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3 September SWJ Roundup

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09.03.2012 at 09:53am

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

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