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14 May SWJ Roundup

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05.14.2012 at 09:27am

Small Wars Journal Daily Roundup

US Naval Institute Daily – USNI

Real Clear World – RCP

Afghanistan

Obama Welcomes New Stage of Afghan Security Transition – AFPS

Panetta Hails Next Stage of Afghan Security Transition – AFPS

Gen. Allen Hastily Transforming Afghan Mission – WP

ISAF Welcomes Third Stage of Security Transition – AFPS

Military Officials Participate in Pakistan Meetings – AFPS

US, Pakistan Negotiate Reopening NATO Supply Line – AP

Moderate Taliban Speaks of ' Two Kinds of Taliban' – AP

Afghan Peace Council Member Gunned Down – VOA

Ex-Taliban Leader-turned Peace Negotiator Shot Dead in Kabul – WP

Member of Afghan Peace Council Assassinated – NYT

Afghan Peace Negotiator Shot Dead – BBC

Gunman Kills Afghan Peace Council Member in Kabul – AP

ISAF: Murdered Afghan Official Rejected Insurgents’ Agenda – AFPS

US Senator: Assassination Reveals Taliban Strategy – VOA

As Foreign Troops Leave, Afghan Refugees and Poverty Increase – Reuters

8 NATO Forces Killed in 3 Days as Afghanistan Extends Authority – CNN

Afghan Police Kill UK Servicemen – BBC

Bomb Kills 9 at Market in Northern Afghanistan – AP

Idahoan’s Unlikely Journey to Life as a Taliban Prisoner – NYT

Photo Essay: Patrolling for Hearts and Minds – S&S

 

Pakistan

Manifesto Claims Islamist Groups Recruit within Pakistani Military – AP

Secret Case Against Pakistan Officer – AP

Military Officials Participate in Pakistan Meetings – AFPS

US, Pakistan Negotiate Reopening NATO Supply Line – AP

 

Syria

A Month after 'Cease-fire,' Where Does Syria Stand? – CNN

Syrian Troops Storm Rebellious Village; Violence Spills Into Lebanon – VOA

Activists: Syrian Troops Attack Rebel-held Town – AP

Syrian Clashes 'Kill 23 Soldiers' – BBC

Syria Rebels Kill 23 Soldiers in Rastan – Reuters

 

Iran

Iran, Unable to Sell Oil, Stores it on Tankers – WP

UN Nuclear Watchdog Urges Iran Access as Talks Start – Reuters

Drawing Focuses on Iran's Nuke Work – AP

Official Says Israel Familiar with Image From Iran – AP

Iran Says Pressures May Damage Nuclear Talks – Reuters

The Clear Red Line – WP opinion

Iran, the Next Cyberthreat – WT opinion

Tragic Farce of Voting in Iran – TNY opinion

 

Yemen

‘Pursuit of Terrorists Is Irreversible,’ Yemen’s President Says – NYT

28 Dead as Yemen Launches Anti-Qaida Assault – VOA

Drone Strikes Kill Suspected al Qaeda Militants in Yemen – CNN

30 al-Qaida Militants Killed in Fighting in Yemen – AP

Militants Blow Up Yemen Gas Pipeline Again – Reuters

American Drones Will Not Save Yemen – TA opinion

 

Middle East / North Africa

Gulf Arab Envoys Study Proposals for Greater Ties – AP

Saudi Arabia and Bahrain Expected to Seek Union – Reuters

Palestinian Forces Seize ex-Fighter in West Bank – AP

Egypt Brokers Palestinian Hunger Strike Deal – Reuters

US May Scrap Costly Efforts to Train Iraqi Police Force – NYT

Period of Relative Calm in Iraq Is Brought to End – NYT

4 Killed in Bombings in Iraq – AP

Two Killed in Sectarian Clashes in Tripoli, Lebanon – BBC

Egypt’s Coptic Christians Fear Rise of Islamists – WP

Thousands of Libyans Struggle With Recovery of Property – NYT

NATO Pressed over Libya Deaths – BBC

Libyans Want Answers over Deadly NATO Airstrikes – AP

Drowned Libya Oil Chief Feared Going Home – Reuters

EU, US Congratulate Algeria on Elections – VOA

Yemen a Lab for Obama's Way of War – FP opinion

Can Islamists Be Liberals? – NYT opinion

It's Not Maliki Pushing Iraq into Civil War – Commentary opinion

Urban Warfare, the Modern Arab Scourge – DS opinion

 

NATO

NATO Chief Says Alliance Moving Forward with Missile Shield – VOA

Can Obama Save NATO from Disaster in Chicago? – CSM opinion

 

US Department of Defense

Domestic Terror Victims Deserve Purple Hearts, Lawmakers Say – S&S

Father Wins ‘Military Spouse of the Year’ Award – WT

 

United States

Lawmakers: Probe, Punish 'Bomb' Leak – WT

Obama Targets New Group in Battleground States: Veterans – WP

More TSA Lies – WT editorial

Diplomats and Dissidents – NYT opinion

 

Africa

US Trains African Soldiers for Somalia Mission – WP

Uganda Captures a Top LRA Commander – VOA

Rebel Officer is Captured by Uganda – NYT

Ugandan LRA 'Commander' Seized – BBC

Time for the US to Arm South Sudan – WP opinion

 

Americas

Mexican Violence Leaves Behind Trail of Doubts – NYT

Mexico Police Find 49 Headless Bodies – BBC

49 Torsos Found Along Mexican Highway – WP

Police Find 49 Bodies by a Highway in Mexico – NYT

Mexico Drug War's Latest Toll: 49 Headless Bodies – AP

Notable Violence in Mexico Over Past Year – AP

Leftist Mexican Presidential Candidate Rises in Poll – Reuters

Colombia: ICRC Says FARC Planning to Free French Journalist – AP

Getting Ready for Life After Castro – FP opinion

 

Asia Pacific / Central

East Asia Nations Seek Regional Trading Pact – AP

China, Japan, S. Korea Warn North to Stop Provocations – VOA

China, S. Korea, Japan Try to Ease N. Korea Tensions – AP

US-Philippine Ties Deepen Amid China Tensions – AP

'No China War Footing' over Shoal – BBC

Analysts Expect China to Broaden Stimulus – NYT

Dalai Lama Alleges Poison Plot; China Cries Foul – AP

S. Korea President in Burma visit – BBC

Ex-Leader’s Detention Tests Mongolia’s Budding Democracy – NYT

Why Philippines Stands Up to China – TD opinion

 

Europe

In German Vote, Social Democrats Rebuke Merkel – NYT

German: Election Blow for Merkel – BBC

Greek Radical Left Leader Refusing Coalition Talks – VOA

More Talks Set as Leaders in Greece Seek Unity Coalition – NYT

Fresh Blow to Greek Cabinet Talks – BBC

Greece’s New Elections Delay Talks – WP

For Many in Greece, Austerity Is a False Choice – NYT

Tens of Thousands Protest in Spain – VOA

Tens of Thousands Protest Austerity in 80 Spanish Cities – NYT

Austerity Bites Deep into Spain – WP

Thousands March in Russian Capital – VOA

Russian Protesters’ Peaceful Stroll – WP

EU Ministers Mull Euro 2012 Boycott of Ukraine – AP

Obama Still Sweet on Putin – WP opinion

 

South Asia

More than 100 Hurt in Bangladesh Clashes – AP

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