26 September SWJ Roundup

US Naval Institute Daily – USNI

Pakistan

Pakistan Will Not Attack Haqqani Group, Defying US – Reuters

Sen. Graham: ‘All Options on the Table’ for Pakistan – WT

Senator: Consider Military Action Against Pakistan – AP

US Pakistan Relations Frazzle – VOA

Pakistan Holds Special Military Meeting Amid US Tensions – VOA

Pakistani Commanders Meet After US Criticism – AP

Pakistan Army Top Brass Meets Amid US Tensions – Reuters

Pakistan Army Shelling Afghan Border Areas – Reuters

UK Terror Suspects 'Trained in Pakistan' – BBC

Opposition Politician Khan Urges UK to Cut Pakistan Aid – BBC

Afghanistan

Afghans Hold Man Tied to Top Negotiator’s Death – NYT

'CIA Station' in Kabul Attacked – BBC

Building Used by CIA Attacked in Afghan Capital – AP

Israel / Palestinians

UN Security Council to Consider Palestinian Membership – BBC

Abbas Receives Hero's Welcome in West Bank – VOA

Palestinians Roll Out Hero’s Welcome for Abbas – NYT

With UN Bid, Abbas Rises Out of Arafat's Shadow – AP

Abbas Says No Talks Without Israeli Settlement Freeze – Reuters

Mideast Talks Get Mixed Reception – WP

Libya

Former Rebels’ Rivalries Hold Up Governing in Libya – NYT

Libya's NTC May Delay Forming Gov't Again – Reuters

Mass Grave Found in Libya With 1,270 Bodies – VOA

Tripoli Prison Mass Grave Found – BBC

Libya Finds Grave With 1,270 Victims of 1996 Massacre – Reuters

Qaddafi Loyalists Mounted Raid From Algeria – NYT

Gadhafi Gunmen Cross Border from Algeria to Libya – AP

Syria

First Hints of an Armed Rebellion Seen in Syria – WP

Religious Minorities Fear Syria Islamists – WT

Syrian Tanks Pound Rebel Town Near Homs, 3 Injured – Reuters

Iraq

Hezbollah Leader Held in Iraq Could Get US Military Tribunal – AP

Four Bomb Blasts Rock Karbala, Killing at Least 10 – LAT

Bombs Strike Shiite Holy City in Iraq – NYT

Four Blasts Kill 17 in Iraq's Karbala – Reuters

Yemen

Yemeni President Calls for Power Transfer Through Elections – VOA

Yemen Leader Calls for Early Vote – BBC

Saleh Calls for Yemen Elections – WP

Yemen's Saleh Calls for Early Elections, Violence Goes – Reuters

Defiant Yemeni Leader Makes No Pledge to Step Down – AP

Saudi Arabia

Saudi King Grants Women Right to Vote, Run in Elections – VOA

Saudi Arabia’s King Says Women Will Be Allowed to Vote -NYT

Saudi Arabia to Allow Women to Vote – LAT

US Praises Saudi Reform on Women's Voting Rights – AP

Egypt

Egypt's Labor Movement Blooms – WP

General Given Easy Ride in Mubarak Trial – Reuters

Egypt’s Real Threat – WP opinion

Iran

Leaderless Iranian Opposition Seen Lacking Strategy – Reuters

US Hikers: Iran Held Us Because of Nationality, Not Actions – VOA

US Hikers Released from Iran Recount Prison Time – LAT

Back From Iran, US Hikers Share Tales of Strife – NYT

Freed Hikers: Iran Held Us Because We're American – AP

Middle East / North Africa

Japan Will Make Loans to Aid 'Arab Spring' Movements – S&S

Turkey-Iran to Continue Efforts Against Kurdish Rebels – VOA

Fewer Than 1 in 5 Vote in Bahrain By-Elections – Reuters

Bahrain Opposition Challenges Election Turnout – AP

More Oman Voters Register for Post-Protest Election – Reuters

WikiLeaks

WikiLeaks’ Founder, in a British Cage – NYT

US Department of Defense

Specter of Big Defense Cuts Prompts Big Worries – S&S

Army to Cut Nearly 50,000 Soldiers Over 5 Years – S&S

War Veterans Struggle to Fit Back Into Society – S&S

Rigors of War Leave Troops Battling Arthritis at Young Age – S&S

Pentagon to Beam War Crimes Trials to US Soil – McClatchy

Bush-era Pentagon Officials Cleared of Wrongdoing – WT

Taking iPads into Battle – LAT

United States

Govt Shutdown Looming, Another Shot at Spending Bill – WP

Congress Makes No Progress on Keeping Govt Afloat – LAT

NYPD Chief: Police Could Take Down Plane if Needed – AP

A Tighter Border with Mexico – WP editorial

World

Government by Crime Syndicate – LAT opinion

Africa

US Drones 'Hit Somali Militants' – BBC

First African Woman to Win Nobel Peace Prize Dies – AP

Americas

As Gangs Move In on Mexico’s Schools, Teachers Say ‘Enough’ – NYT

Newspaper Editor Killed in Mexico – BBC

Report: Many Mexican Police Still Paid Low Wages – AP

Bolivian Police Break Up Anti-Highway March – AP

Jamaica’s Beleaguered Leader to Step Down – NYT

Asia Pacific

Japan’s PM Urges Okinawans to Accept US Marine Base – S&S

North Korean Defectors to Arrive in South This Week – VOA

Ambush in Philippines 'Kills 15' – BBC

Suicide Bombing at Indonesian Church Injures 22 – AP

Europe

Europe Stews on Greece, Markets Sweat Out the Wait – NYT

Eurozone Rescue Plan 'Emerging' – BBC

Greece Vows Commitment to Euro – WP

Greek Police Fire Teargas at Protesters in Athens – Reuters

French Left Takes Control of the Senate – NYT

Russian Finance Chief Objects to Leader Swap – NYT

Putin’s Power Play – AP

For Russia’s Liberals, Flickers of Hope Vanish – NYT

Mother Takes on Russian Officials – WP

Mr. Putin’s Corruption – WP opinion

Europe’s Danger Zone – WP opinion