2 March 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
Attacks Over 2 Days Kill at Least 30 Afghan Police Officers – NYT
ISAF Operations Summary – AFPS
Manning Scores ‘Touchdown’ With US Troops in Afghanistan – AFPS
Syria
Russia Charges US Aid Helps Syrian 'Extremists' – LAT
Russia Condemns Western Help for Syrian Opposition – AP
Rebel Head Says Food, Medical Aid Won't Help Fight Assad – WP
Hagel: US Aid to Syria Should Be 'Non-Lethal,' – Reuters
Kerry Holds Syria Talks in Turkey – BBC
US: Obama, Putin See Need to Advance Syria Transition – Reuters
Syrian Rebel Chief: Fighters Desperate for Weapons – AP
Syrian Rebel Leader Deals With Ties to Other Side – NYT
Assad Forces Take Aleppo Village, Reopening Supply Line – Reuters
Syria Rebels Say Looting Fighters to Be Punished – Reuters
US Aims to Salvage Reputation in Syria – BBC opinion
Middle East / North Africa
US Lawmakers Push Measure on Israel's Self-Defense – AP
Hagel to Meet Israeli Defense Minister Barak at Pentagon – Reuters
Netanyahu Seeks Time to Build New Israeli Coalition – Reuters
Palestinian Prime Minister Evacuated From Protest – AP
Turkish Comments Complicate Mideast Process, Kerry Says – AP
Turkey PM's Zionism Remarks Attacked – BBC
Turkey's Erdogan Under Fire for Zionism Remarks – TT
Pakistan-Iran Pipeline Work 'to Begin on 11 March' – BBC
Iraqi Finance Minister Announces Resignation – AP
Iraq Market Bombings 'Kill Five' – BBC
Iraq Doctor 'Suspended' Over Torture – BBC
Court Convicts Bahrain Activist – BBC
With Kerry on the Way, Egypt Liberals Angry at US – AP
Christian-Muslim Tension Flares in Southern Egypt – AP
Egyptian Muslims in Clash Over Conversion to Christianity Rumor – Reuters
UK, FBI Delegations Visit Libya in Lockerbie Probe – AP
Sanctions Are Blocking Medicine to Iran – NYT opinion
Iraq Shows Benign Intervention Can Work – TT opinion
Kurdistan: 'The Other Iraq' Prospers – WS opinion
The New Normal in Baghdad – LM opinion
Is Egypt Heading Toward Civil War? – TDB opinion
WikiLeaks
Soldier to Face More Serious Charges in Leak – NYT
Army GI Says He Leaked Secrets to Spark War Debate – AP
“Warrior Laid to Rest” – USAT
US Department of Defense
Effects of Sequestration Will be Real for Every Service Branch – S&S
F-35 Lightning II Cleared for Flight Again – TS
Pentagon Lifts F-35 Grounding Following Inspections – AFPS
AF Tanker Project Could Cost More than $4.9B – DDN
Distinguished Warfare Medal Off to a Rocky Start – S&S
Attacked at 19 by an Air Force Trainer, and Speaking Out – NYT
Trauma Sets Female Veterans Adrift Back Home – NYT
United States
Sequester Begins, With No Deal in Sight to Avert Cuts – WP
As Cuts Arrive, Parties Pledge to Call Off the Budget Wars – NYT
Obama Signs Budget Cuts Into Effect – BBC
Sequestration Kicks In: 'The Pain Will be Real' – S&S
On an $85B Collision Course: Furloughs and Public Services – WP
Sequester's 'Savings' May Have Hefty Price – USAT
More Companies Reporting Being Targets of Cybersecurity Incidents – WP
DOD, Homeland Security, Governors Look to Improve Dialogue – AFPS
Singing the Sequester Soap Opera – NYT opinion
World Will Be Worse Off Without US Influence – NR opinion
United Kingdom
Stinging Electoral Defeat for British Conservatives – NYT
Cut Welfare Not Troops, Says Minister – TT
Defence Secretary Warns Against More Cuts to his Budget – BBC
Argentina's President Pleads for Talks on Falklands – TT
4 Plead Guilty to Discussing Terror Attacks in UK – AP
Africa
UN Chief Ban Seeks Speedy Talks on Mali Peacekeepers – Reuters
French and Chad Forces Strike Militants in Mali – NYT
Top al-Qaeda Leader 'Killed in Mali' – BBC
Chad Says Al Qaeda Commander Killed in Mali, France Cautious – Reuters
Chad's President: Al-Qaida Chief Killed in Mali – AP
Judge: France's Terror Risk Grows with Mali Effort – AP
UN: Sudan Violating Sanctions With Darfur Air Strikes – Reuters
Four Million South Sudanese May Struggle to Eat in 2013 – Reuters
Thousands of Congolese Flee Rival Rebel Clashes – BBC
Thousands Flee Rebel Clashes in Eastern Congo – Reuters
In Nigeria’s Largest City, Homeless Paying Price of Progress – NYT
Kenya Leader Urges Peaceful Poll – BBC
Kenya's Police Are Key for Peaceful Vote on Monday – AP
Ivory Coast Troubled by One-Sided Justice – AP
Djibouti Police Battle Crowds Protesting Election Result – Reuters
Dutch Woman Jailed for Rwanda Crimes – BBC
Americas
Colombia Says Crucial Moment for FARC Peace Talks – AP
Hugo Chavez 'Battling for his Life', Says VP Maduro – BBC
Opposition: Venezuela Lying About Chavez's Health – AP
Venezuela Rejects 'Absurd' Rumours Over Chavez's Death – Reuters
Venezuela in the Chavez Era: A Reporter's View – AP
Bolivian Soldiers Held in Chile Return Home – BBC
Argentina's President Pleads for Talks on Falklands – TT
Argentine President Proclaims 'Victorious Decade' – AP
Argentina’s About-Face on Terror – NYT opinion
Asia / Pacific
China Accuses Japan of Escalating Tensions Over Disputed Islands – NYT
Analysis: From Builders to Managers: Educating China's Leadership – Reuters
China Parades Condemned Killers Before Execution – BBC
S. Korea’s New Leader Exhorts North to Tread a ‘Path of Change’ – NYT
N. Korea: Way to Reach Kim Jong-un? Follow the Ball – NYT
Leaving North Korea, Rodman Calls Kims 'Great Leaders' – AP
Malaysian Incursion by Filipinos Ends in a Deadly Clash – NYT
14 Killed in Malaysia Standoff with Filipinos – AP
Salvage of Grounded US Ship in Philippines Faces Delay – ANN
Japan Sentences 2 US Sailors To Prison for Rape on Okinawa –
How to Win a Cyberwar with China – FP opinion
Europe
US Army to Make Force Structure Changes in Europe – AFPS
Kerry Takes Turkish Leader to Task – WP
Kerry Comes to Turkey With Rebuke of Its Leader – NYT
Turkey PM's Zionism Remarks Attacked – BBC
Banker Granted Asylum in Britain After Fleeing Putin's Russia – TT
President Rejects New Polls in Italy – BBC
The Holocaust Just Got More Shocking – NYT analysis
South Asia
Pakistan-Iran Pipeline Work 'to Begin on 11 March' – BBC
Death Toll From Bangladesh Unrest Reaches 44 – NYT
