4 January SWJ Roundup
US Naval Institute Daily – USNI
Real Clear World – RCP
Afghanistan
Weary of Bloodshed, Taliban Leader in Weighs Reintegration – S&S
Coalition to Pull $30B in Gear from Afghanistan – AP
Taliban Reaches ‘Preliminary Deal’ to Open Office in Qatar – VOA
Taliban to Open Qatar Office in Step to Formal Talks – NYT
Taliban to Open Qatar Office for Talks – WP
Afghan Taliban Back Western Proposal for Qatar Office – BBC
Taliban to Open Qatar Office for Peace Talks – AP
Landmark on Twisting Path Toward Talks – NYT
Afghanistan Steps Up Efforts to Recover Bank’s Losses – NYT
Three Separate Blasts Kill 12 in Afghanistan – VOA
Three Explosions Kill 11 in Southern Afghanistan – Reuters
ISAF Operations Summary – AFPS
Pakistan
Militant Groups in Pakistan Unite – WP
Pakistan Taliban Chiefs 'at Each Other's Throats' – Reuters
US Military Dialogue Continues With Pakistan – AFPS
Iran
Iran threatens US Ships, Alarms Oil Markets – WP
Iran Warns the United States Over Aircraft Carrier – NYT
Iran Threatens Action if US Aircraft Carrier Returns to Gulf – AP
Despite Iran Warning, US to Keep Ship in Persian Gulf – VOA
DOD Seeks Safe Hormuz Passage for All, Official Says – AFPS
Iran Threatens US Navy as Sanctions Hit Economy – Reuters
US: Iran's Threats Are Bid to Distract From Problems – Reuters
Iran Sanctions 'Starting to Bite' – BBC
France Urges Stricter European Sanctions on Iran – AP
Iran Says Big Slide in Currency Value Unrelated to New Sanctions – LAT
Iran Defiant Amid Appeals for European Sanctions – AP
Iran Factions Face Off in Elections – WP
Iran Seeks Release of Border Guards in Pakistan – AP
Strait Talk with Iran – LAT opinion
Iran Can't Back Up Its Many Threats – TN opinion
Time to Attack Iran – NR opinion
Syria
Arab League to Hold Review Session on Syria Observers' Work – VOA
Arab League, Dissidents Disagree on Progress in Syria – LAT
Syria Killings Continue; Group to Add Observers – NYT
Syrian Army Deserters 'Kill 18' – BBC
Sarkozy: Assad Must Quit after ‘Massacres’ – AP
Syrian Rebel Leader Threatens to Escalate Attacks – Reuters
Egypt
Egypt Begins Final Round of Lower House Vote – VOA
Egyptians Vote in Final Round of Parliamentary Elections – NYT
Onetime Mubarak Foes Closer to Power as Egyptians Vote Again – LAT
Egypt Votes in Third Round Poll – BBC
Egypt Holds Last Election Round – WP
Egypt's Top Islamist Group Says Will Work With Rivals – Reuters
Overtures to Egypt’s Islamists Reverse Longtime US Policy – NYT
Prosecutors Open Case Against Egypt's Mubarak – Reuters
Why Islamists Dominated Egypt Elections – CNN opinion
US Should Cut Off Egypt Aid – TA opinion
Iraq
Sunni Lawmakers Keep up Iraqi Parliament Boycott – AP
Iraqis Begin New Lives in Idaho – IS
Israel / Palestinians
Israeli, Palestinian Negotiators Meet – WP
'No Progress' in Mid-East Talks – BBC
No Breakthrough on Mideast Peace, Talks to Go On – Reuters
Jordan: Israelis, Palestinians to Resume Dialogue – AP
Israelis and Palestinians Talk, Rise of Political Islam Alters Equation – NYT
Libya
Libya Names Head of Armed Forces as Militias Clash – Reuters
Militias Clash in Libyan Capital – BBC
Libya Plans Vote on Assembly to Draft Constitution – AP
Morocco King Keeps Checks on New Islamist Govt – AP
Yemen
9 al-Qaida-linked Militants, 2 Yemen Soldiers Die – AP
Yemen Soldiers Die in Zinjibar Clashes with Islamists – BBC
Five Islamists, 2 Soldiers Die in South Yemen Fighting – Reuters
US Department of Defense
Panetta to Offer Strategy for Cutting Military Budget – NYT
As Budget Cuts Loom, Questions Arise about US Forces in Europe – S&S
AKO Users Warned Following Stratfor Website Hack – S&S
US Military Indefinitely Extends Curfew in South Korea – S&S
At Ft. Bragg's Special Warfare Center, Troops Learn to be Gumshoes – AP
Was Petraeus the Model for Book’s Drunk General? – WP
United States
Arsonists Target New York, Los Angeles – VOA
Hackers Reveal Personal Data of 860,000 Stratfor Subscribers – LAT
The Forgotten Wages of War – NYT opinion
Africa
UN: South Sudan Violence May Have Left 100s Dead – AP
150 Children Lose Parents in South Sudan Violence – AP
South Sudan Attackers 'Repelled' – BBC
Protests Follow End of Nigeria Fuel Subsidy – VOA
Nigerians Protest at Fuel Hikes – BBC
Nigeria Gas Price Protest Turns Violent in Lagos – AP
Americas
12,000 People Killed in Drug Violence in Mexico Last Year – WP
Colombia Urabenos 'Drug Gang Leader' Shot by Police – BBC
Chavez's Spending Could Boost Venezuela Inflation – AP
Venezuela to Pay Exxon only $255m – BBC
Asia Pacific
China’s President Lashes Out at Western Culture – NYT
Hu: Hostile Forces Seek to Westernize, Split China – AP
Violent Clashes Reported in China Over Mosque Demolition – NYT
Chinese Mosque Demolition Heightens Ethnic Tensions – LAT
Philippine Rebels Resume Attacks after Cease-fire – AP
Philippines: 5 Foreign Terror Suspects in South – AP
Burma Begins Clemency; Activists Say Not Enough – VOA
Europe
Shooting Raises Tensions at a Disputed Region Claimed by Moldova – NYT
France Stiffens Citizenship Requirements – LAT
Turkish Ex-Military Chief Suspect in Anti-Government Case – VOA
Turkey: Former President Indicted for 1980 Coup – AP
South Asia
