Af/Pak & Other News (3/16/2013)

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Ex-Spy Chief: Pakistan Sees Afghanistan As 'Sub-Nation':

http://www.rferl.org/content/afghanistan-spy-chief-attacks-pakistan/24927930.html



US general: Afghan President Karzai is putting American lives at risk:

http://worldnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/03/14/17312170-us-general-afghan-president-karzai-is-putting-american-lives-at-risk?lite



Pakistan's government resigns, smoothing way towards elections:

http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Latest-News-Wires/2013/0316/Pakistan-s-government-resigns-smoothing-way-towards-elections



CIA Must End Silence on Drone Targeted Killings, Appeals Court Says:

http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2013/03/cia-drones-foia/



US helicopter crashes in Afghanistan, killing 1:

http://www.foxnews.com/world/2013/03/16/us-helicopter-crashes-in-afghanistan-killing-1/



U.S. aims to clinch Afghan deal on prisoner transfer:

http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/03/16/us-usa-afghanistan-prisoners-idUSBRE92F0ER20130316



Local Afghans Protest U.S. Special Forces:

http://www.rferl.org/content/afghanistan-protest-us-forces/24930386.html



Al Qaeda propaganda arm confirms death of senior religious emir:

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



USAF Overrides Stop Work on Afghan LAS Contract:

http://www.defensenews.com/article/20130315/DEFREG02/303150011/USAF-Overrides-Stop-Work-Afghan-LAS-Contract?odyssey=tab|topnews|text|FRONTPAGE



U.N. Drone Inquisitor Says It’s Time to End Robot War in Pakistan:

http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2013/03/un-drone-pakistan/





US, Iran secretly discussed swap of al Qaeda detainees for Iranian
dissidents:

http://openchannel.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/03/15/17315494-us-iran-secretly-discussed-swap-of-al-qaeda-detainees-for-iranian-dissidents?lite



“Iran Could Develop 4-5 Bombs if it Wants”:

http://www.israeldefense.com/?CategoryID=483&ArticleID=2020




Iraq a major arms buyer decade after invasion:

http://www.france24.com/en/20130316-iraq-major-arms-buyer-decade-after-invasion





Fighting intensifies in Damascus:

http://www.aljazeera.com/news/middleeast/2013/03/2013316133433170554.html



U.K. Proposes Ending Syrian Arms Embargo, Acting With France:

http://www.defensenews.com/article/20130315/DEFREG01/303150009/U-K-Proposes-Ending-Syrian-Arms-Embargo-Acting-France?odyssey=tab|topnews|text|FRONTPAGE



Palestinian jihadist trainer killed fighting for Al Nusrah Front:

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



Tale of a kidnapping: 'First-rate killer' served tea, talked poetry,
NBC News' Ghazi Balkiz recalls:

http://worldnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/03/16/17311644-tale-of-a-kidnapping-first-rate-killer-served-tea-talked-poetry-nbc-news-ghazi-balkiz-recalls?lite



Syria regime expands use of cluster bombs: report:

http://news.yahoo.com/syria-regime-expands-cluster-bombs-report-065617440.html



War draws closer to Lebanon with Syrian threat of attack:

http://www.csmonitor.com/World/terrorism-security/2013/0315/War-draws-closer-to-Lebanon-with-Syrian-threat-of-attack?nav=88-csm_category-secBlogs




Syrian general, 20 soldiers defect - opposition:

http://in.reuters.com/article/2013/03/16/syria-crisis-defections-khalouf-idINDEE92F06J20130316



Syrian conflict tests European policy on violent jihad:

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



CIA may target Syrian extremists with drones: report:

http://www.dailystar.com.lb/News/Middle-East/2013/Mar-16/210347-cia-may-target-syrian-extremists-with-drones-report.ashx#axzz2NkGb3QeQ





The UN document on women that has terrified Egypt's Muslim
Brotherhood:

http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Backchannels/2013/0315/The-UN-document-on-women-that-has-terrified-Egypt-s-Muslim-Brotherhood?nav=88-csm_category-topStories





Ukraine rolls out Typhoon 2 MBT upgrade:

http://www.janes.com/products/janes/defence-security-report.aspx?ID=1065977074&channel=defence&subChannel=land





Brazil selects IAI 767 tanker to replace KC-137s:

http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/brazil-selects-iai-767-tanker-to-replace-kc-137s-383514/





Taiwan develops medium-range missile: report:

http://www.globalpost.com/dispatch/news/afp/130316/taiwan-develops-medium-range-missile-report




N. Korea likely to provoke South this year:

http://www.spacedaily.com/reports/N_Korea_likely_to_provoke_South_this_year_think_tank_999.html




Philippines: DND draws up bidding documents for purchase of new
frigates:

http://www.businessmirror.com.ph/index.php/news/nation/10502-dnd-draws-up-bidding-documents-for-purchase-of-new-frigates



Philippines: Blame It On The British:

http://www.strategypage.com/qnd/phillip/articles/20130316.aspx




Crooks Spy on Casino Card Games With Hacked Security Cameras, Win
$33M:

http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2013/03/hackers-game-casino/





Littoral Combat Ship Sets Sail on First Deployment:

http://www.nationaldefensemagazine.org/archive/2013/April/Pages/LittoralCombatShipSetsSailonFirstDeployment.aspx



Alaska’s Ground Based Interceptors to Pivot US Defenses Against North
Korea:

http://defense-update.com/20130316_alaska-to-pivot-us-missile-defenses-again.html



Raytheon's 'Tippy Two' Radar Gets Back In The Budget -- Knock On Wood:

http://defense.aol.com/2013/03/15/raytheons-tippy-two-radar-gets-back-in-the-budget-knock-on/



Judge rules secret FBI letters unconstitutional:

http://news.yahoo.com/judge-rules-secret-fbi-letters-unconstitutional-013634817.html