Af/Pak & Other News (3/17/2012)

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US soldier suspected in Afghanistan massacre identified:

http://worldnews.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/03/16/10722498-nbc-news-us-soldier-suspected-in-afghanistan-massacre-identified



Pakistan remands bin Laden family members: lawyer:

http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5igvR7mJdh_c3YqSKl2gyqDDptnxg?docId=CNG.317408e1a1ef32c6b68bb1a68c883be2.7c1



One Theory for Why Counterinsurgency Campaigns Might Be Hopeless:

http://www.nationaldefensemagazine.org/blog/Lists/Posts/Post.aspx?ID=716



Hackers hit 112 Indian gov sites in three months:

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2012/03/16/indian_government_sites_hacked/



Probe into South African arms deal to Iran:

http://alert5.com/2012/03/17/probe-into-south-african-arms-deal-to-iran/



Gunboats, Super-Torpedoes, Sea-Bots: U.S. Navy Launches Huge Iran
Surge:

http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2012/03/navy-persian-gulf/



Why Iran wants to beef up Zimbabwe’s military:

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/46751977/ns/world_news-christian_science_monitor/#.T2UZB_UvjIU



Twin bombings in Damascus kill at least 27, almost 100 hurt:

http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/03/17/us-syria-idUSBRE8280G820120317



Saudi sends military gear to Syria rebels: diplomat:

http://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/a/-/world/13196277/saudi-sends-military-equipment-to-syria-rebels/



Sexy photo in hacked Assad e-mails causes comment:

http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/03/17/us-syria-assads-emails-naked-idUSBRE82G09L20120317



Israeli FM: T-50 selection still possible:

http://alert5.com/2012/03/17/israeli-fm-t-50-selection-still-possible/




Egypt's military struggles with Sinai, its white elephant:

http://www.france24.com/en/20120317-egypts-military-struggles-with-sinai-its-white-elephant




Gadhafi's spy chief Abdullah al-Senoussi arrested:

http://worldnews.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/03/17/10730132-gadhafis-spy-chief-abdullah-al-senoussi-arrested



Gadhafi’s Son Built a Ship With Deadly Shark Tank Inside:

http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2012/03/gadhafi-shark-ship/



U.S. fighter in Somalia says threatened by fellow militants:

http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/03/17/us-somalia-conflict-alshabaab-idUSBRE82G0CG20120317



US warns North Korea satellite launch could scrap nuclear, food deals:

http://worldnews.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/03/16/10715606-us-warns-north-korea-satellite-launch-could-scrap-nuclear-food-deals



'Satellite' could be shot down / Govt considering intercepting N.
Korean rocket if it flies near Japan:

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T120317003409.htm



How to Kill China’s ‘Carrier-Killer’ Missile: Jam, Spoof and Shoot:

http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2012/03/killing-chinas-carrier-killer/



Russian industry wary of Su-35 sale to China:

http://www.janes.com/products/janes/defence-security-report.aspx?ID=1065966179&channel=defence



Russia to Build Mini Drone for Vietnam:

http://en.ria.ru/mlitary_news/20120315/172178844.html



HMS Illustrious damaged in collision in Norway:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-hampshire-17407435



No survivors in Norwegian C-130J crash:

http://alert5.com/2012/03/18/no-survivors-in-norwegian-c-130j-crash/



U.S. Expands Use Of Underwater Unmanned Vehicles:

http://www.nationaldefensemagazine.org/archive/2012/April/Pages/USExpandsUseOfUnderwaterUnmannedVehicles.aspx



Darpa: Use NASCAR Parts to Rev Up Satellites:

http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2012/03/darpa-satellites/



USAF Orders Continue For WGS:

http://www.aviationweek.com/aw/generic/story.jsp?id=news/awst/2012/03/12/AW_03_12_2012_p47-431790.xml&headline=USAF%20Orders%20Continue%20For%20WGS&channel=defense



Marines Tired of Playing Army Role in Land Wars:

http://www.nationaldefensemagazine.org/archive/2012/April/Pages/MarinesTiredofPlayingArmyRoleinLandWars.aspx



U.S. Navy Orders Four More LCS Vessels:

http://www.defensenews.com/article/20120316/DEFREG02/303160004/U-S-Navy-Orders-Four-More-LCS-Vessels?odyssey=tab|topnews|text|FRONTPAGE



Navy sailing toward a 300-ship fleet:

http://www.stripes.com/news/navy/navy-sailing-toward-a-300-ship-fleet-1.171881



Nazi war criminal John Demjanjuk dies at 91:

http://worldnews.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/03/17/10730988-nazi-war-criminal-john-demjanjuk-dies-at-91

[Andrew Swallow]

On 18/03/2012 01:41, dump...@hotmail.com wrote:
> One Theory for Why Counterinsurgency Campaigns Might Be Hopeless:
>
> http://www.nationaldefensemagazine.org/blog/Lists/Posts/Post.aspx?ID=716

I am willing to believe that at the end of a long war half the
population have shell shock (=post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)) but
the same applies to the European countries at the end of WW2. Those
countries may have had high crime rates but did not dissolve into failed
states. Something else is going on.

Andrew Swallow

[David E. Powell]

On Mar 18, 6:12 am, Andrew Swallow <am.swal...@btinternet.com> wrote:

The economy is bad and that makes a difference in crime rates too.

[dump...@hotmail.com]

On Mar 18, 8:19 pm, "David E. Powell" <David_Powell3...@msn.com>
wrote:

There's also the fact that the European countries are actually
*countries*. Whereas Afghanistan is more like a collection
of feuding tribes.