9 December 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
Karzai Hints at Conditional Immunity for US Personnel – VOA
US Troops Can Have Immunity in Exchange for Sovereignty – DPA
Wounded Afghan Intel Chief Treated at US Base – VOA
Karzai: Spy Chief Bomber Came from Pakistan – VOA
Karzai Implicates Pakistan in Bombing That Hurt Spy Chief – NYT
Karzai Says Suicide Attack on Aide Planned in Pakistan – WP
Afghan Spy Chief Bomber Came from Pakistan – AP
For Afghan Officials, Prospect of Death in the Job Description – NYT
Rural Afghan Town Feels Caught Between US and Taliban – WP
US-Led Coalition: US Doctor Rescued From Taliban – AP
Abducted US Doctor Rescued in Eastern Afghanistan – BBC
For Servicemembers Wounded in Afghanistan, a 'Proper Exit' – S&S
Life and War in Afghanistan – WP photo gallery
One Afghanistan Raid, Two Stories – WP opinion
Syria
Syrian Rebels Set Sights on Damascus Airport – VOA
Syria Rebels Aim to Seize Damascus Airport – BBC
Syrian Rebels Get New Leadership in Bid to Unite – AP
Syrian Rebels Elect New Military Commander – Reuters
French Military Advisers Meet Rebels Inside Syria – AP
Syrian Rebels Tied to Al Qaeda Play Key Role in War – NYT
UK Alert on Syrian Chemical Arms – BBC
Lavrov: Russia, US, Brahimi Hold New Syria Talks – AP
UN Chief Renews Plea for Syrian Refugee Aid – VOA
Arming Syrian Rebels in U.S. Interest – LAT opinion
If You Thought Benghazi Was Bad, Watch Syria – Time opinion
What Will Obama Do About Syria's WMD? – Slate opinion
Egypt
Egyptian President Annuls Emergency Decree – VOA
Egypt's President Annuls Decree – BBC
In Egypt, Most of Power-Grabbing Decree Annulled – WP
Backing Off Added Powers, Egypt’s Leader Presses Vote – NYT
Egypt's Military Returns to the Political Fray – AP
Egyptian Military Warns of 'Disastrous Consequences' – AP
UN Rights Official Slams Credibility of Egypt’s New Constitution – VOA
Egypt Opposition Figure Says Mursi Deepening Crisis – Reuters
Egypt Panel Recommends Referendum Be Held on Time – AP
Why Egyptians are Angry at Morsi, in Charts – WP
Dangerous Battle to Unseat Egypt's Morsi – TG editorial
Our Man in Cairo – WP opinion
Egypt's Predictable Unraveling – NR opinion
Palestinians
Hamas Marks 25th Anniversary with Mass Rally in Gaza – VOA
Leader Celebrates Founding of Hamas With Defiant Speech – NYT
Hamas's Meshaal Rallies Gazans – BBC
Hamas Leader Says Group Will Never Recognize Israel – WP
Hamas Vows Never to Recognize Israel – DPA
Middle East / North Africa
US Officials Say No 'Pivot' Away from Mideast – AP
Some in Israel See Iron Dome as Shield From Reality – WP
Israel's Olmert Says Country Facing Unprecedented Isolation – Reuters
Widening War in Syria Poses Fresh Test to Divided Lebanon – WP
Yemen: 8 Soldiers Killed in Ambush – AP
Iran Police Confiscate Over 11 Tons of Narcotics – AP
UAE Authorities 'Detain Blogger' – BBC
Thousands Protest Tunisian Union Amid Tensions – AP
2 Arrested on Tunisia-Algeria Border – AP
Obama Lacks Resolve to Tackle Iran – NYT opinion
US Department of Defense
Dempsey: Senior Commanders Need More Ethics Training – S&S
Leader Misconduct by Leads to Review of Perks and Ethics Training – WP
Navy Sub With New Design Nears Completion at Conn. Base – AP
Billion-Dollar Flop: Air Force Stumbles on Software Plan – NYT
WikiLeaks: Manning Hearing Set to End Next Week – WP
Post-9/11 Wars Have Taken Toll on US Military – NP opinion
