16 March SWJ Roundup

US Naval Institute Daily – USNI

Real Clear World – RCP

Afghanistan

Panetta: All United in Afghanistan Strategy – AFPS

Few Options for Afghan, US Leaders After Kandahar Massacre – Reuters

Karzai Urges NATO Withdrawal From Afghan Villages – VOA

Karzai Calls on US to Pull Back as Taliban Cancel Talks – NYT

Karzai Demands NATO Pullback from Rural Areas – LAT

Karzai Calls for US Troops to Retreat – WP

Taliban Talks Off; Karzai Tells NATO to Pull Back – AP

Taliban Call Off Peace Talks with US – WT

Kandahar Massacre Reverberates Across the River – S&S

Suspect in Killings Didn't Expect 4th Deployment, Lawyer Says – LAT

Accused GI ‘Snapped’ Under Strain, Official Says – NYT

Afghan Killings US Soldier 'Loath to Serve' – BBC

Identity of Afghan Shooting Suspect Still a Secret – WP

Details Emerge About US Suspect in Afghan Massacre – AP

Pentagon: Afghan Security Breach More Serious than Reported – WP

Panetta Says He Was Not the Target of an Attack – NYT

Official: Afghan-US Talks on Night Raids Ongoing – AP

Turkish Helicopter Crash Kills 12 in Afghanistan – AP

IASF Operations Summary – AFPS

Obama’s Afghan Failure – WT editorial

A Plan C for Afghanistan – LAT opinion

Syria

Death Toll Mounts as Syria Marks Uprising Anniversary – VOA

Syria Marks Anniversary of Uprising Against Assad – LAT

Syrian Anniversary Marks No End – AP

Syria Puts on Mass Rally in Support of Assad – NYT

Activists Report Clashes Near Syrian Capital – AP

Syrian Forces Press Offensive in Idlib, 45 Killed – Reuters

Syria's Assad Withstands Pressure That Toppled Other Arab Leaders – VOA

UN to Announce Humanitarian Mission to Syria – BBC

Iraq Lets Iran Fly Arms to Syria Despite US Protests – WT

Gulf Arab States Close Syria Embassies – Reuters

Russia: Calling Assad Illegitimate 'Counterproductive' – Reuters

France: No Arms for Syrian Opposition – AP

The Pentagon’s Cold Feet on Syria – WP opinion

Iran

Iranians Not Encouraging on Nuclear Talks – WP

How an Israel-Iran War Would Unfold – WT

Global Network Expels as Many as 30 of Iran’s Banks – NYT

Swift to Expel Iranian Banks After EU Ban – VOA

Iran Cut Off From Global Financial System – AP

Israel Official Praises World Block on Iran Banks – AP

India Calls for the Arrest of 3 Iranians – AP

Egypt

Despite Rights Concerns, US Plans to Resume Egypt Aid – NYT

Lawmaker Plays Down Row With Egypt Over Activists – Reuters

Armed Egyptian Bedouins Blockade International Peacekeepers in Sinai – VOA

Egypt Charges Over Football Riot – BBC

75 Charged in Deaths at Soccer Riot in Egypt – NYT

Middle East / North Africa

Al-Qaida Group in Iraq Claims Police Killings – AP

Africans in Israel Join Forces for Improvement – AP

Morocco Protest Over Rape Suicide – BBC

US Department of Defense

Marine Corps Cuts Won't Affect Current Enlistments – S&S

US: Soldier Behind WikiLeaks Documents Helped Al-Qaida – VOA

Manning's Attorney Asks for Dismissal in WikiLeaks Case – AP

Denied Combat Roles, Army Women Battle Men in Cage Fighting – LAT

United States

Veteran Job Prospects Brighter, Panetta Says – AFPS

Think Tank Politics – WP opinion

Soldiers: The Other 1 Percent – NYT opinion

United Kingdom

Obama, Cameron Reaffirm Alliance, Discuss Afghanistan, Syria, Iran – VOA

Africa

Marine Team Giving Specialized Training to Uganda Forces – S&S

Ethiopia Attacks Military Base Inside Eritrea – VOA

Ethiopia Hits at Bases Run by Militants in Eritrea – NYT

Ethiopia 'Attacks Eritrea Bases' – BBC

AMISOM to Replace Ethiopian Troops in Central Somalia – VOA

Zimbabwe Diamonds Fail to Shine on Economy – VOA

Ghana’s Politics of Insult Under Scrutiny in Election Year – VOA

Mozambique Rape Case Pits Tradition Against Law – VOA

Americas

Coping with Fear in Monterrey, Mexico, or Leaving It – LAT

Mexican Cartel Founder Gets 35 Year Sentence – AP

Teachers in 'Mega' Protest March Tie Up Mexico City – LAT

Argentina Takes Aim at Falklands Oil Companies – AP

UK Hits Back at Argentina Over Falklands Oil – BBC

Chile Students Resume Protests – BBC

Police in Chile's Capital Break Up Student March – AP

Cuban Police Remove Dissidents From Havana Church – AP

Asia Pacific

In China, a Rare View of Infighting by Leaders – NYT

China: Bo Xilai Ouster a Win for Reformers – WP

With Bo Xilai Down, Nine Leaders Who May Soon Run China – Reuters

China Leader's Ouster Could Cloud Succession Plans – Reuters

A US Tie to Surveillance Push in Chinese Cities – NYT

Vietnam Accuses China of Violating Sovereignty – AP

North Korea Says It Will Launch Satellite Into Orbit – NYT

North Korea Launch Plan Prompts Fears – BBC

S. Korea Says North's 'Satellite' Launch a UN Resolution Breach – Reuters

Japan: N. Korea Satellite Plan Would Violate UN Resolution – Reuters

Chronology of North Korea's Missile Program – AP

UN Praises Vietnam's Hunger Fighting Policies – VOA

President Ramos-Horta Faces Re-election Battle in East Timor – Reuters

Loosening China’s Grip on Rare Earths – WP editorial

Europe

US Seeking Use of Funds to Aid Russian Democracy – NYT

Sentences Linked to Protests Are Given in Moscow – NYT

Russian Opposition Sees Jailings as Putin Warning – Reuters

Greece Urged by European Official to Do More – NYT

IMF Approves New Loan for Greece – VOA

Competing Rallies as Hungary Faces a Halt to Aid – NYT

Hungary Premier Orban Lambasts EU – BBC

2 French Paratroopers Shot Dead on Street – AP

Soldiers Shot Dead in French Town – BBC

Italian Police Arrest Man Suspected of Planning Terror Attack – VOA

Belarus Bars Critics From Leaving the Country – NYT

South Asia

India Budget is Upbeat on Economy – BBC

Bad Loans at State-Run Banks Add to India’s Woes – NYT

India Calls for the Arrest of 3 Iranians – AP

Ordeal in Pakistan Ends for 2 Swiss Hostages – NYT

Swiss Couple Held by Taliban in Pakistan Is Free – AP

Group: Sri Lanka Postwar Policies Threaten Peace – AP