22 February SWJ Roundup

US Naval Institute Daily – USNI

Real Clear World – RCP

Afghanistan

Karzai Invites Taliban Leadership to Direct Talks – VOA

Ashton Carter Arrives in Afghanistan to Engage ISAF, Afghan Leaders – AFPS

Afghans Protest for Second Day Over Quran Burning – VOA

Afghans Protest Koran Burning at US Base – WP

Koran Burning in NATO Error Incites Afghans – NYT

Afghans Protest at Koran Burning – BBC

Gunfire Wounds 26 in Afghan Protests Over Koran Burning – Reuters

Police: Anti-American Protests Spread to More Afghan Cities – AP

Panetta, Allen Apologize for Destruction of Religious Materials – AFPS

ISAF Commander Apologizes for Improper Disposal of Qurans – S&S

Koran Incident Leads to New Training for ISAF Troops – AFPS

Afghanistan NATO Forces to Get New Training – LAT

Pakistan

US Moves to Restore Relations with Pakistan – VOA

Hillary Clinton to Meet with Pakistani Counterpart in London – WP

Fury in Pakistan After US Congressman Suggests Province Leave – NYT

Pakistan to Seek Arrest of ex-President Musharraf – AP

Syria

US Talks of ‘Additional Measures’, Possibility of Arming Opposition – WP

US Hints at Possibility of Arming Syrian Rebels – Reuters

Activists: Syrian Forces Kill 63 as Red Cross Seeks Daily Truce – VOA

Opposition SNC: Force May Be Only Solution in Syria – Reuters

Red Cross Seeks Daily Humanitarian Truce in Syria – Reuters

White House Backs Red Cross Call for Syrian Ceasefires – VOA

Israel Watches Syria, Hopefully, but Warily – NYT

Golan Druse Support for Syria Regime Cracking – AP

Russia Pushes for Humanitarian Convoys in Syria – Reuters

UN Chief Sees Aid as First Role for Syria Envoy – Reuters

UN Rights Experts Demand Release of Syrian Activists – Reuters

Western Journalists 'Killed in Homs Shelling' – BBC

Activist Say 2 Foreign Journalists Killed in Syria – AP

Iran

In Din Over Iran, Rattling Sabers Echo Iraq War – NYT

US, Israel Send Mixed Messages on Iran – LAT

IAEA Concedes Failure on Iran Mission – WP

UN Nuclear Agency Reports Failed Iran Talks – AP

Inspectors Barred from Iran Site – BBC

Khamenei: No Obstacles Can Stop Iran Nuclear Course – Reuters

US Crew Vigilant as Carrier Sails Through Strait of Hormuz – VOA

Iran Says it Could Attack First – BBC

Iranian Commander Issues New Warning to 'Enemies' – LAT

American Sentenced to Death in Iran Visited by His Mother – NYT

Mother Visits Former US Marine Sentenced to Death in Iran – AP

Talking to Iran – WP editorial

Israel's Risky Option on Iran – LAT opinion

Middle East / North Africa

Israel Builds Fence Along Sinai Border – VOA

Palestinian Calls Off Hunger Strike in Deal with Israeli Authorities – WP

Palestinian on Hunger Strike to Be Freed Without Court Ruling – NYT

Report: Top Aide to Israeli Prime Minister Resigns – AP

Yemenis Take Another Step Forward in Unfinished Revolution – VOA

Yemen Election Ends Rule of Ali Abdullah Saleh – LAT

Yemen's New Leader Inherits Shattered Nation – AP

Saudis Pick First Envoy to Iraq in 20 Years – NYT

Libya Ethnic Clashes Kill Scores – BBC

Egypt: Trial of Mubarak Enters Last Day – BBC

Peaceful Protest Can Free Palestine – NYT opinion

Egypt’s Step Backward – NYT opinion

US Department of Defense

Odierno Fleshes Out Army Pacific Strategy, Afghan Advisory Mission – AFPS

Army Wants to Change to Keep Soldiers ‘Excited’ About Service – AFPS

1,000 Marines to Move from Okinawa to Hawaii – AP

Defense Health Board Receives Dover Port Mortuary Review Findings – AFPS

Dover Panel Suggests More Training, Reviews at Mortuary – S&S

Navy Hopes SEALs Film Blitz will Draw Recruits – AP

Madigan Medical Center Chief Removed Amid PTSD Probe – S&S

Army Avoiding PTSD Claims? – LAT

United States

Congress Targets Federal Workers for Savings – AP

Planned VA Facility Pits Neighbors Against Veterans in San Diego – SB

US Veterans Deported after they Served – OCR

Australia

Australian FM Rudd Resigns Amid Ruling Party Turmoil – VOA

Kevin Rudd Resigns as Australia’s Foreign Minister – NYT

Australia FM Kevin Rudd Resigns – BBC

Rudd's Resignation Sets Up a Battle With Gillard – IHT

World

CPJ says 46 Journalists Killed in 2011 – VOA

Africa

UN to Boost Somalia Peacekeepers – BBC

Kenya Blames Somali Militants for Food Crisis – AP

Entire Somali Classes 'Abducted' – BBC

New West African Oil Discoveries – BBC

Pentagon: No Enemy Involvement in Djibouti Air Force Crash – AFPS

Americas

Guards Implicated in Mexico Prison’s Deadly Gang Attack – NYT

Inmates Start Fire Inside Mexico Prison – AP

Mexico Taxi Drivers Gunned Down – BBC

Venezuela's Chavez Faces New Surgery – BBC

US Team Says Deadly Honduras Prison Fire Was an Accident – AP

Ecuador’s Assault on Free Speech – NYT editorial

Asia Pacific

North's Tired Tactics Not Effective Any More, S. Korean President Says – S&S

US, N. Korea to Hold First Post-Kim Jong Il Talks – AP

S. Korean President Says Seoul Open to N. Korea Talks – AP

US, S. Korea Hold Anti-sub Exercise in Yellow Sea – S&S

S. Korea Urges China on North Korea Refugees – BBC

Seoul Urges China to Not Return North Korean Refugees – NYT

As China Clamps Down, Tibet Struggle Grows Radical – AP

Front-runner’s ‘Underground Palace’ Roils Hong Kong Leadership Race – WP

Dissidents' New Fear in Burma: Irrelevance – NYT

Tantalized but Cautious, Filmmakers Capture Burma – NYT

Indonesian Police Storm Bali Prison After Riot – AP

Europe

Bailout Saves Greece for Now, but How Long? – LAT

Growing Air of Concern in Greece Over New Bailout – NYT

Greece Braced for Bailout Protest – BBC

Spain Rally over 'Violent' Police – BBC

President of Breakaway Georgian Province Attacked – AP

Sweden: Muhammad Cartoonist Attacked During Lecture – AP

Greece’s New Bailout – WP editorial

Europe’s Shortsighted Response to Worsening Fiscal Reality – WP opinion