Af/Pak & Other News (3/4/2013)

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Afghan president lashes out at Pakistan:

http://news.msn.com/world/afghan-president-lashes-out-at-pakistan



Head Pakistani cleric backpedals on suicide attacks:

http://www.longwarjournal.org/archives/2013/03/in_a_somewhat_startl.php



Former Adviser Criticizes Obama on Afghan War:

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/03/04/us/politics/vali-nasr-criticizes-obama-in-the-dispensable-nation.html



Protests over Pakistan bombing turn deadly:

http://www.ajc.com/ap/ap/top-news/death-toll-from-pakistan-bombing-jumps-to-45/nWf9Q/



A rare glimpse inside Pakistan's ground zero for terrorists:

http://worldnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/03/04/17177391-a-rare-glimpse-inside-pakistans-ground-zero-for-terrorists?lite





10 QW-1M MANPADS seized off Yemeni coast:

http://alert5.com/2013/03/04/10-qw-1m-manpads-seized-off-yemeni-coast/





Inquiry opens into claims UK troops murdered Iraqis:

http://www.france24.com/en/20130304-inquiry-opens-claims-uk-troops-murdered-iraqis-0





Officials: 42 Syrian Troops Killed in Iraq Ambush:

http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/suicide-attack-northern-iraq-kills-policemen-18646700



Iraq intervening in Syria: opposition:

http://www.spacewar.com/reports/Iraq_intervening_in_Syria_opposition_999.html



Syrian rebels capture most of northern city:

http://www.chron.com/news/world/article/Fighting-intensifies-in-northern-Syria-4325694.php





Gunmen attack church in Libya's Benghazi: state media:

http://www.defenceweb.co.za/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=29681:gunmen-attack-church-in-libyas-benghazi-state-media&catid=54:Governance&Itemid=118





Conflicting accounts emerge over AQIM leader's reported death:

http://www.longwarjournal.org/threat-matrix/archives/2013/03/conflicting_accounts_over_aqim.php



50 rebels, French soldier killed in 'heavy' Mali fighting:

http://www.spacewar.com/reports/50_rebels_French_soldier_killed_in_heavy_Mali_fighting_999.html




UK signs A400M training, self-protection deals:

http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/uk-signs-a400m-training-self-protection-deals-382958/



Londonderry mortars: Bombs 'within minutes' of launch:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-21651900



Up close with a Grizzly; first flight on an A400M:

http://www.flightglobal.com/blogs/the-dewline/2013/03/up-close-with-a-grizzly-first.html




Tensions Escalating on Borneo as Malaysia Doubles Military Forces:

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/03/04/world/asia/04iht-malaysia04.html





EADS Researchers Battle Against Irksome Winds:

http://www.defense-aerospace.com/articles-view/release/3/143126/eads-looks-to-lidar-to-battle-irksome-winds.html




As Hacking Against U.S. Rises, Experts Try to Pin Down Motive:

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/03/04/us/us-weighs-risks-and-motives-of-hacking-by-china-or-iran.html



Darpa Wants You to Transcribe, and Instantly Recall, All of Your
Conversations:

http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2013/03/darpa-speech/



DARPA's New TERN, a Predator on a Frigate:

http://www.aviationweek.com/Blogs.aspx?plckBlogId=Blog:27ec4a53-dcc8-42d0-bd3a-01329aef79a7&plckPostId=Blog:27ec4a53-dcc8-42d0-bd3a-01329aef79a7Post:9540dbfa-9d46-4921-bf2c-3a32ce68c8fa



Robot Warriors: Lethal Machines Coming of Age (excerpt):

http://www.defense-aerospace.com/articles-view/release/3/143141/lethal-robot-warriors-coming-of-age.html



Raytheon delivers first Standard Missile-6 from new Alabama missile
integration facility:

http://www.spacedaily.com/reports/Raytheon_delivers_first_Standard_Missile_6_from_new_Alabama_missile_integration_facility_999.html




Space race under way to create quantum satellite:

http://www.defencetalk.com/space-race-under-way-to-create-quantum-satellite-47020/