21 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
General Allen Resumes Command Duty in Afghanistan – NYT
Afghan Revolving Door: 5 Years, 5 US Generals – AP
France Ends Combat Mission in Afghanistan – VOA
France Ends Afghan Combat Mission – BBC
Opium Cultivation Rises in Afghanistan – VOA
Afghan Opium Harvest 'Down Sharply' – BBC
Afghan Suicide Bomber Kills 3 Near US Embassy – NYT
Karzai Praises Pakistan's Release of Taliban Prisoners – AP
Karzai Gives His Approval for Execution of Prisoners – NYT
ISAF Operations Summary – AFPS
DLA Readies Holiday Meals for Afghanistan-deployed Troops – AFPS
More Than One Mistake – PI opinion
Israel / Palestinians
Clinton, Netanyahu Meet in Jerusalem – VOA
Cease-Fire Deal Elusive in Gaza Conflict as US Widens Its Role – NYT
In Gaza, Sides Want Truce Without Backing Down – WP
Clinton Presses On With Efforts to End Israel-Hamas Fighting – AP
Push for Israel-Hamas Cease-Fire Gains Momentum – AP
Turkey Finds It Is Sidelined as Broker in Mideast – NYT
Gaza Pounded Despite Truce Talks – BBC
Tel Aviv Bus Hit by Bomb; Hamas Celebrates – Reuters
In Gaza Conflict, Hezbollah Stays on Sidelines – AP
Hamas Leader Decries Killing of Alleged Spies – Reuters
In Gaza, the Familiar Fear Returns – WP
What is Life Like Inside the Tunnels of Gaza? – WP
Skirmishes in Israel-Palestinian Battle Over Photos of Killed Children – WP
Israel-Hamas Fight Highlights Role for US – WP editorial
Stop the Perpetual War – WP opinion
Hamas Left Israel No Choice but to Strike – NYT opinion
Palestinians Have Right to Defend Themselves – TG opinion
How to Defuse the Israel-Gaza Conflict – NYT opinion
7 Truths About Israel, Hamas & Violence – Bloomberg opinion
The Myth of a 'Pragmatic' Hamas – NYDN opinion
Syria
UK Recognizes Syria Opposition – BBC
Turkey Soon to Request Patriots from NATO – AP
With Capture of Regime Base, Syrian Rebels Net Weapons Trove – WP
Syrian Warplanes Bomb Damascus Suburbs – AP
Syrian Rebels Have Lost Their Innocence – DS opinion
Middle East / North Africa
Does the Gaza Crisis Make Israeli Strikes on Iran More Likely? – WP
Israeli-Hamas Conflict Creates Wedge in US Relations with Mideast Allies – WP
Obama Signals Shift in Approach to Middle East – WP
Iranian Kurds Fight Discrimination, Hope for Change – VOA
Iraqi-Kurd Tensions Soar After Firefight – WP
Kurdish Fighters Gather in Disputed Area in Iraq – AP
Ahmadinejad Off the Hook as Iran's Parliament Withdraws Summons – Reuters
Israel: Attack at US Embassy in Tel Aviv – BBC
Critics of Jordan's King Bemoan Missed Opportunities – VOA
Amnesty Attacks Bahrain 'Abuses' – BBC
Rights Group: Bahrain Fails on Reform Pledge – AP
Yemen Army Battles Tribesmen After New Oil Pipe Attack – Reuters
Egypt: Dozens Injured in Cairo Clashes – BBC
Egypt Protesters Firebomb Al-Jazeera Cairo Office – AP
Egypt Confiscates Warheads Smuggled From Libya – AP
US Can’t Pivot Away from Middle East – WP opinion
US Department of Defense
Big Disappointment in Brain Injury Treatment Study – AP
Ecstasy Effective in Treatment of Lingering PTSD, New Study Finds – S&S
Dietary Supplements Confusing for Troops, Doctors – S&S
Legal Experts: Hasan Trial Could Start in January, at the Earliest – AAS
Scandals Highlight Ethics Lapses in Military – VOA
Navy Fires Two More Commanders – S&S
Panetta Praises Outgoing, Incoming Southcom Commanders – AFPS
Defense and Industry Narrow Communication Gap – AFPS
NDU Honors Special Operations Community – AFPS
Transcom Strives to Protect Networks Against Cyberthreats – AFPS
United States
Social Media Snags 4 US Residents Allegedly Supporting Taliban – CNN
US Charges 4 Men in Alleged Terror Plot – VOA
'Fiscal Cliff' Threatens U.S. National Security – WP editorial
Petraeus’s Affair Was No ‘Scandal’ – WP opinion
Time to End the War on Drugs – WP opinion
Africa
DR Congo Rebels Seize Key Eastern City – VOA
Rebels Take Goma, Key City in Congo – WP
Congo Rebels Seize Provincial Capital – NYT
DR Congo: UN Condemns Rebel Seizure of Goma – BBC
M23 Rebels Vow to Take Congo, as Troops Defect – AP
Thousands Flee Latest Congo Fighting – VOA
DR Congo Urges Sanctions on Rwanda for Support of M23 Rebels – VOA
Islamists Take Mali Town From Separatists – VOA
South Sudan Accuses Sudan of Bombing Its Territory – Reuters
Kenyans Shot After Army Crackdown – BBC
Mauritanian President Prepares to Return Home – VOA
Americas
Argentina Cities Hit by Strike – BBC
Asia / Pacific
Obama Meets Chinese, Japanese Leaders at East Asia Summit – VOA
China Might be Moving Closer to ASEAN on South China Sea – VOA
Obama Affirms Japan Ties as China Sea Spats Threaten Trade – Bloomberg
Obama, in Cambodia, Sidesteps Ghosts of American Wartime Past – NYT
Asian Leaders Discuss Vast Free Trade Region – VOA
Asian Nations Plan Trade Bloc That, Unlike US’s, Invites China – NYT
South Korean Man Gets Suspended Sentence for Tweets – NYT
Burma’s Muslims Lose Homes, Hope – WP photo gallery
Obama Blunders Again on the World Stage – TT opinion
Europe
As Europe Plots Closer Ties, Britain Mulls Split – AP
US To Seek Compromise Agreements With Russia On Security, Economy – VOA
Russia: Putin, in Need of Cohesion, Pushes Patriotism – NYT
Dozens of Groups Boycott Russia's New NGOs Law – AP
US Rejects Report of Hacking at French Presidency – AP
Eurozone Finance Chiefs Resume Greek Bailout Talks – VOA
EU Fails to Reach Greece Deal – BBC
Spain Gets Mixed Reviews on Handling Economy – VOA
Poland Thwarts Terror Attack on Top Leaders – AP
Polish Man Held on Terror Charges – BBC
Kosovo Ex-rebel Faces Fresh Trial – BBC
Croatia Jails ex-PM Over Bribery – BBC
Amnesty International Workers Start Strike – AP
South Asia
India Hangs the Only Surviving Mumbai Attacker – NYT
India Hangs Lone Surviving Gunman in 2008 Mumbai Terror Attacks – WP
India: Mumbai Attacks Gunman Executed – BBC
Bomb Blast Kills 5 in Southwest Pakistan – AP
Bomb Kills Three Soldiers in Pakistan, Toll 'Likely to Rise' – Reuters
