17 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 – USIP
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Egypt
Dozens Killed in Pro-Morsi Protests in Egypt – VOA
Dozens Dead in Egypt 'Day of Anger' – BBC
Blood and Chaos Prevail in Egypt, Testing Control – NYT
Morsi Supporters Observe ‘Day of Rage’ in Divided Egypt – WP
Police Gunfire Shocks Egypt Protesters – LAT
Egypt Street Battles Leave at Least 82 Dead – AP
After Friday Prayers, Bloodshed Breaks Out in Egypt – McClatchy
Egypt Arrests 1,004 at Friday's Muslim Brotherhood Protests – Reuters
Attacks in Cairo Were Calculated to Provoke, Some Say – NYT
Egyptians Hold Funerals, Sides Remain Defiant – VOA
Egyptian Islamists Vow More Protests – AP
Muslim Brotherhood Calls for Rallies Across Egypt – Reuters
US Allies Were Near Deal for Peaceful End to Egypt Crisis – WP
EU Set for Emergency Egypt Talks – BBC
EU Urges Members to Consider Response to Egypt Violence – Reuters
Merkel: Germany, EU to Review Ties with Egypt – VOA
Israel Keeps a Wary Eye on Turmoil in Egypt – NYT
Saudi King Backs Egypt's Rulers Against 'Terrorism' – Reuters
UN Rights Boss Calls for Credible Probe into Egypt Killings – VOA
Freezing US Aid to Egypt Would Not Be Easy or Cost-Free – Reuters
Key Events in Egypt's Uprising and Unrest – AP
Ties With Egypt Army Constrain Washington – NYT Analysis
Democracy in Egypt Can Wait – NYT Editorial
Egypt's Ominous Path – LAT Editorial
US Should Back Egypt's Military – NR Editorial
Take the Long View on Egypt – CSM Editorial
US Credibility 'in Tatters' Over Egypt Crisis – BBC Opinion
How America Can Get Egypt Back on Track – TNI Opinion
What if the US Had Called it a Coup? – WP Opinion
What Obama Misunderstands About Egypt – Bloomberg Opinion
Obama's Slap at Egypt Harms Our Interests – NYP Opinion
Cutting Aid to Egypt Would Backfire – TFT Opinion
Pentagon Has Lost Leverage with Egypt. Now What? – DO Opinion
America Has Not Lost Egypt – TNI Opinion
How Did Egypt Get So Dark? – WP Opinion
Democracy in Egypt Can Wait – NYT Opinion
Steering Egypt From Anarchy – WP Opinion
It Only Gets Worse from Here – TA Opinion
US Intelligence Community
Report: NSA Broke Privacy Rules Repeatedly – VOA
NSA 'Broke Snooping Privacy Rules' – BBC
NSA Broke Privacy Rules Thousands of Times – Wired
NSA Says it Investigates its Violations of Privacy Rules – AP
NSA Under Renewed Fire For Violating Own Privacy Rules – TG
New NSA Revelations Stir Congressional Concern – AP
New Snowden Leaks Reveal Problems at NSA – LAT
Did Obama Know About NSA's Privacy Problems? – WP
Obama vs. Washington Post: Who's Right on NSA Surveillance? – ABC
White House Tried To Interfere With Washington Post's Report – Techdirt
Obama Upended Outside Adviser Intelligence Panel – Politico
At Least One Member of Congress Saw NSA Oversight Memo – TA
Senate to Hold Hearings on NSA Privacy Violations – WT
Lawmakers, Privacy Advocates Call for Reforms at NSA – WP
Washington Lawmakers Call for More NSA Oversight – UPI
Senator Calls for Hearing on NSA Privacy Complaints – USAT
Leahy Calls Another Hearing on NSA Surveillance Programs – Newsmax
Feinstein Defends NSA, Says 'Compliance Incidents' No Big Deal – TPM
