9 December SWJ Roundup
US Naval Institute Daily - USNI
Real Clear World - RCP
Afghanistan
General: Afghan Reintegration Program Will Take Time - AFPS
Afghan Pass Shows Struggle of Handover - AP
Troops Get Supplies Despite Pakistan’s Border Closing - AFPS
Afghan General Survives Assassination Attempt - NYT
Let the Music Begin Again in Afghanistan - CSM
ISAF Operations Summary - AFPS
Pakistan
Pakistan Mulls Deploying Air Defenses to Afghan Border - AP
Pakistan Deploys Air Defense Weapons to Afghan Border - VOA
Pakistan Air Defense Weapons Deployed to Afghan Border - UPI
Reports: Pakistan Army Believes NATO Attack Planned - Reuters
Clinton Rejects Zardari Rumors - WP
Zardari Diagnosed as Having Minor Stroke - TT
Attacks by Militants Down in Pakistan - AP
Pakistan: NATO Fuel Trucks Attacked - AP
Bomb Kills Three Pakistani Soldiers - AFP
Iraq
A Wartime Leader Ends a War He Never Wanted - NYT
Policy Critic Sees Iraq Becoming 'Forgotten War' - USAT
As US Mission Ends, American Soldiers, Iraqis Reflect on Pain of War - VOA
Iran
Fear, Speculation in Iran Over Military Strike - Reuters
Iran Shows Footage of Purported US Drone - VOA
Iran Displays Downed US Spy Drone - WP
Iran TV Airs Video of US Drone - LAT
Iran Shows Video of Captured US Drone - AP
Lost US Drone's Sensors Could Hold Vital Data - USAT
Rekindled Mystery Surrounding Former FBI Agent Missing in Iran - NYT
EU Leaders to Call for More Iran Sanctions - Reuters
Lawmakers, Retired Colonel Voice Support for Iranian Exile Group - S&S
The Wrong Signals to Iran - WP editorial
A Nuclear Iran - WP opinion
Egypt
In Protest, Islamists Quit Egypt Council - NYT
Muslim Brotherhood's Party Boycotts Advisory Council - LAT
Syria
Factional Splits Hinder Drive to Topple Syria Leader - NYT
Syria Blames Oil Pipeline Explosion on Sabotage - VOA
Attack Damages Syria Oil Pipeline - BBC
Syria Says Pipeline Blown Up by Rebel Saboteurs - Reuters
Syrian Uprising Divides Syrians in Golan Heights - VOA
Red Cross Halts Prison Visits in Syria - WP
In Syria, Expelling the Peacemakers - NYT opinion
Syria’s Grisly Descent into Civil War - TT
Libya
Militias Given Deadline to Disarm and Leave Tripoli - LAT
Libya Leader Says Militia to Withdraw From Tripoli - Reuters
Libya Will Allow British Police to Visit for Lockerbie Inquiry - NYT
Middle East / North Africa
3 Killed as Violence Across Israeli-Gaza Border Escalates - TT
Gaza Official: Israeli Airstrike Kills 1 Civilian - AP
Palestinian Killed in Gaza Strike - BBC
Blast Wounds French UN Peacekeepers in S. Lebanon - Reuters
5 UN Peacekeepers Wounded in Bombing in Lebanon - AP
Rival Yemeni Forces Quit Streets of Taiz - Reuters
US Department of Defense
Pentagon Defends Handling of Remains after Landfill Scandal - LAT
Air Force Apologizes for Disposal of Remains - NYT
Panetta ‘Comfortable’ with Response to Dover - WP
Probe Widens in Dumping of Military Remains - WP
General Explains Changes to Mortuary Disposal Process - AFPS
Pentagon Opposes Mental Health Program for Guard - S&S
United States
Obama Responds to Criticism of US Foreign Policy - VOA
White House Outlines Plan Against 'Homegrown' Extremist Threats - VOA
Measuring the Homegrown Terrorist Threat to US Military - CNN
Cyber-Intruder Sparked Massive Federal Response - WP
Operation Buckshot Yankee: Key Players and Networks Infected - WP
AG Holder, Grilled on Gun Inquiry, Says He Won’t Resign - NYT
Holder Refuses to Fire Aides from Fast and Furious Operation - WT
Clinton Urges Countries Not to Stifle Online Voices - NYT
United Nations
UN Human Rights Council Can Bring Progress - CSM opinion
Africa
Congo Election Results Delayed Again - VOA
DR Congo Results Delayed Further - BBC
Eastern Congo Braces for Election Results - CSM
Congo Awaits Election Outcome - AP
Kabila Likely the Winner of Congo Election - AP
Desperation, Hunger in South Sudan as Refugees Flee Bombs - VOA
Zimbabwe: Mugabe Calls for 2012 Elections - BBC
Somalia's al-Shabab Militants Rebrand - FP
Somalia: UN Chief Ban Ki-Moon Arrives in Mogadishu - AP
Somalia: UN Head Ban Ki-Moon in Mogadishu - BBC
Africa Reacts to Obama's Pro-Gay Rights Foreign Policy - CSM
Americas
Venezuela Candidate Vows New US Ties - WT
Indigenous Rights Campaigner Found Dead in Mexico - BBC
Colombian Rebels Insist on Trading Hostages - AP
Colombian Paramilitary Surrenders - BBC
Honduras Bans Motorcycle Passengers in Anti-Crime Move - BBC
Noriega Returning to Panama - WP
Panama Prepares for Noriega's Return - BBC
Pope Set to Visit Cuba Next Year - Reuters
Asia Pacific
China’s 10-Year Ascent to Trading Powerhouse - NYT
Nobel Winners Urge China to Release Liu Xiaobo - AP
Taiwan Vote Draws Mainland Interest, and One Mainlander - NYT
4-Nation Mekong Security Patrols to Begin Saturday - AP
Japan Defense Minister Censured for Subordinate's Comments on Futenma - S&S
Arrested Filipino Ex-Leader Moved to Army Hospital - AP
Philippines: Arroyo Speaks Out on Fraud Charge - BBC
Europe
Most European Leaders Agree to Work on Fiscal Treaty - NYT
EU-wide Treaty Change Bid Fails - BBC
23 EU Leaders Agree to Fiscal Treaty, Britain Blocks Broad Deal - WP
Britain Isolated as Cameron Blocks EU Treaty Change - TT
UK Isolated as Europe Agrees on New Fiscal Union - Reuters
Debt Crisis Brings Two Former Foes Closer Than Ever - NYT
Russia’s Putin Lashes Back at Clinton Criticism - WP
Putin Contends Clinton Incited Russian Unrest Over Vote - NYT
Putin Accuses US over Russia Poll Unrest - BBC
Russian Opposition Prepares for Massive Rally - AP
NATO, Russia Remain at Odds Over Missile Shield - VOA
Russian Social Network Rejects Calls to Block Opposition Groups - VOA
Russia Tried to Close Social Media Accounts - WP
Diplomats: EU May Postpone Serbia Decision - AP
Croatia Signs EU Accession Treaty - AP
Letter Bomb Sent to German Bank Chief - NYT
German Man Accused of al-Qaida Links Arrested - AP
Media: CIA 'Secret Prison' Found in Romania - BBC
Mr. Putin Seeks a Scapegoat - NYT editorial
A United Russia? Far From It - NYT opinion
The IMF to the Rescue - WP opinion
South Asia