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21 January SWJ Roundup

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01.21.2012 at 08:43am

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

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