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13 August SWJ Roundup

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08.13.2013 at 10:08am

Small Wars Journal Daily Roundup

Defense, Foreign Affairs, Politics, Economics, & More

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US Department of Defense

New Retirement Options for Enlistees Could Save Cash for Military – S&S

Top Admiral Expects More Deferred Maintenance – AP

Despite Fracking, US Military Still Looks to Biofuel Over Natural Gas – S&S

MIA Lab, Navy at Odds Over Exhuming USS Oklahoma Casualties – HAS

Army Colonel: Physical Strength Not the End-all, Be-all – WT

First Woman Superintendent Takes Over at Air Force Academy – TG

A Post-Sequestration Blueprint for a Leaner and Smarter Military – USNI Opinion

America's Nation-Building at Gunpoint – LAT Opinion

Kill the Department of Defense – ZP Opinion

 

Hasan Court-Martial / Associated Issues

Jurors Listen to 911 Call as Fort Hood Massacre Trial Resumes – EN

Hasan Silent So Far Amid Fort Hood Shooting Trial – AP

Fort Hood Massacre Trial Moving Fast – NYDN

Jury Given Time Amid Rapid Pace of Fort Hood Trial – AP

Fort Hood Victims Want Shooting Tried As Act Of Terror – AP

 

Manning Court-Martial / Associated Issues

Manning Defense Keys on Mental Health, Leadership – AP

US Rights Group Urges Nobel Peace Prize for WikiLeaks Soldier – VOA

Petition Backs Bradley Manning for Nobel Peace Prize – AP

 

US Intelligence Community / Associated Issues

NSA Leaks Make Plan for Cyberdefense Unlikely – NYT

Kerry Defends NSA Surveillance Programs – AP

Clapper Establishes Review Group to Examine Intelligence Collection – AFPS

US Sets Up Intelligence Surveillance Technology Review Body – Reuters

US Panel to Review Intelligence Gathering and Privacy – VOA

Official: US, Germany to Negotiate 'No Spy' Pact – AP

Merkel's Chief of Staff Says US Spies Did Not Break German Law – Reuters

Empty NSA Reforms – WP Opinion

 

United States

Company to Develop New Crowd-Sourcing Tech for Disaster Response – OS

4 Takeaways from Obama’s Speech to Veterans – S&S

What the President Didn’t Say to Veterans – S&S

American Citizen Renunciations Are Soaring – WSJ

Many DC Think Tanks Now Players in Partisan Wars – BG

Washington Idle, But Immigration Battle Continues – VOA

Al Jazeera America: Will US Viewers Buy It? – USAT

US Judge: Four-Year Sentences to Men in Taliban Drug Sting – Reuters

Fla. Terrorism Suspect Pleads Not Guilty – AP

Florida Man Pleads Not Guilty in Alleged Terror Plot – Reuters

US Reforming Mandatory Drug Sentencing – VOA

Holder Seeks to Avert Mandatory Sentences for Some Drug Offenders – WP

US Eyes Criminal Justice Shake-Up – BBC

Rethinking Drug Sentences – LAT Editorial

US Coast Guard Needs a Reinvention – USNI Opinion

 

United Kingdom

Britain Weighs Legal Action Against Spain on Gibraltar – Reuters

UK 'Considers' Gibraltar Legal Move – BBC

Britain Threatens Legal Action Over Gibraltar – LAT

Murdered Briton's Family Seeks Compensation from China – VOA

Family Seeks Compensation for Businessman’s Death in China – NYT

Scotland's Year of Decision – UPI Opinion

 

United Nations

UN: Nearly 35 Million Migrants Are Under Age 20 – AP

Should the UN be Doing More to Fight Organized Crime? – IRIN Opinion

 

