SOUTHCOM Week in Review Ending 28 Jan 10

Categories: SOUTHCOM

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Hot Topics

AA: How Hugo Chavez’s revolution crumbled 01/24/10

AA: Time to Stop Ignoring Chávez 01/25/10

AR: Argentina’s Redrado Denies Threat To Reveal Dollar Lists-Lawyer 01/26/10

BO: Violence and democracy in Bolivia 01/26/10

BR: Brazil starts beefing up security for Olympics 01/26/10

HN: Honduras: Court Clears Military Officers of Charges 01/26/10

PE: AIRLIFT OF FLOOD STRANDED TOURISTS IN PERU CONTINUES 01/27/10

PE: Peru Rebel Chief Announces Suspension of Armed Attacks 01/28/10

PE: Peru: Police announce public demonstrations for Feb. 5 01/25/10

Below the Fold: Instability, Security Forces, Foreign Affairs, Crime

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Jan 29

AFRICOM Week in Review Ending 26 January 2010

Categories: AFRICOM

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Hot Topics

AA: Morocco looks for economic development, taxation 01/26/10

AA: Pilot error may have been factor in Ethiopian airliner disaster 01/26/10

AA: Rwanda’s genocide leader ‘lives freely in France’ 01/24/10

NG: Nigerian naval helicopter crashes; 4 feared dead 01/26/10

NG: Nigerian vice president visits violence-hit city 01/26/10

RW: Rwanda: DRC Refutes FDLR South Kivu Claims 01/27/10

SD: Sudan’s ousted PM vows to end ‘totalitarianism’ 01/26/10

SO: Pro-somali government militia disbanded 01/24/10

SO: Somali Rebels Deny Threatening to Attack Nairobi 01/22/10

SO: Somalia telecom sector battles instability 01/22/10

Below the Fold: Instability, Security Forces, Foreign Affairs, Crime

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Jan 27

PACOM Week in Review Ending 23 January 2010

Categories: PACOM

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Hot Topics

CN: China’s Scary Space Ambitions 01/20/10

CN: Dam forces relocations of 300000 more 01/20/10

CN: Jailing of dissident in China casts doubts on Hong Kong’s autonomy 01/20/10

ID: The Indonesian military and its business interests 01/20/10

ID: Indonesia Uses ‘Soft Approach’ to Contain Terrorist Threat 01/22/10

IN: India Puts Air Force Bases on High Alert 01/23/10

KP: Heir to the Dear Leader appears from the shadows 01/23/10

KR: If threatened by nukes, South would strike first 01/20/10

MM: Conference demonstrates strong will to fight human trafficking in the Mekong … 01/20/10

MY: Malaysia-led ceasefire monitors to return to southern Philippines 01/21/10

NP: Nepal ramps up airport security 01/23/10

TH: Thailand: Serious Backsliding on Human Rights 01/20/10

Below the Fold: Instability, Special Operations, Security Forces, Foreign Affairs, Crime

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Jan 25

EUCOM Week in Review Ending 22 January 2010

Categories: EUCOM

NOTE:  This offering ends 9 Feb 10 unless we can find a volunteer to do once a week.

Hot Topics

AA: Collective security forces unlikely to intervene in event of war in Karabakh 01/21/10

AM: Azerbaijani hostage on Armenian television 01/18/10

BA: BALKANS: The Year Bosnia Breaks 01/21/10

GR: Greek Think Tank Urges Government To Speed Up Economic Reforms 01/21/10

IL: Israel constrains foreign nationals in the occupied territories 01/20/10

IL: How much does Israel’s aid mission to Haiti cost the state? 01/21/10

IL: Israeli Anti-Terror Expert: America’s Challenges And Successes 01/20/10

RU: Ex-Norilsk Chief Faces Terrorists in New Kremlin Job 01/20/10

RU: Moscow cool over Polish missile move 01/21/10

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Jan 23

SOUTHCOM Week in Review Ending 20 January 2010

Categories: SOUTHCOM

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Hot Topics

AA: Cuba, China, Venezuela send immediate assistance 01/20/10

AA: Oscar Heck: The Colombian government is NOT avoiding an armed conflict… 01/17/10

AA: UN report paints grim picture of conditions of world’s indigenous peoples 01/21/10

AA: US waves white flag in disastrous ‘war on drugs’ 01/16/10

AA: Venezuela donates 1 million gallons of fuel to Haiti via Dominican route 01/19/10

BR: Brazil promises to find killers of journalist and compensates family 01/19/10

BR: Why Can’t Brazilian Generals Admit Their Guilt in Human Rights Violations? 01/16/10

CL: Chileans Seek Change: Interview with the Pres. of the Communist Party of Chile … 01/16/10

CL: What Happened in Chile? 01/21/10

CO: Venezuelans Expelled from Colombia for Intelligence Gathering 01/19/10

PE: Transport Strikes Continue To Affect Parts Of Peru 01/19/10

SV: El Salvador issues official apology for civil war abuses 01/16/10

VE: Chavez escalates claims that US using relief effort to invade Haiti 01/20/10

VE: Thinking: If it weren’t for Cuban intelligence, Chavez would not be in office … 01/17/10

VE: Venezuela: Go Hugo, Go! 01/19/10

Below the Fold: Instability, Special Operations, Security Forces, Foreign Affairs, Crime

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Jan 21

AFRICOM Week in Review Ending 19 January 2010

Categories: AFRICOM

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Hot Topics

AA: Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb 01/15/10

CD: US and France provide 3.5 million euros for DR Congo refugees 01/15/10

CF: CAR rebels, opposition pull out of poll plans 01/17/10

DZ: China’s Africa footprint: a makeover for Algeria 01/18/10

KE: KENYA: Tackling the crisis of urban poverty 01/19/10

SD: World must move quickly and stop Sudan from sliding back into abyss 01/14/10

SO: How Financiers of Terrorist Attacks Against Somaliland Enjoy Western Lifestyle 01/16/10

ZA: Bus attack highlights security concerns in SAfrica 01/14/10

Below the Fold:  Instability, Special Operation, Security Forces, Foreign Affairs, Crime

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Jan 19

PACOM Week in Review Ending 19 January 2010

Categories: PACOM

NOTE:  This offering ends 9 Feb 10 unless we can find a volunteer to do once a week.

