20 June SWJ Roundup
Small Wars Journal Daily Roundup
US Naval Institute Daily – USNI
Real Clear World – RCP
Afghanistan
Violence Spikes Against Allied Troops – WT
Uniformed Attackers Strike 3 Times in Afghanistan – CNN
At Least 10 Afghans Killed in Suicide Bombing – AP
Afghan Transition Remains on Track, Officials Say – AFPS
New Worries About Women’s Rights and Ethnic Tensions Emerge – NYT
Afghans Slow to Warm to Their Stable Currency – Reuters
Admin Punishment for Troops Involved in Koran Burning – WP
Admin Discipline Recommended for Troops Involved in Quran Burning – AP
ISAF Operations Summary – AFPS
Pakistan
America, Pakistan and the Impact of Never Having to Say Sorry – AP
Pakistan's Supreme Court Ousts Prime Minister – VOA
Political Instability Rises as Pakistani Court Ousts Premier – NYT
Pakistan PM Ousted by Supreme Court – WP
Pakistan People's Party Meets to Appoint a New PM – BBC
Pakistan President Considers Names for New PM – BBC
Pakistan Nabs French Man with Reported 9/11 Links – AP
Popular Pakistani Singer Gunned Down – VOA
Syria
UN Members Differ on Conditions for Withdrawing Syria Observers – VOA
Doubt Is Cast on Mission by Monitors Inside Syria – NYT
UN Team in Syria 'was Targeted' – BBC
Syria Says Ready to Evacuate Civilians From Bombarded Homs – VOA
Syrian Activists Report Clashes in Northwest – AP
Obama: Russia, China Aren't on Board with Ousting Assad – WT
What Syria Reveals About US-Russia Ties – CNN
Putin Rules Out Intervention to Stop the Syrian Rebellion – NYT
Putin: Syrian People Must Decide Their Leadership – AP
Russian Ship Suspected of Carrying Arms to Syria Turns Back – VOA
Russian Ship Carrying Copters to Syria Retreats – LAT
Russian Ship Bound for Syria Reverses Course – WP
Syrian Army is Capable Military Force, Say Experts – VOA
Syrian Rebels Lack Firepower But Not Will – WP
Syria Conflict Puts Hezbollah Ally in Delicate Position – VOA
US Adds Syria to List of Nations Failing to Combat Human Trafficking – NYT
New 'Slavery' Report Slams Syria – BBC
Syria Tests Russia's Global Role – TNI opinion
Iran
Officials: ‘Flame’ Created by Israel, US to Slow Iran – WP
Setback in Talks on Iran’s Nuclear Program in a ‘Gulf of Mistrust’ – NYT
Iran Warned of Tougher Sanctions – BBC
Iran Nuclear Talks Fall Short – WP
Israeli President Has Warning for Iran, Again – CNN
Iran Rallies to Aid Iraq’s Embattled Leader – AP
Japan Passes Law to Insure Iran Oil Imports – Reuters
A Nuclear Impasse with Iran – WP editorial
How to Help Democracy in Iran – TD opinion
Time for US to Rattle the Saber – WT opinion
Egypt
Reports: Egypt's Mubarak Suffers Stroke – VOA
Mubarak’s Health, Protests Roil Egypt – WP
Mubarak Said to Be in Critical Condition in Egypt Hospital – NYT
Egypt's Mubarak 'Health Worsens' – BBC
Egypt's Mubarak on Life Support Amid Crisis – AP
Military Official Disputes Report of Mubarak's Clinical Death – CNN
Egypt Court Postpones Anti-Brotherhood Cases – Reuters
Egypt’s Coup: It’s About Time – WT editorial
Army Misrule Turns Egypt into Pakistan – DT opinion
Middle East / North Africa
US Plans Significant Military Presence in Kuwait – AP
Police: Bomb Kills 2 in Northern Iraq – AP
Israel Weighs Response After Attacks by Hamas – NYT
Hamas Fires Rockets into Israel – BBC
Israel Aircraft Strike Gaza in Response to Rockets – AP
Forced Move Raises Anger in West Bank Villages – NYT
