16 October SWJ Roundup
US Naval Institute Daily – USNI
Afghanistan
NATO Assessment Emphasizes Setbacks for Taliban – NYT
Afghan Violence Falling Sharply, NATO Says – McClatchy
US Base in Normally Tranquil Province Hit by Suicide Team – LAT
Militants Assault US Base in Eastern Afghanistan – AP
Militants Strike US Afghan Base – BBC
Eight People, 2 NATO Troops Killed in Afghanistan – VOA
Searches of Turbans, Symbols of Identity, Rattle Afghans – NYT
Taliban Bomber Responsible for British Deaths Captured – TT
Son of NY Bomb Plot Sheik Killed in Afghanistan – AP
NATO: Taliban Did Not Kill Afghan President's Brother – Reuters
Afghan Parliament Clears Hurdle to Aid – WP
Afghanistan Passes Key Hurdle to Release Aid Funds – Reuters
The Afghan War Everyone Wants to Forget – TS opinion
Pakistan
US Goes after Haqqani Network – WP
US Missiles Kill 6 in Northwestern Pakistan – AP
Iran
To Isolate Iran, US Presses Inspectors on Nuclear Data – NYT
The Texan-Iranian, Saudi Ambassador, and Tale of 2 Cousins – TT
Four Attacks that Have Been Blamed on Iran – CSM
Iran's Supreme Leader Rejects US Allegations – VOA
Khamenei: US Charges ‘Meaningless’ – WP
Iran Says US Claim of Plot Has 'No Legal Logic' – AP
Saudi Arabia Refrains from Fingering Iran – CSM
Iranian Oil Sales, Foreign Exchange Taking a Hit from Sanctions – CSM
The One-Way War – WS opinion
Breaking Tehran – NR opinion
The Diminishing Returns of Reasonableness – NR opinion
Punching Holes in the Iran Plot – TD opinion
Iraq
US Cuts Back the Proposed Size of Its Force in Iraq – NYT
US Abandons Plans to Keep Troops in Iraq Next Year – FOX
US Drops Plans to Keep Troops in Iraq – AP
No Decision Yet on Future Troop Presence in Iraq – Reuters
Syria
2 Killed at Funeral for Syrian Victim – VOA
Syrian Forces Fire at Mourners, Battle Defectors – Reuters
Syrian Forces Target Funeral, Assassinate Activist – AP
Libya
Heightened Security in Libya's Capital Following Clashes – VOA
Libyan Forces Search Tripoli for Gadhafi Loyalists – AP
Gaddafi Home Town Largely Destroyed – WP
Gaddafi Loyalists Hold Out in Last Desperate Resistance at Sirte – TG
Ruined Sirte Becomes a Killing Ground – TT
Yemen
Where is Yemen Headed as Saleh Tries to Reassert Power? – CSM
Yemeni Troops Fire into Crowds, Dozens of Casualties – VOA
Deadly Protests in Yemen Capital – BBC
Fatal Airstrikes Hit Yemen as Violence Escalates in Capital – NYT
Yemen Forces Kill 12; Insurgents Wreck Gas Pipeline – Reuters
Yemen Says Al Qaeda Militants Killed in Drone Strike – LAT
US Strike Kills 9 Al Qaeda Militants in Yemen – AP
Israel / Palestinians
Israel, Hamas Prepare For Prisoner Swap on Tuesday – VOA
Hamas Negotiator: We Won't Continue Talking to Israel – JP
Israel’s Peres Begins Review of Palestinians to be Freed – VOA
Israeli President Begins Pardoning Palestinians – AP
Israel Publishes Prisoner Swap List – BBC
Israel Names Prisoners to Be Freed in Swap Deal – Reuters
Chinese Jews Feel More at Home in Israel – LAT
Egypt
Egypt’s Military Expands Power, Raising Alarms – NYT
Stunned by Bloodshed, Egyptians Torn Over Army – AP
Hundreds March for Muslim-Christian Unity in Cairo – AP
Egypt's Military Rulers Criminalize Discrimination – AP
Middle East / North Africa
Oman Votes for Advisory Council After Protests – AP
