Small Wars Journal

22 October SWJ Roundup

Fri, 10/22/2010 - 7:46am
Afghanistan

U.S.-led Afghan Reconstruction Projects to End - Washington Post

Firms Halting Afghan Projects Over Security Ban - Reuters

Taliban Leaders in Talks Lack 'Influence' - Washington Times

Afghan Insurgents Say "No Hope" For Peace Talks - Reuters

Invisible Enemy Stalks Marines in Afghan Town - Associated Press

'Wolfpack Wall' Designed to Push Insurgents Into Open Terrain - Stars and Stripes

Australian Parliament Debates Afghan War For First Time - Voice of America

Training Puts Afghan Police on Track to Take Over Security - AFPS

Combined Forces Kill Insurgents, Detain Numerous Suspects - AFPS

Afghanistan Today - New York Times editorial

Could Airstrikes Save Lives in Afghanistan? - Washington Post opinion

Pakistan

U.S. to up Pakistani Military Aid by $2B - Associated Press

U.S. to Announce Major Military Aid Package for Pakistan - BBC News

Pakistani Troops Linked to Abuses Will Lose Aid - New York Times

Pakistani Justices Resist Control - New York Times

Pakistan's Press Piles on President - Washington Post

Officials Say Bomb Kills 6 Pakistani Soldiers - Associated Press

Iraq

Maliki Concludes Trip Seeking Support for 2nd Term - Washington Post

'Sticky' Bombs, Guns With Silencers Take Toll In Iraq - NPR

Iraq Province Says Foreign Gas Firms Are Unwelcome - Reuters

Iran

Report: Berlusconi Doubts Effect of Iran Sanctions - Associated Press

Stability and Security

Report: Western Presence Fuels Yemen, Somalia Insecurity - Voice of America

What Triggers the Suicide Bomber - Los Angeles Times opinion

WikiLeaks

WikiLeaks Plans 'Major' Announcement in Europe - Associated Press

U.S. Department of Defense

Graphic Novel as an Afghanistan War Primer - Los Angeles Times

General Sees Progress in Counter-IED Fight - AFPS

Appeals Court Issues Stay on 'Don't Ask' Order - AFPS

Gates Memo Changes Discharge Authority for 'Don't Ask' Law - AFPS

'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' Procedures Change - Washington Post

Gates 'Don't Ask' Memo Limits Discharge Policy - New York Times

Death for Hasan - Washington Times opinion

United States

Democrats Show Little Enthusiasm for Gun Trafficking Treaty - Washington Post

FBI Two Years Behind on Computer System - USA Today

Our Nation's Secrets, Stuck in a Broken System - Washington Post opinion

United Kingdom

Clegg on the Offensive Over Cuts - BBC News

U.K. Releases Secret File on Weapons Scientist Death - Associated Press

Dr Kelly's Death 'Self-inflicted' - BBC News

Nuclear Submarine HMS Astute 'Grounded on Rocks' - BBC News

Canada

Canadian Colonel Is Given 2 Life Jail Terms - New York Times

Africa

Activists Say Sudan Arrested Darfuris After U.N. Trip - Reuters

World Blockade on Somalia Urged - BBC News

African Union Seeks Air, Naval Blockade of Somalia - Associated Press

Somalia: Civilian Casualties Mount in Mogadishu - Los Angeles Times

Nigerian Bombing Suspect Bail Hearing Resumes Friday - Voice of America

Nigeria Holds Secret Bomb Hearing - BBC News

Guinea Run-off Election in Doubt - BBC News

Americas and Caribbean

Mexico Arrests Man Who Directed Fatal Juarez Bomb Attack - Los Angeles Times

Mexico Arrests Man Accused of Detonating Car Bomb - Associated Press

Trial Starts in CentAm Parliament Killings - Associated Press

Rousseff Extends Lead as Brazil Runoff Vote Nears - Reuters

Cuban Dissident Wins E.U. Human Rights Prize - Voice of America

Cuba Agrees to Release Five More Dissidents - BBC News

Report Assails Haiti Officers in Prison Killings - New York Times

Suspected Cholera Kills Nearly 140 In Haiti - Reuters

Asia Pacific

China Has Ability to Hijack U.S. Military Data - Bloomberg

U.S. Cites Differences With China Over Nobel Winner - Voice of America

Tokyo Says Japan And China Should Avoid Tit-For-Tat - Reuters

Language Protests Spread Among Tibetan Students - Associated Press

Tibetan Student Protests 'Spread' - BBC News

U.N. Envoy Defends Falun Gong, "Evil Cult" For China - Reuters

U.S. Admiral Warns Against Another N. Korea Nuke Test - Associated Press

Activity Detected At N. Korea Nuclear Test Site - Reuters

U.N. Doubts Fairness of Election in Burma - New York Times

U.N. Casts Doubt Over Burma Election - BBC News

U.N. Envoy Asks Myanmar for 'Signal' Before Election - Associated Press

Indonesia Military Confirms Papua Torture - BBC News

Thai Flooding Is Called Worst in Decades - New York Times

Europe

French Government Debates Reforms as Unions Ponder More Strikes - VOA

French Leader Vows to Punish Violent Protesters - New York Times

French Police Break Key Blockade - BBC News

Serbia Tested as War Crimes Suspect Roams Free - New York Times

Spanish Police Arrest 13 ETA Youth Members - Reuters

Middle East

Clinton Reaffirms U.S. Commitment to Middle East Solution - VOA

Settlers Race to Build Units in West Bank - New York Times

Settlers Start 600 New Homes After Ban Ends - BBC News

Fearing New Freeze, West Bank Settlers Rush to Build - Reuters

Turkey's Nemesis, Greece, New Friend to Israel - Washington Times

Jordanian Election Doubts Raised - BBC News

Egypt's Hosni Mubarak to Seek Sixth Term - BBC News

South Asia

Communists in India Fight to Hold On to Mission - New York Times

Sikhs Lament Obama Plan to Bypass India Temple - New York Times