18 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
Karzai to Ban Afghan Forces from Requesting Airstrikes – VOA
Karzai to Limit Use of NATO Airstrikes – WP
US-Led Forces Prepared to Comply with Afghan Airstrike Limits – LAT
US Commander Supports Karzai in Limiting Airstrikes – S&S
Sequestration Could Delay Redeployment for Soldiers in Afghanistan – AFPS
US Troop Reduction to Test Afghans – VOA
New Zealand to Keep Military Team in Afghanistan – AP
In Kabul’s ‘Car Guantánamo,’ Autos Languish and Trust Dies – NYT
Terrorism / Counterterrorism
CIA’s Covert Drone Program May Shift Further to Pentagon – S&S
Feds Don’t Know Who is Responsible for Drone Oversight – WT
Brennan Open to Special Court for Drone Strikes – AP
Justice Rolls Slowly in Alleged 9/11 Suspects’ Case – AFPS
About Those Black Sites – NYT editorial
Hezbollah Unmasked – NYT opinion
A Little Fear is a Dangerous Thing – WT opinion
Drone Strikes: What's the Law? – LAT opinion
Who’s Next on Obama’s Drone Hit List? – WT opinion
Drone Strikes: Who's on the 'Kill List' – LAT opinion
Drone Strikes: Beyond Citizenship – LAT opinion
Syria
New Hope for Talks on Syrian Conflict Evaporates – WP
Peace Envoy Brahimi Calls for Fresh Talks on Syria – LAT
UN Envoy Backs Syrian Opposition's Call for Talks – AP
UN Presses Syria for Negotiations as Rebels Press Offensive – WP
Hezbollah Fighter, Five Syrian Rebels Killed on Border – Reuters
Israeli Army Takes Wounded Syrians to Hospital – VOA
Iran
Iran's Leader Steps Deeper Into Political Fray – AP
Khamenei Denies Iran Seeks Nuclear Weapons – VOA
Iran Could Use UN Talks as Cover to Build Bomb – WP
Iran Plans to Establish New Navy Base – AP
US Congress: Iranian Dissident Group Is Viable Opposition – Reuters
US Lawmakers Meet With Iranian Exiles in Paris – AP
Middle East / North Africa
Car Bombs Hit Shi'ite Areas of Baghdad, Killing Dozens – VOA
Blasts in Baghdad’s Shiite Neighborhoods Kill 21 – NYT
Series of Bombings in Baghdad Area Kill Dozens – AP
Top Iraq Intelligence Man Killed – BBC
Bahrain Says It Dismantled Terrorist Cell – VOA
After Joplin Tornado, UAE Helps Schools ‘Think Big’ – WP
Netanyahu Defends Handling of Prisoner X – NYT
Israel’s Netanyahu Responds to ‘Prisoner X’ Scandal – WP
Israel to Launch Prisoner X Inquiry – BBC
Israeli Premier Defends Israel in Prisoner Scandal – AP
Rivals' Pact in Israel Blocks Netanyahu from Forming Coalition – LAT
Former Israeli Foreign Minister Pleads Not Guilty – NYT
Israel: Ex-Foreign Minister on Trial for Fraud – AP
Israel Politician Lieberman on Trial – NYT
Egypt Soccer Protests Hit Restive Suez Canal City – AP
Egypt: Suez Canal Kept Open In Spite Of Protests – NYT
Egypt Currency Has Further to Fall – Reuters
Egypt President's Son Drops Government Job After Furor – Reuters
Libya: Islamist Militia Edged Out After Attack on US Mission Returns – WP
Libya's Struggle to Deliver Justice Fuels Violence – AP
Libyans Put Aside Woes to Celebrate Uneasy Anniversary – Reuters
Libyan Leader Calls for Unity on 2nd Anniversary – AP
Libya Celebrates Revolution Anniversary – VOA
Libya: Four Christians Arrested in Benghazi – WT
Four Foreigners Arrested in Libya – BBC
24 Convicted in Killing of Moroccan Soldiers – AP
Bahrain’s Hope – WP opinion
Seeds Sown in Middle East for the Next Revolution – WT opinion
Will Obama Take a Detour to Hamas? – WT opinion
WikiLeaks
Report: Assange Sees Legal Defense in Politics – AP
Westwood Supports Assange on London Catwalk – Reuters
US Department of Defense
Pentagon Aims Ax to Make a Point with Cuts – WT
Strong Defense Rests on Strong Congress, Panetta Says – AFPS
Panetta Offers Campaign Context for Troop Drawdown – AFPS
Carter: Sequestration Would Demonstrate Failure of Resolve – AFPS
Service Chiefs Describe Sequestration Worries – AFPS
Odierno: Budget Cuts Could Impact Training, Deployment – S&S
Odierno: Army Will Lose 100,000 Soldiers Under Defense Cuts – WT
Navy Paints Dire Picture of Weakened US Fleet – VP
Langley Air Show Canceled Over Sequestration Threat – VP
Senate Republicans Block Vote on Hagel – VOA
Key US Lawmaker Predicts Eventual Hagel Confirmation – VOA
Obama Nominee for Defense Likely to Get Confirmed – Reuters
Building Partner Capacity Serves US Interests, Officials Say – AFPS
Mali’s Lessons Inform Future Partnership Efforts, Official Says – AFPS
Centcom, Africom Nominees Tout Importance of Partnerships – AFPS
Recruiting Continues Robust Through December – AFPS
Girls Looking at Military Careers Want Combat Posts Open – VCS
