Af/Pak & Other News (1/9/2013)

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US may leave no troops in Afghanistan:

http://news.msn.com/us/us-may-leave-no-troops-in-afghanistan



Afghans say total U.S. pullout would trigger disaster:

http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/01/09/us-afghanistan-us-response-idUSBRE9080R320130109



In Old Taliban Strongholds, Qualms About What Lies Ahead:

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/01/09/world/asia/in-old-taliban-strongholds-qualms-on-what-lies-ahead.html?ref=world&_r=0



Pakistani Truckers of NATO Goods Go on Strike:

http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/strike-pakistani-truckers-carrying-nato-goods-18168768



Five companies win US Army contract for handheld UAVs:

http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/five-companies-win-us-army-contract-for-handheld-uavs-380816/



Taliban suspects arrested over Karachi polio killings:

http://dawn.com/2013/01/09/police-arrests-five-over-polio-killings-in-karachi/



Pakistan to unblock YouTube after building content filter:

http://www.zdnet.com/pakistan-to-unblock-youtube-after-building-content-filter-7000009571/




India picks A330 tanker - again:

http://www.flightglobal.com/blogs/the-dewline/2013/01/india-picks-a330-tanker---agai.html




US sees Iran behind hostage photos of former FBI agent:

http://news.msn.com/world/us-sees-iran-behind-hostage-photos-of-former-fbi-agent



Report: Iran seizes 2 Saudi fishing boats, charging they entered
Iranian waters:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/middle_east/report-iran-seizes-2-saudi-fishing-boats-charging-they-entered-iranian-waters/2013/01/08/e0de6016-59b9-11e2-b8b2-0d18a64c8dfa_story.html



Bank Hacking Was the Work of Iranians, Officials Say:

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/01/09/technology/online-banking-attacks-were-work-of-iran-us-officials-say.html?ref=world




Iraq to close border with Jordan, protests block highway:

http://www.spacewar.com/reports/Iraq_to_close_border_with_Jordan_protests_block_highway_999.html




Syrian rebels free 48 Iranians in prisoner swap:

http://news.msn.com/world/syrian-rebels-free-48-iranians-in-prisoner-swap



IDF nabs 2 terror cells linked to West Bank rioting:

http://www.jpost.com/Defense/Article.aspx?id=298945




The 'Brotherhoodization' of Egypt and its unions:

http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Backchannels/2013/0109/The-Brotherhoodization-of-Egypt-and-its-unions




African country orders SpyLite UAVs:

http://www.defenceweb.co.za/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=28930:african-country-orders-spylite-uavs&catid=35:Aerospace&Itemid=107



Mali: Al Qaeda Moves South:

http://www.strategypage.com/qnd/mali/articles/20130109.aspx



Ghana Air Force takes delivery of four new Mi-171 helicopters:

http://www.defenceweb.co.za/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=28934:ghana-air-force-takes-delivery-of-four-new-mi-171-helicopters&catid=35:Aerospace&Itemid=107




UK armed forces could be 'fatally compromised’ by cyber attack:

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/01/09/defence_cyber_security_review/



PICTURES: Damaged Sea King hoisted by Mil Mi-26:

http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/pictures-damaged-sea-king-hoisted-by-mil-mi-26-380847/




Romanian Hacker Gets 21-Month Sentence for Breaching Subway’s Point-of-
Sale System:

http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2013/01/subway-hacking-scam/




Indonesian police seize bombs after terror plots uncovered:

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-01-10/indonesian-police-uncover-bomb-cache/4458820




Japan to boost military budget amid regional tensions:

http://www.csmonitor.com/World/terrorism-security/2013/0109/Japan-to-boost-military-budget-amid-regional-tensions




What Did Google Earth Spot in the Chinese Desert? Even an Ex-CIA
Analyst Isn’t Sure:

http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2013/01/google-earth-china-hunh/




Global security breaches are now an 'epidemic': report:

http://www.zdnet.com/global-security-breaches-are-now-an-epidemic-report-7000009568/



Nations prepare for cyber war:

http://money.cnn.com/2013/01/07/technology/security/cyber-war/index.html




Lawfare and NGO Maritime Actors:

http://www.informationdissemination.net/2013/01/lawfare-and-ngo-maritime-actors.html




USAF to field F-22 life support mods this January:

http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/usaf-to-field-f-22-life-support-mods-this-january-380820/



U.S. Pursues Better Ballistic Missile Defenses:

http://www.defense.gov/news/newsarticle.aspx?id=118953



Budgets, Possible Upgrades Slow U.S. Army’s Kiowa Helicopter
Replacement:

http://www.defensenews.com/article/20130108/DEFREG02/301080007/Budgets-Possible-Upgrades-Slow-U-S-Army-8217-s-Kiowa-Helicopter-Replacement?odyssey=tab|topnews|text|FRONTPAGE



U-2 flight manual declassified:

http://alert5.com/2013/01/09/u-2-flight-manual-declassified/



US Navy's first Lockheed Martin F-35C training aircraft:

http://www.flightglobal.com/blogs/the-dewline/2013/01/us-navys-first-lockheed-martin.html