22 June SWJ Roundup
Small Wars Journal Daily Roundup
US Naval Institute Daily – USNI
Real Clear World – RCP
Afghanistan
Pentagon: Afghan Forces Face Challenges But ‘On Track’ to Take Charge – WT
Afghan Forces Show Progress, DOD Officials Tell House Committee – AFPS
Afghan Forces Need Reading Lessons Before Security Transfer – Reuters
Karzai Calls for Government Reform – WP
16 Dead After Militants Lay Siege to Resort in Afghanistan – NYT
Taliban Insurgents Attack Kabul Hotel, At Least 15 Dead – WP
Taliban Storm Afghan Hotel, Kill 18 People – AP
Troops End Taliban Hotel Siege – BBC
Services to Decide Possible Discipline in Quran Burning Incident – AFPS
Pre-trial Hearing in Bamberg for Soldier who Killed Civilian Continues – S&S
ISAF Operations Summary – AFPS
Pakistan
Pentagon Chief All but Rules Out Apology for Pakistan – Reuters
Pakistan’s Multiple Power Struggles Point to Continued Tumult – WP
Pakistan’s Ruling Party Nominates New Candidate for PM – NYT
PM Candidate Switch in Pakistan – BBC
Ruling Party Replaces PM Nominee After Arrest Warrant – Reuters
Pakistan Party Picks Nominee for PM – WP
Pakistan's Political Crisis Grows as PM Nominee Faces Arrest – VOA
Court Orders Arrest of Presidential Ally in a Drug Inquiry – NYT
Pakistani Harassment of US Diplomats Said to Rise – AP
Pakistan 'Impairing' US Diplomats – BBC
Syria
CIA Said to Aid in Steering Arms to Syrian Opposition – NYT
Not Time to Arm Syrians, Pentagon Chief Says – Reuters
West Floats Clemency Offer if Assad Goes Quietly – IHT
Syria Said to Possess Vast Quantities of Chemical Weapons – VOA
Arab League Urges Russia to End Syria Arms Sales – Reuters
Red Cross Evacuation in Homs On Hold – VOA
UN: 1.5 Million Syrians Need Humanitarian Help – Reuters
US to Maintain Pressure on Assad Regime, DOD Press Secretary Says – AFPS
US Adds Syria to List of Countries Not Fighting Slavery – VOA
Syria Jet Pilot Defects to Jordan – BBC
Syrian Pilot Granted Asylum in Jordan – NYT
Syrian Fighter Pilot Defects to Jordan, Gets Asylum – Reuters
US Welcomes Defection of Syrian Pilot – WP
Syrian Activists Report More Defections – AP
Syria Says 'Terrorists' Kill 25 People in Village – Reuters
European Ministers in Lebanon to Tackle Syria Spill Over – Reuters
Iran
As Iran Talks Falter, Fears of Military Action Increase – VOA
Insight: Iran Talks-Across the Table, a Wary Stalemate – Reuters
Israel to Press Visiting Putin on Iran – AP
Iran Says Israel, US Plan Fresh Cyber Attacks – Haartez
Sanctions Against Iran – NYT editorial
The Saudi End Game for Iran – AT opinion
Middle East / North Africa
Hamas 'Ready for Israel Truce' – BBC
Iraq: 2 Bombs in Busy Baghdad Market Kill 9, Wound 50 – AP
Iraq: Blasts Kill Eight at Baghdad Market – BBC
Iraq: Nephew of Saddam Hussein Claims Asylum in Austria – Reuters
US Weighs Plan to Send Military Aircraft to Aid Yemen – TWB
Under the Abaya, Saudi Women Grasp Reform Toehold – Reuters
Egypt's Shafiq Campaign Signals Softening in Standoff – VOA
Libya's Clashes Leave 105 Dead – BBC
Gun Smugglers Attacked in Tunisia – BBC
In the Battle for Egypt, West Must Back Islamists – Economist editorial
Hamas Violence Undermines Real Resistance – TN editorial
Cutting Off Aid to Egypt Won't Work – TNI opinion
The Muslim Brotherhood's Useful Idiots – JP opinion
To Defeat al-Qaeda, Win in Yemen – Bloomberg opinion
The Five Models of Arab Revolution – WPR opinion
WikiLeaks
Ecuador 'Examining' Assange Asylum Case – BBC
Ecuador to Decide on Wikileaks Founder Asylum Bid – AJ
Assange: Ecuador Asylum Bid May Not Succeed – AP
Assange Says Ready for Life in Ecuador – Reuters
Assange Says 'Abandoned by Australia' – BBC
International Criminal Court
Clearing a Path to Global Justice – WP opinion
US Department of Defense
Pentagon Gets Attention, but Planned Cuts Range Far and Wide – NYT
McKeon: Congress 'Not Mature Enough' to Stop Sequestration – S&S
Army Told to Spend or Lose Mobile Tech Funds – WT
US Sending Floating Special Operations Base through Suez Canal – CNN
Review Panel Urges Changes in Combat, Incentive Pays – AFPS
