19 September SWJ Roundup
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Afghanistan
Taliban Shifts its Focus in Afghanistan -WP
Afghanistan Surge Achieved Its Mission, Dempsey Says – AFPS
Coalition Sharply Reduces Joint Operations With Afghan Troops – NYT
NATO's Afghan Joint Patrol Curbs a 'Prudent' Measure – BBC
NATO Curbs Joint Afghan Patrols Over Attack Fears – VOA
In Wake of 'Insider' Attacks, NATO Limits Partnered Patrols – S&S
ISAF Officials: Reports on Partnering Change ‘Not Accurate’ – AFPS
Suicide Bomber Strikes Minibus, Killing Mostly Foreign Workers – NYT
Afghanistan Suicide Bombing Linked to Anti-Islam Film – VOA
Once a Potential Peace Partner, Group Takes Credit for Kabul Bombing – S&S
Force Arrests Taliban Leader Linked to Camp Bastion Attack – AFPS
Afghanistan Suicide Bombing Linked to Anti-Islam Film – VOA
Staying the Course in Afghanistan – TT editorial
US Mission Attacks / Related Effects / Aftermath
After Libya, Renewed Questions About the Potency of Al Qaeda – NYT
FBI in Libya to Probe Deaths of 4 Americans in Consulate Attack – WP
Anti-Islam Film Protests Continue in Asia – VOA
Hezbollah Leads Anti-Film Rally – BBC
A Benghazi Power, Libya Militia Eyed in Consulate Attack – AP
Egypt to Try 7 Copts, US Pastor Over Prophet Film – AP
Egypt Orders Arrest of US-based Copts Over Film – BBC
Lawyers in Pakistan Rally Against Anti-Islam Film – AP
US Shuts Indonesia Consulate Amid Film Protests – AP
Sri Lankan Muslims Protest Anti-Islam Film – AP
Saudi Arabia Demands YouTube Block Access to Anti-Islam Film – Reuters
Syria
Rebels Are Said to Defeat Syrian Forces in Battle for Border Post – NYT
Syrian Forces, Rebels Clash Near Turkey – AP
Syrian Rebels Seize Control of a Border Crossing – AP
Turkish Polls Show Waning Support for Ankara's Syria Policy – VOA
Turkish Public Sours on Syrian Uprising – NYT
Syria Orders Schools to Open, but Classes Give Way to War – NYT
Middle East / North Africa
Middle East Comments Could Vex a Romney Administration – NYT
Romney: Palestinians Do Not Want Peace – BBC
World Bank Warns of Deepening Palestinian Fiscal Crisis – Reuters
Israel Military Holds Largest Snap Drill in Years – AP
Israel Army in Snap Exercise to Simulate War Scenario – Reuters
Negotiators Meet in Bid to Revive Iran Talks – NYT
EU-Iran Nuclear Talks 'Useful and Constructive' – AP
Iran Awaits Outcome of UN Meeting Before Further Nuclear Talks – Reuters
Lebanon Shia Clan Members Charged – BBC
Bahrain Agrees to Most UN Rights Recommendations – AP
Jordan's King Endorses Media Law – BBC
US Department of Defense
What Civil War's Antietam Bloodbath Teaches Us About War Today – USAT
Welsh: Air Force Must Learn to Tell Own Story, Without the Jargon – S&S
Reservist, Defense Contractor Plead Not Guilty to Bribery Scheme – AP
After 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' Repeal, Problems Remain – AP
United States
US Fears Potential Increase in Terrorist Movement – WT
US Official Says Cyberattack Can Trigger Right to Self-Defense – WP
NY Judge Allows Anti-Terror Law Enforcement – AP
Obstacles May Delay Drones' Access to US Skies, New Report Says – AP
DHS Purchases 200 Million More Rounds of Ammunition – IW
Obama’s Worrisome Silence on Russia – WP editorial
Africa
Nigeria Shootings: 'Boko Haram' Kill Borno and Bauchi Officials – BBC
Mali, ECOWAS, Not on Same Page on Military Intervention – VOA
Conflicting Claims Circulate About Boko Haram Spokesperson's Condition – VOA
Mass Graves Found in Kenyan Delta – BBC
Somali Militants on the Defensive in Kismayo – VOA
Somali Journalists Under Fire Despite Mogadishu Peace Dividend – Reuters
Nearly $40 Million Appeal to Assist DR Congo's Displaced – VOA
Ghana’s New President to Nominate Vice President – VOA
Lonmin Miners in South Africa 'to Go Back to Work' – BBC
Americas
Mexico Mass Jailbreak Sparks Manhunt Near Texas Border – BBC
Mexican Tamaulipas State Gas Plant Blast Kills 26 – BBC
Top Colombian Drug Trafficker Is Captured in Venezuela – NYT
Top Colombian Drug Baron Captured – BBC
Qatar Pledges $20 Million to Help Haiti – VOA
Asia / Pacific
In China, Panetta Says US Focus on Asia Is No Threat – NYT
Panetta: New Asia Focus Not Aimed to Contain China – AP
Panetta Meets China’s Elusive Leader-in-Waiting – WP
China's Xi Jinping Meets Panetta – BBC
Panetta Calls for Closer Military Ties During Trip to China – S&S
Japan: Chinese Ships Enter Territorial Waters – VOA
Mistrust, Rivalry and Bad Timing Fan Japan-China Row – Reuters
US, China Team Up for Counter-piracy Exercise – AFPS
US, China Conduct First Counter-Piracy Naval Drill – AP
Obama Challenges China Auto Subsidies – VOA
Ex-Chinese Police Chief Pleads No Contest as Trial Ends – VOA
Trial of Ex-Police Chief in China Scandal Ends in a Sign of Leniency – NYT
Ex-Police Chief in China Scandal Sought US Asylum – AP
China: Beijing Demonstrators Damage US Ambassador's Car – AP
More Protests in China Over Japan and Islands – NYT
China Reins in anti-Japan Protests – WP
Nationalism May Rise Under Japan's Next Gov't – AP
Japan OKs Deployment of Ospreys to Okinawa – VOA
Burma's Aung San Suu Kyi Supports Easing US Sanctions – VOA
Burma’s Opposition Leader Urges End to Sanctions – NYT
Suu Kyi Calls for Further Easing of Burma Sanctions – BBC
Aung San Suu Kyi Says Burma Reforms Not Yet Irreversible – VOA
China Bashing: 2012 Edition – WP editorial
Europe
Moscow Asks Washington to End USAID Programs in Russia – VOA
Russia Demands US End Support of Democracy Groups – NYT
After Two Decades, Russia’s Putin Expels USAID – WP
USAID Shuts Down Russia Operations – BBC
French Magazine Publishes Cartoons Mocking Muhammad – NYT
French Weekly Publishes Muhammad Cartoons – Reuters
Muslims Decry French Mohammad Cartoons as New Insult – Reuters
France Ups Embassy Security After Prophet Cartoons – AP
France to Close Premises in 20 Countries Over Mohammad Cartoons – Reuters
Opposition Seizes on Jail Torture Video Before Georgian Election – Reuters
Deadly Attack on Turkish Convoy – BBC
South Asia
More Partners Threaten to Pull Support From India’s Governing Coalition – NYT
India’s Singh Loses Key Domestic Ally – WP
Congress Party Meets Over India Ally Pullout – BBC
Studies / Research and Analysis
Assessing America's Overseas Military Presence – RAND
US DoD Contract Spending and the Supporting Industrial Base – CSIS
Arab World Needs John Locke – Hoover Institution
Is Extremism Rising in Europe? – Chatham House
Planning for Unrest in Venezuela – Council on Foreign Relations