Morocco's Problem: Freelance Jihadis, Not Al-Qaida – AP
Saudi Arabia's Hollow Equal Rights – FA opinion
US Department of Defense
McKeon: Tax Hike is Last Resort to Fund Defense – NT
Strong Bonds Link Military Dogs, Handlers – S&S
Leaders Challenge Gay Troops to Come Out, be Role Models – S&S
Battaglia Ready to Assist in Shaping Total Force – AFPS
McNabb Passes TRANSCOM Command to Fraser – AFPS
Army Museum's Morbid Oddities Resettled in MD – AP
United States
Michele Bachmann Vows to Finish Mexico Border Fence – LAT
America’s ‘Primal Scream’ – NYT opinion
OWS: Marxist Mobocracy – WT opinion
In Protest, the Power of Place – NYT opinion
Crisis of Decadence – NR opinion
A Serious Discussion of US Foreign Policy? – WPR opinion
World
Rallies Across the Globe Protest Economic Policies – NYT
United in Anger, ‘Occupy’ Goes Global – WP
Protests Against Corporate Greed Spread Across Globe – LAT
'Occupy' Protests Go Global – CSM
Riots in Rome as Wall Street Protests Go Global – TS
Rome Erupts Amid Global Greed Protests – TA
'Occupy' Anti-capitalism Protests Spread Around the World – TG
NY Caps Day of Worldwide Protests – BBC
Wall Street Protests Go Global; Riots in Rome – Reuters
Africa
US Ventures into Bloody Uganda Conflict – Time
What US Manhunt for LRA Leaders Reveals about War Strategy – CSM
Rights Groups Welcome US Decision to Send Troops to Uganda – VOA
Ugandans Welcome US Troop Plan to Fight Rebels – Reuters
8 Opposition Parties Pull Out of Liberian Election – VOA
Liberia Opposition Denounce Poll as 'Fraudulent' – BBC
Liberians Count Votes and Fraud Allegations – NYT
Radical Sect Kills Policeman in North Nigeria – AP
Senegal Curbs a Bloody Rite, African-Style – NYT
Treat Somali Pirates Like Terrorists – WT opinion
Americas
Mexico’s President Works to Lock In Drug War Tactics – NYT
Twenty Die in Mexico Prison Fight – BBC
Mexico: Prison Fight Leaves 20 Inmates Dead – AP
Brazil President Holds Her Own as Lula Successor – LAT
Haiti MPs Approve New Government – BBC
UN: Haiti Prison Break Trial to Begin Tuesday – AP
Cuba's Ladies in White Mourn Leader, Vow to Go On – Reuters
Cuban Dissidents Mourn Passing of Leader Pollan – AP
Central America Death Toll at 45 From Heavy Rains – Reuters
Asia Pacific
China's Leaders Begin Key Meeting – BBC
China and Vietnam to Strengthen Military Ties – Reuters
Japan's Aging Air Force Plans Major Overhaul – AP
Aid Arrives for Flood-Swamped Thailand, Cambodia – VOA
Thailand: Bangkok Escape Floods as Waters Recede – AP
Forging a Stronger US-Korea Alliance – KT editorial
Central Asia
Upcoming Election Raises Specter of Terror in Kyrgyzstan – AP
Europe
European Officials Struggle Toward a Debt Solution – NYT
Europe rejects US, IMF Debt Plan – WP
G20 Ministers Meet to Resolve European Debt Crisis – VOA
EU Summit to be 'Decisive' for Crisis – BBC
European Economic Protests Turn Violent in Rome – VOA
Rioters Hijack Rome Protests, Police Fire Tear Bas – AP
Italy’s Berlusconi Vows to Punish Rioters – BBC
Protesters in Lisbon Surround Parliament – Reuters
New Stage for US-Russia Relations – WP
Russia: Medvedev Says Leader Plan Was Studied – NYT
Russia's Medvedev Rallies Disappointed Supporters – AP
German Police Critiqued for Spying – WP
French Socialists to Choose Presidential Nominee – AP
South Asia
