3 November SWJ Roundup
US Naval Institute Daily – USNI
Real Clear World – RCP
Afghanistan
Afghanistan Consults Neighbors on Security – NYT
Karzai: Afghanistan Needs Help to Fight Terrorist Groups – VOA
Karzai Terror Warning as Afghanistan Summit Begins – BBC
Afghanistan’s Neighbors Pledge Aid – WP
NATO, Afghans Struggle to Replace Private Security Firms – AP
Suicide Bomber, Insurgents Attack Afghan Company – AP
Blast, Fighting Heard Near West Afghan NATO Compound – Reuters
ISAF Operations Summary – AFPS
Four Soldiers Killed in Kabul Convoy are Identified – S&S
Evidence Points to US Soldier's Hand in Afghan Atrocities – VOA
Pentagon Adds Phase for Afghanistan Campaign Medal – S&S
Pakistan
Senators: Next Weeks is Key to US-Pakistan Ties – AFP
Pakistan / India
Pakistan to Normalize Trade With Rival India – VOA
Pakistan Boosts Trade Ties with India – WP
Pakistan Grants India 'Most Favored Nation' status – CSM
Pakistan Boosts India Trade Links – BBC
Pakistan Grants Trade Concessions to India, Boosting Peace – Bloomberg
Iraq
Three Explosions Kill at Least 7 in Southern Iraq – LAT
Triple Bombings in Southern Iraqi Oil City Kill 7 – AP
Bombs Kill at Least Six in Iraq's Baquba – Reuters
Iraqi Officials: Bombings Kill 6 Security Guards – AP
As Troops Leave, US Seeks Custody of Key Detainee – Reuters
Iran’s Waning Influence on Iraq – WP opinion
Iraq’s Looming Massacre – WT opinion
Syria
Arab League Says Syria Accepts Plan for Talks – NYT
Syria Agrees to Arab League Peace Plan – WP
Syria Signs Arab League Deal to Pull Back Military – LAT
Syrian Acceptance of Arab League Plan Met with Skepticism – TG
US Cautions on Syria Deal, Says Assad Must Go – Reuters
Pressure on Syria's Assad to Implement Peace Deal – Reuters
Syrian Army Defectors 'Kill 15' – BBC
Can the Arab League and Turkey Stop the Slaughter? – WP editorial
Libya
UN Chief in Libya on First Visit Since Uprising – VOA
Ban Says UN Stands by New Libya on Tripoli Visit – AFP
UN Chief to Libya: Secure Weapons – WP
UN Chief Offers Libya Help With Nuclear Material – Reuters
Libya Struggles to Secure Loose Weapons – AP
Prosecutor Will Investigate All Sides in Libya – AP
Gaddafi Son Saif 'Trying to Flee' – BBC
ICC: Saif Al-Islam Gaddafi May Try to Flee Libya – Reuters
Yemen
Diplomat Says Yemeni Transition Deal Imminent – VOA
Ancient City Anchors Political Standoff in Yemen – NYT
9 Killed in Clashes in Central Yemen – AP
Iran
'UK Speeding Up Planning for Potential US-led Iran Attack' – JP
Israeli Missile Test, Air Drill Heat Up Talk of Attack on Iran – WT
Poll Shows Strong Israeli Support for Iran Attack – AP
Iran Vows to 'Punish' Israel for Any Attack – LAT
Khamenei Accuses US of 'Terror' Attacks in Iran – Reuters
Iranian Soccer Players Could Face Lashing after Victory Groping – WP
Iran’s Waning Influence on Iraq – WP opinion
Will Israel Really Attack Iran? – WP opinion
Israel / Palestinians
US, Peace Talks Hurt Most by Palestinian UNESCO Bid – Reuters
PLO to Pursue Statehood Despite Israeli Measures – Reuters
US Vexed by Israeli, Palestinian Actions – AP
Anger at Israeli Settlement Plan – BBC
E. Jerusalem Construction 'Not a Punishment,' Says Netanyahu – CNN
Israeli PM Defends East Jerusalem Construction – AP
Israel Tests a Long-Range Missile – NYT
Israeli Army Tests Rocket System – BBC
Pro-Palestinian Activists Sail From Turkey to Gaza – Reuters
Israeli Navy Tracking Small Gaza-bound Flotilla from Turkey – JP
Israel Ready to Stop Boats Heading for Gaza – Reuters
Middle East / North Africa
Libya and Tunisia Share a Goal: Development – NYT
Army Role Eyed as Egypt Election Campaign Begins – Reuters
Egypt's Military Promises Pardon for Hundreds of Civilians – TG
Rights Coalition Says UAE Activist Trial 'Unfair' – AP
