Af/Pak & Other News (8/6/2012)

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NATO Airstrike Kills Haqqani Leader:

http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/nato-airstrike-kills-haqqani-leader-16937335



Pakistan jails Brig Ali Khan and four other officers:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-south-asia-19116499



The Lying Game:

http://www.strategypage.com/qnd/india/articles/20120806.aspx



Iran airs "confessions" in killings of nuclear scientists:

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/sns-rt-us-iran-nuclear-killingsbre8750m8-20120806,0,5926955.story




Kuwait Versus Iranian Missiles:

http://www.strategypage.com/htmw/htada/articles/20120806.aspx




Syria's Prime Minister Defects, Flees to Jordan:

http://www.voanews.com/content/syrian-forces-continue-aleppo-assault/1455805.html



'Londoner against Londoner': UK fighters held journalist captive in
Syria:

http://worldnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2012/08/06/13138884-londoner-against-londoner-uk-fighters-held-journalist-captive-in-syria?lite



Bomb blast in state TV building in Damascus: Syria:

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/middle-east/Bomb-blast-in-state-TV-building-in-Damascus-Syria/articleshow/15373193.cms



IDF thwarts complex terror infiltration from Sinai:

http://www.jpost.com/VideoArticles/Video/Article.aspx?id=280182



Egypt sends gunships after border attack killed 16:

http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2012/08/06/egypt-sends-gunships-after-border-attack-killed-16.html



Hamas on full alert after Sinai attack:

http://www.news.com.au/breaking-news/world/hamas-on-full-alert-after-sinai-attack/story-e6frfkui-1226444311937



Israel upgrades Arrow 2 anti-missile system:

http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4264560,00.html



Elbit Systems to Supply A Latin American Customer with Hermes 900 and
Hermes 450 UAS for Tens of Millions of Dollars:

http://www.defense-aerospace.com/article-view/release/137498/elbit-sells-hermes-uavs-to-latin-american-country.html




Elbit to Unveil Upgraded Skylark Block II UAV:

http://www.defencetalk.com/elbit-to-unveil-upgraded-skylark-block-ii-uav-44081/



Six dead in pre-dawn raid on Ivory Coast military camp:

http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/08/06/us-ivorycoast-attack-idUSBRE8750BI20120806




Russian Drones Lag U.S. Models by 20 Years:

http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2012/08/russian-drones/




Glimpse of China’s New Fighter Fuels Rumors:

http://www.defensenews.com/article/20120805/DEFREG03/308050001/Glimpse-China-8217-s-New-Fighter-Fuels-Rumors?odyssey=tab|topnews|text|FRONTPAGE



North Korea shuts down army-run finance firm:

http://www.defencetalk.com/north-korea-shuts-down-army-run-finance-firm-44090/




Chinese Monroe Doctrine?:

http://csis.org/files/publication/Pac1248.pdf




Reuters suffers double hack:

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2012/08/05/reuters_hacked/



A Twist of the Wrist - How to Drive an X-47B:

http://www.aviationweek.com/Blogs.aspx?plckBlogId=Blog:27ec4a53-dcc8-42d0-bd3a-01329aef79a7&plckPostId=Blog:27ec4a53-dcc8-42d0-bd3a-01329aef79a7Post:3f3c892e-bc9a-47a8-99b9-1ecffdfd7acd



Shooting suspect was US army psy-ops specialist: Pentagon:

http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5hRtDZG5w5ntYBzsYys6pFiC927MQ?docId=CNG.0da56d3776c8bf9a66a8ddea105e7244.41



Major step taken towards 'unbreakable' message exchange:

http://www.spacedaily.com/reports/Major_step_taken_towards_unbreakable_message_exchange_999.html




DARPA chips in on Terahertz research:

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2012/08/05/terahertz_receiver/



Sea Shepherds’ Expanding Fleet and the Militarization of Maritime Eco-
activism :

http://www.informationdissemination.net/2012/08/sea-shepherds-expanding-fleet-and.html