Study Offers Glimpse Into Suicide Motives – AFPS
Reforms Improve DOD’s Security Clearance Process, Official Says – AFPS
Air Force Officials Announce Milestone Atlas V Launch – AFPS
USS Nimitz Spooks Drug Runners into Dumping 18,600 Pounds of Pot – S&S
United States
Strikes on Al Qaeda Leave Only 'Handful' of Top Targets – Reuters
House Committee Suspects 'Fast and Furious' Cover-up – WT
White House, GOP Square Off over Attorney General Holder – WP
Romney Hedges on Keeping Obama's Immigration Amnesty in Place – WT
Romney Exhibits a Change in Tone on Immigration – NYT
Agency Officials Praise New START Treaty Progress – AFPS
Texas Man Accused of Threatening Tennessee Mosque – NYT
Congress vs. Obama and Holder – WP editorial
Holder the Wrong Target – WP opinion
If Holder is Held in Contempt – WP opinion
Eric Holder Spits on Brian Terry's Grave – WT opinion
Illegal Immigration: Death in the Desert – NYT opinion
America's Best Export: Arms to Autocrats – FP opinion
Africa
AFRICOM Strives to ‘Turn on Lights’ Against Terrorism in Africa – AFPS
Fort Riley Soldiers First to Rotate to Africa Under New Strategy – S&S
Nigeria: US Designates Boko Haram as Terrorists – VOA
Nigeria: Boko Haram Men on US Terror List – BBC
Congo: Over 200,000 Flee Fighting in North Kivu – VOA
HRW: US 'Blocking Report on DR Congo' – BBC
Burundi Sentences Journalist to Life in Prison for Terrorism – NYT
Somaliland Future Discussed in UK – BBC
Somali Piracy Death Toll Rises as Violence Worsens – Reuters
South Africans Freed From Somali Pirates – VOA
South African Couple Freed from Somali Pirates – BBC
Liberia: A Chance at Life – WP opinion
Americas
Central America Next Drug Hot Spot – WT
Son of Mexico’s ‘El Chapo’ Arrested – WP
Drug Kingpin’s Son Is Arrested in Mexico – NYT
Mexico Marines Detain Suspected Son of Drug Lord – AP
Mexican Drug Lord's Son Arrested – BBC
Uruguay Bill to Legalize Drug Use – BBC
Paraguayan President's Trial to Start in Senate – AP
Paraguay Leader Faces Impeachment – BBC
Mexico Faces a Big Choice – NYP opinion
Asia Pacific / Central / South
South Korea, Japan, US Hold Military Drills – VOA
Allies Wage Largest Live-fire Drills Since Korean War – AP
Huge US, S. Korea War Games Called Warning to N. Korea
N. Korea Slams Joint Drill Among US, Japan and S. Korea – CNN
Vietnam Law on Contested Islands Draws China’s Ire – NYT
Crashes Fuel Uproar in Japan over US Aircraft – AP
US, Japanese Defense Officials to Meet to Discuss Osprey Issues – AFPS
Indonesian Court Sentences Bali Bomber to 20 Years – VOA
Indonesia: Militant Gets 20 Years in Prison for Bali Bombing – NYT
Indonesia: Military Plane Crashes Into Jakarta Homes, Killing 10 – AP
Chinese State Media: Democracy No 'Panacea' for Burma – VOA
Burma’s Suu Kyi Makes Historic Address to British Parliament – VOA
Ai Weiwei: Still Can't Leave China – VOA
Chinese Dissident Artist Ends Yearlong Probation – NYT
Hong Kong Newspaper Charged With Downplaying Dissident’s Death – NYT
Children of Mao's Wrath Vie for Power in China – Reuters
China Orders Top Army Officers to Declare Assets – AP
Cambodia Will Not Extradite Frenchman Linked to China’s Bo – AP
Europe
Amid Crisis, Leaders of Germany, France, Italy and Spain Meet – WP
Key European Leaders Meet to Ease Debt Crisis – AP
Talks May Test Partnership Between Weak France and Strong Germany – NYT
German Business Optimism Fades as Crisis Bites – AP
In Former E. Germany, Residents Resent Paying for Europe’s Problems – WP
A Tenuous Coalition Government Takes Reins in Greece – NYT
Russia: Putin Attempts to Reassure Investors – WP
Sweden on Alert, Explosives Found Near Nuke Plant – AP
Poland Shaken by Case Alleging Illicit CIA Prison There – LAT
Greek Extremists Accused of Anti-immigrant Attacks – AP
Norway Mass Killer's Prosecutors Ask for Insanity Ruling – VOA
Norway: Defense Argues Mass Killer Breivik is Sane – BBC
Norway: Mass Killer’s Lawyers Say He Is Sane – NYT
Key Moments in Trial of Norway Mass Killer – AP
UK Flexes Gunship Diplomacy with Russia – DT editorial
