Af/Pak & Other News (1/27/2012)

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Iranian guards 'kill six Pakistanis':

http://news.yahoo.com/iranian-guards-kill-six-pakistanis-072728166.html;_ylt=AqlBqHiEx7gERVosNbISelgBxg8F;_ylu=X3oDMTQzcDlyOW5lBG1pdANUb3BTdG9yeSBXb3JsZFNGIEFzaWFTU0YEcGtnA2QyYmVkMzMyLWZlNTAtMzdiMi04NzI3LWZjYzQ4OGJiMGVjZgRwb3MDMTcEc2VjA3RvcF9zdG9yeQR2ZXIDYzNhYzMyMTAtNDhiOC0xMWUxLWJjM2QtZjdiOWExNjNjMWZh;_ylg=X3oDMTF1N2kwZmpmBGludGwDdXMEbGFuZwNlbi11cwRwc3RhaWQDBHBzdGNhdAN3b3JsZHxhc2lhBHB0A3NlY3Rpb25zBHRlc3QD;_ylv=3



France to cut Afghan combat role, leave 2013:

http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/01/27/us-france-afghanistan-idUSTRE80Q1L320120127



Germany Begins Cutting Troops In Afghanistan:

http://www.defencetalk.com/germany-begins-cutting-troops-in-afghanistan-40083/



JIEDDO to Send Hundreds of New Throwable 'bots to Afghanistan:

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%3a752bf734-8176-40fe-badf-582f34a6cf50&plckScript=blogScript&plckElementId=blogDest



‘IEDs Are the Battlefield,’ General Says:

http://www.nationaldefensemagazine.org/blog/Lists/Posts/Post.aspx?ID=653




Generals Versus Judges:

http://www.strategypage.com/qnd/india/articles/20120127.aspx




Cassidian Counter IED:

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%3a26ede899-3e08-4fed-b822-fc02ee333744&plckScript=blogScript&plckElementId=blogDest





A Basic Mistake That Trashed a JSTARS:

http://defensetech.org/2012/01/27/a-basic-mistake-that-trashed-a-jstars/



Iranian “engineers” in Syria?:

http://www.nowlebanon.com/BlogDetails.aspx?TID=2164&FID=6



Syria violence kills 37, U.N. Security Council to meet:

http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/01/27/us-syria-idUSTRE8041A820120127



Suicide bombing at Baghdad funeral kills 32 people:

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/world_now/2012/01/iraq-baghdad-bombing-funeral-procession.html



Pro-Palestinian hackers bring down Haaretz Hebrew website:

http://www.haaretz.com/news/diplomacy-defense/pro-palestinian-hackers-bring-down-haaretz-hebrew-website-1.409198



Israeli hacker team brings down Iranian websites:

http://www.jpost.com/MiddleEast/Article.aspx?id=255300



Israel to launch C-130 wing box replacement:

http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/israel-to-launch-c-130-wing-box-replacement-367383/



Bats thrive in Israeli ghost bunkers:

http://video.msnbc.msn.com/msnbc.com/46164024/#46164024



Arms from Libya could reach Boko Haram, al Qaeda - U.N.:

http://www.defenceweb.co.za/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=22970:arms-from-libya-could-reach-boko-haram-al-qaeda-un&catid=54:Governance&Itemid=118



Blast destroys police station in north Nigeria:

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/42061414/ns/world_news-africa/#.TyMkxflirIU




Mexico Launches New Offensive Against Cartel, Ratcheting Up Drug War:

http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2012/01/target-zetas/




A bigger role for US Special Forces?:

http://www.defenceweb.co.za/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=22967:a-bigger-role-for-us-special-forces&catid=50:Land&Itemid=105



Mirage 2000D Upgrade, Tanker Fall In French Cuts:

http://www.aviationweek.com/aw/generic/story_generic.jsp?channel=aerospacedaily&id=news/asd/2010/10/01/01.xml&headline=Mirage%202000D%20Upgrade,%20Tanker%20Fall%20In%20French%20Cuts



Golden Triangle mystery: Who killed 13 Chinese sailors?:

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/46164812/ns/world_news-asia_pacific/#.TyMjU_lirIU



U.S. Navy Fires Littoral Combat Ship Program Manager:

http://www.defensenews.com/article/20120127/DEFREG02/301270007/U-S-Navy-Fires-Littoral-Combat-Ship-Program-Manager?odyssey=tab|topnews|text|FRONTPAGE



Army Chief: Fewer Heavy Brigades, Army Modernization on Track:

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%3acf4df2f6-23dd-411f-8dff-803a816f4d7b&plckScript=blogScript&plckElementId=blogDest



Boeing makes big push with F-15 Silent Eagle tests for South Korea:

http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/boeing-makes-big-push-with-f-15-silent-eagle-tests-for-south-korea-367495/



Pentagon Confused By Its Own ‘Subs vs. Terrorists’ Plan:

http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2012/01/global-strike-returns/



US striving to prevent WikiLeaks repeat: spy chief:

http://www.spacedaily.com/reports/US_striving_to_prevent_WikiLeaks_repeat_spy_chief_999.html



Budget Plan Includes Cuts To UAS, Sats, Tacair:

http://www.aviationweek.com/aw/generic/story.jsp?id=news/awx/2012/01/26/awx_01_26_2012_p0-418427.xml&headline=Budget%20Plan%20Includes%20Cuts%20To%20UAS,%20Sats,%20Tacair&channel=defense



For Newt, ‘World War III’ Is Just the Beginning:

http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2012/01/world-war-newt/



U.K. To Develop Short-Range Weapon To Protect Warships:

http://www.defensenews.com/article/20120127/DEFREG01/301270003/U-K-Develop-Short-Range-Weapon-Protect-Warships?odyssey=tab|topnews|text|FRONTPAGE



MREs Change to Reflect Troop Preferences:

http://www.military.com/news/article/army-news/mres-change-to-reflect-troop-preferences.html?comp=700001076338&rank=6



America’s Most Dangerous Mall: Going Shopping at the Pentagon:

http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2012/01/pentagon-mall/