24 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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Syria
Obama Weighing Options on Syria – VOA
Obama Treads Lightly Amid Chemical Attack Allegations in Syria – LAT
Kosovo Air War Seen as Precedent in Possible Response – NYT
US Navy Expanding Presence in Mediterranean Due to Syria – Reuters
Hagel: US Naval Forces Move Closer to Syria – AP
Obama: Syria Chemicals Grave Concern – BBC
US, Russia at Odds on Suspected Chemical Attack in Syria – WP
Visual Evidence of Chemical Attack Overwhelming and Disturbing – TA
Condemnation of Alleged Syrian Chemical Attack Grows – VOA
Regime Behind Chemical Attack, UK's Foreign Secretary Says – AP
UK’s Hague Believes Assad Behind Attack – BBC
UK Says It Thinks Syria's Assad Was Behind Chemical Attack – Reuters
US Cannot 'Conclusively Determine' Chemical Weapons Use – VOA
Russia to Syria: Let the Inspectors Investigate Alleged Attack – WP
Russia Backs UN Probe of Alleged Chemical Attack – AP
Long-Term Nerve Damage Feared After Syria Chemical Attack – Reuters
Rebels Smuggling Chemical Weapons Strike Evidence to UN – Reuters
American's Tale of Terror Has Lessons for Syria Policy – WT
US UN Ambassador Power Missed Syria Session for Personal Trip – Fox
How to Punish Assad? – TG Editorial
Enforcing a 'Red Line' in Syria – LAT Editorial
Syria Jumps the Red Line – CSM Editorial
Why Assad Will Win – NJ Opinion
US Options: Obama’s Delays and the Dempsey Warnings – CSIS Opinion
Obama Fails to Lead on Syria – TG Opinion
No More False Promises on Syria – TA Opinion
The Day After Assad Wins – FA Opinion
Egypt
Egypt Protests Weaken Amid Crackdown – VOA
Lockdown by Govt Smothers Day of Planned Protest – NYT
Egypt’s Military Rulers Stymie Uprising – WP
Low Turnout at Egypt's Protests Highlights Islamists' Disarray – CSM
Egypt Protesters Try a Scattered Approach – LAT
Pro-Morsi Rallies in Egypt Smaller Amid Arrests – AP
Egypt's Bruised Brotherhood Fails to Show Street Power – Reuters
Egyptian Police Failed to Defend Churches, Rights Group Says – NYT
Egypt's Arms Race – TDB
EU Leaders Hopeful for Egyptian Dialogue – UPI
Prayer of the Copts – NYP Editorial
Civil War May Be Inevitable in Egypt – RCW Opinion
US Department of Defense
Pentagon Weighs Firing Thousands Under 2014 Spending Cuts – Bloomberg
Hagel Certain of US Strength Amid Era of Cutbacks – HSA
Welsh Set to Unveil ‘Air Force 2023′ Strategy – DODB
War Hero Credits Counseling for Continued Improvement – AFPS
Bales, Hasan, Manning: A Busy Week for Military Justice – WP
In 2 Cases of Mass Murder, Juries Render Heavy Judgments – NYT
Changes Sought to Charges in Guantanamo 9/11 Case – AP
Bradley “Chelsea” Manning and the Law – OTB
Airman Opposed to Gay Marriage Files Complaint on Transfer – S&S
What Snowden and Manning Don't Understand About Secrecy – TA Opinion
US Intelligence Community
NSA Analysts Intentionally Abused Powers Multiple Times – Bloomberg
NSA Said to Have Paid E-Mail Providers Millions to Cover Costs – NYT
Obama: NSA Surveillance Programs ‘Loaded Gun’ – WT
Hasan Court Martial
Military Jury Finds Fort Hood Gunman Guilty on All Counts – NYT
Hasan Found Guilty in Fort Hood Shooting – WSJ
Hasan Guilty on All Charges in Fort Hood Shootings – LAT
Hasan Convicted of Fort Hood Killings – WP
Hasan Guilty of All Counts in Fort Hood Massacre – WT
Army Officer Guilty of Murder for Fort Hood Shootings – AP
Panel Finds Hasan Guilty of Murder in Fort Hood Shooting – UPI
Maj Nidal Hasan Guilty on All Counts – BBC
Hasan Convicted of Massacre, Could Get Death Penalty – Reuters
Hasan to Be Own Attorney at Sentencing – AP
Bales Court Martial
Soldier Gets Life Without Parole in Deaths of Afghan Civilians – NYT
Soldier Gets Life in Prison for Afghan Massacre – USAT
Bales Gets Life in Prison for Afghanistan Massacre – AP
Soldier Who Killed Afghan Villagers Gets Life Without Parole – Reuters
Afghan Massacre Soldier Given Life – BBC
United States
FBI Worried Americans Fighting in Syria Could Bring Tactics Home – Reuters
New Policy Warns Agents Not to Detain Illegal Immigrant Parents – WT
DHS Employee: ‘We are Going to Have to Kill a Lot of Whites’ – WT
