Af/Pak & Other News (4/13/2013)

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Pakistan: Pervez Musharraf admits secret CIA drone deal with US:

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/pakistan/9990506/Pakistan-Pervez-Musharraf-admits-secret-CIA-drone-deal-with-US.html



Afghanistan's Ghazni To Be Declared Islamic Capital Of Culture:

http://www.rferl.org/content/afghanistan-ghazni-islamic-culture/24956669.html




Militants blow up election office in North Waziristan: official:

http://dawn.com/2013/04/13/militants-blow-up-election-office-in-north-waziristan-official/



How a Single Spy Helped Turn Pakistan Against the United States:

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/04/14/magazine/raymond-davis-pakistan.html?pagewanted=all



Guards, detainees clash in pre-dawn raid at Guantanamo:

http://worldnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/04/13/17736599-guards-detainees-clash-in-pre-dawn-raid-at-guantanamo?lite





Russia, India Forge Ahead on Fifth-Gen Fighter:

http://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/ain-defense-perspective/2013-04-12/russia-india-forge-ahead-fifth-gen-fighter



India’s Nirbhay Cruise Missile:

http://defense-update.com/video/indias-nirbhay-cruise-missile





Report: Iran successfully tests three new missiles:

http://www.jpost.com/Iranian-Threat/News/Iranian-media-Successful-testing-of-3-new-missiles-309687







British scientists 'find evidence of Syrian chemical attack':

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/middleeast/syria/9991676/British-scientists-find-evidence-of-Syrian-chemical-attack.html




Syrian troops kill at least 12 rebels in ambush:

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2013/04/13/syria-troops-rebels-ambush/2079701/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+usatoday-NewsTopStories+%28News+-+Top+Stories%29




Syria regime 'wilfully' killing civilians from air: HRW:

http://www.spacewar.com/reports/Syria_regime_wilfully_killing_civilians_from_air_HRW_999.html





Israel fires into Syria after Golan troops come under fire:

http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/04/12/us-israel-syria-idUSBRE93B0ZB20130412



German Air Force Commander Flies the Israeli F-15:

http://www.israeldefense.com/?CategoryID=472&ArticleID=2049





Mubarak Appears at Trial, Which Ends Abruptly in Egypt:

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/04/14/world/middleeast/judge-in-hosni-mubaraks-case-recuses-himself.html?_r=0





Libya arrests 20 after attack on southern police compound:

http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/04/13/us-libya-arrests-idUSBRE93C0C820130413



Special ops veterans’ group calls for select probe of Benghazi attack:

http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2013/04/07/special-ops-veterans-group-calls-for-select-probe-benghazi-attack/






New Piracy Hotspot: Gulf of Guinea Update:

http://www.marinelink.com/news/hotspot-piracy-guinea353434.aspx





Russia: Little Missiles For Little Ships:

http://www.strategypage.com/htmw/htada/articles/20130413.aspx



Russia develops additional BMP-3 variants:

http://www.janes.com/products/janes/defence-security-report.aspx?ID=1065977919&channel=defence&subChannel=land




Neo-Nazi trial forces Germany to confront painful truths:

http://uk.reuters.com/article/2013/04/12/uk-germany-neonazi-idUKBRE93B0LA20130412




Integrating European Radars with AEGIS/SM-3 Missile Defenses:

http://defense-update.com/20130311_integrating-european-radars-with-aegissm-3-missile-defenses.html





Mexico: No One Expects The Rural Vigilantes:

http://www.strategypage.com/qnd/mexico/articles/20130413.aspx




Chile Nixes Jet Purchases, May Be Eyeing F-16 Upgrade:

http://www.defensenews.com/article/20130411/DEFREG02/304110016/Chile-Nixes-Jet-Purchases-May-Eyeing-F-16-Upgrade






U.S., Filipino Marines in Live-Fire Exercises:

http://www.defensenews.com/article/20130412/DEFREG02/304120011/U-S-Filipino-Marines-Live-Fire-Exercises





US mulls P-3 MPA sale to Vietnam:

http://www.janes.com/products/janes/defence-security-report.aspx?ID=1065978056&channel=defence





In Okinawa, the war isn't over: Protests aimed at new US base:

http://worldnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/04/13/17598118-in-okinawa-the-war-isnt-over-protests-aimed-at-new-us-base?lite




Navy Lags, Coast Guard Leads, In Building Ties With China:

http://defense.aol.com/2013/04/12/navy-lags-coast-guard-leads-in-building-ties-with-china/




Raytheon Breaks Into F-16 Radar Upgrade Market:

http://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/ain-defense-perspective/2013-04-12/raytheon-breaks-f-16-radar-upgrade-market





AgustaWestland is In -- But is There an AAS Program?:

http://www.aviationweek.com/Blogs.aspx?plckBlogId=Blog:27ec4a53-dcc8-42d0-bd3a-01329aef79a7&plckPostId=Blog:27ec4a53-dcc8-42d0-bd3a-01329aef79a7Post:e6d262e1-df61-4fa9-826e-47ecb6ab6520




Budget blunder: GCV delayed 1 year, not 18 months:

http://www.dodbuzz.com/2013/04/12/budget-blunder-gcv-delayed-1-year-not-18-months/



US Army tests upgraded MMS-DP laser rangefinder/designator:

http://www.strategicdefenceintelligence.com/article/2jZjHAUWAnc/2013/04/12/us_army_tests_upgraded_mms-dp_laser_rangefinderdesignator/



NavWeek: Hunt For LCS Survivability:

http://www.aviationweek.com/Blogs.aspx?plckBlogId=Blog:27ec4a53-dcc8-42d0-bd3a-01329aef79a7&plckPostId=Blog:27ec4a53-dcc8-42d0-bd3a-01329aef79a7Post:47b04ef4-7f2b-425d-a9b6-f8f9ce7deaec



Lawmaker: Restore missile-defense funding:

http://defensetech.org/2013/04/12/lawmaker-restore-missile-defense-funding/



AH-64E Apache Guardian:

http://www.flightglobal.com/blogs/the-dewline/2013/04/ah-64e-apache-guardian.html



Bell Helicopter's New Tiltrotor Joins Field to Replace Army's Chopper
Fleet:

http://www.nationaldefensemagazine.org/blog/Lists/Posts/Post.aspx?ID=1112



The Other JMR/FVL Contenders:

http://www.aviationweek.com/Blogs.aspx?plckBlogId=Blog:27ec4a53-dcc8-42d0-bd3a-01329aef79a7&plckPostId=Blog:27ec4a53-dcc8-42d0-bd3a-01329aef79a7Post:6424afd0-6286-4079-a4fe-b136a56e6175




Navy loads laser-guided rockets to Fire Scout:

http://defensetech.org/2013/04/12/navy-loads-laser-guided-rockets-to-fire-scout/



The Most Badass Plane Ever Had An Equally Awesome Flight Suit:

http://gizmodo.com/5994110/the-most-badass-plane-ever-had-an-equally-awesome-flight-suit



Bitcoins and Botnets: 15 stories you may have missed this week:

http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2013/04/bitcoins-and-botnets-15-stories-you-may-have-missed-this-week/