9 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 – Feral Jundi – 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
Local Cease-Fire Deals Could Hasten Afghan Peace – USAT
Watchdog for US Reconstruction Funds Not Popular – WP
To American Watchdog on Reconstruction, Bluntness a Weapon – NYT
Bomb Kills 14 as Afghan President Calls for Peace – AP
Bomb Attacks Kill Dozens of Mourners in Pakistan and Afghanistan – NYT
Bomb Kills Afghan Cemetery Visitors – BBC
Marine Sergeant Demoted for Urinating on Dead Taliban Militant – WT
Marine's Rank Lowered for Urinating on Dead Taliban – AP
Yemen
Al-Qaeda’s Branch Eyes a New Haven – WP
US Yemen Anti-terror Strategy Debated – VOA
Yemen Official: US Drones Kill 12 in 3 Airstrikes – AP
Yemen Drone Strikes Kill 'Militants' – BBC
Pakistan
Suicide Bomber Kills At Least 30 in Pakistan – VOA
Bomb Attacks Kill Dozens of Mourners in Pakistan and Afghanistan – NYT
Bomber Targets Pakistan Police Funeral – BBC
Pakistan: US Orders Diplomats Out of Lahore – VOA
US Orders Most Personnel Out of Consulate in Pakistan – WP
Pakistan: US Withdraws Diplomats from Lahore Consulate – BBC
British Government Issues Alert for Pakistan – UPI
Egypt
Egyptians Mark Eid With Party Hats and Protests – LAT
Kerry, Ashton Worried About Egypt – UPI
Defying Egyptian Leaders, Morsi Backers Protest – VOA
Muslim Brotherhood Calls for Media Boycott in Egypt – UPI
Wife of Egypt's Ousted Leader Makes 1st Appearance – AP
Embassy Row: ‘Ambassador of Evil’ – WT
Egypt on the Edge – NYT Editorial
Egypt Has All the Ingredients for an Insurgency – NBC Opinion
Syria
As Foreign Fighters Flood Syria, Qaeda Rise Is Feared – NYT
Rebels Claim Attack on Caravan With Assad – NYT
Syrian Rebels Shell Neighborhood Close to Assad – AP
Syria Denies Attack on Assad Motorcade – VOA
Assad Apears at Mosque After Rebels Claim Attack – WP
UN Chief and Russian Minister Discuss Syria – AP
Benghazi Attack
A Generous Second Coat of the Benghazi Whitewash – WT Opinion
Charges for Benghazi Attack Suspect Open US Options – USN&WR Opinion
Middle East / North Africa
Peace Talks to Resume in Jerusalem Next Week – NYT
Mideast Peace Talks, Round 2, Slated for Aug. 14 – AP
Bill to Resettle Israeli Bedouins Faces Wide Opposition – VOA
Israeli Troops Wounded in Lebanon – UPI
Israel Briefly Closes Airport After Rocket Warning – AP
US and Iran Cautious about Direct Talks – VOA
Launching Site in Iran Raises Missile Worries – NYT
Iran Calls on EU to Drop Sanctions – UPI
Al Qaeda Drives Iraq Toward Chaos – WT
Saudi Arabia Arrests Two on Suspicion of Planning Attacks – Reuters
Rights Group: Wave of Political Assassinations Paralyzes Libya – VOA
Libya's Greatest Security Threat: Porous Southern Border – CSM
Libya's Worst Oil Unrest Since Civil War Stores Up Future Trouble – Reuters
Muslims Celebrate Ramadan End, Strife Casts Shadow – AP
Don't View Iran's President with Rose-Colored Glasses – UPI Opinion
Iran’s Plan B for the Bomb – NYT Opinion
Israel’s Split Personality – NYT Opinion
Husan Court-Martial
Judge: Hasan Can Represent Himself in Fort Hood Shooting Trial – S&S
Lawyers Must Help Fort Hood Accused – BBC
Fort Hood Suspect's Fool of a Lawyer – USAT Opinion
Manning Court-Martial
Naval Officer, Militant Islam Book Author, is Sentencing Witness – AP
Witness in Manning Case Says Leaks Could Help Al Qaeda – NYT
Militant Islam Expert, Testifying at Manning Sentencing Hearing – AP
Manning's Breach Helped al Qaeda Recruiting, Witness Says – Reuters
Expert Questions WikiLeaks' Use to al-Qaida – AP
Expert: Al-Qaida Could’ve Used Leaked Info to Attack US Forces – AP
Manning's Breach Triggered Costly US Army Scramble – Reuters
Soldiers Recall Bloody Mayhem of 2009 Fort Hood Massacre – Reuters
US Department of Defense
Obama Vows to End Across-the-Board Cuts – NYT
Hope of Saving Aircraft Carriers Sinking as Cash Dries Up – VP
Dover Facility Studies War Victims to Aid Future Efforts – NJ
Pentagon Finishing Rules to Curb Sexual Assaults – NYT
DOD Looks for Ways to Scale Back BAH – AT
Amos: Why COIN Is More Relevant Than Ever – DO Interview
Why American Primacy Is Not Assured – TD Opinion
