13 December SWJ Roundup
US Naval Institute Daily – USNI
Real Clear World – RCP
Afghanistan
The Challenges of Occupying Kandahar – WSJ
Afghanistan on Track on Closing Private Security Companies – AP
NATO-Backed Afghan Militia Scheme Seen Expanded – Reuters
Giving Birth Is a Battle for Survival in Afghanistan – Reuters
ISAF Operations Summary – AFPS
Pakistan
US Lawmakers Freeze $700 Million to Pakistan as Distrust Grows – Reuters
Pakistani PM: NATO Blockade Likely to Last Weeks – VOA
Pakistan Ponders NATO Tax Scheme – BBC
Pakistan Denies Holding Talks with Taliban – VOA
Pakistan President Pushes Son to Fore – WP
PM: President May be Out for 2 Weeks – AP
Iraq
Obama, Maliki Hail ‘New Chapter’ For Iraq Without US Troops – VOA
Obama Meets Iraqi Leader to Chart Broad Shifts – NYT
Obama, Maliki Pledge Cooperation – WP
Obama Welcomes Era of 'Equal Partnership' with Iraq – LAT
Obama, al-Maliki Mark End of Iraq War – WT
Obama Backs Iraq Post-war Future – BBC
Obama: US Troops Leaving Iraq with Heads Held High – AP
Obama Says US Will Be Loyal Partner for Iraq – Reuters
NATO to Stop Training Iraq Army When US Troops Leave – Reuters
Premier’s Actions in Iraq Raise US Concerns – NYT
Ex-Iran Guard Commander Visits White House with Iraq Leader – WT
Iran's Bid for Power in Postwar Iraq – CSM
Obama’s Too-Rosy Vision of Postwar Iraq – WP editorial
After Iraq: What will History Say? – CSM opinion
Iran
Iran Claims to Pull Data from US Drone – WP
Iran Says it's Almost Done Decoding Downed US Drone – AP
Iran to 'Reverse Engineer' US Drone to Exploit Secrets – TT
Iran Says It Will Reverse-Engineer US Drone – AP
US Asks Iran to Give Back Drone – BBC
Obama Demands Iran Return Downed Drone – TT
Drone Wars: The Mullahs Strike Back – WT editorial
Syria
Syrians Vote as Fighting Spreads, Strikes Continue – VOA
Uprising Overshadows Syria Polls – BBC
As Syria Urges Local Voting, UN Puts Death Toll Past 5,000 – NYT
Syria Holds Local Elections as Deadly Clashes Continue – LAT
Strike in Syria Targets Economy, Assad's Backers – AP
Syria Votes Amid Violence, Activists Say Polls a Sham – Reuters
UN: Syrian Death Toll 'Exceeds 5,000' – BBC
UN Rights Chief Says 5,000 Dead in Syria – AP
Inside Syrian Regime, Hard-liners Gain Upper Hand – CSM
Middle East / North Africa
Hezbollah Claims to Release Names of CIA Officers in Lebanon – WP
Hezbollah Station Identifies 10 Supposed CIA Officers – NYT
Hezbollah Names 'CIA Spies' on TV – BBC
Senior Israeli: Arabs Not Ready for Democracy – AP
Israelis Try to Move Bedouin Camps – WP
Israel Orders Closure of Disputed Jerusalem Ramp – AP
Israeli Ultra-Orthodox Projected to Triple by 2059 – AP
Israeli Lawmaker Proposes Ban on Mosque Loudspeakers – LAT
Rocket Fired from Lebanon at Israel Falls Short – AP
UN Tries to Bolster Yemen Peace, Qaeda Inmates in Jail – Reuters
Al-Qaida Militants Escape in Yemen Prison Break – AP
King of Bahrain Defends Handling of Protests – TT
UK Urges Bahrain to Embrace Reform after Protests – AP
Saudi Woman Executed for Sorcery – BBC
Saudi Arabia Executes Woman for 'Sorcery' – TT
Press Group Urges Egypt Investigate Media Attacks – AP
Egypt Islamists Offer Vision for Sin-Free Tourism – AP
Libyan Leader Vows Army, Police Force in 100 Days – AP
Tunisian Activist Named President – BBC
Tunisia Assembly Elects Rights Activist President – AP
Tunisia Installs Former Dissident as President – Reuters
Fighting Flares in Tribal Dispute South of Tripoli – Reuters
Middle East States of Mind – LAT opinion
The Muslim Brotherhood Internationale – JP opinion
International Criminal Court
Gambian Will Lead Prosecution in Hague – NYT
US Department of Defense
A Soldier’s Death Brings Intense Emotion – WP
House, Senate Negotiators Strike Deal on Defense Bill – WT
Democratic Senator Finds House Defense Bill Riddled with Earmarks – AP
Pentagon’s Michele Flournoy to Step Down – WP
Pentagon's First Female Policy Chief Quitting – AP
