Af/Pak & Other News (4/4/2012)

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U.S., Afghanistan near deal on night raids: official:

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/37981022/ns/world_news-south_and_central_asia/



Gourmet Field Kitchen:

http://www.aviationweek.com/aw/blogs/defense/index.jsp?plckController=Blog&plckBlogPage=BlogViewPost&newspaperUserId=27ec4a53-dcc8-42d0-bd3a-01329aef79a7&plckPostId=Blog%3a27ec4a53-dcc8-42d0-bd3a-01329aef79a7Post%3a157858db-bb73-4882-8888-17d0dc55dbc3&plckScript=blogScript&plckElementId=blogDest




Suicide bomber kills 12 in north Afghanistan: officials:

http://www.dawn.com/2012/04/04/suicide-blast-kills-at-least-12-in-afghanistan-norway-army.html



Read: State Department’s Secret ’06 Warning Against Torture:

http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2012/04/secret-torture-memo/



Expert: War on terror at 'critical' point as al-Qaida looks to regroup
in Africa:

http://worldnews.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/04/03/11001575-expert-war-on-terror-at-critical-point-as-al-qaida-looks-to-regroup-in-africa



What Israel Sent To Azerbaijan:

http://www.strategypage.com/htmw/htproc/articles/20120404.aspx



India seeks to end Kashmir terrorist funds:

http://www.spacewar.com/reports/India_seeks_to_end_Kashmir_terrorist_funds_999.html



Clashes erupt after Syria claims troop pullout:

http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5iPxXwrhjB28s59GoRNVn9ZBrAV8g?docId=b865c2d0493f491691a601d8b1a9aec9



Lebanon frees ex-general jailed on Israel spy charges:

http://www.france24.com/en/20120403-lebanon-frees-ex-general-jailed-israel-spy-charges



Report shifts Israel-Iran battle lines:

http://www.spacedaily.com/reports/Report_shifts_Israel-Iran_battle_lines_999.html



Algeria orders two Meko frigates:

http://www.defenceweb.co.za/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=24773:algeria-orders-two-meko-frigates&catid=51:Sea&Itemid=106



Somali Olympic chief killed in Mogadishu suicide blast:

http://worldnews.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/04/04/11014152-somali-olympic-chief-killed-in-mogadishu-suicide-blast



Libya: Greed And Guns:

http://www.strategypage.com/qnd/libya/articles/20120404.aspx



Qaeda using Mali crisis to expand, France warns:

http://www.defenceweb.co.za/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=24771:qaeda-using-mali-crisis-to-expand-france-warns&catid=49:National%20Security&Itemid=115



Argentina's Falklands surrender message auctioned:

http://www.spacewar.com/reports/Argentinas_Falklands_surrender_message_auctioned_999.html




Russia to Send 4 Warships to Joint Drill with China:

http://www.defencetalk.com/russia-to-send-4-warships-to-joint-drill-with-china-41402/



South Korea receives final two F-15K fighters:

http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/south-korea-receives-final-two-f-15k-fighters-370365/



France arrests 10 more Islamist suspects in early-morning raids:

http://worldnews.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/04/04/11012572-france-arrests-10-more-islamist-suspects-in-early-morning-raids



Britain, Japan to jointly develop weapons:

http://alert5.com/2012/04/04/britain-japan-to-jointly-develop-weapons/



Apache Block III Helicopter Performs Well In Tests:

http://www.defense-aerospace.com/articles-view/release/3/134159/us-army-says-apache-block-iii-performs-well-in-tests.html




Rockwell Demos Synthetic Vision on Military Helicopters:

http://www.defencetalk.com/rockwell-demos-synthetic-vision-on-military-helicopters-41378/



Smaller, Quicker, Secret, Robotic: Inside America’s New Space Force:

http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2012/04/smaller-quicker-secret-space/



United Launch Alliance Delta IV Rocket Successfully Launches Payload
for the National Reconnaissance Office:

http://www.defense-aerospace.com/articles-view/release/3/134153/delta-iv-rocket-launches-spy-satellite-for-nro.html



USAF orders Minotaur I:

http://alert5.com/2012/04/04/usaf-orders-minotaur-i/



F-16 flies through 4,500 deliveries:

http://www.flightglobal.com/blogs/the-dewline/2012/04/f-16-flies-through-4500-delive.html



U.S. Army Defining New Multi-Role Helicopter:

http://www.aviationweek.com/aw/generic/story.jsp?id=news/dti/2012/04/01/DT_04_01_2012_p30-440454.xml&headline=U.S.ArmyDefiningNewMulti-RoleHelicopter&channel=defense



FBI: No, We Didn’t Say Russian Honeypot Tried to Sex U.S. Cabinet
Official:

http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2012/04/anna-chapman-no-sex/