9 January 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
US Open to Withdraw Afghan Force After 2014 – NYT
A Push for Only 2,500 US Troops in Afghanistan – WP
US Force in Afghanistan to be Slashed, Officials Say – LAT
Officials: US May Leave No Troops in Afghanistan – VOA
US Mulling Afghan 'Zero Troop Option' – BBC
US Does Not Rule Out Removing All Troops From Afghanistan – Reuters
Karzai Visit Comes at Critical Time for US – S&S
In Old Taliban Strongholds, Qualms on What Lies Ahead – NYT
ISAF: Security Transfer to Afghan Forces on Track – VOA
British Soldier Killed by Afghan Soldier on Joint Patrol Base – NYT
UK Soldier Killed in Year’s First Insider Attack – S&S
British Soldier Killed in Afghan 'Insider' Attack – VOA
ISAF Operations Summary – AFPS
Syria
US Could Defend Turkey from Syrian Strikes by Saturday – S&S
UK Meeting Plans for Possible Post-Assad Syria – Reuters
Syria 'Has Chemical Weapons that Could be Used in Two Hours' – TT
UN: 1 Million Syrians Need Emergency Food Aid – VOA
Aid Groups for Syrians See Needs Growing More Dire – NYT
'No Food Aid' for Million Syrians – BBC
Winter Storm Brings More Misery to Syrian Refugees – AP
Syria's Jihadist Group Profiled – BBC
In Syria, War is the New Normal – LAT opinion
Middle East / North Africa
US Senator: Israel Should Not Worry About Hagel – AP
Israeli Ex-Security Chief Sees Risk of Palestinian Uprising – Reuters
Netanyahu Takes on the World in Israeli Election Campaign – Reuters
Opponents Take Last-Ditch Aim at Israeli Leader – AP
Hagel’s Group Sees Iran as a Future Ally – WT
Israel Presses US for Military Threat Against Iran – AP
Iran Sets Conditions for IAEA to See Military Site – Bloomberg
Briton to be Sentenced in Weapons-to-Iran Plot – AP
Iranian Oil Revenues 'Plunge 45%' – BBC
Iran's Medical Crisis Deepens as Economy Sputters – AP
Report: Iran Seizes 2 Saudi Fishing Boats – AP
Demonstrators Rally to Support Iraqi Government – AP
$5M Paid to Iraqis Over Abu Ghraib Abuse – AP
Qatar Throws Egypt $2.5B Currency Lifeline – VOA
Qatar Helps Ease Egypt Cash Crisis – BBC
Qatar Aiding Egypt With Extra $2.5 Billion – AP
Lone Suspect Held in Benghazi Attack Is Freed in Tunisia – NYT
Libya-Tunisia: Benghazi US Consulate Raid Suspect 'Freed' – BBC
Libya's Liberals Boycott Assembly – BBC
Algerian Convicted in 2003 Tourist Kidnappings – AP
Using Cold War Tactics to Confront Iran – WT opinion
Maliki's Dangerous Sectarian Game in Iraq – TN opinion
US Department of Defense
Pentagon Gets to Work Planning for Severe Cuts – WT
Commanders, Others Can Ask Troops about Privately Owned Guns – S&S
DOD Comptroller: Budget Stability Key to National Security – AFPS
Cyber Officials Weigh Opportunities, Challenges – AFPS
Judge Refuses to Dismiss Case Against WikiLeaks Suspect Manning – WP
Wikileaks Suspect Manning to Get Reduced Sentence – BBC
Hagel a Poor Pick for Pentagon Chief – WT opinion
Chuck Hagel, Under Attack Again – NYT opinion
The Hagel Question – LAT opinion
Chuck Hagel's Chances – NYT opinion
United States
Immigration Enforcement Top Crime Priority for US – VOA
Legal Officials Split Over How to Prosecute Terrorism Detainees – NYT
For 2 Nominees, Vietnam Bred Doubts on War – NYT
Graham: No Answers on Benghazi, No Brennan – WT
Obama’s Inner Circle Choices Skewing Toward Men – NYT
A Senate Debate on Mr. Obama's Foreign Policy – WP editorial
CIA: Secret Double Standard – NYT opinion
United Kingdom
Protesters Pelt N. Irish Police With Petrol Bombs for 6th Night – Reuters
Australia
Searing Temperatures Fan Australia Wildfires – BBC
Australia So Hot New Colors Added to Weather Map – WP
United Nations
UN Wants to Use Surveillance Drones for Peacekeeping Missions – WP
UN Wants to Use Surveillance Drones in Congo – AP
Rwanda Opposes Use of Drones by the UN in E. Congo – Reuters
Africa
DR Congo Rebels Declare Ceasefire – BBC
CAR President Says He Will Not Step Down – VOA
AU Head Seeks Global Coalition to Intervene on Mali – Reuters
Mali Says Army Has Repelled Islamist Attack – Reuters
Mali Soldiers Fire Warning Shots at Rebels – VOA
900,000 Needy Blocked From Aid in Sudan's South – AP
Residents in Sudan Border States Survive on Roots, Leaves – Reuters
Zimbabwe Elections Unlikely by March – VOA
Kenya Vows to Crack Down on Fake Police Officers – Reuters
Massive Fire Rips Through Slum in Nigeria Megacity – AP
Lack of Civility Hampers S. Africa's Sanitation Efforts – VOA
Senegal Man Dies in Fire Protest – BBC
Burundi Reporter Life Sentence Cut – BBC
Americas
Chávez, Too Ill to Return to Venezuela, Will Be Sworn In Later – NYT
Venezuela: Chavez to Miss Swearing-In – BBC
Venezuela: Chavez to Miss Inauguration – TT
Venezuela: Chavez Won’t Return to Take Oath – WP
Venezuelan Govt Says Chavez Won't Attend Swearing-in – AP
Probe into Colombia's Uribe for Allegedly Sponsoring Far-Right Militia – AP
Will Castros Run Venezuela After Chavez? – FP opinion
Asia / Pacific
Japan Protests to China Over 4 Ships Near Islands – AP
Japan Summons China’s Envoy in Latest Escalation of Tension – NYT
China Free Speech Protests Spread Online – VOA
Face-Off Continues Over Censorship of Newspaper in China – NYT
Citing Protests, Chinese Censors Call Media Control ‘Unshakable’ – WP
Google's North Korea Visit Could Harm US Sanction Plans – USAT
North Korea Gives US Delegation Rare Look at Internet Use – VOA
Google Exec Visits North Korean Students Using Web – AP
Vietnam Puts 14 Dissidents on Trial for Subversion – VOA
Vietnam Subversion Trial Starts – BBC
US Says Drone Found in Philippines Came from Guam Drill – AP
Europe
Eurozone Unemployment Soars to New High – VOA
Eurozone Unemployment at New High – BBC
French Budget Minister Faces Tax Evasion Allegations – WP
France Jails Terror Fundraisers – BBC
France Convicts 9 for Link to Uzbek Terror Group – AP
Kurdish Rebels 'Killed in Turkey' – BBC
South Asia
India: Pakistani Troops Kill 2 Indian Soldiers in Kashmir – VOA
Indian Soldier 'Beheaded by Pakistan Troops’, Kashmir Dispute Escalates – TT
Two Soldiers Die in Clashes In Kashmir, India Says – NYT
India Says Pakistani Troops Entered its Territory in Kashmir – WP
Indian Troops Shot Dead in Kashmir – BBC
India Accuses Pakistani Troops of Killing Two Soldiers – LAT
