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10 January SWJ Roundup

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01.10.2012 at 09:29am

US Naval Institute Daily – USNI

Real Clear World – RCP

Afghanistan

Afghan Peace Council to Qatar to Probe Taliban Office – VOA

Afghan Opposition Urges Caution in Taliban Talks – AP

Afghan Soldier Shoots Americans, Killing One – NYT

Insurgents Try to Storm Afghan Government Building – AP

ISAF Operations Summary – AFPS

 

Pakistan

Ex-Pakistan Envoy to US Denies Memo Link – AP

Bomb Kills 25 in Northwest Pakistan – AP

Deadly Blast at Pakistan Bus Stop – BBC

Bombing Kills 23 in Pakistan's Khyber Region – Reuters

 

Iran

Sanctions Begin Taking a Bigger Toll on Iran – LAT

US Presses China, Japan, South Korea to Trim Iran Oil Imports – LAT

China Rejects Iran Oil Sanctions – WP

Inspectors Say Iran Is Enriching Uranium at Mountain Site – NYT

Iran 'Enriching Uranium' at Mountain Site – BBC

UN Agency Confirms Iran Nuke Work at Bunker – AP

US Warns Iran over Uranium Plant – BBC

Iran Imposes Death Sentence on Alleged US Spy – NYT

Alleged US Spy Sentenced to Death in Iran – WP

Iran Sentences American Accused of Spying to Death – LAT

Iran Sentences Ex-Marine to Death in CIA Case – AP

US Presses Iran to Release American Sentenced for Spying – VOA

Iran Condemnation after Sentencing US 'Spy' to Death – TT

US Condemns Iranian Death Sentence for American – AP

Iran's Leader Visits Venezuela Amid Tensions – AP

Iran Leader Defends Nuclear Program on LatAm Trip – AP

Iranian, Venezuelan Leaders Rebuff US, Joke About Bomb – Reuters

Iran Too Close for US Comfort – WT

Iran Calls Video Games Part of CIA. Plot – NYT

Iran’s Nuclear Agenda Comes to Our Backyard – WT opinion

Tough Talk on Iran from GOP Candidates – LAT opinion

 

Syria

Syria Criticizes Arab League Committee Chief's Comments – VOA

Arab League Presses on with Under-fire Syria Mission – TT

Syria Leader to Make Rare Speech – BBC

Embattled Assad to Make Speech on 'Internal Issue' – Reuters

Violence Continues in Syria – NYT editorial

 

Iraq

Paying the Cost of Security in Iraq – NYT

Analysis: Iraq's Plight Imperils US Goals – AP

Iraq: Baghdad Bombs Target Shi'ite Pilgrims, 16 Killed – VOA

Baghdad Hit by New Deadly Attacks – BBC

Blasts Hit Shi'ite Pilgrims in Iraq, 15 Dead, 52 Hurt – Reuters

Al-Qaeda Affiliate Claims Iraq Attacks – WP

Iraq's PM Maliki: Democrat or Autocrat? – Reuters

 

Egypt

Egypt: Brotherhood Party Backs Off Demands – WP

Boycott Threat Overshadows Last Stage of Egypt Vote – Reuters

Salafi Leader Offers Egypt Army a 'Safe Exit' – Reuters

Egypt’s Women Find Power Still Hinges on Men – NYT

Blasphemy Trial for Egypt Tycoon – BBC

 

Middle East / North Africa

Peace Talks Are Discussed in a Session in Jordan – NYT

Israel OKs Harsh Penalties for Illegal Migrants – AP

Libya: Court Seeks News of Gaddafi Son – BBC

Bahrain Jails Protest Policeman – BBC

Libya's Nasty New Friend – LAT editorial

 

US Department of Defense

Pentagon Tries to Counter Cheap, Potent Weapons – NYT

Official: Strategic Guidance Recognizes US NATO Commitments – AFPS

War Yields Lessons in Preventing, Treating Eye Injuries – AFPS

Trial of US Marine Charged in Iraqi Killings Begins – VOA

Prosecutor: Marine Lost Control of Himself in Major Iraq War Crime – WP

Prosecution: Fatal Assumptions by Marine Led to Killing of Iraqis – S&S

Navy to Let Ousted Ship Captain Get 'Honorable' Retirement – S&S

Virtual Training Expands as Military Evolves – S&S

 

United States

Daley Out, Lew in as White House Chief of Staff – WP

Has Obama Taken ‘Preemption’ Strategy to Another Level? – WP opinion

Government Employees' Free Speech on Trial – WT opinion

America Abroad – NYT opinion

 

Africa

3 Killed as Nigerians Strike Against End of Fuel Subsidy – VOA

Nigeria Fuel Protests Turn Violent, Two Killed – Reuters

Police: Sect Kills Nigeria Secret Police Officer – Reuters

Guinea Bissau President Dies in France – Reuters

 

Americas

US Agents Helped Launder Millions in Drug Proceeds – AP

Police Find 15 Bodies in Western Mexico – Reuters

Mexico Bodies May be Drug Gang Victims – BBC

Mexico Rights Body Suspects Cops in Protest Deaths – AP

Mexico Says 1,500-Barrel Oil Spill Controlled – AP

In Brazil, Officers of the Law, Outside the Law – NYT

Haiti Pres Says Much to Do, Concedes Mistakes – AP

 

Asia Pacific

China Top Military Paper Warns U.S. Aims to Contain Rise – Reuters

China Trade Growth Slows to 2-Year Lows in December – Reuters

China: More Monks Die by Fire In Protest Of Beijing – NYT

Chinese Rights Lawyer in Remote Jail Denied Visits – AP

US Authorities Probe US-China Commission Email Hack – Reuters

North Korea Diplomacy Picks Up in Beijing – Reuters

North Korea 'in Prisoner Amnesty' – BBC

N. Korea Pardons Convicts as Generals Back Kim – AP

Acquittal of Opposition Leader May Level Field in Malaysia – NYT

Top Dissident to Run for Parliament Seat in Burma – NYT

Burma's Suu Kyi to Run for Parliament – AP

 

Europe

Renewed Sparring Over Scottish Independence Movement – NYT

UK Police Smuggle Fake Bomb Onto Olympic Site – AP

Greece Told to Make Debt Deal – WP

Germany and France Warn Greece on Bailout Money – NYT

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