21 September SWJ Roundup
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Afghanistan
Taliban’s Strategy Focuses More on High-Profile Assaults, Less on Territory – WP
Final ‘Surge’ Troops Leave Afghanistan – WP
Panetta: US Surge Troops Out of Afghanistan – AP
Progress Seen in Resolving US-Afghan Dispute Over Detainees – NYT
Afghanistan Says Pakistani Shelling Risks 'Negative Consequences' – Reuters
ISAF Operations Summary – AFPS
Anti-Islam Film / Fallout / Related
Islam vs Tolerance Debated in Prophet Film's Wake – AP
Violence Over Video Continues in Pakistan Ahead of Public Holiday – NYT
Pakistan Urges Calm in Protests Against Video – VOA
Pakistan Blocks Cell Phones on Prophet Protest Day – AP
US Anti-Film Ads on Pakistani TV – BBC
US Pays $70k for Ads in Pakistan Disavowing Anti-Muslim Video – WP
Pakistan: US Spends $70k on Ads Denouncing anti-Islam Film – AP
Pakistan: US Screens Anti-film Ads – AP
After Libya Attack, a Fleeting Sense of Survival – NYT
US Envoy Visits Libya Following Ambassador's Death – VOA
US Plans New Inquiry on Libya Attack – WP
Libya Envoy’s Killing a Terrorist Attack, the White House Says – NYT
US Official Calls Benghazi Consulate Assault 'Terrorist Attack' – McClatchy
After Attack in Libya, an Ambush Struck Rescuers – NYT
Tensions High for Day of Anti-Islam Film Protests – BBC
Egypt's Mufti Urges Muslims to Endure Insults Peacefully – Reuters
Tunisia Tries to Control Extremists – WP
Sudan Blocks YouTube Over Anti-Islam Film – VOA
University of Philippines Bans Anti-Islam Film – AP
Charlie Hebdo French Cartoons: Complaint Filed in Paris – BBC
France Raises Security Over Prophet Muhammad Cartoons – VOA
Actress in Anti-Muslim Film Sues Producer, YouTube – VOA
US Judge Denies Actress' Bid to Remove anti-Islam Film – BBC
‘Cairo Doctrine’ Collapse – WP opinion
The White House's Benghazi Problem – FP opinion
Syria
Clinton to Push Tougher Syria Policy at UN – VOA
Assad Says Rebels Will Not Win, Calls for Dialogue – Reuters
Dozens Killed, Wounded in Syrian Blast – VOA
Syrian Planes Said to Strike Gas Station – NYT
Syria Warplane 'Bombs Raqqa Petrol Station Queue' – BBC
Syrian Activists: Airstrikes Kill at Least 30 – AP
West Accuses Iran of Shipping Arms to Syria – AP
Military Helicopter Clipped Passenger Jet as it Crashed – Fox
Iran Joins the Syrian Battle – WP editorial
Iran
Iran’s Top Atomic Official Says Nation Issued False Nuclear Data – NYT
US Admiral Says Mideast Drills Ensure Stability – AP
Iranians Denied US Research Visas Hit by Political Crossfire – Bloomberg
Iranian Woman Beats Up Cleric for Criticizing Her Wardrobe – WP
Iran: The War Game – WP opinion
Middle East / North Africa
Year After Effort at UN, New Aim for Palestinians – NYT
Mideast Ambitions: Turkey and Egypt Seek Alliance – AP
Restrictions on Religion Are Tightening, Study Finds – NYT
US Department of Defense
Pentagon Policy Chief on Iran, Afghanistan, Asia and More – FP
Carter: Sequestration Would Have Effect of ‘Hidden Tax’ – AFPS
President Nominates Vollrath as Assistant Defense Secretary – AFPS
Army Testing New Body Armor Tailored for Women’s Bodies – WP
IG Report Praises Reforms at Arlington Cemetery – AP
US Army to Hold Mandatory Suicide Prevention Training – S&S
Former 173rd CO Paid $300,000 Fine; Faces Final Disposition – S&S
United States
Penalties Urged for DOJ’s ‘Fast and Furious’ – WP
Judges Seem Skeptical of CIA Secrecy of Drones – AP
