Af/Pak & Other News (10/27/2012)

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New Pakistan outreach could aid Afghan peace deal:

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2012/10/27/pakistan-outreach-afghanistan/1662535/



Al-Qaida leader urges kidnapping of Westerners to exchange for
jihadists:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/middle_east/al-qaida-leader-urges-kidnapping-of-westerners-to-exchange-for-jihadists/2012/10/27/aca8dc5a-2029-11e2-8817-41b9a7aaabc7_story.html



New Afghan War Phase, With No Decisive End Seen:

http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/afghan-war-phrase-decisive-end-17578110#.UIxsOIbAjGs



US questions Pakistan's Imran Khan on drones:

http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2012/10/27/reutersworld/1210271701-us-questions-pakistans-imran-khan-on-dr&sec=reutersworld



Britain says Afghanistan deaths not friendly fire:

http://www.spacewar.com/reports/Britain_says_Afghanistan_deaths_not_friendly_fire_999.html




Taliban's attack on Pakistan education goes beyond one girl:

http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-pakistan-education-taliban-20121027,0,5257796.story




Iraq bombings, house raids leave 40 dead:

http://www.boston.com/news/world/middle-east/2012/10/27/bombings-house-raids-iraq-leave-dead/f6NyDTkkg9WKoORaTUKwtM/story.html



Iraqi Sects Join Battle in Syria on Both Sides:

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/10/28/world/middleeast/influx-of-iraqi-shiites-to-syria-widens-wars-scope.html?ref=world




Syria truce dissolves as forces bombard major cities:

http://worldnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2012/10/27/14746956-syria-truce-dissolves-as-forces-bombard-major-cities?lite



Syrian Warplanes Stage 1st Airstrike Under Truce:

http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/fighting-car-bomb-mar-syria-holiday-truce-17572731#.UIxsmYbAjGs




UAVs Hauling Cargo Into The Future:

http://www.strategypage.com/htmw/htairmo/articles/20121027.aspx




Benghazi-gate continues: CIA operators were told to 'stand down':

http://communities.washingtontimes.com/neighborhood/forbidden-table-talk/2012/oct/26/benghazi-gate-continues-cia-operators-were-told-st/



Foreign jihadists continue to pour into Mali:

http://www.longwarjournal.org/threat-matrix/archives/2012/10/foreign_jihadists_continue_to.php



In Mali, land of 'gangster-jihadists,' ransoms help fuel the movement:

http://openchannel.nbcnews.com/_news/2012/10/27/14703406-in-mali-land-of-gangster-jihadists-ransoms-help-fuel-the-movement?lite



Satellite images suggest airstrike on Sudan site:

http://www.foxnews.com/world/2012/10/27/satellite-images-suggest-airstrike-on-sudan-site/



Real-life James Bond thriller: secret files reveal MI5 man was duped
by spy ring:

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newsvideo/9634353/Real-life-James-Bond-thriller-secret-files-reveal-MI5-man-was-duped-by-spy-ring.html



Bulgaria Plans To Buy Fighter Jets in 2014:

http://www.defensenews.com/article/20121026/DEFREG01/310260004/Bulgaria-Plans-Buy-Fighter-Jets-2014?odyssey=tab|topnews|text|FRONTPAGE



Tanks For The Memories: What Was Hot At Massive Army Meet-Up:

http://defense.aol.com/2012/10/26/tanks-for-the-memories-what-was-hot-at-massive-army-meet-up/



Truck Makers Gear Up for Special Operations Light Vehicle Competition:

http://www.nationaldefensemagazine.org/blog/Lists/Posts/Post.aspx?ID=955



Youngest Boeing B-52 Stratofortress Achieves 50 Years of Service:

http://boeing.mediaroom.com/index.php?s=43&item=2465




Ground Launched Small Diameter Bomb:

http://search-www.boeing.com/search?q=cache:Es7H8a3RNcAJ:www.boeing.com/bds/mediakit/2012/ausa/bkgd_groundlaunched_sdb_1012.pdf+GLSDB&site=www_boeing&client=www_boeing&proxystylesheet=www_boeing&output=xml_no_dtd&ie=UTF-8&access=p&oe=UTF-8



Run Silent, Go Deep: Drone-Launching Subs To Be Navy's 'Wide
Receivers':

http://defense.aol.com/2012/10/26/run-silent-go-deep-drone-launching-subs-to-be-navys-wide-rec/