2 October SWJ Roundup
Small Wars Journal Daily Roundup
US Naval Institute Daily – USNI
Real Clear World – RCP
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Afghanistan
US Abandoning Hopes for Taliban Peace Deal – NYT
2 Americans Killed in Unusual Gunfight Involving Afghans – WP
Allen Discusses Insider Attacks in ‘60 Minutes’ Interview – AFPS
Talking to Troops, Top NCO Hears About “Insider Threats” – S&S
NATO Investigates Whether Deaths of 2 Americans Were Insider Attacks – LAT
Afghanistan: Bomber Kills 14 Including 3 US Troops – AP
At Least 14 Killed in Suicide Attack on NATO Patrol – Reuters
ISAF Operations Summary – AFPS
How Karzai Could Make Himself a Hero – NYT opinion
Afghanistan's 'Green on Blue' Nightmare – TD opinion
Syria
Syrian Government Air Strike Kills 21 in Northern Town – VOA
Fighting and Chaos Spread Through Syrian City, as Services Vanish – NYT
Syria Claims Refugee Crisis Was Invented – NYT
Syrian Christians Feel Pull from Both Sides in Civil War – WT
Damascus School Struggles to Carry On – VOA
Lawmaker in Maldives' Coalition Stabbed to Death – AP
Syria Ever Present at UN General Assembly – AP
Syria: UN Council Members Support 'Terrorism' – AP
Syrian Minister Accuses US of Stoking 'Terrorism' – AP
Top Egypt Security Delegation Heads to Syria – AP
Syria Siege on Aleppo Alarms Antiquities Experts – AP
Video Shows US Journalist Who Disappeared in Syria – WP
Video Shows US Reporter Alive After Capture in Syria – McClatchy
Iran
Obama, Netanyahu Got What They Hoped For at UN Meeting – Reuters
US Says Iran Economy Under Strain, Urges New Nuclear Policy – Reuters
Iran’s Foreign Minister Blasts Israel’s ‘War Drum Beaters’ – WT
Italy FM: Israeli Attack Against Iran Could Happen – AP
Plunging Currency Adds to Iran's Woes – VOA
Iran Rial Hits Record Dollar Low – BBC
A New Sign of Distress as Iran’s Currency Falls – NYT
Iran's Currency Falls 16 Percent in Single Day – AP
Iran-Israel: Muffling the Drums of War – WP opinion
Trouble Brews in Iran's Revolutionary Guard? – Commentator opinion
Middle East / North Africa
Al-Qaeda Threat in N. Africa Focus of Secret Talks – WP
Bomb Attacks Kill 32 Across Iraq – VOA
Libya: US Pulls Personnel from Benghazi – WP
Egypt Doctors Strike for Better Wages, Services – AP
Moroccan Court Upholds Jail Time for Terrorism Suspect – Reuters
A New Course for the Middle East – WSJ opinion
Obama's Mideast Missteps – TNI opinion
United Nations
Annual UN Meeting Wraps Up in New York – VOA
US State Department Rejects Call for UN Ambassador to Quit – AP
World Faces Ageing Population Time Bomb, Warns UN – TT
NATO
Missions, Capabilities Will Top NATO Conference Agenda – AFPS
US Department of Defense
NORTHCOM Marks 10 Years Protecting US Homeland – AFPS
Biden, Carter Praise MRAPs During Pentagon Ceremony – S&S
Biden, Carter Applaud ‘Team MRAP’ as Production Ends – AFPS
Sailors Await Resolution in Secret Service Prostitution Scandal – AP
Navy Has Controversial Plan to Go Green on Pearl Harbor – PBP
United States
More Terror Suspects to Fight Extradition to US – AP
IG: VA Wasted Hundreds of Thousands on Extravagant Conferences – S&S
White House Says it Thwarted Cyberattack – AP
White House Confirms Cyber-attack – BBC
Obama, Romney Prepare for First Debate – VOA
Dempsey: Americans Will Shape Image of Modern Vet – AFPS
To Combat ‘Modern Slavery’ – NYT editorial
Romney on Defense – WP opinion
The Foreign Policy Divide – NYT opinion
Intel Meets the Political Debate – WP opinion
Obama’s Soft Policies for Gitmo Terrorists – WT opinion
Africa
US Backs African Intervention Force in Mali – VOA
Somali Forces Move Into al-Shabab Stronghold – VOA
Somali Troops Enter Kismayo – BBC
UN Report Paints Grim Picture for Somalia's Youth – VOA
Nigeria's Boko Haram Says No Peace Talks, Spokesman Arrested – Reuters
Nigeria Anger Over Women Hajj Row with Saudi Arabia – BBC
Mugabe Sets Elections for March, Will Zimbabwe Be Ready? – CSM
South Africa Probes Police Killing of 34 Miners – VOA
South Africa Shooting Probe Opens – BBC
South Africa Starts Investigating Mine Violence – AP
A Global Model for Peacebuilding, in Somalia? – CSM editorial
Americas
Colombia-FARC Peace Talks Delayed 1 Week – AP
Colombia's President Has Prostate Cancer – AP
Venezuela's Capriles Vows to Help Colombian Peace Talks – Reuters
Venezuela: Chavez Vows Stronger Socialist Drive – AP
Fatal Shooting Mars Venezuela Election Campaign – AP
Troops Patrol Rio Ahead of Vote – BBC
Cuban Foreign Minister Slams US Over Embargo – AP
Asia / Pacific
Geopolitics, Resources Put Maritime Disputes Back on Map – Reuters
Chinese Satisfied with Economy, Despite Slowdown – WP
With a Transition Near, New Questions in China – NYT
China: Beijing Blocks Dissident’s Art Company – NYT
North Korea: Spark Could Set Off Nuclear War – AP
US Sends Aircraft to Okinawa, Japan, Despite Fierce Opposition – NYT
Philippines: Gov’t, Muslim Rebels Start Peace Talks, Deal Seen Close – Reuters
US Lends Vietnam $118 Million For Satellite – VOA
Cambodian Court Jails Broadcaster – VOA
Europe
Eurozone Unemployment Soaring – VOA
Georgian Political Rivals Both Claim Victory – VOA
Georgia Rivals Claim Poll Victory – BBC
Georgian Opposition Celebrates as Both Sides See Victory – Reuters
Once-Reclusive Billionaire Eyes Power in Georgia – Reuters
USAID Withdraws from Russia – WP
Facebook CEO Zuckerberg Meets with Medvedev in Russia – CSM
Russia: Court Postpones Jail Sentence Appeal by Punk-Rock Band – VOA
Russia Bans Showing of anti-Islam Film – AP
Beware Russia's Hand in Georgia, Ukraine, Lithuania Elections – CSM opinion
South Asia
India Slams Pakistan at UN – AP
'Murder Attempt' on India General in London – BBC
Army Accountability Stays Elusive in Pakistan – AP
Pakistan’s Anti-Blasphemy Laws Applied to Muslim-Hindu Clashes – VOA
Pakistan Taliban Offers Imran Khan Protection – TT
Officials: US Drone Kills 2 in Northwest Pakistan – AP
Pakistani Women Drive Retail Boom – WP
Bangladesh Braces for More Muslim Attacks on Buddhist Sites – VOA
