17 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 – TJF
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Afghanistan
Dunford Cites Progress, Challenges in Afghanistan Mission – AFPS
Roadside Bomb Kills 17 in Afghanistan – VOA
Bomb Kills 17 Civilians in Afghanistan – NYT
Land Mine Kills 17 Afghans Traveling to a Wedding – AP
Pakistan Releases Son of Afghan Militant Leader – AP
Oops! Taliban Reveal Identities of Their Mailing List Members – ABC
ISAF Operations Summary – AFPS
Israel / Palestinians
US Fears Ground War in Gaza Could Hurt Israel and Help Hamas – NYT
Israel, on New Battlefield, Sticks to Tough Approach – NYT
Gaza Conflict: Israel Vows to Intensify Offensive – BBC
Israel Readies for Possible Ground War – WP
Likelihood of Israel Launching Ground Invasion in Gaza Grows – LAT
Israel Authorizes More Reservists After Rockets Target Cities – Reuters
Rockets Target Jerusalem; Israel Girds for Gaza Invasion – NYT
Gaza Conflict: Militant Rocket Targets Jerusalem – BBC
Hamas Targets Jerusalem in Major Escalation – AP
Tel Aviv: Beloved Oasis Outraged by Rocket Fire – AP
Israel's Barak Seeks Three More Iron Dome Rocket Interceptors – Reuters
Suspected Collaborator With Israel Executed on Gaza Street – NYT
Israel, Hamas Fight Gaza Conflict Online – VOA
Abbas Asks Arab League Chief to Visit Gaza – Reuters
Egypt Seeks Israel-Gaza Truce – VOA
Egypt President Toughens Rhetoric on Israel – AP
Thousands Protest in Egypt Against Israeli Attacks on Gaza – Reuters
Analysis: Israel-Hamas: a Clash Waiting to Happen – AP
Interactive Map Showing Hamas's Rocket Range Inside Israel – WP
Heading Off Full-Blown War in the Gaza Strip – WP editorial
Israel's Least Bad Option in Gaza – JP editorial
Hamas, Israel Both Have Reasons to Escalate – CSM opinion
Rocket Attacks' Deadly Impact on Israel – TOI opinion
Israel’s Shortsighted Assassination – NYT opinion
Israel Did What It Must for Security – Commentator opinion
Why Israel Attacked Gaza – NP opinion
Another Pointless War in Gaza – TG opinion
Iran
Iran Set to Expand Nuclear Work, UN Agency Says – NYT
Iran Increased Nuclear Enrichment Capacity, IAEA Report Says -LAT
UN Nuclear Inspectors Report Worrisome Steps by Iran – WP
IAEA: Iran Making Steady Advances on Nuclear Program – CSM
UN Nuclear Agency: Iran Poised to Expand Nuke Work – AP
IAEA: Iran Ready to Double Uranium Enrichment at Fordo – BBC
Syria
Europe Mulls Increased Support For Syrian Opposition – VOA
UK Moves Towards Syria Opposition – BBC
UK: European Nations to Debate Syria Arms Embargo – AP
In War-Torn Syria, Secrets and Double Lives – Reuters
Libya US Consulate Attack
Petraeus Testifies on Benghazi Attack – VOA
Petraeus Says CIA Saw Libya Attack as Terrorism – NYT
Petraeus Testifies Benghazi Attack Was Terrorist Act – WP
Petraeus Fails to Ease Partisan Divide Over Libya Consulate Attack – LAT
Petraeus Says He Believed Terrorists Were Behind Libya Attack – AP
In Benghazi Testimony, Petraeus Says Al Qaeda Role Known Early – Reuters
Petraeus: Benghazi Attack 'Was Terror Strike' – BBC
'Real-Time' Video Shows Benghazi Drama, But Questions Remain – CNN
Intel Officials Unable to Say Who Changed CIA Talking Points – Fox
Flashback: What Susan Rice Said About Benghazi – WSJ
Dozen House Women Defend Rice Over Libya Comments – AP
Obama Must Explain Benghazi Terror Attack – MJS editorial
The Best Way to Investigate Benghazi – WP opinion
Susan Rice’s Tarnished Résumé – WP opinion
Don’t Scapegoat Rice – WP opinion
Susan Rice's Miserable Record at the UN – Fox opinion
The Benghazi Circus – NYT opinion
Middle East / North Africa
Iraq Said to Release Hezbollah Operative – NYT
Iraq Releases Prisoner, Draws US Ire – WP
Hezbollah Man Wanted by US Freed From Iraq Custody – AP
Iraq Releases Suspected Hezbollah Operative Daqduq – Reuters
Iraqi Police Clash With Kurdish Guards, 1 Dead – AP
Jordanian Protesters Call for Revolution – VOA
Protesters in Jordan Denounce King Abdullah II – LAT
Protesters Come Up Empty In Jordan – NYT
