8 October SWJ Roundup
US Naval Institute Daily – USNI
Afghanistan
Coordinated Attacks in Afghanistan Hit US Sites – NYT
Afghan War Anniversary Draws Attack on US Outposts – AP
UK Review: Afghanistan 'Risks Turning into Civil War' – TT
Civil War a Significant Risk, 'Cold-Eyed' British Review to Warn – TG
Hamid Karzai Admits Afghanistan 'Security Failure – BBC
US had 'Frighteningly Simplistic' View Says McChrystal – TG
Obama Says Al Qaeda Near End After Decade of Afghan War – Reuters
Obama: US Safer Decade After Start of Afghan War – VOA
Obama Marks 10 Years of US Service in Afghanistan – AFPS
A 10-year History Lesson – LAT
Ten Years on, Taliban Says 'Victory Is With Us' – Reuters
Afghan Civilians Bear the Brunt of War Casualties – VOA
UK Envoy: Afghanistan May Need Funds Until 2025 – Reuters
Army Aviators in High Demand on Battlefront – AP
ISAF Operations Roundup – AFPS
From 'War on Terror' to 'New Silk Road' – CNN opinion
In a ‘Graveyard of Empires’ – TD opinion
Ten Years In, Afghan Myths Live On – NYT opinion
Pakistan
CIA's Vaccine Ruse in Pakistan Carries Fallout – LAT
Clapper: US, Pakistan Spies Rebuild Ties – AP
Syria
Syria's Risks Mute Talk of Libya-Style Action – AP
More Deaths in Continuing Syrian Protests – VOA
Leading Syrian Opposition Figure Killed – NYT
Syrian Troops Fire on Protesters – WP
Syria Troops Fire on Protesters, Killing 8 – AP
Syrian Forces Kill Eight Protesters – Reuters
Syrian Kurdish Activist Shot Dead – BBC
Syria Probing Killings, International Inquiry Possible – Reuters
Reform or Go, Russia Tells Assad – BBC
Russia Defends Its Veto of UN Resolution on Syria – AP
Amb. Robert Ford: Our Man in Syria – WP opinion
Iraq
State Readies Iraq Operation, Biggest Since Marshall Plan – WP
US Offers $10-million Reward for Al Qaeda in Iraq Leader – LAT
US Envoy Puts Match to Bridges With Iraq Tell-All – NYT
Libya
Fighters Target Main Gaddafi Base – WP
Libya's Rebels Launch Final Push for Sirte – TT
Anti-Gaddafi Troops Meet Fierce Resistance in Assault on Sirte – TG
Libya Battle Hits Heart of Sirte – BBC
Libyan Fighters Push Deep Into Gadhafi's Hometown – AP
Libya Forces in Coordinated Assault on Gaddafi Hometown – Reuters
UN Urges No Revenge on Gaddafi Supporters – Reuters
Panetta Defends NATO's Libya Mission – AP
Some Guidelines Met for Ending Libya Mission, Official Says – AFPS
Egypt
Restive Egypt Workers Pose Economic, Political Threats – Reuters
In Egypt, Women's Rights Advocates Fear Losing Ground – VOA
Egypt's Fall in the Arab World – NYT opinion
Israel / Palestinians
Quartet to Meet in Effort to Revive Mideast Talks – AP
UN Panel Considers Palestinian Membership Bid – VOA
Experts Examine Palestinian UN Membership Bid – AP
Bahrain
Bahrain Protesters Clash With Police Near Capital – NYT
Bahrain Youth Dies After Clash With Police – Reuters
Bahrain Pleges Probe Into Teen Death During Rally – AP
Middle East / North Africa
Obama Holds First Meeting With Arab Spring Leader – VOA
Arab Spring Activists Observing Poland's Election – AP
Lebanon: Hariri Prosecutor Must Hand Evidence to Ex-Suspect – AP
US Department of Defense
Pentagon Seeks to Crowd-Source Drones – WP
Computer Virus Hits US Drone Fleet – DR
US Military Drones Infected With Mysterious Computer Virus – FOX
Officer Who Vowed to Fix Intel Now Troubleshooter – AP
Panetta: Benefit Changes Shouldn't Affect Those Serving – S&S
USS George Washington Possible Budget Casualty – S&S
