Af/Pak & Other News (10/8/2012)

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Car bomb hits Afghan intelligence agency office in country’s south,
killing 2 officers:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/car-bomb-at-afghan-intelligence-service-office-in-southern-city-kills-at-least-2/2012/10/08/bf8adbea-1131-11e2-9a39-1f5a7f6fe945_story.html



Afghan Police Kill a U.S. Special Operations Captain “To Make a
Statement”:

http://nation.time.com/2012/10/08/afghan-police-kill-a-u-s-special-operations-captain-to-make-a-statement/



RNLAF Receives Newer And Better Chinooks:

http://www.aviationweek.com/Blogs.aspx?plckBlogId=Blog:27ec4a53-dcc8-42d0-bd3a-01329aef79a7&plckPostId=Blog:27ec4a53-dcc8-42d0-bd3a-01329aef79a7Post:7e92280b-280d-4f0f-a6a9-052b48def30a



Afghanistan to top NATO meeting agenda, Syria an issue:

http://www.brecorder.com/top-news/108-pakistan-top-news/84530-afghanistan-to-top-nato-meeting-agenda-syria-an-issue-.html



NATO looks beyond Afghan combat mission:

http://www.defenceweb.co.za/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=27964:nato-looks-beyond-afghan-combat-mission-&catid=49:National%20Security&Itemid=115




US officials blame more insider attacks on Taliban, Haqqani Network:

http://www.longwarjournal.org/archives/2012/10/us_officials_blame_m.php




Where Hate Is Good:

http://www.strategypage.com/htmw/htiw/articles/20121008.aspx



Poor workmanship behind INS Vikramaditya’s latest trouble:

http://alert5.com/2012/10/07/poor-workmanship-behind-ins-vikramadityas-latest-trouble/




IAF to Modernise, Raise Four More Su-30MKI Squadrons:

http://www.defense-aerospace.com/article-view/release/139099/indian-af-chief-details-modernization-drive.html



India business group visits Iran for 'win-win' trade:

http://www.spacedaily.com/reports/India_business_group_visits_Iran_for_win-win_trade_999.html



Newsweek’s Iran War Game:

http://www.thedailybeast.com/newsweek/2012/10/07/newsweek-s-iran-war-game.html




Iran X.25 terrorists actually BANKERS:

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2012/10/08/iran_leased_line_follow_up/




Yemen busts Iran spies posing as investors: ministry:

http://www.brecorder.com/world/middle-east/84502-yemen-busts-iran-spies-posing-as-investors-ministry.html



Iraq buying Mi-28N?:

http://alert5.com/2012/10/07/iraq-buying-mi-28n/



Turkey retaliates for 6th day of Syrian shelling:

http://news.yahoo.com/turkey-retaliates-6th-day-syrian-shelling-152616619.html;_ylt=AvqQcDbbBuMIynPmMBjKmK.s0NUE;_ylu=X3oDMTVsMGduMDVtBGNjb2RlA2dtcHRvcDEwMDBwb29sd2lraXVwcmVzdARtaXQDTmV3cyBGb3IgWW91IDUgU3RvcmllcwRwa2cDNGI0NjkxZmUtMGExNi0zYTI2LWEzMWEtNDIwZmZhM2Y5MWM0BHBvcwMyBHNlYwNNZWRpYUJMaXN0TWl4ZWROZXdzRm9yWW91Q0FUZW1wBHZlcgNhYjI3ZWM4MC0xMTVjLTExZTItYjc2Zi05MmVhNzM5NGYxODE-;_ylg=X3oDMTFpNzk0NjhtBGludGwDdXMEbGFuZwNlbi11cwRwc3RhaWQDBHBzdGNhdANob21lBHB0A3NlY3Rpb25z;_ylv=3





Turkish president says "worst case" unfolding in Syria:

http://www.dailystar.com.lb/News/Middle-East/2012/Oct-08/190605-turkish-president-urges-international-action-on-syria.ashx#axzz28kEKEFK1



More weapons in Syria could trigger 'all-out war':

http://worldnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2012/10/08/14298721-more-weapons-in-syria-could-trigger-all-out-war?lite



Suicide bomber attacks Syrian security compound:

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2012/10/08/suicide-bomber-syria/1621067/




