3 September SWJ Roundup
Small Wars Journal Daily Roundup
US Naval Institute Daily – USNI
Real Clear World – RCP
Afghanistan
Hitting Pause in Afghanistan – NYT
US Suspends Afghan Local Police Training for Further Vetting – AFPS
US Special Forces Suspend Training of Afghans – VOA
ISAF Deputy: Operations Continue, Relations Remain Strong – AFPS
Afghans Protest Vengeful Militias – NYT
Australia, Kabul Argue Over Deadly Search for Rogue Afghan Killer – Reuters
Karzai Nominates New Afghan Cabinet Members – AP
Obama, Romney Campaigns Spar Over Afghanistan – LAT
Pakistan
Muslim Cleric Accused of Planting Evidence in Pakistan Blasphemy Case – VOA
Pakistani Blasphemy Case Shifts as Cleric Is Arrested – NYT
Imam Arrested in Pakistan Quran Burning Case – AP
Jihadist Shift Seen in Pakistan, Fewer Arabs – AP
Car Bomb Targeting US Gov. Vehicle in NW Pakistan Kills 2, Wounds 5 – AP
Three Killed in Peshawar Suicide Bombing – BBC
Suicide Bomber Kills 5, Including 2 Americans, in Pakistan – Reuters
Gunmen Kill 7 Shi'ite Muslims in Pakistan – VOA
Syria
US Intervention in Syria Appears Unlikely – WP
New UN Envoy Gloomy at Syria Task – BBC
UN Envoy to Syria Says Mission Is Very Difficult – AP
France Warns of Syrian Chemical Weapons Attack – AP
Syrian Rebels Attack Aleppo Security Compounds – VOA
Rebels Bomb Heavily Guarded Damascus Neighborhood – NYT
Rebels Hit Army Headquarters in Damascus – Reuters
Syrian Forces Shell Village, Kill 25 – Reuters
China's Top Paper Says Syria 'Safe Zone' Would Not Work – Reuters
UNICEF Says 1,600 Killed in Syria Last Week – AP
Activists Say 5,000 Killed in Syria in August – AP
Israel
To Calm Israel, White House Offers Ways to Restrain Iran – NYT
Israeli Leader Calls for 'Clear Red Line' on Iran – AP
Israel’s Netanyahu Urges International 'Red Lines' to Stop Iran – Reuters
Israel Evacuates West Bank Settler Outpost – VOA
Israeli Settlers Evacuated from West Bank Following Court Order – WP
Despite Eviction, Settlers of West Bank Outpost Maintain Goal – NYT
Middle East / North Africa
Gulf Arab Ministers Say Integration Plan Needs More Discussion – Reuters
Iraq: 10 Killed in Kurdish Rebel Attack – AP
Young Iraqis Face Religious Fashion Crackdown – AP
US Drone Kills Five Suspected Militants in Yemen – Reuters
Yemen: Drone Kills Alleged Tanker Attacker – AP
Egypt Abuzz as Newsreader on State TV Wears Hijab – NYT
A First: Veiled Woman Reads News on Egypt State TV – AP
Egypt Appoints New Ambassador to Israel – AP
Tunisia Democratic Activists Fear a Tilt Toward Militant Islam – LAT
Libyan Intelligence Officer Killed in Car Bombing – Reuters
Would a Nuclear Iran Make the Middle East More Secure? – FA opinion
US Department of Defense
Laid-off Sailors Say Job Firm Hired by Navy a Waste of Time, Money – VP
Camp Lejeune Water Contamination Victim Speaks Out – DN
United States
A SEAL’s Own Story, Bin Laden and All – NYT
E-Book Account Says Navy SEAL Author Wrote Raid Book After Slight – NYT
Clinton Facing Deadline on Terrorist Designation for Haqqani Network – VOA
Muslims From Abroad Are Thriving in Catholic Colleges – NYT
Veterans Groups Have Trouble Signing Up Younger Members – SB
Veterans Battle Tuition Inconsistencies at State Colleges – FO
After 37 Years in Uniform, Army Veteran Turns Eye to Politics – S&S
Understanding Obama’s and Romney’s Foreign Policy Differences – WP opinion
‘500 Days’, on Bush’s Response to 9/11– WP book review
United Kingdom
Tutu: Bush, Blair Should Face Trial at the Hague for War Crimes – AP
British Ex-PM Blair Rejects Tutu's Charge On Iraq War – VOA
Australia
Silence Over Aussie General's PACOM Appointment Leaves Public in Dark – SMH
Africa
South Africa Drops Murder Charges Against Miners – VOA
South Africa Lifts Charges of Murder in Mine Strike – NYT
South Africa Buries Miners Killed in Deadly Shooting – VOA
Sudan, South Sudan to Resume Flights Between Capitals – Reuters
Mali Islamists Retake Town of Douentza – Reuters
Angola Says Dos Santos' Ruling Party Has Big Election Lead – VOA
Former Sierra Leone Child Soldier Helps Other Victims – LAT
Ethiopia's 'Visionary' Leader Meles Zenawi Laid to Rest – VOA
Americas
Mexico: Agents Who Shot US Car Were Probing Kidnapping – AP
Honduran Police Find Five Mutilated Bodies – BBC
Peru State of Emergency to End – BBC
Venezuela Holds Voting Drill Ahead of Election – AP
Venezuela: ‘No Evidence’ of Amazon Attack – BBC
Venezuela Finds No Sign of Amazon Massacre – AP
Venezuela on Fire – WP editorial
Asia Pacific / Central
Sea Rows Focus of Clinton Visit – BBC
Clinton to Urge ASEAN Unity on South China Sea – AP
Tiny Pacific Nations Cash In on US-China Aid Rivalry – Reuters
Tokyo City Officials Survey Disputed Islands – AP
An Alternative US China Policy – FA opinion
How China Sees America – FA opinion
Europe
US Companies Brace for an Exit From the Euro by Greece – NYT
Two of Three Austrians Oppose More Help to Greece – Reuters
Germans Want to Cut Greece Loose – Reuters
Germany's Triangulated Opposition – Reuters
Ten Turkish Troops Die in Clashes – BBC
Violence Dims Hope of Solution to Turkish Kurd Conflict – Reuters
South Asia
Massacre Trial Exposes Inconvenient Truth for India's BJP – Reuters