8 March SWJ Roundup
US Naval Institute Daily – USNI
Real Clear World – RCP
Afghanistan
Senior US Military Commanders Have their Say on Strategy – WP
High Level Meeting Focuses on Future of Special Ops in Afghanistan – CNN
US Commanders: No Plan to Turn Afghan War over to CIA – AP
Marines to Reduce Numbers in Helmand Province by Half this Year – AP
Intractable Afghan Graft Hampering US Strategy – NYT
US Probes Allegations Afghan Air Force Involved in Drug Running – Reuters
6 British Soldiers Are Killed in Afghanistan – NYT
'Very Large' Taliban Bomb Killed British Soldiers – BBC
Afghanistan Blast Kills Six British Soldiers – VOA
6 UK Troops Killed in Afghanistan – AP
Avalanche Exposes Vulnerability to Vagaries of Climate and of Aid – NYT
Death Toll in Afghan Avalanche Reaches 47 – VOA
Death Toll Rises From Avalanche in Afghanistan – NYT
ISAF Operations Summary – AFPS
Syria
US Military Intervention in Syria Debated on Capitol Hill – VOA
Talk of US Military in Syria Divides Congress – AP
US Defense Officials: Obama Reviewing Military Options in Syria – NYT
US Officials Warn Against Syria Intervention – WP
Panetta Defends Cautious Approach Toward Syria – Reuters
US Tracks Syrian Money, but Picture Murky – WP
UN Humanitarian Envoy Enters Syrian District – VOA
UN Official Visits Homs Amid New Violence and Lost Confidence – NYT
UN Humanitarian Chief Describes Homs 'Devastation' – BBC
Syria's Baba Amr Is Deserted, Red Cross Says – AP
Effects of Instability Spill Over to Syria's Neighbors – NYT
Chinese Envoy Pushes Peace Plan in Damascus – VOA
Syria Opposition Struggles to Overcome Rifts – VOA
Putin: Asylum for Assad in Russia Not Discussed – AP
Russia Accuses Libya of Training Syrian Rebels – AP
China Says Told Syria, Other Parties, to Stop Violence – Reuters
UNESCO Weighs Ousting Syria From Rights Committee – AP
UNESCO to Rebuke Syria but Keep It in Rights Committee – Reuters
Syria Minister Joins Opposition – BBC
Syria's Deputy Oil Minister Defects – Reuters
Syria Detainee's Account Offers Glimpse of Prison System – LAT
Time to Lead on Syria – WP editorial
Iran
Six Powers Seek Unified Iran Stance at UN Meeting – Reuters
Iran May Be Cleaning Up Nuke Work – AP
France Says Iran 'Two-Faced', Skeptical Talks Can Succeed – Reuters
Hamas Denies Being Iran's Proxy – BBC
Iran Council to Oversee Internet – BBC
On Iran, Patience and Power – LAT editorial
Closing Iran Sanction's Loopholes – WSJ opinion
Middle East / North Africa
Middle East Tumult Leaves Palestinians Sidelined – NYT
Israelis Criticize PM's Iran-Holocaust Parallels – AP
Arab Spring Fails to Allay Women's Anxieties – NYT
Hamas Ties to Syria and Iran in Flux as Region Shifts – WP
Hamas Unclear About Role in Israel-Iran Fighting – AP
Iraq: UN Chief to Attend Arab Summit in Baghdad – AP
Arabic and Farsi Twitter Launch – BBC
Al-Qaida Claims Responsibility for Yemen Attack – AP
Yemen Qaeda-Linked Group Demands Prisoner Release – Reuters
Libya Militias Pose Threat to Precarious Stability – LAT
Libya Rejects Local Autonomy Call – BBC
Libyan Leader: No Force Against Self-Rule Move – AP
Israel Stacks the Legal Deck – LAT opinion
Why Egypt Doesn't Trust Us – LAT opinion
Al Qaeda
Quest to Clarify Bin Laden’s Last Days Yields Vexing Accounts – NYT
The Final Days in bin Laden's Lair: Wives Split by Suspicions – AP
US Department of Defense
US Military Tries to Boost Respect for Koran – LAT
As Role in Iraq, Afghanistan Shrinks, Pentagon Has Glut of Armored Trucks – WP
USOUTHCOM ‘Part of Solution’ to Drug Crime, Commander Says – AFPS
Military Must Change How it Deals with Rape, Lawmaker Says – S&S
Air Force Cutting Number, Size of Stateside Bands – S&S
Navy Report Says Gross Negligence Led to Death of Essex Sailor – S&S
United States
Foreign Policy Emerges as an Obama Strong Point – LAT
FBI Director Warns Congress About Terrorist Hacking – NYT
FBI: Terrorists May be Eyeing Cyber Attacks on US – AP
Former US Soldier Accused of Trying to Join Somali Terror Group – TG
Flexibility in Fighting Terrorism – WP editorial
Holder's Troubling Death-by-Drone Rules – LAT editorial
Africa
Tense Sudan, South Sudan Talks Enter 2nd Day – VOA
Sudan Denies Kordofan Crimes Against Humanity Allegations – BBC
Nigeria Gunmen Kill Customs Boss – BBC
Uganda's Rebel Leader Becomes Unlikely Trend on Twitter – VOA
South Africa Protesters March Against Tolls Roads, Labor Brokering – VOA
South Africans Protest Against Tolls – BBC
Mozambique Police Storm Opposition Camp – AP
Americas
Colombian President: Cuba Summit Invite Unlikely – AP
Colombia Says Chavez Will Head Home Early Next Week – Reuters
City Hall Still a Reach for Women in Mexico – NYT
Ex-Ruling Party Official Moves to Mexico's Left – AP
16 Bodies Found in Northern Mexico Graves – AP
Argentine Minister Quits after Train Crash – BBC
Clinton Says UN Soldier Brought Cholera to Haiti – AP
A Modern Falkland Islands, Transformed by War – AP
Asia Pacific
China Testing Cyber Attack Capabilities – WP
China Cyber Capability Puts US Forces at Risk – Reuters
China Unveils New Detention Law – BBC
China to Restrict Secret Detentions, on Paper – AP
China Parliament Unveils Dissident Detention Powers – AP
High-Flying Chinese Leader Absent From Top Meeting – AP
Japanese Town Split by Radiation Evacuation Zone – VOA
Roadside Bomb Kills 4 Soldiers in Thailand's South – AP
2 Filipino Militants Linked to Kidnappings Nabbed – AP
Vietnam Jails 2 for Disseminating Anti-Gov't Docs – AP
Election Puts Pressure on Burma Dissident – NYT
Police Interrogate Dissident Monk in Burma – AP
Is China Already Number 1? – WP opinion
Europe
Russian Citizens Question Vote Count – WP
Norway: Terror Attack Charges for Breivik – BBC
In Athens, Austerity’s Ugliness – NYT opinion
South Asia
Journalist in India Arrested in Bombing Against Israeli – NYT
EU Moves to Help Free Italian Sailors Held in India – Reuters
BBC TV News Restored in Pakistan – BBC
US, Pakistan Take a Breather – WP opinion