YouTube: Syrian rebels shot down SAAF Hind:

http://alert5.com/2012/10/07/youtube-syrian-rebels-shot-down-saaf-hind/




IDF deploys Patriot missiles in Haifa after drone breaches Israeli
airspace:

http://www.haaretz.com/news/diplomacy-defense/idf-deploys-patriot-missiles-in-haifa-after-drone-breaches-israeli-airspace.premium-1.468754



'Peaceful' Swedish flotilla sets sail to Gaza Strip:

http://www.jpost.com/Defense/Article.aspx?id=286931




Egypt mulls arming Sinai Bedouin security force:

http://www.chron.com/news/article/Egypt-mulls-arming-Sinai-Bedouin-security-force-3928638.php




Exclusive: Libya Cable Detailed Threats:

http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2012/10/08/exclusive-libya-cable-detailed-threats.html



Libya: Methods And Sources:

http://www.strategypage.com/qnd/libya/articles/20121008.aspx



Nigerian forces say kill 30 Islamists, arrest 10:

http://www.defenceweb.co.za/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=27960:nigerian-forces-say-kill-30-islamists-arrest-10&catid=49:National%20Security&Itemid=115



Spain approves deployment of U.S. warships:

http://alert5.com/2012/10/07/spain-approves-deployment-of-u-s-warships/



PICTURES: Russian air force receives first Yak-130 combat trainers:

http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/pictures-russian-air-force-receives-first-yak-130-combat-trainers-377381/



Argentina moves to have warship released from Ghana port:

http://www.spacewar.com/reports/Argentina_moves_to_have_warship_released_from_Ghana_port_999.html



Philippine jihadist says AQAP fighters join ranks:

http://www.longwarjournal.org/threat-matrix/archives/2012/10/philippine_jihadist_says_aqap.php



Decade after Bali, Indonesian terror aims at gov't:

http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-505245_162-57527758/decade-after-bali-indonesian-terror-aims-at-govt/




Indonesia Receive Armored Vehicles from Germany, Transports from
Spain:

http://defense-update.com/20121005_indonesia_mef_marder_leopard.html




Taiwan ties with China breeding contempt: dissident:

http://www.sinodaily.com/reports/Taiwan_ties_with_China_breeding_contempt_dissident_999.html



Intelligence Leaders Warn Businesses: Hang Up on Chinese Telecoms:

http://pjmedia.com/blog/intelligence-leaders-warn-businesses-hang-up-on-chinese-telecoms/



Air Force may resume Mirage fighter operations next week:

http://focustaiwan.tw/ShowNews/WebNews_Detail.aspx?Type=aALL&ID=201210060011



Philippines Sees Naval Port As Vital To U.S. Presence in Pacific:

http://www.defensenews.com/article/20121008/DEFREG03/310080006/Philippines-Sees-Naval-Port-Vital-U-S-Presence-Pacific?odyssey=tab|topnews|text|FRONTPAGE



IN FOCUS: China crisis adds urgency to Japanese air force
modernisation:

http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/in-focus-china-crisis-adds-urgency-to-japanese-air-force-modernisation-377060/



South Korea scrambled F-15s for Japanese helicopter near Takeshima:

http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nn20121006a3.html



Obama's Cuts To Commercial Space Imagery A 'Hegemonic' Mistake:

http://defense.aol.com/2012/10/08/obamas-cuts-to-commercial-space-imagery-a-hegemonic-mistake/



Homeland Security Learns to Love Small Spy Drones:

http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2012/10/robotic-aircraft-public-safety/



Raytheon Awarded $349 Million US Army Contract for TOW Missiles:

http://www.defpro.com/news/details/40071/?SID=ae68adf7b19caea864742283bd5ca252



Romney plans (if he wins) to add Carrier Air Wing and continue buying
Super Hornets:

http://www.flightglobal.com/blogs/the-dewline/2012/10/romney-plans-if-he-wins-to-add.html



DLA Demands Chip Makers Tag Products With Plant DNA; A War On
Counterfeiters:

http://defense.aol.com/2012/10/08/dla-demands-chip-makers-tag-products-with-plant-dna-a-war-on-co/



Subway:

http://nation.time.com/2012/10/08/subway/



New PHOENIX Radios Soar into Battlefield Communications:

http://www.defpro.com/news/details/40078/?SID=ae68adf7b19caea864742283bd5ca252



Pentagon’s Plans For 3-D Printers: Mobile Labs, Bomb Sniffers and
Prototype Limbs:

http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2012/10/printers/