Small Wars Journal

28 December SWJ Roundup

Wed, 12/28/2011 - 12:52am

US Naval Institute Daily - USNI

Real Clear World - RCP

Afghanistan

Karzai Agrees to Let Taliban Set Up Office in Qatar - NYT

Murder Plots and Theft Aside, Soldiers Seeing Progress in Kunar - S&S

3 NATO Troops Killed by Bomb in East Afghanistan - AP

ISAF Operations Summary - AFPS

Afghan Girl Imprisoned by In-Laws Rescued - VOA

 

Pakistan

Pakistani Cricket Star Finds New Political Credibility - VOA

Conspiracy Warnings Fly on Anniversary of Bhutto Assassination - VOA

Pakistani President Warns Top Court in Scandal - AP

 

Iraq

Iraq in 2011: Troop Departures and Power Struggles - NYT

Tensions Simmer as Iraqi Leaders Try to Resolve Crisis - Reuters

As Iraq War Ends, No Parade for Troops is Imminent - AP

Sadrists Call for New Elections in Iraq - VOA

Al-Qaeda Group Claims Iraq Attacks - WP

Making Themselves Heard in a Changed Iraq - NYT

How to Save Iraq From Civil War - NYT opinion

 

Syria

Arab Observers Visit Syria's Flashpoint City of Homs - VOA

Embattled City in Syria Simmers as Monitors Enter - NYT

Protests in Syria While Monitors Watch - WP

Syria: Thousands Demand Arab League Action - TT

Monitors Confronted in Syria City - BBC

Mass Protests in Syrian City as Monitors Arrive - AP

Mass Anti-Assad Protest in Homs as Monitors Visit - Reuters

Arabs Put Credibility on Line With Syria Mission - AP

 

Iran

Iran Threatens to Block Oil if West Sets New Sanctions - NYT

Iran Threatens to Stop Gulf Oil if Sanctions Widened - Reuters

Iran Begins Trial of Man Said to Be US Spy - NYT

Iran Seeks Death for American Accused of Spying - AP

US Citizen Goes on Trial in Iran on Spying Charges - Reuters

 

Yemen

Path Is Cleared for Yemeni Leader to Get Care in US - NYT

Obama Mulls Allowing Saleh into US - WP

Street Fights in Yemen as US Considers Letting in Saleh - Reuters

Giving Yemen a Chance - NYT editorial

Saleh: Persona Non Grata - WP editorial

 

Egypt

IMF Says Expects January Talks With Egypt - Reuters

Court in Egypt Says Rights of Women Were Violated - NYT

Egypt Court Bans Virginity Tests on Female Detainees - WP

Egypt Court Ends Virginity Tests on Female Detainees - Reuters

 

Israel / Palestinians

Religious Limits on Women Spur Controversy in Israel - WP

President Peres Encourages Israelis to Protest - TT

Israelis Rally Against Segregation - BBC

Jewish Zealots Strike Fear in Flashpoint Israel Town - Reuters

Israeli Airstrikes Kill Gaza Militant - AP

Israel Kills Al Qaeda-Linked Militant in Gaza Strike - Reuters

We are the Palestinians - WP opinion

 

US Department of Defense

DOD Releases Sexual Assault Report, Announces New Policies - AFPS

Proposed Guantanamo Rule Change Sparks Backlash - AP

 

United States

Under Obama, A Rapidly Expanding System for Secret Drone Wars - WP

Obama to Ask for $1.2 Trillion Increase in Debt Limit - NYT

Nelson to Quit the Senate, Giving GOP an Advantage - NYT

Obama: Entangled by Islam - WT editorial

Defining Down the Enemy - WT opinion

 

Australia / United Kingdom

Australia 'to Recruit UK Troops' - TT

 

Africa

Analysis: Attacks Highlight Nigeria's Divisions - AP

Northern Nigerian Christians Warn of Religious War - Reuters

For Somali Women, Pain of Being a Spoil of War - NYT

Ethiopia Sentences Swedish Journalists to 11 Years in Prison - VOA

Ethiopia Jails Sweden Journalists - BBC

Swedish Reporters Sentenced to 11 Years in Ethiopia - AP

Guinea-Bissau Officials Announce Investigation, Deny Coup Attempt - VOA

Guinea-Bissau Makes Coup Arrests - BBC

 

Americas

Growing Poverty Looms for Next Mexican President - Reuters

Mexican Election Law Leads to Complaint of Bias - AP

US Teen, 2 Others Found Dead in Western Mexico - AP

Police Find 7 Bodies in Northern Mexico - AP

Colombian Rebels Say They'll Release 6 Hostages - AP

Latin American Exiles Queue for Spanish Citizenship - BBC

Activist's Death Leads Void in Dominican Republic - AP

More Than 2,500 Freed in Cuba Amnesty - Reuters

UN in Haiti Accuses Police of Abuse - AP

Ruling Party Under Pressure in Jamaica Election - Reuters

 

Asia Pacific

China Defends Human Rights Record - VOA

Three Advocates for Chinese Village Are Released - NYT

China Launches GPS Rival - TT

China, South Korea Hold Talks on North - VOA

US Expert: N. Korea Closer to Nuclear-Tipped Missile - Reuters

North Korea Presses South to Implement Economic Pact - NYT

N Korea: Kim Dynasty Built on Military Might - WP

N. Korea Shows Wailing Mourners on Kim Funeral Day - AP

Japan Relaxes Weapons Export Ban - WP

Japan: Protesters Prevent Handover of Report on Futenma Move - S&S

No-Man's Land Attests to Japan's Nuclear Nightmare - AP

Philippine Floods Put Popular Leader to Test - NYT

 

Europe

Russia's Putin Accuses Opposition of Lacking Goals, Leaders - VOA

Putin Rejects Russia Election Review - BBC

Architect of Putin’s System of Politics Is Reassigned - NYT

Russia: Putin Resists Rerun; Kremlin Ideologist Out - AP

Putin Ejects Kremlin 'Puppet Master' After Protests - Reuters

Russia: Tests Completed on Much-Heralded New Missile - AP

Clinton Concerned Over Democracy in Hungary - Reuters

US Extradites War Crimes Suspect to Bosnia - AP

US Extradites Woman Suspected of Bosnia War Crimes - Reuters

 

South Asia

India Anti-Corruption Bill Passes First Test - VOA

Indian Parliament Begins Corruption Bill Debate - NYT

Sri Lankan Amb: Accountability from War-Crimes Defendants -WT