1 August SWJ Roundup
Small Wars Journal Daily Roundup
Defense, Foreign Affairs, Politics, Economics, & More
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USNI Daily – Real Clear Defense – Real Clear World
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 One
Defense Tech – DoD Buzz – The Diplomat – Clausewitz Homepage – Early Warning
Foreign Affairs – Foreign Policy – Ground Force Dialogue – David Ignatius
Defense Tech – Early Warning Blog – Infinity Journal
Informal Institute for National Security Thinkers and Practitioners
Information Dissemination – The Interpreter – Kings of War
Long War Journal – Marine Corps Gazette
Marine Corps Times – Maritime Executive – Military Review
MountainRunner – National Defense – Navy Times – Parameters
RUSI – Security Clearance – Stars & Stripes – War on the Rocks
Warscapes – Wings Over Iraq – ZenPundit
CNA – CNAS – CSIS – ILW – ISW – Rand – TJF
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Afghanistan
Karzai Supporters Push to Delay Afghan Presidential Elections – WP
Civilian Casualties Up 23 Percent in Afghanistan – VOA
UN Reports Marked Increase in Afghan Civilian Casualties – WP
Report: Civilian Casualties Rising in Afghanistan – S&S
Civilian Casualties in Afghanistan Rise as US Prepares Pullout – NYT
UN Reports Spike in Afghan Civilian Casualties – AP
Kerry in Pakistan to Discuss Drones, Afghanistan – AP
On 2001 Massacre of Taliban POWs, White House Says Case Closed – CNN
Soldiers Testify at Court-Martial Lieutenant Ordered Fatal Shootings – FO
Syria
Syrian Troops Launch Assault on Northern Village – AP
Syrian Opposition Chief: No Talks for Time Being – AP
Twenty Percent of Syrians Displaced by War – UPI
Syria's Kurds Wage Own War, Weaken Rebels – UPI
Syrian Missiles Were Moved Before Israeli Strike, Officials Say – NYT
UN to Investigate Chemical Weapons Allegations in Syria – VOA
UN Experts to Probe Alleged Syria Chemical Attack – AP
Horrifying Aerial Pictures of Homs – DM Images
Syria Is Broken and Can't Be Fixed – DT Opinion
Egypt
Egypt: Pro-Morsi Demos 'Unacceptable Threats' to National Security – VOA
Egyptian Peace Elusive as Muslim Brotherhood Insists on Morsi's Return – VOA
Egypt Decrees That Pro-Morsi Sit-Ins Be Dispersed – NYT
Egypt’s Police Told to Break Up Protests – WP
Egypt Government Plans to Break Up Islamist Protests – LAT
Crackdown on Muslim Brotherhood Intensifies in Egypt – CBS
Egypt Refers Muslim Brotherhood Leaders to Court – Reuters
Egypt Says Brotherhood Sit-Ins No Longer Acceptable – Reuters
Egypt's 'Third Square' Protests Reject Army, Islamists – Reuters
African Delegation Meets Egypt's Morsi – AP
Egypt's Military Keeps Morsi's Whereabouts Secret – AP
Obama Asks Graham, McCain to Travel to Egypt – AP
US to Go Ahead With Joint Military Exercise in Egypt – Reuters
Worse Than a Crime in Egypt – WFP Opinion
Egypt Is Strangling Hamas – DS Opinion
Middle East Peace Talks
Formal Mideast Peace Negotiations to Begin by Mid-August – VOA
US: Mideast Deal in 9 Months Target, Not Deadline – AP
Israel Wins Time With Palestinian Peace Talks – Reuters
Livni Urges Israel Support for Talks – BBC
Palestinians Don't Want Peace – JP Editorial
Just Don't Call It a 'Peace Process' – Bloomberg Editorial
7 Reasons Kerry's Mideast Talks Are Delusional – Bloomberg Opinion
Big-Bang Diplomacy – WP Opinion
Why the Palestinians Can't Trust the US – AJ Opinion
Why China Stands to Gain Most from Mideast Talks – FP Opinion
Iran
Iran Seen Able to Process Bomb-Grade Uranium Next Year – Bloomberg
US House Votes for New Tough Sanctions Against Iran – LAT
US House Passes Iran Sanctions Bill to Slash Oil Exports – Reuters
Russia's Putin to Meet New Iranian President in September – Reuters
Britain Says Open to Talks With Iran – Reuters
In Gaza, Iran Finds a Closer Ally Than Hamas – NYT
Iran Plans Its Own Sanitized Internet with Chinese Help – VOA
Iran Grants Syria $3.6B Credit Facility to Buy Oil Products – VOA
Iranian Officials Call for Rallies at End of Ramadan – UPI
Iraq
Drive-By Shootings, Bombings Kill 18 in Iraq – AP
How the US Can Help Save Iraq from Madness – WOTR Opinion
