24 January SWJ Roundup
US Naval Institute Daily – USNI
Real Clear World – RCP
Afghanistan
East Afghan Frontline Emerges as Major Hurdle – Reuters
Hizb-i-Islami: US, Afghan Officials Flexible on Peace – Reuters
ISAF Operations Summary – AFPS
NATO: Too Early to Say if Taliban Behind French Attack – Reuters
Panel Recommends Court-martial in Soldier's Afghanistan Suicide – S&S
Non-Afghan Detainees May Be Repatriated – WP
All-women Team of Seabees Makes History in Afghanistan – S&S
Pakistan
In Pakistan, Coup Looms But Does Not Strike – WP
Pakistan Rejects US Findings on Deadly Border Attack – VOA
Pakistan Rejects US Account of Clash That Ended With Airstrike – NYT
Pakistan Rejects US Account of Airstrike – WP
Pakistan Rejects US Self-defense Claim on Strikes – AP
US Officials Stand Behind Report on Pakistan Border Incident – AFPS
Pakistan Police Suspect Aid Worker Kidnapped – AP
Pakistan Standoff Won't End in Coup – FA opinion
Syria
Syria Denies Arab League Call for Power Transfer – VOA
Syria Rejects Call for Assad to Quit – WP
Syria Rejects Power Transfer Call – BBC
Stalemate Deals Grief and Fury in Syria – NYT
Fear Grips Divided Syrian City of Homs – WP
Fear Reigns in Syria City at Center of the Uprising – LAT
Lone Voice Reveals Fear, Division in Syria's Homs – Reuters
Report: Russia to Deliver Combat Jets to Syria – AP
Unrest and American Safety Concerns Strand Iraqis in Syria – NYT
Syria's Stubborn Strongman – LAT editorial
The Fall of the House of Assad – Newsweek opinion
Iran
Europe and US Tighten Vise of Sanctions on Iran – NYT
EU Imposes Oil Embargo on Iran – VOA
Europe Sets Iranian Oil Embargo – WP
EU Imposes Iran Oil Embargo – LAT
EU Raises Stakes with Iran Oil Embargo – AP
US Lauds EU for Embargo on Iranian Crude Oil – WT
Russia Slams EU Boycott of Iranian Oil – LAT
Iran Dismisses EU Oil Imports Ban – BBC
Iran Steps Up Threats to Shutter Strait of Hormuz – AP
Iran Slams EU Oil Embargo, Warns Could Hit US – Reuters
Bid for Iran Nuclear Talks Confronts Old Snags – AP
Iranian Adviser Accuses Brazil of Ruining Relations – NYT
An American Caught in Iran’s Spy Game – WP opinion
Nuclear Iran Isn't an Existential Threat – DS opinion
Iraq
With US Troops Hardly Gone, Iraq's Gov’t Coming Apart – S&S
Officials: Twin Car Bombs Kill 11 in Baghdad – AP
Two Car Bombs Kill 10 in Iraq Capital – Reuters
Marine's Trial Ends Without Conviction in 2005 Iraq Killings – LAT
Haditha Marine Enters Guilty Plea – BBC
Will Iraq Be an Iranian Satellite? – JP opinion
Egypt
Islamist Named Speaker of Egypt House – VOA
Chaotic Start to Egypt’s First Elected Parliament – NYT
Egypt's Islamist-Led Parliament Meets, Rivalries on Display – Reuters
Egypt’s Islamist Parliament – NYT opinion
Egypt: Banana Republic Without Bananas – AT opinion
Libya
Four Dead in Fresh Libya Fighting – BBC
Gaddafi Supporters Seize Control of Libyan Town – Reuters
Gadhafi Loyalists Attack Libyan Town, Killing 4 – AP
Israel / Palestinians
2 Palestinian Legislators Are Arrested in Jerusalem Protest – NYT
Israel Holds Hamas Jerusalem MPs – BBC
Palestinian Leader Dismisses Presidential Rumors – WT
Israel-Arab Youth Take Peace Talks to Facebook – WP
Middle East
Who's Winning the Middle East? Islamists – JP opinion
US Better Get Used to Islamist Governments – WP opinion
Will Politics Moderate Islamists? – TN opinion
Post-Communist Lessons for the Arab Spring – CNN opinion
NATO
NATO US Official Previews Chicago Summit – AP
US Department of Defense
New Concept Emphasizes Joint Force’s Speed, Synergy – AFPS
Services Announce Fiscal Year’s First Quarter Recruiting Numbers – AFPS
United States
Obama: 'Big Ideas' in Economy-Focused State of the Union Address – VOA
Top US Senators Hope State of Union Delivers Economic Plan – VOA
Former CIA Officer Charged in Alleged Leaks – WP
Ex-CIA Agent Accused of Leaking Identity of Covert Officer – NYT
Former CIA Officer Accused of Terror Leaks – AP
DC Fights Congress on National World War I Memorial – WT
TSA's Intrusions Undermine Security – WT opinion
United Kingdom
Lawmakers Ponder Major Repairs to UK's Parliament – AP
UK Trial of 9 on US Embassy Terror Plot Begins – AP
British Police Reveal Close Rapport with Phone-hacking Tabloid – LAT
The Real ‘Iron Lady’ – WT opinion
Africa
AU Summit Meetings Underway in Addis – VOA
Kano Prayers Over Nigeria Attacks – BBC
4 Kenyans to Stand Trial at Hague Court in 2008 Violence – NYT
Top Kenyans to Face Hague Trial – BBC
Rwanda War-Crimes Suspect Deported – AP
Canada to Deport Rwanda Suspect – BBC
Truck Bomb Explodes at Ethiopian Base in Somalia – AP
Americas
Mexican Strike on Sinaloa Cartel – BBC
Mexico Navy Takes Over Traffic Police in Top Port – AP
Brazil Police Storm Illegal Slum – BBC
Panama Canal Strike Called Off – BBC
UN: Allegations of Abuse by UN Police in Haiti – AP
Haiti Dreams of Tourism Revival – WP
Haiti Leader Launches Power Program – AP
Ecuador: An Assault on Democracy – NYT editorial
Asia Pacific
Chinese Vice President to Visit White House – VOA
Tibetan Killed in China Protest – BBC
Tibetans Fired Upon in Protest in China – NYT
Report: China Police Fire on Tibetans, Killing 3 – AP
Japan Task Force Kept No Records of Nuclear Crisis Response – Reuters
Gunfight Kills 15 in Philippines – BBC
Gunmen Fire on Fishermen in Philippines, Kill 15 – AP
Europe
Major US Military Pullout Could Start in October – AT
New US Envoy Steps Into Glare of a Russia Eager to Find Fault – NYT
Russian Candidates Allege Bias – WP
Putin Warns Ethnic Tensions Risk Tearing Russia Apart – Reuters
French Senate Passes Armenian Genocide Bill, Turkey Outraged – VOA
Genocide Bill Angers Turks as It Passes in France – NYT
Turkey Vents Fury at French Vote – BBC
Turkey Slams France Over Armenian 'Genocide' Bill – AP
UK High Court Clears Way for Basque Extradition – AP
Romanian PM Fires Foreign Minister for Insulting Protesters – VOA
Divers Find 2 More Victims of Italian Cruise Ship Disaster – VOA
Greece on the Brink – WP editorial
How to Integrate Europe’s Muslims – NYT opinion
The Sarkozy Effect – NYT opinion
South Asia
Hundreds of Ex-Rebels Lay Down Weapons in India – AP
7 Indian Soldiers Missing in Kashmir Avalanche – AP
