26 April SWJ Roundup
Small Wars Journal Daily Roundup
US Naval Institute Daily – USNI
Real Clear World – RCP
Afghanistan
NATO Committee Chairman Reaffirms Afghanistan Commitment – AFPS
Afghanistan Visit Leaves Dempsey Encouraged – AFPS
Commander Rates Afghan Army, Police Progress – AFPS
Pakistan, Corruption Affect South, West Afghanistan – AFPS
Three Strikes and You're Out, Government Tells Unruly Clerics – Reuters
Female Troops Find Ways to Relate to Afghan Women – S&S
Karzai Critic in Congress Is Asked to Cancel Afghanistan Visit – NYT
Afghan Official: Taliban Kill 4 Police, Abduct 16 – AP
ISAF Operations Summary – AFPS
Pakistan
Pakistan Successfully Test Fires Upgraded Missile – VOA
Pakistan Says It Test-Fires Nuclear-Capable Missile – NYT
Pakistan Tests Missile Days After India's Launch – AP
US Envoy in Pakistan to Discuss Supply Routes – AP
Pakistan Prime Minister Convicted of Contempt – WP
Pakistan’s Prime Minister Found Guilty of Contempt – NYT
Pakistan's Top Court Convicts PM of Contempt – AP
Pakistani PM Convicted of Contempt But Spared Prison – VOA
Pakistani PM Guilty of Contempt – BBC
Pakistan Says US Not Listening: Drone Strikes Must Stop – Reuters
Pakistan Military's Grip on Foreign Policy Easing – Reuters
Guerrilla Warfare Still Vexes US Military – LAT opinion
Syria
Violence in Syria’s Capital Even With a Cease-Fire – NYT
Massive Hama Explosion 'Kills 70' – BBC
Syria Blames Rebels for Massive Blast in Hama – AP
Activists: Syrian Troops Kill 27 Civilians – VOA
Syrian Fire Targets Damascus Suburb – WP
Syria Violence Rages, France Tells UN to Hurry – Reuters
Syria is Running Out of Money – WP
Syria Government Foes Criticize UN Monitoring Mission – LAT
UN Monitors of Death – WP editorial
Iran
Israel's Military Chief: Iran's Leaders 'Rational,' Sanctions 'Bearing Fruit' – VOA
Israeli General: Iran Won’t Build Nuclear Bomb – WP
Israeli Army Chief Says He Believes Iran Won’t Build Bomb – NYT
Israel Military Chief Doesn't Think Iran Will Make Nuclear Weapon – LAT
Israeli Leaders Mixed on Iran Sanctions – AP
Yemen
US to Step Up Drone Strikes Inside Yemen – NYT
White House Approves Broadened Drone Campaign in Yemen – WP
Yemen Seeks More Anti-terror Aid But Limits Drones – AP
Middle East / North Africa
Iraqi Kurd Leader Hints at Secession – AP
UN Pays Out Another $1 Billion From Iraqi Oil Fund – AP
Assassination Attempts Revive Suspicions in Lebanon – NYT
Libya Bans Faith-Based Political Parties – BBC
Poll Bar on Egypt ex-PM Reversed – BBC
Egypt’s Chaotic Election – NYT editorial
No Easy Middle East Formula for US – WPR opinion
Israel Must Decide What It Wants to Be – TOI opinion
WikiLeaks
Motion Hearing Opens for Alleged Document Leaker – AFPS
NATO
NATO Military Leaders Meet in Brussels – AFPS
NATO Committee Chairman Reaffirms Afghanistan Commitment – AFPS
NATO General 'Cautiously Optimistic' on Afghan War – AP
NATO Reinforcements Begin Arriving in Tense Kosovo – AP
US Department of Defense
Defense Spending Skirmishes Begin – WP
Pentagon Official Signals Possible Army Layoffs – S&S
House Subcommittee Endorses 1.7 Percent Pay Raise for 2013 – S&S
New Defense Service Enhances Intelligence Capabilities – AFPS
