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23 August SWJ Roundup (Updated)

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08.23.2013 at 05:23am

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Egypt

In Egypt, the Tide Turns in Favor of the Military – WP

Fear Returns to Egypt as State Crackdown Widens – VOA

Egypt Braces for Fresh Protests – AP

Egypt's Mubarak Released from Jail – BBC

Egypt Grapples with Mubarak's Release From Jail – VOA

Mubarak Removed From Egyptian Prison – NYT

US Ties Strategic Interests to Egypt – UPI

Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood Calls for 'Martyr's Friday' – VOA

Mali Jihadist Group Expands, Vows Attacks in Egypt – AP

In Small American Town, a Window Into Egyptian General's Past – Reuters

Common Sense About Egyptian Aid – WT Opinion

The Choice in Egypt – WP Opinion

Can Egypt Learn From Thailand? – NYT Opinion

Navigating the Egypt Crisis – WP Opinion

 

Syria

Obama Officials Weigh Response to Syria Assault – NYT

Chemical Claims: US and Allies Push for Immediate Probe – WP

France: World Must Respond if Syria Used Chemical Weapons – VOA

France Urges ‘Force’ in Syria if Chemical Attacks Are Confirmed – NYT

France: Force an Option in Syria – AP

Syrian Official Blames Rebels for Deadly Attack – AP

UN Sends Envoy to Seek Access to Site of Suspected Gas Attack – WP

UN Demands Access to Syria Attack Site – VOA

UN Chief Calls for Swift Syria Probe – BBC

Iran, Russia Say Stance on Syrian Chemical Weapons Biased – UPI

Syria Attack Compared To Chemical Use in Iraq – VOA

West Sees Greatest Danger in Chemical Weapons’ Spread – S&S

Al Qaeda in Syria Warns Western Aid Workers: We'll Kill You – WT

Fierce Clashes Near Syrian Capital – AP

American Describes Dark Side of Syrian Rebellion – NYT

Number of Children Who Have Fled Syria Reaches a Million – Reuters

The Corpses in Syria – NYT Editorial

Syria: If This Isn't a Red Line, What Is? – Economist Editorial

Preparing to Handle Syria's Chemical Weapons – WOTR Opinion

Preserving Syria’s ‘First Freedom’ – WT Opinion

Jordan’s Wary Welcome – WP Opinion

 

US Department of Defense

The Pentagon as Silicon Valley’s Incubator – NYT

Military Will Remain Strong Despite Budget Cuts, Hagel Tells Marines – AFPS

West Point Combat Casualties High in Post-9/11 Era – AT

Judge Hears Challenges to Guantanamo Court – AP

SOCOM Seeks to Control AM, FM Transmissions in Emergency – TT

USAF Planning Decade-Long Huey Extension – DN

Manning Supporters Disappointed By Lengthy Sentence – VOA

Convicted WikiLeaker Manning Wants to Live as a Woman – VOA

Manning Seeks to Live as a Woman – WP

Manning Says He Wants to Live as a Woman – AP

Manning May Avoid Leavenworth with 'Chelsea' Confession – Military.com

Army Won’t Pay for Manning’s Gender Surgery – Politico

Army: No Gender Reassignment for Bradley Manning – WT

Retired Sailor Guilty of Attempted Espionage – VP

Strategy: The Art of Eliminating the Enemy’s Vote – TD Opinion

PTSD Not Always to Blame – WP Opinion

 

US Intelligence Community

Documents Reveal NSA Collected Thousands of US-Based Emails – VOA

NSA Reveals More Secrets After Court Order – AP

More NSA Deceptions – WP Opinion

 

Hasan Court Martial

Fort Hood Shootings Case Against Hasan Goes to Jury – BBC

Premeditation at Heart of Closing Remarks in Hasan Case – S&S

Hasan Court-Martial Jury Calls it a Night – CNN

Death Penalty for Hasan May be Possible but Execution Doubtful – AJ

 

Bales Court Martial

Apology, but No Explanation, for Massacre of Afghans – NYT

Bales Apologizes for Killings, Disgracing Army – TNT

Afghan Massacre US Soldier 'Sorry' – BBC

 

United States

Mueller Tells How 9/11 Reshaped FBI’s Mission – WP

Lawyer Floats Possible Defense Argument: 9/11 Attack Justified – MH

US Imposes Financial Sanctions on Four Hezbollah Leaders – VOA

US Blacklists 4 Senior Hezbollah Officials – NYT

Treasury Department Designates 4 Lebanese as Terrorists – WT

US Sanctions 4 Hezbollah Militants Across Mideast – AP

US Arrests Man From Sierra Leone in Iran Uranium Sting – Reuters

Arms Dealer Dubbed 'Merchant of Death' Targeted in NY Case – AP

Camouflage Cops – WT Editorial

 

United Kingdom

UK Defense Chief Warns of Reduced Capabilities – DN

British Police: Seized Snowden-Linked Data Could Put Lives at Risk – VOA

UK Mounts Criminal Inquiry Into NSA Leaks, Lawyer Says – AP

Miranda: Police Inquiry Over 'Sensitive' Material – BBC

Woman RAF Officer Joins Top Military Brass – BBC

 

Australia

UN Presses Australia to Release 46 Refugees – NYT

UN: Australia Must Release Refugees – BBC

 

