14 February SWJ Roundup
US Naval Institute Daily – USNI
Real Clear World – RCP
Afghanistan
Chairman Optimistic That Afghan Forces Ready by 2014 – AFPS
NATO Says Afghan Children Found Dead After Airstrike – VOA
Afghan Report Blames NATO for Airstrike That Killed Children – NYT
Afghanistan Arrests Preteen Would-be Bombers Months after Pardon – LAT
Soldier's Death Sparks Debate over Arming Medevacs – AP
ISAF Operations Summary – AFPS
Pakistan
Pakistan Political Crisis Deepens As Court Indicts PM – VOA
Pakistani PM Charged with Contempt – WP
Pakistani Prime Minister Indicted on Contempt Charge – NYT
Pakistan Supreme Court Takes Center Stage as Political Player – Reuters
Police Detain American at Pakistani Airport – AP
Pakistan Holds US Man After 'Bullets Found in Baggage' – Reuters
Pakistanis Debate Merits of Hip-Hop – WP
Syria
Syrians Suffer as Government Crackdown Continues – VOA
UN Rights Chief 'Outraged' by Syrian Attacks – VOA
UN Official Rebukes Syria Over Violence – NYT
UN Rights Chief: Crimes Against Humanity Must be Punished – AP
UN: Syria Launched 'Indiscriminate Attack' on Civilians – Reuters
Syria 'Emboldened by UN Inaction' – BBC
UN Says Syria Encouraged by Russia, China Veto – Reuters
Scolded China Takes Syria Diplomacy to Arab League – Reuters
Clinton Sees 'Challenges' for Arabs' Syria Plan – Reuters
Activists: Syrian Rebels Repel Attack on Key Town – AP
Israel
Bombs Target Israeli Officials in India, Georgia – WP
Israel Says Iran Is Behind Bombs – NYT
Iran, Israel Trade Blame over Embassy Attacks – LAT
Israeli Diplomats Attacked in India and Georgia – BBC
Bombers Target Israeli Diplomats in India, Georgia – AP
Israeli Embassy Car Bomb Blamed on Iran – TT
Israel Blames Iran After Attacks on Embassy Staff – Reuters
Iran
Backers of Iran Sanctions Make an Appeal to China – NYT
Asia Key as US, EU Tighten Sanctions Against Iran – Reuters
Attack on Israeli May Hurt Indian Trade With Iran – Reuters
UK Suspect in Iran Missile Plot to be Sent to US – AP
Azerbaijan in 'Spy' Row with Iran – BBC
Iran’s Measure of Desperation – WP opinion
Middle East / North Africa
Bahrain More Divided One Year After Unrest – VOA
Bahrain Activists Hit by Teargas – BBC
Bahrain Serious on Reform but Youth Violence Poses Obstacle – Reuters
Officials: Iraqi Policeman Killed by Insurgents – AP
Egyptian Minister Explains NGO Crackdown, Faults US – WP
Media Rights Group Tells Egypt to Free Journalist – AP
Revolutionary Militias in Western Libya Unify – AP
Tunisia Says It Cracks Islamist 'Terrorist' Unit – Reuters
Minister: Armed Gang in Tunisia Had Al-Qaida Links – AP
US Department of Defense
DOD Budget Leaves Tough Pay, Benefit Decisions for Future Years – S&S
Pentagon Wants to Raise Some Retirees’ Health Fees – NYT
Budget Proposal Requests Smaller, More Modern, Agile Force – AFPS
Navy Takes Bids Online for Old Puerto Rico Base – AP
Stryker 'Kill Team' Trials Left Some Soldiers' Families Deeply in Debt – S&S
Guantanamo Mail Screeners Ordered to Keep Mum – Reuters
United States
Debt will be $1 Trillion Higher in a Decade than Forecast – WP
Military Cuts and Tax Plan Are Central to Obama Budget – NYT
Obama's Budget Focuses on Job Creation – LAT
