Af/Pak & Other News (1/3/2012)

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Taliban strike deal with Qatar on office there:

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/45859143/ns/world_news-south_and_central_asia/#.TwOVF_IoLTo



Mattis Directs Corrective Actions Following Pakistan Border Incident:

http://www.defencetalk.com/mattis-directs-corrective-actions-following-pakistan-border-incident-39205/



3 Blasts Kill 13 in Afghan City of Kandahar:

http://www.foxnews.com/world/2012/01/03/3-blasts-kill-13-in-afghan-city-kandahar/



Coalition to pull $30B in gear from Afghanistan:

http://www.ajc.com/news/nation-world/coalition-to-pull-30coalition-to-pull-30b-1287102.html



Our New Megabase in Afghanistan:

http://defensetech.org/2012/01/03/our-new-megabase-in-afghanistan/



Super Tucano wins USAF order, but Hawker Beechcraft launches
challenge:

http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/super-tucano-wins-usaf-order-but-hawker-beechcraft-launches-challenge-366450/



Iran threatens U.S. Navy as sanctions hit economy:

http://news.yahoo.com/iran-threatens-action-u-carrier-returns-irna-082124042.html



France insists Iran developing nuclear arms:

http://www.spacedaily.com/reports/France_insists_Iran_developing_nuclear_arms_999.html



Iran Has No Long-Range Missiles: Russia:

http://www.defensenews.com/story.php?i=8732560&c=MID&s=TOP



France: President Assad is guilty of Syria massacres and 'must leave
power':

http://worldnews.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/01/03/9916769-france-president-assad-is-guilty-of-syria-massacres-and-must-leave-power



‘Israeli Heron hovered over Hatay for four hours’:

http://www.todayszaman.com/news-267548-israeli-heron-hovered-over-hatay-for-four-hours.html



Risky Rescue for Crippled Air Force Satellite:

http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2012/01/satellite-rescue/



The U.S. Navy Goes Back To The Future:

http://www.strategypage.com/htmw/htlead/articles/20120103.aspx



Revenge of the Gray Elephant:

http://www.dodbuzz.com/2012/01/03/revenge-of-the-gray-elephant/



Libyan militias clash in Tripoli as army chief appointed:

http://news.yahoo.com/armed-clashes-erupt-central-tripoli-001149808.html;_ylt=ApeoItk3Xg_jrefFMsuTgZgLewgF;_ylu=X3oDMTQ5bWFybGVxBG1pdANUb3BTdG9yeSBXb3JsZFNGIE1pZGRsZUVhc3RTU0YEcGtnAzJmNDNiOTljLTk4Y2QtM2NmMy1iZTAzLTQyNzE3YmU3YzA3OARwb3MDMTQEc2VjA3RvcF9zdG9yeQR2ZXIDN2IyZThkNzAtMzY0NC0xMWUxLWFiZGYtNTE2YzdkOGJlZGUy;_ylg=X3oDMTI1aGZjdmcxBGludGwDdXMEbGFuZwNlbi11cwRwc3RhaWQDBHBzdGNhdAN3b3JsZHxtaWRkbGUgZWFzdARwdANzZWN0aW9ucwR0ZXN0Aw--;_ylv=3



Exposed: The Military’s Freakiest ‘Non-Lethal’ Weapon Ideas:

http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2012/01/non-lethal-weapons/



9 al-Qaida-linked militants, 2 Yemen soldiers die:

http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-501713_162-57351345/9-al-qaida-linked-militants-2-yemen-soldiers-die/



Close Up Photos of China’s Carrier:

http://defensetech.org/2012/01/03/close-up-photos-of-chinas-carrier/



Navy Chalks Up Big Win For Fire Scout Program:

http://defense.aol.com/2012/01/03/navy-chalks-up-big-win-for-fire-scout-program/



White House Denies CIA Teleported Obama to Mars:

http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2012/01/obama-mars/