16 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 – The Interpreter – 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
Why Are Large Shipments of Gold Leaving the Country? – NYT
Manas Transit Center Facilitates Success in Afghanistan – AFPS
Syria
Syrian Rebels Say Americans, Britons Helped Train Them in Jordan – McClatchy
UK PM: 'Nothing is Off the Table' to Resolve Syrian Conflict – TT
Syrian Islamist Rebels Take Aleppo Infantry Base – AP
Syrian Jets Bomb Palestinian Camp in Damascus – Reuters
Palestinian Faction Leader Jibril Leaves Damascus – Reuters
Bread Shortage Is the First Big Test of a Transitional Council in Aleppo – NYT
Assad's Wobbly, Time to Push – CT editorial
Syria's Displaced Millions Struggle for Survival – GN editorial
Egypt
Egyptians Support Draft Constitution – WP
Egypt Islamists Expect Approval of Constitution – NYT
Egyptians Narrowly Back Constitution, Say Rival Camps – Reuters
Egypt Rights Groups Say Vote Marred by Violations – AP
Egypt Opposition Party Building Attacked by Rivals – Reuters
Egypt: The Next India or the Next Pakistan? – NYT opinion
Middle East
Iran Warns Turkey Over NATO's Missile System – AP
Ayatollah Khomeini's Pro-Democracy Granddaughter: I Fear Arrest – TT
Car Bomb Kills 2 in Disputed Northern Iraq Region – AP
Diplomat: Palestinians to Oppose Israeli Settlements – WT
Israeli Foreign Minister Officially Resigns – AP
Israel Soldiers Accused of Assaulting Journalists – TT
UN Refugee Chief Visits Lebanon – VOA
Kuwait Emir Warns Critics as Protest-Hit Parliament Opens – Reuters
Kuwait Security Forces Block Parliament Protests – AP
Republican Guard Members Sentenced in Yemen – Reuters
Only Bad Habits Prevent Iran Nuke Deal – TWT opinion
US Department of Defense
Defense-Chief Candidate Has Conservatives Wary – WSJ
SpyPhone: Pentagon Spooks Want New Tools for Mobile ‘Exploitation – DR
Pentagon Warns: ‘Pervasive’ Industrial Spying Targets US Space Tech – DR
7 Secret Ways America’s Stealth Armada Stays Off the Radar – DR
Dempsey Discusses North Korea, US Strategic Rebalance – AFPS
Military Families Worried by US Fiscal Cliff Cuts – AP
Technology Enabling US to Build Improved Missile Defense Systems – S&S
As War Winds Down, Boots Must Shine – S&S
Used to Helping, a Chaplain Finds the Tables Turned – NYT
Delta Airlines: ‘We Failed’ Double-Amputee Marine on Recent Flight – WP
Navy Says Working Uniforms are Extremely lammable – S&S
United States
School Shootings Shock Connecticut Town – VOA
New Details, But Few Answers – WP
Children Were All Shot Multiple Times With a Semiautomatic – NYT
US Massacre Victims Identified – BBC
Police: Mass Killing Shooter Forced His Way Into School – VOA
'Bright' Killer Battled School Authorities – TT
Justice Dept. Shelved Ideas to Improve Gun Background Checks – NYT
Wreaths Across America 2012 at Arlington National Cemetery – VOA
Kerry and Hagel, Probable Cabinet Nominees, Share Many Characteristics – WP
Hillary Clinton Faints, Gets Concussion – WP
Clinton Is Recovering From a Concussion – NYT
Clinton Sustains Concussion; Benghazi Testimony Postponed – Reuters
Push Obama Over the Fiscal Cliff – WT editorial
Drones Over America – WT editorial
For Secretaries of Defense and State, Democrats’ Short List Far Too Short – WP opinion
Hagel Would Make the Neocons Squirm – FP opinion
Do We Have the Courage to Stop This? – NYT opinion
The Gun Control Dilemma – WT opinion
A New Job Description for Treasury Secretary – NYT opinion
Americans Must Celebrate Religious Liberty – WT opinion
Africa
DR Congo: The World’s Worst War – NYT
S. African Miners' Deaths Test ANC's Popularity – VOA
Zuma Asks South Africa's ANC to Keep Him as Leader – AP
Zuma Says South Africa Is Not 'Falling Apart' – Reuters
S. Africa: Mandela Has Surgery to Remove Gall Stones – VOA
Nigeria Start-ups See Future 'Silicon Lagoon' – VOA
Nigeria Air Crash Kills Governor – BBC
Americas
Family, Friends of Former US Marine Detained in Mexico Call For Release – MH
Venezuelan Elections a Test for Chavez's Movement – AP
Absent Chavez Dominates Venezuelan State Elections – Reuters
Castro Visiting Venezuela’s Chavez After Surgery – AP
Brazil Expands Mines to Drive Future – NYT
UN Court Orders Argentine Ship Freed – BBC
UN Court Orders Release of Argentine Ship in Ghana – AP
P&O Cruises Stops Visiting Argentina in Falklands Face-off – TT
Jailed Spaniard May Leave Cuba – BBC
Mexico Is Still Bleeding – TNI opinion
Asia / Pacific
Japan Votes in Key Parliamentary Polls – VOA
Japanese Vote in General Election – BBC
Japan's LDP Back in Power With Two-Thirds Majority With Ally – Reuters
Exit Polls: Conservative LDP Wins Japan Election – AP
Japan PM Noda Likely to Quit as Democratic Party Leader – Reuters
Japan: Crime, Osprey Add to Okinawan Anger Over US Bases – AP
Okinawa Marines Helping with Philippines Disaster Relief – S&S
China Steps Up Pressure on Japan in Island Dispute – NYT
EU Concerned About Tibetan Self-Immolations in China – VOA
Dempsey Discusses North Korea, US Strategic Rebalance – AFPS
Rocket Still Centerpiece as N. Koreans Mourn Kim – AP
Far-Left Candidate Quits South Korea Poll, Boosts Opposition – Reuters
Philippine Storm Toll Tops 1,000 – BBC
Death Toll From Philippine Typhoon Breaches 1,000 – AP
The Bullies of Beijing – TD opinion
US Must Not Allow North Korea to Obtain ICBMs – WT opinion
Europe
London Mayor Says UK Leaving EU 'Not End of the World' – TT
Russian Opposition Leaders Detained at Anti-Putin Rally – VOA
Russian Opposition Rally Arrests – BBC
Thousands of Russians Protest Against Putin – WP
Russia: Protesters in Moscow Stage New Demonstration – WP
Hungary's Jews Face Down New Extremism – Reuters
Italy Awaits Monti's Decision on Political Future – Reuters
French Leaders' Popularity Tumbles After Mittal Deal – Reuters
The Man Who Could Save Italy – TE editorial
Is Scotland in Europe? The SNP Doesn’t Even Know – TT opinion
South Asia
Rockets Fired on Pakistan Airport – VOA
Taliban Attack Pakistan Airport – BBC
Militants’ Attack on Airport Leaves 7 Dead in Pakistan – NYT
Militants Attack Pakistani Air Base – WP
Gunbattle Follows Airport Attack in Pakistan – AP
Militants Battle Pakistani Police After Attacking Airport – Reuters