Women Offer Clues to Their Future in Infantry – NYT
Future Service Dogs Get More Room to Romp – S&S
New Medal Recognizes Changing Face of Conflict, Official Says – AFPS
Pentagon Uproar Over Hero Medals for Drone Operators, Cybersleuths – WT
Army Post Sets Example in Curbing Suicides, Preventable Deaths – AFPS
Cutting the Defense Budget: A History – WT opinion
United States
White House Concerned About Delay in Security Confirmations – NYT
White House: 'Grave Concern' on Delayed Nominees – AP
White House Says It Has a Backup Plan on Immigration – NYT
Obama Leak of Visa Plan Draws Fire – WT
Taming the Runaway US Budget – IHT
Hill Staffers Often Travel on Tabs of Foreign Countries – WP
Returning to Halls of Congress, Giffords Embraces New Role – WP
US Nuclear Storage Tank Leaking – VOA
Panetta, Dempsey Honor Clinton for Leadership – AFPS
The Real Cost of Shrinking Government – NYT editorial
Of Cannibals, Kings and Culture: Problem of Ethnocentricity – NYT opinion
Obama Still Has Not Laid Out a US Strategic Doctrine – WT opinion
United Kingdom
Cameron in India Partnership Pledge – BBC
British PM Cameron on India Trade Trip Amid Graft Scandal – Reuters
Australia
Australia Asks Israel to Explain Death of ‘Spy’ – VOA
World
Scholar: Trends, Emerging Powers Bear Watching – AFPS
Vatican
Leaked Papers of the Pope Depict a Broken Vatican – WP
What Do You Call a Retired Pope? And Is He Still Infallible? – NYT
Pope Blesses Huge Crowd in St. Peter's Square – AP
Catholicism Inc. – NYT opinion
Africa
At Pentagon, ‘Pivot to Asia’ Becomes ‘Shift to Africa’ – WP
Mali Military Detains 8 Arab Civilians in Timbuktu – AP
French, Malian Troops Secure Rebel Strongpoint Near Gao – Reuters
French, Malian Forces Take Control of Bourem – AP
Mali to Hold 'Early July Election' – BBC
7 Foreigners Kidnapped in Northern Nigeria – VOA
Foreign Workers Abducted in Nigeria – BBC
Gunmen Kidnap Seven Foreigners in North Nigeria – Reuters
Sudanese Rebels Offer Cease-Fire – WT
Kenya Electoral Body to Release Final Voter List Monday – VOA
South Africa: Pistorius Family Rebuts Premeditated Murder Allegations – VOA
TV Show Featuring Slain 'Blade Runner' Girlfriend Airs in South Africa – VOA
South.African Celebrities Who Faced Their Day in Court – AP
Americas
Cuba’s Outsized Role in Venezuela as Chavez Fights Cancer – WP
Venezuela Kidnap 'Kingpin' Extradited – BBC
Cuban Dissident Blogger Starts World Tour – AP
FARC Releases Colombian Soldier – BBC
President Correa Handily Wins Re-election in Ecuador – NYT
Ecuador President Correa Easily Wins Reelection – LAT
Ecuador President Wins Re-Election – BBC
Exit Poll Shows Ecuador's Correa Wins Re-election – Reuters
Ecuador's Correa Breezes to 2nd Re-election – AP
Ecuador's Correa: From Boyhood Leader to Firebrand President – Reuters
Asia / Pacific
Rising Voices in S. Korea, Japan Advocate Nuclear Weapons – VOA
N, Korea Tells China it Plans 1-2 More Nuclear Tests this Year – WT
N. Korea: Kim Jong Eun Follows Father’s Path – WP
Panetta Condemns North Korean Test, Calls Regime Danger to US – AFPS
South Korea – USFK Commander Says Bases Consolidated by 2016 – S&S
Japanese PM to Meet with Obama Next Friday – AP
Social Media Gives Indonesian Women New Voice – AP
2 Charged in Papua New Guinea 'Witch' Killing – AP
Europe
Secretary of State Kerry, Russia’s Lavrov Finally Speak – WP
Russia Scientists Call for Action After Space Rock Blast – LAT
In Russia, Ruins and Property Spared by Meteor, Side by Side – NYT
Meteor-Broken Windows in Russian City Being Fixed – AP
Russia to Try Dead Lawyer for Corruption – BBC
After a Short, Rocky Campaign, Armenians Vote Monday for President – VOA
Incumbent in Front Before Armenian Election – AP
Kosovo Marks 5 Years Since Secession, Vows to Join EU, NATO – VOA
Runoff Called in Cyprus' Presidential Election – AP
Bulgarians Protest Foreign Power Companies – AP
South Asia
Bomb Targeting Minority Shiites a Failure of Pakistan Security – VOA
Shiite Protesters Demand Arrests After Deadly Bombing in Pakistan – NYT
Anger Over Pakistan Blast 'Failures' – BBC
Pakistan Faces Growing Anger Over Sectarian Bombings – Reuters
Shiites Lash Out After Pakistan Bombing Kills 81 – AP
Blast, Shooting at Compound of Gov’t Official in Pakistan's Peshawar – Reuters
Kashmir Lifts Curfew – VOA
Bangladesh Protests Spark Law Change – BBC
Bangladesh's Parliament Amends War Crimes Law – AP
Bangladesh Amends War Crimes Law, Mulls Banning Islamists – Reuters
