25 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 – The Daily Humanitarian
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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Kenya Mall Siege
Kenyan President Declares Mall Siege Over – VOA
Kenyan President Declares Siege Over – BBC
Kenya’s President Says Mall Attackers Are ‘Defeated’ – NYT
Nairobi Mall Siege Said to End; 11 in Custody – WP
Kenya Says Nairobi Mall Siege Over, 72 Dead – LAT
Kenyan President: Terrorists in Mall Attack Defeated – AP
British Hero of the Mall Massacre – DM
African Union Ready to Assist Kenya After Terror Attack – VOA
Nairobi Attack Reveals Al-Qaida’s Influence in Horn of Africa – VOA
Before Kenya Attack, Rehearsals and Planting of Machine Guns – NYT
Al-Shabaab Will Emerge Stronger After Mall Attack, Warns Analyst – TG
Kenya Attack Follows Power Struggle in Al-Shabab – AP
Nairobi Attack: UK Woman & Americans 'Among Militants' – BBC
Al-Shabab Denies Women Involved in Kenya Mall Attack – BBC
US-Somalis Condemn Nairobi Attack – BBC
Kenya Attack Unfolded in Up and Down Twitter Feeds – AP
The Westgate Mall Attack and the Future of Terrorism – GJ Opinion
Iran
Obama Urges 'Concrete' Action from Iran on Nuclear Issue – VOA
Obama Pledges to Pursue Better Relations with Iran – WP
Obama Urges Diplomatic Push on Iran – BBC
Obama and Rouhani Miss Each Other, Diplomatically, at UN – NYT
Iranian President Brushes Away Obama’s Olive Branch at UN – WT
Obama, Iranian President Open Door to Better Relations – WP
US, Iran Signal Snail-Paced Diplomacy on Nuclear Standoff – LAT
US, Iran Set to Ease Nuke Standoff – USAT
At UN, Obama Opens Door to Direct Diplomacy with Iran – AP
Obama, Rouhani Back Resumption of Nuclear Talks – AP
Iran’s President Preaches Tolerance in Speech at UN – NYT
Rouhani Says Iran Ready to Engage with US, Criticizes Sanctions – LAT
Rouhani Blasts Sanctions Against Iran in UN Speech – Reuters
Iran's President Tones Down Anti-Israel Rhetoric – AP
Echo of Old from Iran’s New Leader in UN Speech – WP
Iran Wants NPT Rights Respected – UPI
The Right Timing for a Thaw in US-Iran Relations? – VOA
Israel Feels Isolated as US Explores Opening by Iran – NYT
Israeli PM: Don't be Fooled by Iran's 'Half-Measures' – LAT
Israel PM Accuses Iran President of Hypocrisy – AP
Netanyahu Says Rouhani Speech 'Cynical', Buying Time – Reuters
UK Open to Improving Relations with Iran – VOA
Talking to Tehran Makes Sense – LAT Editorial
Iran’s Soft-Sell Strategy – WP Editorial
US Needs Action, Not Words, From Iran – LAT Opinion
Allowing Iran to Fool Us Again – WT Opinion
Warning to Israel – UPI Opinion
Syria
Obama Urges Enforcement of Ban on Chemical Weapons – VOA
Syrian Leader Discloses Locations of Dozens of Chemical Sites – LAT
Obama Chides Russia for Stance on Syria – WP
Russia: UN Investigators Heading Back to Syria – VOA
UN Chemical Weapons Investigators to Return to Syria – WP
Weapons Monitors Assessing Syrian Claims – UPI
Syria's Chemical Weapons Stockpile Vast, Complicated – VOA
Syria and West Appear to Differ on Peace Talk Tactics – NYT
UN Chief Urges Leaders to Stop Fueling Syria War – AP
Analysts: Syria's Assad Is Fortunate in His Enemies – VOA
Syrian Rebels Fight to Break Blockade of Damascus Suburb – VOA
'Deadly Blast' Hits Syria Capital – BBC
Obama Praises Lebanon for Hosting Syrian Refugees – AP
Hunger as Well as Violence Threatens Syrians – Reuters
Risk of Non-State Actors Acquiring Chemical Weapons in Syria – CTCS Analysis
Send the Right Signal to WMD Proliferators – Commentary Opinion
A Common Culture for Refugees – WT Opinion
Afghanistan
US Command Gives Army 60 Days to Fix or Replace Intel Network – WT
Afghan Troops Blunt Taliban Offensive at High Cost – USAT
Former Warlord Preps for Western Withdrawal – DS
Young Afghan Militants Ready to Die, Eager to Kill – LAT
Revocation of US Visa Dashes Hopes of Afghan Linguist – WP
Afghan Interpreter in Danger of Having US Visa Revoked, Fears Taliban Revenge – Fox
Air Force Shortens Cargo Routes from Afghanistan – Military.com
US Troops Trying to Turn Afghan Soldiers Into Medics – S&S
US Department of Defense
Pentagon Able to Shed Thousands of Jobs Without Hurting Fighting Power – AP
US Military’s Battlefield Network Vulnerable to Hackers – WT
Military Would Work Through Shutdown, Pay Could be Delayed – S&S
Drone F-16 Takes Flight, Closer to Becoming Aerial Target – S&S
Empty F-16 Jet Tested by Boeing and US Air Force – BBC
Army COL Who Wrote Iraq Memoir Killed in Parachute Accident – TNT
Pentagon Denies Money for Guantánamo Overhaul – NYT
Memo Prepares DOD Employees for Government Shutdown – AFPS
New Army Camouflage Uniform On the Way, SMA Says – AT
US Army Gets Tough on Tattoos in a Reversal of Policy – TDB
