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6 November SWJ Roundup

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11.06.2011 at 11:19am

US Naval Institute Daily – USNI

Real Clear World – RCP

Afghanistan

As US Troops Withdraw, are Afghan Forces Ready to Fight? – WP

Afghan Forces Difficult to Wean Off US Assistance – S&S

General Fired Over Karzai Remarks – NYT

Flournoy: Coalition Continues Progress in Afghanistan – AFPS

Multiple Missteps Led to Drone Killing US Troops – LAT

Suicide Bomber Kills 7 in North Afghanistan – AP

Afghan Suicide Attack Kills Seven Near Mosque – Reuters

 

Pakistan

Pakistan Indicts 7 in Bhutto Assassination – NYT

Pakistan Charges in Bhutto Murder – BBC

Pakistan Court Indicts Seven in Bhutto Murder Case – Reuters

 

Iraq

Leaving Iraq, US Fears New Surge of Qaeda Terror – NYT

Iraqi PM Says Nation Still Faces Threats – AP

Maliki Stoking Sectarian Tensions With Iraq's Sunnis – NYT editorial

 

Syria

Syria Releases Hundreds of Prisoners But Violence Continues – VOA

Violence in Syria as Arab League Warns of Disaster – AP

Arab League Urges Syria to Stick to Arab Plan – Reuters

Activists: 10 Killed in Syria as Amnesty Takes Effect – VOA

Fresh Bloodshed Hits Syrian Towns – BBC

Syrian Tanks Kill 13 in Besieged Homs – Reuters

Security Forces Kill 6 in Syria on Muslim Holiday – AP

Syria Slams US for 'Blatant Interference' – LAT

What Is the Arab League's Plan B for Syria? – DS editorial

 

Iran

UN Report 'to Suggest Iran Nuclear Weapons Work' – BBC

IAEA Report on Iran Set to Stoke Middle East Tension – Reuters

Iran Dismisses Reported UN Claims of Nuclear Work – AP

France: Force Against Iran Would Be Destabilizing – AP

Iran Says US Plot Suspect Is Anti-Tehran Militant – Reuters

America’s Deadly Dynamics With Iran – NYT analysis

Why Do Hawks Care About Iran Now? – FP opinion

Europe Still Tied to Iran's Regime – WS opinion

 

Israel / Palestinians

New Palestinian Force Skeptical of Statehood – WP

Israel Begins Deportation of Gaza Flotilla Activists – VOA

Israel to Deport Gaza Flotilla Activists – AP

Israel Begins Deporting Gaza Boat Activists – Reuters

Israeli Airstrike Kills Palestinian Militant – AP

New Study Offers Insight on Palestinian Suicide Attacks – LAT

 

Middle East / North Africa

Muslims Start the Hajj Amid Year of Arab Uprisings – AP

Over 2.5 Million in Saudi Arabia for Hajj – VOA

Saudi King Appoints Brother as Defense Minister – NYT

Saudi Arabia Names New Defense Minister – Reuters

Yemen Uprising Binds Women From Many Walks of Life – AP

Yemen's Saleh Says Intent on Power Transfer – Reuters

Bahrain Releases Teenage Iraqi Football Player – AP

Lebanese Free-Speech Advocates Concerned About Regulations -LAT

Massive Munitions Stockpiles Unguarded in Eastern Libya – Reuters

Libya: In Gaddafi's Town, Grim Mood Is Good for Sheep – Reuters

Egypt: Muslim Brotherhood Reaches Out as Elections Near – WP

ElBaradei's Egypt Presidential Campaign Faces Divisions – Reuters

 

WikiLeaks

WikiLeaks Bids to End Credit Card Ban – DM

WikiLeaks' Boss: From Hero to Taliban Poster Boy – II

Is This the WikiEnd? – NYT analysis

 

US Department of Defense

Prosecutors Propose Wider Public Viewing of Guantánamo Terror Trial – MH

Fort Hood Victims' Kin Holding Private Memorials – AP

Report: Number of Soldiers Not Fit for Combat is Growing – S&S

DOD's Longest-serving General Retires after 46 Years – S&S

 

United States

Andy Rooney, a Cranky Voice of CBS, Dies at 92 – NYT

Former '60 Minutes' Commentator Andy Rooney Dies – AP

 

United Kingdom

Head of UK Border Force Suspended – AP

UK Suspends Top Border Officials, Launches Inquiry – Reuters

 

Africa

Attacks in Nigeria Leave at Least 65 Dead – VOA

Nigeria Bombings, Attacks by Taliban-Inspired Militants Kill 67 – LAT

Nigeria Islamist Raid 'Kills 63'  – BBC

Northeast Nigeria Militant Attacks Kill at Least 65 – Reuters

Nigeria Attacks Kill 67; Sect Claims Responsibility – AP

UN Condemns Sect Attack in Nigeria That Killed 69 – AP

Recent Attacks by Radical Muslim Sect in Nigeria – AP

Factbox: What Is Nigeria's Boko Haram? – Reuters

Pirates Free Tanker Off Nigeria – BBC

Kenya-Eritrea Row Over Arms to Somalia Grows – Reuters

2 Die in Grenade Attack at Kenya Church – AP

Sudan Oil State Rebels Claim to Destroy Tanks – Reuters

Liberian Candidates Trade Accusations of Voter Intimidation – VOA

Liberians Urged to Ignore Boycott – BBC

 

Americas

Leader of FARC Rebels, Killed in Military Raid in Colombia – WP

Colombian Officials Say Top FARC Leader Is Killed – AP

Colombia President: Cano's Death is FARC's 'Biggest Blow' – VOA

Leader Is Dead, but Danger Still Seen in Colombian Rebels – NYT

Colombia Peace Unlikely Despite FARC Leader's Death – LAT

Slaying Plunges Colombia Rebels Into Uncertainty – AP

Colombian President Praises Army – BBC

From University Leader to Colombian Rebel Chief – Reuters

Colombia Hails FARC Leader’s Death – BBC

Colombians Cheer Killing of Guerrilla Kingpin – Reuters

Complaint Against Mexican President Rejected – AP

Guatemala, Nicaragua Go to the Polls – WP

Ortega Eyes Nicaragua Reelection – BBC

Nicaragua's Ortega Set to Cruise to Reelection – Reuters

Guatemala to Vote in Run-off Poll – BBC

Guatemala's Leadership Gap – LAT editorial

 

Asia Pacific

US Asks China to Address Tibetan Issues – VOA

China's Independents Find it Hard to Get on Ballot – LAT

Boat With 21 N. Koreans Found Off S. Korea’s Coast – NYT

US Envoys See 'Encouraging Steps, Signs' in Burma – VOA

Death Toll From Thailand Floods Rises Past 500 – AP

 

Central Asia

Signs of Official Bias and Abuse Deepen Kyrgyzstan’s Ethnic Rifts – NYT

 

Europe

Uncertainty as Greek Leader Tries to Form Unity Coalition – NYT

Greece Opposition Set for Talks – BBC

Two Years of Denials Trapped Greece – NYT

Greek Parties Ignore Appeal for Rapid Compromise – Reuters

Operating in the Shadows of Power in Russia – NYT

Serbia: Mladic’s Poor Health Is New Focus at The Hague – NYT

 

South Asia

India’s Innovation Stimulus – NYT opinion

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