5 July SWJ Roundup
Small Wars Journal Daily Roundup
US Naval Institute Daily – USNI
Real Clear World – RCP
Afghanistan
Afghan Local Police Group Surrenders to Taliban-led Insurgents – WP
NATO: Man in Afghan Army Uniform Wounds 5 Troops – VOA
5 US Troops Wounded in Latest ‘Green on Blue’ Attack – S&S
Man in Afghan Uniform Wounds 5 US Troops – AP
Northern Routes Out of Afghanistan Vital in US Withdrawal – WP
NATO Afghan Supply Convoys Resume – VOA
Deadly Blasts at Afghan Oil and Gas Depot – NYT
Syria
Plan to End Syrian Crisis Hits Standstill – AP
For Russia’s Putin, Principle vs. Practicality on Syria – NYT
UK’s Hague: No Point Russia Siding With Assad – Reuters
Assad Accuses Turkey of Contributing to Bloodshed in Syria – VOA
Turkey Locates Syria Shoot-down Pilots' Bodies – VOA
Downed Turkish Plane and Dead Pilots Found – NYT
Jihadists Claim Syria Attacks – AP
Tracking Down Torture in Syria – CNN
A Syrian Failure? WP editorial
Iran
Iran Nuclear Talks Are to Continue as Their Tone Heats Up – NYT
As Oil Embargo Tightens, Iran Puts Surplus on Idled Ships – NYT
Wary of Sanctions, Kenya Cancels Iran Oil Deal – Reuters
Kenya Cancels Iran Oil Imports – BBC
Iran Says Can Destroy US Bases 'Minutes After Attack' – Reuters
US 'Reviewing' UN Agency Over IT Supplies to Iran – Reuters
Iran State TV Accuses BBC of Hacking Website – BBC
Iran's Ahmadinejad Calls Egypt's Mursi – Reuters
Iran Nuke Talks a Wild-Goose Chase – NYP opinion
Breakdown in Iran Nuke Talks Appears Likely – WP opinion
US Must Remember There Are Two Irans – Forbes opinion
Why Iran Doesn't Want the Bomb – AT opinion
Iran's Nuclear-Submarine Folly – TNI opinion
Iranian Weapons on America’s Doorstep – WT opinion
Middle East / North Africa
Iraqis Face Long Future of Fear as Attacks Mount – AP
Series of Deadly Attacks Hit Iraq – CNN
Kuwait Picks Outgoing PM to Form New Cabinet – Reuters
Palestinians: Arafat's Body May be Exhumed for Tests – VOA
Palestinians May Exhume Arafat After Report of Poisoning – NYT
Palestinians: Arafat’s Body May be Exhumed to Look for Poison – WP
Palestinians: Arafat's Things Test High for Radioactivity – CNN
Palestinians: New Tests Revive Debate Over Arafat Death – AP
Arab Envoys Rebuked for Denying Prize Money to Algerian Writer – NYT
Fate of Detainees Is Early Test for Egyptian Leader – Reuters
Student Murder Stokes Fears of Egypt's Islamists – AP
Iran's Ahmadinejad Calls Egypt's Mursi – Reuters
First Egyptian Woman to Medal at Olympics? – VOA
Tunisia Media Commission Resigns – BBC
Algeria, France Tussle Over Archives 50 Years After Split – Reuters
Where Are the Middle East's Revolutions Heading? – DS editorial
Are Islamists Taking Over West Bank? – TOI opinion
Should the US Cut Off Egypt's Military? – TA opinion
US Department of Defense
Navy Plans $40 Million Fiber-optic Link to Guantanamo Base – McClatchy
Military Liaisons Keep Communications Open Between Allies – TAC
Head of Missile Defense Agency Cited for Poor Leadership – FP
Army's Mild-Mannered Drill Sergeants Combat Old Stereotypes – AP
Soldiers Seeking Routine Medical Care Now Get PTSD Screening as Well – S&S
'Born on the Fourth of July' Account Disputed by Comrades' – McClatchy
The Enemy Within – WP editorial
Realignment Savings Brings Plenty of Overspending – WP opinion