New Army Rule Bans Tattoos Below Elbows and Knees – WT
Background Investigators Knew Aaron Alexis Hid Arrest – USAT
BG Sinclair Sexual Assault Trial Postponed – S&S
Trial Delayed for Army General Facing Sex Charges – NYT
Calls for Accountability Surround Naval Academy Sex Case – AP
Lessons on Defense Strategy from the Interwar Years – AFJ Opinion
Why the United States Should Merge Its Ground Forces – USNI Opinion
Failure is Not an Option, But it Should Be – DEF2013 Opinion
United States
Obama’s Evolving Doctrine – NYT
Obama Demands Syria Action, Diplomacy With Iran – VOA
At UN, Obama Emphasizes Diplomacy on Iran and Syria – NYT
Senator Calls for End to NSA Bulk Phone Records Collection – WP
Top Senator Calls for Scrapping Key Snooping Patriot Act Section – WT
US to Sign International Arms Trade Treaty – WP
Official: Kerry to Sign Landmark Arms Trade Treaty – AP
Terrorist Attacks on Soft Targets Feared in US – WT
Utah Man Accused of Plotting Attack at Mall – AP
FBI Tracked Radical American Cleric to Defense Dept. Lunch – Fox
US Congress Braces for High Stakes Budget Battle – VOA
Most Govt Employees Would Work Through Shutdown – USAT
51 Charged in Puerto Rico Identity Fraud Case – AP
49% in Poll Fault Obama on Policies Outside US – NYT/CBS Poll
Obama at the United Nations – NYT Editorial
Obama at the United Nations – WP Opinion
Obama to World: Bad News. The American Empire Is Dead. – FP Opinion
United Kingdom
Labour Leader Tries to Energize Party for Next Election – NYT
Australia
USMC Rotational Force in Australia Paves Way for Big Growth in 2014 – AFPS
Africa
Increase in Jihadi Attacks in Africa May Reflect Movement’s Weakness – NYT
Terrorism Ravaging Africa But Can be Defeated, France's Hollande Says – LAT
Obama, Nigeria’s Jonathan Discuss Kenya Attack, Terrorist Threats – VOA
US Drones Cease Flying From Djibouti’s Camp Lemonnier – WP
Nigerian Economy Gaining on Regional Heavyweight South Africa – VOA
France Says Urgent Action Needed to Aid CAR – VOA
EU Extends DRC Support Missions – UPI
Peacekeepers in Mali Tied to Sexual Abuse – UPI
Work Needed on Sudanese Crises, UN says – UPI
Report: 2 Dead in Sudan Riots Over Subsidy Cut – AP
Swaziland Activist Elected MP – BBC
Africa’s Coming Drone Wars – WIB Opinion
Americas / Caribbean
Colombian President Tells UN Drug War Has Not Been Won – Reuters
Peru Now No. 1 in Coca Leaf, Displacing Colombia – AP
Peru Overtakes Colombia as World's Top Coca Leaf Grower – BBC
2 British 'Drug Mules' Plead Guilty in Peru Court – AP
UK Women Admit Peru Drug Smuggling – BBC
Mexico Bar Murders: Police Arrested – BBC
7 More Detained in Venezuela-France Drug Bust – AP
Brazil’s President Condemns NSA Spying – WP
Brazilian President, at UN, Slams US for Spying – WT
Brazil Attacks US Over Spy Claims – BBC
Six Killed at El Salvador Juvenile Prison in Gang Brawl – Reuters
Cuba OKs Rules on Commercial Zone at Mariel Port – AP
As Brazil Snubs the US, Who Loses? – NYT Debate/Opinions
Asia / Pacific
China Bans Items for Export to N. Korea, Fearing Use in Weapons – NYT
China Bans Weapon Exports to North Korea – BBC
South Korea to Reassess Boeing Fighter Jet Deal – VOA
S. Korea Rejects Boeing, Says F-15 Not Good Enough – AP
Cambodia’s Hun Sen Re-Elected Despite Opposition Boycott – VOA
Hun Sen Re-Appointed as Cambodian Prime Minister – UPI
Europe
Russia Says Greenpeace Activists Will Be Prosecuted – VOA
Russia Accuses Greenpeace Crew of 'Piracy' in Arctic – BBC
Greenpeace Activists May Face Russian Piracy Charges – NYT
Russia Accuses Greenpeace Activists of Piracy – LAT
German Green Leaders Quit After Vote – BBC
Greece Investigates Police Links to Far-right Party – VOA
Greece, in Anti-Fascist Crackdown, Investigates Police – NYT
Greece: Far Right Party Members Convicted – AP
War Criminal Urges Peace in Bosnia – AP
Germany’s Campaign – WP Opinion
Middle East / North Africa
Obama’s Speech Stresses Middle East Will Remain Focus for US – McClatchy
Obama Defends US Engagement in the Middle East – NYT
Obama to Palestinians: Peace Won't Be Easy – AP
Officials: Militants Free 21 Yemeni Soldiers – AP
Muslim Brotherhood Curbs in Egypt Draw Mixed Reaction – VOA
Minister Delays Ban on Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood – WP
Egypt Warns Hamas Over Sinai Border – Reuters
UN Welcomes Libya's Probe of Gadhafi Regime – UPI
Israel: Saving Shalit, Killing Hazan – NYT Opinion
South Asia
Ahead of UN Summit, Hopes for an India-Pakistan Meeting – VOA
Dozens Killed in Earthquake in Pakistan – NYT
Deadly Earthquake Strikes Pakistan – BBC
Death Toll From Pakistani Earthquake Rises to 208 – Reuters
Indian Guru’s Arrest on Sex Charges Divides Nation – WP
India's Cabinet Moves to Protect Politicians Convicted of Crimes – Reuters
