3 February 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 – David Ignatius
Infinity Journal – The Interpreter – Long War Journal – Marine Corps Gazette
Marine Corps Times – Military Review – National Defense – Navy Times – Parameters
Security Clearance – Stars & Stripes – Wings Over Iraq – ZenPundit
CNA – CNAS – CSIS – ILW – ISW – Rand – TJF
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Afghanistan
Britain Hosting Talks with Afghan, Pakistani Leaders – VOA
UK to Host Afghan-Pakistani Talks – BBC
Alleged Terrorism Ties Foil Afghan Interpreters’ US Visa Hopes – WP
Royal Marine Mark Williams Awarded Military Cross – BBC
Amid Afghanistan War, US Aid There For An Injured Child – LAT
Remembering 1960s Afghanistan, Photographs of Bill Podlich – DP
Syria
Syrian Opposition Leader Confers With US and Russia – NYT
US, Russia Praise Opposition Leader’s Offer to Negotiate with Assad – WP
Syria Opposition Leader Meets with Russian FM – VOA
Syria Opposition Chief Invited to Moscow – BBC
US VP Biden, in Munich, Holds Syria-related Meetings – AFPS
Syrian Rebels Advance Near Aleppo Airport – AP
Why Israel Fears Syrian Fallout – Time opinion
Iran
Panetta: Iran Escalating Regional Tensions – VOA
Biden: US Would Hold Direct Talks if Iran Serious – AP
Biden Raises Possibility of Direct US-Iran Talks – Reuters
Biden Tells Iran to Get Serious about Talks – VOA
Iran Unveils Homemade Jet – VOA
Iran Unveils 'Stealth' Fighter – BBC
Middle East / North Africa
Netanyahu Asked to Form New Israeli Government – VOA
Netanyahu Asked to Form Israeli Government – BBC
Iraq Violence: 'Dozens Dead' in Kirkuk Police HQ Attack – BBC
Yemen Military Kills 10 Militants – VOA
Yemen Military: Town Seized From al-Qaida – AP
Bahrain Policeman Jailed for Death of Protester – BBC
Egypt’s Government Apologizes After Beating Televised – NYT
Protesters Confront Egyptian PM – BBC
Video of Police Abuse Stokes Anger in Egypt – AP
Arab Spring Can't Be Crushed by Egypt, Syrian Turmoil – TS editorial
Israel’s Mr. Normal – NYT opinion
Terrorism / Counterterrorism
Although Splintered, al-Qaeda Finds New Life in Unstable Areas – WP
Militants’ Goal in Algeria Gas Plant Siege: A Giant Fireball – NYT
Turkish Marxist Group Claims Responsibility for US Embassy Blast – VOA
Marxists Claim Bombing of US Embassy in Turkey – NYT
Far-Left Group Says it Bombed US Embassy in Turkey – LAT
US Embassy in Turkey Bomber Had Terror Conviction – AP
Portland Attorney Wins $25 Billion Terrorism Judgment – PH
The Myths of America's Shadow War – Atlantic opinion
NATO
Rasmussen: NATO Must be Ready for Any Future Threat – AFPS
US Department of Defense
Cuts Could Make USA a Second-Rate Power, Panetta Warns – USAT
In Munich, Carter Details Sequestration’s Reckless Reality – AFPS
Partners Essential in Strategic Transition, Carter Says – AFPS
Photo of Soldier, Furry Friend Makes a Viral Splash on the Web – S&S
Combat Women and Congress’s Wimps – WP opinion
The Myths of America's Shadow War – Atlantic opinion
United States
Glimpses of Clinton as Dogged Diplomat, Win or Lose – NYT
Super Bowl and Development Spending Compared – WP infographic
Ten Years Later, Still Fighting Over Powell’s WMD Speech – WP opinion
Please, President Obama. Not Another ‘National Conversation.’ – WP opinion
Australia
Australian General Gets Key US Army Post – AP
Africa
Hollande: France to Remain at Mali’s Side as Fight Continues – VOA
Mali: Timbuktu Gives France’s President an Ecstatic Welcome – NYT
France Vows to Help Rebuild Mali – BBC
In Mali Combat, Both Sides Accused of Rights Violations – VOA
Swaziland Group Calls For Election Boycott – VOA
Four Killed in Senegal's Casamance Region – BBC
Deadly Floods Hit Mozambique – VOA
Mission Accomplished in Mali? – WP editorial
Americas
Mexico: A Quieter, But No Less Deadly Drug War – WP
Mexico Blast Bodies Handed Over – BBC
Kidnappings Imperil Talks With Rebels in Colombia – NYT
USSOUTHCOM Speeds Medications to Brazil for Nightclub Victims – AFPS
Mexico's Choice: Fast Growth or Failed State – BR opinion
Asia / Pacific
Japan: PM Won’t Take Step in Relocating US Base Before Meeting Obama – NYT
Japan PM Vows to Protect Disputed Islands from China – VOA
Richardson Calls for Dialogue with North Korea – VOA
China: As Self-Immolations Near 100, Tibetans Question the Effect – NYT
Two Philippines Hostages Released – BBC
The Chinese Dragon Is Trembling – Guardian opinion
What We Saw in North Korea – WP opinion
Europe
Biden Calls Europe 'Cornerstone' of US Foreign Policy – S&S
Europe Remains Cornerstone of US Engagement, VP Biden Says – AFPS
Russia’s Volunteerism Seen as Threat – WP
Greece: Extreme-Right Supporters Stage Big Athens March – AP
Spanish Protests After PM Speech – BBC
France on Verge of a Nervous Breakdown – FP opinion
South Asia
Britain Hosting Talks with Afghan, Pakistani Leaders – VOA
UK to Host Afghan-Pakistani Talks – BBC
Soldiers Killed as Militants Attack Pakistan Checkpoint – VOA
Pakistan Taliban Attack Kills 23 – BBC
