Af/Pak & Other News (10/9/2012)

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Taliban shoot 14-year old Pakistani peace campaigner:

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/sns-rt-us-pakistan-schoolgirlbre8980eb-20121009,0,1646474.story



'Friendship wall' on Afghan-US frontline:

http://www.spacewar.com/reports/Friendship_wall_on_Afghan-US_frontline_999.html




Bond of brothers: Ex-soldiers enlist Afghans to craft military themed
flip-flops:

http://usnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2012/10/09/14299701-bond-of-brothers-ex-soldiers-enlist-afghans-to-craft-military-themed-flip-flops?lite



Afghan addicts help run daring new restaurant in Kabul:

http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/10/09/uk-afghanistan-restaurant-idUSLNE89801F20121009



Code Pink joins Pakistani political party in anti-drone protest:

http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Asia-South-Central/2012/1008/Code-Pink-joins-Pakistani-political-party-in-anti-drone-protest



Stratfor: Terrorism Tradecraft:

http://www.defenceweb.co.za/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=27967:stratfor-terrorism-tradecraft&catid=49:National%20Security&Itemid=115



India Modifies Brahmos Missile with New Nav System:

http://www.defense-aerospace.com/articles-view/release/3/139132/india-upgrades-brahmos-with-new-nav-system.html



Indian Air Force training women for combat helicopter role:

http://alert5.com/2012/10/09/indian-air-force-training-women-for-combat-helicopter-role/



China Defends Its Bricks:

http://www.strategypage.com/htmw/htnavai/articles/20121009.aspx




Azerbaijan jails 22 Iranian-hired spies who plotted attack on Israeli,
U.S. targets:

http://www.haaretz.com/news/diplomacy-defense/azerbaijan-jails-22-iranian-hired-spies-who-plotted-attack-on-israeli-u-s-targets-1.468900




Former CIA Analyst Says The US Is Closer To An Iranian Nuclear Deal
Than It's Letting On:

http://www.businessinsider.com/former-cia-analyst-says-us-close-to-nuclear-deal-with-iran-2012-10



Iran May Cut Ties With UAE Over Disputed Islands:

http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/iran-cut-ties-uae-disputed-islands-17432002



AFSB-15:

http://www.strategypage.com/htmw/htamph/articles/20121009.aspx



Iraq buys $4.2 billion in Russian weapons - document:

http://uk.reuters.com/article/2012/10/09/uk-russia-iraq-weapons-idUKBRE8980KE20121009




Report: Turkey reinforces air base close to borders with Syria and
Iraq:

http://www.foxnews.com/world/2012/10/09/report-turkey-reinforces-air-base-close-to-borders-with-syria-and-iraq/




Syrian rebels fight Assad troops over key area near Turkish border:

http://www.haaretz.com/news/middle-east/syrian-rebels-fight-assad-troops-over-key-area-near-turkish-border-1.468885



In Syria, a rebellion calls for revolutionary measures:

http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-syria-woman-rebel-20121009,0,2372051.story




Al Nusrah Front launches complex suicide assault on Syrian Air Force
intelligence HQ:

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



Westerners With Roots in Syria Trickle In to Help Rebels:

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/10/09/world/middleeast/westerners-with-syrian-ties-trickle-in-to-help-rebels.html?ref=world&_r=0



IDF hits Gaza targets in response to rocket barrage:

http://www.jpost.com/Defense/Article.aspx?id=286975



Libya's Bani Walid is shelled in standoff over rebel's death:

http://www.defenceweb.co.za/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=27970:libyas-bani-walid-is-shelled-in-standoff-over-rebels-death&catid=52:Human%20Security&Itemid=114



As Libya Burned, U.S. Terror-Fighters Asked How to ‘Counter
Extremism’:

http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2012/10/cve/



Old Munitions Blasts Rock Central Russia:

http://www.defensenews.com/article/20121009/DEFREG03/310090003/Old-Munitions-Blasts-Rock-Central-Russia?odyssey=tab|topnews|text|FRONTPAGE



Mexico announces capture of Zetas paramilitary suspect:

http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-mexico-arrest-20121009,0,6873363.story



Mexican official: Body of slain Zetas drug lord stolen:

http://worldnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2012/10/09/14308864-mexican-official-body-of-slain-zetas-drug-lord-stolen?lite



Taiwan to ask Apple to blur sensitive military images:

http://www.sinodaily.com/reports/Taiwan_to_ask_Apple_to_blur_sensitive_military_images_999.html



The Royal Thai Army Signs A Contract for Two AW139s:

http://www.defense-aerospace.com/article-view/release/139140/thai-army-signs-for-two-aw139s.html



Photo: PLAAF Su-30MK2 Aggressors emulate VPAF Su-30MK2V paint scheme:

http://alert5.com/2012/10/09/photo-plaaf-su-30mk2-aggressors-emulate-vpaf-su-30mk2v-paint-scheme/



South Korea questioning Northern defector:

http://www.spacedaily.com/reports/South_Korea_questioning_Northern_defector_999.html




Cyberattacks against US rising unchecked: study:

http://www.defencetalk.com/cyberattacks-against-us-rising-unchecked-study-44990/



Pentagon shuts MRAP production line:

http://www.dodbuzz.com/2012/10/01/pentagon-shuts-mrap-production-line/



Boeing High Energy Laser Mobile Demonstrator Advances to High-power
Testing:

http://www.spacedaily.com/reports/Boeing_High_Energy_Laser_Mobile_Demonstrator_Advances_to_High_power_Testing_999.html




Lockheed Led Team To Develop New Autonomous Technology Aboard Unmanned
Aircraft:

http://www.defencetalk.com/lockheed-new-autonomous-technology-unmanned-aircraft-44998/



Mitt Romney plans to build missile defense ship, battle group-
deployable frigate if elected:

http://alert5.com/2012/10/09/mitt-romney-plans-to-build-missile-defense-ship-battle-group-deployable-frigate-if-elected/



Raytheon studies intelligence analysts' tradecraft to learn more about
decision-making process:

http://www.spacewar.com/reports/Raytheon_studies_intelligence_analysts_tradecraft_to_learn_more_about_decision_making_process_999.html