1 September SWJ Roundup
US Naval Institute Daily – USNI
Libya
US, Europe Rule Out Key Postwar Role in Libya – LAT
Tripoli’s Rapid Fall Reveals Regime’s Hollow Core – WP
Libya Standoff Spurs Worries – WSJ
Islamists' Evolving Role in Libya – USAT
Russia Recognizes Rebels as World Leaders Meet – NYT
World Leaders Gather for Summit as 'Scramble for Oil' Begins – TT
Leaders Gather in Paris for Libya Summit – BBC
World Powers, New Libya Leaders to Map Out Rebuilding – Reuters
China Says It Will Attend Libya Meeting in Paris – AP
Western Diplomats Step Up a Gear – BBC
Gaddafi Spokesman Rejects Rebel Demand to Surrender – WP
Son Denies Rebels’ Claim That Qaddafi Is Cornered – NYT
Gadhafi Son Vows Fight Until Death – VOA
Defiant Gaddafi Son Vows to Fight – BBC
Gaddafi Sons Broadcast Confusion as Battle Looms – Reuters
One Gadhafi Son Set to Surrender, Rebels Say – WT
NATO Keeps Bombing pro-Kadafi Forces in Libya – LAT
Rebels Claim Gadhafi Foreign Minister Caught – AP
Libyans Mark Eid with Optimism, Sadness – VOA
EU Expected to Lift Libya Oil Sanctions – VOA
France Unblocks Libya Cash,' Unaware' of Oil – AP
Documents Shed Light on Gaddafi Lobbying – WP
Intel Papers Link US Diplomat to Gadhafi Propaganda – WT
What to Do With Qaddafi – NYT opinion
‘Thank You, America!’ – NYT opinion
Syria
Syrian Activists: Tanks, Troops Raid Hama, Make Arrests – VOA
Syria Hunts for Leaders of Protests in Hama – NYT
Top Official 'Resigns Over Mass Execution in Hama' – TT
Syrian Forces Raid Hama, Official Resigns in Protest – Reuters
US Calls Syrian Foreign Minister Assad's 'Shameless Tool' – AP
Activists: Syrian Attorney General Resigns – AP
Syria Official Rails at Killings – BBC
Isolating Assad – NYT editorial
Afghanistan
US Seizes 'Moment' to Flip Taliban – USAT
Afghan Police Casualties Soar – WP
ISAF Operations Roundup – AFPS
Pakistan
Pakistan, US Struggle to Define Their Relationship – AP
Pakistan Power Shortages Keep Growth Prospects Dim – LAT
Pakistani Fertilizer Fuels Afghan Bombs – AP
Deadly Blast Strikes Near Mosque in SW Pakistan – NYT
Iraq
War Marks First Month With No US Military Deaths – NYT
Police: Car Bomb Kills 5 in Baghdad – AP
Car Bomb Kills Three, Wounds 20 in Iraq – Reuters
The Forgotten Battlefield – WP opinion
Middle East / North Africa
Israel Girds for Palestinian UN Bid – WP
New Egypt Troops in Sinai a Gamble for Israel – LAT
Activists Aim to Revitalize Israeli Protests – NYT
Iran Concerned West Will Benefit From Arab Uprisings – NYT
Iran Leader: West Cannot `Confiscate' Arab Spring – AP
Three Soldiers, Six Militants Killed in South Yemen – AP
Boy 'Killed at Bahrain Protest' – BBC
Latest Developments in Arab World's Unrest – AP
Al Qaeda
Documentary Highlights Last-Minute Doubts on OBL Raid – S&S
WikiLeaks
WikiLeaks Prompts New Diplomatic Uproar – NYT
NATO
Praising NATO, and France’s Place in It – NYT
US Department of Defense
Military Retirement of GEN David Petraeus – SWJ roundup
Petraeus Warns Against Defense Cuts – WP
Petraeus Retires, with a Warning – NYT
Pentagon Ponders Budget Cuts in Face of 'Perfect Storm' – WT
Pentagon Personnel Chief Criticized – WP
Report: Up to $60 Billion Wasted in Iraq, Afghanistan – VOA
DOD Works to Improve War Zone Contracting – AFPS
Official Outlines Special Operations Needs – AFPS
DOD Groups Speed Equipment to Warfighters – AFPS
Active, Reserve Components on Target for Recruiting – AFPS
Guardsmen Heckled After Driving, Stalling, in Floodwaters – S&S w/ video
The Military and the Death Penalty – NYT editorial
Budget Crisis Threatens Defense – WT opinion
United States
Veterans Discover Allure of Jobs in Western Wilderness – NYT
Obama: ‘Will Not Balance Budget on Backs of Veterans’ – S&S
Details of Secret CIA Rendition Flights Revealed – WP
US Aviation Dispute Lifts Lid on CIA Rendition Flights – TT
Security Improvements Remain Incomplete – WT
US Security Intensifying as Sept. 11 Date Nears – AP
Suspicious-Package Reports Swamp Authorities – USAT
Ex-Cop Found Guilty of Helping Drug Dealers in PR – AP
Pricey Homeland Security – LAT editorial
Political Games Diminish the ATF – WP editorial
ATF: Plenty of Blame to Go Around – NYT editorial
Africa
Nigeria: al-Qaida-Linked Man Involved in UN Bombing – VOA
Al-Qaeda 'Linked' to Nigeria Bomb – BBC
Kenya Election Violence Suspects Face ICC Hearing – VOA
Americas
Mexican Casino Massacre May Be Rooted in Corruption – WP
Mexico Govt Opens Corruption Probe in Deadly Fire – AP
Colombia's Defense Minister Resigns as Violence Surges – LAT
Colombia ex-Minister Found Guilty in Murder Charge – BBC
Panama Officials Quit After Foreign Minister Fired – Reuters
Jamaica Drug Kingpin Admits US Charges – BBC
Bill Clinton Aide Named as Haiti's 3rd Pick for PM – AP
Asia Pacific
China Says Carrier Met Targets in First Sea Trial – AP
China: Attacks Thwarted in Xinjiang, Details Few – AP
Philippines, China Seek South China Sea Code of Conduct – Reuters
N. Korea Ghost Town Reflects Deeper Woes as It Woos Chinese – Reuters
Europe
Germany: Suspect Admits in Court to Killing US Airmen – AP
Kosovan Confesses to Shooting US Airmen in Germany – Reuters
Germany: Alarm Over Ex-Rapper’s New Message: Jihad – NYT
Croatian ex-PM Charged Over Loan – BBC
South Asia
India Measures Itself Against a China That Doesn’t Notice – NYT
Indian Anti-Corruption Campaigner Goes Back Home – BBC