The New Mideast Game – WP opinion
The Overblown Islamist Threat – NYT opinion
WikiLeaks
WikiLeaks Founder Can Be Extradited to Sweden in Sex Abuse Case – NYT
Julian Assange Loses Extradition Appeal – WP
Wikileaks' Julian Assange Loses Extradition Appeal – BBC
Assange Extradition Appeal Denied – CSM
UK Court: Assange Can be Extradited – Reuters
Assange Weighs Options After Losing Extradition Appeal – LAT
Assange Prepares Supreme Court Challenge in Extradition Battle – TT
Assange Must Go to Sweden, High Court Extradition Loophole – TG
Secrecy at the Heart of Assange's World – Reuters
WikiLeaks: A Look Back at Developments in the Case – VOA
Timeline: WikiLeaks Saga – Reuters
US Department of Defense
Service Chiefs: Sequestration Damage Could be Irreversible – AFPS
Joint Chiefs Warn of Proposed Cuts – WP
Military Chiefs Warn Against Cuts – WP
Military Chiefs Warn Against Bigger Defense Cuts – AP
Leon Panetta: Don’t Gut Our Defenses – Politico
Navy to Review Carrier Move Over Budget Concerns – S&S
GAO: Defense Language Training Program Needs Improvement – GovExec
Faster, Meaner Apaches Allow Pilots to Control Drones During Battle – S&S
For Some Families, Marines Fall Short on Friendly-fire Protocol – WP
Military Policeman Held in Spy Case – AND
Inside the Ring – WT
United States
Russian Is Convicted in Arms-Trafficking Case – NYT
Arms Dealer Viktor Bout Convicted – WP
Viktor Bout Guilty of Arms Deal – BBC
Federal Jury in New York Convicts Russian Arms Dealer – AP
TSA to Expand Test for Faster Airport Security – AP
Georgia Men Held in Plot to Attack Government – NYT
Georgia Terror Plot Said to be Inspired by Novel – WP
Fed: 4 Georgia Men Got Terror Ideas from Underground Novel – AP
Ricin Plot in Georgia was a Long Shot, Experts Say – WP
Targeted Killings: An Effective Way to Fight Terrorism? – LAT opinion
Africa
Eritrea Says 'Not Flying Arms to al-Shabab' – BBC
Djibouti Adds 850 Soldiers to Peacekeeping Force in Somalia – NYT
Somalis Brace for Kenyan Air Assault – Reuters
Rebels Say Still Fighting in Sudan Oil State – Reuters
Nigeria Forces Search Homes for Boko Haram Weapons – Reuters
Rights Group Blasts Chinese Mines in Zambia – AP
US Concerned About Uganda’s Human Rights Record – VOA
Swelling Refugee Flows Stress Ethiopia Aid Camp – VOA
Americas
Some Hackers Fear Cyberattack will Provoke Mexican Drug Gang – WT
Mexico Mayor Slain Campaigning for President's Kin – AP
Mexico Finds 2 Tons of Marijuana in the Ocean – AP
Venezuela: Riot Kills 8 Inmates; 4 Police Hostage – AP
Asia Pacific
Chinese Spacecraft Dock in Orbit – BBC
China Allows Facial and Neck Tattoos to Join Army – NYT
North Korea Economy Contracts Again as Sanctions Bite – Reuters
Philippines Bans its Workers From 41 Countries – BBC
Philippine Govt, Rebels in Standoff Over Commander – AP
Thailand Police Say Insurgent Bomb Kills 6 in South – AP
Fears of Fission Rise at Stricken Japanese Plant – NYT
Europe
Greece Giving Voice to Euro-skepticism – WP
Pressure on Greece Ahead of G20 – BBC
At G-20 Summit, Greece Still the Problem – LAT
Greek Premier Pledges Vote in December on Debt Deal – NYT
Italy Strains to Resist the Tug of the Debt Whirlpool – NYT
Crisis Mounts Around Italy's Berlusconi – Reuters
Russia Declares Deal to Join Trade Group – NYT
Dempsey Calls for Increasing US Partnership with Turkey – AFPS
US Military Aids Quake Relief in Turkey – S&S
Satirical Magazine Is Firebombed in Paris – NYT
French Magazine Fire Bombed Ahead of 'Muhammad Edition' – FOX
French Satirical Paper Charlie Hebdo Attacked in Paris – BBC
Fire at French Newspaper after Muhammad Issue – AP
Croatia Arrests Ex-Minister for 1945 War Crimes – Reuters
South Asia
Nepal Takes Major Step Forward in Historic Peace Process – VOA