Af/Pak & Other News (7/4/2012)

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Independence Day in Afghanistan:

http://kitup.military.com/2012/07/independence-day-afghanistan.html




Complicated Withdrawal:

http://www.aviationweek.com/Blogs.aspx?plckBlogId=Blog:27ec4a53-dcc8-42d0-bd3a-01329aef79a7&plckPostId=Blog:27ec4a53-dcc8-42d0-bd3a-01329aef79a7Post:fca7f240-0e76-4ce4-b6f6-9273d1578ccd




Drones decimating Taliban in Pakistan:

http://www.cnn.com/2012/07/03/opinion/bergen-drones-taliban-pakistan/index.html




Bamyan Province emerges as a model for Afghanistan’s potential:

http://kabulpress.org/my/spip.php?article112917




Pakistan, Afghanistan report rise in polio: study:

http://dawn.com/2012/07/04/pakistan-afghanistan-report-rise-in-polio-study/



Explosion at Kabul gas reservoir kills two:

http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5j6mpXjddaKlhdD7ZRI20aiIrgw3Q?docId=CNG.6fe1dba40c51f932a68a59cb6c35c16e.381



French army hands over Afghan province:

http://www.news.com.au/breaking-news/world/french-army-hands-over-afghan-province/story-e6frfkui-1226417206445



After U.S. Says Sorry, Pakistan Reopens Border:

http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2012/07/pakistan/



Maintenance Faults Ground Afghan Air Force (excerpt):

http://www.defense-aerospace.com/articles-view/release/3/136549/bad-maintenance-grounds-afghan-air-force.html



U.S. "reviewing" UN agency over IT supplies to Iran:

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/sns-rt-us-un-iranbre8630h9-20120704,0,4859888.story



Azerbaijan editor accused of spying for Iran:

http://www.foxnews.com/world/2012/07/04/azerbaijan-editor-accused-spying-for-iran/




BAE Systems Nears Oman Eurofighter Deal-Sources (excerpt):

http://www.defense-aerospace.com/article-view/release/136559/bae-nears-%242bn-typhoon-sale-to-oman.html




Turkey: Facing Paris:

http://www.israeldefense.com/?CategoryID=483&ArticleID=1452



Turkey recovers bodies of downed jet’s pilots: army:

http://dawn.com/2012/07/04/turkey-recovers-bodies-of-downed-jets-pilots-army/



Syria pummels rebels as battered city collects bodies:

http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/news/international/Trail_of_carnage_in_trash_bins_of_Damascus_suburb.html?cid=33041698



Syrian groups come to blows while seeking peace:

http://worldnews.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/07/04/12564210-syrian-groups-come-to-blows-while-seeking-peace?lite



15th Syrian general defects to Turkey: diplomat:

http://www.france24.com/en/20120704-15th-syrian-general-defects-turkey-diplomat



Al Nusrah Front claims series of suicide attacks, ambushes in Syria:

http://www.longwarjournal.org/archives/2012/07/al_nusrah_front_clai_3.php



Palestinian Authority agrees to exhume Arafat's body over new poison
claims:

http://www.haaretz.com/news/diplomacy-defense/palestinian-authority-agrees-to-exhume-arafat-s-body-over-new-poison-claims-1.448814




Next-Gen "Ballistic Wallpaper":

http://www.israeldefense.com/?CategoryID=483&ArticleID=1453



Libya PM urges Mauritania to extradite ex-spy chief:

http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5gqfRzYa_Bs-xoyip_wicoHiOwrog?docId=CNG.5478d4ce2ce9cf55ff0ca4d3de323f02.01



Advancing radical Islamists lay waste to religious heritage:

http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/07/04/us-mali-crisis-iconoclasm-idUSBRE8630OP20120704



Swiss suspend arms exports to UAE over Syria weapons find:

http://www.expatica.com/ch/news/swiss-news/swiss-suspend-arms-exports-to-uae-over-syria-weapons-find_236622.html



Top Officer Slams British Army Cuts:

http://www.defensenews.com/article/20120703/DEFREG01/307030002/Top-Officer-Slams-British-Army-Cuts?odyssey=tab|topnews|text|FRONTPAGE



RAF: 'No expectation' of finding missing Tornado aircrew alive:

http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/raf-no-expectation-of-finding-missing-tornado-aircrew-alive-373733/



Rheinmetall offers ASRAD 2 to boost Skyshield firepower:

http://www.janes.com/products/janes/defence-security-report.aspx?ID=1065969233&channel=defence



Saint-Cyr Cyberdefense:

http://www.aviationweek.com/Blogs.aspx?plckBlogId=Blog:27ec4a53-dcc8-42d0-bd3a-01329aef79a7&plckPostId=Blog:27ec4a53-dcc8-42d0-bd3a-01329aef79a7Post:0f0b858f-ccbb-4eb7-ab34-f26969db138c



Eurofighter Typhoons of Italian Air Force Join “ANATOLIAN EAGLE 2012”:

http://www.defense-aerospace.com/articles-view/release/3/136544/italian-eurofighters-at-%E2%80%9Canatolian-eagle-2012%E2%80%9D.html



YouTube: PLAAF Q-5 emergency belly landing:

http://alert5.com/2012/07/04/youtube-plaaf-q-5-emergency-belly-landing/



Indonesia turns to Germany in bid to acquire Leopard 2A6 tanks:

http://www.janes.com/products/janes/defence-security-report.aspx?ID=1065969230&channel=defence



YouTube: Rare 70′s video of China’s FanJi 1 ABM interceptor:

http://alert5.com/2012/07/04/youtube-rare-70s-video-of-chinas-fanji-1-abm-interceptor/



Increased Scope of CROWS II Framework Agreement:

http://www.defense-aerospace.com/articles-view/release/3/136555/kongsberg-sells-more-weapon-stations-to-us-army.html



Supersonic target crashes during flight test:

http://www.janes.com/products/janes/defence-security-report.aspx?ID=1065969234&channel=defence



The Navy’s advanced weapons shopping list:

http://www.dodbuzz.com/2012/07/03/the-navys-advanced-weapons-shopping-list/



Navy Shipboard Lasers for Surface, Air, and Missile Defense:

http://www.defense-aerospace.com/articles-view/release/3/136551/us-navy%E2%80%99s-defensive-shipboard-lasers.html



Army Radar to Allow UAS to Fly in National Air Space:

http://www.defencetalk.com/army-radar-to-allow-uas-to-fly-in-national-air-space-43551/



Greenert wants long-range anti-ship weapons:

http://alert5.com/2012/07/04/greenert-wants-long-range-anti-ship-weapons/



Oxygen Problems on F-22 Elude the Air Force’s Fixes (excerpt):

http://www.defense-aerospace.com/article-view/release/136557/more-f_22-oxygen-problems%3B-no-fix-in-sight.html



A-10 First Aircraft to Use Alcohol-Based Fuel:

http://www.defencetalk.com/a-10-first-aircraft-to-use-alcohol-based-fuel-43553/