21 January SWJ Roundup
US Naval Institute Daily – USNI
Real Clear World – RCP
Afghanistan
France Suspends Afghan Military Operations After Troop Deaths – VOA
Four French Soldiers Die in Afghanistan Shooting – BBC
France Threatens Early Exit from Afghanistan – WP
France Weighs Pullout After 4 of Its Soldiers Are Killed – NYT
Election Ahead, Sarkozy Rethinks France’s Afghan Role – AP
France Threatens Afghan Pullout After Troops Killed – Reuters
Afghan Soldier Kills four French Troops, Wounds Several Others – S&S
Defense Officials Offer Condolences for French Casualties – AFPS
US Has New Confidence in Peace Talks with Taliban – AP
ISAF Operations Summary – AFPS
A Victory for Afghan Women? – WP opinion
Pakistan
Two European Aid Workers Are Kidnapped in Central Pakistan – NYT
Iran
China Leader Warns Iran Not to Make Nuclear Arms – NYT
China Tells Iranian Delegation to Return to Talks – Reuters
EU Moves Closer to Imposing Tough Sanctions on Iran – NYT
EU Open to Iran Talks as Embargo Looms – AP
Major Powers Open to Serious Talks With Iran – Reuters
US Lawmakers Moving to Tighten Screws on Iran – Reuters
New Iran Sanctions Most Threaten Non-US Banks – Reuters
Japan Offers U.S. Support on Iran – Reuters
US Carrier to Test Limits of Iranian Rhetoric – Reuters
IAEA Rejects Iran Accusation Over Scientist's Killing – Reuters
Britain Pulls the Plug on Iran's Press TV – Reuters
Iran Shuts Down Shops Selling Barbie Dolls – AP
Iran Gets the Message from Washington – WP opinion
Syria
4 Killed in Syria, Pressure Mounts on Arab League – VOA
US Mulls Closing Embassy in Syria – VOA
US May Shutter Embassy in Syria – WP
US Warns It May Close Embassy in Syria – NYT
Arabs Consider Syria Mission Fate – BBC
Violence Keeps Syria on Edge, Arab Mission May Extend – Reuters
Syrians Cope With Economic Crisis Amid Uprising – AP
Call for Syria Detainees' Release – BBC
Iraq
Iraqi Forces Raid Sunni Politicians’ Homes – WP
Top Iraqi Shiite Cleric Urges End to Crisis – AP
Marine's Iraq Killings Trial Resumes in California – AP
Body of UK Hostage Turned Over to Embassy in Iraq – AP
Middle East / North Africa
Dempsey Meets with Israeli Officials – AFPS
Joint Chiefs Chairman Meets With Counterpart in Israel – NYT
Top US Military Official in Israel – WP
US Military Chief Holds Talks in Israel on Iran – AP
Self-Immolation Is on the Rise in the Arab World – NYT
Palestinians Condemn MP's Arrest – BBC
US Seeks New Home for Yemen Strongman – AP
Bahrain Shia Cleric Warns Troops – BBC
A Year Later, Egypt Activists Seek More Revolution – AP
Egyptians Rally Ahead of Anniversary of Uprising – AP
Libya Had Chemical Weapon Cache – BBC
Libyan Islamists Rally to Demand Sharia-Based Law – Reuters
Seminar Seeks Insights into ‘Arab Spring’ Phenomenon – AFPS
Egypt’s Economic Crisis – NYT editorial
A Gentler Muslim Brotherhood – WP opinion
US Department of Defense
Weapons Testers Fault Key Pentagon Systems – WP
Panetta: Military Committed to Marine Corps' F-35 Fighter – S&S
Are New Technologies to Blame for Combat Zone Misconduct? – VOA
Panetta: US Military Best in World, But Threats Remain – AFPS
Army Study Shows Decline in Behavioral Health Stigma – AFPS
United States
Senate Set to Take Up Major Cyber Legislation – WP
Arizona Sting Catches 2 Officials in Drug Smuggling – Reuters
7 Charged as FBI Closes a Top File-Sharing Site – NYT
Iranian Student Activist Shot to Death in Texas – ABC
Unemployment High for Young US Military Veterans – VOA
Africa
Bomb Explosions Rock Nigeria's Second Largest City – VOA
Nigeria City Curfew After Blasts – BBC
Explosions Rock Nigeria's Kano, at Least Six Killed – Reuters
7 Dead in Sect Attacks in North Nigeria – AP
US Citizen Kidnapped in Nigeria's Oil Delta – AP
South Sudan Threatens Oil Production Shutdown – VOA
UN: 120,000 S. Sudanese Affected by Ethnic Violence – AP
Somalia's al-Shabab Hit by Major Amisom Offensive – BBC
Somali and African Troops Hit Rebel Posts in Mogadishu – AP
'Many Rebels Die' in Mali Clashes – BBC
Women in Malawi Protest Attacks Over Skirts, Pants – AP
Americas
Bolivia Signs Coca Control Accord With Brazil, US – AP
Bolivia Signs Anti-drug Agreement – BBC
Salvadorans Fret About Homeland – WP
Chileans Guilty of 1991 Arms Deal – BBC
Chile: Generals Guilty, Trafficked Arms to Croatia – AP
Argentina: Falklands Protest at UK Embassy – BBC
Prison Death Brings Outcry Against Cuba – NYT
Cuban Document Details Charges Versus Jailed American – Reuters
Asia Pacific
Odierno Visits US Soldiers in South Korea – AFPS
Burma's President Says No Turning Back on Reforms – VOA
Indonesian Charged With Blasphemy for Atheist Post – AP
With Burma, US Seeks to Keep Some Momentum – WP
Burma’s Democracy Activist Aung San Suu Kyi – WP interview
Europe
Central Bank Becomes an Unlikely Hero in Euro Crisis – NYT
Italy Announces New Steps to Get Economy Moving – NYT
Hungarian Leader Softens on Central Bank Merger – NYT
Russian Communists at a Crossroads – WP
Russian Envoys Leave Canada After Officer Is Accused of Spying – NYT
Germany Marks 70th Anniversary of Plan to Exterminate Jews – VOA
