10 December SWJ Roundup
US Naval Institute Daily – USNI
Real Clear World – RCP
Afghanistan
Fleet of 'Double-V Hull' Strykers Growing in Afghanistan – S&S
Chairman Cites Surge Success – AFPS
Ambassador Crocker: Afghan Attacks Will Not Start Sectarian War – Reuters
Local Police Chief Killed in Suicide Attack in Afghanistan – VOA
5 Afghans Killed in 3 Separate Explosions in South, North – AP
Four Afghan Men Held in Acid Attack on Family – NYT
ISAF Operation Summary – AFPS
Pakistan
Pakistan Bolsters Border Defense – WP
Taliban Commander Confirms Peace Talks with Pakistan – AP
Pakistani Taliban Confirm Peace Talks With Islamabad – Reuters
CJCS Discusses US-Pakistan Relations – AFPS
Pakistan Leader Says He is 'Fine' – BBC
Pakistan Truckers Back NATO Supply Route Blockade – AP
Iraq
Syria Conflict Threatens Iraq Consensus – WP
US Soldiers Close Bases, Head Out of Iraq – VOA
Waiting to Leave, Last US Troops in Iraq Stay Vigilant – NYT
Canadian Man Indicted in Iraq Suicide Bombing – Reuters
Iran
Iranian Human Rights Activists Criticize Tehran’s Satellite Jamming – VOA
Iran Complains to Security Council About Spy Drone – NYT
Drone Crash Unmasks US Spying Effort in Iran – Reuters
US Central Command has Facebook page in Farsi – S&S
Missing American Resurfaces in Video – WP
Video Revives Mystery of Missing Former FBI Agent – NYT
Obama’s Worrying Iran policy – WP opinion
Iran Won’t Give Up the Bomb – WP opinion
Syria
Syrian Forces Kill At Least 24 as Protests Spread – VOA
Deadly Clashes Hit Syrian Cities – BBC
Children Among the Dead in Syria Crackdown – AP
Turkey Warns Syria Not to Provoke Regional Crisis – Reuters
France Pushes Syria Meeting at Divided UN Council – Reuters
UN Rights Chief Wants Syria Access – AP
Syria Conflict Threatens Iraq Consensus – WP
Middle East / North Africa
UN Peacekeepers Wounded in Southern Lebanon Attack – NYT
Lebanon Blast Injures UN Troops – BBC
Israeli Planes Attack Gaza Targets – NYT
Israeli Raids Kill 4 Gazans; Rockets Fired at Israel – Reuters
Activists: Palestinian Protester Dies From Wounds – AP
Palestinians an ‘Invented’ People? – WP
Bahrain Police Break Up Protest – BBC
Nick Kristof Tear-Gassed in Bahrain – WP
Somalis Still Flood Yemen, Going From Worse to Bad – NYT
Yemen Militants Attack Barracks, 13 Killed – AP
Yemen Unity Government Sworn in, Soldier Killed – Reuters
Egypt’s Military Retracts Plan to Extend Influence on Constitution – NYT
Nobel Winner Says Arab Spring Will Banish Terror – AP
Mali: AQ N. Africa Says Holding 'French Spies' Among 5 Hostages – Reuters
Libya’s Likely Architect – WP interview
US Department of Defense
Military Strategy Drives Budget Decisions, Dempsey Says – AFPS
Army to Cut 8,700 Civilian Positions by September – S&S
US Troops Leave Iraq with Job Concerns – VOA
Android to be Approved for DOD Use Within Weeks – S&S
Retirement Changes Worry Enlisted Ranks – S&S
US Defends 'Five Echo' Discipline Block at Gitmo – AP
Gen. Martin Dempsey Knows How to Sing a Tune – WP
Africa
Kabila Named Winner of DRC Election; Tshisekedi Rejects Results – VOA
Congo Leader Is Declared Winner in Disputed Vote – NYT
Kabila Reelected President in a Tense Congo – LAT
Congo's President Kabila Reelected – AP
Presidential Supporters Take to Streets in Eastern Congo – VOA
Plea for Calm after DR Congo Poll – BBC
UN Chief Urges Somalia to 'Seize Moment' – VOA
Somalis Still Flood Yemen, Going From Worse to Bad – NYT
Americas
First Woman Joins Mexican Navy's Special Forces – AP
Argentine Leader Starts New Term With Rocky Road Ahead – Reuters
Venezuela: Chavez Cancels Trip to Argentina and Brazil – AP
Exile Fireworks Show Off Cuba Irks Castro Govt – AP
More Than 200 Jamaica Policemen Fail Polygraph – AP
Asia Pacific
DOD Policy Chief Says China Talks ‘Very Constructive’ – AFPS
China and Neighbors Begin Joint Mekong River Patrols – NYT
China Joins Mekong River Patrols – BBC
China Frets Ahead of Taiwan Elections – WP
Thousands of Opposition Supporters Rally in Taiwan – AP
Leader of Exiled Tibetans Accuses China of Abuses – AP
Dutch Apologize for 1947 Indonesian Massacre – VOA
Europe
Rebuffed, Britain Opts for Isolation – NYT
UK Alone as EU Agrees on Fiscal Deal – BBC
All of EU But Britain Backs New Pact – WP
German Vision Prevails as Leaders Agree on Fiscal Pact – NYT
Euro Zone Agrees to Follow the Original Rules – NYT
US Top General Warns of EU Unrest – BBC
Pro-democracy Protests Put Putin, Russia at Turning Point – VOA
Protests Across Russia to Test Putin and Opponents – Reuters
Crowds Gather for Moscow Protests – BBC
Day of Protest Against Vote Fraud Begins in Russia – AP
Russia Allows Protest, but Tries to Discourage Attendance – NYT
Russian Demonstrators Get the Word Out Online – WP
Rome Bomb Injures Tax Office Boss – BBC
Anarchists Claim Italian Letter Bomb – Reuters
Europe’s Latest Try – NYT editorial
