Af/Pak & Other News (1/6/2012)

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Taliban 'want US prisoners sent to Qatar':

http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5hwBwxyXD5HtS0ngByosJe-K-JXPg?docId=CNG.1f958974b61725c250e1a3cba81d8382.6e1



France Buys Acoustic Sniper Localization System for Afghanistan:

http://www.defencetalk.com/france-buys-acoustic-sniper-localization-system-for-afghanistan-39327/



Desperate, Cornered And Willing To Kill:

http://www.strategypage.com/qnd/india/articles/20120106.aspx



US probes claims filmmaker given bin Laden mission info:

http://www.spacewar.com/reports/US_probes_claims_filmmaker_given_bin_Laden_mission_info_999.html



Terry Carrico, Ex-Guantánamo Prison Commander, Says Facility Should
Close:

http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2012/01/06/terry-carrico-ex-guantanamo-prison-commander-says-facility-should-close.html



Exclusive: West readies oil plan in case of Iran crisis:

http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/01/06/us-iea-contingency-idUSTRE8051FV20120106



Iran to Hold New War Games in Strait of Hormuz:

http://www.defensenews.com/story.php?i=8773745&c=MID&s=SEA



US Destroyer Rescues Iranians From Pirates:

http://defensetech.org/2012/01/06/us-destroyer-rescues-iranians-from-pirates/



Report: Syria troops fire on Arab League monitors:

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/45896647/ns/world_news-mideast_n_africa/#.TwdlK_IoLTo



After Damascus attack, Syria vows to strike with 'iron fist':

http://www.cnn.com/2012/01/06/world/meast/syria-unrest/index.html



Navy Balloon Launches Drone, Which Drops Two More Spy Bots:

http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2012/01/balloon-drones/




Indian Mirage Aircraft to Have 500 Air-To-Air Missiles:

http://www.defencetalk.com/indian-mirage-aircraft-to-have-500-air-to-air-missiles-39324/



'Jerusalem now target for Arab missiles' :

http://www.spacedaily.com/reports/Jerusalem_now_target_for_Arab_missiles_999.html




Hackers Get Symantec Anti-Virus Source Code:

http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2012/01/symantec-source-code-leaked/



Ex-head of NATO's 2nd-largest army accused of 'forming and directing a
terrorist group' :

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/45896740/ns/world_news-europe/#.TwdkyfIoLTo



Chinese Air Expeditionary Units:

http://www.strategypage.com/htmw/htairfo/articles/20120105.aspx



UK concern over future of US F-35 fighter jets:

http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5h5c91-iX5zECIDtxJwTgsgq1PLaA?docId=CNG.7cfc4255d4a69a6a0af06ac7a078863d.4f1



New DoD Strategy Quietly Targets Africa, South America:

http://defense.aol.com/2012/01/05/new-dod-strategy-quietly-targets-africa-south-america/



Bloopers in Space:

http://spectrum.ieee.org/tech-talk/aerospace/military/bloopers-in-space



Livestreaming Journalists Want to Occupy the Skies With Cheap Drones:

http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2012/01/occupy-drones/