Africa

US Eyes Competition with Europe for Africa Trade – VOA

Pan African Conference Calls for Interreligious Freedom, Tolerance – VOA

Zimbabwe's Mugabe Tells Opponents to Accept His Victory – VOA

Zimbabwe’s Mugabe in Stinging Attack on Rivals – BBC

President Mugabe of Zimbabwe Tells Defeated Rivals: "Go Hang" – LAT

Keita Wins Mali Presidential Vote After Rival Admits Defeat – Reuters

Keita Wins Mali Presidential Poll – BBC

Cisse Concedes Defeat in Mali Election – VOA

Keita Wins Mali Election After Opponent Concedes – AP

Gunmen Kill 44 at Nigeria Mosque – BBC

44 People Shot Dead in Nigerian Mosque – VOA

Agents: 44 Gunned Down in Nigeria Mosque – AP

Satellites Prove Forced Evictions in Nigeria, Amnesty Says – VOA

AI: ‘Mass Evictions’ from Nigeria Slums – BBC

Sudan: Tribal Clashes in Darfur Leave Scores Dead – UPI

Somalia's al-Shabab Praises US 'Martyrs' in Video – AP

 

Americas / Caribbean

Kerry in Colombia for Trade, Security Talks – VOA

Kerry and Colombia Leaders Discuss Guerrilla War and Spying – NYT

In Sweeping Change, Mexico Seeks Foreign Investments – NYT

Mexico's Leader Unveils Plan to Open Oil Industry to Foreign Firms – LAT

Mexican President Proposes Historic Changes to Oil Monopoly – WP

Mexico Opens Oil Sector to Investment – BBC

6 Killed in Gun Attack in Violent Mexican State – AP

Kerry Works to Shore Up Relations With Brazil – AP

Spying Scandal Sets Back US Chances for Jet Sale to Brazil – Reuters

Report: Drug Lords Behind Attacks on Brazil NGO – AP

Argentina's Fernandez Weakened by Vote but Still in Charge – Reuters

Argentine Primary Makes Fernandez Lame-Duck Leader – AP

Peru Police Kill Shining Path Rebels – BBC

Peru Says Slain Rebels May Be Shining Path Leaders – AP

Rights Group: Ecuador’s Correa Seeks to Trample NGOs – AP

Fidel Castro's Role in Cuba Is Chiefly Offstage as He Turns 87 – Reuters

Cuba: Raul Castro’s Empty Talk – WP Editorial

 

Asia / Pacific

Two Sentenced to Death for China Violence – VOA

5 Uighurs Sentenced in China for Attack – NYT

Korea Asks Pentagon to Change Sea's Name in War Display – S&S

US Urges N. Korea to Free Detainee as Health Worsens – AP

Fresh Burma Clashes Signal Growing Muslim Desperation – VOA

Cambodian Opposition Rejects Election Results – VOA

Cambodia Confirms Hun Sen Party Win – BBC

Cambodia Suspends Military Programs with US – AP

Powerful Typhoon Rakes Northern Philippines – NYT

The Latest US-Chinese Trade Fight – WP Editorial

Demons of History Block Japan’s International Ambitions – CB Opinion

 

Europe

'Rural Berlin Walls' Divide Communities After Russia-Georgia War – VOA

Russia Steps Up Raids Against Migrants – NYT

French Muslims Fear Surge in Attacks by Far-Right Militants – VOA

Greece's Recession Eases, But Economy Contracts Significantly – VOA

Italian Senate Vote on Berlusconi's Future in Fall – AP

Hungary: World's Most Wanted Suspected Nazi War Criminal Dies – VOA

 

