Af/Pak & Other News (10/11/2012)

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Taliban says they will try to kill injured schoolgirl who defied them:

http://www.bayoubuzz.com/politics/us-congress/item/121558-taliban-says-they-will-try-to-kill-injured-schoolgirl-who-defied-them




US drones kill 16 'militants' in Arakzai strike:

http://www.longwarjournal.org/archives/2012/10/us_drones_kil_16_mil.php



Gunmen Abduct Pakistani Counter-Terror Official:

http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/gunmen-abduct-pakistani-counter-terror-official-17449696



Afghan Officials Denounce Western Group’s Report on Country’s Future:

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/10/11/world/asia/afghan-officials-denounce-report-on-countrys-future.html?ref=world



Afghan Contract Fraud Puts Troops at Risk of Bombs, Watchdog Warns:

http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2012/10/afghanistan-bomb-fraud/



Islamic Terrorists Go Too Far:

http://www.strategypage.com/qnd/india/articles/20121011.aspx



India to produce export variant of PAK-FA from 2020:

http://alert5.com/2012/10/11/india-to-produce-export-variant-of-pak-fa-from-2020/



Yemeni security official at US Embassy in Sanaa shot dead, local officials tell AP:

http://worldnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2012/10/11/14360901-yemeni-security-official-at-us-embassy-in-sanaa-shot-dead-local-officials-tell-ap?lite



Report: Syrian plane carried military comms gear:

http://www.chron.com/news/article/Report-Syrian-plane-carried-military-comms-gear-3938184.php




French terror cell allegedly planned trip to Syria:

http://www.foxnews.com/world/2012/10/11/french-terror-cell-allegedly-planned-trip-to-syria/



Some U.S. Lawmakers Push For Iron Dome Coproduction:

http://www.aviationweek.com/Article.aspx?id=/article-xml/AW_10_08_2012_p31-502546.xml



Israeli fighter pilot fired two Python missiles to down drone:

http://alert5.com/2012/10/11/israeli-fighter-pilot-fired-two-python-missiles-to-down-drone/



French Cluster Munitions in Libya, and a Call for Help:

http://atwar.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/10/10/french-cluster-munitions-in-libya-and-a-call-for-help/



Congressional hearing outs CIA base in Libya:

http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/blogsoutofcontext/55063247-64/story.csp



New details emerge of second U.S. facility in violent Benghazi:

http://news.yahoo.com/details-emerge-second-u-facility-violent-benghazi-004216667.html



Libya guards speak out on attack that killed U.S. ambassador:

http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-libya-us-guards-20121011,0,3772440.story



DNI Clapper Defends Intel Handling of Benghazi Attacks; Ducks Commercial Imagery Question:

http://defense.aol.com/2012/10/09/dni-clapper-defends-intel-handling-of-bengazi-attacks-ducks-com/



Ukraine Brings Back Naval Killer Dolphins:

http://www.spacewar.com/reports/Ukraine_Brings_Back_Naval_Killer_Dolphins_999.html



Russia Says It Wants End to U.S. Arms-Disposal Plan:

http://www.defensenews.com/article/20121010/DEFREG03/310100006/Russia-Says-Wants-End-U-S-Arms-Disposal-Plan?odyssey=tab|topnews|text|FRONTPAGE



New stealth frigate ready for the Arctic:

http://barentsobserver.com/en/security/new-stealth-frigate-ready-arctic-09-10



Nuclear hide-and-seek: Activists disappear at Swedish plant:

http://www.spacedaily.com/reports/Nuclear_hide-and-seek_Activists_disappear_at_Swedish_plant_999.html



Photo: Second Saab 340 AEW for RTAF delivered:

http://alert5.com/2012/10/11/photo-second-saab-340-aew-for-rtaf-delivered/



Chile deploys Israel's RecceLite system:

http://www.spacedaily.com/reports/Chile_deploys_Israels_RecceLite_system_999.html



'Even the captain didn't know': veteran recalls Cuba crisis:

http://www.spacedaily.com/reports/Even_the_captain_didnt_know_veteran_recalls_Cuba_crisis_999.html



Army Looks Beyond Budget Cuts To The 'Deep Future':

http://defense.aol.com/2012/10/11/army-looks-beyond-budget-cuts-to-the-deep-future/



New Launch and Recovery System Takes UAV Into the Future:

http://www.defencetalk.com/new-launch-and-recovery-system-takes-uav-into-the-future-45046/



This is Stealth?:

http://www.informationdissemination.net/2012/10/this-is-stealth.html



US Navy evaluating second electromagnetic railgun:

http://www.defenceweb.co.za/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=28027:us-navy-evaluating-second-electromagnetic-railgun&catid=48:defence-technology&Itemid=109



‘Vortex surfing’ could be revolutionary:

http://www.defencetalk.com/vortex-surfing-could-be-revolutionary-45036/



10 Ass-Kicking Warplanes You’ve Never Heard Of:

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



Next generation of spaceflight taking shape in Mojave:

http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-mojave-rocketeers-20121011,0,5185481.story