14 November SWJ Roundup
US Naval Institute Daily – USNI
Real Clear World – RCP
Afghanistan
Karzai to Convene Meeting of Afghans on US Relationship – WP
Afghanistan to Hold Conference on US Relations, Taliban Talks – DPA
Taliban 'Got Jirga Security Plan' – BBC
Afghan Officials Say They Captured Taliban Spokesman – NYT
Afghan Official: Taliban Figure Believed Arrested – AP
Afghanistan Success is in Eye of Beholder – LAT
NATO: Life Better Since Taliban Driven from Kabul – BBC
'Hundreds of UK Troops' in Afghanistan After 2015 – BBC
Afghan Forces Kill Suicide Attacker in Kabul – Reuters
Pakistan
As Pakistan Eyes Peace Talks with the Taliban, Anxiety Builds – LAT
Pakistani Militant Threatens to Quit Peace Deal – AP
Report: 3 Swiss to Avoid Trial in Pak Nuclear Case – AP
Iran
Candidates Hammer Obama on Iran – WP
Romney, Gingrich Would Wage War on Iran – WT
GOP Debate Embraces Covert Action in Iran – WP
Nuke Report Reveals Iran's Regional Designs – USAT
Russian Scientist at Center of Iranian Mystery – WP
Israel Demands Tougher Action on Iran's Nuclear Program – VOA
Israel Lobbies Discreetly for More Sanctions After UN Report – NYT
Israel Says Iran Closer to Atom Bomb Than Thought – Reuters
Israel Refuses to Tell US its Iran Intentions – TT
Britain Not Ruling Out Military Option on Iran – TT
Bahrain: Alleged Terror Cell Had High Iran Links – AP
Iran Rejects Bahrain's Claim of Terror Cell Links – AP
Blast at Revolutionary Guard Base Kills 17 – WP
Explosion at Revolutionary Guards Military Base – BBC
Blast Kills Commander at Iran Base – NYT
Mystery Surrounds Deadly Blast at Ammunition Depot – CSM
Iran: Dead Guard Commander was Missile Expert – AP
Israelis Wonder About Deadly Iranian Missile Site Explosion – LAT
Iran Says Arab League's Syria Move Unhelpful – Reuters
Iran Detains Journalist Over BBC Broadcast – AP
Iran Detains 2 Kuwaitis on Espionage Suspicion – AP
Facing a Nuclear Iran – LAT opinion
Israel’s Tough Call – WP opinion
Syria
Syria Appeals for Emergency Arab League Summit – WP
Syria's Neighbors Helping Shape its Fate – LAT
Arab League Votes to Suspend Syria Over Crackdown – NYT
Syria Suspended from Arab League – WP
Arab League Votes to Suspend Syria – LAT
Arab Rebuke of Syria Reveals Divisions – WSJ
Syria Calls for Arab League Meet to Avert Suspension – Reuters
Setbacks for Damascus Government – WP
Outside Pressure Builds on Syria – BBC
With Arab Vote, Pressure Mounts on Syria – AP
US Treasury: Sanctions on Syria Effective – AP
EU Agrees to Add More Names to Syria Sanctions – Reuters
Syria Defiant Over Arab League Suspension – BBC
Assad Takes on the Arab League – TT
Syrian FM: Arab League Suspension Was Illegitimate – AP
Mobs Strike Embassies After Group Bans Syria – NYT
Syrians Protest Arab Vote, Embassies Stormed – AP
Russia Opposes Syria's Suspension From Arab League – Reuters
Iran Says Arab League's Syria Move Unhelpful – Reuters
Iraq Official Slams Arab League's Syria Suspension – AP
A Welcome Suspension – WP opinion
Libya
At Least Six Killed as Militias Clash on Coastal Highway – NYT
Rival Libyan Militias Clash Near Military Base – AP
Libya: Armed Clashes Intensify in Tripoli – WP
Libyans Say Clashes Resolved, but Firing Goes On – Reuters
Libya Interim Leader: No Place for Extremist Islam – AP
Libya Oil Production 'Recovering' – BBC
