Af/Pak & Other News (6/11/2012)

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Final Fight for Afghanistan Begins; Purpose: Unclear:

http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2012/06/east-afghanistan/




US pulls NATO supply route negotiators out of Pakistan:

http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5iv6Z2USqz1iLyBYNfUET-scWQAMA?docId=CNG.04ce9c7950c63b192cb9259745e302e0.8a1




Afghans say former warlord meddling in China oil deal:

http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/06/11/us-afghanistan-dostum-idUSBRE85A15W20120611



NATO orders restrictions on Afghan air strikes: US:

http://www.rnw.nl/english/bulletin/nato-orders-restrictions-afghan-air-strikes-us



War Study: Troops Had Bad Intel, Worse Spin:

http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2012/06/intel-wars/




Air Force Chief: Some Drones Won’t Be Coming Home After Afghanistan :

http://www.nationaldefensemagazine.org/blog/Lists/Posts/Post.aspx?ID=815




Feel The Hate:

http://www.strategypage.com/qnd/india/articles/20120611.aspx



India to greenlight state-sponsored cyber attacks:

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2012/06/11/india_state_sponsored_attacks/




India Explores Low-Observable Aircraft Technologies:

http://www.aviationweek.com/Article.aspx?id=/article-xml/AW_06_04_2012_p32-463500.xml




'Proof' Links Flame, Stuxnet Super Cyber Weapons: Researchers:

http://abcnews.go.com/Blotter/proof-links-flame-stuxnet-super-cyber-weapons-researchers/story?id=16541102#.T9YzmcX7HIU




Yemen army attacks Islamist stronghold, dozens dead:

http://news.yahoo.com/yemen-army-attacks-islamist-stronghold-dozens-dead-145050517.html




Syrian opposition group's new leader calls out Russia, China, Iran:

http://edition.cnn.com/2012/06/10/world/meast/syria-unrest/index.html?hpt=hp_t2



US accuses Syria of new tactics, fears massacre:

http://www.seattlepi.com/news/article/US-accuses-Syria-of-new-tactics-fears-massacre-3624169.php




'Israel's enemies increasing intel gathering efforts':

http://www.jpost.com/Defense/Article.aspx?id=273450




Aeronautics tests ship-launched Orbiter UAS capability:

http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/aeronautics-tests-ship-launched-orbiter-uas-capability-372858/




Former Israeli official: U.S. suspects Jonathan Pollard was not only
Israeli spy operating on American soil:

http://www.haaretz.com/news/diplomacy-defense/former-israeli-official-u-s-suspects-jonathan-pollard-was-not-only-israeli-spy-operating-on-american-soil-1.435757



Israel: Second F-35 deal is in the cards:

http://www.spacedaily.com/reports/Israel_Second_F-35_deal_is_in_the_cards_999.html




BlueBird to soar with Piramal investment:

http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/bluebird-to-soar-with-piramal-investment-372863/





Egypt's ex-dictator Hosni Mubarak slips into coma:

http://worldnews.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/06/11/12165565-nbc-news-egypts-ex-dictator-hosni-mubarak-slips-into-coma?lite




British envoy's convoy ambushed in Libya, two wounded:

http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2012/6/12/worldupdates/2012-06-11T174441Z_5_BRE85A0TW_RTROPTT_0_UK-LIBYA-ATTACK-BRITAIN&sec=Worldupdates




Libya ICC team faces 45 days' detention: judiciary:

http://www.alternet.org/rss/breaking_news/959019/libya_war_crimes__team_faces_45_days%27_detention/




Morocco’s third SIGMA frigate completes sea trials:

http://www.defenceweb.co.za/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=26128:moroccos-third-sigma-frigate-completes-sea-trials&catid=51:Sea&Itemid=106




Diehl’s Hope for Pilum Glide Bomb:

http://www.aviationweek.com/Blogs.aspx?plckBlogId=Blog:27ec4a53-dcc8-42d0-bd3a-01329aef79a7&plckPostId=Blog:27ec4a53-dcc8-42d0-bd3a-01329aef79a7Post:015c8bd5-9151-4301-85c1-723a55a3b291




Submariner accused of passing encryption data to 'enemy':

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/law-and-order/9324590/Submariner-accused-of-passing-encryption-data-to-enemy.html




Brits militarize Jeep for spec ops duty:

http://www.dodbuzz.com/2012/06/11/brits-militarize-jeep-for-spec-ops-duty/




H&K’s New Machine Gun:

http://kitup.military.com/2012/06/eurosatory-2012-hks-machine-gun.html




US braces for Mexican shift in drug war focus:

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/47761273/ns/world_news-the_new_york_times/#.T9YyacX7HIU




Taiwan Probes ‘Stealth’ Ship’s Missing Computer:

http://www.defensenews.com/article/20120611/DEFREG03/306110002/Taiwan-Probes-8216-Stealth-8217-Ship-8217-s-Missing-Computer?odyssey=tab|topnews|text|FRONTPAGE



South Korea warns of retaliation against North Korea command:

http://www.defencetalk.com/south-korea-warns-of-retaliation-against-north-korea-command-43078/



Controversy Grows Over F-35 Flight Test (excerpt):

http://www.defense-aerospace.com/articles-view/release/3/135873/korea-controversy-grows-over-f_35-flight-test.html



China's Blue Arrow 7:

http://www.aviationweek.com/Blogs.aspx?plckBlogId=Blog:27ec4a53-dcc8-42d0-bd3a-01329aef79a7&plckPostId=Blog:27ec4a53-dcc8-42d0-bd3a-01329aef79a7Post:733fe229-786f-4ff8-bc12-c901715638d5




U.S. Army Maps Out Postwar Vehicle Needs:

http://www.defensenews.com/article/20120611/DEFREG02/306110001/U-S-Army-Maps-Out-Postwar-Vehicle-Needs?odyssey=tab|topnews|text|FRONTPAGE



Senate: Drones Need to Operate “Freely and Routinely” In U.S.:

http://www.defense-aerospace.com/articles-view/release/3/135872/drones-need-to-operate-%E2%80%9Cfreely-and-routinely%E2%80%9D-in-us%2C-sasc-says.html



Navy To Unveil New Drone, BAMS, Boasting See-Everywhere Radar:

http://defense.aol.com/2012/06/11/new-navy-drone-bams-boasts-see-everywhere-radar-rolls-out-thu/

[SolomonW]

On Mon, 11 Jun 2012 12:18:09 -0700 (PDT), dump...@hotmail.com wrote:

> 'Proof' Links Flame, Stuxnet Super Cyber Weapons: Researchers:
>
> http://abcnews.go.com/Blotter/proof-links-flame-stuxnet-super-cyber-weapons-researchers/story?id=16541102#.T9YzmcX7HIU

It is common for a virus producer as any other software developer to start
from an existing system. It does not mean that they have any contact or
knowledge of the other.