Af/Pak & Other News (9/8/2012)

[dump...@hotmail.com]

Six people, including young children, die in suicide bomb attack on
Afghan NATO HQ:

http://worldnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2012/09/08/13741340-six-people-including-young-children-die-in-suicide-bomb-attack-on-afghan-nato-hq#



Prince Harry: Why the Ministry of Defence dumped news blackout
strategy for his second Afghanistan tour:

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/9528044/Prince-Harry-Why-the-Ministry-of-Defence-dumped-news-blackout-strategy-for-his-second-Afghanistan-tour.html



A Glance at the Pakistan-Based Haqqani Network:

http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/glance-pakistan-based-haqqani-network-17185934#.UEvQOFHAjGs



US State Department evades issue of Pakistan's links to Haqqani
Network:

http://www.longwarjournal.org/threat-matrix/archives/2012/09/us_state_department_officials.php



Haqqani network: Terrorist designation adds to captured GI's 'woes':

http://worldnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2012/09/07/13726633-haqqani-network-terrorist-designation-adds-to-captured-gis-woes?lite#



Army builds up Raven fleet:

http://defensetech.org/2012/09/07/army-builds-up-raven-fleet/



The Silence:

http://www.strategypage.com/qnd/india/articles/20120908.aspx



Army Focuses on Reducing Suicides:

http://nation.time.com/2012/09/07/army-focuses-on-reducing-suicides/



MQ9 Reaper Enhances Capabilities with new ‘Block I Plus’
Configuration:

http://defense-update.com/20120905_predator-b-plus-1.html



Southern Yemen clashes kill 6:

http://news.yahoo.com/southern-yemen-clashes-kill-6-203333123.html?_esi=1



Insiders suspected in Saudi cyber attack:

http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/09/07/net-us-saudi-aramco-hack-idUSBRE8860CR20120907



5 dead as bombs strike Syrian capital of Damascus:

http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5gUM4fTk1IK33Ff_7RMadY_ryItQQ?docId=100c2a336516471d9480e9f8a8da6a96



Syrian troops storm Damascus refugee area, chase rebels:

http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/09/08/us-syria-crisis-idUSBRE8860TF20120908



Syria crisis: Daraya massacre leaves a ghost town still counting its
dead:

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/sep/07/syria-daraya-massacre-ghost-town



“Flight Guard” for protecting VIP and military mission aircraft:

http://www.israeldefense.com/?CategoryID=483&ArticleID=1629



Netanyahu 'lost his temper,' reprimanded U.S. envoy over Iran, says
congressman:

http://www.haaretz.com/news/diplomacy-defense/netanyahu-lost-his-temper-reprimanded-u-s-envoy-over-iran-says-congressman.premium-1.463469



The Haze of Illiteracy in Libya:

http://www.worldaffairsjournal.org/blog/ann-marlowe/haze-illiteracy-libya



Libya: Big Brother Has The Neatest Toys:

http://www.strategypage.com/htmw/htiw/articles/20120908.aspx




Russia to probe into video of low-flying Su-24:

http://alert5.com/2012/09/07/russia-to-probe-into-video-of-low-flying-su-24/




4 dead in Mi-35 crash in Dagestan:

http://english.ruvr.ru/2012_09_09/4-dead-in-Mi-35-crash-in-Dagestan/



Rheinmetall Airborne Systems Unveils Hybrid UAV Design at ILA:

http://defense-update.com/20120905_rheinmetall-airborne-systems-unveils-hybrid-uav-design-at-ila.html



YouTube: Mi-8 buzzed highway too:

http://alert5.com/2012/09/08/youtube-mi-8-buzzed-highway-too/



Laser-Guided Sidewinder (LaGS) for Air-to-Surface Missions of Combat
Aircraft:

http://www.diehl.com/en/diehl-group/press/laser-guided-sidewinder-lags-for-air-to-surface-missions-of-combat-aircraftft-boden-einsatz-von-ka/190.html



Latest Shefex Shot Keeps Germany In Hot Pursuit:

http://www.aviationweek.com/Article.aspx?id=/article-xml/AW_09_03_2012_p86-489251.xml



Technology start-ups recruited for spy gadgets:

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/news/9524604/Technology-start-ups-recruited-for-spy-gadgets.html



US Flagged Ship Seized in Venezuela, Captain Arrested:

http://www.informationdissemination.net/2012/09/us-flagged-ship-seized-in-venzuela.html



KRI Klewang – First Stealthy Trimaran Patrol Vessel for the Indonesian
Navy:

http://defense-update.com/20120906_kri-klewang-first-stealthy-trimaran-patrol-vessel-for-the-indonesian-navy.html



Why The Military Wants Robots With Legs (Not To Run Faster Than Usain
Bolt):

http://defense.aol.com/2012/09/07/why-the-military-wants-robots-with-legs-robot-runs-faster-than/



ESA observatory breaks world quantum teleportation record:

http://www.spacedaily.com/reports/ESA_observatory_breaks_world_quantum_teleportation_record_999.html



New Sensors Help Smaller Forces Dominate Wide Areas:

http://www.aviationweek.com/Article.aspx?id=/article-xml/AW_09_03_2012_p12-486849.xml



The Air Force’s Bug-Eyed Plan for New Spy Gear:

http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2012/09/insect-eye/



Three Good Things About Drones…:

http://nation.time.com/2012/09/07/three-good-things-about-drones/



Ex-Hacker Headlines Military Cyberwarfare Conference:

http://www.nationaldefensemagazine.org/blog/Lists/Posts/Post.aspx?ID=879



U.S. Navy LPD Program Could Be Shipbuilding Model:

http://www.aviationweek.com/Article.aspx?id=/article-xml/asd_09_07_2012_p04-02-492389.xml



Raytheon successfully tests HARM upgrades:

http://www.defencetalk.com/raytheon-successfully-tests-harm-upgrades-44477/



Radar-blinding Raytheon decoy starts rolling off assembly line:

http://azstarnet.com/business/local/radar-blinding-raytheon-decoy-starts-rolling-off-assembly-line/article_1434006a-a704-50ad-b08e-f2375aa4578f.html

[Bill]

On Sat, 8 Sep 2012 18:06:35 -0700 (PDT), dump...@hotmail.com wrote:

>
>Prince Harry: Why the Ministry of Defence dumped news blackout
>strategy for his second Afghanistan tour:
>
>http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/9528044/Prince-Harry-Why-the-Ministry-of-Defence-dumped-news-blackout-strategy-for-his-second-Afghanistan-tour.html
>
>

Ignoring the blindingly obvious, which is what that story is, the
reason he's there is that if he doesn't go he might as well do what
his great uncle, no, his granny's cousin (whatever that's called),
did and resign from the army because he won't get any respect from
anyone if every time his unit is deployed he's 'retained for
ceremonial duties'.

[Andrew Swallow]

Lets hope things are quieter in Afghanistan now.

If he is still a suicide bomber magnet at least we know their
destination. It is easier to secure one base than an entire country.

Andrew Swallow