Settlers Suspected in West Bank Arson – WP
Yemen Says Kills Militant Who Planned Bombings – Reuters
Panetta to Lead Presidential Delegation to Saudi Arabia – AFPS
Libya Becomes Focal Point for Foiling Terror – WT
WikiLeaks
WikiLeaks Founder Seeks Asylum in Ecuador – VOA
Assange Seeking Ecuador Asylum – BBC
WikiLeakers Founder Assange Seeks Asylum in Ecuador – CNN
WikiLeaks Founder Seeks Asylum at Ecuador Embassy – AP
US Department of Defense
Congress Looks at Cutting Military Sports Sponsorships – S&S
Strategic Airlift Crews Fight an Exhausting War in Anonymity – S&S
Judge Considers Delay in Fort Hood Suspect’s Trial – AP
USS Essex Skipper Relieved of Command in Wake of May Collision – S&S
Feds: Soldier Charged $10M in Purchases to Army, Then Sold Goods – OS
United States
FBI Gets a Broader Role in Coordinating Domestic Intelligence – WP
Obama Administration’s Drone Death Figures Don’t Add Up – ProPublica
Talk of Drones Patrolling US Skies Spawns Anxiety – AP
Last-minute Deal Fizzles, Holder Contempt Vote Still on Tap – WT
Faced with Drawdown, Defense Companies Retool for the Future – S&S
Job Training Grants to Assist Nearly 9,000 Homeless Vets – AFPS
Brewing Backlash Against the Drone War – AI opinion
New Zealand
New Zealand and US to Expand Defense Ties – BBC
World
World Leaders Make Little Headway in Solving Debt Crisis – NYT
Africa
Pentagon Aims to be Proactive in Countering Terror Threat in Africa – WT
AFRCIOM Commander Ham: Africa Presents Opportunity, Challenges – AFPS
UN Airlifts Emergency Aid to South Sudan – VOA
Christian, Muslim Clashes in Nigeria Leave 3 Dead – VOA
Nigeria's Boko Haram: Damaturu and Kaduna Under Curfew – BBC
UNHCR Tries to Count Somalia's Displaced – VOA
Sudan Releases AFP Correspondent in Khartoum – Reuters
Special Court for Sierra Leone: Charles Taylor to Appeal Sentence – VOA
Rwanda: Nizeyimana Convicted of Killing Queen Gicanda – BBC
Does Obama Have a Strategy for Africa? – FP opinion
Americas
UK PM Confronts Argentine President over Falklands – BBC
Chavez Predicts Big Win in Venezuela Election – Reuters
El Salvador Gangs Say Permanent Truce Possible – AP
Five Cuban Basketball Players Go Missing in Puerto Rico – AP
Haiti Approves New Constitution – BBC
Face of Defense: Marines Train Caribbean Troops, Police – AFPS
Asia Pacific / Central
Japan Failed to Use U.S. Data Tracking Radiation After Tsunami – NYT
Blind Chinese Dissident Settles Into Life in US – VOA
China: Police 'Bar' Ai Weiwei from Court – BBC
Africans Clash With Police in Southern China – AP
Philippines May Send Ships Back to Disputed Shoal – AP
Burma President Promises 'Second Wave' of Reforms – VOA
Burma President Announces Economic Reforms – NYT
Burma’s Suu Kyi Returns to Oxford After 24 Years – VOA
Chen: A Call for Chinese Justice – WP opinion
Europe
Obama, G20 Press Europe On Economic Plan – VOA
US 'Encouraged' by Eurozone Plans – BBC
EU Set to Ease Greek Bailout Terms – VOA
Greece Poised to Form New Coalition – NYT
Greece Close to Coalition Government – WP
Renewed Push for Greek Coalition – BBC
EU Outlines Anti-Human Trafficking Strategy – VOA
Man Claiming Al Qaeda Link Takes Hostages in France – Reuters
Greek Cypriot Government Accused of Mistreating Migrants – VOA
26 Killed in Clashes in Southeast Turkey – AP
The Trouble With Ms. Merkel – NYT editorial
South Asia
Bangladesh's Right of Refusal – NYT opinion
