Af/Pak & Other News (3/21/2013)

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Turkmen, Tajik, Afghan Presidents Sign Railroad Agreement:

http://www.rferl.org/content/afghan-tajik-turkmen-railroad/24934483.html



Car bomb at Pakistani refugee camp kills 13:

http://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2013/03/21/bomb-kills-4-at-pakistani-refugee-camp



Roadside bomb kills Afghan district official:

http://news.msn.com/world/roadside-bomb-kills-afghan-district-official



Afghanistan: Progress being made despite 'formidable challenges', says
Hague:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-21879131




Air Force set to arm AC-130W with Hellfire missiles:

http://defensetech.org/2013/03/20/air-force-set-to-arm-ac-130w-with-hellfire-missiles/





Sources: India Rules in Favor Of WASS on Torpedo Deal:

http://www.defensenews.com/article/20130320/DEFREG03/303200025/Sources-India-Rules-Favor-WASS-Torpedo-Deal?odyssey=tab|topnews|text|FRONTPAGE





IRAN: God And The Outlaw Mentality:

http://www.strategypage.com/qnd/iran/articles/20130321.aspx





Kurd rebel leader orders fighters to halt hostilities:

http://in.reuters.com/article/2013/03/21/turkey-kurds-ocalan-idINDEE92K09O20130321





Syria rebels overrun towns near border with Israel, monitoring group
says:

http://www.haaretz.com/news/middle-east/syria-rebels-overrun-towns-near-border-with-israel-monitoring-group-says-1.511000



Swedish jihadist killed in Syria while fighting for the Muhajireen
Brigade:

http://www.longwarjournal.org/archives/2013/03/swedish_jihadist_kil.php




Weapons Experts Raise Doubts About Israel’s Antimissile System:

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/03/21/world/middleeast/israels-iron-dome-system-is-at-center-of-debate.html?pagewanted=all




The Phantom Blockade In Gaza:

http://www.strategypage.com/htmw/htlog/articles/20130321.aspx





Soccer, the Suez, and Irregular Sea Denial:

http://www.informationdissemination.net/2013/03/soccer-suez-and-irregular-sea-denial.html




Report on 2012 Rafah outpost attack due in April:

http://www.longwarjournal.org/threat-matrix/archives/2013/03/perpetrators_of_killing_of_16.php




French troops to pull out of Mali 'from end' of April: PM:

http://www.spacewar.com/reports/French_troops_to_pull_out_of_Mali_from_end_of_April_PM_999.html




The Magnitude Of The Mali Meltdown:

http://www.strategypage.com/htmw/htwin/20130321.aspx




$5 Million Bounty Is Closest Rapping Jihadi Will Come to a Record
Deal:

http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2013/03/bounty-omar-hammami/






Mi-24, Legendary Russian Attack Helicopter, Turns 40 This Year:

http://www.defense-aerospace.com/articles-view/release/3/143635/russia%E2%80%99s-legendary-mi_24-hind-turns-40.html



Poland vows own shield as US reins in Europe missile defence:

http://www.spacedaily.com/reports/Poland_vows_own_shield_as_US_reins_in_Europe_missile_defence_999.html




NATO-Commissioned Report Says Killing Hackers Is Basically OK:

http://gizmodo.com/5991665/nato+commissioned-report-says-killing-hackers-is-basically-ok




Could Brimstone hit US sales target?:

http://www.flightglobal.com/blogs/the-dewline/2013/03/could-brimstone-hit-us-sales-t.html




Decade-old espionage malware found targeting government computers:

http://arstechnica.com/security/2013/03/decade-old-espionage-malware-found-targeting-government-computers/






Colombian Army Takes Delivery of Five S-70i™ BLACK HAWK Helicopters:

http://www.spacewar.com/reports/prnewswire-defense-news.html?doc=201303211049PR_NEWS_USPR_____NE81370&showRelease=1&dir=0&industries=ARO&andorquestion=OR&&passDir=0,1,2,3,4,5,6,15,17,34