The Military’s Epidemic of Suicide – WP opinion
United States
Senate Set for Fight Over Allowing Broad Intercepts of E-mail, Calls – WP
A Case for Targeted Killings – WP opinion
Bin Laden, Torture and Hollywood – NYT
Feeling Typecast, Madam Secretary? – WP opinion
No to a New Law Against Leaks – WP opinion
United Kingdom
4 IRA Suspects Arrested over Northern Ireland Bomb – AP
Clinton Condemns Violence in Northern Ireland – VOA
Clinton: Northern Ireland Peace Requires Vigilance – AP
Belfast Flag Protests: Loyalists Clash With Police After Rally – BBC
United Nations
UN Climate Conference Extends Kyoto Protocol – VOA
UN Summit Strikes Climate Deal – BBC
Climate Talks Yield Commitment to Ambitious, Unclear, Actions – NYT
UN Conference Adopts Extension of Kyoto Accord – AP
Africa
US Sanctions Mali Islamist Group, Leaders – VOA
Mali May be Next Front vs. Terrorism – WP
Insecurity in Puntland Underscores Somali Militants' Staying-Power – VOA
Kenya: Blast Hits Nairobi's Somali Area – BBC
Zimbabwe: Mugabe Threatens Seizure of Foreign Mining Firms – VOA
Zimbabwe Seizes Ian Smith's Farm – BBC
Rumblings for Change in Sudan’s Governing Party – NYT
Extended Voting in Ghana Winds Down – VOA
Ghana Voting Enters Second Day – BBC
Ghana Awaits New President in Test of Democracy – Reuters
South Africa's Nelson Mandela Hospitalized – VOA
South Africa: Mandela in Hospital 'For Tests' – BBC
Americas
Land Routes Blocked, Smuggling Rises Sharply on California Coast – NYT
At Least 13 Die in Clashes in Northern Mexico – AP
Turks and Caicos ex-PM Michael Misick Held in Brazil – BBC
Venezuela’s Chávez Says Cancer Back, Names Successor – NYT
Venezuela’s Chavez Says Cancer Has Returned – AP
Venezuela's Chavez Says He Needs Cancer Surgery – BBC
Honduran Leader to Use Voters Against Alleged Plot – AP
Cuba’s Free-Market Farm Experiment Yields Meager Crop – NYT
Haiti’s Silenced Victims – NYT opinion
Asia / Pacific
North Korea Reconsidering Launch Date for Rocket – VOA
North Korea 'May Delay Rocket Launch' – BBC
North Korea Says May Delay Rocket Flight – WP
North Korea Cites Rocket Problems – NYT
North Korea Says it May Change Rocket Launch Window – AP
Chinese Air Force Holds Large-Scale Drills – AP
Chinese Nobel Writer Takes on Critics – VOA
China Police Detain 2 Tibetans for Inciting Immolations – Reuters
Chinese Police Accuse Monk of Inciting Immolations – AP
Vietnam Breaks Up Anti-China Protest – AP
Fringe Politician Moves to Japan’s National Stage – NYT
UN: Refugee Camps in Western Burma 'Shocking' – VOA
Burma Sorry for Attack on Monks – BBC
Indonesian Minister Resigns Amid Corruption Charges – VOA
Storm that Killed 600 Threatens Philippines Again – AP
North Korea: There They Go Again – JT editorial
Europe
Russia Retaliates in US Bill Row – BBC
Russia Announces Barriers on Imports of US Meat – NYT
Italy’s PM to Quit After Losing Party Support – NYT
Italy PM Monti Plans to Resign – BBC
French Island of Corsica Hit by Attacks – AP
France: Corsica Hit by Renewed Attacks – BBC
Romania to Elect New Parliament – BBC
Romanian Gov't Expected to Win Bitter Elections – AP
Europe's Extremist Threat Is Criminal – G&M opinion
South Asia
Al-Qaida Leader Killed in Pakistan Drone Strike – VOA
US Drones Kill 3 Suspected Militants in Pakistan – AP
Sri Lanka MPs Find Chief Justice 'Guilty' – BBC
Chief Justice in Sri Lanka Found Unfit – AP
Bangladesh Police Fire Tear Gas at Election Protest – Reuters
