6 February SWJ Roundup
US Naval Institute Daily – USNI
Real Clear World – RCP
Afghanistan
US to Elevate Special Operations Forces’ Role in Afghanistan – WP
Afghanistan War Endgame’s Bumpy Start – WP
In Afghan War, Officer Becomes a Whistle-blower – NYT
Car Bomb Kills 7 Outside Police Headquarters in Kandahar – WP
Bomb Blast Outside Kandahar Police Station Kills 7 – LAT
Afghan Suicide Attack Targets Police in Kandahar – NYT
Karzai Condemns Deadly Car Bombing in Southern Afghanistan – VOA
Taliban Responsible for 77 % of Civilian Casualties – McClatchy
Taliban Eat Into Afghanistan's Core – AT opinion
Obama Made the Right Call on Afghanistan – TA opinion
The Coming Civil War in Afghanistan – FP opinion
Pakistan
US Said to Target Rescuers at Drone Strike Sites – NYT
Iran
Israel's Intentions Toward Iran Remain Unclear – LAT
Israeli Cabinet Mulls Response to Iran Threat – VOA
Obama: Israel Has Not Made Decision on Possible Iran Attack – VOA
Israel Is Not Preparing Iran Attack, Obama Says – NYT
Obama Says Risky to Attack Iran, Wants Diplomatic Fix – Reuters
Obama: Israel Has Not Decided on Attacking Iran – AP
When Talk of War Transcends Idle Chatter – NYT
Just a Bluff? Fears Grow of Israeli Attack on Iran – AP
Iran Attack Could Fray US-Israel Ties – PI opinion
Syria
Clinton Warns of 'Brutal Civil War' in Syria – LAT
UN Victory May Push Syria's Assad Into Unwinnable War – Reuters
Syrian Unrest After a Failure of Diplomacy – NYT
With Diplomacy Stalled, Escalation Expected – CSM
US Steps Up Pressure to Oust Assad – WSJ
Clinton Seeks Anti-Assad Coalition – VOA
Clinton Calls for Friends of Syria to Unite – AP
Anger After Russia, China Block UN Action on Syria – Reuters
After UN Veto, US Floats Coalition on Syria – AP
Beijing Defends Syria Veto at UN – BBC
China Defends Syria Veto, Doubts West's Intentions – Reuters
Russia May Seek Controlled Exit of Assad in Talks – Reuters
US and Israel 'in Unison' on Iran – BBC
Solution on Syria Remains Elusive for White House – NYT
France Plans New Syria Initiatives, Mulls More Sanctions – Reuters
In Birthplace of Uprising Fragile Military Control Reigns – WP
Activists: Syrian Troops Pound Homs Neighborhoods – AP
Activists: Syrian Forces Bombard Homs, 15 Killed – Reuters
Syria Is the New Geopolitical Fault Line – CNN opinion
How Bashar the 'Reformer' Got Stuck – JP opinion
After Assad's Fall, a Sectarian Struggle – G&M opinion
Sino-Russian Syria Veto a Realpolitik Win for West – NP opinion
Egypt
Egyptians Protest for 4th Day at Interior Ministry – VOA
Egypt Defies US by Setting Trial for 19 Americans on Criminal Charges – NYT
Americans Face Prosecution as Egypt Ignores Clinton, Congress – CSM
Egypt 'to Try Foreign NGO Staff' – BBC
Egypt Says 19 Americans to Stand Trial – LAT
Move to Prosecute Americans Could Deprive Cairo of Crucial Aid – WP
Security Forces Fortify Interior Ministry Against Protesters – LAT
Walls Prove No Barrier to Clashes on Streets of Cairo – NYT
Concession Fails to Quell Violent Egypt Clashes – Reuters
Middle East / North Africa
Israel Faces Growing Mideast Threats – USAT
Abbas Considered to Lead Interim Palestinian Body – NYT
Abbas Proposed as PM in Interim Palestinian Unity Government – AP