DHS Employee Behind Racist Website – AP
Conviction Overturned in Ore. Islamic Charity Case – AP
The Unaccountable Department of State – WT Editorial
War-Weary US Gives Rogue Nations Free Pass – FT Opinion
United Kingdom
Report: UK Runs Secret Mideast Spy Station – VOA
United Nations
UN Proclaims International Day of Sport for Peace – AP
World
Can Protests Be Good for Dictators? – Slate Opinion
Africa
UN Troops Shell DR Congo Rebels – BBC
UN Forces Fire on East Congo Rebels – AP
UN Combat Brigade Fires on Congo Rebel Positions – Reuters
DR Congo Welcomes ‘Action’ by UN Intervention Brigade – VOA
Congo's Gen Dabira Arrested in France Over 'Massacre' – BBC
'Boko Haram' in Deadly Nigeria Raid – BBC
Suspected Nigerian Islamists Kill 44 in Northeast – Reuters
Kenyan Soldiers Kill al-Shabaab Guerillas – UPI
UN's Mali Task Is State-Building as Much as Peacekeeping – Reuters
South Sudan Announces Foreign Investors' Conference – VOA
Polio Spreads to Ethiopia – VOA
Southern Africa Welcomes Steps to End Madagascar Political Impasse – VOA
Americas / Caribbean
Rebels Call 'Pause' in Colombia Talks – BBC
Rebels Delay Peace Talks In Colombia – NYT
Colombian Rebels Suspend Peace Talks in Havana – AP
Colombia Peace Talks Suspended After FARC Call for Pause – Reuters
Mass Grave Providing Answers in Mexico Kidnapping – LAT
Mexico Officials ID Bodies as 5 of Missing 12 – AP
Mexico Finds Corpses of Abducted Youths in Mass Grave – Reuters
Mexico City Paralyzed by Teachers' Protests – AP
Many Dead in Bolivia Prison Riot – BBC
Police: At Least 30 Killed in Bolivia Prison Melee – AP
Blunt Chief Justice Unafraid to Upset Brazil’s Status Quo – NYT
Brazil's Rousseff's Popularity Rises as Economy Stumbles – Reuters
Can Latin America Survive China's Slowdown? – RCW Opinion
Asia / Pacific
Prosecutors Say Disgraced Chinese Politician Knew About Bribes – NYT
Bo Xilai's Wife Testifies as China Trial Continues – VOA
China: Bo Xilai Rejects 'Insane' Wife's Testimony – BBC
China: Bo Xilai Dismisses Wife’s Video Testimony – WP
Formal Arrest of Advocate Is Approved by China – NYT
North Korea Has a Serious Crystal Meth Problem – TA
North-South Korea Reunions to Resume Next Month – BBC
Two Koreas Will Hold Family Reunions for First Time in 3 Years – WP
UN: More Work Needed in Burma – UPI
Indonesia Under Pressure to Prevent Plummeting Rupiah – VOA
China, Philippines and Problems for the Pacific Pivot – RCW Opinion
China's Incredible Shrinking Economy – WAJ Opinion
Europe
US Welcomes Georgia's Pivot West – UPI
Russian NGO Challenges 'Foreign Agent' Law – UPI
Poland's PM Tusk Remains Leader of His Party – AP
Middle East / North Africa
Arab Spring Jubilation Turns to Despair – VOA
Lebanon Rocked by Bombings in Tripoli, Israeli Airstrike in South – WP
Bombings Strike Lebanon, Mosques Targeted in Growing Violence – NYT
Tensions in Lebanon Skyrocket – CSM
Lebanon Blasts 'Kill at Least 42' – BBC
Bombs Kill 42 Outside Mosques in Lebanon's Tripoli – Reuters
Twin Explosions Kill 29 in North Lebanese City – AP
Lebanon Breaks Up Protests in Sidon – UPI
Pressure Rises on Hamas as Patrons’ Support Fades – NYT
Iraq: Suicide Bomb Hits Busy Baghdad Park – BBC
Iraq: Suicide Bomber Targets Busy Baghdad Cafe, Killing 25 – Reuters
EU Frustrated by Iraqi Execution Spree – UPI
Syrian Kurds Find More Than a Refuge in N. Iraq – NYT
Yemen Highlights Drone Policy with US – UPI
Yemen Leader Asks US for Drone Technology – AP
Thousands Protest Against Government in Bahrain – AP
Tunisian Opposition Demands Islamist Government Quit – Reuters
Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) – CFR Backgrounder
Tackling Israel's Fundamental Question – JP Editorial
Did the Arab Spring Tail? Three Views – CSM Opinion
Iran's Just Shy of Being a Nuclear Power – JP Opinion
South Asia
Karzai Heads to Pakistan for Talks on Afghan Peace Process – VOA
India: Mumbai Police Arrest Suspect in Gang Rape – NYT
India Gang-Rape Deepens Concerns Over Women's Safety – CSM
India, World's Next Great Naval Power – TN Opinion
Should the US Be Talking with the Taliban? – CNN Opinion
Pakistan's Missing Anti-Terrorism Strategy – FP Opinion
