Af/Pak & Other News (3/7/2013)

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Taliban Execute 16 Abducted Afghan Soldiers:

http://www.rferl.org/content/afghanistan-soldiers-executed/24921111.html



Aerial Eyes: Pakistan’s New AWACS Fleets:

http://www.defenseindustrydaily.com/sweden-finalizes-saab-2000-aewc-contract-with-pakistan-02377/



Pakistani Cleric's Suicide Bomber Comments Anger Afghans:

http://www.rferl.org/content/pakistan-suicide-bomber-afghanistan/24920083.html



UK to give Afghanistan £10m to fund mining programme:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-21695037



Report Says 54 Countries Offered Rendition Support:

http://www.rferl.org/content/report-54-countries-rendition-support/24893993.html



US, China take part in Pakistan naval drills:

http://dawn.com/2013/03/07/us-china-take-part-in-pakistan-naval-drills/



Karzai Announces Key Afghan Prisoner Transfer:

http://www.rferl.org/content/us-afghan-prisoner-bagram/24920826.html




Low on Targets, Obama Considers Killing Friends of Friends of Al-
Qaida:

http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2013/03/friends-of-friends-qaida/





Indian Smart Bombs:

http://www.strategypage.com/htmw/htairw/articles/20130307.aspx





Iran: The Local Bully And The False Front:

http://www.strategypage.com/qnd/iran/articles/20130307.aspx





US drones kill Saudi AQAP commander, fighter:

http://www.longwarjournal.org/threat-matrix/archives/2013/03/us_drones_killed_saudi_aqap_co.php



Saudi Arabia buys AW139 medevac helicopters:

http://www.defenceweb.co.za/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=29747:saudi-arabia-buys-aw139-medevac-helicopters&catid=113:international-news&Itemid=248





CIA seizes bin Laden son-in-law after Turkey deportation: report:

http://dawn.com/2013/03/07/cia-seizes-bin-laden-son-in-law-after-turkey-deportation-report/





Syria claims to uncover Israeli spy equipment monitoring 'sensitive
site':

http://www.haaretz.com/news/diplomacy-defense/syria-claims-to-uncover-israeli-spy-equipment-monitoring-sensitive-site-1.507911



Syrian Rebels’ Facebook Video Clowns Obama’s Non-Lethal Aid:

http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2013/03/syria-facebook/



Syrian rebels seize UN peacekeepers near Golan Heights:

http://news.msn.com/world/syrian-rebels-seize-un-peacekeepers-near-golan-heights



Warplanes strike across Syria: watchdog:

http://www.spacewar.com/reports/Warplanes_strike_across_Syria_watchdog_999.html





Confusion reigns in confirming deaths of senior AQIM leaders in Mali:

http://www.longwarjournal.org/archives/2013/03/confusion_reigns_in.php



French Defense Minister Visits Troops in Northern Mali:

http://www.voanews.com/content/french-defense-minister-visits-troops-in-northern-mali/1616895.html





PICTURE: First production A400M makes maiden flight:

http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/picture-first-production-a400m-makes-maiden-flight-383161/



Businessman's bomb-detection kits 'were based on novelty golf
gadgets':

http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2013/mar/07/businessman-bomb-detection-kits-golf



PICTURE: Flight testing begins on uprated Puma HC2:

http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/picture-flight-testing-begins-on-uprated-puma-hc2-383009/





Report: MS-13 Smuggles Missile Launchers, Teams Up With Zetas Cartel:

http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2013/03/ms-13-zetas/





Hollywood Looks At Pivotal Moment In Postwar Japan:

http://nation.time.com/2013/03/07/hollywood-looks-at-pivotal-moment-in-postwar-japan/




North Korea threatens nuclear strike, U.N. expands sanctions:

http://news.yahoo.com/north-korea-says-exercise-preemptive-nuclear-attack-against-092109134.html




China navy seeks to "wear out" Japanese ships in disputed waters:

http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/03/06/us-china-japan-navy-idUSBRE9251GU20130306




Malaysian Troops Kill 31 Filipinos and Reject Talks:

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/03/08/world/asia/malaysia-borneo-conflict.html




Chinese WZ-10 attack helicopter based on Kamov design:

http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/heli-expo-chinese-wz-10-attack-helicopter-based-on-kamov-design-383147/




Chinese fishermen on front line of marine dispute:

http://www.spacedaily.com/reports/Chinese_fishermen_on_front_line_of_marine_dispute_999.html




Global Hawk streams radar data to Joint STARS:

http://alert5.com/2013/03/07/global-hawk-streams-radar-data-to-joint-stars/



Grounded: Blue Angels and Thunderbirds:

http://nation.time.com/2013/03/07/grounded-blue-angels-and-thunderbirds/



Walrus/HULA Heavy-Lift Blimps Rise, Fall… Rise?:

http://www.defenseindustrydaily.com/walrus-heavylift-blimp-getting-off-the-ground-01103/




Outside View: Iranian spies in our midst:

http://www.spacedaily.com/reports/Outside_View_Iranian_spies_in_our_midst_999.html




11 Years Later, Senate Wakes Up to War on Terror’s ‘Battlefield
America’:

http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2013/03/rand-paul-filibuster/




BAE Tapped to Lead Army Micro-Robotic Effort:

http://defensetech.org/2013/03/06/bae-tapped-to-lead-army-micro-robotic-effort/




More Jets, Jamming Make Air Force’s Toughest War Game Even Tougher:

http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2013/03/red-flag/




F-35 Report Warns of Visibility Risks, Other Dangers:

http://www.defensenews.com/article/20130306/DEFREG02/303060011/F-35-Report-Warns-Visibility-Risks-Other-Dangers?odyssey=tab|topnews|text|FRONTPAGE