25 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 – CSM Backchannels
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
Afghan Shiites Worry Freedoms May be Fleeting – WP
Army Continues to Roll Out Equipment to Fight IEDs in Afghanistan – USAT
NC Native Killed in Afghanistan Remembered as NCO Who 'Shined' – RN&O
Student Killed in Melee at Afghan University – NYT
Afghan Police: Student Killed in University Clash – AP
Karzai: Our Man in Kabul? – WSJ opinion
Why US Troops Must Stay in Afghanistan – WP opinion
Israel / Palestinians
On This, 2 Sides Agree: Fighting Hardened Positions – NYT
Hamas’s Success Frustrates Rival’s Nonviolent Approach – WP
After War that United Militants, Hamas Faces New Responsibilities – TT
Hamas No. 2 Rejects Gaza Arms Halt – AP
Cease-Fire Achieved by Leaving Thorny Issues Unresolved – NYT
Hamas Claim of Progress Complicates Talk of Truce – NYT
Gaza Cleric Calls Violation of Israel Truce Sinful – AP
America’s Failed Palestinian Policy – NYT opinion
Renew the Mideast Peace Process? Not Now – LAT opinion
Egypt
Egypt's Top Judges Resist Morsi Decrees – VOA
Egypt Judges Vow to Oppose Expansion of Morsi’s Power – NYT
Grab for Power in Egypt Threatens New Democracy – WP
Egyptians Accuse Morsi of Rewriting Rules of Democracy – CSM
Egypt's Mursi Faces Judicial Revolt Over Decree – Reuters
Egypt Judges Call for National Strike Over Mursi Decree – BBC
Egyptian Judges Slam President's Power Move – WSJ
ElBaradei Says Egypt's President Must Rescind New Powers – AP
Protesters Try to Occupy Tahrir Square – TT
New Protests in Tahrir Square as Morsi Grants Himself Broad Powers – CSM
Egypt Shares Continue Slide After Suspension Lifted – Reuters
Suspected Militants Bomb Security Bases in Egypt's Sinai – Reuters
Morsi’s Moment – NYT opinion
Syria
Syrian Rebels Begin to Chip Away at Regime's Air Advantage – CSM
Iran: Missile Deployment in Turkey Would Increase Tensions – Reuters
Cold Ravages Syria Refugees as Aid Falters – NYT
The Syrian Linchpin – WP opinion
A Splintered Syrian Revolt – WP opinion
Middle East / North Africa
US Cancels Conference on Nuke-free Mideast – VOA
US Carrier Strikeforce Readies in Case of War with Iran – TT
Iranians Say Jailed Blogger Died 'of Shock' – BBC
Lebanese Army: 5 Syrians Arrested with Explosives – AP
Lebanon Holds 'Plotting' Syrians – BBC
Iraqi Kurds Send More Troops Into Standoff With Iraq Army – Reuters
At Renovated Iraq Shrine, Shiites Mark a Holy Day – AP
4 Killed During Shiite Gathering in Yemeni Capital – AP
Bomb Kills Four Yemenis Marking Shi'ite Muslim Ashura Festival – Reuters
Palestinians: Arafat's Remains to be Exhumed Tuesday – VOA
Palestinians: Arafat's Remains Said to be Exhumed Tuesday – AP
Saudi Arabian Women 'Monitored by Saudi Male Guardians' – BBC
Morocco Dismantles AQ Cell Sending Jihadists to Mali – AP
Morocco Says Breaks Al Qaeda Cell Sending Youth to Mali – Reuters
How Obama Can Earn Israelis’ Trust – WP opinion
Terrorism / Counterterrorism
US Election Speeded Move to Codify Policy on Drones – NYT
Obama’s Pick for CIA Could Affect Drone Campaign – WP
US Using Bad Info for Drone Strikes Like It Did for Detainees – FPIF opinion
US Department of Defense
National Guard Soldiers, Airmen Face Unemployment Crisis – S&S
Soldiers from the World Over Mix at Sergeants Major Academy – EPT
Navy Mine-Detecting Dolphins to Retire by 2017 – NT
SOCOM Recalls Thousands of SPEAR Ballistic Armor Plates – MT
US Central Intelligence Agency
Next CIA Boss Will Face Tough Decisions – WP
Why Generals Shouldn't Run the CIA – FP opinion
Petraeus, the Comeback General – LAT opinion
United States
Mountain-Climbing Program Helps Wounded Vets Overcome Barriers – S&S
Anonymous Hacker Behind Stratfor Attack Faces Life in Prison – RT
Will Puerto Rico Be America’s 51st State? – NYT opinion
Can’t Find a Job? Move Overseas. – WP opinion
United Kingdom
Northern Ireland Catholics 'Want to Stay in UK' – BBC
First UK Pilots Begin Training to Fly F-35 – NFDW
Has England found Richard III? – WP
Africa
DR Congo: African Leaders Demand Rebels Leave Goma – VOA
African Leaders Call for End to DR Congo Rebel Advance – AP
African Presidents Urge Congo Rebels to Abandon War – Reuters
DR Congo Conflict: M23 Rebels Urged to Stop War – BBC
Congo Rebels Ignore Appeal to Quit Attack – NYT
Congo Rebels Advance as Regional Leaders Seek Ceasefire – CSM
Congo Govt Says No Talks With M23 Rebels Before Goma Pullout – Reuters
DR Congo Army Accused of Abuses During Retreat from M23 – VOA
Morocco Dismantles Cell Sending Jihadists to Mali – AP
Britain's Rwanda Aid Funding ‘Repressive Regime’ Says Former Official – TT
US Congratulates Sierra Leone President on Re-Election – VOA
Sierra Leone Opposition May Dispute Results – AP
President Returns to Mauritania – BBC
Mauritania's President Returns Home After Gunshot Treatment – Reuters
South Africa: Police Kill 7 Suspected Robbers – AP
War Looms in Congo – WP editorial
Americas
Swallowing Rain Forest, Cities Surge in Brazil’s Amazon – NYT
New Corruption Scandal Rocks Brazilian Government – Reuters
Honduras Busts Drug Gang, Seizes $100 Million in Assets – Reuters
Heritage Leads Colombians to Judaism – WP
Venezuela National Guard Finds Buried Stash of Cash – BBC
Haiti Military Veterans in Hiding Renew Vow to Remobilize – AP
A Better Mexico-US Bond – WP opinion
Asia / Pacific
China's Role in Southeast Asia Questioned – AP
China Lands First Jet on Its Aircraft Carrier – AP
China's Challenge with Corruption – CSM
China Holds Ex-Journalist Who Wrote of Boys’ Deaths – NYT
Clashes at Big Thailand Protest – BBC
Thailand: Police Fire Tear Gas at Bangkok Protesters – TT
Dawn of a New China? – NYT opinion
Europe
EU Budget Talks End Without Deal – BBC
Catalonia Prepares Itself for a Vote Against Spain – TT
Freed Russian Spy Avows Innocence – BBC
Thousands of Italians Rally Against Monti's Austerity – Reuters
10,000 March in Dublin Against Next Irish Budget – AP
South Asia
India Says China's New Passport Maps Unacceptable – AP
Cellphones Reshape Prostitution in India, Complicate Efforts to Prevent AIDS – NYT
Seven Children Killed by Pakistan Bomb – BBC
Roadside Bomb Kills at Least 7 in Pakistan – NYT
Bomb Hits Pakistani Shiite Procession, Kills 5 – AP
100 Killed in Bangladesh Factory Fire – VOA
More Than 100 Dead in Bangladesh Fire, Official Says – NYT
The Plight of Pakistan's Shiites – NYT opinion
