2 September 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 – DEFCON Hill – 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 Pushes for Congressional Support of Syria Strike – VOA
Congress Will Seek to Limit Syria Authorization – WSJ
Obama Starts Lobbying Blitz for Support of Strike on Syria – NYT
Use of Force in Syria Will be a ‘Very Tough Sell’ – WP
Obama Needs 'Whale of a Case' for Syria Attack, Lawmaker Says – LAT
Congress Divided on Syria Despite Administration Case for Action – VOA
White House Girds for Battle With Congress – WSJ
History Aside, Obama Bets on Congress – NYT
The White House Walk-and-Talk that Changed Obama's Mind – NBC
Pentagon Officials Say Strike Won't Be Hurt By Delay – USAT
Hill Briefing: Uphill Battle for Obama on Syria – Politico
Sunday Talk: Congress, Like America, Split on Syria Strike – S&S
Congress in No Rush to Return for Syria Decision – WT
‘Team Player’ Kerry Pivots with Obama – WP
US: Evidence of Sarin Gas Use in Syria – VOA
Sarin Gas Used in Syria Attack, Kerry Says – WP
Kerry Says Case for US Attack on Syria Building – AP
France’s Hollande Feels Heat as Obama Seeks Syria Vote – France24
Clamor Grows in France for Vote on Syria Attacks – LAT
France Unlikely to Allow Lawmaker Vote on Syria – Reuters
Britain Could Vote Again on Hitting Syria – LAT
UK Ministers Rule Out Fresh Syria Vote – BBC
Australia Offers Moral Support for US Strike in Syria – AP
Russia Not Convinced by US Evidence on Syria – AP
Russia Sending Spy Ship to Mediterranean – Reuters
China to US: Don’t Go Into Syria With Force – WT
China Argues Against US Action Against Syria – AP
US Briefs China on Chemical Weapons Use Evidence in Syria – Reuters
Mixed Reaction in Mideast to US Syria Strategy – VOA
Arab League Endorses International Action – NYT
Arab States Urge Action Against Syrian Government – Reuters
Obama’s Syria Decision Greeted Silently by Israel – NYT
Israel Leader: Ready for 'Any Possible Scenario' – AP
Syria Asks the United Nations to Stop US Strike – Reuters
Syria Crows Over ‘Historic American Retreat’ – WP
Syria Says US Strike 'Helps al-Qaeda' – BBC
Syria Dismisses Obama as Confused, Moves Troops – AP
Assad Says Syria Can Confront External Aggression – Reuters
Syria Hails 'Historic American Retreat' as Obama Hesitates – AP
Some Syrians Say Obama’s Decision Will Embolden Assad – WP
UN: 7 Million Syrians Displaced by Civil War – AP
The Men Who Would Lead a Syria Strike – DODB
Most Phenomenally Stupid Misuse Of Our Military – RCW Interview
The Science Behind the Chemical Weapons Attack – GIZMODO Overview
Taking the Case to Congress – WP Editorial
On Syria, Obama Had to Go to Congress – WP Opinion
Forcing Obama’s Hand in Syria – NYT Opinion
Obama's Slow-Strike Strategy – Politico Opinion
An Accidental War – NR Opinion
Obama’s Shot Across Syria’s Bow – WT Opinion
Obama's Strange Strategy on Syria – PI Opinion
President Abdicates Responsibility for Personal Red Line – NR Opinion
Afghanistan
Official: Taliban Violence Unlikely to Threaten Afghan Transitions – VOA
Militants Attack US Base in Afghanistan – VOA
Taliban Militants Attack US Base in Afghanistan; 3 Dead – WT
Taliban Militants Attack US Base in Afghanistan – AP
Taliban Target U.S. Army Base as Attacks Mount – Reuters
Taliban Bombs US Base in Afghanistan – BBC
Afghans Find Dumped Bodies of 7 Abducted Soldiers – AP
Afghan Envoy to Pakistan Appointed Interior Minister – NYT
Afghanistan Backdrop to China’s Xi Central Asia Visit – AP
Afghan Female Military Pilot Gives Wing to Young Girls' Dreams – CSM
US Department of Defense
Fort Hood Death Sentence Raises Difficult Legal Questions – LAT
Texas Veterans Land Board to Treat Fort Hood Victims as Combat Casualties – TS
Fighter Pilots Master Vertical Landing in F-35B Jet, But … – VP