Hot Topics

AA: We should take the lead on human rights in South-East Asia 01/18/10

BD: The Cautious Handling of Secularism in Bangladesh 01/19/10

CN: Google’s Act Of War Against China 01/14/10

CN: Remembering Chinese peacekeepers in Haiti 01/19/10

ID: Indonesia Uses ‘Soft Approach’ to Contain Terrorist Threat 01/18/10

ID: Indonesia’s Military Reform is Meaningless: Human Rights Watch 01/14/10

IN: Security at oil facilities in east India tightened 01/15/10

JP: Japan terminates refueling mission in Indian Ocean as alliance with US changes 01/14/10

JP: Japan to send expert medical team to assist earthquake-stricken Haiti 01/15/10

KH: Cambodia Takes to the Roads in Building Spree 01/18/10

MY: Islamic bigotry grips Malaysia 1/14/10

NP: 182 more ex-child soldiers leave camps in Nepal 01/17/10

PH: AFP to honor fallen officer in Haiti as hero 01/19/10

PH: Private armies outnumber Philippines security forces in south 01/16/10

Below the Fold: Instability, Special Operations, Security Forces, Foreign Affairs, Crime

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Jan 19

CENTCOM Week in Review Ending 17 January 2010

Categories: CENTCOM

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Hot Topics

AA: How the OSCE Can Contribute to Energy Security 01/12/10

AA: Islamists Press Jordan to Stop Aiding US Forces in Afghanistan 01/13/10

EG: Liaison Office to Cairo (LOC) Change of Command 01/14/10

EG: Over 100 Christian Teens Arrested in Egypt 01/14/10

KG: Kyrgyzstan: The fellow-townsmen of former Defense Minister Ismail Isakov … 01/13/10

LB: Lebanon denies al-Qaida infiltrating 01/13/10

PK: ‘Anti-India groups receive patronage from within Pak’ 01/16/10

QA: Qatar joins global relief effort in Haiti 01/14/10

TM: Turkmenistan establishes monitoring management 01/15/10

UZ: Uzbek national army successfully continues military traditions: embassy 01/15/10

YE: Attacks threaten Yemen, regional energy industry 01/16/10

Below the Fold: Instability, Special Operations, Security Forces, Foreign Affairs, Crime

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Jan 17

EUCOM Week in Review Ending 15 January 2010

Categories: EUCOM

NOTE:  This offering ends 9 Feb 10 unless we can find a volunteer to do once a week.

Hot Topics

AA: How the OSCE Can Contribute to Energy Security 01/12/10

AM: Armenian Journalists Face Election Violence, Harassment 01/12/10

AZ: Ankara can follow Baku in creating good relations with Israel – Azerbaijani MP 01/15/10

BG: Protests over plans to give police in Bulgaria the right to monitor e-mails 01/15/10

IL: The dangerous illusion of the ‘peace process’ 01/12/10

IL: Barak tells Hezbollah: War with Israel not worth your while 01/12/10

IL: Radical Muslim leader’s ban from J’lem extended 01/11/10

RS: Serbia Defence And Security Report 2010 – New Report Published 01/14/10

TR: Turkey to host regional meeting on Afghanistan 01/12/10

TR: Tensions flare after alleged assassination attempt in Turkey 01/14/10

TR: Turkey’s Jews Urge Calm After Spat With Israel 01/14/10

UA: A look at Ukraine’s top presidential contenders 01/13/10

UA: Ukraine must not forcibly extradite Chechen man to Russia 01/14/10

Below the Fold: Instability, Special Operations, Security Forces, Foreign Affairs, Crime

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Jan 15

SOUTHCOM Week in Review Ending 13 January 2010

Categories: SOUTHCOM

NOTE:  This offering ends 9 Feb 10 unless we can find a volunteer to do once a week.

Hot Topics

AA: Latin America’s Military Factor 01/12/10

BO: Bolivia banks on ‘Coca Colla,’ fizzy coca-leaf drink 01/10/10

CL: Chilean Government to Sue for Human Rights Violation 01/08/10

CL: ‘Chile’s Berlusconi’ looks to the presidency 01/10/10

CO: Chiquita settles Colombia terrorism lawsuits 01/08/10

CO: Colombian Judicial Ruling “Controversial” 01/12/10

CU: Contractor Jailed in Cuba Was Aiding Religious Groups, US Says 01/12/10

CU: Cuba’s `industry of robbery’ 01/08/10

HT: Haiti at a glance 01/13/10

HT: Haiti Hit by Powerful Earthquake; Buildings Damaged 01/12/10

HT: Haiti Quake New Blow for Country Mired in Misery 01/13/10

NI: Nicaraguan election tribunal stands for now: Ortega 01/09/10

VE: Venezuela Devalues “Bolivar Fuerte” 01/13/10

Below the Fold: Instability, Special Operations, Security Forces, Foreign Affairs, Crime

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