28 May SWJ Roundup
Small Wars Journal Daily Roundup
US Naval Institute Daily – USNI
Real Clear World – RCP
Afghanistan
Obama Administration Defends Withdrawal Timeline – VOA
Afghan Authorities Say Airstrike Kills Civilians – VOA
NATO Strike 'Kills Afghan Family' – BBC
Inquiry Ordered Into Deaths of Afghan Family – NYT
NATO Sees No Evidence of Civilian Casualties – AP
Taliban Deny Poison Attacks on Girls' Schools – BBC
Pakistan
Frustrations Grow as US and Pakistan Fail to Mend Ties – NYT
Pakistan’s Power Crisis May Eclipse Terrorist Threat – WP
Panetta: Pakistan’s Jailing of Doctor ‘Unhelpful’ to US Relations – AFPS
Pakistan: US Missiles Kill 5 Militants in NW – AP
Syria
UN Security Council Issues Condemnation of Syria Attack – NYT
UN Security Council Blames Syria Massacre Partly on Govt – VOA
Security Council Blames Syrian Govt in Civilian Massacre – WP
Syria Massacre Toll Passes 100 – BBC
Syrian Government Denies Blame for Houla Massacre – VOA
Syria Denies Responsibility for Deadly Attack – WP
Rebel Syrian Army Calls for Retaliation – CNN
UN Observer Chief Stresses Suffering of Syrians – AP
Diplomacy on Syria Gathers Pace – BBC
Egypt's Brotherhood Urges Foreign Action in Syria – Reuters
McCain: Don't Count on Russia to Force Out Assad – AP
Russian FM: Both Sides in Syria to Blame – AP
UK’s Hague: Syria 'Risks Civil War' – BBC
Massacre May Spark Civil War in Syria – Independent opinion
Iran
Iran Will Continue Enriching Uranium to Higher Grade – NYT
US Officials Among Targets of Iran-linked Assassination Plots – WP
Iran Rejects Link to Alleged Coup Plots in Bahrain – AP
Iran Parliament Re-elects Conservative as Speaker – AP
Egypt
Egypt to Announce Presidential Poll Result on Monday – Reuters
Top Egyptian Vote-Winners Stress Cooperation – VOA
Egyptian Is Counting on Worries of Elites – NYT
Brotherhood's Success in Egypt Polls Masks Setback – Reuters
Corrupt Mubarak Aide Imprisoned – BBC
Egypt’s Step Toward Democracy – WP editorial
Egypt's Election Hands Liberals a Pivotal Voice – TN editorial
Middle East / North Africa
Ex-Israeli Intel Chief Says Peace Talks are Doomed – WT
Turkish Court Charges Israeli Military Members – AP
Yemen: Army Retakes Most of Al-Qaida Stronghold – AP
Millions in Global Aid for Iraq Sits Unspent – AP
Mass Protests Held in Morocco – BBC
US Department of Defense
Panetta Warns of ‘Disastrous’ Automatic Defense Cuts in January – S&S
Panetta: Looming Cuts Would be ‘Disastrous’ – WT
Ex-Obama Aide’s Think Tank Hits Defense Budget – WT
West Point Is Divided on a War Doctrine’s Fate – NYT
United States
Obama to Honor Fallen Troops on Memorial Day – AP
Almost Half of New Veterans Seeking Disability Benefits – AP
Rolling Thunder Still On Mission for POW/MIA Remembrance – WT
Rolling Thunder on Parade – WP photos
This Memorial Day – NYT editorial
Remembering War’s Casualties – WP editorial
How Should the U.S. Support Returning Veterans? – NYT opinion
The VA’s Shameful Betrayal – NYT opinion
New Zealand
US, New Zealand Mending Frayed Military Ties – AP
Vatican
Vatican Confirms Pope's Butler's Arrest – VOA
Africa
African Union Troops Secure Somali Aid Corridor – Reuters
Rwanda 'Backing DR Congo Mutiny' – BBC
Mali Tuareg and Islamist Rebels Agree on Islamist State – BBC
Blast Rocks Kenyan Capital – Reuters
Americas
Q&A: Mexico’s Presidential Election – WP
Colombia's FARC Rebels to Free Frenchman on Wednesday – BBC
Lies, Damned Lies and Cuban 'Diplomacy' – MH editorial
Asia Pacific / Central
Brother of Blind Chinese Dissident Returns Home – VOA
Dissident Concerned for Brother After Return to Chinese Village – NYT
Watching Dissidents Is a Booming Business in China – AP
Another Ousted China Party Chief Challenges Case Against Him – Reuters
'China's Twitter' Adopts New Code – BBC
Tibetan Men in 'First Self-immolations in Lhasa' – BBC
Tibet Capital Sees First Anti-China Self-Immolations – Reuters
North Korea Says Severe Drought Threatens Crops – AP
How China Can Change – WP opinion
US on a Collision Course with China? – CT opinion
Europe
Opposition in Huge Georgia Rally – BBC
Merkel's Lead Over German Opposition Slumps – Reuters
Shares in Spain's Bankia Plunge on Bailout Plan – AP
Greek Journalists on Strike to Protest Pay Cuts – AP
Fresh From Defeat, Serbia's Tadic Poised for PM – Reuters
A Bank Run Europe Cannot Stop – TE editorial
South Asia
India PM in Historic Burma Visit – BBC
Sri Lanka North 'Not Just For Tamils' – BBC
Bangladesh Indicts Islamic Leaders for War Crimes – AP
Legislature in Nepal Disbands in Failure – NYT
