Af/Pak & Other News (4/30/2013)

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Afghanistan crash of U.S. cargo plane kills 7:

http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/story/2013/04/30/afghanistan-us-cargo-plane-crashes-bagram-airfield.html



Afghan Leader Confirms Cash Deliveries by C.I.A.:

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/04/30/world/asia/karzai-acknowledges-cash-deliveries-by-cia.html



Ghost money from MI6 and CIA may fuel Afghan corruption, say
diplomats:

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2013/apr/29/cia-mi6-afghan-corruption



Musharraf banned from politics for life:

http://beta.dawn.com/news/794863/musharraf-on-judicial-remand-for-14-days-in-bb-murder-case




Haqqani Network's Taj Mir Jawad subgroup targeted in raid:

http://www.longwarjournal.org/archives/2013/04/haqqani_networks_taj.php



US forces in Afghanistan nearly destroyed vital airfield:

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2013/apr/30/us-decommissioning-bases-afghanistan-airfield



Pakistani liberal leaders condemn bombings:

http://www.spacewar.com/reports/Pakistani_liberal_leaders_condemn_bombings_999.html





Indian Defence Briefs:

http://www.defense-aerospace.com/articles-view/release/3/144666/indian-defense-briefs.html



India And The Tejas Tragedy:

http://www.strategypage.com/htmw/htairfo/articles/20130430.aspx





Oman's Skyvan replacement nears flight test:

http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/omans-skyvan-replacement-nears-flight-test-385325/





Syrian Prisoners Talk, as Jailers Look On:

http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2013/04/24/world/middleeast/25damascus-slideshow.html



Bomb blast kills 13 in center of Syrian capital:

http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/04/30/us-syria-crisis-bomb-idUSBRE93S06620130430



US says Syria has beefed up air defenses:

http://www.spacewar.com/reports/US_says_Syria_has_beefed_up_air_defenses_999.html




'Missiles fired at' Russian plane with 159 passengers flying over
Syria:

http://rt.com/news/rockets-russian-plane-syria-575/



Obama: US still not sure who used chem weapons:

http://news.yahoo.com/obama-us-still-not-sure-used-chem-weapons-150858303.html




Israel Inaugurates 5th Dolphin-Class Sub:

http://www.defensenews.com/article/20130429/DEFREG04/304290008/Israel-Inaugurates-5th-Dolphin-Class-Sub



Israel: 'Key terror figure' killed in Gaza; father-of-five settler
stabbed to death:

http://worldnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/04/30/17981080-israel-key-terror-figure-killed-in-gaza-father-of-five-settler-stabbed-to-death?lite=





Blue helmet drones? UN prepares to send drones over Africa.:

http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Africa/2013/0430/Blue-helmet-drones-UN-prepares-to-send-drones-over-Africa




Germans Train Malian Engineers:

http://www.aviationweek.com/Blogs.aspx?plckBlogId=Blog:27ec4a53-dcc8-42d0-bd3a-01329aef79a7&plckPostId=Blog:27ec4a53-dcc8-42d0-bd3a-01329aef79a7Post:7ce31286-fca4-49f9-b68e-f630182ca179



A terrorist sleeper cell dismantled in Mali:

http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/04/30/3372417/a-terrorist-cell-dismantled-in.html




Somalia: Islamic Terrorists On The Run But Not Yet Done:

http://www.strategypage.com/qnd/somalia/articles/20130430.aspx



Surrounded by Somali Militants, American Jihadi Live-Tweets His
Standoff:

http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2013/04/omar-hammami-standoff/



New database focuses on China's secretive aid to Africa:

http://www.defenceweb.co.za/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=30334:new-database-focuses-on-chinas-secretive-aid-to-africa&catid=7:Industry&Itemid=116






Germany charges four over Iran nuclear equipment sales:

http://www.spacedaily.com/reports/Germany_charges_four_over_Iran_nuclear_equipment_sales_999.html




Serbia nears new order for MiG-29s:

http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/serbia-nears-new-order-for-mig-29s-385318/




Russian Military May Soon Adopt New Kalashikov Assault Rifle:

http://www.defencetalk.com/russian-military-may-soon-adopt-new-kalashikov-assault-rifle-47643/






MYANMAR: The Moslem Problem:

http://www.strategypage.com/qnd/myanmar/articles/20130430.aspx




Prosecutors Raid South Korean Spy Agency:

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/01/world/asia/prosecutors-raid-south-korean-spy-agency.html?_r=0




Japan and Russia want to finally end World War II, agree it is
'abnormal' not to:

http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Europe/2013/0429/Japan-and-Russia-want-to-finally-end-World-War-II-agree-it-is-abnormal-not-to?nav=88-csm_category-topStories





Pentagon Paying China — Yes, China — To Carry Data:

http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2013/04/china-pentagon-satellite/



Kongsberg to Provide Navy with Marinized CROWS:

http://www.defense-aerospace.com/articles-view/release/3/144665/us-navy-to-order-kongsberg-weapons-station.html



Bionic Ears Provide Combat Advantage, Hearing Protection for the
Warfighter:

http://defense-update.com/20130429_bionic-ears-protect-hearing.html




No One Wants the Pentagon’s Gigantic Hydrogen-Powered Drone:

http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2013/04/pentagon-global-observer/



Sec Army McHugh Says No Choice But Accept Apache Transmission Swaps;
Line Would Have Shut Down:

http://defense.aol.com/2013/04/30/sec-army-mchugh-says-no-choice-but-accept-apache-transmission-sw/




Zeus For The Masses:

http://www.strategypage.com/htmw/htiw/articles/20130430.aspx




Government Seeks to Fine Companies for Not Complying With Wiretap
Orders:

http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2013/04/fines-wiretap-noncompliance/



Iron Curtain Outperforms In Government Testing; Active Protection
System Ready for Deployment:

http://www.defense-aerospace.com/articles-view/release/3/144658/iron-curtain-protection-system-ready-for-deployment.html



Beyond F-35: Rep. Forbes & Adm. Greenert on Cyber, Drones & Carriers:

http://defense.aol.com/2013/04/29/beyond-f-35-rep-forbes-and-adm-greenert-on-cyber-drones-and-carr/?icid=trending1



Spy Chief Apparently Knows How Boston Intel Probe Will End:

http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2013/04/boston-inquiry/

[Bill]

On Tue, 30 Apr 2013 10:03:27 -0700 (PDT), dump...@hotmail.com wrote:

>
>Ghost money from MI6 and CIA may fuel Afghan corruption, say
>diplomats:
>
>http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2013/apr/29/cia-mi6-afghan-corruption
>
>

So black money sloshing about in a 3rd World country causes
corruption...

Now there's a shock...

Who could possibly imagine that happening?