Af/Pak & Other News (10/2/2012)

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Why peace deal with Taliban looking less likely in Afghanistan:

http://video.msnbc.msn.com/morning-joe/49253185



Civilians struggle to check Pakistan army's power:

http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5iLF8GSnrh844myYzk3msSneDnaVQ?docId=d27a1e38d3644ccab1a57ab5aa2785ee



Insect-repelling Uniforms now available to all Soldiers:

http://www.defencetalk.com/insect-repelling-uniforms-now-available-to-all-soldiers-44875/




Breaking The Cycle:

http://www.strategypage.com/qnd/afghan/articles/20121002.aspx




The Great MRAP Debate: Are Blast-Resistant Vehicles Worth It?:

http://defense.aol.com/2012/10/01/the-great-mrap-debate-are-blast-resistant-vehicles-worth-it/?icid=trending1



Pentagon Salutes Itself for Armored Truck It Didn’t Want in the First
Place:

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




Pentagon shuts MRAP production line:

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




ISAF captures another senior IMU leader in Kunduz:

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




Family of Iranian who defected is out of Iran, hiding for safety,
attorney says:

http://www.wtsp.com/news/national/article/276516/81/Ahmadinejads-cameraman-defects-in-hiding-with-family




Swiss Spies Stick It To Iran:

http://www.strategypage.com/htmw/htintel/articles/20121002.aspx




Yemen forces kill three Qaeda leaders in bomb factory raid:

http://www.cnbc.com/id/49257095



Syria's Assad tours Aleppo, orders more troops into battle: paper:

http://in.reuters.com/article/2012/10/02/syria-crisis-aleppo-idINDEE89104J20121002



Syria rebels claim missiles seized in Damascus:

http://www.spacewar.com/reports/Syria_rebels_claim_missiles_seized_in_Damascus_999.html



Hezbollah fighters killed in Syria, official says:

http://www.foxnews.com/world/2012/10/02/hezbollah-fighters-killed-in-syria-official-says/



Top Egypt security delegation heads to Syria:

http://gulfnews.com/in-focus/syria/top-egypt-security-delegation-heads-to-syria-1.1083891



U.S. withdraws all its official government personnel out of Benghazi,
Libya:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/us-pulls-all-its-official-government-personnel-out-of-benghazi-libya/2012/10/01/86e525d2-0bfc-11e2-a310-2363842b7057_story.html



Our revolution has been stolen, say Libya's jihadists:

http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/10/02/us-libya-jihadists-idUSBRE8910K620121002?feedType=RSS&feedName=topNews&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+reuters%2FtopNews+(News+%2F+US+%2F+Top+News)



CIA missed clues to al-Qaeda's link in Libya's US consulate attack:

http://www.newstrackindia.com/newsdetails/2012/10/02/285-CIA-missed-clues-to-al-Qaeda-s-link-in-Libya-s-US-consulate-attack.html



Kenya navy shells Somali town after rebels retreat:

http://www.defenceweb.co.za/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=27850:kenya-navy-shells-somali-town-after-rebels-retreat&catid=51:Sea&Itemid=106



African troops face blast as they take Somali port:

http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/10/02/us-somalia-conflict-forces-idUSBRE8910E320121002



Lockheed Martin confirms RoCAF F-16A/B upgrade will be based on F-16V:

http://alert5.com/2012/10/02/lockheed-martin-confirms-rocaf-f-16ab-upgrade-will-be-based-on-f-16v-configuration/



Not From the Onion: Army Says ‘Social Network’ Use Is a Sign of
Radicalism:

http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2012/10/insider-threat/



Army developing new fixed-wing aircraft:

http://www.army.mil/article/88332/Army_developing_new_fixed_wing_aircraft/



Robots in the House:

http://www.defense-aerospace.com/articles-view/release/3/138920/us-army-tests-robots-for-new-features.html



White House repels cyber attack:

http://defensetech.org/2012/10/01/white-house-repels-weekend-cyber-attack/



3-D Printer Company Seizes Machine From Desktop Gunsmith:

http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2012/10/3d-gun-blocked/



Hackers shifting to 'destruction': US cyber chief:

http://www.spacedaily.com/reports/Hackers_shifting_to_destruction_US_cyber_chief_999.html

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Update:

House committee: security requests denied in Libya:

"Despite two explosions and dozens of other security threats, U.S. officials in Washington turned down repeated pleas from American diplomats in Libya to increase security at the U.S. consulate in Benghazi where the U.S. ambassador was killed, Republican leaders of a House committee asserted Tuesday."

See:

http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5jfaLgbAgWl1YtUVDlW-HCQCa-w0A?docId=a065f90d1d52434683c23e29597451d8

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The Great MRAP Debate: Are Blast-Resistant Vehicles Worth It?:

http://defense.aol.com/2012/10/01/the-great-mrap-debate-are-blast-resistant-vehicles-worth-it/?icid=trending1

Well gee now, what *are* we to *do* with all those 27000 surplus combat trucks? <simper>

Vy not bring zem home, ve paint zem black und give zem to ze Heimland Zekurity, Vot?

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A generous contibution!


Great plan my Lord! "Vast not, Vant not", neh?

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