9 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
Assad Denies Gas Attack; White House Presses a Strike – NYT
Kerry: Syrian Gas Attack Crossed 'Global Red Line' – VOA
Syria 'Crossed Global Red Line' – BBC
Congress Squeezed on Time to Decide on Military Action – S&S
Kerry Says Support for Action Against Syria is Growing – BBC
Obama Shuns UN, Seeks Coalition of Willing – WT
Kerry: Syrian Videos Make Case for Military Action – AP
White House COS Says Attack on Regime Would Send Message to Iran – NBC
US: Proven Link of Assad to Gas Attack Lacking – AP
Doubts Linger Over Syria Gas Attack Evidence – AP
Critics: Contradictions in US Administration's Syria Claims – LAT
Syrian Forces May Have Used Gas Without Assad's Permission – Reuters
US Undecided on Seeking New Syria UN Vote – VOA
US Leaves Door Open to New UN Vote on Syria – Reuters
France Backs Off Support for Syrian Strike – Military.com
British Foreign Secretary Supports Strong Response to Syria – VOA
Kerry Says Saudi Arabia Supports Strike Against Syria – WP
Kerry Announces Saudi Support for Syrian Strike – NYT
Iraq Joins Iran in Opposing US-Led Military Strike in Syria – WP
Qatar Raps Israel as Kerry Seeks Arab Support for Talks – Reuters
Turkey Adds Troops, Weapons on Southeastern Border With Syria – Reuters
US Would Notify Israel Hours Before Syria Attack – Reuters
As the World Watched, Syria Built Up Supply of Nerve Gas – NYT
Activists: al-Qaida-Linked Rebels Gain Control of Christian Village – Fox
Activists: Syrian Rebels Take Christian Village – AP
Assad Forces Fear Rebel Rampage in Aftermath of US Strikes – Reuters
Italian and Belgian Freed in Syria – BBC
Assad Gives Charlie Rose an Interview in Damascus – USAT
Vatican: 100,000 Attend Syria Peace Vigil – AP
The Syrian Regime’s Military Assets – WP Maps
The Strategic Interests at Play in US Debate Over Syria – AJM Opinion
Presidents Shouldn't Be Able to Credibly Threaten Wars – TA Opinion
Limited Options – TNY Opinion
More Than a Mere Shot Across Syria's bow – WT Opinion
Three Questions for Obama on Syria – CNN Opinion
Pulling the Curtain Back on Syria – NYT Opinion
United States is Enabler of Global Irresponsibility – RCP Opinion
Forget Syria, Target Iran – WT Opinion
Afghanistan
Some US Troops to Stay in Afghanistan After 2014 – WT
As Elections Approach, Move to Reaffirm Shaky Afghan Alliance – Reuters
Drone and Taliban Attacks Hit Civilians, Afghans Say – NYT
Afghan Civilians Reportedly Killed in NATO Airstrike – S&S
Karzai: NATO Air Strike 'Killed Civilians' – Reuters
NATO Disputes Claim of 11 Civilian Deaths in Afghan Strike – LAT
Militants Attack Afghan Intelligence Bureau – VOA
Taliban Hit Afghan Intelligence HQ – BBC
4 Afghan Troops Die as Taliban Attack Intel Office – AP
Official: Blast Hits City in East Afghan Province – AP
NATO Airstrike Kills Insurgents, Possibly Civilians – Reuters
Airmen Help Build Afghan Air Force – AFT
US Department of Defense
Studying if Insurance, Military Suicide are Linked – LAT
Chaplain with PTSD Shows Troops There’s a Way Out of Darkness – S&S
Her Husband Came Home, and the War Came with Him – LAT
PTSD Review Patients Struggle to Amend Records – NT
Army Colonel in Vicenza, Italy, Relieved of Command – S&S
Biggest Threat to America? Size of its Own Military Budget – TG Opinion
Intelligence Community
Report: NSA Can Access Most Smartphone Data – AP
The Great Dissent – WP Book Review / Opinion
The Cowboy of the NSA – FP Opinion
United States
A Child of War, With a Sense of Purpose – CNN
Inside Look at the 9/11 Museum in NYC – AP Photos
NYPD’s Spying on Muslims – NYT Editorial
Our New Isolationism – NYT Opinion
