10 January SWJ Roundup
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