27 November SWJ Roundup

US Naval Institute Daily – USNI

Real Clear World – RCP

Afghanistan

Taliban Paid £100 a Month to Stop Fighting – TT

Marines to Wind Down Afghan Combat in 2012 – AP

Pakistan

Pakistan: NATO Raid Kills 26 Pakistani Troops  – VOA

Pakistan Says NATO Killed Troops in Strikes – WSJ

Pakistan Says NATO Attack Kills Dozens of Soldiers – NYT

Dozens of Pakistani Troops Die in NATO Attack on Checkpost – WP

NATO Attack Allegedly Kills 24 Pakistani Troops – AP

Pakistan Halts NATO Supply Route in Anger Over Helicopter Attack – VOA

Pakistan Orders NATO and US Review after Deadly Border Strike – BBC

Pakistan Stops NATO Supplies After Raid Kills Up to 28 – Reuters

Pakistan Secretly Helps, Publicly Hits US Interests – WT

Factbox-Ties Between Pakistan and US in Crisis – Reuters

Iraq

US Soldiers Assess 'Peaks and Valleys,' Prospects of Final Attack – CSM

Iraq’s Young Inherit a Nation Scarred – WP

In Iraq, Bombs Kill at Least 11 in 2 Attacks – NYT

Bomb Blasts in Baghdad Kill at Least 15 – BBC

Bombs Kill 15 In and Around Baghdad – AP

Multiple Baghdad Blasts Kill at Least 13 People – Reuters

US Military Legacy Rubs Off on Iraqi Youth – AP

Iran

Iran Threatens to Hit Turkey if US, Israel Attack – AP

Iran Says Could Target Turkey Missile Shield – Reuters

Lobbying for Iranian Exiles on Terrorist List – NYT

Iran's Parliament Says to Reduce Ties With Britain -AP

Egypt

Egyptians Clash Ahead of Elections – VOA

Egypt Police Clash with Activists – BBC

Egypt Braces for Fresh Clashes – NYT

Protester Killed in Cairo Unrest – WP

Egyptian Protesters Clash With Police, 1 Dead – AP

Islamists Strong Ahead of Egypt Poll, Unrest Seen an Asset – Reuters

Egypt Protesters Demand Generals Quit – Bloomberg

Where Is the Muslim Brotherhood? – WSJ

On Eve of Egypt's Election, a Revolution Reboot – AP

Egypt Protesters Not Impressed with New PM  – CSM

Egypt's ElBaradei Ready to Head Government – AP

Egypt's ElBaradei Turns Up Heat on Ruling Generals – Reuters

3 American Students Arrested in Cairo Back in US – AP

Cairo Undone – NYT opinion

Syria

Arab League Drafts Economic Sanctions – BBC

Arab States Plan to Cut Commercial Ties With Syria – Reuters

Syria Buries Security Forces as Sanctions Loom – AP

Assad Must Go – WS opinion

Yemen

New Turmoil as President Comes Back to Yemen – NYT

Yemen Sets Presidential Poll Date – BBC

Yemen Sets Date for Presidential Vote – AP

Yemen Presidential Election Set for February 21 – Reuters

Morocco

Moderate Islamist Party Wins Morocco’s Elections – VOA

Morocco Islamists Win Elections – BBC

Islamist Party Takes Most Seats in Morocco Poll – AP

Libya

Urgency Grows in Divided Libya, Says Jibril – CSM

Fractured Town Shows Challenges Ahead for Libya – Reuters

Libyan Women Rally to Demand Help for Rape Victims – VOA

Libyans Recover Looted Roman Antiquities – VOA

Middle East / North Africa

Hamas: Palestinians to Skip Interim Government – AP

Bahrain Creates Panel to Study Unrest Report – AP

UAE Security Court Sentences 5 Political Activists – AP

Post-Uprising, a New Battle – NYT

Latest Developments in Arab World's Unrest – AP

In the Arab World, It’s the Past vs. the Future – NYT opinion

US Department of Defense

F-35 Makes Headway Amid Criticism, US Budget Crunch – Reuters

83 Plaintiffs Join Legal Action Related to Fort Hood Shootings – S&S

MARSOC Deployment Inspires Energy Drink – MCT

United States

Zeta Launched Mexico-Style Attack in Harris County Texas – HC

No Security Without Diplomacy, Development – WT opinion

World

Cluster Munitions Talks Reject US Proposal – AP

The End of Foreign Aid – WP opinion

Africa

Suspected Al Shabaab Rebels Raid Kenya Police Post – Reuters

Kenya Army to Probe Shooting of 4 Men at Sea – AP

Italian Cargo Ship Is Free Off Somalia – AP

Explosions, Gunshots in Northeast Nigeria City – AP

DR Congo Hit by Pre-vote Violence – BBC

Tensions Mount Ahead of Congo Vote – WP

Congo: 2 Killed in Clashes Days Ahead of Poll – AP

Police in Congo Ban Rallies on Last Day of Campaigning – VOA

Dutchman, South African, Swede Confirmed Kidnapped in Mali – Reuters

Mali: German Killed; Dutch, S. African, Swede Seized – AP

Climate Change Hits Africa's Poorest Farmers – AP

Nigeria Mourns Death of Civil War Leader – Reuters

Americas

Colombian FARC Kill Four Hostages – BBC

Colombian Official: 4 Captives of Rebels Slain – AP

Colombia Says FARC Rebels Execute 4 Military Hostages – Reuters

Asia Pacific

Frictions Rise Between China, India – WP

Huntsman's Comment Spurs Debate in China – CSM

China Says Joint Mekong Patrols Begin in December – AP

Engineer’s Return to China Leads to Jail and Limbo – NYT

Red China Remains a Threat – WS opinion

North Korean Leader Rallies Front-line Troops – AP

Philippines Phone Hacking Tied to Terrorists – NYT

Europe

Russia: Medvedev Keeps US Missile Defense Shield in Sight – CSM

Russia WTO Accession Sparks Human-Rights Debate – WT

Russia: Putin's Party Faces Losses in Elections – WSJ

Greece May Miss 2012 Selloff Target Due to EU Crisis – Reuters

German Police, Demonstrators Clash at Nuke Protest – AP

Turkey Seeks to End Kurdish Conflict – AP

Myth of Croatian Fascism – WT opinion