Af/Pak & Other News (12/4/2011)

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Pakistani Taliban splintering into factions:

http://news.yahoo.com/pakistani-taliban-splintering-factions-064856922.html;_ylt=AodmMYGMz61IRizrPOyXdRkBxg8F;_ylu=X3oDMTQyMDJha2VrBG1pdANUb3BTdG9yeSBXb3JsZFNGIEFzaWFTU0YEcGtnA2MzMTYxMDc0LWI1OTctMzQzMC04MmE4LWQxYTBkYjkyZTkyMwRwb3MDOARzZWMDdG9wX3N0b3J5BHZlcgNjMGM0NDRiMC0xZTg0LTExZTEtYmZmOS00Y2JjZTNkNGQ0ZDQ-;_ylg=X3oDMTF1N2kwZmpmBGludGwDdXMEbGFuZwNlbi11cwRwc3RhaWQDBHBzdGNhdAN3b3JsZHxhc2lhBHB0A3NlY3Rpb25zBHRlc3QD;_ylv=3



CIA, US Marines start to leave Pakistan drone base:

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/45540978/ns/world_news-south_and_central_asia/#.TtwA7fLfXW4



Afghanistan Discovers Spin:

http://www.strategypage.com/htmw/htlead/articles/20111204.aspx



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Other news:



BREAKING: Iran claims RQ-170 kill:

http://www.flightglobal.com/blogs/the-dewline/2011/12/breaking-iran-claims-rq-170-ki.html




Diplomats: Hamas quietly scales back its presence in Syria:

http://www.haaretz.com/news/diplomacy-defense/diplomats-hamas-quietly-scales-back-its-presence-in-syria-1.399504



Israeli soldier's hunger strike 'sped up release':

http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5gM3RD8T_Rez1vxirc62S79EGYd-w?docId=CNG.5b3137d37ca033f82d1946db0c21911c.2c1



Duqu Goes Dark:

http://www.strategypage.com/htmw/htiw/articles/20111204.aspx



Yemen: 28 killed in 3 days of fighting in Taiz:

http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-501713_162-57336346/yemen-28-killed-in-3-days-of-fighting-in-taiz/



Russia media claim cyber attack after election:

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/45542315/ns/technology_and_science-security/#.TtwBKPLfXW4



F-15J drop tank explosion caused by short circuit:

http://alert5.com/2011/12/04/f-15j-drop-tank-explosion-caused-by-short-circuit/



Libyan defense minister: New army top priority:

http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5iovJrvkya-8dSnzmirzbzX1ISRjw?docId=df3bd805e1524ef0a493e97de7bb4832



WWII bombs defused allowing 45,000 evacuated residents to return:

http://edition.cnn.com/2011/12/04/world/europe/germany-city-evacuation/index.html?hpt=hp_t1



Report: Israel concession on Palestinian funds forced by German
submarine deal:

http://www.haaretz.com/news/diplomacy-defense/report-israel-concession-on-palestinian-funds-forced-by-german-submarine-deal-1.399453



Military Videogames Could Migrate to Smartphones:

http://www.nationaldefensemagazine.org/blog/Lists/Posts/Post.aspx?ID=604



70 years after Pearl Harbor, USS Arizona still weeps:

http://www.spacewar.com/reports/70_years_after_Pearl_Harbor_USS_Arizona_still_weeps_999.html



DEA launders Mexican profits of drug cartels:

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/45539772/ns/us_news-the_new_york_times/#.TtwBOPLfXW4

[SolomonW]

On Sun, 4 Dec 2011 16:35:45 -0800 (PST), dump...@hotmail.com wrote:

> Diplomats: Hamas quietly scales back its presence in Syria:
>
> http://www.haaretz.com/news/diplomacy-defense/diplomats-hamas-quietly-scales-back-its-presence-in-syria-1.399504

Iran threatening to cut Hamas funds, arms supply if it flees Syria

http://www.haaretz.com/news/middle-east/iran-threatening-to-cut-hamas-funds-arms-supply-if-it-flees-syria-1.399612