30 December SWJ Roundup
US Naval Institute Daily – USNI
Real Clear World – RCP
Afghanistan
Director: Agency to Get Aggressive with Fraud, Waste in Afghanistan – VOA
Contractor Crackdown in Afghanistan – WP
US Mulls Transfer of Taliban Prisoner in Perilous Peace Bid – Reuters
Two French Troops Shot Dead by Afghan Soldier, Officials Say – LAT
2 French Soldiers Killed By an Afghan In Uniform – NYT
Afghan-NATO Raids Kill, Capture Taliban Commanders – AP
Afghan, Coalition Forces Partner to Destroy Explosives – AFPS
ISAF Operations Summary – AFPS
Pakistan
Pakistani Officials Acknowledge Closer Ties with China – VOA
Police Surgeon Gunned Down in Pakistan – VOA
Gunmen Kill Prominent Pakistani Police Surgeon – AP
Syria
Syrian Forces Kill 25 as Monitors Visit More Regions – VOA
Dozens of Protesters Killed as Regime Forces Open Fire – TT
Syria Observers Face More Criticism – NYT
Syria Activists Urge Mass Rallies – BBC
Foreign Monitors Energize Syrian Protests – AP
Syrians Plan Friday Protests as Monitors Visit – Reuters
Iran
Iran Warns US Over Strait of Hormuz – Reuters
Iranian Hormuz Oil Threat is Mostly Bluster, Observers Say – S&S
Iran Tweaks Tensions While Avoiding Fight – USAT
Iran Rejects US Warning Against Closing Strait of Hormuz – VOA
US Warns Iran Against Closing Hormuz Oil Route – AP
For Iran, Cost of Closing Strait May Outweigh Gain – AP
Iran Says it Recorded Video of US Aircraft Carrier – AP
Israeli Spy Chief Downplays Iranian Nuke Threat – WT
Iran and the Strait – NYT editorial
The Coming War with Iran – WT opinion
Egypt
Egypt Raids Offices of Nonprofits, 3 Backed by US – NYT
Security Forces Raid Offices of US, Other Democracy Groups – WP
Egyptian NGO Group Offices Raided – BBC
Egypt Raids Foreign Organizations' Offices in Crackdown – LAT
Egypt Forces Storm Charity Buildings Across Country – TT
Egypt Rights Groups Condemn Raids on Their Offices – AP
A Threat to Egypt’s Hopes – WP opinion
Saudi Arabia
US Announces Saudi Arms Deal Amid Gulf Tensions – VOA
US to Sell F-15 Fighters to Saudi Arabia – AFPS
With $30 Billion Arms Deal, U.S. Bolsters Saudi Ties – NYT
US Touts Saudi Arabia Jet Deal as a Security, Economic Boon – WP
US Sells $30bn in Jets to Saudis – BBC
US finalizes deal to sell F-15s to Saudi Arabia – AP
Middle East / North Africa
Settlement Outposts at Root of Jewish Violence in West Bank – LAT
Gaza and Israel: Unlikely Trade Partners – AP
Israeli Air Strike Kills Leader of Al Qaeda Affiliate in Gaza – Reuters
Israeli Airstrike on Gaza Kills 1 Militant – AP
UN Complains to Iraq Over Attack on Dissident Camp – Reuters
Bahrain to Try 5 Police Officers for Torture – AP
US Department of Defense
Civilian Contractors Playing Key Roles in US Drone Operations – LAT
For Troops, Many Happy Returns – WT
Challenging the Navy’s Numbers – WP opinion
United States
No Military Custody for Al Qaeda – WP opinion
Africa
'Air Raids' Kill South Sudanese – BBC
Foreign Aid Worker Killed, Colleague Wounded in Somali Capital – NYT
Somalia: Wounded MSF Worker Dies; 5 Shabab Killed – AP
Partial Results: Congo Legislative Races Close – AP
'Record Year' for Ivory Seizures – BBC
Americas
US Targets Money Laundering Activity for Mexican and Colombia Cartels – AP
Drug War Challenges Costa Rica – WP
Venezuela: US Rejects Chavez Cancer Comments – BBC
Across Brazil, Plummeting Birth Rates – WP
Jamaican Opposition Wins Election – BBC
Jamaica's Opposition Wins Elections in a Landslide – AP
Asia Pacific
Space Plan From China Broadens Challenge to US – NYT
China Warns of Slowing Economic Growth Rates – VOA
China's Factories Falter, Pro-Growth Policies Eyed – Reuters
At Least 8 Dead in Ethnic Fighting in Western China – LAT
US-Trained China Official Behind Blind Activist's Jailing – Reuters
China Executes 12 People in Single Day – AP
At Huge Rally, North Koreans Declare Kim Their Leader – NYT
Ceremonies Cement Kim as 'Supreme' in N. Korea – WT
N. Korea Vows No Engagement With South’s President – NYT
North Korea: 'Expect No Change' – BBC
North Korea Vows No Softening Despite New Leader – AP
N. Korea's New Leaders Lash Out at South Korea and Allies – Reuters
North Korean Refugees Seek Freedom Via Thailand – VOA
Trapped in North Korea – WP opinion
Europe
Russians Rally for Activist in Hopes of Inspiring a Movement – NYT
Russia: Disputed Voting Turns Church, a Kremlin Ally, Into Critic – NYT
Russian Nuclear Submarine Catches Fire – VOA
Russian Firefighters Submerge Nuclear Sub to Control Blaze – NYT
Russian Nuclear Submarine Fire Contained But Not Out – BBC
No Radiation Threat in Fire on Russian Nuclear Sub – AP
Some Crew Still Aboard Burning Russian Nuclear Sub – AP
Civilian Deaths Claimed in Turkish Airstrike -VOA
Turkish Airstrikes Kill Smugglers Mistaken for Kurdish Separatists – NYT
Turkey: Strikes Kill 35 People Mistaken for Rebels – AP
Italian Premier’s Plan to Stimulate Growth in Struggling Economy – NYT
Spain Set to Fire Opening Salvos in Austerity Drive – Reuters
Ukraine Ex-PM Tymoshenko Moved to Jail-Prison Service – Reuters
South Asia
Bill to Create Anticorruption Agency Stalls in India – NYT
