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17 April SWJ Roundup

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04.17.2012 at 06:38am

US Naval Institute Daily – USNI

Real Clear World – RCP

Afghanistan

Official Dismisses Comparison of Kabul Attacks, Tet Offensive – AFPS

Assaults in Afghanistan Signal Militant Foe’s Evolution – NYT

US Says Haqqanis Behind Afghan Attacks – VOA

Haqqani Network Was Planning Major Attack in Afghanistan – Reuters

Afghan Taliban Says Rehearsed Attack for Two Months – Reuters

Afghan Attack Response Shows Improved Forces, Leaders Say – AFPS

Afghan Forces' Strengths, Failures on Display in Kabul Siege – LAT

Afghan Forces Quell Attack; Few Civilians Are Killed – NYT

Karzai Blames NATO Intelligence Failure for Spate of Attacks – WP

Karzai Says NATO Failed as 18-Hour Kabul Attack Ends – Reuters

Clinton Spoke to Pakistan Minister About Afghan Attacks – Reuters

US Prepares for What May be Last Big American-run Offensive – AP

ISAF Operations Summary – AFPS

Australian PM Sets Early Date for Afghan Pullout – VOA

Australia PM Sets Out Afghan Exit Plan – BBC

Australian Troops to Exit Earlier from Afghanistan – AP

Australia to Begin Afghan Exit a Year Early – Reuters

 

Syria

Syrian Clashes Continue as UN Monitors Begin Mission – VOA

UN Monitors Begin Work in Syria – WP

Shelling, Shaky Truce Challenge UN Few in Syria – Reuters

UN's Ban: Syria Must Allow Observers Full Access – AP

Syria Cease-fire Poses New International Challenges – VOA

 

Iran

Clinton: 'Burden' on Iran to Show Seriousness in Nuclear Talks – VOA

Clinton Says US Will Keep Sanctions on Iran – Reuters

U.S. Lawmakers Say Iran Talks Inadequate, Urge More Penalties – Reuters

Danish Foreign Minister: No Room for Weakening Iran Sanctions – Reuters

Iran Says Ready to Resolve Nuclear Issues – Reuters

Iran Tightens Grip on Web in 'Soft War' with West – AP

Awaiting Iran’s Answer – WP editorial

Obama's Most Potent Iran Weapon – Fox opinion

 

Middle East / North Africa

Palestinians to Deliver Netanyahu Ultimatum on Talks – Reuters

Israeli Military Officer Suspended for Striking Activist With Rifle – NYT

Iraq Official’s Arrest Casts Doubt on Prospect for Fair Voting – NYT

Human Rights 'Crisis' in Bahrain – BBC

Three Militants Killed in Possible US Drone Strike in Yemen – Reuters

Egypt's Military Takes Bigger Role in Constitution – AP

Egypt Sues UK Over Frozen Assets – BBC

Egypt, a State of Confusion – LAT editorial

 

Defense Budgets

Global Military Spending Flattens as US Cuts Back, Russia Adds – LAT

Think Tank: Russia, China Boost Arms Spending – AP

Panetta, Dempsey Say Pentagon Feels Sequestration’s Shadow – AFPS

SECNAV: Navy Can Meet Mission with 300 Ships – NT

 

US Department of Defense

Vietnam Veteran to be Awarded Medal of Honor Posthumously – S&S

DOD Expands Scope of Probe in Colombian Prostitution Scandal – WP

Secret Service Prostitution Probe Snares More Troops – LAT

Panetta, Dempsey Announce Initiatives to Stop Sexual Assault – AFPS

Panetta Touts 'Zero-tolerance Culture' for Sexual Assault – S&S

Air Force NCOs Harassed Online after Receiving Bronze Stars – S&S

Panetta Says he Regrets Cost to Taxpayers for Weekend Trips – WP

 

United States

US Govt: Other Targets Eyed Before NYC Subway Plot – AP

Piracy Definition in Dispute as Piracy Trial Looms – AP

After Refining Image, New Scandal for Secret Service – NYT

Colombia Scandal 'Embarrasses' US – BBC

US Revokes Security Clearance of 11 Agents Over Colombia Incident – Reuters

US Busts Global Online Drug Market, Arrests Eight – Reuters

GSA Officials Get a Grilling Over a Trip to Las Vegas – NYT

Over-Protecting POTUS? – LAT editorial

Homelessness Among Female Veterans – NYT editorial

Echoes of the End of the Raj – NYT opinion

 

Africa

Central Africa: US Troops Moving Slowly Against Kony – WP

Sudan: South Sudan Branded 'Enemy' State – BBC

Sudan Parliament Calls South an 'Enemy' – Reuters

Guinea-Bissau Coup Leaders Announce Transitional Council – VOA

Guinea-Bissau Candidate Denounces Coup Before Vote – AP

Donors, Government Failing to Reform Congo Army – Reuters

Islamist Group in North Mali Tries to Win Recruits – AP

 

Americas

Despite Obama Charm, Americas Summit Boosts US Isolation – Reuters

Chavez Battles Re-election Hurdle: Venezuela Inflation – Reuters

Argentine President Plans to Nationalize Oil Company – AP

Police Missing in Peru After Hostages Freed – AP

Rioting Inmates Hold 80 Hostages in Brazil – AP

US, Haiti Kick Off Vaccination Campaigns – AP

U.S. Drug Appetite Plagues Latin America – CSM opinion

 

Asia Pacific

UN Security Council Expands North Korea Sanctions – VOA

UN Council to Expand North Korea Sanctions – NYT

UN ‘Strongly Condemns’ North Korea Rocket Launch – WP

UN Strongly Condemns N. Korea Rocket Launch – AP

US-Philippine War Games Start Amid China Standoff – NYT

Philippine President: No War With China Over Shoal – AP

China Premier Calls for End to Corruption – NYT

Taiwan Launches Drill Simulating Chinese Invasion – DN

Video Shows Dramatic Details of Tibetan Immolation – AP

Ex-Army Chief Wins East Timor Presidency – Reuters

 

Europe

Norwegian Mass Killer Pleads Not Guilty in Court – VOA

Norwegian Man Claims Self-Defense in Killings – NYT

Norway's Mass Killer's Tears Not 'Out of Pity' – AP

Koran Giveaway in Germany Has Some Officials Worried – NYT

Turning the Tables on Russia – NYT opinion

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