Af/Pak & Other News (11/22/2012)

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U.S. troops in Afghanistan celebrate Thanksgiving:

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2012/11/22/troops-afghanistan-thanksgiving/1720885/



Taliban claim attacks against Shia worshippers in Pakistan:

http://www.longwarjournal.org/threat-matrix/archives/2012/11/taliban_claim_attacks_against.php



Pakistan's Shia Muslims on alert after Taliban double bombing:

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/nov/22/pakistan-shia-muslims-taliban-bombings



Pakistan Taliban vow to attack Indian targets over Mumbai gunman:

http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2012-11-22/news/sns-rt-us-india-execution-talibanbre8al051-20121121_1_pakistan-taliban-taliban-spokesman-ehsanullah-ehsan-mohammad-ajmal-kasab



Rapid Equipping Force Pushes Innovation to Tactical Edge:

http://www.nationaldefensemagazine.org/blog/Lists/Posts/Post.aspx?ID=977



Tiger On Its Way to Afghanistan:

http://www.defense-aerospace.com/articles-view/release/3/140413/german-army-tigers-ready-for-afghanistan.html



US adds Pakistani hawala, 2 Taliban financiers to terrorism list:

http://www.longwarjournal.org/archives/2012/11/us_adds_pakistani_ha.php



Iran speaker confirms military aid to Hamas:

http://www.spacewar.com/reports/Iran_speaker_confirms_military_aid_to_Hamas_999.html



Iran supplied Hamas with Fajr-5 missile technology:

http://alert5.com/2012/11/22/iran-supplied-hamas-with-fajr-5-missile-technology/



Baghdad, Kurds Trade Accusations of Troop Buildup:

http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/iraqi-commander-rival-kurdish-forces-enter-town-17786379



Otokar Unveils New Turkish Tank:

http://www.defense-aerospace.com/article-view/release/140420/otokar-unveils-new-turkish-tank.html



Russia warns Turkey against deploying Patriot missiles:

http://www.livemint.com/Politics/DKfzC1V0Q1DkRu7Ctw35UP/Russia-warns-Turkey-against-deploying-Patriot-missiles.html



Syrian Rebels Strengthen Hold in Country's East:

http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/syrian-rebels-strengthen-hold-countrys-east-17785065#.UK6Wc4bAjGs



Gaza ceasefire halts Israeli action after strikes on 1,500 targets:

http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/gaza-ceasefire-halts-israeli-action-after-strikes-on-1500-targets-379362/



How Israeli Drone Pilots Made Their Life-and-Death Choices Over Gaza:

http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2009/01/inside-israels-2/



Amid the ruins, Gazans say pity the living, not the dead:

http://worldnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2012/11/22/15364242-amid-the-ruins-gazans-say-pity-the-living-not-the-dead?lite



Israel arrests Hamas, Islamic Jihad cell behind Tel Aviv bus bomb:

http://www.haaretz.com/news/diplomacy-defense/israel-arrests-hamas-islamic-jihad-cell-behind-tel-aviv-bus-bomb-1.479958



Iron Dome Repels Hamas Rockets:

http://www.aviationweek.com/Article.aspx?id=/article-xml/awx_11_21_2012_p0-520355.xml



Algeria seeks new border security systems as war clouds gather over
Mali:

http://www.defenceweb.co.za/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=28619:algeria-seeks-new-border-security-systems-as-war-clouds-gather-over-mali&catid=87:border-security&Itemid=188



Sudan says it foils a military coup:

http://news.bostonherald.com/news/international/africa/view/20121122sudan_says_it_foils_a_military_coup/srvc=home&position=recent



Denmark falls for Romeo:

http://www.flightglobal.com/blogs/the-dewline/2012/11/denmark-falls-for-romeo.html



Reports: Russian weapons designer shot dead in contract-style killing:

http://worldnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2012/11/22/15358992-reports-russian-weapons-designer-shot-dead-in-contract-style-killing?lite



Czech military warplane crashes killing pilot:

http://www.focus-fen.net/index.php?id=n293007




Norway issues RfI as it weighs options for submarine fleet beyond
2020:

http://www.janes.com/products/janes/defence-security-report.aspx?ID=1065973660&channel=defence




UK to launch Crowsnest AEW assessment in 2013:

http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/uk-to-launch-crowsnest-aew-assessment-in-2013-379366/




New Nukes: Britain’s Next-Gen Missile Submarines:

http://www.defenseindustrydaily.com/New-Nukes-Britains-Next-Gen-Missile-Submarines-07432/



Russian Officials Reveal J-31 Engine and Describe Sales to China:

http://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/ain-defense-perspective/2012-11-23/russian-officials-reveal-j-31-engine-and-describe-sales-china



Russia and China reached preliminary agreement for 48 Su-35BMs:

http://alert5.com/2012/11/22/russia-and-china-reached-preliminary-agreement-for-48-su-35bms/




Honduras builds up navy to deal with contraband:

http://www.spacewar.com/reports/Honduras_builds_up_navy_to_deal_with_drugs_999.html



What we learned from Zhuhai:

http://www.flightglobal.com/blogs/the-dewline/2012/11/what-we-learned-from-zhuhai.html



China new Passports’ map includes territory of Vietnam, Philippines,
Japan & Taiwan:

http://theaseannewsblog.blogspot.com/2012/11/china-new-passports-map-includes.html




Philippines: DND eyes 100 new APCs from Italy:

http://www.philstar.com/headlines/2012/11/23/871373/dnd-eyes-100-new-apcs-italy



RAAF’s sixth C-17 formally welcomed in Australia:

http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/raafs-sixth-c-17-formally-welcomed-in-australia-379348/



Layoffs Loom as U.S. Army Mulls Stryker Upgrade:

http://www.defensenews.com/article/20121122/DEFREG02/311220002/Layoffs-Loom-U-S-Army-Mulls-Stryker-Upgrade?odyssey=tab|topnews|text|FRONTPAGE



U. S. Navy Fires Two More Commanders:

http://www.defense-aerospace.com/articles-view/release/3/140415/us-navy-fires-two-more-commanders.html



First QF-16 target drone arrives at Tyndall AFB for testing:

http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/first-qf-16-target-drone-arrives-at-tyndall-afb-for-testing-379334/



Suicide Drones, Mini Blimps and 3D Printers: Inside the New Army
Arsenal:

http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2012/11/new-army-arsenal/

[Grantland]

U. S. Navy Fires Two More Commanders:

http://www.defense-aerospace.com/articles-view/release/3/140415/us-navy-fires-two-more-commanders.html

Purging the Patriots.

Grantland