17 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)
American Outposts Still Face Threat – WP
US, Libya in disarray as US Embassy Staff Withdraw from Tunisia and Sudan – TT
Ambassador Susan Rice: Libya Attack Not Premeditated – ABC
UN Ambassador Rice Says Libya Attack Spontaneous – AP
Libyan President: 'No Doubt' Attack 'Preplanned' – Politco
Libya 'Arrests 50' Over US Deaths – BBC
US, Libya to Work Closely in Embassy Attack Probe – Reuters
Video Shows Libyans Retrieving Envoy’s Body – NYT
Dempsey: US Must Remain Engaged with Muslim World – AFPS
Western Embassies Edgy as Muslim Anger at Film Simmers – Reuters
Pakistan Protesters March on US Consulate – VOA
Pakistanis Try to Storm US Outpost; One Killed – NYT
One Dead, Five Injured in Anti-US Protests in Pakistan – Reuters
Pakistan Protesters March on US Consulate, Hezbollah Urges More Protests – AP
Hezbollah Urges New Lebanon Protests – BBC
Hezbollah Supporters to Protest Against Mohammad Film – Reuters
Paris Prosecutor to Probe Protest at US Embassy – AP
Egypt Denounces Breaching of US Embassy Compound – AP
Most US Government Workers, Families Evacuated from Tunisia, Sudan – WP
Cultural Clash Fuels Muslims Raging at Film – NYT
Hidden Causes of the Muslim Protests – TA
Multiple Personalities of the Muslim Rage – AP
US Defense Secretary Addresses Tension in Asia, Mideast – VOA
Panetta Lists Goals for Asia Trip, Assesses Mideast – AFPS
Malaysia Asks Google to Block anti-Muslim Clip – AP
Latest Developments on Anti-Islam Film Protests – AP
Obama’s Intelligence Failure – WT editorial
Halting Aid to Libya Would Harm U.S. Interests – BG editorial
The Obama Doctrine Has Failed – WS opinion
A Weak Foreign Policy Narrative – CT opinion
A Week of Criminals and Culture Clashes – DS opinion
Fueling Muslim 'Grievance' Culture – Commentator opinion
The US Will Always Be Hated – NP opinion
Afghanistan
Audacious Raid on NATO Base Shows Taliban’s Reach – NYT
Deaths of US Troops Add to Distrust, Undermine Partnership – WP
Tough Words from General on Afghan Insider Attacks – AP
Four More Americans Killed in ‘Insider Attacks’ in Afghanistan – S&S
NATO Airstrike Kills 8 Afghan Women – VOA
NATO Airstrike Kills Afghan Women – BBC
Karzai Denounces Coalition Over Airstrikes – NYT
Afghan President Raps U.S. Over Bagram Prison Transfer – Reuters
Hospital in Afghanistan Key to Trauma Victims’ Survival – S&S
Afghan Nationalist Protesters Head to Pakistan Border – S&S
NATO Military Chiefs Discuss Afghanistan, Transformation – AFPS
NATO Chiefs Examine Afghan Campaign, Post-2014 Posture – AFPS
ISAF Provides More Details on Camp Bastion Attack – AFPS
Syria
Mideast Unrest Intensifies Debate on US Intervention in Syria – NYT
Slow, Costly Road to Unity in Syria's Revolt – Reuters
Iran Says Its Elite Forces in Syria – VOA
Elite Iranian Unit’s Commander Says Forces Inside Syria – WP
Iran's Guard Admits Advisers in Syria, Lebanon – AP
Syria Accuses Turkey of Allowing Al-Qaida Transit – AP
Syrian Forces Bomb Capital as School Year Starts – Reuters
Pope Laments Strife in Syria, Where the War Rages On – NYT
Civil War Keeps Many Syrian Children from School – AP
Syrian Novelist Pens 100 Days of Horror – CNN
Middle East / North Africa
US and Allies to Hold Gulf Military Exercise – Reuters
Pope Urges Arab Leaders to Work for Peace in Raging Middle East – Reuters
Israeli PM: Iran Just Months From Nuclear Capability, Must Be Stopped – VOA
Israeli Leader Makes Case Against Iran on US TV – NYT
Israeli PM Makes Case on Iran to US Voters – AP
Netanyahu: Iran on Brink of Nuclear Bomb in 6-7 Months – Reuters
Iran Relies on Neighbors to Beat Sanctions – WT
Most Iranian Dissidents Moved From Iraq Camp – Reuters
On Jewish New Year, Israelis Fear Iran Strike – AP