Budget Proposal’s Tough Cuts ‘Absolutely Necessary,’ Obama Says – AFPS
Obama's New Budget: Higher Taxes for the Wealthy – S&S
Obama Budget is Preview of Election Battle – LAT
Feds: Mich. Militia Members Ready to 'Go to War' – AP
Mr. Obama’s Budget – WP editorial
A Responsible Budget – NYT editorial
Obama’s Budget Games – WP opinion
Obama in Denial – WP opinion
United Kingdom
Britain Releases Militant Preacher – NYT
Radical Cleric Abu Qatada Freed from UK Jail – AP
22-hour Curfew for Abu Qatada as He is Freed – TT
Furor over Release of Abu Qatada – BBC
Britain 'Being Overtaken by Militant Secularists' – TT
Africa
African Villagers Embrace US Role in Hunt for LRA Leader – McClatchy
Somali Government Calls for End to Arms Embargo – VOA
Nigerians Living in Poverty Rise – BBC
Rumblings of Renewed Militancy Continue in Bayelsa, Nigeria – CSM
Nigeria's Sect Boko Haram Says Killed 12 Soldiers – Reuters
Sierra Leone President Forced Out UN Envoy – Reuters
Americas
US Shippers Watch for Progress in Panama Canal Widening Project – WP
Mexico's Defense Secretary Acknowledges Errors in Drug War – LAT
Mexico Sets Tourism Record Despite Drug Violence – LAT
Argentine Union Boycotts UK Ships – BBC
Youthful Challenger Takes on Chavez in Venezuela – AP
Venezuela's Capriles Seeks to Unseat Chavez – Reuters
Analysts: Peru Rebel Capture Won't Dent Drug Trade – AP
Guatemala Says It's Weighing Drug Legalization – AP
Brazil Seeks More Access to China – BBC
Brazil: Rio Strike Ends Before Carnival – BBC
Brazil Newspaper Editor Shot Dead – BBC
UN Security Council Visits Haiti to Review Mandate – AP
UN Security Council Visits Haiti to Assess Security – Reuters
Haiti PM: US State Dept to Send Legal Team – AP
Asia Pacific
China’s Likely Next President Visits US – WP
US to Welcome China’s Xi Jinping Amid High Tensions – LAT
As China’s Xi Visits US, Details Still Under Wraps – WP
China Vice-President in US Visit – BBC
For Xi Jinping, China’s Next Leader, Father’s Past is Sensitive – WP
EU Debt Crisis Tops China Agenda – BBC
Another Tibetan Monk Sets Himself on Fire in China – AP
China Tightens Limits on Imported Shows on TV – AP
US to Resume Talks With North Korea – VOA
US to Meet North Koreans for New Talks – NYT
US and N. Korea Plan Nuclear Talks – BBC
US Envoy to Hold Talks with N. Korea in Beijing – AP
S. Korea Offers Talks With N. Korea on Family Reunions – AP
Indonesia Court Accuses Militant in Bali Blasts – NYT
Indonesia: Trial Opens for Top Suspect in 2002 Bali Bombing – AP
As Burma Opens, China Alliance Starts to Fray – Reuters
The Myth of China as a Harmless Tiger – WP opinion
Europe
Anger, Uncertain Future in Greece Following Austerity Vote – VOA
Greece Faces Further Obstacles in Bailout Deal – AP
Athens Shaken by Riots After Vote for Austerity – NYT
Greeks Clean Up Damage after Riots Engulf Athens over Austerity Deal – AP
Dozens Arrested in Turkey Anti-terror Probe – VOA
Turkish Police Target Alleged PKK Backers – VOA
On Russian TV, It Isn’t All About the Strongman – NYT
South Asia
Turkmenistan's Ruler Wins New Term – VOA
Turkmenistan’s President Re-elected With 97% of Vote – NYT
US to Support UN Rights Resolution on Sri Lanka – AP