Obama Plans to Cut National Guard Force Along the Border – S&S
CA Family Who Lost 4 Sues Over Military Jet Crash – AP
Ex-Naval Officer Gets Prison Time for 9-11 Fraud – AP
The President and the Generals – NYT opinion
Countering an EMP Attack – WT opinion
Pentagon's 3 Doomsday Scenarios – CSM opinion
United States
Lawmakers Seek to Ease Concerns on Detainees – WP
Supreme Court to Weigh In on Immigration Battle – LAT
High Court to Consider Arizona’s Appeal on Migrant Law – WT
Supreme Court to Rule on Immigration Law in Arizona – NYT
‘Occupy’ Protesters Block Some Gates at Western US Ports – AP
‘Occupy’ Rallies Disrupt US Ports – BBC
‘Occupy’ Ports Blockade: Protesters Eye West Coast Sites – Reuters
Ex-Blackwater Firm Gets a Name Change, Again – WP
Blackwater Gets an Even Bigger Makeover – CNN
Guantánamo Forever? – NYT opinion
Stealth Jihad in the Senate – WT opinion
Canada
Canada Pulls Out of Kyoto Accord – BBC
Canada Bans Burqa at Citizenship Swearing In – AP
Africa
East Congo Opposition to Protest Kabila Election – VOA
Kabila Defends DR Congo Election – BBC
Growing Criticism of Congo Vote – AP
Congo Church Official Questions Election Results – AP
Uganda, Rwanda Move to Mend Troubled Relations – VOA
Panetta: Djibouti Critical to US Terror Fight – AP
Is a US Military Precedent Being Set in Africa? – WP opinion
Americas
Mexican Troops Kill 11 Gunmen Near US Border – AP
Mexico Zeta Drug Gang Boss Caught – BBC
Mexico Navy Catches a Founder of Zetas Drug Cartel – AP
Mexico's Navy Captures Zetas Leader 'El Lucky' – Reuters
2 Students Die in Clash With Mexican Police – AP
Colombia Extradites Alleged Drug Kingpin to US – AP
Rights Group Slams Colombia Military Justice Plan – AP
Peru's Humala Swears in New Team – BBC
Chavez Launches Cash Giveaway for Poor Venezuela Kids – Reuters
Jailed Noriega Arrives in Panama – BBC
Manuel Noriega Arrives Back in Panama – TT
Cubans Honor Catholic Patron Ahead of Papal Visit – Reuters
Dreamers Bring Ideas, Projects to Post-Quake Haiti – AP
Oprah Winfrey Visits Haiti Under Tight Security – AP
Pope Announces Trip to Mexico, Cuba Next Spring – LAT
Asia Pacific
China Police Block Access to Protest Village – TT
S. Korea Accuses Chinese Boat Captain of Killing Coast Guard Officer – VOA
S. Korea to Get Tough on Illegal Chinese Fishermen – AP
Philippine Military Chief to Focus on Spratlys Row – AP
Philippines Top Judge Impeached – BBC
Philippine Supreme Court Chief Justice Impeached – AP
Burma Wants End to Border Clashes – BBC
Central Asia
Rights Group: Uzbekistan Denies Basic Legal Rights – AP
Europe
Cameron Addresses British Parliament Over Veto on Europe Treaty – NYT
UK PM Cameron Defends Europe Veto – BBC
UK OM Cameron: EU Veto ‘Right Thing to Do’ – WP
Britain's Cameron Defends Opt-Out from New EU Treaty – LAT
Coalition at Odds as Clegg Snubs Cameron's EU Treaty Statement – TT
Cameron Says EU Membership Is Vital to Britain – Reuters
Insight: The Day Europe Lost Patience With Britain – Reuters
France: Sarkozy Says Now Clearly Two Europes – BBC
France: Sarkozy Rival Denounces EU Treaty – WP
Chronic Pain for the Euro – NYT
Euro Zone Fiscal Pact Fails to Restore Confidence – Reuters
Russia Withstands Euro Zone Contagion but Risks Rising – Reuters
Russia's Prokhorov to Challenge Putin in Presidential Election – VOA
Billionaire to Oppose Putin in Russian Presidential Election – NYT
Russia: NJ Nets Owner to Run Against Putin – WP
Russian Tycoon Prokhorov Says He'll Take on Putin – LAT
Russia: Billionaire Prokhorov Announces Presidential Bid – TT
NJ Nets Owner Challenges Putin for Presidency – AP
Russia: Two Putin-Era Russians Seek Liberal Mantle – Reuters
Attendance Light at Rally for Russia’s Ruling Party – NYT
In Russia, Words then Deeds – WP
UK Bookseller Guilty of Terror Crime – BBC
Bullets Sent to Italy Justice Minister, Rome Mayor – Reuters
Center-Left Lupu to Run Again for Moldova President – Reuters
South Asia
India: New Delhi Marks 100th Anniversary – TT