Jordan's Crisis: Is An Uneasy Peace Emerging? – CSM
Egypt's Mursi to Avoid Coptic Ceremony, Dismays Christians – Reuters
US Department of Defense
Panetta Tells VOA He Won't Step Down Right Away – VOA
Details So Far in Petraeus Scandal Not Legally Damaging – S&S
US Hazing Trial Confronts Army's Delicate Race Relations – VOA
Madigan Medical Center Review Finds 150 More With PTSD – TNT
Army Suicides for 2012 Surpass Last Year's Numbers – AP
Charged General's Wife: Long War Hurts Families – AP
The Legacy of David Petraeus and the Future of American War – TA opinion
Pentagon Will Survive Fiscal Cliff – USN&WP
Pentagon Can Recover from Petraeus and Allen Scandals – CSM editorial
United States
Congressional Leaders: Confident ‘Fiscal Cliff’ Can Be Averted – WP
4 Killed in Texas Train Crash Were Military Veterans – NYT
Time to Rethink the CIA? – WP opinion
The Petraeus Affair’s Resulting Witch Hunt – WP opinion
Why is the Woman So Often the Villain? – WP opinion
A US Energy Renaissance – WP opinion
Australia
US-Australia Conference Points to Possibilities – AFPS
Africa
Nigeria Boko Haram Commander Ibn Saleh Ibrahim 'Killed' – BBC
Mali's Mujao Islamists and Rebels in Battle for Control – BBC
DR Congo Vows to Defend Goma City From M23 Rebels – BBC
Congo Army, Rebels Clash in Worst Fighting for Months – Reuters
Congo: 151 Rebels Killed in Clash With Army – AP
Congo PM Says UN Must Impose Sanctions on Rwandan Officials – Reuters
Sudan: UN Renews Peacekeepers for Abyei – AP
Kenyans Anxious About Operation to Track Police Killers – VOA
Sierra Leone Ready for Elections – VOA
Sierra Leone Election Campaign Encouraging, Says Carter Center – VOA
Close Sierra Leone Vote Carries High Hopes for Growth – Reuters
Factbox-Top Contenders in Sierra Leone Election – Reuters
Zimbabwe Finance Minister Allocates Funds for 2013 Polls – VOA
Americas
Could Central American Gangs Usurp Role of Mexican Cartels? – CSM
7 Mexico Police Face Trial in US Vehicle Shooting – AP
Dominican Drug Official to Fight Extradition to US – AP
Dutch Fighter in Colombia Peace Talks Role – AP
Colombia Arrests Three Over Killing of 10 Farm Workers – BBC
Venezuela: Chavez Foes Hope for 'Political Prisoner' Amnesty – AP
Nicaraguan Protests Erupt Over Rise in Power Costs – AP
US Contractor Jailed in Cuba Sues US, Employer for $60m – Reuters
Young Man Killed During Student Protest in Haiti – AP
Asia / Pacific
Obama Will Not Shy Away From Human Rights on Asia Tour – VOA
In Cambodia, Panetta Touts Benefits of US Asia 'Pivot' – VOA
China Inflexible on Sea Disputes Ahead of ASEAN Summit – VOA
Japan PM Set for General Election – BBC
Japan PM Dissolves Parliament; Vote Set for Dec 16 – AP
US, Thai Leaders Move Defense Alliance Into 21st Century – AFPS
S. Korean Cities Fear US Bases Won't Meet Deadline to Vacate – S&S
Obama’s Historic Visit to Burma – WP
Obama Visit Underscores Lack of Change for Burma’s Poor – NYT
US Eases Import Ban on Myanmar Ahead of Obama Trip – Reuters
President Obama Goes to Asia – NYT editorial
China’s Anxieties Mirror Our Own – WP opinion
Europe
Russia Chafes as US House Passes Magnitsky Act – WP
Russia’s Putin Parries Merkel’s Jabs on Rights – NYT
Germany's Merkel Pays Putin a Prickly Visit – CSM
US Urges Georgia Political Rivals to Cooperate – Reuters
US Embassy Warns Americans of Possible Attacks in Greece – AP
Judge Overturns Croatian Generals' War Crimes Sentence – VOA
Hague Court Overturns Convictions of 2 Croatian Generals – NYT
War Court Clears Croatia Generals – BBC
Two Croatian Generals’ Convictions Overturned – WP
Joy in Croatia as UN Overturns 2 Key Convictions – AP
EU Police Arrest ex-KLA Fighters for Kosovo War Crimes – BBC
EBRD Votes to Give Kosovo Membership – Reuters
France Vows to Restore Order in Corsica After Shootings – BBC
Ikea 'Deeply Regrets' Use of Forced Labor in Former E. Germany – BBC
South Asia
End of British Aid Marks Economic Shift for India – VOA
Polio Fighters in Pakistan Struggle Against Myths and Realities – WP