Border Patrol Seeks Hazmat Teams for Drugs Smuggled in Toxic Waste:

http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2013/03/toxic-drugs/





China seeks edge as Asia's F-35 buyers forced to wait:

http://news.msn.com/world/china-seeks-edge-as-asias-f-35-buyers-forced-to-wait




Taiwan sets up Internet shield to tackle China 'hacking':

http://www.spacedaily.com/reports/Taiwan_sets_up_Internet_shield_to_tackle_China_hacking_999.html



MND Confirms Plan to Study Submarine Feasibility:

http://www.defense-aerospace.com/article-view/release/143648/taiwan-to-study-feasibility-of-building-subs.html




Some good footage of Y-20:

http://www.flightglobal.com/blogs/the-dewline/2013/03/video-some-good-footage-of-y-2.html



China’s Testing Woes Remind That Developing Carrier Planes is Hard:

http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2013/03/developing-warplanes-is-hard/




North Korea threatens US bases in Guam, Okinawa:

http://news.msn.com/world/north-korea-threatens-us-bases-in-guam-okinawa




Your hard drive will self-destruct at 2pm: Inside the South Korean
cyber-attack:

http://arstechnica.com/security/2013/03/your-hard-drive-will-self-destruct-at-2pm-inside-the-south-korean-cyber-attack/




Korea Hits Snag Over Import of Israeli Missiles:

http://english.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2013/03/18/2013031800970.html





Sources: Amazon and CIA ink cloud deal:

http://fcw.com/Articles/2013/03/18/amazon-cia-cloud.aspx?Page=1



Lockheed Martin Achieves Patent for Perforene™ Filtration Solution,
Moves Closer to Affordable Water Desalination:

http://www.lockheedmartin.com/us/news/press-releases/2013/march/lockheed-martin-achieves-patent-for-perforene-filtration-solutio.html



Pirated software from China, Russia used to design components for
Patriot and Black Hawk:

http://alert5.com/2013/03/21/pirated-software-from-china-russia-used-to-design-components-for-patriot-and-black-hawk/



Secret Report Warns of Skewed U.S. Intelligence Priorities:

http://www.defensenews.com/article/20130321/DEFREG02/303210011/Secret-Report-Warns-Skewed-U-S-Intelligence-Priorities?odyssey=tab|topnews|text|FRONTPAGE



Pentagon Swears It Isn’t Abandoning BlackBerries for iOS Devices:

http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2013/03/pentagon-blackberry/



CJCS Gen. Dempsey Signals Strategy Change; Cites Sequestration,
Decline Of State Power, Technology Spread:

http://defense.aol.com/2013/03/18/cjcs-gen-dempsey-signals-strategy-change-touts-decline-of-stat/?icid=trending1



US Navy may add conformal fuel tanks to F/A-18E/F Super Hornet fleet:

http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/us-navy-may-add-conformal-fuel-tanks-to-fa-18ef-super-hornet-fleet-383701/



DARPA Expands Anti-Ship LRASM to Surface Launches:

http://www.aviationweek.com/Blogs.aspx?plckBlogId=Blog:27ec4a53-dcc8-42d0-bd3a-01329aef79a7&plckPostId=Blog:27ec4a53-dcc8-42d0-bd3a-01329aef79a7Post:9d8b2247-6370-4103-9ee2-0fecfa2beed2

[Andrew Swallow]

On 21/03/2013 16:39, dump...@hotmail.com wrote:
> NATO-Commissioned Report Says Killing Hackers Is Basically OK:
>
> http://gizmodo.com/5991665/nato+commissioned-report-says-killing-hackers-is-basically-ok

The newspaper article mentions killing hackers. Since they are
frequently a long way behind the lines the physical weapons will
normally be bombs and missiles.

Andrew Swallow

[dott.Piergiorgio]

or drones, but considering the target, perhaps is unwise.

And, if we consider Anonymous, surely can be a most grave strategic mistake.

Best regards from Italy,
dott. Piergiorgio.

[Daryl]

Just my luck, I would send a Drone that was Depressed. It would just
fly around and whine about how little it's respected and never fire it's
weapon because I did not appreciate it enough.

Daryl