8 July SWJ Roundup
Small Wars Journal Daily Roundup
US Naval Institute Daily – USNI
Real Clear World – RCP
Afghanistan
Afghanistan Designated Major US Ally – VOA
US Grants Special Ally Status to Afghanistan – NYT
Clinton Declares Afghanistan a Major non-NATO Ally – WP
Afghanistan Made 'Major US Ally' – BBC
US Designates Afghanistan a Major Ally – CNN
Clinton Visits Kabul, Declares Afghanistan 'Major Ally' – TT
$16 Billion Pledged to Afghanistan, With Caveat – NYT
Donors Pledge $16bn in Afghan Aid – BBC
International Donors Pledging $16B in Afghan Aid – AP
Donors Offer $16 Billion Afghan Aid at Tokyo Conference – Reuters
Obama to Ask for Civilian Afghan Aid Through 2017 – AP
Corruption in Afghanistan Still a Problem – WP
Afghan Official’s Big Job: Clean Up Banking Scandal – WP
Peace Talks Spawn Violent Taliban Splinter Groups – AP
US Troops Score Win Against IEDs in Afghanistan – AP
14 Afghan Civilians Die in Twin blasts – WP
Roadside Bomb Kills 5 Afghan Policemen – AP
US Cozies Up to Outcast Uzbekistan for Afghan Role – AP
ISAF Commander Condemns Farah Rocket Attack – AFPS
Taliban Publicly Execute Woman Near Kabul – Reuters
Is the Afghan War Doomed? – WP book review / opinion
Will Afghanistan and Pakistan Go to War? – FP / SWJ opinion
Pakistan
Clinton's 'Sorry' Unlikely to Stop Pakistan’s Support of Insurgents – S&S
Clinton Looks for Better US-Pakistani Cooperation – AP
Clinton Says US, Pakistan Ties Still Raise Tough Questions – Reuters
Hardline Islamists Lead Thousands in Protest Against NATO Supply Line – AP
Pakistan: Gunmen Kill 18 at Roadside Restaurant – AP
Pakistan Drone Attack Kills 12 – BBC
Pakistan Police Foil Huge Artifact Smuggling Attempt – BBC
Reading Pakistan: By the Numbers – IBT opinion
Syria
Clinton: Syria Must End Violence to Avoid 'Catastrophic Assault' – Reuters
Syrian Defection Prompts Calls for Sanctions – VOA
DOD Officials Call Syrian General’s Defection, ‘Significant’ – AFPS
Pentagon Cheers Defection of Syrian General – AP
Clinton: Russia, China Blocking Progress on Syria 'Intolerable' – VOA
China Rejects US Criticism Involving Syria Conflict – VOA
A Young Syrian’s Evolution to a Revolutionary – NYT
Lebanon Hit by Deadly Syria Fire – BBC
Shells Fired From Syria Kill Lebanese – AP
Syria's Fighting Spills Into Lebanon, Five Killed – Reuters
Turkey Mourns 2 Pilots Downed by Syria – VOA
The Tide Turns Against Assad – TE editorial
Syria Options Dwindling – CNN opinion / analysis
Is Syria Unsolvable? – CNN opinion
Edging Closer to a Coup in Syria – TNI opinion
Russia Fears Islamist Takeover in Syria – NYT opinion
Fresh Hope for Ending Syria's Bloodbath – NYP opinion
Iran
Iran Says it Has Plan to Close Strait of Hormuz – AP
US: Iranian Dissident Group Must Complete Move From Iraqi Base – VOA
US Urges MEK to Relocate in Iraq – WP
Libya
Libyans Hold Emotional Multi-Party Election, First in 60 Years – VOA
Libya Holds Vote After 40 Years of Dictatorship – NYT
Libyans Flock to Historic Polls – BBC
Libyans Turn Out Big in Landmark Election – CNN
Excited Libyans Vote Hopefully, Remember Sacrifices – TT
Libyans Hold 1st Nationwide Vote in Decades – AP
Libyans Celebrate Free Vote Despite Violence – Reuters
Count Begins after Libya Election – BBC
Obama Hails Libya Elections as Democratic Milestone – Reuters
Clinton Hails Libyan Election, Pledges US Support – AP
Violence in Libya Underscores Struggles Ahead – WP
Discontent Rules in Cradle of Libya Revolution – Reuters
Libya Election Helicopter 'Shot' – BBC
Libyan Anti-Poll Protester Shot Dead in East – Reuters
'No Fair Trial' for Gaddafi's Son, Says Lawyer – BBC
Libya Takes Faltering Step Toward Democracy – TI editorial
Libya’s Milestone Election – WP opinion
Middle East / North Africa
Arab Spring Highlights International Court Flaws – NYT
Israeli Military Draft Pits Secular Jews vs. Ultra-Orthodox – AP
Israeli Protesters Demand Military Draft Reform – Reuters
Bombing in Central Iraq Kills Six – BBC
Yemen: 4 Killed at Southern Secessionist March – AP
Yemen on High Alert After al Qaeda Threatens Prison Break – CNN
Egypt President to Visit Saudi Arabia on 1st Foreign Trip – AP
