Af/Pak & Other News (5/13/2012)

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Gunman kills Afghanistan peace council member in Kabul:

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/south-asia/Gunman-kills-Afghanistan-peace-council-member-in-Kabul/articleshow/13120728.cms



Taliban can be defeated, but Pakistan must do more: U.S. senator:

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/sns-rt-us-usa-afghanistan-talibanbre84c09p-20120513,0,5358908.story



Pakistan waging covert war, says Maharashtra CM:

http://www.indianexpress.com/news/pakistan-waging-covert-war-says-maharashtra-cm/949005/



Troublesome Assets:

http://www.strategypage.com/qnd/india/articles/20120513.aspx



US insists Iraq police training not being scrapped:

http://www.france24.com/en/20120513-us-insists-iraq-police-training-not-being-scrapped



30 al-Qaida militants killed in fighting in Yemen:

http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5jvEV-FTH8VzmhQKbTDXP0B3mpUSA?docId=44f8c462c434462090cbab3789b80ea9



Report: Al-Qaida doctors trained to implant bombs in humans:

http://worldnews.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/05/13/11683248-report-al-qaida-doctors-trained-to-implant-bombs-in-humans?lite



Sen. Feinstein: Al-Qaida bomb maker must be killed:

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/47405295/ns/world_news-mideast_n_africa/



Syria clashes kill 27; fighting hits Lebanon:

http://www.haaretz.com/news/middle-east/syria-clashes-kill-27-fighting-hits-lebanon-1.430208



US to announce massive Iron Dome package:

http://www.jpost.com/Defense/Article.aspx?id=269763



American expert: U.S. ‘green light’ for Israeli attack on Iran depends
on ‘whether it can get the job done’:

http://www.haaretz.com/blogs/west-of-eden/american-expert-u-s-green-light-for-israeli-attack-on-iran-depends-on-whether-it-can-get-the-job-done-1.417829



Nano Drones, Ethical Algorithms: Inside Israel’s Secret Plan for Its
Future Air Force:

http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2012/05/israel-secret-air-force-plan/




Russia Testing Italian Centauro Wheeled Tanks:

http://defense-update.com/20120512_russia-testing-centauro-italian-wheeled-tanks.html



Spanish aircraft carrier’s end could be near:

http://www.euroweeklynews.com/news/axarquia-malaga-east/92464-spanish-aircraft-carriers-end-could-be-near



More than 40 mutilated bodies dumped on Mexico highway:

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/47403755/ns/world_news-americas/



Pentagon Issues Drone War Talking Points:

http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2012/05/drone-talking-points/



Threats the White House is Watching:

http://defensetech.org/2012/05/11/the-threats-the-white-house-is-watching/



Air Force: P-8 won’t take over our ISR mission:

http://www.navytimes.com/news/2012/05/navy-p-8-wont-take-over-isr-mission-air-force-says-051212w/



More Americans Worried About Cybarmegeddon Than Terrorism, Study
Finds:

http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2012/05/cyberarmegeddon-terrorism/



U.S. Army Pushing Laser-Based Defenses:

http://www.defensenews.com/article/20120513/DEFREG02/305130001/U-S-Army-Pushing-Laser-Based-Defenses?odyssey=tab|topnews|text|FRONTPAGE



Fighter Pilots Claim Intimidation Over F-22 Raptor Jets:

http://news.yahoo.com/fighter-pilots-claim-intimidation-over-f-22-raptor-123832451--abc-news-topstories.html



Court Upholds Google-NSA Relationship Secrecy:

http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2012/05/google-nsa-secrecy-upheld/