4 October SWJ Roundup
Small Wars Journal Daily Roundup
US Naval Institute Daily – USNI
Real Clear World – RCP
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Afghanistan
Clinton: US Committed to Afghanistan Despite Deadly Attacks – VOA
ISAF Adds Precautions to Counter Insider Attack Risks – AFPS
Commander: Troops Safer Against Insider Attacks – AP
ISAF Troops Step Back as Afghans Become Face of Security – AFPS
Northern Ireland Lessons Offered to Afghanistan – VOA
Karzai Says 2014 Afghan Elections Will Be on Time – AP
ISAF Operations Summary – AFPS
Ending the Afghan War – WP opinion
Syria
Turkey Renews Syria Strikes After Deadly Cross-Border Shelling – VOA
Turkey Strikes Back for 2nd Day After Shelling Kills 5 Civilians – NYT
Turkey Resumes Strikes in Syria – WP
Turkey Renews Strikes on Syria – BBC
Scores Killed as Car Bombs Strike Syria – VOA
Cajoling, Drugging and More as Rebels Try to Draw Defectors – NYT
Pro-Assad Media Gives Government View of Syrian Conflict – VOA
Iran
Iranian Police Clash With Protesters After Currency Plunges – VOA
Tensions Over Currency Spark Clashes Between Protesters, Security – WP
Violence and Protest in Iran as Currency Drops in Value – NYT
Ex-US Defense Chief Says Hit on Iran Would be Disastrous – VP
Libya
Sensitive Documents Left Behind at American Mission in Libya – WP
State Department Opens Libya Consulate Attack Probe – AP
Obama Faces New Libya Questions – BBC
Middle East / North Africa
Rift Grows Between Israeli Leaders Over Relations With US – NYT
Devout Israeli Jews Moving to Arab-Jewish Cities – AP
HRW Report Details Gaza Prison Abuse, Torture – VOA
Rights Group Criticizes Hamas-Run Justice System in Gaza – NYT
Suspected US Drone Said to Strike in Yemen – AP
Four Qaeda Militants Killed in Yemen US Drone Strike – Reuters
US Concerned After Bahrain Upholds Health-Care Workers’ Jail Terms – WP
US Citizen Sentenced to Life in Iraqi Prison – AP
New Egyptian TC Channel Pitches Strict Vision of Islam – WP
2 Christian Boys Held in Egypt on Charges They Defiled a Koran – NYT
Egypt Struggles to Pay Oil Bill – NYT
Crowd Backs Tunisia 'Rape' Woman – BBC
Terrorism / Counterterrorism
Book: Obama Hoped to Try bin Laden, if Captured – AP
Intelligence Effort Named US Citizens, Not Terrorists – AP
France: Bill Targets Overseas Militant Training Camps – BBC
UK Lawyer: Extremist Wanted by US is Depressed – AP
UK: Private Terrorism Prosecution Rejected – BBC
Al-Qaeda's Dead? Hardly – FP opinion
NATO
NATO’s Secretary-General Discusses Afghanistan, Libya – LAT
US Department of Defense
Top Military Officer Tells Troops to Ban Together to Endure Changes – KS
Submarine Force Makes Public Case for New Sub – TD
Why Camouflage Uniforms Aren’t Uniform – WP
Official Describes Joint Information Environment – AFPS
Debate Over Military Voting Heats up – DP
United States
House Vets Chair Says VA Has ‘a Leadership Void’ – S&S
Nation's Heroes Gather to Remember Fallen Comrades – S&S
United Kingdom
FS Hague Issues Warning About Global Cybercrime Danger – BBC
Northern Ireland Lessons Offered to Afghanistan – VOA
Africa
US Expands Military Operations in Africa – VOA
Nigeria Makes Arrests Over Student 'Massacre' – BBC
Nigeria Police Make Arrests After College Massacre – Reuters
Sudan: Ambush Kills Darfur Peacekeepers – BBC
Rights Group Alleges Violations by S. Sudan Forces – VOA
Civilians 'Abused' in South Sudan – BBC
UN to Weigh Mali Intervention Plan – WP
Mali Islamists Execute Man in Timbuktu – VOA
Mali Islamists Kill 'Murderer' – BBC
South African Inquiry into Miners' Deaths Stalls – VOA
More Than 60 Inmates Escape From Liberian Prison – AP
Americas
Fears Abound Ahead of Close Venezuelan Elections – AP
Venezuela's Chavez Fights Young Rival in Re-election Bid – Reuters
Son of Embattled Mexico Ex-Governor Found Dead – AP
Brazil: Lula Aide 'Led Corruption Scheme' – BBC
Colombia's Santos Recovering Well – BBC
Argentina Naval Ship in Ghana Seized Over Loans Default – BBC
Argentina: Police Fury at Pay Cuts – BBC
Has Mexico's Drug War Accomplished Anything? – TA opinion
Is Venezuela’s Chavez on the Brink? – WFP opinion
Asia / Pacific
Carter: Regional Prosperity at Heart of Asia-Pacific Strategy – AFPS
China Vows to Continue Patrols Near Disputed Islands – VOA
China Boats Sail to Islands Amid Talk of Bank 'Pullout' – BBC
Vietnam's Trade With China Flourishes Despite S. China Sea Tensions – VOA
Taiwan Politician in China Visit – BBC
US Waives Visa Requirements for Taiwanese – VOA
Balloons Carry anti-South Korea Message Across DMZ – S&S
Pesticides Threaten Thailand’s Reputation as Food Exporter – VOA
Suu Kyi: Burma Must Develop Its Own Democracy – VOA
Philippines Ex-President Is Arrested in Hospital on New Charges – NYT
Philippine Court Orders ex-President Arrested for Plunder – BBC
Internet Law in Philippines Takes Effect, Raising Fears – NYT
Europe
Europe’s Nuclear Reactors Need Repair or Upgrades – NYT
US: Immigrant Stole Military Technology for Russia – AP
US 'Cracks Russian Hi-Tech Plot' – BBC
Russia Denies Involvement in US Smuggling Network – Reuters
Ivanishvili Backtracks on Call for Georgian President's Resignation – VOA
Georgian Politician Rescinds Call for President to Quit – NYT
Greece Predicts It Will Reach New Funding Deal – VOA
Unemployment Rises in Spain With No Relief in Sight – VOA
Netherlands: Prosecutors Seek to Strip War Criminal of Profits – AP
Spain Says Arrested Man Planned University Attacks – AP
Hackers Strike Against Swedish Websites – AP
Georgia Speaks Its Mind – NYT editorial
South Asia
India to Announce More Reforms – BBC
Russia, Pakistan Stress Ties Despite Scrapped Trip – AP