Iran Resurrects Salman Rushdie Threat – TT
Iraqi Police: 1 Killed in Funeral Bombing – AP
Saudi Arabia Arrests Man Over Killing of Policeman in Shi'ite Area – Reuters
Oman Jails a Blogger for Slander Over Writings – Reuters
Egypt’s Islamic TV Talks with Iron Salafist – WT
Militants Hit Sinai Egyptian Security HQ – BBC
Egypt: Soldier Dies in Clash With Sinai Militants – AP
Sudan's President Meets Egypt Counterpart in Cairo – AP
What Does Israel Want from the US? – WP opinion
Has a Palestinian Spring Begun? – FP opinion
A Preventable Massacre in 1982 – NYT opinion
NATO
NATO Military Chiefs Discuss Afghanistan, Transformation – AFPS
NATO Chiefs Examine Afghan Campaign, Post-2014 Posture – AFPS
US Department of Defense
B61 Nuclear Bomb Offers Case Study in Needs, Costs – WP
Furor Fades a Year After Military's Gay Ban Lifted – AP
Detention Wars, Continued – WP editorial
United States
Details of bin Laden Raid First Leaked by Aides – WT
Cybersecurity Should be More Active, Official Says – WP
FBI: Operation Tracking Chicago Teen Took Months – AP
For Both Presidential Campaigns: A Need to Control the Message – NYT
America Needs A Debate About Foreign Policy – Economist editorial
Republicans vs. Veterans’ Jobs – NYT editorial
Africa
Villages as Laboratories in Debate on Africa Aid – AP
New Somali President Inaugurated, al-Shabab Leaves Port City – VOA
Somalia President Is Inaugurated 4 Days After Assassination Attempt – AP
South Sudan Army Sinks Its Own Boat, Killing 10 – AP
Islamists Hack Off Hand of 1 More Robber in Mali – AP
Fugitive Congo Opposition Figure Heads to France – Reuters
Angola Still Riddled With Landmines, Despite Efforts – VOA
South Africa Police Halt Peaceful Strikers' March – AP
Amplats to Resume Work as South Africa Police Get Tough – Reuters
South African Strike Not Denting Budget Forecast Yet – Reuters
Americas
17 Mutilated Bodies Found in Central Mexico – AP
Police Find 17 Bodies Dumped on Road in Western Mexico – Reuters
2nd PRI Politician Killed in 2 Days in Mexico – AP
Report: 1 in 3 Mexican Drug Suspects Go to Prison – AP
Mexican Hackers in Vote Protest – BBC
Mexican Hackers Attack Political, Official Sites – AP
Rebels Step Up Attacks on Colombia Energy Targets – AP
Venezuela Opposition Chides Chavez Over Weeping – Reuters
Venezuela: Chavez's Rival Slams Him for Crying – AP
Venezuela: Why Chavez's Challenger Is So Confident – MH opinion
Cuba: The Oswaldo Payá Mystery Continues – WP opinion
Asia Pacific / Central
Panetta Begins Trip to Japan, China, New Zealand – AFPS
US Defense Secretary Addresses Tension in Asia, Mideast – VOA
Panetta Lists Goals for Asia Trip, Assesses Mideast – AFPS
Panetta to Urge China and Japan to Tone Down Dispute Over Islands – WP
On Tour of Asia, Panetta Pushes for Peaceful End to Island Disputes – S&S
China Hurts Own Credibility With Xi's Vanishing Act – Reuters
China Builds Its Own Military-Industrial Complex – Reuters
China Wary of Moves by US in Asia-Pacific – S&S
Beijing Mixes Messages Over Anti-Japan Protests – NYT
US Alarm Over Asia Territory Rows – BBC
Angst About Japan Island Dispute Builds in China – VOA
China Aims at Japan's Economy in Island Protests – AP
China Pushes Japan With Sea Claims, Trade Threats – Reuters
Japan FM: US Believes Security Treaty Covers Disputed Isles – Reuters
Anti-Japan Protests Spread to Hong Kong – VOA
Opposition Makes Pick in South Korea – NYT
Burma’s Aung San Suu Kyi Departs for US – BBC
Cambodia Genocide Defendant Freed Due to Illness – AP
Japan’s Zero-Nuclear Dream – WP editorial
Europe
Spanish Police Arrest 4 'Suspected Terrorists' – AP
8 Police Killed in Turkey Explosion – VOA
'PKK Bomb' Kills 8 Turkish Police – BBC
Kurdish Separatists Suspected After 8 Turkish Police Officers Killed – NYT
South Asia
