on Ukraine Independence Day – AP
Russian Spaceship Fails to Reach Orbit – AP
Military Convoy Blast in Southeast Turkey, Some Wounded – Reuters
South Asia
India: Activists Report No Progress on Anti-graft Law – WP
Indian Corruption Hits All Aspects of Life – AP
India Govt to Discuss Law Proposed by Fasting Activist – AP
India Anti-Graft Talks Break Down – BBC
Indian Govt, Protesters Stalemate on Reform Bill – AP
Routine Interactions Build US-India Defense Relations – AFPS
