7 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
For US Leader in Afghan War, Much Time Making Peace – NYT
USMC Manual Offers Blunt, Revealing Portrait of Afghan War – WP
US Soldier, Boy Scout Team Up to Help Hundreds in Caves – McClatchy
ISAF Operations Summary – AFPS
Terrorism / Counterterrorism
Obama Orders Release of Drone Memos to Lawmakers – NYT
Obama Orders that Lawmakers Get Killings Memo – WP
Obama Agrees to Release Legal Memos on Awlaki Drone Strike – LAT
Obama Security Team Faces New Challenges – VOA
Brennan CIA Nomination Hearing Spotlights Drone Strikes, Secret Base – VOA
Brennan, Once Stung by Waterboarding, Now Opposes It – AP
Drone Strikes’ Risks to Get Rare Moment in the Public Eye – NYT
CIA Drone Base in Saudi Arabia Revealed – BBC
Justification for Killings Assailed as Rewriting 'Imminent Threat' – McClatchy
Two Still Sought in Bulgarian Bus Blast – NYT
Bulgaria: IDs, Location of 2 Terror Suspects Known – AP
Hezbollah Fury at Bulgaria Bomb Link – BBC
Hezbollah Says Bombing Charges Israel Smear Campaign – Reuters
Hezbollah Dismisses Claims of Bulgaria Bomb Blast – VOA
Tough Times for Hezbollah in Fast Changing Region – AP
Pakistani Militant, Price on Head, Lives in Open – NYT
US Court Urged to Reverse a Ruling on Terror – NYT
'Terrorists to Lose' Canada Status – BBC
Canada Considers Revoking Citizenship Over Terror – AP
Russian Police Kill Terror Suspect in Caucasus – BBC
Coming Clean About Drones – WP editorial
Drone Strikes Under Scrutiny – NYT editorial
EU Must Get Tough on Hezbollah – Commentator opinion
Detain: No. Kill: Yes. – NYT opinion
Obama's 'Just Trust Me' Argument – NYT opinion
Let's Lift the Veil on Rendition – LAT opinion
Irregular Warfare
The Evolution of Irregular War – FA opinion
Syria
Syrian Forces Step Up Attacks in Capital – VOA
Fierce Clashes Break Out in Damascus – WP
Clashes Erupt in Damascus, Shattering Lull, Prospects for Talks Dim – NYT
Fighting Intensifies in Syrian Capital – LAT
Heavy Clashes Frighten Residents in Syria Capital – AP
Suicide Bombings Rock Central Syria – BBC
Aid Flows to Rebel-Held Parts of Syria Previously Inaccessible – Reuters
Islamic Summit Leaders Urge Action on Mali, Syria – VOA
Islamic Summit Opens With Calls for Syrian Dialogue – Reuters
Syrian Conflict Exposes Sunni-Shiite Split at Muslim Summit – AP
Syria's Kurds Try to Balance Security and Alliances – IHT
US Can Keep Syria Out of Iran's Grip – Bloomberg opinion
Iran
US to Cut Carrier Fleet in Persian Gulf to 1 – AP
US Ratchets Up an Economic War Against Tehran – NYT
US Sanctions Iran's Broadcasters – VOA
US Announces New Iran Sanctions – NYT
US Expands Sanctions Against Iran – BBC
Yemen: Seized Iranian Ship Carried Varied Weapons – AP
Presidential Aide Freed as Top Iranian Politicians Trade Accusations – NYT
Tunisia
Top Tunisian Opposition Leader Murdered – VOA
Tunisian Opposition Leader Killed – WP
Tunisia Moves to Limit Fallout After Opposition Figure Assassinated – NYT
Tunisian Opposition Leader Killed Amid Tensions, Party Says – AP
Tunisian PM to Form New Government, as Country Reels From Killing – VOA
Tunisia Assassination Triggers Protests – LAT
Tunisia PM Forms New Government – BBC
Tunisian PM Says Will Form Small Technocrat Government – Reuters
Egypt
Iran's Ahmadinejad Seeks Strategic Axis with Egypt – Reuters
Iran Offering Reeling Egypt 'Big Credit Line' – AP
New State Department Travel Alert Bad News for Egypt – WP
Egypt Opposition Leader Warns Over Death Edict – AP
Impunity Feeds Egypt's Sexual Assaults, Group Says – AP
Mali
French, Malian Forces Clash With Militants Outside Gao – VOA
