9 October SWJ Roundup
US Naval Institute Daily – USNI
Afghanistan
Special Ops Troops, CIA First In, Likely Last Out of Afghanistan – AP
Afghanistan Seeks Pakistan’s Help – WP
Lawmakers End Boycott of Parliament in Afghanistan – NYT
Suspect in Plot to Kill Karzai Not a Bodyguard – AP
Afghan Guard in Murder Plot Was Not Close to Karzai – Reuters
NATO: 2 Service Members Die in Afghanistan – AP
Pakistan
WFP Urges Pakistan to Enact Disaster Prevention Strategies – VOA
Pakistan Must Choose: Halt Terror, or Else – PI opinion
Syria
Democracy Activists Say Committed to Nonviolence – LAT
Iraq, Siding with Iran, Sends Essential Aid to Syria – WP
Syrian Forces Kill 5 During Funeral of Kurdish Leader – VOA
Syrian Forces 'Fire on Mourners' – BBC
At Least Nine Protesters Reported Killed – LAT
Tens of Thousands Mourn Kurd Opposition Figure – Reuters
Killing of Syrian Kurdish Leader Sparks Anger – AP
Iraq
Vacuum Feared as US Quits Iraq – NYT
US Revisits Iraq Training Plan – WP
State Dept. Readies Iraq Operation – WP
Iraq Army Delays Pullout From Cities Over Security – AP
Iraq Postpones Handover of City Security to Police – Reuters
Libya
Libyan Government Forces Continue Assault on Sirte – VOA
Libya NTC Fight Gaddafi Forces in Streets of Sirte – BBC
Fighters Make Gains in Gaddafi's Hometown – LAT
Resistance Weakens in Gaddafi's Hometown – TG
Snipers Defend Gaddafi’s Hometown – WP
Suicide Tank Driver Leads Charge for Gaddafi's Sirte – TT
Libyans Claim Gains in Gadhafi Hometown Offensive – AP
Libya’s Interest, and Ours – WS opinion
Yemen
Yemen's President Vows to Step Down Soon – VOA
Saleh Says He Wants to Resign – WP
Yemen's President Again Promises to Step Down – LAT
Yemen Leader to Resign 'in Days' – BBC
Yemen President Says Wants to Leave Power – AP
Saleh Keeps Yemenis Guessing With Talk of Step-Down – Reuters
Middle East / North Africa
Obama Holds First White House Meeting With Arab Spring Leader – VOA
Iran Tells Turkey: Change Tack or Face Trouble – Reuters
Iran Says Radar Can Detect Small Unmanned Drones – AP
Muslim, Christian Graves Desecrated in Israeli City – Reuters
Activists Attack Saudi Executions – BBC
Christians Fear Islamist Pressure in Egypt – AP
Tunisia Islamists Storm University Over Veil Ban – Reuters
US Department of Defense
Rumsfeld Meets His Fans, Signs Books at Navy Base in Japan – S&S
United States
Secret US Memo Made Legal Case to Kill a Citizen – NYT
The Secrets of Government Killing – NYT opinion
United Kingdom
UK PM Seeks Report on Defence Chief – AP
Defence Chief: I Have Nothing to Hide – TT
World
Coming Soon: The Drone Arms Race – NYT
Africa
British Police to Hunt Seychelles Pirates – TT
Hundreds Attend State Funeral of African Nobel Peace Laureate – VOA
South Sudan’s President Visits Khartoum – VOA
Archbishop Warned over Meeting with Zimbabwe's Mugabe – TT
Cameroon President Polls Open, Incumbent Seeks Win – AP
Zambia Leader Wants Malawi Apology for Deportation – AP
Americas
Fast and Furious Weapons Found in Mexico Enforcer's Home – LAT
Bitter Price to Pay for Mexico's Bloody Drugs War – TT
10 More Dead Found in Mexican Port of Veracruz – AP
Colombian City Demands Protection from Gangsters – LAT
Colombia Troops Seek Kidnap Girl – BBC
Leader of Cuban Dissident Group in Intensive Care – AP
Cuban Official: Let Spy Ring Member Come Home – AP
Asia Pacific
China's Hu Urges Unification With Rival Taiwan – AP
China Marks Century-Old Revolution Amid Controversy – Reuters
Protests in China over Local Grievances Surge – LAT
Dalai Lama Criticizes ‘Immoral’ Chinese Censorship – VOA
Dalai Lama in China Video Attack – BBC
Japan’s PM Says Will Visit N. Korea to Discuss Kidnappings – VOA
Japan Grounds Jet Fighter Fleet – BBC
South Korea Aims to Ratify Trade Deal – WP
2 Blasts Wound at Least 8 in Southern Philippines – AP
Philippines Row With US Amb. over Sex Tourism – BBC
Burma Shows Signs of Change – WP
Europe
France’s Sarkozy Meets IMF Chief on Debt – BBC
Putin Presidency Unlikely to Derail US-Russia Relations – VOA
Russia's Medvedev Echoes Stalin in Party Exhortation – Reuters
Russian Anger Grows Over Chechnya Subsidies – NYT
Russia's WTO Bid Threatened as Georgia Talks Fail – Reuters
100 Detained in Moscow Amid Nationalist Rally Call – AP
Poland Votes in General Election – BBC
Polish PM's Party Expected to Win Sunday Election – Reuters
Polish Ties With Germany, Russia at Stake in Vote – AP
Poland Arrests Ikea Bomb Suspects – BBC
South Asia