Pelosi Calls NSA Privacy Revelations ‘Disturbing’ – WT
Snowden Downloaded NSA Secrets While Working for Dell – Reuters
NSA Funds New “Top Secret” $60 Million Dollar Data Lab – Infowars.com
Govt Acknowledges Existence of Area 51, Not UFOs – WP
CIA Acknowledges Secret 'Area 51' – BBC
NSA Revelations Undermine Govt's Assurances of Privacy – CNN Analysis
What's a 'Violation'? – WP Guide
What to Say, and Not to Say, to 'Our Overseers' – WP Guide
All Too Human – Economist Editorial
Are Leakers Patriots or Traitors? – WP Opinion
A Turning Point in Political Debate Over Surveillance – WP Opinion
What Happens When the NSA Gets Sloppy – NYT Opinion
NSA Spying Blind. Why Won't It Admit It? – FP Opinion
What is Really Going On at NSA? – WP Opinion
NSA Abuses Contradict Obama, Congressional Claims of Oversight – CBS Opinion
Terrorism / Counterterrorism
Jihadists Organize Over Social Media, in Plain View – WP
Business Habits of Highly Effective Terrorists – FA
US Department of Defense
Pentagon Wasting $7M on Unused DC Vehicles – WT
Pentagon Wastes on Car Rentals – Time
Military Medicine Advances Burn Injury Treatment – AFPS
The Marines' Secret Weapon: Coffee – NYT
AF Sgt. Claims He was Fired for Religious Views on Gays – AT
AF Reviewing Policy After Complaints About Comedian – S&S
The Military Epidemics That Aren't – WSJ Opinion
Disturbing Facts on Dwindling US Bomber Force – Forbes Opinion
Hasan Court-Martial
Sergeant Who Shot Fort Hood Gunman Testifies in Trial – NYT
Cop Who Shot Hasan Takes the Stand – S&S
Officer Recounts Gun Battle with Hasan – SAEN
Fort Hood Suspect Kicked Gun from Officer's Hand – USAT
Witness on Ft. Hood Shooter: 'I Thought He was Dead' – LAT
Experts to Testify as Prosecutors Move to Wrap Hasan Trial – SAEN
Fort Hood Case Moves Outside Building of Rampage – AP
Manning Court-Martial
Manning Sentence Likely Next Week – AP
Judge Finds Manning's WikiLeaks Acts 'Wanton and Reckless' – Reuters
Judge: 'Heedless' Nature of Manning's Conduct Dangerous – AP
Army Prosecutors Get Another Swing at Manning – AP
'Aiding the Enemy' Acquittal Kept a Mystery – CN
A Decade of Pentagon Struggles Aired at Trial – AP Opinion
United States
New State Department Religion Office Provokes Concerns – VOA
Drones Descend on Washington, Just for Show – S&S
3 Aircraft Hit with Lasers Near Newark Airport – AP
Interactive US Census Map Pinpoints Foreign Language Speakers – VOA
Re-Inventing Political Warfare – USN&WR Opinion
Obama's Deepening National Security Dilemmas – Time Opinion
Obama: The Citizen of the World President – Commentary Opinion
Afghanistan
US Troop Pullout Affects India-Pakistan Rivalry – NYT
101st Airborne Div. Commander: Afghans Lead Fight in Afghanistan – USA
Security Forces Kill 2 Dozen Taliban Militants Across Afghanistan – PressTV
Insurgents Kill 10 at Afghan Construction Camp – AP
Afghan Man Kills Wife for Going to Market Without Permission – WT
Poland to Cut Number of Troops in Afghanistan in October – Reuters
Getting Out of Afghanistan Alive – WP Opinion
Middle East / North Africa
Palestinian Prisoner Freed by Israel Has American Blood on Hands – TDB
Israel's Peace Negotiator Eyes Arab World Alliance Shift – VOA
US, Iraq Vow to Fight al-Qaida Surge – VOA