Middle East

Kerry Still Hopeful on Mideast Peace Talks – AP

Kerry Hopeful on Middle East Talks – BBC

In Latest Middle East Peace Bid, a Few Reasons for Optimism – WP

Dempsey Arrives in Israel, First Stop on Middle East Trip – AFPS

Israel, Jordan, US Face Common Threats, Dempsey Says – AFPS

Syria Risks Shape Mideast Visit by CJCS Dempsey – NYT

Israel Names Palestinian Prisoners to Be Freed – VOA

Israel Names Palestinian Prisoners to Be Released – NYT

Israeli Pain, Palestinian Joy Over Inmate Release – AP

Timing of Israeli Housing Plans May Be Part of Political Calculation – NYT

Settlement Expansion Clouds Peace Talks – Reuters

Kerry: Israeli Settlements Should Not Disrupt Mideast Talks – Reuters

US Eyeing Syrian Opposition Alliances, Chemical Weapons Moves – Reuters

US Providing $15m to Fund for Syrian Opposition – AP

Sudan Feeding Secretive Arms Pipeline to Syria Rebels – NYT

Turkey Signals More Pragmatic Approach to Syria's Kurds – VOA

Rebel Chief in Syria Visits Assad’s Home Region – NYT

Syrian Opposition Report Maps Post-Assad Rule – AP

Russia Says Syria Peace Talks Unlikely Before October – Reuters

Syria Fallout Raises Tensions in Lebanon’s Palestinian Camps – VOA

Al-Qaeda’s Iraq Affiliate Expands Presence in Syria – WP

State Department Confirms AQ in Iraq Leader Relocated to Syria – LWJ

US Weapons Sales to Iraq – DN

Al-Qaida Wreaking Havoc on Iraq – UPI

Bombs Kill 22 Iraqis Near Baghdad – VOA

Attacks Kill 26 in Central and Western Iraq – AP

Deadly Bomb Attack Hits Iraq Cafe  – BBC

US Plans To Sell $4.3B In Gear, Support to Iraq – BD

Iraq Kirkuk Oil Flow to Turkey Halted – Reuters

Iran’s Rouhani Questions Use of Sanctions – UPI

Rouhani Defends Cabinet Choices in Iran Parliament Debate – VOA

Saudi Feud Too Bitter for New Iran President to Fix – Reuters

Lebanon: Hezbollah Attackers Subject of Arrest Warrant – UPI

Embassies Open, But Yemen Stays on Terror Watch – NYT

Iran Wants Answers on Envoy Nabbed in Yemen – UPI

AQAP Chief Vows to Free Jailed Al-Qaeda Members – AFP

Bahrain Will 'Forcefully Confront' Planned August 14 Protests – Reuters

Shortsighted Thinking on Israeli Settlements – NYT Editorial

Will Israel's Arabs Get a Say in its Future? – LAT Editorial

One-State Dream, One-State Nightmare – NYT Opinion

Does the US Pay Families When Drones Kill Innocents? – ProPublica Opinion

 

North Africa

Egypt Delays Plans to Clear Morsi Backers From Camps – NYT

In Egypt, Morsi Backers Braced for Crackdown that Never Came – LAT

Egypt Delays Morsi Camps Crackdown – BBC

Protests Swell, Prompt Egypt to Postpone Dispersal – AP

Mursi Supporters Stand Firm, Brace for Egypt Crackdown – Reuters

Egyptian Liberals Urge Crackdown Against Pro-Morsi Sit-Ins – WP

Egypt Protesters Defy Warning to Disperse – VOA

Israel Says It Intercepts Rocket Launch Near Egypt's Sinai – Reuters

Israel Army Shoots Down Rocket Near Egypt Border – AP

Key Events in Egypt's Uprising and Unrest – AP

Tunisia Bombs Islamist Militants in Mountain Hideouts – Reuters

Libyan Oil Output Cut In Half By Strikes, Disruption – VOA

Algeria Issues Arrest Warrant for Ex-OPEC Chief – AP

Algeria Issues Arrest Warrants for Former Oil Minister, Others – Reuters

What to Do About Egypt? – WOTR Opinion

What's the Matter with Egypt's Liberals? – WP Opinion

 

South Asia

As Afghanistan Endgame Looms, Deadly Edge to India-Pakistan Rivalry – Reuters

Afghan 'Insurgents' Now Called 'Enemies of Afghanistan' – USAT

Afghan Cyber Guerrillas Step Up Attacks on Pakistani Websites – S&S

Afghan Talent Shows Spotlight Culture Clash – S&S

Cholera Outbreak in Northeast Afghanistan – AP

India Hits 'Milestone' with Launch of Own Aircraft Carrier – DN

India Launches Indigenously-Built Aircraft Carrier – VOA

India Launches Homegrown Aircraft Carrier – WSJ

India Unveils Home-Built Aircraft Carrier – BBC

India Unveils Home-Built Aircraft Carrier – AP

Pakistan Accuses India of Shelling, Killing Man – AP

Sri Lanka Mosque Closes After Attack – BBC

Islamic Party Enforces Shutdown in Bangladesh – AP

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