29 November SWJ Roundup
US Naval Institute Daily – USNI
Real Clear World – RCP
Afghanistan
Accounts of Clash Differ; Fraying Ties May Harm Exit Strategy – WP
Military Looks at Supply Routes Away from Pakistan – S&S
Postwar US-Afghanistan Ties Expected to Remain Rocky – LAT
Militants Turn to Death Squads in Afghanistan – NYT
Allen Welcomes Latest Stage of Afghanistan Transition – AFPS
40,000 Troops to Leave Afghanistan by End of 2012 – AP
Afghan $12 Billion Training Cost Will Have to Be Shared – Reuters
NATO Retrains Troops After Afghan Civilian Deaths – AP
Afghan Woman Jailed for Being Raped Aims to Change Law – Reuters
ISAF Operations Summary – AFPS
Pakistan
US Central Command to Investigate Killing of Pakistani Troops – LAT
US Central Command to Lead Pakistan Investigation – AFPS
Pakistan Strike Probe Report Due Next Month – AFP
Fatal NATO Raid in Pakistan Likely a Case of Mistaken ID – AP
Afghans Say Commando Unit was Attacked Before Airstrike – WP
Anger Builds Against US as Pakistan Mulls Action Over Attack – NYT
Pakistan PM: No More 'Business as Usual' With US – Reuters
Pakistan to Boycott Meeting Over Deadly NATO Raid – AP
Pakistan Denies Provoking Attack – BBC
NATO Raid in Pakistan Undercuts Rapprochement – AP
Kashmir: Residents See Experiment with Autonomy as 'Illusion' – CSM
What Happened on the Border? – NYT editorial
Bordering on Defeat – WT editorial
Iraq
13 Killed in Car Bombing Outside Baghdad Prison – NYT
Suicide Car Bomber Kills 19 Outside Prison in Iraq – AP
Suicide Bomber Hits Iraq Military Base, 19 Dead – Reuters
Turkey Considers Iraq as Alternative Trade Route – AP
Iran
Iran Moves Quickly to Downgrade Ties with Britain – NYT
Iran Rushes Through Law Expelling British Ambassador – Reuters
EU Preparing More Sanctions on Iran – Reuters
Mystery Explosion Rocks Iran City – TT
Sound of Blast Reported in Iran's Isfahan City – Reuters
On Pins and Needles and Missiles in Tehran – WT opinion
Egypt
Voting Continues in Egypt's Landmark Elections – VOA
Egyptian Polls Enter Second Day – BBC
Voting in Historic Egyptian Elections Enters Second Day – NYT
Egyptians Crowd Polling Stations – BBC
Egyptians Head to the Polls – WP
In Egypt, Long Lines for a Vote Clouded by Army’s Role – NYT
Calm But Enthusiastic, Millions Vote in Egypt – TT
Egypt Voters Endure Long Lines at Polls – LAT
For Many Voters, Finally an Election that Matters – CSM
Egypt: Conflicting Emotions Behind a 1st-Time Vote – AP
Egypt's Post-Mubarak Poll Peaceful, High Turnout – Reuters
Hope Glimmers in Long Lines at Polls in Cairo – NYT
In Egypt, Ultra-Islamists Make Election Debut – AP
Egypt Police: Killing Sparks Sectarian Clash – AP
Analysis: New Parliament to Shake Up Egypt Power Balance – Reuters
Egypt's Overbearing Military – LAT editorial
Democracy Denied? – WP opinion
In Bleak Cairo, a Call for Optimism – NYT opinion
Syria
UN Commission: Syrian Forces Committed 'Crimes Against Humanity' – VOA
UN Panel Accuses Syria of Gross Human Rights Violations – LAT
Syria 'Committed Crimes Against Humanity' – BBC
Security Forces Have Killed at Least 256 Children – TT
UN: Syrian Forces Killed, Tortured 256 Children – AP
Syria Sanctioned and Condemned for 'Brutality' – Reuters
Germany: UN Should Endorse Syria Sanctions – AP
Turkey Raises Syria Military Option, Russia Urges Caution – Reuters
Arab League Sanctions Could Hurt Syria's Regional Standing, Economic Agenda – VOA
Syrian Government Days 'Numbered' – BBC
Syria Calls Arab League Sanctions ‘Economic War’ – NYT
Middle East / North Africa
Jordan’s King Plays Host to Israel’s President – NYT
Israeli President Makes Surprise Visit to Jordan – AP
Rockets from Lebanon Hit Israel – BBC
