Af/Pak & Other News (1/5/2012)

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Karzai demands U.S. hand over Bagram prison:

http://www.usatoday.com/news/world/afghanistan/story/2012-01-05/afghanistan-prison/52387858/1



Pakistan Backs War Against NATO:

http://www.strategypage.com/htmw/htterr/articles/20120105.aspx



Afghan police detain two Britons with 30 rifles:

http://www.defenceweb.co.za/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=22277:afghan-police-detain-two-britons-with-30-rifles&catid=54:Governance&Itemid=118



Michael Hastings: McChrystal Was ‘Complex,’ Obama Was Naive,
Afghanistan Is Hopeless:

http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2012/01/michael-hastings/



India Aims Agni At China:

http://www.strategypage.com/htmw/hticbm/articles/20120105.aspx



Scores killed in Iraq bombings targeting Shiites:

http://news.yahoo.com/scores-killed-iraq-bombings-targeting-shiites-192946802.html;_ylt=AujztMlQRj0FtGFlnNwwlOoLewgF;_ylu=X3oDMTQ4ZjFvdmw5BG1pdANUb3BTdG9yeSBXb3JsZFNGIE1pZGRsZUVhc3RTU0YEcGtnAzlkODM4YWU3LTVjMTEtMzI2NS05OTdkLTVkNDU3MjA5NjhjOARwb3MDNQRzZWMDdG9wX3N0b3J5BHZlcgNlNDEzZGU1YS0zN2QzLTExZTEtOWZlZS03YTNiOTEwZDc4NjM-;_ylg=X3oDMTI1aGZjdmcxBGludGwDdXMEbGFuZwNlbi11cwRwc3RhaWQDBHBzdGNhdAN3b3JsZHxtaWRkbGUgZWFzdARwdANzZWN0aW9ucwR0ZXN0Aw--;_ylv=3



Israel, US to stage major defense drill:

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/45887886/ns/world_news-mideast_n_africa/#.TwYgvPIoLTo



Israel Police struggling to suppress Jewish extremists in West Bank,
says senior officer:

http://www.haaretz.com/news/diplomacy-defense/israel-police-struggling-to-suppress-jewish-extremists-in-west-bank-says-senior-officer-1.405658



Why Israel Trades With Iran:

http://www.strategypage.com/htmw/htiw/articles/20120105.aspx



Screws tighten on Iran as big buyers shun its oil:

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/45886834/ns/world_news-mideast_n_africa/#.TwYf1_IoLTo



Turkey Authorizes Initial Purchase of 2 F-35s:

http://www.defensenews.com/story.php?i=8762916&c=EUR&s=AIR



Libyan soldiers demand salaries:

http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/01/05/us-libya-protest-benghazi-idUSTRE80421H20120105



Alphabet Fuchs:

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%3acdc0aed5-8a08-4ffd-8bda-825db601cd67&plckScript=blogScript&plckElementId=blogDest



Germany Might Sell Used Eurofighters to E. Europe:

http://www.defensenews.com/story.php?i=8761300&c=EUR&s=AIR



Arming RQ-7 UAVs: The Shadow Knows…:

http://www.defenseindustrydaily.com/Mortars-from-Aircraft-The-Shadow-Knows-05226/



Score One For The Bomber Team:

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%3a9b35a5e8-3c40-42b0-a499-d869b42c009f&plckScript=blogScript&plckElementId=blogDest



Video: Army’s Leaping ‘Bots Grow Lizard Tails:

http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2012/01/lizard-robots/



Russia: Won't Be Fooled Again:

http://www.strategypage.com/qnd/russia/articles/20120105.aspx



Brazil’s $1B+ Order for Cougar Helicopters:

http://www.defenseindustrydaily.com/Brazil-Signs-1B-Production-Deal-for-Cougar-Helicopters-04959/



U.S. Strategy Boosts Navy Subs, Programs:

http://www.aviationweek.com/aw/generic/story.jsp?id=news/awx/2012/01/05/awx_01_05_2012_p0-411557.xml&headline=U.S.%20Strategy%20Boosts%20Navy%20Subs,%20Programs&channel=defense