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15 September SWJ Roundup

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09.15.2012 at 11:20am

Small Wars Journal Daily Roundup

US Naval Institute Daily – USNI

Real Clear World – RCP

 

Middle East / North Africa (US Mission Attacks / Related / 2nd / 3rd Order Effects)

US Reassesses Alignments in New Arab World – WP

US State Department in Full-Blown Crisis Mode – FP

Anti-US Protests Rage Over Anti-Muslim Film – VOA

Anti-American Protests Flare Beyond the Mideast – NYT

Muslim Fury at US Spreads – WP

Violence Erupts at Protests of Anti-Muslim Film – AP

Anti-American Fury Sweeps Middle East Over Film – Reuters

Concern Over an Absence of Authority – NYT

Anti-Islam Film Protests Escalate – BBC

Egypt, Yemen Work to Contain Anti-US Protests – WP

Anti-Islam Film Protests End Peacefully in Pakistan, Afghanistan – VOA

Protests in Sudan Near US Embassy – VOA

Sudan: 2 Protesters Killed Outside US Embassy – AP

Three Killed as Sudanese Storm US, German Embassies – Reuters

Tunisia's Ruling Party Condemns US Embassy Attack – AP

Al Qaeda in Yemen Urges Muslims to Kill US Diplomats Over Film – Reuters

Egypt's Christians Anxious, Anticipate Troubles – AP

Diplomats’ Bodies Return to US, Libyan Guards Recount Deadly Riot – NYT

As Dead Are Mourned, Guards Recount Deadly Libya Riot – NYT

FBI Can’t Reach Crime Scene in Libya Due to Volatility – WP

DOD Sends Marine Team to U.S. Embassy in Yemen – AFPS

US Official Says Marine Rapid Response Team Sent to Yemen – AP

US Sending Marines to Sudan to Bolster Embassy Security – Reuters

Libya Arrests 4, Says Consulate Attack May Be Inside Job – AP

Anti-Islam Film Linked to 'Islamophobic Industry' – VOA

Man Allegedly Behind Anti-Islam Film Slams Protesters – VOA

Google Has No Plans to Rethink Video Status – NYT

Explaining the Muslim World’s Injured Pride – WP opinion

Now is Not the Time to Cut Assistance to Egypt and Libya – FPI opinion

In Libya and US, Fools Affecting Policy – WP opinion

Uniting Against Extremists – WP opinion

What Ambassador Stevens Would Have Wanted – WP opinion

 

Afghanistan

US Marines Killed in Afghan Attack on Camp Bastion – BBC

Afghan Insurgents Attack Base Where Prince Harry Serves – NYT

Taliban Claim Attack on Base in South Afghanistan – AP

Marine Brigade Gets Presidential Unit Citation for Afghan Efforts – S&S

Afghan Battle Survivors Dispute Official Account of MOH Feats – McClatchy

Brits Likely to Accelerate Afghan withdrawal – S&S

Afghanistan Votes in Spy Chief, Easing Row With Karzai – Reuters

 

Syria

UN Envoy to Meet With Assad Saturday – VOA

International Peace Envoy to Meet With Syrian Leader – NYT

New UN-Arab League Syria Envoy in Damascus Talks – BBC

Syria Envoy Warns Conflict a Threat to World Peace – AP

Peace Envoy Brahimi Says Syria Crisis Is Global Threat – Reuters

Syria No-Fly Zone Proposal Lacks Support – VOA

Syrian Refugees Present Problems for Turkey – WP

 

Middle East / North Africa

Pope Benedict on 3-Day Tour of Lebanon – VOA

Pope Benedict Takes Message of Tolerance to Lebanon – NYT

Pope Benedict Visits Lebanon – WP

Pope Appeals for Peace in Lebanon Visit – AP

Pope Urges End to Fundamentalism – BBC

Pope Calls for Religious Freedom in Middle East – AP

UK Will Support Iraq, Vows Hague – BBC

Israel-Iran: No Rush to War – NYT editorial

What Does Israel Want From the US? – WP opinion

Why the Election Won’t Change US Policy – WP opinion

Saudi Arabia Near the Edge – WP opinion

 

NATO

Dempsey Arrives in Romania for NATO Talks – AFPS

 

US Department of Defense

F-22 Analysis Continues, Air Force General Tells Congress – AFPS

Soldier Crime Wave Seen Fueled by Army Ignoring Distress – Bloomberg

Tough Talk by Marine Commandant Complicates Sexual-Assault Cases – McClatchy

DOD Overseas Voting Assistance ‘Never Better,’ Official Says – AFPS

Ospreys in Okinawa – NYT editorial

 

United States

White House to Unveil Budget-Cutting Plan – VOA

Fed Responds to a Grim Unemployment Reality – NYT

Laundering Inquiry Is Said to Take Aim at US Banks – NYT

Obama Erases Romney’s Edge on Economy, Poll Finds – NYT

Obama to Attend Ceremony for Americans Killed in Libya – VOA

Arab Protests Puts US Foreign Policy at the Fore – AP

Romney Questions Obama's Truthfulness in Upcoming Debates – VOA

Romney Firm on Egypt as Polls Dip – BBC

House Passes New Stolen Valor Act – AP

Obama’s Failed Security Record – WP opinion

 

Africa

ECOWAS Seeks UN Mandate to Deploy Troops to Mali – VOA

Kenyan Police Thwart 'Imminent' Terrorist Attack – VOA

South African Striking Miners Reject Wage Offer – VOA

South Africa Vows Miner Clampdown – BBC

South Africa Warns Against Violence as Protests Fester – NYT

South African Police Fire Gas, Force People Into Shacks – AP

South Africa Police in Torture Death Probe – BBC

Ethiopians Will Soon Learn New PM's Identity – VOA

New Gambia Opposition in Senegal – BBC

Gambia's President Says Suspending Executions, for Now – Reuters

 

Americas

16 Bodies Found Across State in Northeast Mexico – AP

Mexico's 'Queen of the Pacific' Denies Drugs Charges – BBC

Venezuela's Capriles Goes on Offensive After Graft Accusations – Reuters

Spokesman: US Citizen Puracal Leaves Nicaragua – AP

Critics Say Argentina Leader Wants Another Term – AP

 

Asia Pacific / Central

Panetta Embarking on Asia Trip with Stops in Japan, China – S&S

A Leader in China Reappears in Public – NYT

China's Presumed Next Leader Reappears in Public – AP

Maoists Feel Like Dissidents in China – WP

China Sets Trial Date for Figure in Scandal – NYT

Japan: Chinese Patrol Ships Leave Disputed Waters – VOA

China Ships Sail in Waters Near Disputed Islands – BBC

Anti-Japan Protests in China Swell, Turn Violent – AP

Japan Opposition Pushes for Hard Line With China – AP

Japan to Restart Nuclear Reactors, Phase Them Out by 2030s – S&S

 

Europe

Russian Duma Expels Anti-Putin MP – BBC

Russian Lawmaker Who Defied Putin Is Expelled by Colleagues – NYT

Russian Opposition Prepares for Anti-Putin Rally – AP

Greece’s Prime Minister on Austerity – WP opinion

 

South Asia

India's Diesel Price Hike Met with Backlash – VOA

India Opens Up to Foreign Retail – BBC

India Opens Door to Foreign Retailers – WP

India Backs Foreign Investment in Retailing – NYT

MD Man Held by al-Qaeda in Pakistan Pleads in New Video – WP

Pakistani Factory Owners Get Bail in Deadly Blaze – VOA

Bail for Karachi Factory Owners – BBC

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