27 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
Kerry: Use of Chemical Weapons in Syria 'Obscene' – VOA
US, Citing 'Moral Obscenity' in Syria, Weighs Response – WSJ
Kerry: Syria’s Use of Chemical Arms is ‘Undeniable’ – WP
Kerry Says Chemical Arms Attack in Syria Is ‘Undeniable’ – NYT
Syria's Use of Chemical Arms a 'Moral Obscenity' – LAT
Kerry: Syria Chemical Attack 'Undeniable' – BBC
Kerry: Chemical Arms Use in Syria an 'Obscenity' – AP
Western Leaders Mull Military Response in Syria – AP
Obama Weighs Limited Military Strike on Syria – WP
US Readies for Possible Air Strikes on Syria – WT
US Military Has Myriad Ways to Strike Syria – VOA
US and UK Move Ships Closer to Syria – USNI
US Could Look Beyond UN Security Council in Any Strike – Reuters
Russia Warns West Against Military Action in Syria – VOA
Russia Condemns ‘Hysteria’ Over Syria – WP
US Postpones Syria Talks with Russia – VOA
UK’s Cameron and Russia’s Putin Disagree on Syria – BBC
Attack on Syria Could Trigger Terrorism Against US, Israel – WT
Iran Warns Against Strike on Syria After Gas Attack – Reuters
UN Team Meets Syrian Victims of Suspected Attacks – VOA
UN Presses on With Syria Chemical Attack Inquiry – BBC
UN Chemical Weapons Team Takes Blood from Victims – VOA
UN Convoy Visits Site of Alleged Chemical Attack – WP
Blasts in the Night, a Smell, and a Flood of Syrian Victims – NYT
UK: Security Council Failed Syria – UPI
25-Year Span of No Chemical Arms May Have Been Broken – WP
Iraqi Kurdistan Rules Out Intervening Over Syrian Border – Reuters
Kerry’s Remarks on Alleged Syria Chemical Attack – WP Transcript
Responding to Syrian Atrocities – NYT Editorial
Might Won’t Be Enough in Syria – WP Editorial
Here's How to Attack Assad – CSIS Opinion
Is an Attack on Syria Justified? – NYT Opinion/Debate
In Syria, No Easy Choices – WP Opinion
Bombing Syria: What's the Goal? – Politico Opinion
The US Must Act Against Assad – WP Opinion
Is a US Attack on Syria Now Inevitable? – BBC Opinion
The Real Issue in Syria – Politico Opinion
Obama's Syria Challenge: A War-Weary Public – Politico Opinion
Preparing to Handle Syria’s Chemical Weapons – WOTR Opinion
Afghanistan
Karzai Visits Pakistan for Help on Taliban Peace Talks – VOA
Afghan Leader in Pakistan to Discuss Peace Talks – AP
Karzai Calls for Pakistan Peace Role – BBC
Marine Warned of Insider Attack, Faces Career End – MCT
Afghan Taliban Execute Six in Stable Herat – Reuters
Pakistan, Taliban and the Afghan Quagmire – Brookings Opinion
US Department of Defense
Military Judge Sets USS Cole Bombing Trial Date – MH
Sore Feet Spur Campaign for Better Army Boot – BG
Navy’s Flying Warrant Officer Program Gets the Ax – NT
Manning Lawyer Gives More Details on Gender Change – AP
Strategic Review Falls Short; Make Hard Choices Now – BD Opinion
The Defense Appropriations Shuffle – WP Opinion
Army Adopting Tiered Readiness – BD Opinion
Hagel's Shrinking Navy – WS Opinion
Love 'Em or Hate 'Em, Drones Are Totally Legal – TA Opinion
Test Pilot Tried to Warn Navy About Troubled F-35 – WIB Opinion
Manning and Hasan: The Price of PC in the Military – WT Opinion
How DOD Prepared for the March on Washington – WP Opinion
Hasan Court Martial
Hasan Jury Hears From Families, Victims to Determine Sentencing – S&S
Victims of Fort Hood Shooter Tell Court of Their Suffering – VOA
Widows of Fort Hood Slain Describe Lost Moments – AP
Fort Hood Shooting Victim Struggling to Cope With Injuries – Reuters
NSA
UN to Contact US Over Spying Report – VOA
UN Warns US Against Illegal Spying on Diplomats – LAT
UN Says Nations are Barred From Spying On It – AP
Before Moscow, Snowden Stayed at Russian Consulate in Hong Kong – WP
NSA Phone Data Collection Is Illegal, ACLU Says – NYT
MSM vs. NM
War on Leaks Is Pitting Journalist vs. Journalist – NYT
United States
US Presidents Often Use Constitutional Power to Intervene Overseas – VOA
Retirement Wave at Top Levels of Federal Workforce Creates Challenges – WP
US Faces Mid-October Deadline to Raise Debt Limit – WP
Second Suspect Arrested in Death of WWII Veteran – AP
Oregon Bomb Plotter Pleads for Mercy – LAT
Mistrial in Hawaii for US Agent Accused of Murder – AP
DHS Employee Behind Race War Website on Paid Leave – Fox
Don’t Support the Troops? – OTB Opinion
United Kingdom
Spanish Divers Unfurled National Flag in Gibraltar's Waters – DM
HMS Ark Royal Cuts Reduced to Tin Cans and Razor Blades – DM
Islamic Center Arson Attack Probed – BBC
Australia
PM Rudd Revives Plan to Move the Navy North – Reuters
Seeking Asylum in Australia, Refugees Find a Policy in Flux – NYT