Vegas Jury Finds Navy SEAL Guilty in Weapons Case – AP
United States
Experts Seek Access to Awlaki Memo – WP
Panetta Spills a Little on Secret CIA Drones – AP
Panetta: Loose Lips on CIA’s Not-so-Secret Secret – WP
Defense Secretary Refers to CIA Drone Use – LAT
Obama Announces New Classified Information Safeguards – AFPS
Deficit Hit $1.3 Trillion in Fiscal Year 2011 – WT
Nobel Peace Prize
Nobel Peace Prize Goes to Trio of Liberian, Yemeni Women – VOA
3 Women Awarded Nobel Peace Prize, Nod to the Arab Spring – NYT
3 Women Honored with Peace Prize – WP
3 Women, 2 Liberians and a Yemeni, Win Nobel Peace Prize – LAT
3 Women Share Nobel; Led Change in Africa, Mideast – AP
Liberian Women Win Nobel Peace Prize – BBC
Nobel Peace Prize: 'Iron Ladies' Among Recipients – TT
Nobel Honors African, Arab Women for Peace – Reuters
Nobel's Karman 'the Mother of Yemen's Revolution' – AP
Sirleaf 'Humbled' By Nobel Peace Prize – VOA
Nobel Is Poll Boost for Sirleaf, but May Raise Tension – Reuters
Liberian Nobel Winners Confronted Thugs, Killers – AP
Obama Salutes New Nobel Laureates – VOA
Africa
Prize or Not, Liberian Faces Tough Race to Keep Office – NYT
Somalia: AU Force Can Secure Mogadishu With More Troops – Reuters
Kenyan Diaspora Aims for Change – WP
Archbishop of Canterbury to Visit Zimbabwe Sunday – AP
Americas
US Troops Increase Aid to Mexico in Drug Cartel War – NPR
Mexican Drug Gangs Competing for 'Cartel Cred' – AP
Mexico Links Veracruz Slayings to Top Drug Kingpin – Reuters
Officials: 'Zeta Killers' Kill 32 More in Mexico – AP
Mexico Arrests over Mass Killings – BBC
Mexico Detains 5 in US Sex Slave Case – Reuters
Guatemalans Live in Fear Again as Drug Gangs Move In – Reuters
El Salvador Court Refuses to Hold 5 More Ex-Soldiers – AP
Venezuela: Chavez Launches Election Alliance – BBC
Venezuela: Chavez Launches Coalition Year Before Vote – Reuters
1st of 'Cuban 5' Spy Ring Out of US Prison – AP
Cuban Spy Free From Florida Jail but Must Stay in US – Reuters
Asia Pacific
US Worried by N. Korea Food Crisis, but No Aid Yet – Reuters
A Private University in North Korea – WP
Tibet Ex-Monks in China Fire Protest – BBC
Two Tibetans Set Themselves on Fire in China – AP
Lockheed to Offer F-35 Work to Japan Firms to Win Bid – Reuters
US Tries to Ease S. Korean Anger Over Rape Cases – AP
Indonesian Police Arrest 3 More Terror Suspects – AP
Burma Censorship Chief Calls for Press Freedom – VOA
Thailand PM: Nation Faces Flood Crisis – VOA
Airlifts Aid Tuvalu Water Crisis – BBC
US Coast Guard Ferrying Water to Small Island-Nation – Reuters
Europe
Europe's Financial Crisis Intensifies – VOA
Mulling Bailout Plan, Slovakia Loses Enthusiasm for Euro – NYT
More Downgrades in Europe – WP
Italy and Spain Debt Downgraded – BBC
Germany, France Split on Bank Aid Before Summit – Reuters
Moody's Warns Belgium It Risks Credit Rating Cut – Reuters
EU to Extend Belarus, Iran, Syria Sanctions – Reuters
Finns Release Somali Terror Suspect, Hold Another – AP
Russia Says to Indict Suspect in Reporter's Murder – Reuters
France's Sarkozy Raps Russia, Turkey in Caucasus Tour – Reuters
France Urges Turkey to Recognize Armenian Genocide – AP
Turkey Tells France to Confront Colonial Past – Reuters
Italy's Berlusconi Dismisses Calls to Resign – Reuters
South Asia
India Looks East, to Vietnam and Burma – TOI
India: Maoist Attack Kills Four Troops in Chhattisgarh – BBC
