Af/Pak & Other News (3/22/2012)

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Pentagon: No evidence Afghan massacre was a retaliation:

http://worldnews.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/03/21/10795362-pentagon-no-evidence-afghan-massacre-was-a-retaliation



Pakistan 'does not want Taliban to seize control of Afghanistan':

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/afghanistan/9158009/Pakistan-does-not-want-Taliban-to-seize-control-of-Afghanistan.html



Soviet ghosts in Afghanistan:

http://www.dodbuzz.com/2012/03/21/soviet-ghosts-in-afghanistan/



West to pay Afghan military $4 bn a year: Karzai:

http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5g6_KN8JXM_fLZz66-lz4Sgb6pYdQ?docId=CNG.52747391d01822f26d635ca87e46ff5f.3f1



Distrust lingers from 'green on blue' Afghan murders:

http://www.spacewar.com/reports/Distrust_lingers_from_green_on_blue_Afghan_murders_999.html



Insane Video: AH-64 Apache Crash:

http://defensetech.org/2012/03/21/insane-video-ah-64-apache-crash/



Special Report: Chinese firm helps Iran spy on citizens:

http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/03/22/us-iran-telecoms-idUSBRE82L0B820120322



Qaeda gunmen kidnap, kill Yemen intelligence officer:

http://www.france24.com/en/20120322-qaeda-gunmen-kidnap-kill-yemen-intelligence-officer



Wounded Syrians recount horror of tank assaults:

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/46817239/ns/world_news-mideast_n_africa/



Germany sells sub to Israel but warns on attacking Iran:

http://www.defenceweb.co.za/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=24497:germany-sells-sub-to-israel-but-warns-on-attacking-iran-&catid=49:National%20Security&Itemid=115



Egypt struggles for spy satellite program progress:

http://www.jpost.com/Defense/Article.aspx?id=262875



Coup topples 'incompetent regime': Soldiers seize power in Mali:

http://worldnews.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/03/21/10797412-coup-topples-incompetent-regime-soldiers-seize-power-in-mali



Toulouse gunman shot in head, falls to death in hail of bullets:

http://www.rt.com/news/assault-police-french-suspected-181/



Tuppenny Trident?:

http://lewis.armscontrolwonk.com/archive/5036/tuppenny-trident



MBDA delivers first Fire Shadow loitering weapons:

http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/mbda-delivers-first-fire-shadow-loitering-weapons-369784/



Japan may deploy PAC-3 on Okinawa and Ishigaki to guard against North
Korean rocket:

http://alert5.com/2012/03/22/japan-may-deploy-pac-3-on-okinawa-and-ishigaki-to-guard-against-north-korean-rocket/



Peru’s Next-Generation Air Defenses:

http://www.defenseindustrydaily.com/Perus-Next-Generation-Air-Defenses-07339/



Waiting for Watchkeeper:

http://www.flightglobal.com/blogs/the-dewline/2012/03/waiting-for-watchkeeper.html



Pentagon: Trillion-Dollar Jet on Brink of Budgetary Disaster:

http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2012/03/f35-budget-disaster/




Raytheon to Help US Army Better Detect Rocket, Artillery and Mortar
Threats:

http://www.defencetalk.com/raytheon-to-help-us-army-better-detect-rocket-artillery-and-mortar-threats-41073/



Just How Many X-37Bs Are There?:

http://defensetech.org/2012/03/22/just-how-many-x-37bs-are-there/



Rapid Response: Navy’s Mad Scientists Seek ‘Sixth Sense’:

http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2012/03/navy-sixth-sense/




DOD Develops Cyberspace Rules of Engagement:

http://www.defencetalk.com/dod-develops-cyberspace-rules-of-engagement-41047/



Newest US Missile Warning Satellite Exceeding Performance
Expectations:

http://www.spacedaily.com/reports/Newest_US_Missile_Warning_Satellite_Exceeding_Performance_Expectations_999.html



Report: Hacktivists Out-Stole Cybercriminals in 2011:

http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2012/03/hacktivists-beat-cybercriminals/




USAF: Space rocket costs could spike by 40-percent:

http://www.dodbuzz.com/2012/03/22/usaf-space-rocket-costs-could-spike-by-40-percent/




Pics of the day: The C-130 That Collided With a UAV:

http://defensetech.org/2012/03/21/pics-of-the-day-the-c-130-that-collided-with-a-uav/



NRL Tests Robotic Fueling of Unmanned Surface Vessels:

http://www.spacedaily.com/reports/NRL_Tests_Robotic_Fueling_of_Unmanned_Surface_Vessels_999.html



NSA Chief Denies Domestic Spying But Whistleblowers Say Otherwise:

http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2012/03/nsa-whistleblower/