Militarizing the Persian Gulf Won't Tame Iran – GN editorial
The Muslim Brotherhood's Long Game – FA opinion
Egypt, Improve on Women's Rights – CNN opinion
Europe's Right Wing Enters Mideast Peace – DS opinion
US Department of Defense
At Nellis AFB, Teaching the Shadowy Art of Cyber Warfare – LVS
The Drone Zone – NYT
Court Upholds Soldier's Conviction in 2008 Killing of Iraqi Civilian – TPO
Unprecedented Dual Engine Failure Caused April Hornet Crash – S&S
Wartime Remains of 6 US Airmen Recovered in Laos – S&S
United States
McChrystal Says it's Time to Bring Back the Draft – S&S
New Veteran Unemployment Falls in June, Hinting at Positive Trend – S&S
Franchising Making Comeback, with Veterans as Good Prospects – McClatchy
Is America the Moral Leader in the World? – CNN opinion
United Kingdom
Al-Qaeda Terror Suspect Caught at Olympics Site – TT
Seventh Arrest in Terror Probe – BBC
British Police Arrest Seven Terror Suspects – VOA
7th person Arrested in British Terrorism Probe – AP
N. Ireland Tensions Rise Over Bloody Sunday Probe – AP
US Court Rules IRA Interview Must be Given to PSNI – BBC
Norway's EU Example: An Option for Britain? – TT
Britain's Only EU Hope Lies Hidden in Lisbon – TT opinion
Africa
N. Nigeria City Fears Both Police Brutality and Boko Haram – VOA
S. Sudan Prepares for 1st Independence Anniversary – VOA
Sudanese Refugee Camp 'Horrific' – BBC
Malians Wonder What Another Summit Will Achieve – VOA
Mali Militants 'Recruit Children' – BBC
West African Heads Urge Mali to Act Over Militants – Reuters
ECOWAS Urges Mali Unity Cabinet – BBC
Zimbabwe: Mugabe Returns From Medical Checks in Singapore – Reuters
Mali: Libya’s Unintended Consequences – NYT opinion
Africa Foreign Aid: The Coffin-Maker Benchmark – NYT opinion
End the Suffering in the Sudans – CNN opinion
Mali’s Timbuktu Tomb Attack is Unacceptable – CNN opinion
Americas
Mexico Presidential Election: Obrador to Challenge Result in Court – BBC
Mexico City Mayoral Win is Seen as Show of the Left’s Strength – WP
Mexicans Protest over Poll Winner – BBC
Students March Against Mexico's Election Result – AP
Argentina Now a Drug Trafficking Destination – NYT
Bolivian Farmer Dies in Protests – BBC
Asia Pacific / Central
Japan's Government Eyes Buying Disputed Islands – AP
China Dismisses Japan Plan to Buy Disputed Islands – Reuters
Clinton Makes Effort to Rechannel Rivalry With China – NYT
China: Hong Kong Seizes 'Record' Cocaine Haul – BBC
China: $98m in Cocaine Seized in Hong Kong – CNN
China Boosts State Firms as Entrepreneurs Struggle – AP
Plans for S. Korean Naval Bases Moving Forward – S&S
Booming Southeast Asia in Quandary Over US-China Rivalry – Reuters
Philippine Economy Makes Gains – VOA
Philippine Rebels Free 3 Abducted Mining Employees – AP
Detained Burma Students Released – BBC
Activists Held by Burma Released – AP
East Timor in Key National Poll – BBC
A Lost Deal for South Korea and Japan – NYT editorial
Japan's Resurgent Militarism a Threat – KT editorial
China's Quest to Dominate the Seas – TNI opinion
China’s Inevitable Democracy – WP opinion
In China, Hong Kong Press Under Attack – CNN opinion
Europe
Romania President Impeached Amid EU, US Concern – AP
Romania Suspends Leader Basescu – BBC
Romania Under Fire After President Suspended – Reuters
Bosnia’s Sarajevo: Moving Forward Even as War Scars Remain – S&S
At Least 99 Dead in Russian Storms, Crude Oil Shipments Halted – VOA
Dozens Killed in Russia Flooding – CNN
103 Dead in Southern Russia Floods – AP
Russia's Putin Seeks Answers Over Deadly Floods – Reuters
Germany: Red Army Faction Militant Jailed – BBC
Germany: Ex-Red Army Faction Member Convicted in 1977 Killing – AP
France: Hollande Plans New 'Genocide Law' – BBC
Russia Approves 'NGO Agents' Bill – BBC
Sweden: WikiLeaks Assange Deadline for Extradition Looms – CNN
Russia: Putin Tightens the Screws – WP editorial
Why Greeks Know More About Politics than Americans – WP opinion
Cyprus vs. Cyprus – WP opinion
South Asia
Former Nepal King Wants to Return – BBC
India’s Blood-Stained Democracy – NYT opinion
