Af/Pak & Other News (2/5/2013)

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Pakistan to build amusement park in city where Bin Laden was killed:

http://www.foxnews.com/world/2013/02/04/pakistan-to-build-amusement-park-in-town-where-bin-laden-was-killed/



How Obama Transformed an Old Military Concept So He Can Drone
Americans:

http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2013/02/obama-imminence/




US military lifts ban on Afghan airline:

http://news.msn.com/world/us-military-lifts-ban-on-afghan-airline



Afghanistan - Taliban peace talks: Too many cooks in the kitchen:

http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-202_162-57567661/afghanistan-taliban-peace-talks-too-many-cooks-in-the-kitchen/



Rheinmetall to Supply the Bundeswehr with Seven Fuchs/Fox Armoured
Vehicles for Clearing IEDs:

http://www.defense-aerospace.com/articles-view/release/3/142329/germany-orders-fuchs-counter_ied-vehicles.html



Shifting into “R”:

http://nation.time.com/2013/02/05/shifting-into-r/



More Than 50 Countries Helped the CIA Outsource Torture:

http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2013/02/54-countries-rendition/




HAL Unveils Weaponized, Operational Rudra ALH:

http://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/ain-news-live-aeroindia/2013-02-04/hal-unveils-weaponized-operational-rudra-alh





Report: Iran official says nation plans to send astronauts into space
by 2018:

http://www.foxnews.com/world/2013/02/05/report-iran-official-says-nation-plans-to-send-astronauts-into-space-by-2018/




Israeli Expert: Iran Could Have Bomb in 4-6 Months:

http://world.time.com/2013/02/04/israeli-expert-iran-could-have-bomb-in-4-6-months/





U.S., allies ready more anti-mine drills as Iran tensions simmer:

http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/02/05/us-usa-iran-military-idUSBRE91313B20130205





Syrian rebels report intense fighting near Jordan:

http://www.thehindu.com/news/international/syrian-rebels-report-intense-fighting-near-jordan/article4382604.ece



Syria: Fatigue And Bad Weather Slow Down Fighting:

http://www.strategypage.com/qnd/syria/articles/20130205.aspx




Israel 'eyes more airstrikes again Syria':

http://www.spacewar.com/reports/Israel_eyes_more_airstrikes_again_Syria_999.html




Mali Tuaregs seize two Islamist leaders fleeing French strikes:

http://www.defenceweb.co.za/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=29307:mali-tuaregs-seize-two-islamist-leaders-fleeing-french-strikes&catid=49:National%20Security&Itemid=115



Belgian A109s Operational in Mali:

http://www.aviationweek.com/Blogs.aspx?plckBlogId=Blog:27ec4a53-dcc8-42d0-bd3a-01329aef79a7&plckPostId=Blog:27ec4a53-dcc8-42d0-bd3a-01329aef79a7Post:92efb072-4b4e-4257-b06e-6459c9d5be25



Foreign troops move on Kidal in northern Mali:

http://www.mercurynews.com/breaking-news/ci_22521598/foreign-troops-move-kidal-northern-mali




South Africa police arrest 19 suspected Congolese rebels:

http://www.defenceweb.co.za/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=29316:south-africa-police-arrest-19-suspected-congolese-rebels&catid=49:National%20Security&Itemid=115




France arrests suspected Islamists in Mali rebels probe:

http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/02/05/us-mali-rebels-france-security-idUSBRE9140G720130205





Bulgaria to blame Hezbollah and Iran for Burgas attack:

http://www.longwarjournal.org/archives/2013/02/bulgaria_to_blame_he.php




UK to install devices to monitor citizens' Web traffic:

http://news.msn.com/world/uk-to-install-devices-to-monitor-citizens-web-traffic





North Korea exhibiting Unha-3 as Hwasong-13 ballistic missile:

http://alert5.com/2013/02/05/north-korea-exhibiting-unha-3-as-hwasong-13-ballistic-missile/



North Korea ‘dream’ video shows U.S. city under missile attack:

http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/lookout/north-korea-dream-video-us-missile-attack-140005920.html




North Korea human rights probe urged by UN:

http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Latest-News-Wires/2013/0205/North-Korea-human-rights-probe-urged-by-UN?nav=88-csm_category-leadStory



Korea: We Know Where Your Family Lives:

http://www.strategypage.com/htmw/htintel/20130205.aspx



Blog says Taiwan disguising Hsiung Feng 2E missile command vehicle as
express delivery truck:

http://alert5.com/2013/02/05/blog-says-taiwan-disguising-hsiung-feng-2e-missile-command-vehicle-as-express-delivery-truck/



Is China cleaning up its illegal 'black jails'?:

http://www.csmonitor.com/World/2013/0205/Is-China-cleaning-up-its-illegal-black-jails



Japan Says China Aimed Military Radar at Ship:

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/02/06/world/asia/japan-china-islands-dispute.html?_r=0




YouTube: PLANAF Su-30MK2 intercepts “blue force”:

http://alert5.com/2013/02/05/youtube-planaf-su-30mk2-intercepts-blue-force/




Navy’s Next-Gen Binoculars Will Recognize Your Face:

http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2013/02/binocular-face-scan/



Navy Plans to Build Fewer Ships, Right as It’s About to Get Busier:

http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2013/02/smaller-navy-plan/