United States
Obama Greets New US Citizens on Independence Day – VOA
Obama Salutes New Service-member US Citizens – AP
Didn’t Send Your Kid to War? Maybe You Can Send $$ – AP
In S. Pacific, Search On (Again) for Amelia Earhart's Plane – LAT
Government Fiddles While the West Burns – WT editorial
Finish the 9/11 Museum – NYT editorial
Counterterrorism Campaign in the Digital Age – CNN opinion
Space, the Missing Frontier – NYT opinion
Why Are Americans So Confused on Foreign Policy? – FP opinion
Obama and Napolitano Scorch Arizona – WT opinion
Holder’s Contempt for House Now Affirmed – WT opinion
United Kingdom
Army Restructuring Plans Due – BBC
Ex-Barclays CEO Defends Bank Over Scandal – CNN
Warning Over Immigration Backlog – BBC
Judges Rule Against Private Investigator in Hacking Scandal – NYT
New Zealand
Politicians, Media Riled Up Over Pearl Harbor Berthing Denial – HAS
US Port Snub Grates But Matters Little – NZH editorial
Petty Ban a Black Mark for America – NZH opinion
Africa
South Sudan’s First Year of Independence Mired in Conflict – VOA
Sudan Opposition Calls for Strikes, Protests – Reuters
Kenya Muslims 'to Guard Churches' – BBC
New Food Crisis Looms in Somalia – Reuters
Advancing Mali Radical Islamists Lay Waste to Religious Heritage – Reuters
Mali: Timbuktu Rejects Islamists' Reason for Destroying Shrines – VOA
Body Strips Mali Leader of Head of State Status – AP
Malawi Parliamentary Defections Come Under Fire – VOA
Central Africa Region Named World Heritage Site – VOA
Doughnuts Defeating Poverty – NYT opinion
Americas
Mexico Orders Partial Vote Recount of Presidential Ballots – VOA
Partial Recount in Mexico Polls – BBC
Partial Recount Ordered in Mexico – AP
Mexico Election Tainted by Claims of Vote Buying – WP
Factbox: Key Political Risks to Watch in Mexico – Reuters
Colombian Rebels Kill Five Oil Workers in South – Reuters
Paraguay Ups Diplomatic Pressure on Venezuela – AP
Brazil Indigenous Group in Clash – BBC
1 Dead, Peru Protest Leader Arrested – AP
Indians Seize Mining Engineers in Bolivia – AP
Dominican Republic Students Accuse Police of Shooting 3 – AP
Cuba's Raul Castro in China Visit – BBC
Jamaica Police Detain 3 in Security Guard Killings – AP
Asia Pacific / Central
Japan Nuclear Crisis 'Man-Made' – BBC
Japan Regains Nuclear Power as First Reactor Resumes Operations – Reuters
Japan Reactor on Grid in 1st Post-Tsunami Restart – AP
China Upset Over Naval Exercise RIMPAC Snub – WT
Amnesty Slams China for Uighur Crackdown Three Years After Riots – Reuters
Bolder Protests Against Pollution Win Project’s Defeat in China – NYT
Burma's VP Resigns in Reshuffle – VOA
Indonesian Leader Offers Australia Olive Branch – JP
US Vets Seek Repair of Abandoned WWII Philippine Cemetery – AP
US Spy Planes Would Boost Philippines Defense – PDI opinion
Europe
Spanish Bank Fraud Investigation Targets Ex-IMF Chief – VOA
Spain’s Banking Crisis Moves Into the Courtroom – NYT
Socialists in France Announce New Taxes – NYT
Ukraine’s Parliament Disputes Russian-Language Law – VOA
In Ukraine, Official Quits to Protest Bill on Russian – NYT
South Asia
India, Pakistan Hold Talks on Mumbai Attacks – VOA
India: Pakistan Needs to Arrest Mumbai Attackers – AP
Challenges Loom in US-Pakistan Ties – AP
