14 September SWJ Roundup
US Naval Institute Daily – USNI
Afghanistan
Taliban Stage Brazen Assaults Against Western Targets in Kabul – VOA
Militants in Kabul Launch Attack on US Embassy – NYT
Taliban Attacks US Embassy in Kabul – WP
Last of US Embassy Attackers Killed – LAT
Troops End 20-hour Kabul Attack – BBC
Afghan Police: Kabul Attack Over, Assailants Dead – AP
Kabul Siege Ends After 20 Hours – Reuters
Taliban Attacks US Embassy in Kabul – WT
Insurgents Attack US Embassy in Kabul; No US Injuries – S&S
Kabul: Taliban Attack US Embassy and NATO HQ – TT
Taliban Attack US Embassy, Other Kabul Buildings – AP
Insurgents Target Western Power in Kabul Attack – LAT
US Ambassador: Haqqani Group Behind Kabul Attack – AP
Effort in Afghanistan Undeterred, Official Says – AFPS
Explaining Afghanistan: US Marines Find It Hard – AP
Kabul Battle Filmed From Inside NATO HQ – TT video
Videos From Kabul During Attacks on Western Targets – NYT video
What War? – WP editorial
Pakistan
Gunmen Attack School Van in Pakistan; 5 Dead – AP
Libya
Islamists Take Aim at Libya Rebels' Secular Leaders – LAT
Tripoli's New Normal: Bickering Politicians – Reuters
Residents Flee Libya's Bani Walid – VOA
Libya's Siege Town: Sniper Nests and Empty Shops – AP
Civilians Pour Out of Besieged Pro-Gaddafi Town – Reuters
Misrata Hospital Copes with Libya's War Wounded – VOA
Senior US Diplomat Holds Talks in Tripoli – Reuters
US Military Team Assesses Risk of Reopening Embassy – NYT
NATO Reaffirms Commitment to Libyan People – AFPS
Gaddafi Son Appeals for Ousted Tribe – TT
Iraq
Baghdad Assailed Over Attack in Anbar – NYT
Suspect Questioned in Killings of Iraqi Pilgrims – AP
Car Bomb Kills 13 Outside Iraqi Restaurant – AP
Car Bomb Kills at Least 15 in Southern Iraq – Reuters
Israel / Palestinians
Fatah Official Says Palestinians Will Seek Full UN Recognition – VOA
Palestinians Said to Favor General Assembly Vote – NYT
US Moves to Avert Showdown Over Palestinian Statehood – VOA
US Scrambles to Avert Palestinian Vote at UN – NYT
Turkish Leader Urges Vote for Palestinian Statehood – VOA
Turkish PM Pushes Palestine State – BBC
Turkey Backs Palestinian State – TT
Former President Carter Backs Palestinian UN Bid – AP
Israel Circles Wagons Ahead of Palestinian Vote – Reuters
US Envoys Hale, Ross to Head Back to Mideast – Reuters
UN Experts Say Israel's Blockade of Gaza Illegal – Reuters
Israel and the Arab Street – WP opinion
Keep the Peace Between Israel and Egypt – LAT opinion
Egypt
Egypt's Ex-Spy Chief Testifies in Mubarak Trial – AP
Yemen
UN Accuses Yemen of Using Deadly Force in Protests – NYT
UN Warns of Yemen Civil War Risk – BBC
UN Human Rights Officials Demand Probe of Yemen Violations – VOA
UN Calls on Yemen to Halt Attacks on Civilians – Reuters
7 Killed in Yemen Airstrikes North of Capital – AP
Yemeni Leader Stalls in Stepping Down – AP
Syria
Russia Resists Syria Sanctions, Assad Forces Kill 22 – Reuters
Armored Syrian Forces Thrust Into Region Near Turkey – Reuters
Arab League: End Syria Bloodshed – BBC
Arab States Call for End to Violence in Syria – Reuters
Syrian Troops Attack Funeral After US Envoy Visits – AP
Iran
Ahmadinejad Begins Annual Media Blitz – NYT
Iran Letter Shows 'Charm Offensive' – AP
Iran’s Judiciary Clouds Fate of American Hikers – NYT