Iraq
As US Exits Iraq, Iran's Shadow Looms – LAT
Iraq Criticizes Exxon-Mobil on Kurdistan Oil Pursuits – NYT
Police Say Kidnappings on Rise in Iraqi City – AP
PKK: Turkish Air Strike Hits Northern Iraq – Reuters
Iraq Official Slams Arab League's Syria Suspension – AP
Hundreds of Vehicles Get a Good Cleaning Before Heading Home – S&S
Yemen
Yemen's Saleh Stalling on Power Handover – Reuters
Yemeni Forces Kill 6 Al-Qaida-Linked Militants – AP
Yemeni Army, Tribal Fighters Kill 9 Militants – Reuters
10 Militants Killed in Yemen; UN Pushes Peace Plan – AP
3 French Aid Workers Freed in Yemen – AP
Egypt
Egypt Opposition Sets Deadline for Army – Reuters
Egypt’s Military Guards its Own Power – WP
Egypt's Army Extends Prominent Blogger's Detention – AP
Israel / Palestinians
Israeli Official: Military Ready, Able to Topple Hamas – AP
Olmert: Israel's Lieberman Had Full Intel Access – AP
Israel Mulls Releasing Taxes to Palestinians – AP
Israel Advances Bill to Curb Rights Groups Funding – AP
Bills to Cut Foreign Aid to Israeli Doves on Hold – AP
Israeli Air Strike Kills Hamas Policeman in Gaza – Reuters
Middle East / North Africa
Bahrain: Alleged Terror Cell Had High Iran Links – AP
Bahrain Breaks Up Terror Cell – BBC
Iran Rejects Bahrain's Claim of Terror Cell Links – AP
Emirates Places $18bn Boeing Deal – BBC
Tunisia's Democracy Blooms as Model for Arab Spring – CSM
Moroccan Activists Call for Election Boycott – AP
Morocco Islamists Seek to Follow Tunisia's Example – Reuters
Arab Spring, American Winter – LAT opinion
US Department of Defense
US Marine Corps Fights for Its Budget – Bloomberg
Marines to be Based in Australia, Report Says – MCT
Project Showcases Paintings, Graffiti, Other Artwork by Troops – S&S
US Airmen Set to Testify Against Frankfurt Airport Shooter – S&S
Civilians Won’t Run Amphib Engine Rooms – NT
Atheists in US Military Seek Official Recognition – LAT
Ideas for Cutting Military Spending – NYT opinion
A Frugal Fleet to the Rescue – NYT opinion
United States
GOP Candidates Tackle Iran, Drone Strikes and Foreign Aid – WT
Republican Debate Highlights Foreign Policy Differences – CSM
NASA Hitches Ride on Russian Craft, Begins New Dependent Phase – NYT
In New York, Ambivalence Over Muslim Surveillance – AP
US Companies Feeling Impact of European Crisis – AP
Officials Crack Down on Occupy Wall Street Camps – CSM
Occupy Wall Street Protesters Shifting to College Campuses – NYT
Police in Denver Move on Protesters – NYT
Occupy Portland Protesters Push Back After Camp Closures – AP
US Apology at India Leader Airport Frisk – BBC
Look South, Not East – FP opinion
Africa
British Aid Workers Retreat From Violence in South Sudan – VOA
Major Humanitarian Group Leaves a South Sudan Region – NYT
Oxfam Withdraws Staff from S. Sudan Border Region – BBC
Oxfam Removes Staff From South Sudan Border – Reuters
Sudan Army Denies Bombing South Sudan Refugee Camp – AP
Kenya Asks Arab World for Support in Somalia – VOA
AU Troops in Somalia Facing Funding Shortfall – AP
Kenya Army: Forces Kill 9 Militants in Somalia – AP
Kenya: 30 Somalia Insurgency Recruits Take Amnesty – AP
Large Blast Heard Near Somali Rebel Stronghold – Reuters
Police: 2 Wounded in Bomb Blast in North Nigeria – AP
Algeria Says Nigeria's Boko Haram Tied to Al Qaeda – Reuters