Military: 3 Rockets From Lebanon Strike Israel – AP
Kuwait PM Resigns after Protests – BBC
Kuwait Government Resigns – Reuters
Kuwait Government Resigns, But Stays as Caretakers – AP
Jailed UAE Activists 'Pardoned' – BBC
5 UAE Convicted Reform Activists Freed From Jail – AP
Bahrain Security Chief Replaced – BBC
Bahrain Postpones Protesters' Death Penalty Appeal – AP
UN: Libya Ex-Rebels 'Hold 7,000' – BBC
UN: Ex-Rebels Still Hold 7,000 People in Libya – AP
Libyan Clerics Back Disarmament of Ex-Rebels – AP
Libya Says Ex-Deputy PM Suspect in General's Killing – Reuters
1st Military Trial for Tunisia's Ex-Ruler Begins – AP
Tunisia's Police Protest, Demanding Fair Treatment – AP
Latest Developments in Arab World's Unrest – AP
US Department of Defense
Front Lines: Life as a US Military Photographer – PopPhoto
Corps Seeks Wearable System to Power Equipment – MCT
Defense on the Chopping Block – WT opinion
Why the Defense Focus on Asia-Pacific? – WP opinion
A Flawed Way to Detain – WP opinion
United States
States Face a Crushing Economic Outlook – WP
Occupy LA Camp Shrinking, But Arrests Inevitable – LAT
LA Police Make Arrests Before Withdrawing at Occupy Protest – NYT
Survey Shows Growing Gap Between Civilians, Military – AFPS
Bail Denied for Massachusetts Terror Plot Suspect – AP
Strategic Doctrine of Silence – NYT opinion
United Kingdom
Hacking Scandal Widens to Government Secrets, Report Says – NYT
British Panel Says Bungled Police Response Factor in Riots – LAT
Tribunal Says Suspected Russian Spy Can Stay in UK – AP
Africa
EU Police, Experts to Counter Al Qaeda in Africa – Reuters
Millions Vote in Congo Despite Violence – NYT
Incidents of Unrest, Violence Mar DR Congo Elections – VOA
Partial DR Congo Vote Extension – BBC
DR Congo Votes in Tense Election – BBC
Violence and Disarray Mar Voting in Congo – WT
Violence, Late Ballots May Mar Critical Congo Vote – AP
Chaos, Arson, Violence Mar Congo Election – Reuters
Top Four Ways Congo's Instability Affects the World – CSM
UK Aims to Step Up Int'l Action on Somalia – Reuters
Somali Militants Shut Down More Aid Operations – NYT
Militants Close Somali Aid Groups – BBC
Kenyan Court Issues Arrest Order for Sudan's Bashir – Reuters
Sudan 'Dismayed' Over Kenya Al-Bashir Court Ruling – AP
Sudan to Expel Kenyan Ambassador – BBC
Zimbabwe Militants Call for Restaurants Boycott – AP
Americas
US Blacklisting Seems to Have Little Consequence in Mexico – LAT
Mexico Drug War Sends Emotionally Troubled Kids to Texas – AP
Colombia Thanks Venezuela for Capture of Drug Trafficker – LAT
Venezuela Arrests Top 'Drug Boss' – BBC
Top Colombian Drug Trafficker Captured – AP
Colombian Hostage Survivor: 'I Ran the Other Way' – AP
Former FARC Captive Recalls Colombia Jungle Horror – Reuters
Cuban Government to Contract With Private Sector – Reuters
Guyana Votes for New Government – BBC
Asia Pacific
China, Burma To Strengthen Military Cooperation – VOA
Obama, Clinton gamble on Burma – AP
Europe
US, EU Leaders Meet as Eurozone Recession Looms – VOA
Debt Fears Hang Over US-EU Summit – BBC
Obama, EU Leaders Meet Amid European Debt Concerns – AP
Germany Resists Radical Solutions as Financial Crisis Escalates – WP
Germans Arrest Suspect in Neo-Nazi Murder Ring – AP
Medvedev: New Radar Demonstrates Russia's Might – AP
Poland Calls on Ukraine to Resolve Tymoshenko Case – VOA
2 NATO Peacekeepers Wounded in Kosovo, 23 Injured – AP
NATO Soldiers Wounded by Gunfire in Kosovo Clash – Reuters
Trial Set for Spanish Judge Over War Crimes Probe – AP
Psychiatric Evaluation of Norway Killer Completed – AP
Report: Norwegian Mass Killer Criminally Insane – Reuters
South Asia
