Small Wars Journal

26 November SWJ Roundup

Fri, 11/26/2010 - 6:13am
Korean Peninsula

Distant North Korean Artillery Fire Rattles Island - New York Times

Sounds of Artillery Heard on S. Korean Island - Associated Press

N. Korea Warns War Games Take Region to 'Brink of War' - BBC News

North Korea Says U.S.-South Korea Drills Bring War Closer - Reuters

A Tug of War Over a Tiny Island - Los Angeles Times

Pyongyang's New Nuclear Facility Tests World Resolve - Voice of America

With Limited Options, South Korea Shifts Military Rules - New York Times

South Korean Defense Minister Resigns in Wake of Attack - Voice of America

South Korean President Appoints New Defense Minister - Washington Post

S. Korea Defense Minister Ousted; N. Warns of New Attacks - Los Angeles Times

South Korea Names Security Adviser as Defence Minister - Reuters

China Urges Restraint on Korean Peninsula - Voice of America

North Korea's Military Aging But Sizable - CNN News

Afghanistan

Karzai Aide Blames British for Taliban Impostor - Washington Post

U.K. Blamed Over Taliban Impostor - BBC News

Chaos at Afghanistan's COP Monti - Stars And Stripes

Attack Gives U.S. Troops Reason to be Thankful - Los Angeles Times

Arrests Put Pressure on Afghan Voting Officials - New York Times

Election Flap Heats Up in Afghanistan - Associated Press

Russia Allows NATO Armored Vehicle Transit - Voice of America

U.S. Presence in Afghanistan as Long as Soviet Slog - Associated Press

Marines Try to Make the Most of Thanksgiving - Stars and Stripes

Army Cooks Seek a Thanksgiving Miracle: Fried Turkey - Washington Post

Pakistan

Pakistan: Afghan Settlement Would Leave No Room For Al Qaeda - Reuters

Zardari: Pressure Over Christian Woman's Death Sentence - Washington Post

Iraq

Outgoing Iraqi PM Asked to Form New Government - Voice of America

Al-Maliki Renominated as Iraqi Prime Minister - Washington Times

Maliki Given 30 Days to Form Government in Iraq - New York Times

Maliki Assembling Iraq Government - BBC News

Epic Battle Over, Iraq PM Must Form New Government - Associated Press

Sadr's Star Rises Again in Iraq - Los Angeles Times

Iraq Kurdish Leader: A Uniter in a Divided Nation - Associated Press

E.U. Lawmakers: U.S. Must Help Iranian Group in Iraq - Associated Press

Louisiana Soldiers Protecting United Nations Officials - Times-Picayune

Iran

Iran Displeased with U.N. Nuclear Agency Report - Associated Press

Nigeria Charges Iranian, 3 Others in Arms Seizure - Associated Press

Still Not Free - New York Times editorial

WikiLeaks

More WikiLeaks on the Way - Politico

U.S. Embassies Warn Allies of Possible New Leaks Fallout - Washington Post

U.S. Briefs Allies on New Documents Leak - Reuters

NATO

For NATO Alliance, Progress in Lisbon - Washington Post editorial

U.S. Department of Defense

Pentagon to Test 2nd Near-space Strike Craft - Washington Times

Pentagon Reassigns 2 Officials Over Confidential Tanker Data - New York Times

Senate Schedules Hearings for DADT Report - Stars and Stripes

United States

On Arms Treaty, White House Seeks a Republican's Ear - New York Times

Irrelevance of START - Washington Post opinion

A Counterterrorism Law in Need of Updating - Washington Post opinion

Africa

Barack Obama's Plan to Defeat Ugandan LRA Rebels - BBC News

Ivorian Presidential Candidates Face Off in Unprecedented Debate - VOA

U.N. Warns Ivorian Candidates Against Victory Claims - Reuters

Morgan Tsvangirai Takes Robert Mugabe to Zimbabwe Court - BBC News

Burkina Faso President Re-elected by Landslide - Associated Press

Nigeria Charges Iranian, 3 Others in Arms Seizure - Associated Press

Americas and Caribbean

Mexico: Mayor With Drug Cartel Links Goes Missing - Associated Press

Mexico Grows, With Migrants' Numbers Falling - Associated Press

Mexico Should Call in the Marines - Washington Post opinion

Brazil: Rio Police Raid Gang Stronghold - Associated Press

Brazil Marines Join Rio Slum Battles, 30 People Killed - Reuters

Brazil Police 'in Control' of Rio Gang Stronghold - BBC News

Venezuelan NGOs Fear Restrictions on Foreign Funds - Associated Press

Haitians Prepare to Vote in National Election Sunday - Voice of America

Skirmishes Raise Specter of Violent Haiti Election - Associated Press

Haiti Heads For Elections, Police Keep Marches Apart - Reuters

Voting in a New Haiti - New York Times editorial

In Haiti, Waiting for the Grand Bayakou - New York Times opinion

Asia Pacific

Japan Election Sure to Show Opposition to U.S. Base - Associated Press

Taiwan Poll Could Hold Clues for Vital China Ties - Associated Press

For China's Women, More Opportunities, More Pitfalls - New York Times

Questions Remain in Cambodia Crush - New York Times

U.N. Official to Meet Burma's Suu Kyi - Associated Press

Burma Blocks Airline Linked to Ethnic Militia - Reuters

Europe

Russia Expresses Anger Over European Visa Proposal - New York Times

Putin, Merkel Trade Barbs Ahead Of Talks In Germany - Reuters

Britain's Cuts Leave Many Bracing for Painful Changes - Los Angeles Times

Middle East

Western Wall Feud Heightens Israeli-Palestinian Tensions - New York Times

GOP and Tea Party Gains Are Mixed Blessing for Israel - New York Times

Ex-Israel PM Doesn't Deny Air Strike on Syria - Associated Press

Lebanon's Hariri Takes Pragmatic Approach in Seeking Unity - Washington Post

Egypt's Ruling Party Calls for Probe of Independent Candidates - VOA

Mubarak Snubs U.S. Call for Election Monitors - Washington Times

Egyptian Government Cracks Down on Critics - Washington Post

Knives, Bribes and Apathy in Egypt's Election - Associated Press

South Asia

India Wants Action from Pakistan on Mumbai Attacks - Associated Press

India Marks 2 Years Since Mumbai Terror Attack - Associated Press

India Test-fires Nuclear-capable Ballistic Missile - Associated Press

India Probes 21 Companies In Bribes-For-Loans Scandal - Reuters