8 October 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 – Fortuna’s Corner – 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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Terrorism / Counterterrorism
DoD Press Secretary: U.S. Will Continue Confronting Terrorist Threat – AFPS
Hagel Praises US Troops for Capture of Terrorist in Africa – AFPS
Target of US Raid Tied to Plots in Kenya and Somalia – WP
Bombing Suspect Captured in Libya Among al-Qaeda Elite – WP
Kerry: Al-Qaida Operative's Capture in Libya 'Legal' – VOA
Kerry Defends US Libya Capture – BBC
US Interrogators Sent to Question al-Qaida Suspect – AP
How the US is Interrogating a Qaeda Suspect – NYT
Did Obama Swap 'Black' Sites for Ships? – AP
US Hopes to Gain al-Qaida Intel from Libya Suspect – VOA
Why US Troops Backed Off in Somalia Raid – WP
US Names Target of Somalia Raid – VOA
Somalia Shabab Fighters Deploy After US Raid – BBC
UN Urges More Military Force to Confront al-Shabab in Somalia – VOA
Lawyer, Former Marine to Head DOD Guantanamo Closure Team – MH
Stopping al-Qaeda – WP Editorial
Ridding Somalia of al-Shabab Once & For All: 6 Steps – FP Opinion
The Long, Quiet Campaign Behind Friday’s SEAL Strike – BD Opinion
Why the SEALs Aborted Their Somalia Raid – FP Opinion
What the Terror Raids Say About an 'Obama Doctrine' – CNN Opinion
Afghanistan
Afghan President Says US Security Deal Not Ready – AP
Karzai Says NATO Caused 'Great Suffering' – BBC
America’s Longest War – DO Opinion
Syria
Ban Outlines Plan for Larger UN Mission to Syria – WP
UN Chief Wants New Joint Syria Chemical Weapons Mission – VOA
100 Specialists to Carry Out Tricky Syria Disarmament – NYT
Syria Destroying Chemical Weapons, OPCW Says – UPI
UN and Chemical Watchdog to Destroy Syrian Weapons – AP
Kerry Offers Calibrated Praise for Syria's Chemical Disarmament – VOA
Other Refugees Worry Over Aid as Syrian Plight Takes Spotlight – S&S
US Department of Defense
New Air Force Cargo Planes Fly Straight Into Mothballs – Fox
Comptroller Details Recalls, ‘Painful’ Decision to Exclude Some Workers – AFPS
$35M Experimental Airship Damaged – AP
3 Soldiers Arrested in Fellow Soldier's Stabbing Death – CNN
Four Sailors Face Court-Martials in Super Pond Deaths – BS
As Army Tightens Rules on Tattoos, Soldiers Hit the Parlors – WSJ
Shutdown Shame: Denying Troop Death Benefits – DO Opinion
The Geopolitics of US Navy Port Calls – TD Opinion
United States
World Watches US Crisis with Bewilderment, Concern – VOA
Little Fear on Wall Street of US Defaulting on Its Debt – NYT
Obama Will Negotiate on Budget, But Not Under Threat – VOA
Shutdown Seen as Lesser Threat to US Economy – WP
Washington Fiscal Impasse: To Talk or Not To Talk – VOA
Analysts: Is Dysfunction the New Normal in U.S. Politics? – VOA
VA Blaming Claims Backlog Uptick on Shutdown – S&S
US Supreme Court Tackles Busy Agenda – BBC
ATF Rejects Agent’s Plan to Publish ‘Fast and Furious’ Book – WP
A Breakthrough on Iraqi Visas – NYT Editorial
United Kingdom
EU Exit Would be Suicide, Says Clegg – BBC
Britain Replaces Minister Responsible for Scotland – NYT
Scottish Independence: Defense 'Will Put Burden' on Public Finances – BBC
Australia
PM Abbott in Expenses Row – BBC
Canada
Canada to Review Commonwealth Aid – BBC
Brazil’s Leader Asks Canada to Explain Its Spying – NYT
Brazil Anger Over Canada Spy Claims – BBC
Africa
UN Urges More Military Force to Confront al-Shabab in Somalia – VOA
Suspected Islamist Fighters Attack Northern Mali City – VOA
African Groups Rally Support for ICC – VOA
Botswana Supports The International Criminal Court – VOA
Liberian Officials Accused of Resisting Anti-Corruption Probe – VOA
Are We Pivoting to Africa Rather Than Asia? – TA Opinion
Americas / Caribbean
Brazil Teacher Protests Turn Violent – BBC
Bolivia Crackdown on Coca Agency – BBC
Argentine President to Have Surgery – BBC
In Venezuela, It's Still 'Yankee Go Home' – LAT Opinion
Asia / Pacific
Trade Talks at Asia-Pacific Summit Hit ‘Impasse,’ Leaders Say – NYT
China Meets With Asian Leaders – VOA
China’s Xi Argues Case in Obama’s Absence at Trade Summit – WP
Kerry Defends US Commitment to Asia at APEC – VOA
S. Korea: Troop Control Handover Is a Vital and Delicate Issue – TC
China’s Xi Says Korean Peninsula Should be Nuclear-Free, Talks Needed – UPI
N. Korea Denounces US-South Korea Military Pact, Exercises – VOA
North Korea Puts Troops on Alert over US-Led Military Drill – VOA
Uighurs in China Say Bias Is Growing – NYT
Bribes, Not Just Brains, Needed to Enter Top Chinese Schools – WP
Chinese Activist Accuses Shanghai Police of Undermining Rule of Law – VOA
Burma Facing Constitutional Crisis – UPI
Vietnam’s Giap: Not Since Hannibal – UPI Opinion
Europe
EU Proposes Major Migrant Rescue Mission in Med – BBC
Russia Poll: US, Russia Ties Frosty – UPI
Turkey: PKK Offers Conditions for Peace – UPI
Sarkozy Future Boosted as French Party Funding Case Dropped – VOA
France: Sarkozy Secret Cash Case 'Dropped' – BBC
Greece Predicts 2014 End to Recession – VOA
Greece 'to Exit Recession in 2014' – BBC
Poland Honors WWII Resistance Fighters – AP
Fraud Charge for Romania's Deputy PM – BBC
Spain's Double-Edged Recovery – UPI Opinion
Middle East / North Africa
US, Russia Want Clarity on Iran Nuclear Issue – VOA
Kerry Appears to Reject Iran’s Call for New Nuclear Proposal – WP
Iran Starts Diplomacy Ahead of Nuclear Talks -UPI
Iran Mulls End to Natural Gas Flaring – UPI
Palestinian Leader Strikes a Conciliatory Tone on Peace Talks – NYT
Iraq: Baghdad Hit by Series of Deadly Blasts – BBC
Series of Attacks Leave at Least 45 Dead Across Iraq – AP
Nine Bahrainis Jailed for Life Over Alleged Bomb Factory – VOA
Nine Terrorism Suspects Get Life Terms in Bahrain – UPI
Over 500,000 Attend Funeral of Revered Israeli Rabbi – VOA
Egyptian Attacks Escalating Amid Stalemate – NYT
Government Targets Hit in Egypt – VOA
Egypt: Bomb Hits Sinai Day After Deadly Clashes in Cairo – WP
Egypt Attacks Target Security Forces – BBC
Is Iran Serious About its Pledge – WP Opinion
South Asia
India Says It Has Killed 7 in Clashes Along Pakistan Border – NYT
Indian Protesters Clash Over Creation of Telangana State – UPI
Two Killed During Anti-Polio Drive in Pakistan – VOA
Pakistan Bomb Targets Polio Campaign – BBC
