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2 June SWJ Roundup

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06.02.2012 at 03:26am

Small Wars Journal Daily Roundup

US Naval Institute Daily – USNI

Real Clear World – RCP

 

Afghanistan

Insurgents Attack NATO Base in Afghanistan – VOA

Attack on Coalition Base in Khost Thwarted – S&S

Taliban Insurgents Attack NATO Base in Afghanistan – AP

Aussie to Command ISAF Troops – TA

UK Soldier Shot Dead in Helmand – BBC

British Soldier Shot Dead in Southern Afghanistan – AP

Army Drops 1 Charge, Adds Others Against Afghan Shooting Suspect – S&S

Charges Amended for Soldier Accused in Civilian Deaths – NYT

ISAF Operations Summary – AFPS

 

Pakistan

Lawyer Files Appeal for Pakistani Who Helped US – AP

Pakistan Gets a Cuddle and a Hug – AT opinion

From CIA Agent to Terrorist in Seven Days – TH opinion

 

Syria

UN Demands Independent Probe of Syrian Massacre – VOA

Clinton Says Russian Arms Sales to Syria Raise Concerns – VOA

Clinton Says Russia Stance on Syria Seen as Supporting Assad – Reuters

Putin Fears Civil War but Rejects Intervention in Syria – NYT

Putin Stands Firm on Syria Crisis – BBC

Obama's Atrocities Board Keeps Low Profile on Syria Crisis – Reuters

French President Says Syria's Assad Has to Go – AP

Arab League Requests UN Action Against Syria – Reuters

Activists Say Gunmen Kill 11 State Workers in Syria – AP

Syrian Workers Shot Dead, Rebels Blame Assad Forces – Reuters

US Publishes Satellite Images of Syria – Reuters

Gruesome Video Details Syria Horror – CNN

Rock the World – WP opinion

The Smart Way to Intervene in Syria – WP opinion

Is Syria Unsolvable? – CNN opinion

 

Iran

Report: Obama Knew of Cyber Attacks on Iran – VOA

Stuxnet was Work of US and Israel, Officials Say – WP

US Says Iran Must Show Action by Moscow Talks – AP

Russia Toughens Iran Stance, Still Opposes US Missile Defense – VOA

 

Middle East / North Africa

US Asks Iraq to Extradite Hezbollah Suspect – Reuters

UAE's Crackdown on Dissidents Intensifies – VOA

Some Egyptians Admit Facing Depressing Choice in Runoff Election – VOA

Former Egyptian President to Hear Verdict Saturday – VOA

Egypt: Judge to Rule in Mubarak Trial – BBC

Egypt Awaits Mubarak Verdict and Its Aftermath – NYT

Egypt's Democratic Hopes Imperiled – TNI opinion

Obama's Mideast Fantasy Land – JP opinion

 

US Department of Defense

US Navy Establishes Coastal Riverine Force Command  – S&S

Battleship Iowa Gets a New Mission… in Hollywood – S&S

Dempsey: Military Must Persevere to Solve Suicide Issue – AFPD

Navy Rolls Out Several Uniform Changes for Enlisted Sailors – S&S

 

United States

Loose Lips and the Obama National Security Ship – CNN

Appeals Court Considers Bush Wiretapping Program – AP

Petraeus in Langley – WP opinion

What Happens When They Get Drones? – TA opinion / book review

 

United Kingdom

UK Prepares for Jubilee Events – BBC

Britain Prepares for Jubilee Celebrations – VOA

Queen Elizabeth's 60th Anniversary Party Gets Under Way – Reuters

 

Africa

Sudan Says It Pulls Police From Disputed Region – Reuters

Sudan Expels Aid Groups from East – BBC

Cluster Bombs Terrorize Civilian Areas in Sudan – CNN

UN Chief Urges International Support for Somalia – VOA

Turkey Tells UN and Aid Donors to Move to Somalia – Reuters

Somalia Funding 'Goes Missing' – BBC

Deal Between Mali Tuaregs, Islamists Breaks Apart – VOA

Twin Crises Converge on Burkina Faso – VOA

 

Americas

SOUTHCOM’s Engagement Program Promotes Human Rights – AFPS

Mexico's Pena Nieto Feels the Heat With Finish in Sight – Reuters

Mexico Seeks Freeze on Politician's Bank Accounts – AP

PepsiCo's Mexico Snack Subsidiary Attacked Again – AP

Mexico Police Scour Highways After PepsiCo Truck Torched – Reuters

Colombian Rebels Want French Negotiating Help – AP

Venezuela Bans Private Gun Owners – BBC

Paraguay: Exposing Drug Secrets, From a Well-Guarded Bunker – NYT

DEA Investigating Honduras Drug Raid Shooting – AP

Chilean Court Absolves 6 in Terror Bomb Plot – AP

Brazil's Silva Says He'd Run Again for President – AP

 

Asia Pacific / Central

Panetta: US Strategy Aims to Build Peace, Stability in Pacific – S&S

Panetta Reveals Plan to Shift Military’s Focus Toward Pacific – WP

More US Warships in Asia-Pacific Under New Strategy – Reuters

CJCS Dempsey Meets With Singapore Defense Officials – AFPS

China Is Said to Detain Official Who Spied for the US – NYT

China 'Arrests High-Level US Spy' – BBC

Google to Alert Users to Chinese Censorship – NYT

China's Manufacturing Slowdown to Hit African Suppliers – VOA

Aung San Suu Kyi Cautions Leaders on Burma Reforms – VOA

Suu Kyi Warns on Burma 'Optimism' – BBC

Democracy Leader Cautions Against ‘Reckless Optimism’ in Burma – NYT

Cambodian Opposition Tempers Expectations Ahead of Elections – VOA

US Can Boost Its Power in Southeast Asia – JP opinion

 

Europe

Ireland Votes in Favor of EU Treaty – VOA

Ireland Approves Treaty to Set European Union Budget Controls – NYT

Ireland Approves European Fiscal Pact – WP

Greek Leftist Challenges Europe on Austerity – NYT

6 Wounded in Clashes Between Kosovo Serbs, NATO Peacekeepers – DPA

Serbia President: Srebrenica Deaths 'Not Genocide' – BBC

Bosnia Leader Slams Serbia's Nikolic on Srebrenica – Reuters

Report: Arab Spring Increases Migration to EU – AP

The Euro Can be Saved. Can the EU? – WP opinion

 

South Asia

India’s Telecom Success Story Turns Sour – WP

Nepal Backslides Into Political Crisis – VOA

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