11 September SWJ Roundup

Small Wars Journal Daily Roundup

US Naval Institute Daily – USNI

Real Clear World – RCP

Afghanistan

Rejected Report Now Key to US Effort to Curb Insider Killings – S&S

US Transfers Bagram Prison to Afghanistan – VOA

Issues Linger as Afghans Take Control of a Prison – NYT

Afghan Officials: US Reneged on Parts of Deal to Gand Over Bagram Prison – LAT

Taliban Claims Attack on Helicopter in Afghanistan – NYT

Taliban Says 9/11 Attacks Excuse for 'Illegal' War – LAT

Taliban Posing as ‘Attractive Women’ Online – DR

Three Dead in Bagram Base Attack – BBC

Suicide Bomber Kills 5 in Western Afghanistan – AP

ISAF Operations Summary – AFPS

Syria

Syrian Rebel Video Appears to Show 20 Executed Soldiers – VOA

Syrian Rebels to Turn Captured Anti-aircraft Guns on Air Force – McClatchy

UN Official Warns Syrian Rebels About Atrocities – NYT

UN Chief Urges Rights Officials to Lead on Syria – AP

Syria Weighs Heavily on France – WP

France 'Helped Syria Defector' – BBC

Syrian Waiting Game – WP editorial

Middle East / North Africa

US, Israel at Odds Over Iran ‘Red Line’ – WP

'Secret' Syria Strike Helps Israel Signal Resolve on Iran – Reuters

New Intelligence on Iran Nuke Work – AP

IAEA Demands Access to Iranian Military Site – VOA

Iran: Timing 'Sensitive' for US-Led Gulf Exercises – AP

Obama Nominates Envoy to Iraq – NYT

Fugitive Iraqi VP Says Death Sentence a Sham – VOA

Iraq VP Hashemi Rejects Verdict – BBC

Surviving Terror: Confessions of an Iraqi Translator – TO

Turkey Bombs Rebels in North Iraq – BBC

In Yemen, a Fierce Battle with al-Qaeda – WP

Al-Qaida's Second in Command in Yemen Killed – VOA

Yemen Says al-Qaeda Chief Killed – BBC

Palestinian Leaders Seek Economic Solutions After Protests – Reuters

Bahrain Activist in Court Appeal – BBC

Oman Activists Given Jail Terms – BBC

New Egypt Leader Has Big Plans for Revival – WT

Slick Iranian Move Puts US in Precarious Place – WP opinion

Terrorism / Counterterrorism

Al Qaeda Leader's Brother Offers Peace Plan – CNN

Al-Qaida Leader Confirms June Death of No. 2 – AP

Al Qaeda Confirms Death of Bin Laden Confidant Libi – Reuters

'Dirty Bomb' Threat at Hospitals Remains, GAO Report Says – WP

Bin Laden Raid Doctor Speaks Out – BBC

NATO

NATO’s Rasmussen Discusses Afghanistan, Syria, 9/11 Attacks – AFPS

US Department of Defense

DOD: Families, Friends Need to Recognize Signs of Suicide – AFPS

More Problems Raised at Pentagon F-35 Fighter Review – Reuters

Five-year Model for Army Reservists Could Extend Training Periods – S&S

United States

President Proclaims Patriot Day, Day of Remembrance – AFPS

Panetta Calls Flight 93 Memorial ‘Hallowed Ground’ – AFPS

For First Time in Years, 9/11 Attacks Play Minor Role in Election – AP

Obama Edges Romney in Latest Opinion Polls – VOA

Obama, Romney Close Among Likely Voters – WP

Congress Courts Veterans Leading Up to Election – AP

Forget 9/11 – WT editorial

The homeland-security Myth – WT editorial

Obama Skipping More Than Half of Daily Intelligence Meetings -WP opinion

The Deafness Before the 9/11 Storm – NYT opinion

9/11: Just Another Day? – WP opinion

The Next 9/11 – WT opinion

Rebuilding US Global Leadership – WT opinion

Romney's Foreign Policy Might Cost Him Election – FP opinion

Obama's Three Wars on Terror – FP opinion

5 Questions with John Bolton – WT opinion

World

The Rise of the Middle Powers – NYT opinion

Africa

DR Congo Official Hails Regional Summit Outcome – VOA

HRW: Congo Rebels Commit Widespread Rights Abuses – Reuters

Witnesses: Mali Extremists Amputate Limbs of Suspected Thieves – VOA

Amputations and Killings Shake an Embattled Mali – NYT

Kenya Ethnic Clashes Kill 30 – BBC

Somalia Elects a New President – VOA

Somali MPs Elect Hassan Sheikh President – BBC

Somalia Selects an Activist as Leader – NYT

New Labor Unrest Coincides With S. Africa Union Talks – VOA

Ethiopia Pardons Two Swedish Journalists – VOA

Americas

Hope that Colombia’s War Might End – WP

Colombian Guerrilla Deserter Helped Ecuadorean Hostage Escape – BBC

16 Bodies Dumped Beside Mexican Road – BBC

Chavez Rival Questions if Venezuela Gov't Really Socialist – AP

Ecuadoreans Close Ranks in Assange Standoff – NYT

Brazil: Rio Police Investigate Murders – BBC

Asia Pacific / Central

Japan Decision Raises Stakes in Island Dispute – VOA

China Sends Patrol Ships to Disputed East China Sea Islands – BBC

Communist Leader’s Absence Sets Off Rumor Mills in China – NYT

Absence of Chinese Leader Fuels Speculation about Transition – WP

In Hong Kong Election, Democrats Gain Despite Pro-Beijing Rebound – VOA

North Korea Is Ready to Discuss Aid From South – NYT

Vietnam's Economy Loses Its Roar – AP

Burmese Migrants in Thailand Await Changes Back Home – VOA

Europe

If Caucasus Erupts, War Could Spread – Reuters

Supervised Independence Ends in Kosovo – VOA

Supervision of Kosovo Ends, But What Does it Mean? – AP

Greece Struggles to Reach Austerity Deal With Lenders – VOA

Spain Opposes Bailout Conditions – BBC

US Groups Helped Fund Dutch anti-Islam Politician Wilders – Reuters

Turkey: One Dead in Istanbul Explosion – BBC

Newly Declassified Memos Show US Hushed Up Soviet Massacre – AP

US 'Covered Up' Soviet Massacre – BBC

South Asia

Tension after India Protest Death – BBC

Indian Case Could Impact Availability of Generic Drugs – VOA