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24 September SWJ Roundup

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09.24.2011 at 11:34am

US Naval Institute Daily – USNI

Israel / Palestinians

Abbas Submits Palestinian Statehood Application – VOA

Palestinians Request UN Status; Powers Press for Talks – NYT

Palestinians Seek UN Status; Powers Push to Restart Talks – WP

Mideast Quartet Unveils 11th-Hour Plan for Peace Talks – LAT

Mideast Quartet: Israeli-Palestinian Talks Must Resume – BBC

Abbas' Historic UN Address Swells Palestinian Pride – LAT

Palestinians Rally in West Bank; Clashes Reported – NYT

Palestinians Celebrate UN Statehood Bid – WP

Palestinian Statehood Bid Wins Abbas Respect – AP

Amid Statehood Bid, Tensions Simmer in West Bank – NYT

Arabs Say Palestinian Statehood Bid Long Overdue – Reuters

Abbas UN Speech Seen as Inflammatory in Israel – Reuters

Netanyahu at UN: State Only After Peace With Israel – Haaretz

Israel PM: Peace Impossible Through UN Resolutions – Reuters

Muslim Nations Criticize Israel over Nukes – AP

Peace No Closer as Palestinians Ask UN for State – Reuters analysis

Caution Fills Obama’s Playbook – WP opinion

 

Afghanistan

Chaotic Scene Marks Burial of Afghan Ex-President and Peacemaker – VOA

Rabbani's Funeral Held in Kabul – BBC

Protests Break Out at Rabbani’s Funeral – LAT

Thousands Gather to Mourn, Bury Rabbani – S&S

US Looks for Links Between Kabul, Mumbai Attacks – Reuters

Military Dogs and Handlers Patrol in Afghanistan – AP

Army Private Gets 7 Years for Murder of Unarmed Teen – LAT

Idaho Soldier Gets 7 Years for Afghan Plot – AP

ISAF Operations Roundup – AFPS

 

Pakistan

Pakistan Scorns US Scolding on Terrorism – NYT

Pakistan Denies Aiding Insurgents – WP

Pakistan Warns US Accusations May Cost an Ally – LAT

Pakistan Warns US on Kabul Charge – BBC

Pakistan Warns US it Risks Losing an Ally Over Afghan Accusations – VOA

Haqqani Chief: US Will Suffer if It Tries Attack – Reuters

US Outreach to Pakistan Continues Despite Attacks – AP

US Presses Pakistan to Break Ties With Militants – Reuters

US Centcom Chief Visits Pakistan Amid Rift – AP

The Latest Ugly Truth About Pakistan – NYT

 

Libya

NTC to Announce Libyan Interim Government – VOA

UK Military Think Tank: Libya Campaign Needed Luck – AP

Misurata, Proud of Role in Revolt, Looks to the Future – LAT

Libyan Town’s Residents Face Reprisals – NYT

Gadhafi's Daughter Says Father Is Well, Fighting – AP

 

Syria

Syrian Forces Kill 11, Protesters Plead for Help – Reuters

Syrian Forces Kill 2, EU Heightens Sanctions – VOA

Turkey 'Seizes Syria Arms Ship' – BBC

Top Syrian Army Officer Mysteriously Reappears – NYT

Syrian Woman 'Dies in Detention' – BBC

 

Yemen

Yemen President Returns, Calls for Political Truce – VOA

Yemeni Leader Defiantly Returns Home – WP

President Ali Abdullah Saleh Makes Surprise Return – LAT

Yemen President's Return Hikes Fear of Escalation – AP

US Perplexed by Yemeni’s Return – WP

Yemen Protesters Killed in New Attacks – NYT

Yemeni Forces Attack Main Opposition Camp – Reuters

'Sixteen Dead' in Yemen Assault – BBC

Yemen Troops Kills 11 Pro-opposition Soldiers – AP

 

Iran

Iran Seeking to Build More Nuclear Plants – VOA

 

Iraq

Freedom Radio, Soundtrack to a War, Goes Quiet – WP

In Postwar Iraq, Housing Still Scarce – WP

Iraqi Police: Bombs Kill 5 in Baghdad – AP

Road Out of Iraq Brings Speed Bumps for US – AP

 

Middle East / North Africa

Persian Gulf Elections Offer Glimmer of Democracy – VOA

Heavy Security in Bahrain for Parliament Elections – AP

Egypt's Military Ruler Testifies in Mubarak Trial – AP

Latest Developments in Arab World's Unrest – AP

 

US Department of Defense

Mullen Presents Silver Star to Fallen Sailor’s Widow – AFPS

Greenert Becomes Chief of Naval Operations – AFPS

2 Navy Ships’ New Lease on Life – S&S

Air Force: Buyouts to Trim Civilian Employee Ranks – S&S

Social Media Bridging Gap Between Vets and Treatment – S&S

Govt Opposes Full Back Pay for Discharges Under DADT – S&S

 

United States

Shutdown Closer as Senate Blocks Spending Bill – NYT

Gloom Grows Amid New Congressional Feud – WP

Wyden Hits Justice Dept. over Patriot Act Surveillance – WP

No Gulf War Record Found for RI Lawmaker – AP

NASA Says Satellite Falls to Earth, but Location a Mystery – NYT

 

Africa

Images Show 'Massive' Troop Build-Up in Sudan – VOA

Somalis Returned to Famine Areas – BBC

UN Food Chief: HOA Famine Relief Focus on Youngest – AP

Zimbabwe's Mugabe Blasts Western Leaders at UN – VOA

Michael Sata Sworn In as New Zambia President – VOA

Opposition Leader Is Handed Reins in Zambia – NYT

Zambia's New President Sworn In – BBC

China Cautiously Endorses Zambian Poll Results -VOA

Rwanda’s Cynical Gains – WP opinion

 

Americas

Cuban Minister Leaves a Door Open to American’s Release – NYT

11 More Bodies Found in Veracruz, Mexico – VOA

Mexico: 11 More Bodies in Veracruz as Prosecutors Meet – AP

Ex-Bolivian Anti-Drug Chief Gets US Prison Sentence – Reuters

Bolivian Anti-Drugs Cop Jailed for Cocaine Trafficking – BBC

Suspended Mayor of Colombia Capital Jailed – LAT

Colombia: Bogota Mayor Jailed Pending Trial – BBC

Venezuela Inmates Wield Machineguns, Smoke Cannabis – Reuters

Obama to Meet Honduran Leader at White House – VOA

Haiti President: UN Made Errors But Should Stay – AP

 

Asia Pacific

N. Korea Says Wants More Talks with US – Reuters

China Questions 5 S. Koreans Detained Near N. Korea Border – NYT

S. Korean Reporters Detained by China Near N. Korea – AP

Farmers in China’s South Riot Over Seizure of Land – NYT

Power Shift in Asia – WP opinion

 

Europe

US Treasury Secretary Urges Major Shift in Europe – WP

Medvedev Says Putin Will Seek Russian Presidency – NYT

Russia's Medvedev Backs Putin for President – BBC

Medvedev Proposes Putin for President in 2012 – AP

Putin: ‘Bitter Pills’ for Russian Markets – WP

US Likely to Deploy Predator Drones in Turkey – AP

Erdogan: US to Provide Drones to Turkey – Reuters

ETA Prisoners Join Call for Lasting Basque Ceasefire – Reuters

UK: Thousands Gather for Rally Against Extremism – AP

What If There Was No Euro? – WP opinion

 

South Asia

US Looks for Links Between Kabul, Mumbai Attacks – Reuters

Bangladesh Leader Unfazed by Problems at Home – NYT

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