French Battle Mali Islamists as Tuareg Problem Looms – Reuters
As Mali Fighting Persists, France Vows to Exit in Weeks – NYT
France Starts Talks on UN Peacekeepers for Mali – AP
France Seeks Quick UN Mali Handover – BBC
France Action in Mali is 'Real War' – BBC
Islamic Summit Leaders Urge Action on Mali, Syria – VOA
Middle East / North Africa
Israeli, Palestinian Leaders Welcome Obama Visit – VOA
US: Obama Regional Agenda 'Urgent' on Israel Visit – AP
Militants Kill 4 Policemen in Attacks in Iraq – AP
Why Is Obama Coming to Israel? – TOI opinion
US Isn't Done with Mideast Wars – FP opinion
Israel’s ‘Gatekeepers’ – Newsweek opinion
US Department of Defense
Panetta Warns of Dire Consequences to Military From Budget Cuts – NYT
Panetta Warns Sequestration Threatens National Readiness – AFPS
Congress Inaction on Budget Could Affect Raises, Benefits for Military – S&S
Panetta Urges Congress to End Gridlock – AFPS
US to Cut Carrier Fleet in Persian Gulf to 1 – AP
Air Force Nuclear Force Anticipates Budget Constraints – AFPS
Panetta Warns Cyber Threat Growing Quickly – AFPS
Panetta: DOD Must ‘Operate on Every Front’ Against Suicide – AFPS
United States
Two Parties Map Strategy on Automatic Budget Cuts – NYT
Battle for US Immigration Reform Gathers Steam – VOA
US a Step Behind in Latin America, Africa – OCR opinion
Can We Cut Deficits Without Killing the Recovery? – WP opinion
Africa
Sudan's Bashir Meets Ahmadinejad, Expects More Iran Investment – Reuters
Sudan Says to Release Five South Sudanese Soldiers – Reuters
Tanker Seized Off Ivory Coast Freed – BBC
South African Teen Dies of Gang Rape Injuries – VOA
Arrest of Nigeria 'Yahoo-Yahoo Boys' Angers Locals – VOA
Poachers Devastate Gabon Elephant Population – VOA
Gabon: Elephant Poaching 'Out of Control' – BBC
Americas
UK: Falklanders 'Must Decide Own Future' – BBC
Mexico Hunts Acapulco Rape Gang – BBC
Mexico: Acapulco Rape Case Overshadows Peak Tourist Season – AP
Peru Says It Has Arrested Top Colombian Narco – AP
Venezuelan Politics Heating Up in Chavez's Absence – AP
Colombia's FARC Rebels Back Drug Legalization – AP
Colombia’s FARC Calls for Legal Coca Farming – BBC
Advocacy Groups Urge Haiti to Pursue Duvalier Case – AP
Mexico Must Crush the Mafia – DS opinion
Asia / Pacific
Japan PM Condemns China Radar Act – BBC
China Urged to Take Tough Stance if N. Korea Conducts Nuclear Test – VOA
Holidays, Politics May Give N. Korea Nuke Test Clues – AP
Famine Hit North Korea's Rice Basket in 2012 – Reuters
Copyright Claim Thwarts North Korea – BBC
China Important to Pacific Peace, Panetta Tells Students – AFPS
China Bans ‘Gift’ Ads in Bid to Curb Graft – WP
Burma Grants UN Access to Kachin Territory – VOA
Burma to Allow UN Aid Deliveries to Kachin State – AP
Vietnam Frees Dissident Lawyer From Prison Early – AP
2 Azeri Opposition Leaders Are Charged With Inciting Riots – NYT
Turning China into an Enemy – JT opinion
Europe
Europe’s Plan for GPS Limps to Crossroads – NYT
Raids in Britain, France and Belgium Focus on People-Smuggling – NYT
Serbia and Kosovo Hold Rare Talks in Brussels – Reuters
Planned Urenco Sale Divides Secretive Nuclear Fuel Club – VOA
Ukraine Complains No Help From Europe in Russia Gas Dispute – VOA
Rights Group: Russia Exploits Sochi Olympic Workers – VOA
Questions Remain Over Russian Dissident's Suicide – AP
America is Back – WP opinion
South Asia
Analysts: Pakistan Youth Vote Could Tip Power Balance – VOA
India Faulted for Failing to Curb Child Sex Abuse – AP
India Rape Suspects' Neighbors Feel Stain of Infamy – LAT
Protests Hit Bangladesh After War Crimes Verdict – AP
Protests in Bangladesh – WP photo gallery
