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30 August SWJ Roundup

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08.30.2011 at 09:40am

US Naval Institute Daily – USNI

Libya

Rebels Give Gadhafi Loyalists Ultimatum – CNN

Rebel Leaders Rule Out Major Role for Foreign Peacekeepers – WP

Report: Gadhafi Family Flees to Algeria – VOA

Gaddafi Family 'Flee to Algeria' – BBC

Qaddafi’s Wife and 3 of His Children Flee to Algeria – NYT

Gaddafi’s Wife, Three Children Flee to Algeria – WP

Members of Kadafi Family Flee to Algeria – LAT

Gaddafi's Son Khamis 'Killed', Wife, Children Flee to Algeria – TT

Gadhafi's Wife, 3 Children Flee to Algeria – AP

Rebels Demand Algeria Return Gadhafi Family – AP

Algeria Defends Taking in Gaddafis – BBC

No Sign That Gaddafi Has Left Libya – Reuters

Gaddafi's Son Khamis Killed in Clash – Reuters

US Wants Libyan Review of Lockerbie Bomber Case – AP

US Asks Libyan Rebels to Re-examine Lockerbie Case – AFP

Scottish Minister: No Plans for Lockerbie Bomber Extradition – VOA

Scotland Has No Plans to Demand Megrahi Return – Reuters

Lockerbie Bomber Focus of New Tensions – NYT

Lockerbie Bomber ‘Very, Very Sick,’ Brother Says – WP

Lockerbie Bomber Near Death, Family Says – AP

AU Head: Libya Rebels May Be Killing Black Workers – AP

Tripoli Activist Kept Protest Flame Burning – WP

Qaddafi ‘Gave Us Dignity,’ Captured Loyalist Says – NYT

NATO’s Teachable Moment – NYT editorial

To the Shores of Tripoli – WS opinion

Free Libya Raises Its Head – WS opinion

Time to Disband Libyan Rebel Forces? – CNN opinion

Hang Qaddafi – NR opinion

The Little Emirate That Could – WS opinion

Don't Expect Satisfaction from Libya's New Regime – Time opinion

 

Syria

Amid Syrian Raids, Reports of Desertions – NYT

Tanks Lay Siege to Town After Soldiers Defect – TT

Syrian Forces Kill Dissident Officer, Activists Say – Reuters

Army Defections Show Cracks in Assad's Grip on Military – TT

Syrian Forces Kill 6 in Raids – VOA

Syria Town 'Surrounded by Tanks' – BBC

7 Killed on Muslim Holiday, Syrians Say – AP

Syria Opposition Open to Libya-style Intervention? – CNN

Syrian Activists Warn Against Taking Up Arms – AP

Turkey, Iran and Even Hizballah Begin to Rethink Syria – Time

Iran Denies Role in Syria Crackdown – VOA

Turkey: No Confidence in Syrian Government – CNN

EU Weighs Ban on Syria Firms Alongside Oil Embargo – Reuters

 

Afghanistan

August Is Deadliest Month for US in Afghanistan – AP

Rangers Awarded for Actions in Afghanistan – McClatchy

Afghan Taliban Victory Predicted in Letter – LAT

US-Taliban Talks Were Making Headway – AP

Afghans Furious Over US-Taliban Talks – AP

Afghan Troops and Police to Get No-Frills Barracks – S&S

3 Australian Commandos Cleared of 6 Afghan Deaths – AP

ISAF Operations Roundup – AFPS

 

Pakistan

Karachi Killings Inquiry Begins – BBC

Bomber, Companion Die in Premature Blast – AP

 

Iraq

US Air Force Mission Likely to Increase Before it Ends – AFPS

Turkish Strikes 'Killed 160 Rebels’ in N. Iraq – BBC

Turkish Military: Up to 160 Kurdish Rebels Killed – AP

Iraqis Hold Funerals for Suicide Bomb Victims – VOA

 

Middle East / North Africa

Attacker at Israeli Nightclub Injures 8 – NYT

7 Israelis Wounded in Tel Aviv Attack – AP

Israel Says Gaza Gets Anti-Plane Arms From Libya – Reuters

Egypt Seizes Arms on Libyan Border – Reuters

Iran Won't Stop Uranium Enrichment Program – AP

26 Militants, 10 Soldiers Killed in Yemen Fighting – AP

Yemen's Saleh Says to Hold Presidential Election – Reuters

Short Tempers and Street Violence in Egypt – LAT

Latest Developments in Arab World's Unrest – AP

 