Pentagon Keeps Covering Up Officers' Dirty Laundry – USAT Opinion
4 Extreme Leadership Principles of a Navy SEAL – Forbes Opinion
US Intelligence Community
Critics Question NSA’s Need to Keep Database – WP
NSA Also Searches Content of US Communications – WT
Piercing the Confusion Around NSA’s Phone Surveillance Program – WP
Is NSA Leaker Edward Snowden a Traitor? – VOA
Email Service Linked to Edward Snowden Shuts Down – AP
Breaking Through Limits on Spying – NYT Editorial
Double Talk From the Spymasters – WT Opinion
United States
‘Martyred’ US Muslim Extremists Still Recruiting for al Qaeda – WT
New Vision of al Qaida Rises From US Embassy Closings – McClatchy
US Hails Life Prison Terms for Somali Pirates – VOA
Grand Jury Indicts Two in Boston Bomb Probe – VOA
What Happens During an Embassy Shutdown, Anyway? – FP Q&A
Skepticism Required in Face of Obama's Terror Warnings – WT Opinion
War by Wordplay – WP Opinion
Primer on Losing – WOTR Opinion
How Long Does it Take to Crush a Federal Employee? – ChiefHRO.com Opinion
United Kingdom
Fears in UK Industry of Deep US Defense Cuts – FT
MOD: Gibraltar Visit for Royal Navy Warship is Routine – BBC
British Warship to Visit Gibraltar Amid Border Row With Spain – Reuters
SFO Loses BAE al-Yamamah Investigation Documents – BBC
Senior Mafia Member Arrested in London After 20 Years on Run – Reuters
Wanted Mafia Boss Awaits Judge's Bail Ruling – BBC
Africa
Zimbabwe Says 305,000 Voters Rejected – BBC
For Zimbabwe’s Mugabe and Britain, Ties That Bind – NYT
Mega-Party Seeks to Challenge Nigeria’s Rulers – VOA
Oil Giants to Stay Onshore Nigeria Despite Grumbles – VOA
Nigerian YouTube Bribe Police Officer Sacked – BBC
Sudan Thwarting Humanitarian Work – UPI
More Than 300 Killed in South Sudan Fighting – VOA
Central Africa Republic Atrocities Draw ICC Attention – UPI
British Women Attacked With Acid in Zanzibar, Tanzania – BBC
Zambia Official Denies ‘Tarnished’ Country Image – VOA
Gbagbo Son Calls for Ivorian Peace – BBC
Ethiopian Muslims Stage Eid Protests – VOA
Kenyan Airport to Resume Full Operations Friday – VOA
Nairobi's Airport Fire: Looting and Big Tourism Losses for Kenya – LAT
South Arica: Mandela Better, but Still Critical – VOA
President of Tiny Benin Dissolves His Government – AP
Kenya: In an Airport Fire, Flames of Discord – NYT Opinion
Americas / Caribbean
Kerry to Visit Colombia, Brazil Next Week – Reuters
Colombia's Santos Seeks US Clarification on Spying – AP
Colombia's Santos Says FARC Faces Jail, Death Without Peace – Reuters
UN: Colombia Coca Area Drops by 25% – BBC
UN: Colombia Coca Crop Down 25 Percent – AP
Ecuador Soldier Slain in Firefight With Colombians – AP
Ecuador Soldier Killed in Clashes on Colombian Border – BBC
6 Venezuela Soldiers Detained in Student's Killing – AP
Thousands Protest Against Government in Argentina – AP
Asia / Pacific
Japan Protests Over Ships From China in Island Dispute – NYT
Philippines Seek Talks on Expanding US Access to its Military Bases – VOA
US, Philippines to Open Troops Talks – AP
Philippines Peace Negotiators Say Talks Unaffected by Bombings – VOA
Taiwan Lifts Philippines Sanctions – BBC
Taiwan Says Nuclear Plant May Have Leaked Toxic Water – Reuters
China Sacks Top Economic Official – BBC
International Pressure Can Prevent Cambodian Political Stalemate – VOA
OPCON Transfer and the American-ROK Alliance – IINSTP Opinion
Europe
US Turns Off Russian Reset Button – WP
Kerry, Hagel to Meet with Russian Counterparts – VOA
Russia: Kremlin Upbeat Over US Defense Talks – UPI
Obama to Keep Pushing Russia’s Putin Over Snowden – WT
Bolton on Russia’s Putin: It’s Time to ‘Cause Him Pain’ – WT
Russia’s Stimulus Plan: Open the Gulag Gates – NYT
Local Russian TV Channel Airs Rare Criticism of Putin – VOA
Greek Premier Promotes Country as ‘Bastion of Stability’ – WP
Obama Says Greece Needs Balance Of Austerity, Growth – VOA
Amid Grief, Ex-Premier Resurfaces in Polish Race – NYT
Russia: Obama's Putin Snub – LAT Editorial
A New Low in US-Russia Relations – WP Opinion
South Asia
US Army Keen to Learn from India's COIN Operations – TOI
India: Pakistan Responsible for Soldiers' Deaths in Kashmir – VOA