Africa

Africa, Pakistan Face Polio Outbreaks, in Blow to Global Fight – NYT

Fighting Resumes Outside Goma in DR Congo – VOA

UN Shielding Civilians in Eastern DR Congo – UPI

UN Peacekeepers in Congo Ordered to Protect Civilians – Reuters

South Africa Details Military Deployment in Congo – AP

DR Congo Group Petitions President to Pardon Jailed Legislator – VOA

Mali's President-Elect Faces Hefty Challenges – VOA

Militant Groups Unite in Mali – VOA

Sahara Militant Islamists 'Merge' – BBC

Mali Jihadist Group Expands, Vows Attacks in Egypt – AP

Zimbabwe's Mugabe Sworn In for Another Term – VOA

Zimbabwe’s Mugabe Sworn in for Seventh Term – BBC

Taking Oath, Mugabe Adds to His Rule of Zimbabwe – NYT

Is Zimbabwe’s Mugabe an Entrenched Leader or a Changed Man? – VOA

Central African Republic Rebels Accused of Massacres – AP

Liberian Police Act Like 'Predators' – BBC

Deadly Sudan Floods 'Affect 300,000' – BBC

Uganda: Rwandan Refugee 'Abductions' Protest – BBC

Kenyan Police Warn of Militant Attacks in Mombasa – Reuters

Unsafe Abortions Continue in Kenya Despite Reforms – VOA

Guns, Tanks & Wounded Men in Congo's Raging War – WIB Opinion

 

Americas / Caribbean         

Mexican Mass Grave May Be Tied to Abductions – NYT

Mexico Officials Find Mass Grave East of Capital -AP

Bodies May be Missing Mexico Youths – BBC

Mexico Police Working Through Night at Mass Grave – AP

Honduras to Form New Police Force to Battle Mexican Cartels – Reuters

Colombia's Santos Seeks Referendum for Peace Deal – Reuters

Brazil Says US Spy Program Violates Sovereignty – AP

Journalists Jumping Ship at Venezuela TV Channel – AP

Paraguay's Congress Gives New President More Powers – BBC

Paraguay Congress Gives Leader New Military Power – AP

 

Asia / Pacific

Hagel Heads for Meeting with Asian Defense Ministers – WT

Engagement, Cooperation Mark Hagel’s Second Asia Visit – AFPS

China’s Bo Xilai Denies Taking Bribes – VOA

Bo Xilai Fights Back in China Trial – BBC

Disgraced China Leader Takes Combative Tone as Trial Opens – WP

Disgraced Chinese Politician Mounts Feisty Defense – AP

Chinese Rights Advocate Is Formally Arrested – NYT

Chinese Citizens Movement Leader Arrested – AP

Cambodia Urges Closer ASEAN Ties With China – VOA

North Korea: ICRC Chief Arrives in Pyongyang – UPI

UN Rights Inquiry Aims to Raise Pressure on N. Korea – AP

North, South Korea Finalize Talks on Family Reunions – VOA

N. and S. Korea Begin Talks on Reuniting Divided Families – NYT

Philippines: Amid Corruption Worry, Aquino to Reform Govt Fund – AP

Burma Disputes Allegation of Attack on UN Envoy – VOA

Vietnamese Intellectuals Protest Controversial Decree 72 – VOA

China’s Half Measure – WP Editorial

China Trial: It’s All About Mao – NYT Opinion

 

Europe

Russia: Invitation Open to Obama, Kremlin Says – UPI

Official: 22 Russian NGOs Recognized as 'Foreign Agents' – VOA

Snowden May Face a Tough Time in Russian Asylum – VOA

Hagel, Georgian Defense Minister Meet at Pentagon – AFPS

German Officers’ Biases Seen as Enabling Neo-Nazis – NYT

Germany Warned Over Neo-Nazi Threat – BBC

German Neo-Nazi Killings Probe Cites Major Errors – AP

Poland's PM Tusk Wins Party Leadership Challenge – AP

Turkey's Peace Talks With PKK Begin to Falter – VOA

PM Pledges to Spare Crisis-Hit Greeks from Home Foreclosures – VOA

 

Middle East / North Africa

US Divided Over How to Respond to Mideast Violence – AP

Insurgent Attacks Across Iraq Kill at Least 24 – AP

Israel: Four Rockets Fired From Lebanon – VOA

Rockets Fired at Northern Israel – BBC

Israel Military Says 4 Lebanon Rockets Hit Israel – AP

Israel Retaliates for Lebanon Rocket Strikes – VOA

Israel Claims ‘Successful Hit’ in Southern Lebanon – NYT

Lebanon: Israeli Warplanes Strike Area Near Beirut – AP

Israel Says Bombed Lebanon in Retaliation for Rocket Attack – Reuters

2 Explosions Kill 12 in North Lebanese City – AP

Iran Official Says Sanctions Can't Change Policy – AP

Iran Said to Pave Over Site Linked to Nuclear Talks – NYT

Satellite Images Show Alterations at Iran Nuclear Site – WT

Iran's Envoy to IAEA to Leave Post – VOA

Yemen Asks US for Drones to Fight Al-Qaida – VOA

Suicide Car Bomb Kills 2 Yemeni Soldiers – AP

Bahrain Opposition Says Will Hold Pro-Democracy Protest – Reuters

Tunisian Islamists Accept Union Plan to Resolve Crisis – VOA

 

South Asia

Africa, Pakistan Face Polio Outbreaks, in Blow to Global Fight – NYT

Pakistan: More Soldiers Killed by Indian Fire in Kashmir – VOA

Pakistan Army Says India Kills Two Soldiers in Kashmir – Reuters

Pakistan: Baloch Journalist Killed in Karachi – BBC

China Ridicules Indian Navy – WT

China Accused of Indian Incursion – BBC

India: Female Photojournalist Gang-Raped in Mumbai – VOA

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