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25 September SWJ Roundup

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09.25.2013 at 07:42am

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

Sri Lanka Army 'Harassed Voters' – BBC

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