Af/Pak & Other News (10/28/2012)

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Afghans: Taliban Kill 5 Civilians Grabbed off Bus:

http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/afghans-taliban-kill-civilians-grabbed-off-bus-17578000#.UI2fa4bAjGs



Facing Taliban threats, Afghan interpreters wait for U.S. visas:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/facing-taliban-threats-afghan-interpreters-wait-for-us-visas/2012/10/24/5fc531e2-1d48-11e2-8817-41b9a7aaabc7_story.html



Zawahiri notes death of Blind Sheikh's son 'on the pure soil of
Khorasan':

http://www.longwarjournal.org/threat-matrix/archives/2012/10/zawahiri_notes_death_of_blind.php



4 killed in shrine bombing in northwest Pakistan:

http://www.boston.com/news/world/asia/2012/10/28/killed-shrine-bombing-northwest-pakistan/eWqNJpn4nQkSFMDkzq7uEK/story.html



Hundreds lend support to Royal Marines charged with murder:

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/defence/9639111/Hundreds-lend-support-to-Royal-Marines-charged-with-murder.html



Broken Promise to an Army Veteran: Change to GI Bill Proves Costly:

http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2012/10/28/broken-promise-to-an-army-veteran-change-to-gi-bill-proves-costly.html



Chinook is lowest bidder in India’s helicopter competition:

http://alert5.com/2012/10/28/chinook-is-lowest-bidder-in-indias-helicopter-competition/



Israeli Design, Iranian Production?:

http://www.israeldefense.com/?CategoryID=483&ArticleID=1715



Miramar fighter jets deployed in secret to Mideast:

http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2012/oct/26/miramar-fighter-jets-deploy-secret-mideast/



US drones kill 4 AQAP fighters in rare strike in northern Yemen:

http://www.longwarjournal.org/archives/2012/10/us_drones_kill_4_aqa_1.php



Iraq Searches Syrian-Bound Iranian Plane:

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970204840504578084513375234712.html



Syria airforce bombs cities, truce 'practically over':

http://in.reuters.com/article/2012/10/28/syria-idINDEE89R06H20121028?feedType=RSS&feedName=globalCoverage2



Failure of latest Syria truce reflects limited effect of international
diplomacy:

http://www.foxnews.com/world/2012/10/28/syria-activists-say-regime-is-shelling-damascus-suburbs-clashing-with-rebels/



Malaysians arrested in Lebanon for Al Qaeda links:

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/sns-rt-us-malaysia-security-lebanonbre89r0bt-20121028,0,3459583.story



Libyan witnesses recount organized Benghazi attack:

http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-202_162-57541740/libyan-witnesses-recount-organized-benghazi-attack/



Libyans disillusioned with government amid chaos:

http://www.mercurynews.com/breaking-news/ci_21875593/libyans-disillusioned-government-amid-chaos



Was Benghazi Attack on U.S. Consulate an Inside Job?:

http://www.thedailybeast.com/newsweek/2012/10/28/was-benghazi-attack-on-u-s-consulate-an-inside-job.html



Secret Report Criticizes NATO’s Command in Libya:

http://www.defensenews.com/article/20121028/DEFREG01/310280001/Secret-Report-Criticizes-NATO-8217-s-Command-Libya?odyssey=tab|topnews|text|FRONTPAGE



At least eight dead in suicide attack on Nigerian church:

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/world_now/2012/10/suicide-attack-nigerian-church.html




Concentrate on cyber attacks, not terrorism, Osborne tells spy chiefs:

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/internet-security/9637186/Concentrate-on-cyber-attacks-not-terrorism-Osborne-tells-spy-chiefs.html




VBTP Guarani: A New APC for Brazil:

http://www.defenseindustrydaily.com/VBTP-A-New-APC-for-Brazil-06048/




Japan says four Chinese ships in disputed waters:

http://www.spacedaily.com/reports/Japan_says_four_Chinese_ships_in_disputed_waters_999.html



Al-Qaeda link to embassy bomb plots in Indonesia:

http://www.smh.com.au/world/alqaeda-link-to-embassy-bomb-plots-in-indonesia-20121028-28d89.html




GD develops tracked Stryker:

http://www.dodbuzz.com/2012/10/25/gd-develops-tracked-stryker/



USAF Issues Request for Combat Rescue Helo:

http://www.defensenews.com/article/20121028/DEFREG02/310280002/USAF-Issues-Request-Combat-Rescue-Helo?odyssey=tab|topnews|text|FRONTPAGE




Information Warfare: The Campaign Widens:

http://www.strategypage.com/htmw/htiw/articles/20121028.aspx




Patriot, SM-2 engage ballistic and cruise missile targets in
sophisticated test scenario:

http://www.spacedaily.com/reports/Patriot_SM_2_engage_ballistic_and_cruise_missile_targets_in_sophisticated_test_scenario_999.html