3 June SWJ Roundup

Small Wars Journal Daily Roundup

US Naval Institute Daily – USNI

Real Clear World – RCP

Afghanistan

US-Pakistan Freeze Chokes Fallback Route in Afghanistan – NYT

China Steps Up Afghan Role as Western Pullout Nears – Reuters

4 Kidnapped Aid Workers Freed in Afghanistan – VOA

NATO Rescues Taliban Hostages – WP

Aid Workers Freed in Afghanistan – BBC

Aid Workers Who Were Held in Cave Are Rescued From Taliban – NYT

NATO Raid Rescues 4 Aid Workers in Afghanistan – AP

Afghan Mission Will Prompt NATO Reform – Reuters

Army Files New Charges Against Bales – WP

Pakistan

Pakistan Acquits Four Men in Times Square Bomb Plot – NYT

Pakistani Court Acquits 4 of Helping NYC Bomber – AP

Drone Attack in Pakistan Kills 10 – AP

Syria

Annan Warns of Looming 'All-Out War' in Syria – VOA

US Reaches Out to Syria's Allies in Russia – AP

France Says Military Action in Syria Only Under UN – AP

In a Lebanese City, Fighting Over Syria Conflict Is Deadly – NYT

Deadly Lebanon Clashes over Syria – BBC

In Houla, Shadows of Srebrenica – WP

Syrian President to Address Parliament – AP

US Faces Strategic Gamble in Syria – WPR opinion

Iran

Report: Obama Knew of Cyber Attacks on Iran – VOA

Stuxnet was Work of US and Israel – WP

Iran Builds New Space Center to Launch Satellites – AP

Khamenei: West Talks of Nuclear Iran to Hide Own Problems – Reuters

Deadline Set in Iran Terror Case – BBC

Egypt

Clinton Says Mubarak's Fate Up to Egyptian People – AP

Egypt's Mubarak Gets Life Imprisonment in Historic Trial – VOA

Egyptian Verdicts Fuel New Revolutionary Fervor – WP

New Turmoil in Egypt Greets Mixed Verdict for Mubarak – NYT

Egypt's Mubarak Gets Life in Prison – AP

Mubarak Verdict Resounds Through Divided Egypt – VOA

Protests Erupt over Mubarak Trial – BBC

Egypt's Mubarak: From War Hero to Convict – AP

Middle East / North Africa

US Drone Attacks in Yemen Raise Questions of Who’s Targeted and Why – WP

Oil Output Soars as Iraq Retools – NYT

US Demands Iraq Hand over Suspect in Deaths of 5 Troops – S&S

Iraqi Figures Show Slight Growth in Death Toll – AP

Official: Israeli PM to Remove West Bank Outpost – AP

Saudi Arabia Atop a Powder Keg – FP opinion

US Department of Defense

Panetta Confident Congress Will Act to End Sequestration Threat – AFPS

Terrorism-Crime Nexus a Growing Concern, DOD Official Says – AFPS

Lawmaker Asking for More Details on Burn Pits – S&S

United States

Foreign Policy: Obama Focuses on Economic Issues, not on Syrian Turmoil – WP

Risks of Boomerangs a Reality in World of Cyberwar – AP

Ex-Blackwater Executives Finger CIA in Weapons Trial – VP

Clinton Tours Arctic as Nations Vie for Resources – Reuters

Space Realities Require New Way of Thinking, Official Says – AFPS

Obama Announces Military-to-Civilian Skills Certification Program – AFPS

Mutually Assured Cyberdestruction? – NYT opinion

Obama Projecting Weakness Abroad – WS opinion

United Kingdom

Queen Starts Jubilee Festivities – BBC

After a 41-Gun Salute, Queen Spends Day at the Derby – NYT

Britain Sinks the Royal Navy – DT opinion

Canada

Canada Defends the Use of Military Drone Attacks – AP

UN Report Accuses Canada of Complicity in Torture – AP

Africa

Sudanese Refugees 'Flee to South' – BBC

Darfur Rebels Attack Sudanese Troops – Reuters

Somalia: Al Shabab loses Afgoye and Afmadow. Is Kismayo next? – CSM

Nigeria's Religious Leaders Work to Stop Violence – VOA

DRC Lawmakers Protest 'Secret Deal' With Rwanda – VOA

Mali Islamists Reopen Talks With Tuareg Rebels – VOA

Mali: In Timbuktu, Harsh Change Under Islamists – NYT

Sudan Starving Its Own Children – NYT opinion

Americas

Western Banks 'Reaping Billions from Colombian Cocaine Trade' – TG

Mexico’s Deepening Deficit of Trust – WP

Mexico Suspends, Probes Judges of Key Drug Cases – AP

Protest Mayor Remanded in Peru – BBC

Should Latin America End the War on Drugs? – NYT opinion

Asia Pacific / Central

Panetta Discusses New US Asian Strategy With Allies – AFPS

Panetta Reveals Plan Focused on Pacific – WP

Panetta: US to Put More Warships in Asia – VOA

Navy to Base Majority of Fleet in Pacific by 2020, Panetta Says – S&S

US Warships in Pacific Relocation – BBC

Panetta Responds to China Concerns During Dialogue – AFPS

Panetta: No China Threat from US Military in Asia – AP

US Tries Not to Make Waves With 'Pacific Pivot' – AP

Panetta Discusses Defense Cooperation With Philippine Minister – AFPS

Panetta Arrives at Former US Base in Vietnam – AP

Panetta to Visit American Ship in Vietnam’s Cam Ranh Bay – AFPS

In Occupied Tibetan Monastery, a Reason for Fiery Deaths – NYT

China Editor Leaves Amid Uproar Over Army Remark – AP

Burma’s Suu Kyi Visits Karen Refugees in Thailand – VOA

Fearing Harm to Burma Ties, Thailand Limits Visiting Opposition Leader – NYT

Burma: Suu Kyi Returns Home After 1st Trip in 24 Years – AP

Burma 'Abandons Nuclear Research' – BBC

Hun Sen's Party Poised to Win Cambodia Elections – AP

Malaysia Gov’t Losing Chinese Support, Putting Reforms at Risk – Reuters

Europe

Is Breivik Sane? Norway Can't Decide – CSM

History Offers Ugly News for a Greek Euro Exit – Bloomberg opinion

Serbia: New President, Old Problems – NI opinion

South Asia

Anti-Graft Activists Press Indian Gov't for Action – AP

Italian Sailors Freed on Bail in India Murder Case – Reuters