5 October SWJ Roundup
Small Wars Journal Daily Roundup
US Naval Institute Daily – USNI
Real Clear World – RCP
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Afghanistan
Minister: Insider Attacks Due to Infiltration, Not Culture Clashes – S&S
Afghan Official Blames Taliban for Insider Attacks – WT
Insider Outrage: Families Feel Added Sense of Violation, Betrayal – S&S
Karzai Accuses US of Duplicity in Fighting Afghan Enemies – NYT
Karzai Denies Plan to Stay in Power, Chides US – WP
Afghan President: No Delay in 2014 Vote -VOA
Afghans Put Insurgents Under Increasing Pressure, Ops Chief Says – AFPS
Pentagon Dedicated to SGT Bergdahl’s Return from Captivity – AFPS
ISAF Operations Summary – AFPS
Peace Talks With the Taliban – NYT editorial
Syria
UN Condemns Syria's Turkey Attack – BBC
UN Strongly Condemns Syrian Shelling of Turkey – AP
Turkey Vows to Protect its People after Syrian Shelling – WT
Turkey Approves Possible Further Action Against Syria – VOA
Turkey Authorizes Further Military Operations in Syria – AP
Tensions Persist Between Turkey, Syria After Cross-border Exchange – WP
Turkey’s Parliament Backs Military Measures on Syria – NYT
Turkish Military Action Heightens Regional Tensions – VOA
US Backs Turkey, Hopes Syria Dispute Doesn't Escalate – Reuters
Syria's Aleppo: Wracked by Suffering, Enveloped in Fear – VOA
DoD Press Secretary Calls Syria’s Actions ‘Wrong, Deplorable’ – AFPS
Syria Becomes a Wedge Between US and Turkey – WP opinion
Be Wary of Playing Turkey's Game with Syria – TT opinion
Iran
As Iran’s Currency Keeps Tumbling, Anxiety Is Rising – NYT
Food Prices, Inflation Rise Sharply in Iran – WP
Sixteen Arrested for Role in Iran's Currency Crisis – VOA
Iran Police on Watch After Currency Protests – AP
Iran Offers Plan, Dismissed by US, on Nuclear Crisis – NYT
Libya
US Contingency Plan Seemed to Fail in Libya – WP
FBI Agents Scour Ruins of Attacked US Diplomatic Compound – NYT
FBI Came to Benghazi and Left in Past 24 Hours – AP
FBI Investigates Libyan Attack – BBC
US Military Supports FBI Mission to Benghazi, Libya – AFPS
Setback for Libya Government Plan – BBC
Middle East / North Africa
Jordan’s King Calls for Early Elections – BBC
Jordan: Muslim Brotherhood Plans March in Amman Friday – VOA
Israeli Arab Accused of Spying for Hezbollah – AP
Tunisia Seeks Death Penalty Over Anti-US Attacks – AP
Morocco Denies Entry to Dutch "Abortion Ship" – Reuters
Is Islam an Obstacle to Democracy? – NYT opinion
Terrorism / Counterterrorism
Al Qaeda Responsible for 4 Attacks on US Embassies in September – WS
Al-Qaeda Blamed for Europe-wide Forest Fires – TT
UK Abu Hamza Extradition Ruling Due – BBC
TV Movie Dramatizing bin Laden Raid to Air Nov. 4 – AP
US Department of Defense
Pentagon Releases Western Hemisphere Defense Policy Statement – AFPS
Panetta to Visit South America, Brussels – AFPS
General: ‘My Career Was Done’ When I Criticized Flawed Warplane – DR
Dempsey Opposes Demotion of 4-star Accused of Wasting Funds – AP
Pentagon Delays McChrystal Memoir – WP
United States
Report: Napolitano Misled Congress on Terrorism 'Fusion' Centers – WT
Feds Team with Amtrak to Fight Human Trafficking – WT
Los Angeles to Cease Transferring Some Immigrants – NYT
Henry Kissinger on Foreign Policy – WP video interview
World of Troubles: Foreign Policy in US Election – TE editorial
Australia
First Marine Deployment to Australia Generally Positive, Study Shows – S&S
Africa
Private Army Formed to Fight Somali Pirates Leaves Troubled Legacy – NYT
US State Department 'Appalled' by Ambush in Sudan’s Darfur – Reuters
Nigeria Denies 'Massacre' Arrests – BBC
Blast Outside Nigerian Bar Kills One, Wounds 11 – AP
South African Strikers Say Police Kill Another Miner – Reuters
Kenyans Await UK Torture Ruling – BBC
Americas
Mexico Holds 2 in Connection With US Border Agent Shooting – AP
Two Men Held in Mexico for US Border Agent Death – BBC
US Prosecutors Indict Mexico’s Sinaloa Cartel Figure – Reuters
Son of Prominent Mexican Politician Shot Dead – Reuters
Colombia-FARC Talks Set for 17 October – BBC
Colombian Drug Boss Turns Himself In to US Officials – Reuters
Venezuela: Chavez Faces Strongest Challenge this Weekend – WT
Venezuela: Public Employees Close Offices, Pack Chavez Rally – AP
Venezuela Poll Campaigning Ends – BBC
Venezuela's Chavez Fights Young Rival in Re-election Bid – Reuters
Venezuela Vote Puts 'Chavismo' to Critical Test – AP
Argentine Coast Guard, Border Patrol Continues Wage Protests – AP
At Least 2 Killed in Clash at Guatemala Protest – AP
Venezuela: Violent Election Resolve of Hugo Chavez – WT opinion
Asia / Pacific
Pentagon Says US Has Resources for Strategic Asia Shift – VOA
Everything You Want to Know About Japan’s Marines – JSW
China: Tibetan Blogger Self-Immolates, Leaves Posts Behind – VOA
South Korea Underscores Claim to Islands Disputed with Japan – WP
Fight Over Islets Opens Old Wounds Between S. Korea and Japan – NYT
Report: US to Field GPS-guided Artillery Shells in South Korea – S&S
US General Has No Plans to End Year-old Curfew in S. Korea – S&S
S. Korean Torture Film Raises Ghost of Military Past – AP
Europe
EU Nuclear Plants Fail to Meet International Safety Standards – VOA
Malta Hosts First Europe-Arab Summit in a Decade – AP
FBI Says Russians Smuggled Out US Microchips – NYT
Rights Group Says Its Researcher in Russia Is Threatened – NYT
Ivanishvili Urges Georgian Supporters to Stop Protests – VOA
Winning Coalition in Georgia Demands Vote Recounts – NYT
Greek PM Says Country's Till Will Empty by End-Nov – AP
Man Accused of Planning Bomb Attack in Spain – NYT
South Asia
India Pushes Ahead With Economic Reform Agenda -VOA
India Moves Again to Ease Way for Foreign Investment – NYT
Indian Cabinet Approves New Economic Reforms – AP
India Tests Nuclear-capable Missile – DPA
Power Thieves Prosper in India – WP
UK Arrests 3 in London Stabbing of Indian General – AP
