15 September SWJ Roundup
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