Staying the Course With Sequestration – WT Opinion
United Kingdom
Miliband Given 'Australia' Warning – BBC
Osborne Hails Growing Economy, Slams Labour Plans – Reuters
Royal Mix-Up: UK Police Order Prince to ID Himself – AP
Australia
A New Leader But a Familiar Scene in Australia – NYT
Abbott Vows Quick Action on Asylum – BBC
World
How Geopolitics Doomed the Clash of Civilizations – TD Opinion
Africa
Kenya Lawmakers to Accompany Deputy President Ruto at ICC Trial – VOA
ICC Trials of Kenya's Leaders Threaten to Reopen Wounds – Reuters
Nigeria Attacks Kill 13 Vigilantes, 5 Sect Members – AP
DR Congo Rebels to Return to Talks, But Not to Army – Reuters
Mali's New President Names First Post-Rebellion Cabinet – Reuters
New Mali Cabinet Includes Reconciliation Post – AP
Eritrea Dreams of Ending Isolation, Boosting Development – AFP
Somalia Bids to Send 1 Million to School – BBC
South Sudanese Airline Starts Flying to Khartoum – Reuters
South Africa Gold Strike Ends – BBC
Americas / Caribbean
Mexico Proposes Sweeping Social Program Changes – AP
Mexico Dilutes Fiscal Reform as Plan Dodges Sales Tax – Reuters
Tens of Thousands Protest Mexican Oil Reforms – LAT
Forty Years After Military Coup, Pinochet Again Divides Chile – VOA
Gunmen Kill 11, Wound 18 in Poor Guatemala Town – AP
Eleven Die in Guatemala Bar Attack – BBC
Asia / Pacific
Aircraft Carriers or Not? Flattops in the Pacific – TD
China Releases Prominent Dissident Early, Says Rights Group – VOA
North Korean Charm Offensive About Money – AP
Film Reconsiders Politics of Identity in North Korea – BDH
1 Philippine Navy Man, 6 Wounded in Sea Clash With Muslim Rebels – AP
Cambodia's Ruling CPP Party Confirmed Election Winner – BBC
Election Results Ratified in Cambodia, Opposition Plans Boycott – NYT
Cambodian Opposition Readies Parliament Boycott – VOA
Asia Essentials: The US Military Chameleon – TS Opinion
Europe
Russia: Moscow Votes for Mayor – VOA
Russia: Putin Ally Set to Win Moscow Mayor Poll – BBC
Russia Exit Polls: Putin Ally Wins Moscow Vote, Navalny Cries Foul – Reuters
Russia: Strong Showing for Navalny in Moscow Mayoral Race – AP
Moscow Mayoral Vote Could Shift Russian Politics – WP
Russia: Challenger for Moscow Mayor Says Can Force Runoff – NYT
Nearly 300 Syrian and Egyptian Refugees Rescued Off Italian Coast – WT
Germany: Popular Merkel Rallies Supporters – NYT
Conservative Solberg Expected to Win Norway Election – Reuters
Middle East / North Africa
Israel Deploys Iron Dome Missile Defense System Near Jerusalem – WT
Israel Deploys Iron Dome Missile Defense Near Jerusalem – AP
Israeli Labor Bill for Settlers Sparks Uproar – AP
Qatar Raps Israel as Kerry Seeks Arab Support for Talks – Reuters
Iranian Foreign Minister Visits Neighboring Iraq – AP
Iran FM Visits Iraq to Discuss Syria on First Foreign Trip – Reuters
Iran: Diplomatic Tweets Prove Controversial in Tehran – WP
Al-Qaida Claims Iraq Bombs That Killed at Least 50 – AP
Visiting US Republicans Laud Egypt’s Force – NYT
Egypt Squeezing Economic Pipeline to Gaza Strip – WP
Sinai Militants Killed in Egypt Army Offensive – AP
Islamists Claim Responsibility for Attack on Egypt Minister – Reuters
Libya Ex-Spy Chief's Daughter Freed – BBC
Abductors Free Daughter of Libya's Ex-Spy Chief – AP
Forget Syria, Target Iran – WT Opinion
South Asia
Indian Troops Sent to Halt Deadly Communal Clashes – AP
Indian Army Summoned to Quell Communal in North Indian State – Reuters
Zardari of Pakistan Ending His Presidency – NYT
Pakistani President Steps Down on Term Completion – AP
Maldives' Ex-Leader: Anti-Islamic Label Cost Votes – AP
India in Reverse – NYT Editorial
