20 August SWJ Roundup
Small Wars Journal Daily Roundup
US Naval Institute Daily – USNI
Real Clear World – RCP
Afghanistan
Panetta Discusses Afghanistan Progress With Karzai – AFPS
Panetta Prods Karzai on Afghan Insider Killings – AP
Dempsey Arrives in Afghanistan to Meet with Leaders – AFPS
Another 'Green-on-Blue' Attack Kills NATO Troop; 10 Dead in 2 Weeks – AP
Another Afghan Insider Shooting as US Talks to Karzai – Reuters
Man in Afghan Uniform Kills NATO Service Member – AP
Ammonium Nitrate Fertilizer Being Smuggled into Afghanistan for IEDs – WP
Unit’s Fight for Better anti-IED Software Won after Heavy Casualties – WT
4 Killed in Afghanistan Blast – VOA
Muslim Holiday Doesn’t Deter Killing in Afghanistan – AP
New Zealand Signals Earlier Exit From Afghanistan – AP
Obama’s Bitter Harvest in Afghanistan – WT opinion
Syria
Group Suspected of Ties to al-Qaeda is Stepping Onto Front Lines – WP
Aleppo Reflects on Losses During Holiday Lull – AP
Latest UN Envoy for Syria Not Optimistic – AP
UN Observer Mission in Syria Dnds – BBC
Assad Appears in Public for Eid Prayers – VOA
On a Bleak Holiday, Assad Makes a Display of Piety – NYT
Jordan: 4 Syrian Rockets Wound Jordanian Girl – AP
Iran
Iraq Helping Iran Skirt Sanctions, Report Claims – VOA
Middle East / North Africa
Dempsey to Visit Iraq to Check Security Cooperation – AFPS
Bomb Wounds Iraqi Sunni Cleric Who Urged Cooperation With Shiites – NYT
Al-Qaida Carries Out Deadly Attack in Yemen – VOA
Gunman Kills 9 Yemenis in Prayer, Officials Say – AP
Saudi Arabia: Ramadan TV Gently Pushes Saudi Boundaries – NYT
Official: Iran Tensions Delay Israel Immigration – AP
2 Die in Libya as Car Bombs Strike Capital – NYT
Libya: Gadhafi Loyalists Blamed for Tripoli Bombings – VOA
Libya Bombs Blamed on Gaddafi Men – BBC
Former Islamist Egyptian Lawmaker's Sons Detained – AP
Seeing Reality in Egypt – WP opinion
Islam
Millions of Muslims Celebrate Eid al-Fitr – VOA
Don’t Fear All Islamists, Fear Salafis – NYT opinion
WikiLeaks
Assange Calls for US to End 'Witch-Hunt' – VOA
Assange Accuses US of a ‘Witch Hunt’ – NYT
Ecuador's President Defends Asylum Grant for Assange – VOA
S. American Ministers Back Ecuador on Assange – BBC
S. American Nations Condemn UK's Threat to Ecuador -AP
US Department of Defense
Military Probes Cause of Failed Hypersonic Flight – AP
In Weak Economy, College Grads 'Surge' Into Military – NPR
Army Morale Declines in Survey – BG
Promising PTSD Treatment Faces Hurdle – S&S
Conn. Town Honors Marine Convicted in Haditha Deaths – AP
United States
Exploding Costs of Nuclear Weapons – WP editorial
Trying to Shrink Government – WP opinion
United Nations
UN Marks World Humanitarian Day – VOA
World
Armed with US Education, Many Leaders Take on World – WT
Africa
Northern Mali Militants Recruiting Children – VOA
Sudan: Parts of Darfur See Stability, but Others Are Seething – NYT
Cabinet Minister Among 32 Killed in Sudan Plane Crash – VOA
Sudanese Official Among 32 Killed In Plane Crash – NYT
South African Miners Still Determined Following Shootout – VOA
South Africa Miners Face Dismissal Deadline – BBC
New Somali Parliament Votes for President Monday – AP
Americas
Mexican Airport Police Removed – BBC
Mexico Replaces All Police at Mexico City Airport – AP
Oil Pipeline Blown Up in Colombia – BBC
Asia Pacific / Central
China Defers Death Penalty for Disgraced Official’s Wife – NYT
Gu Kailai Jailed for China Murder – BBC
China: Gu Kailai Gets Suspended Death Sentence for Murder – AP
Anti-Japan Protests Erupt in China Over Disputed Island – NYT
Japanese Activists Land on Disputed Islands – VOA
Web Snares Vietnam as Bloggers Spread Protests Over Land – Reuters
Philippine Interior Secretary Missing – VOA
In Indonesia, Ethnic Chinese See a New Future – WP
Europe
7 Russian Police Killed at Fellow Officer's Funeral – VOA
Bomber Kills 7 Officers in Russian Republic – NYT
Russia: Ingushetia Bomber Kills Policemen – BBC
Russia Faces Criticism over Band Sentence – VOA
Tension Over Aid to Greece Could Unsettle Markets – NYT
South Asia
India Asks Pakistan to Investigate Root of Panic – NYT
Clashes Expose India's Communal Divide as Elections Loom – Reuters
India Opens a Door to Private Education – NYT
US Drones Kill 10 Militants in Northwest Pakistan – AP