Middle East / North Africa
Foreign Fighters in Syria a Potential Security Problem in Other Countries – VOA
Philippines Likely to Stay in Golan Heights for Six Months – Reuters
Activist: Prominent Bahrain Blogger Arrested – AP
Jihadis Threaten Tunisia's Arab Spring Transition – AP
Tunisian Minister Resigns as Pressure Grows on Government – Reuters
Libyan Court Sentences Former Gaddafi Minister to Death – Reuters
‘The Brotherhood’ – WT Book Review
Arab Spring? More Like al-Qaeda Spring – TN Editorial
The Collapse of OPEC Power and the Coming Arab Winter – ME Opinion
No More Time to Waste on Iran – Commentary Opinion
Terrorism / Counterterrorism
Senate Measure Would Shut Down Pentagon CT Sites – USAT
Pentagon: Guantanamo Tab $5.2 Billion and Counting – MH
Al-Qaida Vows to Free Muslims from US Prisons, Guantanamo – LAT
Al-Qaida: We Will Try to Free Guantanamo Inmates – AP
Zawahri Vows Al Qaeda to Free Guantanamo Inmates – Reuters
Al Qaeda Militants Killed in Drone Strike in Pakistan – Reuters
Report: TSA Employee Misconduct Up 26% in 3 Years – CNN
Greece Seeks Terror-Related Charges Over Arms Bust – AP
US Must Prioritize Among Al-Qaida Franchise Threats – WPR Opinion
Al Qaeda's Kinder, Gentler Image Makeover – CNN Opinion
General Mattis and the Iranian Terror Plot – TNI Opinion
US Department of Defense
Pentagon to Bear Brunt of Upcoming Budget Cuts – AP
Hagel’s Statement on Strategic Choices and Management Review – RCD
Hagel Sees 2 Paths for Cuts: Paring Military’s Size or Capability – NYT
Pentagon Presents Possible Sequester Cuts – WP
Hagel: Smaller Budget Means Smaller Military – WT
Hagel to Reveal Sequester Review, 3 Paths for Pentagon Future – DO
Hagel Lays Out Options for Dealing with Sequestration – FNR
Hagel Gives Dire Assessment of Choices, Expects Cuts – NYT
Pentagon Review Reveals Best, Worst Case, Hagel Says – AFPS
‘Painful’ Review Looked at Every Corner of DOD, Winnefeld Says – AFPS
Odierno: Leaner Army Will Have More Expertise – WP
McCain Calls for Pause in LCS Funding – Reuters
Post-Afghanistan, Special Operations to Shift to Conflict Prevention – ND
‘Classification Inflation’ at Pentagon Under Investigation – WT
Senate Panel Clears Dempsey Nomination – TH
Little Restraint in Military Surplus Giveaways – AP
DOD Says Cannot Issue Blanket Waiver for Allowance Error – S&S
4 Times the Army Tried to Turn War into a Game – WIB Opinion
Sequestration: Generals Against Soldiers, Soldiers Against Retirees – LI Opinion
Don't Sweat AirSea Battle – TNI Opinion
US Intelligence Community
Senate Panel Looking at Limits on Surveillance – AP
DNI Declassifies, Releases Telephone Metadata Collection Documents – DNI
US Declassifies Snowden Leaked Documents – VOA
Public Gets First Look at Once-Secret Court Order on NSA Surveillance – LAT
Declassified Documents Show NSA Had ‘Compliance’ Problems – WT
US Outlines NSA's Culling of Data for All Domestic Calls – NYT
Newly Declassified Documents on Phone Records Program Released – WP
Leaked Docs Give New Insight Into NSA's Searches – AP
NSA Tool Collects 'Nearly Everything a User Does on Internet' – TG
NSA Statement on XKEYSCORE – NSA
Democrats Demand 'End the Bulk Collection of Phone Records' – TH
Discussion on US Domestic Surveillance Continues – VOA
Obama Opens to Changes at NSA – WT
NSA Chief Asks Reluctant Crowd of Hackers to Help Agency Do Job – WP
US Intelligence Official Says No One Fired Over Snowden – Reuters
NSA Chief to Talk at Hackers' Conference in Vegas – AP
A Window on Intel Gathering – WP Editorial
The Public-Private Surveillance Partnership – Bloomberg Opinion
Fear Supplanting Facts in Debate over NSA Programs – WP Opinion
WikiLeaks
Manning Found Guilty of 19 Charges, Sentencing Phase Begins – AFPS
Manning Sentencing Phase Begins – VOA
Manning Court-Martial Explores Resources Spent to Assess Damage – WP
Bradley Manning-WikiLeaks Case Turns to Sentencing – AP
US Military Judge to Hear Arguments in Manning Sentencing – Reuters
Manning Faces Upward of 136 Years in Jail – Military.com
US Officer: Iraq War Logs in Manning Case 'Hit Us in the Face' – Reuters
