18 September SWJ Roundup
US Naval Institute Daily – USNI
Afghanistan
Haqqani Network Announce Support for Taliban Peace Talks – TT
Reintegration Builds Confidence in Afghanistan, General Says – AFPS
Roadside Blast Kills 9 Civilians in Afghanistan – AP
Bomb Kills NATO Service Member in Afghanistan – AP
Pakistan
US Ambassador: Evidence Links Pakistan to Haqqani Network – VOA
Haqqani 'Link to Pakistan State' – BBC
US Says Evidence Ties Militant Group to Pakistan – AP
US Links Pakistan to Group it Blames for Kabul Attack – Reuters
Joint Chiefs Chairman Presses Pakistan on Militant Havens – NYT
Pakistan Troops Battle Taliban for US Drone Debris – AP
Fifteen Killed in Pakistan as Militants Attack Tribe – Reuters
Militants Attack Pakistani Checkpoint, Kill 3 – AP
Israel / Palestinians
UN Once Again Center Stage for Israeli-Palestinian Conflict – WP
Palestinians See UN Bid as Most Viable Option – NYT
Israel Says Palestinian Statehood Bid at UN is 'Futile' – VOA
Palestinians See UN Bid as Their Most Viable Option – NYT
Palestinians Warned on UN Bid – SMH
UN Recognition Bid Met with Apathy on Facebook – LAT
Jewish Settlers Prepare for Expected Demonstrations – LAT
No W. Bank Violence Unless Settlers Start It – JP
Abbas Has Shown Israel He is Not Like Arafat – Haaretz
US Fails to Sway Palestinians – WSJ
Palestinian Anger at US Fuels Diplomatic Crisis – TG
PA to US: Veto at UN Would 'Destroy' Two-State Solution – JP
“50-70 Countries Won’t Support Palestinian UN Bid” – WT
For Obama, UN Vote May Have Silver Lining – LAT
Mideast Quartet Envoys to Meet in New York on Sunday – Reuters
Israel: Adrift at Sea Alone – NYT opinion
Showdown at the United Nations – WS opinion
UN Vote on Palestinian State Might Offer Way Forward – PI opinion
Palestine May Win a Vote, But Won't Be a State – BW opinion
Palestinian Mirage – WT opinion
An Israel in Trouble Makes Peace Deal More Urgent – CSM opinion
Israel and Turkey, Foes and Much Alike – NYT opinion
Libya
West to Play Pivotal Role in Libya Rebuilding – VOA
Probing Libya’s Rampant Corruption – WP
Gadhafi Loyalists Prolong Endgame – WSJ
Battle for Kadafi Hometown Sees Heavy Fighting – LAT
Libyan Forces Battle Gaddafi Loyalists – WP
Anti-Qaddafi Forces Capture, Then Lose, Last Redoubts – NYT
Battle for Sirte Steps Up after Rebels Overhear Radio Chatter – TT
Rebels 'Advance' in Sirte Battle – BBC
Pro-Gaddafi Forces Thwart Eastern Advance on Sirte – Reuters
Libyan Fighters Inch Forward in Gadhafi Hometown – AP
Libyan Conflict Thrusts Niger into Unwelcome Spotlight – TT
Lead from the Front in Libya – WT editorial
Iraq
Iraq Tries to Quell Tensions Over Pilgrim Killings – Reuters
4 Suspects Freed in Iraqi Bus Massacre – AP
Syria
Defiant Ambassador Says Change Under Way in Syria – CNN
Syrian Opposition Hold Damascus Talks – BBC
Syrian Opposition Meets to Boost Nationwide Uprising -AP
Funerals Again Turn into Syrian Anti-Govt Protests – DPA
Prisoner in Syria Says He Aided Hezbollah Killing – AP
Syria Says Spy Helped Israel Kill Hezbollah Chief – Reuters
Egypt
No Rest for an Egypt Revolutionary – LAT
Egypt to Start Parliamentary Vote on November 21 – Reuters
Yemen
Clashes Erupt in Yemen, and a Sit-In Is Attacked – NYT
Anti-Government Protesters Storm Yemeni University – AP
Iran
West Fears Possible Iran-North Korea Nuclear Links – Reuters
Iran Considers Release of US Hikers – VOA
Court to Commute Sentences for 2 Americans – AP
Iranian Leader Warns Arabs Not to Trust US, NATO – AP
Middle East / North Africa
Tumult of Arab Spring Prompts Worries in Washington – NYT
Tensions Rise Ahead of Bahrain Elections – VOA
Latest Developments in Arab World's Unrest – AP
The Arab Uprising – BBC full coverage
Bahrain Protests and Obama's 'Drop by' Diplomacy – CSM editorial
US Department of Defense
Dakota Meyer Inducted Into Pentagon Hall of Heroes – AFPS
Schwartz to USAF Leaders: Don't Endorse Religious Programs – S&S
Marine Sentry Suicide Sparks Hazing Inquiry – S&S
NRO Maintains Nation’s Intel Satellite Edge – AFPS
Runaway Spending on War Contractors – NYT editorial
Congress Resists Rush for LGBT Military – WT opinion
United States
Reno Fans Struggle with Horrors of Air Show Crash – LAT
America's Costly War Machine – LAT opinion
How Not to Catch a Terrorist – LAT opinion
Abolish the Department of Homeland Security – WT opinion
World
Technology that Protects Protesters – LAT opinion
Africa
World Reacted Too Slow to East Africa Crisis – Reuters
As Congo Subdues Some Armed Groups, New Ones Emerge – CSM
Ethiopian Police Deny Using Terror Law to Silence Opposition – VOA
Probe of Arms Deal Draws Widespread Reactions in South Africa – VOA
S. Africa Youth Leader Could Face Party Expulsion – AP
Accused Nigeria Bombers Are Not Senior – Reuters
Nigeria: Relative of Slain Sect Leader Killed – AP
15 Killed in Ivory Coast Villages Near Liberia – AP
Attack in Western Ivory Coast Kills 15 – Reuters
Madagascar Deal for New Elections – BBC
Glimpses of the Next Great Famine – NYT opinion
Americas
Venezuela: Chavez Criticizes Human Rights Court Over Ruling – AP
Venezuela: Chavez Heads to Cuba Saying Cancer Is History – AP
Colombia Ex-Prez Makes Waves, In and Out of Office – AP
Asia Pacific
Energy Dispute Brews in South China Sea – WP
Taiwan Opposition Chief Open to China Unification – AP
Reports: US Will Not Sell Fighter Jets to Taiwan – VOA
Obama Opposes F-16 Sales to Taiwan – DN
Japan Tries to Repair Ties with US – WP
US Warns Japan of Missile Delay – JT
West Fears Possible Iran-North Korea Nuclear Links – Reuters
Thai Violence Kills 4 – VOA
Europe
China Charms Europe, but Beijing Has Own Agenda – AP
EU Finance Ministers Fail to Agree on New Debt Measures – VOA
Serbs Block Roads in Northern Kosovo – VOA
Why EU Peacekeepers Occupied Serbia-Kosovo Border Posts – CSM
Pro-Russia Party Tops Latvia Poll – BBC