Review of Military Schools After Class Is Told US at War With Islam – NYT
Dempsey Orders Review of Courses Dealing With Islam – AFPS
Out of Public Eye, Director of Secret Service Seethes – WP
Panetta Questioned About Another Prostitute Controversy – VOA
Marines Discharge Sergeant for Facebook Posts Critical of Obama – LAT
Guerrilla Warfare Still Vexes US Military – LAT opinion
United States
Supreme Court Takes Up Controversial Immigration Law – VOA
Justices Seem Sympathetic to Central Part of Arizona Law – NYT
Justices May Uphold Part of Arizona Immigration Law – LAT
Obama Surges in Campaign Donations from Military Members – S&S
United Kingdom
Britain Sinks Into Double-Dip Recession – VOA
Double-Dip Recession in Britain – NYT
Rupert Murdoch Returns for 2nd Day of Questioning – NYT
British Government’s Ties to Murdochs Scrutinized – NYT
Africa
Central Africa: US Supports Pushback Against Lord’s Resistance Army – AFPS
South Sudanese Leader Shortens China Trip – VOA
Top Kenyan Judges 'Unfit for Office' – BBC
Key Mali Posts Go To The Military – BBC
Ex-Liberian President to Hear Verdict of War Crimes Court – NYT
Liberia: Charles Taylor Awaits Judgment – BBC
Americas
Panetta Welcomes Brazil as World Power; Seeks Military Cooperation – VOA
Panetta: US, Brazil Partnership ‘Is the Future’ – AFPS
Panetta Urges Brazil to Buy Fighter Jets From Boeing – NYT
Mexico's President Seeks Credit for Migration Drop Across US Border – LAT
Mexico Forest Faces Fire, Armed Men, Squatters – AP
Venezuela: Chavez Back From Cuba Treatment – BBC
Venezuelan Drug Suspect Says He Paid Judge – AP
Argentina Senate Backs Oil Move – BBC
Chile Students in Fresh Protests – BBC
US Foreign Policy, Close to Home – LAT opinion
Asia Pacific / Central
China Said Unable to Protect Pyongyang After Nuclear Test – VOA
Downfall of Bo Is Linked to Wiretapping of Chinese Leader – NYT
China: Bo Xilai Remains Popular in Megacity He Once Oversaw – VOA
Bo Xilai 'Spied on China Leader' – BBC
Philippines-China Standoff Could Spin Out of Hand – AP
US Condemns North Korea Plans for Nuclear Test – S&S
North Korea Boasts of Ability to Destroy US Military in 'Single Blow' – VOA
Analysts Say North Korea's New Missiles are Fakes – AP
Japan Power Broker Acquitted in Scandal – NYT
Japan Clears Top Politician Ozawa – BBC
UN Official: Burma Can Become Asian Tiger – AP
As Burma Opens Up, Idyllic Islands Remain Unwelcoming – NYT
Vietnam Detains 20 Following Mass Land Eviction – AP
Trouble Looms on South China Sea – TD opinion
Cambodia's Looted Treasures – LAT opinion
Europe
NATO Reinforcements Begin Arriving in Tense Kosovo – AP
French Front-Runner Says He’d Renegotiate Fiscal Treaty if Elected – NYT
Anger at Sarkozy Fuels Far-Right Party in France – NYT
French Far Right Leaves Door Ajar for Sarkozy – Reuters
Politics Blamed for Rise in Muslim Hate Crimes – LAT
Confessed Norwegian Killer Insists He Is Sane – VOA
Norway: Breivik Says Insane Diagnosis Based on 'Fabrications' – AP
Norway: Breivik's Publicity at Trial Just What He Wanted – AP
Europe’s Gathering Storm – WP opinion
The Swedish Model – WP opinion
South Asia
UN Chief Ban Ki-Moon Heads to India for 3-Day Trip – AP
UN Finds Cluster Bombs in Sri Lanka – AP
