2 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
Report: Afghan Security Forces Not Ready for 2014 – S&S
US Audit Finds Afghanistan Incapable of Sustaining Security – VOA
Report: Afghan Security Forces Face Infrastructure Challenges – AFPS
Third Australian Earns Victoria Cross in Afghanistan – AP
ISAF Operations Summary – AFPS
Syria
Analysis: US Likely to Become Entangled in Syria's War – McClatchy
China Presents Four-Point Proposal For Resolving Civil War in Syria – NYT
US Looks for New Civilian Leadership in Syrian Opposition – VOA
Syrians Wary of US Push to Overhaul Opposition – AP
Fighting Erupts Between Syrian Rebels and Kurds – WP
Syrian Opposition Says Rebels Kill 28 Soldiers – VOA
Rebels Kill Unarmed Syrian Soldiers – WP
Video Is Said to Show Syrian Rebels Executing Prisoners – NYT
Syria Rebels 'Take Checkpoints' – BBC
Syria Rebels Kill 78 Soldiers, Attack Checkpoints – AP
Missing Journalist's Family to Travel to Beirut – AP
How to Establish a Moderate Syria – PI opinion
Libya US Consulate Attack
US Provides Detailed Account of Libya Attack – WP
CIA Played Major Role Fighting Militants in Libya Attack – NYT
US: CIA Rushed to Save Diplomats as Libya Attack Was Under Way – AP
WSJ: State and CIA Had Secret, Botched Deal for Benghazi Security – WP
CIA Officials in Libya Made Key Decisions During Benghazi Attacks – Reuters
Key Task Force Not Convened During Benghazi Consulate Attack – CBS
New Details on Failed, Fateful Push for More Security at Benghazi – WP
'Troubling' Surveillance Before Benghazi Attack – FP
Tunisia: Suspect in US Consulate Attack Held – AP
Benghazi Timeline: CIA Errors, No Evidence of Conspiracy – WP opinion
Middle East / North Africa
Iran: Drug Trafficking Soars as Sanctions Take Bigger Bite – WP
Iran Hostage Taker Returns to the Spotlight, With Insight – NYT
Israel: Netanyahu Rival Blasts 'Obsession' With Iran – Reuters
Israel Confirms Killing Arafat Deputy in 1988 – AP
Lid Lifted on PLO Man's 1988 Killing – BBC
Kuwaiti ex-MP Released on Bail – BBC
Bahrain Activist Sentenced for Anti-King Web Posts – AP
Morocco 'Dismantles Terror Cell' – BBC
Gunmen Occupy Libyan Parliament – BBC
Mauritanian Opposition Tells Army to Stay Out of Politics – Reuters
Israel Must Wage a War of Ideas – JP opinion
UK Must Atone for Its Sins in Palestine – TT opinion
An Islamist Power Grab in Tunisia – NYT opinion
Extremists on the March in Tunisia – TI opinion
US Department of Defense
Pentagon Urged to Televise Guantanamo Terror Trial – AP
DOD Launches ‘Airlift Event’ to Support Sandy Relief – AFPS
Navy Dispatches 3 Locally Based Ships to NY Area – VP
Brigadier General Takes Stand in Aviano Sexual Assault Case – S&S
Soldier, Accomplice Guilty in Murder-for-Hire Case – AP
Military Has Not Solved Problem of Sexual Assault, Women Say – NYT
United States
US East Coast Perseveres With Intense Storm Cleanup – VOA
Jersey Shore Begins to Register Magnitude of Sandy’s Devastation – WP
Gasoline Runs Short, Adding Woes to Storm Recovery – NYT
UN HQ’s Building Suffers 'Unprecedented Damage' From Sandy – AP
Some Muslim Clerics Say Sandy Is God's Punishment – AP
Massachusetts Man Gets 17 Years in Terrorist Plot – NYT
Mass. Man Sentenced to 17 Years in Terror Plot – AP
US Man Jailed for Pentagon Plot – BBC
Military Voters Can be Rope in Political Tugs-of-War – S&S
Bring Drones Out of the Shadows – WP editorial
The US Needs Muslim Allies – WP opinion
United Kingdom