Iraq to US: Can You Send Us Drones to Deal with al Qaeda? – AP
No Civil War, Iraq Pledges – UPI
Bombings Around Iraq's Capital Kill 7 People – AP
Iran's Former FM to Lead Nuclear Organization – UPI
Syrian Airstrike Kills at Least 15, Wounds Dozens – AP
Thousands of Syrians Pour into Kurdistan – VOA
Defiant Hezbollah Leader Says Ready to Fight in Syria – Reuters
Analysts: Beirut Bomb Could Herald ‘Dark Era’ for Lebanon – WP
Lebanon: Beirut Bomb Ups Fear of Fallout From Syria War – AP
Lebanon: Hezbollah Makes Vow to Step Up Sunni Fight – NYT
Lebanon: Death Toll from Beirut Car Bombing Rises – VOA
Lebanon: Hezbollah Blames Sunnis for Beirut Bomb – BBC
Bahrain Authorities Crush Prison Riot, 40 Injured – AP
Tunisian Labor Leader Rejects Parallels With Egypt – Reuters
For a Union of Arab Democracies – WP Opinion
The 'To Hell with Them' Doctrine – NR Opinion
How to Beat al-Qaeda in Yemen – Bloomberg Opinion
Africa
Zimbabwe: Mugabe Rival Withdraws Election Challenge – VOA
Zimbabwe: MDC Drops Mugabe Election Challenge – BBC
Party Drops Legal Dispute Over Election in Zimbabwe – NYT
Nigerian Town Suffers Deadly Attack – BBC
Islamic Militants Kill 13 in Northeast Nigeria – AP
US Mulls Meeting with Nigerian President – UPI
Four Kenyan Policemen Killed in Al Shabaab Raid – Reuters
UN's Ban Pledges Support for Mali – UPI
Somalia Hit by Severe Polio Outbreak – BBC
Somalia Facing ‘Explosive’ Rise in Polio – AP
Benin's Red Wednesday Movement Adds to Political Uncertainty – VOA
Year After South African Mine Shooting, Residents See No Change – VOA
Killing of Strikers Alters South Africa Politics – NYT
Can Nigeria's Leader Do the Right Thing? – CNN Opinion
Americas / Caribbean
More Fast and Furious Guns Found at Crime Scenes in Mexico – WT
Mexico: Drug Lord's Release Painful for Victims' Relatives – AP
Fight Over Ex-President Marks Mexico's Oil Debate – AP
Argentina: Political Wrangling Worsens After Primary Poll Results – UPI
Ecuador Drops Plan to Ban Drilling in Jungle – NYT
The UN, Cholera and Haiti – WP Editorial
Asia / Pacific
Hagel, Chinese Defense Minister to Meet at Pentagon – AFPS
China Grapples with Rash of Fake Officials Promising Contacts – WP
North Korean Leader Tightens Grip on Power – UPI
North Korea Target of UN Rights Probe – UPI
2 Police Killed Days After Indonesian Terror Raids – AP
More American Brands Heading to Communist Vietnam – VOA
Vietnam Frees Dissident on Appeal – AP
Barred From Malaysia, but Still Connecting With Critical Jabs – NYT
China's "Warfare" Strategy and Tactics – TD Opinion
America Pivots to Asia, Europe Arms It – TD Opinion
Europe
EU Asked to Monitor Gibraltar Border – BBC
UK Raises Concerns About Gibraltar with EU – AP
Israel Extradites War Crimes Suspect to Bosnia – AP
In Poland, Chechen Asylum Seekers Languish In Limbo – RFE/RL
Norway's Opposition Widens Poll Lead Weeks Before Election – Reuters
South Asia
US Troop Afghanistan Pullout Affects India-Pakistan Rivalry – NYT
Pakistan: Indian Shelling Wounds Civilians in Kashmir – VOA
Bodies Found on Indian Submarine – VOA
Divers Recover 4 Bodies From Indian Submarine – NYT
Pakistan Stand-Off: 'Lessons Learnt' – BBC
India's Growing Military Diplomacy – TD Opinion
