9 January SWJ Roundup
US Naval Institute Daily – USNI
Real Clear World – RCP
Afghanistan
Karzai’s Ultimatum Complicates US Exit Strategy – NYT
Germany's Afghan Mission Shifts to Engaging Enemy – S&S
Afghan Soldier Kills NATO Colleague – VOA
Gunman in Afghan Uniform Kills US Soldier on Base – AP
Afghanistan's Poor Face Difficult Decisions Amid Winter Cold – LAT
Talking to the Taliban – LAT opinion
Pakistan
Former Pakistan President Announces Plans to Return Home – VOA
Militants Kill 10 Soldiers in Pakistan – AP
Grim Exchange of Bodies After Pakistan Army, Taliban Clash – Reuters
Iran
Iran to Start Enrichment at Underground Site This Month – VOA
Panetta, Dempsey Discuss Iran Situation – AFPS
Panetta Warns Iran to Keep Strait of Hormuz Open – LAT
Iran Trumpets Nuclear Ability at a Second Location – NYT
Panetta: Iran Has Not Yet Decided to Build Nuclear Bomb – AP
Iran Sentences US Citizen to Death for Spying – WP
Iran Sentences American Man to Death in CIA Case – AP
Iran Death Sentence for 'CIA Spy' Amir Mirzai Hekmati – BBC
Ahmadinejad Begins Visit to Latin America – VOA
Iran Looks for Friends in Latin America – WP
Iran's Leader Arrives in Venezuela to Meet Chavez – AP
Venezuela's Chavez Welcomes Ally Ahmadinejad – Reuters
Iran Divided on US Navy's Rescue of Iranian Fishermen – LAT
Syria
Arab League Officials Vow to Continue Syria Mission – VOA
Arab League Extends Syria Mission – WP
Arab League Refuses to Withdraw Observer Mission – TT
Arab League to Increase Number of Monitors in Syria – LAT
Arabs Urge End to Syria Bloodshed – BBC
Arab League Tells Syria Again: Halt Violence – AP
Arab League Raps Syria Again; No Call for UN for Now – Reuters
Assad Foes Lose Unity Over Foreign Intervention – WT
Middle East / North Africa
Mideast Governments Fail to See Scale of Change – Reuters
Israel to Boost Defense Budget – VOA
Israel Charges 5 Settlers in West Bank Army Base Clash – NYT
5 Indicted in Israeli Military Base Riot – AP
Iraq: Explosion Kills 2 Shiite Pilgrims South of Baghdad – AP
Yemeni Government Approves Immunity for President – VOA
Yemen Drafts Saleh Immunity Law – BBC
Yemen Proposes Immunity Law to Speed Saleh's Exit – Reuters
In Yemen's Political Crisis, Children Suffer Most – WP
Bahrain Under Pressure to Investigate Shia Activist Beating – TT
Bahrain Eyes Reforms to Boost Parliament's Powers – Reuters
Islamists Back Timing of Egypt’s Military Handover – NYT
The US: MIA in the Mideast – LAT opinion
US Department of Defense
Obama Administration Says No US Military Retreat Despite Defense Cuts – VOA
Panetta: ‘Sequestration’ Would Upend Military Strategy – AFPS
DOD Leaders: US Will Remain World’s Strongest Military – AFPS
Military Probes Missing `Sensitive' Equipment – S&S
United States
Obama’s War Plan Pins Hopes on Peace – WT
Jobless Rates for Young and Female Vets Climbed in Late 2011 – USAT
TSA Finds More Guns at Airports – USAT
Obama’s Foreign Initiatives Have Been Failures – WP opinion
Africa
Nigeria President Fears Some Officials Back Boko Haram – BBC
Faced With Attacks, Strikes, President Pleads Nigerians For Support – VOA
Nigeria Strikes Over Fuel Costs – BBC
Nationwide Strike Begins in Nigeria Over Gas Costs – AP
A Revered, and Divided, Liberator of South Africa – NYT
Americas
In Infiltration Effort, US Aided Mexican Drug Trafficker – NYT
Mexican City Worker Who Wrote for Weekly Killed – AP
Gang Threatens Colombian Police – BBC
US Orders Venezuelan Envoy in Miami to Leave – NYT
US Expels Venezuelan Diplomat after Cyberattack Allegations – AP
US Expels Senior Venezuela Diplomat – BBC
Venezuela Will Not Recognize World Bank Ruling in Exxon Case – Reuters
Haiti’s Slow Recovery – NYT editorial
Haiti Can Be Rich Again – NYT opinion
Asia Pacific
China Slams US Defense Strategy With Asian Slant – AP
North Korea Tries to Build New Leader’s Image – NYT
N. Korean TV Shows Young Kim Threatening War in 2009 – AP
N. Korea Kim Jong-un Stars in Documentary – TT
South Korea's Lee in China Visit – BBC
South Korean President Arrives in China for Talks – TT
China, South Korea Nuclear Envoys to Meet During Lee Visit – Reuters
Taiwan’s Opposition Makes Gains Ahead of Presidential Elections – VOA
Philippines Set for Possible Terrorist Attack – VOA
Philippine Catholics Gather Despite Terror Warning – AP
Malaysia Opposition Leader Acquitted – BBC
Malaysian Opposition Leader Acquitted in Sodomy Trial – TT
Is a Chinese Economic Slump on the Horizon? – WP opinion
Europe
Merkel, Sarkozy to Seek Growth, Jobs for Euro Zone – Reuters