Protesters Hurl Jeers and a Shoe at the Yemeni President – NYT
Gunmen Publish Yemen President's Photo by Force – AP
Libya Court Postpones Trial of Gaddafi Loyalists – Reuters
Sunni and Shiite Islam: Do You Know the Difference? – CSM
The Lesson of the Arab Spring – WSJ opinion
United States
Pentagon Won’t Slow 9/11 Death Penalty Filings – MH
Terror Threat Slows Flow of Iraqi Refugees Here – USAT
White House Dinner to Mark End of Iraq War – USAT
National Guard Critical to Scientific Mission in Antarctica – S&S
Congress Appears to Be Trying to Get Around Earmark Ban – NYT
Occupy Movement at Crossroads – USAT
Nuclear Tech: Shall We Call It the ‘Bronze Standard’? – NYT editorial
Military Preparedness Does Not Come Cheap – WP opinion
Who Reviews the US 'Kill List'? – LAT opinion
A Postwar Picture of Resilience – NYT opinion
Steal This Column – NYT opinion
United Kingdom
Queen Commemorates 60-year Reign – BBC
Diamond Jubilee Marks the Life of a Monarch – USAT
Queen Celebrates 60 Years on Throne – AP
UK Defends Prince's Falklands Duty – BBC
UK Lawmakers: Most Radicalism Linked to Internet – AP
Should Britain Be Worried About Argentina? – TAI opinion
Australia
Aussie PM Says She Will Lead Government to Victory – AP
Aussies Now a Key Player in US Defense – CH opinion
World
Cyber Weapons Growing Concern in Hyper Connected World – S&S
Africa
Qaddafi’s Weapons Reinvigorate an Insurgent Army in Mali – NYT
Oil Pipeline in Niger Delta Attacked by Militants – VOA
Militants 'Hit Nigeria Pipeline' – BBC
Nigerian Militants Attack Eni Oil Pipeline in Delta – Reuters
Americas
Mexico's PAN Picks Josefina Vazquez Mota to Run for President – LAT
Mexico’s Ruling Party Picks Female Presidential Candidate – WP
Ruling Party in Mexico Picks Woman as Candidate – NYT
Factbox: Mexico Ruling Party Picks Mota as Candidate – Reuters
Expats Lured by Thriving Brazil – WP
Brazil Crime Up as Police Strike – BBC
Former Panamanian Dictator Noriega Hospitalized – AP
Panama's Gen Noriega in Hospital – BBC
Panama Police, Indigenous Clash Over Blockade – AP
Asia Pacific
3 Tibetan Herders Self-Immolate in Anti-Chinese Protest – NYT
China Says Tibet Facing 'Urgent' Task to Maintain Stability – Reuters
Japan: US May Transfer Marines from Futenma Ahead of Base Relocation – S&S
Filipino Villagers May Have Helped Kill AS Terror Leader – AP
Burma Panel Says Suu Kyi Can Run for Parliament – AP
UN Envoy Says Burma May Allow Election Observers – AP
Tell China to Stop Slave Labor – WFP opinion
Europe
Retired Gen. Lute Could be Obama’s Pick for European Command – WP
Greece on 'Knife Edge' to Agree on Bailout – VOA
Bailout Talks to Resume in Greece – BBC
Greek Unions Plan 24-Hour Strike Against Austerity – Reuters
Greeks Struggle to Resolve Their Differences – WSJ
Putin Promises Russians Bigger Say in Politics – AP
French Far Right Say Big Parties Muzzling Democracy – Reuters
Pro-EU Niinisto Wins Finnish Presidency – Reuters
Clinton to Urge Bulgaria to Seek New Energy Sources – VOA
Georgia: Mr. Saakashvili’s Choice – WP editorial
Opposition Being Silenced in Turkey – WP opinion
South Asia
Analysis: Scandal Blow Puts Indian Government in Danger – Reuters
Graft, Politics, Militant Islam Shake Indian Ocean Island – Reuters
