1 November SWJ Roundup
Small Wars Journal Daily Roundup
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BBC – CNN World – CSM World – LAT World – NYT World – WP World – VOA
WP National Security – WT National Security
American Forces Press Service – Abu Muqawama – Air Force Times
Armed Forces Journal – AOL Defense – Army Times – At War – Battleland
Best Defense – Danger Room – Defense Tech – DoD Buzz – Early Warning
Foreign Affairs – Foreign Policy
Infinity Journal – Long War Journal – Marine Corps Gazette
Marine Corps Times – Military Review – National Defense
Navy Times – Parameters – Stars & Stripes – ZenPundit
CNA – CNAS – CSIS – ILW – ISW – Rand
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Afghanistan
In This Corner, a Much-Needed Distraction – NYT
'Green-on-Blue' Attacks Difficult to Deal With, UK Commander Tells MPs – TG
Afghans Set Presidential Poll Date; Taliban Jeer – AP
Taliban Can Run for President Says Election Chief – AFP
3rd Australian Wins Victoria Cross in Afghanistan – AP
Face of Defense: Elite Security Marine Serves in Afghanistan – AFPS
ISAF Operations Summary – AFPS
Syria
Clinton: SNC No Longer Leads Syrian Opposition – VOA
As Fighting Rages, Clinton Seeks New Syrian Opposition – NYT
US Looks to Build Alternative Opposition Leadership – WP
Clinton Warns Syria Rebels to Resist Extremism – BBC
Clinton Calls for Overhaul of Syrian Opposition – Reuters
US Wants Syrian Opposition Shakeup to Defeat Assad – AP
Fighting Between Rebels, Kurds Threatens to Open New Front – WP
Syria Presses Heavy Air Bombardment of Rebels – AP
Syria Jets Bomb Rebel Strongholds in Damascus and North – BBC
Syrian Rebels Arm Palestinians Against Assad – Reuters
Iran
Sudan's Iran Alliance Under Scrutiny – VOA
Israeli, French Leaders Push for Iran Sanctions – AP
Iran Supreme Leader Warns Subordinates to Stop Bickering – NYT
Iran Leader Warns Against Public Political Clashes – AP
9 Iranian Female Prisoners Go on Hunger Strike – AP
Domestic Politics Shaping Debate Over a Nuclear Iran – WP opinion
Anatomy of a Deal With Iran – TNI opinion
Middle East / North Africa
Middle East Indifferent About US Presidential Election – VOA
Syria War Puts anti-US 'Axis of Resistance' on the Defensive – AP
Radicals Gain Among Lebanese Sunnis – WP
Officials: Attacks in Iraq Kill 4 People – AP
Kuwaitis Protest After Activist Held for Insulting Emir – Reuters
Kuwait Warns of Harsher Measures Against Protests – AP
US Decries Bahrain Ban on Public Demonstrations – AP
Amnesty: Bahrain Must Lift Ban on All Protests – Reuters
Yemen LNG Gas Pipeline Blown Up Again – Reuters
Sinai Becomes Prison for African Migrants – NYT
Revolution Brings Hard Times for Egypt's Treasures – NYT
Libya Parliament Approves New Premier’s Cabinet – NYT
Libya Congress Approves New Government Amid Protests – Reuters
Libyan Congress Backs New Cabinet – BBC
Arab Women Turn to Crafts as a Source of Employment – NYT
US Department of Defense
Pentagon Has Full Confidence in Africom Commander, Little Says – AFPS
Greenert: Navy to Focus on Health of Force, Naval Dominance – S&S
Greenert Uses Position Report to Check Course of Navy – AFPS
New US Monument Honors Military Service Dogs – AP
Soldiers' Suit of Iraq War Contractor Goes to Jury – AP
Wife Says Former Aviano Inspector General is Innocent – S&S
Air Force Academy Brawl Injures 27 Cadets – TG
United States
Cable Warned Consulate Couldn't Withstand 'Coordinated Attack' – Fox
Retired FBI Agent Arraigned in Afghan Scheme – AP
Feds: Defense Firm Put Untrained Guards in Iraq – AP
Exam Said to Be Leaked to Guards at Nuclear Site – NYT
Drug-Sniffing Dogs Have Day in Court as Justices Hear Arguments – NYT
United Kingdom
Top UK Court Rejects Bid to Free US-held Detainee – AP
Africa
Nigeria Violence: Zamfara Villagers 'Murdered' – BBC
Amnesty: Nigerian Forces Making Islamist Insurgency Worse – Reuters
Nigerian Pirates Free Six Russians, One Estonian – Reuters
French Firm: 7 Kidnapped Sailors Freed in Nigeria – AP
UN Resisting African Calls to End Somalia Arms Embargo – Reuters
Sudan's Iran Alliance Under Scrutiny – VOA
Congo Cooperative Offers Employment to Ex-Combatants – VOA
Some Zimbabwe Restrictions Lifted, But Money Remains Tight – VOA
South Africa Guards 'Shoot Dead Two Miners' – BBC
Political Play Banned in Uganda – BBC
Americas
Mexico Poised to Charge Police Officers in US Ambush – Reuters
Mexico Study: US Legalization Cuts Cartel Profits – AP
Mexico's Day of Dead Brings Memories of Missing – AP
Colombia Urabenos 'Gang Leader' Captured in Argentina – BBC
Top Former Dominican Anti-Drug Official Arrested on Drug Charges – Reuters
New Arrest in Case of Bolivian Journalist Set Alight – BBC
Brazil Sniffer Dog 'Under Threat' from Rio Drugs Gangs – BBC
Haiti Food Fears Grow After Sandy – BBC
Asia / Pacific
Wary of Future, Professionals Leave China in Record Numbers – NYT
China's Communist Elite Readies for Power Transfer – AP
Photos Show Second China Stealth Fighter Prototype – AP
Expect Feisty Defense From China's Disgraced Bo Xilai – Reuters
China Sentences Man to 8 Years for Subversion – AP
Cambodian Opposition Leader Asks Obama to Cancel Visit – VOA
UN: Burma Must Protect Muslims and Halt Discrimination – Reuters
Burma: Evidence Shows Mob Violence Was Planned – AP
Burma: Foreign Investment Bill in Parliament Again – Reuters
China: Silencing a Voice for Justice – NYT opinion
Europe
Russia Blacklist Law Takes Effect – BBC
Russians See Church and State Come Closer – NYT
Spain’s Economic Crisis Sparks Catalonia Independence Drive – VOA
Greece Ministers Blamed Over Swiss Bank Account List – BBC
Turkey Given Reassurance by Germany on Talks – NYT
Clinton Urges Serbia to Accept Kosovo’s Borders – NYT
US, EU Presses Kosovo to Integrate Ethnic Serb Population – VOA
Amnesty Slams Bosnia's Republika Srpska for Rapes – VOA
US Looks to Boost Private Investment Ahead of Croatia EU Membership – VOA
France Expels Radical Tunisian Imam – AP
Dealing With Secession in Europe – NYT opinion
Keep an Eye On, But Don't Isolate Ukraine – Bloomberg opinion
South Asia
Persistent Inflation Poses Challenges for India – VOA
Population Bulge Tests India's Growth Aspirations – AP