US Elections Heat Up, China Trade Tensions Rise – VOA
Military Vote Seen As A Key To Capturing Virginia – NPR
Documents Suggest Vets Hurt by VA's Small-Business Focus – S&S
The ‘Show Me Your Papers’ State – WP editorial
Why Presidents Love Foreign Affairs – NYT opinion
New Zealand
Panetta Announces Warmer Military Ties on New Zealand Trip – NYT
US to Reinstate New Zealand Military Ship Visits – AP
US Ends Ban on New Zealand Ships – BBC
Africa
Sudans Hoping to Finalize Border Talks Sunday – VOA
2 Blasts Rock Somalia's Capital, Casualties Reported – VOA
Somalia: Suicide Bombers Strike Mogadishu – BBC
'Mass Graves' Mystery in Kenya – BBC
Sierra Leone's Cholera Epidemic Easing But Not Over – VOA
Observers Get Mixed Signals on Gambian Press Freedom – VOA
Americas
Venezuela: Chavez Reelection in Jeopardy – Fox
Chavez Plays Populist Card for Venezuela Election – Reuters
Mexico Gas Blast Death Toll Rises – BBC
Mexico Blast a Blow to Pemex's Improving Safety – AP
Mexico: 3 Killed in Inmate Hunt Shootout Near US Border – AP
Colombia Orders Arrest of Rebel for 1999 Killings – AP
One Killed in Peru Mining Protest – BBC
1 Killed, 4 Wounded in Protest Over Peruvian Mine – AP
US Warns Brazil on Tariffs, Gets Stinging Rebuke – Reuters
Asia / Pacific
In Obama’s Evolution on China Policy, a Tougher Line – NYT
China: Wen Chides Europe on Arms Sale Embargo – NYT
China-Japan Dispute Tests China’s Ties With the US – VOA
US Official: Treaty With Japan Covers Islets in China Spat – Reuters
China / Japan: Sleepy Islands and a Smoldering Dispute – NYT
China's Xi Seeks to Reassure Southeast Asia on Sea Dispute – Reuters
Japanese Firms Say China Protests Affect Business Plans – Reuters
China: Panetta Calls Beijing Meetings ‘Substantive, Productive’ – AFPS
Panetta Talks Computer Hacking Issues with Chinese – AP
Panetta Gets Rare Tour of Chinese Naval Base – VOA
US Plans to Invite China to 2014 Naval Exercises – AP
Is China's Scandal-Tainted Bo Headed to Trial? – AP
Ex-Top Cop in China Scandal Gets Verdict Monday – AP
Japan's Noda in Leadership Vote – BBC
Japan’s Noda to Remain Premier After Party Vote – AP
Japan Takes a Shift to the Right – WP
US Begins Test Flights of MV-22 Osprey in Japan – AP
Muslim Rebels in Philippines Kill 3 Men in Ambush – AP
Filipino Troops Free Kidnapped Chinese in Clash – AP
US Selling 8 Apache Helicopters to Indonesia – AP
Acid Attacks Continue in Cambodia Despite Harsher Punishments – VOA
Europe
Cyberdefense Key to Annual Europe Exercise – S&S
USAID Shutdown in Russia Will Hurt Civil Society – VOA
Russian Democracy Groups Face Tough Times After USAID Ouster – VOA
Putin’s Russia Hits the ‘Clear’ Button on the Medvedev Era – NYT
British Gov’t Seeks to Suppress Russian Dissident’s Alleged Spy Links – NYT
Georgia Scandal Minister Resigns – BBC
Spanish Premier Rebuffs Catalonia Independence Call – BBC
Portugal Ruling Party's Popularity Hammered by Taxes – Reuters
For Scandal-Weary Italians, Another Scandal – NYT
Norway PM to Reshuffle Cabinet on Friday – Reuters
Turkey Hit by Wave of Attacks as Syria Fallout Emboldens PKK – Bloomberg
Turkey Army 'Coup Plot' Verdict Due – BBC
Phone Hotline in Turkey Helps Victims of Police Violence – VOA
South Asia
UN Presses Pakistan Over the Fate of Hundreds of Missing People – NYT
India Hit by Nationwide Strike Over Economic Reforms – VOA
Don’t Give Up on India – WP opinion
