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24 January SWJ Roundup

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01.24.2012 at 09:57am

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

Nepal: Drugs Smuggled Into US Inside Prayer Wheels – AP

21 Injured in Sri Lankan Prison Riot – AP

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