14 August SWJ Roundup
Small Wars Journal Daily Roundup
US Naval Institute Daily – USNI
Real Clear World – RCP
Afghanistan
End Sought To Attacks On Allies By Afghans – NYT
Afghan Officer Attacks NATO Forces; US Amb. Calls Trend ‘Troubling’ – AP
27 'Green-on-Blue' Attacks in Afghanistan this Year – CNN
Tensions Again Rising Between Afghanistan, Pakistan – IWPR
Pakistan Denies Afghan Meeting with Taliban No. 2 – AP
Town Near Kabul Shows Afghan Conflict's Grim Reality – DPA
Afghan Taliban Kill Suspected Child Kidnapper in Ghazni – BBC
ISAF Operations Summary – AFPS
Syria
Rebels Claim First Jet Downing, a Possible Shift in the War – NYT
Syrian Rebels Claim They Shot Down Plane – VOA
Rebels Say They Shot Down Syrian Jet – WP
Syria Rebels 'Shoot Down Plane' – BBC
Rebel Video Claims to Show Captured Syrian Pilot – AP
Pentagon Sees Uptick in Syrian Air Attacks – Reuters
Libyan Fighters Join Syrian Revolt Against Assad – Reuters
UN Aid Chief Amos Arrives in Syria – Reuters
Islamic Body Agrees to Suspend Syria – Reuters
Syrian Refugees Try to Tear Down Jordan Camp Fence – AP
Hezbollah Denies Member Captured by Syrian Rebels – AP
Reluctance to Intervene Must End – WP opinion
Egypt
From Alarm to Relief in US Amid Egypt’s Military Shakeup – WP
US Hopes Egyptian Civilian, Military Leaders Work Together – AFPS
Egypt Lifts a Junior Corps Impatient Over Military Failure – NYT
Egypt’s Morsi Defies Predictions – WP
Morsi's Moves: Egypt Revolution Step Forward or Back? – CNN
Egyptian Media: Military Shakeup 'Revolutionary' – VOA
Egypt Journalists to be Tried for 'Insults' to Morsi – BBC
Armed Men Attack Checkpoint in Egypt's Sinai – Reuters
Gaza: Egypt Opening Border Ahead of Muslim Holiday – AP
Morsi’s Muscle – WP editorial
Iran
Netanyahu Picks New Security Minister as Iran Strike Debated – Reuters
Iran Preparing to Lead Global Nonaligned Group – NYT
Russia Slams New US Sanctions on Iran – AP
Iran Raises Quake Death Toll – VOA
Iran Steps Up Quake Relief Effort – BBC
Iran Government Criticized Over Earthquake Response – Reuters
Iran Says Foreign Help for Quake Area Now Welcome – AP
Confusion Over How to Aid Iran Quake Victims – NYT
Israel and Iran – NYT editorial
Middle East / North Africa
Al-Qaida Claims Attack on Iraq Security HQ – AP
Thousands Rally in Tunisia for Women's Rights – Reuters
Obama’s Critics on Middle East Should Consider the Numbers – WP opinion
WikiLeaks
WikiLeaks Stirs Global Fears on Antiterrorist Software – NYT
Ecuador Hopes to Decide on Assange Asylum This Week – Reuters
US Department of Defense
Lockheed Spurs Debate on Defense Cuts – AJ
Storied 101st Airborne Marks 70th Anniversary – AP
Experimental X-51A WaveRider Set for Test Flight at Mach 6 – LAT
Neither Obama Nor Romney Has Realistic Plan to Tame F-35 Cost – WT
Soldier Gets 6 Months in Prison, Army Discharge in Chen Suicide Case – FO
USS Pittsburgh Commander Relieved after Allegations of Affair – TD
United States
None of the Supreme Court Justices Has Battle Experience – TA
Judge Gives Somali Pirate 12 Life Sentences in US Yacht Deaths – AP
Forest Service Requests More Aircraft for Firefighting Operations – AFPS
Young Immigrants, in America Illegally, Line Up for Reprieve – NYT
Obama Failing Military Voters – WT opinion
Security Clearance Compromise for Islam – WT opinion
United Kingdom
London Olympics: Coe Praises UK 'Spirit of Generosity' – BBC
Britain Basks in a Golden Afterglow – NYT
British Army Will Take Two-Year Hit From Olympics – Reuters
Australia
Australia 'Needs Offshore Asylum Camps' – BBC
Premier of Australia Backs Plan on Refugees – NYT
Australia Says Refugee Boat Missing With 67 People on Board – Reuters
Vatican
Pope’s Butler Indicted in Vatican Leak Case – NYT
Pope's ex-Butler Paolo Gabriele to Stand Trial – BBC
Africa
WFP Seeks to Avert Zimbabwe Hunger – VOA
Copter Crash May Hinder Offensive in Somalia – NYT
Kenya Continues Search for 2 Missing Ugandan Helicopters – VOA
Ugandan Helicopters Go Missing in Kenya – BBC
South African Platinum Mine Union Riots 'Kill Nine' – BBC
From Cuba to South Sudan 'Libre' – VOA
As Somali Election Nears, Candidates Accused of Corruption – VOA
Somali Pirate Gets 12 Life Sentences in US – AP
DR Congo Athletes 'Missing' in UK – BBC
Americas
Colombia Indigenous Leader Killed – BBC
Honduras Cooperating With US Human Rights Probe – AP
Olympic Flag Arrives in Brazil – BBC
Asia Pacific / Central
N. Korea Reported Pursuing Industrial Project With China – NYT
N. Korea Official Visiting China for Economic Talks – AP
China Signals Strong Support for Decaying North Korea Economy – Reuters
North Korea Remains Key Focus for US Pacific Command – AFPS
Japan, N. Korea to Hold First Gov't Talks in 4 Years – AP
South Koreans Swim to Island Disputed with Japan – BBC
China Mum on Dates for Leadership Change Meeting – AP
Tibetans Clash With Police in West China; 1 Dead – AP
Surge in Tibetan Self-Immolations Challenges Chinese Rule-Rights Group – Reuters
Chinese Police Kill One of Most Wanted Fugitives – AP
Nearly 7 Decades Later, Northeast Asia Still Haunted by War – Reuters
Mongolia Gets New PM, Ends Weeks of Uncertainty – Reuters
Malaysian Websites Protest Law on Online Content – AP
Europe
In Putin's Russia, Little Separation Between Church and State – WT
French Youths Fire on Police in Overnight Clashes – Reuters
In Norway, Panel Lists Police Faults In Massacre – NYT
Norway Police 'Could Have Stopped Breivik Sooner' – BBC
Flaws in Norway Massacre Response Uncovered – AP
US Envoy Meets Romania Power Rivals, Voices Concerns Over Crisis – Reuters
Ukrainian Court Adjourns Trial of Ex-PM Tymoshenko – Reuters
Russian Military: Trillions of Rubles Wasted – MT opinion
South Asia
Preserving India’s Past Amid Modernization – WP
Indian Sleuths in Iran to Probe New Delhi Bombing – AP
Indian Yoga Guru Detained After Anti-Corruption Protest – AP