Australian PM Rudd Faces Uphill Election Battle – UPI
Africa
US Concerned About Escalating DR Congo Violence – VOA
US Calls on DR Congo Rebel Group to Disband – UPI
Congo Army Battles M23 Rebels Near Goma – Reuters
UN Probes DR Congo Protest Deaths – BBC
Mali's MNLA Rebels Look to Talks, Greater Autonomy in North – VOA
South Sudan's Largest State Wracked by Violence – UPI
Kenya: Radical Muslim Cleric Death Still a Mystery – AP
Focus on Guinea’s Media as Legislative Poll Nears – VOA
Sierra Leone Publishes First-Ever Status of Youth Report – VOA
All 25,000 Liberia Students Fail University Admission Exam – BBC
Admission Standards Toughened at University of Liberia – VOA
South Africa Hit by Wave of Strikes – BBC
Americas / Caribbean
Deadly Mexico Train Crash Blamed on Stolen Nails – BBC
Mexico Bar Kidnap: More Bodies Identified From Mass Grave – BBC
Official: 12 Taken From Mexico Bar Were Killed in Revenge – AP
Migrants Tell of Ordeal in Mexico Train Crash; 6 Dead – AP
Argentina Announces a New Debt Swap Outside US Law – AP
Brazil’s Foreign Minister Quits in Bolivia Row – BBC
Brazil's Foreign Minister Resigns Amid Tension – AP
Brazil: Silva Wants Party's Official Recognition – AP
Asia / Pacific
Japan Could Be Main Player in Asia Conflict – AFP
US, Chinese Navies Exercise Counter-Piracy in Gulf of Aden – AFPS
US Navy Seeks Cooperation with China in Counter-Piracy Exercise – S&S
China Building First Amphibious Assault Ship – Kyodo
China Helicopter Training with Air-to-Air Missiles – AP
China Rules Out East China Sea Islands Talks – BBC
China Sees No Basis for Talks With Japan Over Islands Dispute – Reuters
China Hit by 'Largest Ever' Hack Attack – VOA
Who’s Behind the “Biggest Cyberattack” in China’s History – TD
China: Over News of Clash, a Shroud of Silence in Xinjiang – NYT
China Prosecutors Push for Severe Bo Xilai Sentence – VOA
'No Leniency' Call as Bo Trial Ends in China – BBC
China: Arrests Show Xi Consolidating Control – WP
Chinese Entrepreneurs Start to Demand Political Reforms – WP
China Arrests British, American Corporate Investigators – AP
South Korean Fighter Order: AF Backs F-35 – AW
Kaesong Complex a Microcosm of Korean Hopes, Frustrations – S&S
Japan Postpones Launch of New, Cheaper Rocket – AP
US Significantly Boosts Military Funding for SE Asia – VOA
Hagel Announces US Deal to Sell Helicopters to Indonesia – AFPS
US Will Sell Indonesia Attack Helicopters – AP
Calm Returns to Violence-Scarred Burma Town – AP
NGO Laws in Burma Restrictive, Rights Group Says – UPI
Filipinos Protest Government Corruption – VOA
Filipinos Hold Mass Protest Over Official Corruption – NYT
Asia-Pacific Rebalance Is Not "Strategy" – WOTR Opinion
China’s ‘New Relationship’ Trap – WT Opinion
China's Worried Elites – UPI Opinion
Indonesia's Counterproductive Counterrorism – TD Opinion
Europe
Rights Group Blasts UN's Mission in Kosovo – AP
Vigilant 13 Eagle Continues Closer US-Russian Cooperation – AFPS
Russia: Ingushetia Top Security Chief Killed – BBC
Senior Security Official Shot Dead in Russia's N. Caucasus – Reuters
Belarus Holds Russian Potash Boss – BBC
Italy PM Forges Ahead With Cuts Even as Coalition Row Rages – Reuters
Italy Stocks Tumble Amid Political Uncertainty – AP
Greece 'May Renegotiate Bailout' – BBC
Middle East / North Africa
Pentagon Poised for $13 Billion in Mideast Arms Sales – DN
Diplomats: Iran Adds to Atom Capacity – VOA
Iranian Supreme Leader Scorns 'Outside Interference' in Middle East – UPI
Once an Outcast, Iranian Minister Carries Hope of Easing Tensions – NYT
Lebanon Reviews Security After Last Week's Violence – UPI
Israeli Raid in West Bank Erupts Into a Deadly Riot – NYT
3 Palestinians Killed in West Bank Clash With Israeli Forces – BBC
West Bank Clash Threatens Peace Talks, Palestinians Say – WP
Vandals Strike Arab Neighborhood in Jerusalem – AP
Thousands of Bahrainis March for Democratic Reforms – Reuters
Gulf Islamists Irked as Monarchs Back Egypt's Generals – Reuters
Egyptian Islamist Groups Seek Truce with Army – AP
Official Denies Inquiry Into Egyptian Activists – NYT
Egypt Tourism Workers Pine for Stability, Security – VOA
Egypt Airport Official: Planes Arriving Near Empty – AP
Libya Warns Will Destroy Tankers Illegally Exporting Oil – Reuters
Egypt and the Limits of Democracy – LAT Opinion
Egypt’s Journalists, Still Under Siege – NYT Opinion
How Saddam Made the Mideast Stable – FT Opinion
South Asia
Pakistan Taliban Attack Army Camp, Kill at Least 1 – AP
India Lower House Approves Controversial Food Bill – BBC
India's Ruling Party President Gandhi Returns From Hospital – Reuters
