Af/Pak & Other News (6/2/2012)

[dump...@hotmail.com]

NATO rescues doctors kidnapped by Taliban in 'extraordinarily brave'
operation:

http://worldnews.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/06/02/12020753-nato-rescues-doctors-kidnapped-by-taliban-in-extraordinarily-brave-operation?lite



US missiles kill 2 in northwest Pakistan:

http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5j3Z_EbAsXagfLhmajkXbyiaqwbJA?docId=b0feabdc1fd5442985126d76e1cb15d0



Army: Afghanistan murder suspect used steroids:

http://www.twincities.com/ci_20764789/army-afghanistan-murder-suspect-used-steroids



US, Iran dig in for long cyber war:

http://www.france24.com/en/20120602-us-iran-dig-long-cyber-war



US officials confirm Stuxnet was a joint US-Israeli op:

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2012/06/01/stuxnet_joint_us_israeli_op/



Drone attack kills 11 in south Yemen - residents:

http://www.defenceweb.co.za/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=25947:drone-attack-kills-11-in-south-yemen-residents&catid=35:Aerospace&Itemid=107



Fierce clashes kill 12, wound 49 in north Lebanon:

http://www.dailystar.com.lb/News/Local-News/2012/Jun-02/175476-6-wounded-in-overnight-clashes-in-north-lebanon.ashx#axzz1wZjOet8e



Report: Egypt's ex-ruler Mubarak suffers health crisis after he gets
life sentence:

http://worldnews.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/06/02/12019113-report-egypts-ex-ruler-mubarak-suffers-health-crisis-after-he-gets-life-sentence?lite



Nigeria to commission first locally built warship:

http://www.defenceweb.co.za/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=25934:nigeria-to-commission-first-locally-built-warship&catid=51:Sea&Itemid=106



Terror cops hunt laptop snatched from retired MI5 spookmistress:

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2012/06/01/ex_mi5_boss_lost_laptop/



Russian Ballistic Missiles to Cover Tracks:

http://en.rian.ru/mlitary_news/20120601/173787154.html



Saab Unveils New Surveillance Offering:

http://www.aviationweek.com/Blogs.aspx?plckBlogId=Blog:27ec4a53-dcc8-42d0-bd3a-01329aef79a7&plckPostId=Blog:27ec4a53-dcc8-42d0-bd3a-01329aef79a7Post:1ed54f83-a7f1-4680-862a-93ed50e0fed2




U.S. to shift most of naval fleet to Pacific by 2020:

http://www.dailystar.com.lb/News/International/2012/Jun-02/175484-us-to-shift-most-of-naval-fleet-to-pacific-by-2020.ashx#axzz1wgERZHef




Australia's secret plan for war with China uncovered:

http://www.myfoxdfw.com/story/18681998/australias-secret-plan-for-war-with-china-uncovered




GPS jamming by North Korea may have caused S-100 Camcopter crash:

http://alert5.com/2012/06/03/gps-jamming-by-north-korea-may-have-caused-s-100-camcopter-crash/



The ‘bad shape’ of the nuclear complex:

http://www.dodbuzz.com/2012/05/31/the-bad-shape-of-the-nuclear-complex/



An SR-71 Blackbird Tail Fin Is For Sale On eBay For $1 Million:

http://jalopnik.com/5914937/an-sr+71-blackbird-tail-fin-is-on-ebay-for-1-million



More on Boeing's small launcher concept:

http://www.aviationweek.com/Blogs.aspx?plckBlogId=Blog:a68cb417-3364-4fbf-a9dd-4feda680ec9c&plckPostId=Blog:a68cb417-3364-4fbf-a9dd-4feda680ec9cPost:f6f267a4-b412-44cc-a2a0-5258308c847e



Credible Amelia Earhart radio signals were ignored as bogus:

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/47653021/ns/technology_and_science-science/#.T8qYgcX7HIU

[SolomonW]

On Sat, 2 Jun 2012 17:03:12 -0700 (PDT), dump...@hotmail.com wrote:

> US officials confirm Stuxnet was a joint US-Israeli op:
>
> http://www.theregister.co.uk/2012/06/01/stuxnet_joint_us_israeli_op/

Everyone wants to take credit for something that became a success. On the
other hand, the moment it is considered a failure just watch the US
reaction.