Af/Pak & Other News (12/22/2011)

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Pakistan PM alleges conspiracy to oust government:

http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5i-S7nfFsn0pxDx0xb7cBg223UNYA?docId=1f56c6bc8ca54446acbb8a7cad8de2c8



Prince Harry says he is returning to Afghanistan:

http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/45750843/ns/today-today_people/



Pentagon confident supply routes in Pakistan will soon be reopened:

http://thehill.com/blogs/defcon-hill/policy-and-strategy/200879-pentagon-says-supply-routes-through-pakistan-should-re-open-soon



NATO, Pakistan Both Faulted in Border Incident:

http://www.defensenews.com/story.php?i=8630129&c=ASI&s=TOP




ISAF denies Taliban claim that US troops abandoned base in Afghan
east:

http://www.longwarjournal.org/archives/2011/12/isaf_denies_taliban.php#ixzz1hDYRKBFu



Feel Me, Hear Me, Smell Me:

http://www.strategypage.com/htmw/htmoral/articles/20111222.aspx




MoD Announces Purchase of 100 More Foxhounds:

http://www.defensenews.com/story.php?i=8630661&c=EUR&s=TOP



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Other news:




Ok Guys, Who Sent Patriot Missiles to China?:

http://defensetech.org/2011/12/22/ok-guys-who-sent-patriot-missiles-to-china/



Computer virus with Chinese fingerprints looking for info on U.S.
UAVs:

http://alert5.com/2011/12/22/computer-virus-with-chinese-fingerprints-looking-for-info-on-u-s-uavs/



Chinese Navy Weapons Ambitions:

http://the-diplomat.com/flashpoints-blog/2011/12/20/chinese-navy%e2%80%99s-weapons-ambitions/



Air Chief flies Su-30 to reassure pilots:

http://www.ndtv.com/article/india/air-chief-flies-su-30-to-reassure-pilots-and-iaf-159824



Photo: Varyag’s third sea trial:

http://alert5.com/2011/12/22/photo-varyags-third-sea-trial/



Assad losing control as 10,000 soldiers desert Syrian military:

http://www.haaretz.com/print-edition/news/assad-losing-control-as-10-000-soldiers-desert-syrian-military-1.402625



The Syrian Problem:

http://pjmedia.com/richardfernandez/2011/12/21/the-syrian-problem/




Observers Head To Syria Amid International Uproar:

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=144109740




YouTube: Syria tests SS-N-26 Yakhont:

http://alert5.com/2011/12/22/youtube-syria-tests-ss-n-26-yakhont/




Baghdad bombings leave at least 60 dead, nearly 200 injured:

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/world_now/2011/12/iraq-baghdad-bombings.html




Iraq: At Least $6 Billion Gone Missing Due To Overlooked Oversight:

http://battleland.blogs.time.com/2011/12/21/iraq-at-least-6-billion-gone-missing-due-to-overlooked-oversight/



Beers in Baghdad: Remembering the World’s Most Dangerous Bar:

http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2011/12/baghdad-bar/



Iran moves websites to avoid cyber attacks:

http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5gVrPYcD3G5sZbdLftpj1YWoZGo9g?docId=CNG.78c73682b558419552bd2994ad74b935.261



Malaysia Becomes First Export Customer for Gowind:

http://www.aviationweek.com/aw/blogs/defense/index.jsp?plckController=Blog&plckBlogPage=BlogViewPost&newspaperUserId=27ec4a53-dcc8-42d0-bd3a-01329aef79a7&plckPostId=Blog%3a27ec4a53-dcc8-42d0-bd3a-01329aef79a7Post%3a8e55481f-7a8e-4bdc-a55c-f724dd1b7ab8&plckScript=blogScript&plckElementId=blogDest



Royal Australian Navy commissions HMAS Choules:

http://www.defenceweb.co.za/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=22142:royal-australian-navy-commissions-hmas-choules&catid=51:Sea&Itemid=106



Coast Guard Cutters Rust Away, Break Down:

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/12/20/old-coast-guard-cutters-r_n_1161268.html?ref=politics



U.S. Destroyer Plans In Doubt:

http://www.aviationweek.com/aw/generic/story.jsp?id=news/awx/2011/12/21/awx_12_21_2011_p0-408816.xml&headline=U.S.DestroyerPlansInDoubt&channel=defense



Hezbollah threat prompts security for Ashkenazi:

http://www.jpost.com/Defense/Article.aspx?id=250568



U.S. Marines Keeping High-Speed Ferry:

http://www.defensenews.com/story.php?i=8629487&c=ASI&s=SEA



Canadian Buffalo Soldiers:

http://www.aviationweek.com/aw/blogs/defense/index.jsp?plckController=Blog&plckBlogPage=BlogViewPost&newspaperUserId=27ec4a53-dcc8-42d0-bd3a-01329aef79a7&plckPostId=Blog%3a27ec4a53-dcc8-42d0-bd3a-01329aef79a7Post%3a0cd69741-975f-4311-a7e0-4962e0fe69f6&plckScript=blogScript&plckElementId=blogDest



It’s Not a UFO, Just a Killer Drone for an Aircraft Carrier:

http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2011/12/ufo-drone-x47b/



Israel, Turkey reactivate air force ties:

http://www.jpost.com/DiplomacyAndPolitics/Article.aspx?id=250410



GD Wins Bigger Conctract for LAV II Build:

http://www.aviationweek.com/aw/blogs/defense/index.jsp?plckController=Blog&plckBlogPage=BlogViewPost&newspaperUserId=27ec4a53-dcc8-42d0-bd3a-01329aef79a7&plckPostId=Blog%3a27ec4a53-dcc8-42d0-bd3a-01329aef79a7Post%3aafd11e7f-2fd0-46b6-a94c-a5a1fd7b28a7&plckScript=blogScript&plckElementId=blogDest



Royal Navy released photos of Admiral Kuznetsov’s air ops off
Scotland’s coast:

http://alert5.com/2011/12/22/royal-navy-released-photos-of-admiral-kuznetsovs-air-ops-off-scotlands-coast/