F-35 Performs its First Nighttime Vertical Landing – LAT Video
Naval Academy Sex Assault Case Continues – AP
US Intelligence Community
IC Spends Millions to Hunt for Insider Threats – WP
NSA Spied on France's Foreign Ministry, Diplomats – France24
NSA Said to Have Spied on Leaders of Brazil and Mexico – AP
United States
Drug Agents Use Vast Phone Trove, Eclipsing NSA’s – NYT
Private Security Contractors Under Scrutiny – SDUT
Sierra Wildfire Now California's Fourth-Largest – AP
Obama's Unsteadiness in Conducting Foreign policy – WT Opinion
US Intervention: War for Virtue – WP Opinion
United Kingdom
Britain Could Vote Again on Hitting Syria – LAT
Ministers Rule Out Fresh Syria Vote – BBC
UK Soldiers to Give Iraq Evidence – BBC
British Soldiers to Give Their Side of Story at Iraq Inquiry – Reuters
Rue Britannia – FP Opinion
Australia
PM Rudd Calls on Voters as Poll Looms – BBC
Australian Contender Sparks Foreign Policy Furor – AP
US, Aussie Sailors Recover Bombs Dropped On Great Barrier Reef – S&S
Africa
UN Mission in DR Congo Plans to Set Up Security Zone – VOA
DR Congo: Goma Residents Hopeful Rebel Withdrawal Spells Peace – VOA
Two Sudans Will Hold Summit Before Oil Pipelines Deadline – AFP
Senegal President Ditches Premier – BBC
South Africa: Mandela Discharged From Hospital – VOA
South Africa’s Mandela Spends First Night at Home – BBC
Americas / Caribbean
NSA Said to Have Spied on Leaders of Brazil and Mexico – AP
Venezuela Admits Economic Problems – BBC
Clashes in Mexico Over School Reform – BBC
Dominican Republic Raid of 'Sect' Compound Under Scrutiny – AP
Transitional Justice and Colombia’s Peace Talks – ICG Report
Asia / Pacific
Philippines Setting Limits for Increased US Forces Presence – VOA
Philippines: China Set Impossible Conditions for Visit – AP
South Korea Pledges Aid to North in Bid to Ease Tension – NYT
Inter-Korean Panel Holds First Talks on Kaesong Reopening – VOA
Koreas Begin Kaesong Committee Talks – BBC
Japan: Radiation Levels Spike at Fukushima – VOA
Japan Vows Quick Action, Public Funds for Fukushima – Reuters
Afghanistan Backdrop to China’s Xi Central Asia Visit – AP
China Investigates State Assets Regulator – VOA
Senior Chinese Official Falls Under Scrutiny – NYT
Thai Protester Killed at Blockade – NYT
Cambodia: Nearly 200 Staffers Strike at Khmer Rouge Tribunal – AP
Obama’s Great Asian Dawdle – WT Opinion
Europe
Germany: No Clear Winner in Debate Between Merkel and Challenger – NYT
Merkel, German Election Rival Debate Euro Crisis – AP
Former SS Officer Faces German Trial – BBC
Polish PM May Reshuffle Ministers in November – Reuters
Turkey Trial for 100 'Coup Plotters' – BBC
Azerbaijan Clamps Down on Dissent Ahead of October Vote – Reuters
Middle East / North Africa
US Says Envoy Took Part in Israeli-Palestinian Meeting – Reuters
Israel Leader: Ready for 'Any Possible Scenario' – AP
Israel Launches Country's 'Largest' Satellite – AP
UN Says Over 800 People Killed in Iraq in August – AP
Iran Dissidents Killed at Iraq's Camp Ashraf – VOA
Iraqi Camp for Iranians Faces Deadly Clashes – NYT
Iraq: Deadly Clashes at Iran Exile Camp – BBC
Iranian Exiles Report Deaths in Iraq Camp – AP
Attackers Torch Saudi Arabia Religious Police Building – Reuters
Jordan to Diminish Tasks of Military Court – AP
Egyptian Media: Morsi to Be Put on Trial – VOA
Morsi, Brotherhood Leaders Charged With Inciting Murder – NYT
Egypt to Try ex-President Morsi – BBC
Egypt's Morsi to be Tried for Inciting Violence – AP
Egypt Expels Al Jazeera Journalists – VOA
Egypt: Bomb Wounds Two at Cairo Police Station – Reuters
Libya Protests Threaten Stability as Oil Output Dives – Reuters
South Asia
Roadside Bomb Kills 9 Pakistan Soldiers on Afghan Border – Reuters