WikiLeaks on Manning Verdict: 'Extremism' – AP
Manning’s Conviction Makes Prosecution of Assange Likely – WP
Manning: Loner Sought a Refuge, and Ended Up in War – NYT
Manning Verdict Strikes Balance for Leakers – USAT Editorial
A Double-Edged Verdict on Bradley Manning – LAT Editorial
Manning Deserves Nobel Peace Prize – USAT Opinion
Manning’s Crime: Stealing Secrets of War – Bloomberg Opinion
Bradley Manning Betrayed America – CNN Opinion
United States
Royce Bill Cuts State Department Budget by $2.4 Billion – TH
Congress: ‘It’s Classified’ New Equivalent of ‘None of Your Business’ – McClatchy
Special Ops Commander Briefs HASC on Benghazi – TH
Senate Confirms ATF Director – WP
Snowden's Father 'Approached by FBI' – BBC
Obama Taps Former Marine SgtMaj for Ambassadorship – AP
Declassify American Foreign Policy – FP Opinion
United Kingdom
Third Dead Brecon SAS Soldier Named – BBC
World
Military Contracting: Our New Era of Corporate Mercenaries – TG Opinion
Africa
Zimbabweans Vote for President – BBC
Vote Counting Underway in Zimbabwe – VOA
Zimbabwe: Voting Concludes, Counting Begins – AP
Zimbabwe Police Warn Against Leaked Election Results – Reuters
Zimbabwe: Big Turnout for Vote on Mugabe's Fate – AP
Zimbabwe Vote Tests Long Rule of Mugabe – NYT
Zimbabwe Vote Overshadowed by Allegations of Rigging, Fraud – VOA
A Look at Zimbabwe's Elections – AP
Sudan: Killing Continues in Darfur's Forgotten War – DT
Sudan Says Thaw in Relations May Prevent South S. Oil Halt – Reuters
Thousands Hiding, Hungry in Bush in South Sudan’s Pibor – VOA
Nigeria Opposition Coalition Cleared to Run – VOA
Nigeria Approves Strong Political Coalition – AP
Suspected Islamists Steal 125 Kg of Dynamite in North Nigeria – Reuters
UN Warns It Will Disarm Congo Rebels – NYT
Rwanda Says UN Ultimatum Threatened Congo Peace Talks – Reuters
DR Congo Unrest: Rwanda 'Recruiting for M23 Rebels' – BBC
Facebook Refuses UN Request on Somali Pirates – AP
Electing for Real Growth in Zimbabwe – WT Opinion
Americas / Caribbean
US Gun Laws Blamed for Worsening Latin American Violence – LAT
US Flying Deportees Deep into Mexico, Over Dangerous Border – WP
Panama Postpones UN Weaponry Review of Seized Ship – AP
Cuba Reports Highest Outflow of Citizens Since 1994 – Reuters
Uruguay to Vote on Marijuana Bill – BBC
Asia / Pacific
China Willing to Pursue Joint Development in Disputed Waters – VOA
China Military Urges Vigilance over Japan's Defense Plan – Reuters
Marines Receive More Ospreys in Japan, Air Force Considers its Own – S&S
US Raises Military Assistance to the Philippines – Reuters
Philippine Troops Kill 6 Communist Rebels in Clash – AP
Scaparrotti: Korea OPCON Transfer Should 'Move Forward' – S&S
More N. Korean Long-Range Rocket Launches Expected 'Soon' – VOA
US-Backed Center Fuels Indonesia’s Peacekeeping Shift – S&S
Indonesian Prosecutors Seek Jail for Soldiers – AP
Cambodia Opposition Claims Win in Sunday Election – VOA
Cambodian PM Says Ready for Talks With Opposition – AP
Thai Offshore Oil Spill Prompts Warnings – VOA
Japan's Military Weakness Puts US in Danger? – FP Opinion
Old Stories from the New China – LAT Opinion
The Real US-Chinese Cyber Problem – TNI Opinion
Europe
Signs Indicate Europe Economic Crisis May Be Ending – VOA
Hagel Meets With Greece’s Defense Minister at Pentagon – AFPS
Senior Kurdish Rebel Warns Turkey to Progress Reforms – Reuters
Turkey Police Fire Tear Gas to Disperse Protesters – AFP
Serbia Woos Ex-IMF Head Strauss-Kahn for Advisory Role – Reuters
South Asia
Kerry Holds Talks in Pakistan – VOA
US Secretary of State Kerry in Pakistan on Unannounced Visit – Reuters
Kerry in Pakistan to Discuss Drones, Afghanistan – AP
With Pakistan's Child Jihadis – LROB
Jailbreak Prompts Fears of More Attacks on Pakistan Prisons – Reuters
Pakistani Prison Attacked by Taliban Lacked Guards – AP
Pakistan Police Re-Arrest 41 Prisoners From Jail Break – VOA
Al Qaeda Militants Killed in Drone Strike in Pakistan – Reuters
UK Expects Pakistani Violence at End of Ramadan – UPI
Protests Over Indian Telangana State – BBC
India, China Battle for Maritime Influence – TD Opinion