Al Qaeda

US Officials Confident Al-Qaida's No. 2 Killed in Pakistan – VOA

Does Death of al-Qaida No. 2 Mean US is Closer to Victory? – S&S

Al Qaeda Claims Responsibility for Algeria Attack – Reuters

Al Qaeda Affiliates Growing Independent – NYT

 

WikiLeaks

WikiLeaks Springs a Leak – DR

WikiLeaks Leaves Names of Diplomatic Sources in Cables – NYT

 

International Space Station

NASA: Space Station May Be Evacuated by Late Nov – AP

 

United Nations

US Envoy Complains About UN Salary Increase – AP

 

US Department of Defense

Panetta and the Question of Military Retirement – WP

Wasteful Pentagon Contracting Still Under Fire – S&S

US Wasted Billions on Afghanistan, Iraq – BBC

Jury Finds Naval Officer Guilty in 9/11 Fraud Case – AP

 

United States

White House Issues Guides on Sept. 11 Observances – NYT

Intensity of Hurricanes Still Bedevils Scientists – NYT

‘In My Time’ by Dick Cheney – WP review / opinion

 

United Kingdom

Tough Police Tactics for London Carnival – AP

Police Arrest More Than 270 at London Carnival – AP

 

Africa

Squadron Established to Train Air Forces in Africa – S&S

In Nigeria Capital, Fear and Soldiers Fill Streets – AP

4 Killed in Religious Rioting in Central Nigeria – AP

Nigeria Youths Kill Several Muslims During Prayers – Reuters

Islamist Sect Boko Haram Claims Nigerian UN Bombing – Reuters

Nigeria's Growing Terrorist Threat – CNN opinion

S. Africa Police Clash with ANC Supporters – BBC

S. Africa Police Fire Rubber Bullets at Protesters – AP

 

Americas

Mexican Police Arrest 5 in Casino Arson Attack – VOA

Arrests Made in Deadly Mexico Casino Fire – LAT

5 Detained in Attack That Killed 52 in Mexico – AP

Mexico Holds Five for Casino Fire – BBC

Mexico: 140 Acapulco Schools Close Over Threats – AP

Mexico: Criminal Confessions Make Riveting TV – WP

As Prosperity Rises in Brazil’s NE, So Does Drug Violence – NYT

Venezuelan Court Lets Newspaper Resume Publishing – AP

Journalist Flees Ecuador to Evade Prison Sentence – Reuters

Alert Issued in Haiti After US Citizen Kidnapped – AP

 

Asia Pacific

N. Korean Cyberattack on Bank Raises Fears for S. Korea, Allies – WP

China General Reveals Spy Cases – BBC

Video Leaked of Frank Talk About Spying Inside China – AP

China Takes Aim at Rural Influx – NYT

China's Air Force to Debut 2 New Aerial Teams – AP

Japanese Parliament Confirms Noda as PM – NYT

Japan's Newest PM Says Has Style to Handle a Mess – WP

As Japan's New Leader, Noda Faces Host of Problems – AP

Japan Elects New PM, May Be Ruling Party's Last Chance – Reuters

Vietnam Releasing 10,000 Prisoners in Annual Amnesty – VOA

Burma Jails Ex-Army Captain for Dissent – AP

 

Europe

Russia Parliamentary Elections to Be Held Dec. 4 – NYT

Russia’s Medvedev Warns of Ethnic Tension Before Vote – Reuters

EU Names Kosovo Organ Probe Chief – BBC

US Prosecutor to Probe Kosovo Organ Trafficking – AP

Serbia's Tadic Says Can Accept EU Police for Kosovo – Reuters

US-Educated Estonian President Re-elected – Reuters

 

South Asia

Anti-Corruption Movement in India Seen As New Political Force – VOA

Graft Crisis May Hand India 'Eureka' Moment on Reform – Reuters

Indian Activist Rests After Fast – BBC

Kashmir Literary Festival Nixed After Opposition – AP

Deputy Chief of Maoists Sworn In as Nepal's New PM – AP

New Nepalese PM 'to Secure Peace' – BBC

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