Rapists Free, Husbands Jailed Under Congo Law – WT
Americas
Mexican Drug Traffickers Undermine Elections – LAT
Mexican Democracy Tested by Drug Lords in Politics – AP
Mexico: No Sign of Foul Play in Copter Crash that Killed Minister – LAT
US Investigators Join Mexico Chopper Crash Probe – AP
Mexico Loss of 2nd in Charge Won't Change Drug War – AP
Mexican Pro-Cartel Singer Diego Rivas Killed – BBC
Mexican Party Website Hacked on Election Day – AP
Mexican President's Sister Trails in State Election – Reuters
Brazil: Police Take Control of Strategic Rio Slum – NYT
Brazilian Police Seize Rio Slum – BBC
3,000 Brazilian Police Seize Rio's Biggest Slum – AP
Venezuela: Judge in Handcuffs Symbol for Anti-Chavez Camp – AP
UK: Prince William's Posting to Falklands Defended – AP
Asia Pacific
Obama: Outlines of Pacific Trade Deal Reached – VOA
Obama Outlines Pacific Trade Plan – BBC
Obama: Hoping for Pacific Free Trade Plan by 2012 – AP
Canada, Mexico Ask to Join Pan-Pacific Trade Talks – Reuters
At APEC, Security Trumps Economics – WP
APEC Leaders Seek Firewall Against Europe Crisis – Reuters
On Asia-Pacific Trip, Obama's Focus is on China – LAT
Obama Sees an Opening on China Trade – NYT
Obama: China Must ‘Play by the Rules’ – WP
Obama: China Needs to Play Fair – WT
Obama: Americans Impatient with China – LAT
Obama Raises Economic Rebalancing With Hu – Reuters
China Unlikely to Budge on Thorny South China Sea – Reuters
Philippines Rejects New Chinese Territorial Claim – AP
Chinese Study Says Dam Didn’t Affect Climate Change – NYT
South China Villagers Riot Over Land Dispute – Reuters
Vietnam, Wracked by Economic Woes, Plans New Reforms – Reuters
Japan: Devastation at Fukushima Nuclear Site, Seen Up Close – NYT
S. Korea to Build Barracks for US Troops on Front-Line Island – AFP
Gunmen Kill Family of 5 in Southern Philippines – AP
Kidnapped US Boy's Relative Escapes in Philippines – AP
Burma to Free More Political Prisoners 'Soon' – Reuters
New Plea Made to Free Burma Political Prisoners – AP
Thailand Flooding Damages Its Ancient Capital – AP
Thailand: Bangkok Residents Advised to Flee Floodwaters – AP
Central Asia
Seven Killed in Kazakhstan Attack – BBC
Fatal Rampage by a Gunman in Kazakhstan – NYT
Islamist Kills 7, Self in Kazakhstan – AP
Twitter vs. the KGB – FP
Europe
Even as Governments Act, Time Runs Short for Euro – NYT
Blair Warns of Euro 'Catastrophe' – BBC
New Italian, Greek Governments Race to Limit Damage – Reuters
Berlusconi Steps Down, and Italy Pulses With Change – NYT
Berlusconi Steps Down as Italy’s Prime Minister – WP
Mario Monti to Lead Italy's New Government – VOA
Mario Monti Tapped to Lead Italy Out of Debt Crisis – NYT
Economist Mario Monti Named Italy PM – WP
Monti to Form Next Italy Cabinet – BBC
Italy Summons Monti, May Get Govt Mandate – Reuters
German Liberals Try to Tame Euro Rebels – Reuters
German: Neo-Nazis Suspected in Long Wave of Crimes – NYT
New Suspect Arrested in German Terror Probe – AP
New German Neo-Nazi Probe Arrest – BBC
Neo-Nazi Murders, Film Confession Shock Germany – Reuters
Report: 3 Swiss to Avoid Trial in Pak Nuclear Case – AP
Poland Charges 46 in Attacks on Police in Marches – AP
Vote in Georgia's Breakaway Province Is Tie – AP
Stuck in the Middle with Europe – WP opinion
In Italy, the Berlusconi Show is Over – WP opinion