New Battle in Britain Over Budget for Europe – NYT
British Man Admits Iran Arms Charge – BBC
Northern Ireland Prison Guard Slain in Gun Ambush – AP
Prison Officer Killed in Northern Ireland Motorway Shooting – Reuters
A Shield of Celebrity Let a BBC Host Escape Legal Scrutiny – NYT
UK Comedian Arrested by BBC Sex Scandal Detectives – AP
A Bird Skeleton, a Code and, Maybe, a Top Secret – NYT
Africa
Jilted Africa Cool to US Vote After Obama Fever Fades – Reuters
US Tells Sudanese Rebel Group to Stop Recruiting Refugees – VOA
Amnesty: Nigerian Security Making Insurgency Worse – VOA
Nigerian Army Accused of Abuses – BBC
Kidnappers Free 7 Sailors Abducted Near Nigeria – VOA
Leader Ousted, Guinea-Bissau Is Now a Drug Haven – NYT
Guinea Electoral Commission Swears in Most Members – AP
Somali Forces Make Mass Arrests – BBC
One-In-Four South Africans Jobless, Mine Layoffs Loom – Reuters
Rebel Group Tries Comeback in Sierra Leone Polls – VOA
Kenya Police Make 3 Arrests in Venezuela Diplomat Murder – Reuters
Americas
Mexico Detains 23 Officers for Alleged Drug Links – AP
Gang Rules 6 Years After Start of Mexico Drug War – AP
Mexico Sees Biggest Remittances Drop Since 2009 – AP
Colombia Halloween Blast Kills Two and Injures Dozens – BBC
2 Killed, 37 Injured in Colombia Halloween Bombing – AP
New Arrest in Case of Bolivian Journalist Set Alight – BBC
Guatemala Indigenous Leader 'Escapes Street Attack' – BBC
Cuba 'Hard Hit' by Storm Sandy – BBC
Asia / Pacific
Orient Shield Exercise Highlights Military’s Focus on ‘Pacific Pivot’ – S&S
US Urges Calm in China, Japan Dispute – AP
Second Stealth Jet Puts China on Path to Top Regional Power – Reuters
Amid Heavy Security, China Readies for Leadership Handover – VOA
Grabs for Power Behind Plan to Shrink China’s Elite Circle – NYT
China's New Leaders Face Economic Challenges – VOA
China’s ‘Firefighter-in-Chief’ Ascending – WP
Restrictions Pave Path to a Transition in China – NYT
Chinese Cafe Owner Given 8-Year Sentence Over Online Messages – NYT
Pigeons Set China Congress Security Plans Aflutter – Reuters
Japan Protests Another US Troop-Related Incident – AP
Japan: Protest Over Okinawa 'Assault' – BBC
Japan Announces Power Savings Moves as Reactors Remain Idle – Reuters
Apple, Google Maps Run Afoul of South Korea – VOA
US to Raise Serious Rights Concerns with Cambodia – AP
Fears Grow of Spreading Instability in Burma Sectarian Violence – VOA
Civilians in Western Burma Told to Turn in Arms – AP
World Bank Promises Aid to Burma – BBC
Europe
Europeans Wary About US Election – VOA
Russia: Scheduling Changes Prompt Questions About Putin’s Health – NYT
Russian President Putin Out of Sight – WP
Russian Defense Chief in Hot Water – WP
Russia's Internet Censor Law Goes Into Effect – VOA
Russia Breaks Baby Trafficking Ring in N. Caucasus – Reuters
Almost All Greeks Think Economy is Terrible – WP
Greek Bank List Editor Acquitted – BBC
Greek Editor Not Guilty in Publishing Names With Swiss Accounts – NYT
Clinton Urges Albanians to Safeguard Parliamentary Elections – VOA
Dissident Says Reforming Lukashenko's Belarus Impossible – Reuters
Putin's Russia: More Fragile Than It Looks – Reuters opinion
South Asia
US Declines Pakistani Radical's Offer to Help Sandy Victims – CNN
Girl Dies in Pakistani Kashmir Acid Attack – BBC
Bangladesh’s Internet ‘Info Ladies’ – AP
The Charitable Face of Pakistani Militants – NYT opinion
Are India's Poor Used As Guinea Pigs? – BBC opinion
