12 January SWJ Roundup
US Naval Institute Daily – USNI
Real Clear World – RCP
Afghanistan
US to Resume Taliban Talks Once Karzai Blesses Negotiations – WP
Against Odds, Path Opens Up for U.S.-Taliban Talks – NYT
Report: Afghans Will Require Substantial Help After 2014 – VOA
Intelligence Report: Taliban Still Hope to Rule Afghanistan – McClatchy
Taliban: Afghan Talks Won't Mean End to Fighting – AP
Marine Corps Manual Offers Blunt, Revealing Portrait of Afghan War – WP
Marines Probe Video Allegedly Showing Troops Urinating on Corpses – S&S
Video Appears to Show US Marines Urinating on Taliban Corpses – WP
Pentagon to Investigate Apparent Afghan Corpse Desecration – LAT
US Probes 'Body Desecration' Clip – BBC
Marine Abuse Tape May Dent Afghan Peace Talk Drive – Reuters
Terry, Historic V Corps Gear Up for Afghanistan – S&S
ISAF Operations Summary – AFPS
Pakistan
Pakistan’s Army-Civilian Rift Deepens – WP
Pakistan's Prime Minister Fires Defense Secretary – LAT
Secretary’s Ouster in Pakistan Adds to Tension With Army – NYT
Rift Stirs Fears of Military Coup in Pakistan – WT
Pakistan Army Commanders Meet Amid Rising Tensions – AP
Amid Crisis, Pakistan President Travels to Dubai – AP
Efforts Continue to Improve Pakistan Relations, Spokesman Says – AFPS
Pakistan’s Besieged Government – NYT editorial
Iran
Adversaries of Iran Said to Be Stepping Up Covert Actions – NYT
Iran Nuclear Scientist Killed in Car Bombing – LAT
Iranian Nuclear Scientist Killed – WP
Bomb Kills Iran Nuclear Scientist as Crisis Mounts – Reuters
US Denies Role in Iranian Nuclear Scientist's Death – VOA
US Condemns Iran Scientist Blast – BBC
Israeli Military Chief Hints at Anti-Iran Activity – AP
Iran Lacks Avenues for Condemning Hits on Scientists – Reuters
Japan 'to Cut Iran Oil Imports' – BBC
US Wins Japan Support Over Iran Nuclear Program – Reuters
China Resistant to Iran Sanctions – WP
China Balks as Geithner Presses for Iran Curbs – NYT
US-Iran Tensions Easing, Pentagon Officials Say – AFPS
Iran’s Leaders Shut Down Independent Film Group – NYT
Ahmadinejad Denounces Capitalism While in Cuba – AP
On Iran, How Far is Too Far? – LAT editorial
Syria
Qatar PM: Syria Appears Unwilling to Change Course – VOA
Assad Rallies Syrians; Western Journalist Killed – VOA
French Journalist Killed in Syrian Violence – LAT
French Journalist Killed in Syria on Official Trip – AP
Arab Monitors Say Unable to Halt Syrian Killings – Reuters
Second Arab Monitor May Quit Syria Over Violence – Reuters
Russian Ship Stopped Carrying Arms Bound for Syria – AP
Keep the Pressure on Syria's Assad – LAT editorial
Egypt
US Official Meets Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood Leaders – VOA
US Raises Outreach to Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood – AP
Egypt: Muslim Brotherhood Proposes Immunity – WP
Egypt’s Military Is Likely to Retain Some Political Powers – NYT
A Loud Voice for Egyptian Resistance Movement – NYT
Middle East / North Africa
Permission Now Needed to Fly in Iraqi Airspace – AFT
Lebanon Detains Man Suspected of Spying for Israel – AP
Hamas Leader to Visit Iran, Qatar in New Trip – AP
Israel Upholds Limits on Palestinian Spouses – AP
US Department of Defense
Guantanamo Bay Lawyers to Halt Written Communication – WP
Fight Escalates Over Legal Mail at Guantanamo – AP
DOD Officials Discuss India, Egypt, South Sudan – AFPS
Schwartz’s New Reading List Has More than Books – AFT
Heavy Price of Defense Spending Cuts – WT opinion
How the Next 10 Years of Guantanamo Should Look – WP opinion
United States
Official: US Bomb Suspect Met Kosovo Radicals – AP
Fifty Held in Huge ID Fraud Probe – BBC
Shariah in America’s Courts – WT editorial
The Next Immigration Challenge – NYT opinion
World
New Study Ranks Security of Materials That Fuel Nuclear Arms – NYT
Africa
Nigeria Militants Defend Attacks on Christians – BBC
Boko Haram Leader Challenges Nigeria President – AP
Nigeria Sect Leader Defends Killings in Video – Reuters
Pressure Mounts on Nigerian Government Over Fuel Prices – VOA
State Curfew after Nigeria Riot – BBC
Strike Poses Little Risk to Nigeria Oil, for Now – AP
AU Wants to Expand Somalia Mission – VOA
Americas
Mexico Updates Death Toll in Drug War to 47,515, Critics Dispute Data – NYT
Mexican Drug War Deaths at 47,515 – BBC
Mexico Gov’t Sought to Withhold Drug War Death Statistics – LAT
2 Bodies Left at Mexico Mall; Drug Toll at 47,500 – AP
New Guatemala Pres Wants to Regain US Military Aid – AP
Haiti Sees Progress 2 Years After Quake – WP
Ecuador’s Bully – WP editorial
Asia Pacific
Analyst Sees ‘Significant Slowdown’ for China – VOA
Taiwan Vote Lures Back Expatriates in China – NYT
Taiwan Incumbent in Tough Re-election Fight – AP
Greenert: Navy Advances Asia-Pacific Partnerships – AFPS
US Soldiers Still Guarding Gates in South Korea – S&S
N. Korea Reopens Door to Food-for-Nukes Deal with US – WP
New Book Sheds Light on North Korea Dynasty – VOA
Philippines: Muslim Rebels Say Early Pact With Manila Unlikely – AP
Australia to Reduce Burma Sanctions – VOA
Burma 'in Ceasefire with Karen' – BBC
Burma Signs Cease-Fire With Ethnic Rebels – AP
Europe
Germany's Economy Shows Signs of Slowing Down – LAT
German Economy Likely Shrank – WP
European Union Gives Hungary an Ultimatum – NYT
Scotland, Britain Clash Over Independence Vote – VOA