Iran Judiciary Denies US Men's Release Is Imminent – Reuters
Iran Denies Decision on US Hikers – BBC
Iran Judiciary: Bail for 2 Americans Under Study – AP
Middle East / North Africa
Erdogan Presents Turkey as Model for Arabs – AP
Turkish PM Throws Weight Behind Arab Cause – Reuters
Job Purges Fuel Bahrainis’ Ire – AP
Latest Developments in Arab World's Unrest – AP
Al Qaeda
Intel Chiefs: Al Qaeda Offshoots More Menacing – WT
Petraeus: Al-Qaeda Aims to Carry Out Small Attacks – WP
Vickers: al-Qaeda Could Collapse in Two Years – WP
Cyber Warfare
Computer-based Attacks Threat of Future, General Says – WT
US Department of Defense
Senate Defense Bill Includes Deeper Cuts than House Version – S&S
Overseas Troop Reduction 'On the Table' During Budget Talks – S&S
Senate Panel Would Freeze FY 2012 Defense Spending – WP
Alexander Cites Need for Greater Cyber Defenses – AFPS
Look Inside National Guard Unit Known for Valor, Dysfunction – LAT
United States
NY: Inside the Brutal World of the Bloods Gang – TT
Nation’s Food Anti-Terror Plans Costly, Unwieldy – AP
US Cites Eight Countries for Religion Curbs – VOA
Veterans Affairs' Funeral Policy Inflames Veterans Groups – S&S
Ratify the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty – LAT opinion
Africa
Nigeria Pursues al-Qaida Affiliated Terrorists Behind UN Bombing – VOA
Nigeria’s Boko Haram's Attacks Attract Speculation – LAT
Suspected Sect Members Charged in Nigeria Bombings -AP
Nigeria Oil Delta Agency Under Scrutiny for Fraud – AP
Rwandan President Visits France, Meets Sarkozy – VOA
Kenya Denies Blame for Slum Fire – BBC
Somalia's Al Shabaab Says Not Behind Kidnap of Briton – Reuters
Americas
Venezuela's Chavez to Run Again in October 2012 – Reuters
Ex-Argentine Leader Menem Cleared of Arms Smuggling – BBC
Argentine Ex-Leader Acquitted of Arms Trafficking – AP
New Chief US Envoy to Cuba Takes Up Sensitive Post – AP
Richardson to Leave Cuba Bitter, With No Prisoner – AP
Richardson 'Disappointed' After Cuba Mission Flops – Reuters
Cuban Evangelicals Hole Up in Church, Police Watch – AP
Asia Pacific
US to North Korea: Cease Nuclear Activity – AP
Nine North Korean Defectors Rescued Off Japan – NYT
Nine North Korean Refugees Sail to Japan – BBC
Japan Weighs Request of Rare N. Korean Defectors – AP
Japan PM in Nuclear Restart Call – BBC
China Dissident Writer Free After 5 Years in Jail – AP
Indonesia's Ahmadiyah Sect Fears Religious Violence – VOA
US Envoy Says Burma Sanctions Will Remain – AP
Europe
3 EU States Insist on Control of National Borders – AP
Serbia, EU Extol Advantages of Possible Alliance – AP
Serbia Issues Warning Over Kosovo Border Plan – Reuters
German Leader Faces Key Choices on Rescuing Euro – NYT
Weighing a Greek Departure from the Eurozone – LAT
Greece, Europe Struggle to Contain Debt Crisis – AP
2nd Day of Trial Wednesday for Frankfurt Shooting Suspect – S&S
Frankfurt Shooter Radicalized Long Before Attack – AP
Danish Cartoonist Back Home After Possible Threat – AP
Sweden: Former Terror Suspect Detained for Murder Plot – AP
French Prosecutor to Probe Claim of Africa Cash to Chirac – AP
Spain Revives Rape Case Against Saudi Prince – NYT
South Asia
Indian Police Say Terror Chief Killed In Kashmir – NYT
Kashmir Police: Rebel Leader Killed in Gunbattle – AP
UN Rights Panel Gets Sri Lanka 'War Crimes' Report – Reuters
