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3 November SWJ Roundup

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11.03.2011 at 08:55am

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

Nepal to Integrate 6,500 Maoist ex-Rebels into Army – LAT

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