Af/Pak & Other News (12/14/2012)

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Karzai says he’ll meet with Obama in Washington:

http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2012/dec/13/karzai-says-hell-meet-obama-washington//?page=2

Pakistan: Ally or Killer?:

http://nation.time.com/2012/12/14/pakistan-ally-or-killer/

Inspectors Slam Army, Contractor for Shoddy Afghan Base:

http://www.usnews.com/news/articles/2012/12/13/inspectors-slam-army-contractor-for-shoddy-afghan-base

Meet Pakistan’s drone maker:

http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/global-observer/meet-pakistans-drone-maker/8279

Vast sums of aid continue to be stolen in Afghanistan:

http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Backchannels/2012/1211/Vast-sums-of-aid-continue-to-be-stolen-in-Afghanistan

US Patriot missiles, 400 personnel ordered to Turkey:

http://news.msn.com/world/us-patriot-missiles-400-personnel-ordered-to-turkey

Under Siege, Damascus Gets Desperate for Food and Fuel:

http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2012/12/14/under-siege-damascus-gets-desperate-for-food-and-fuel.html

U.S. Surveillance Caught Syria’s Chemical Weapons Prep:

http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2012/12/syria-chem-prep/

Syrian jihadists form 'Supporters of the Khilafah' Brigade:

http://www.longwarjournal.org/archives/2012/12/syrian_jihadists_for.php

Israeli Foreign Minister Lieberman to face fraud indictment:

http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/middleeast/la-fg-israel-lieberman-indict-20121214,0,5540348.story

More troops for wartorn South Kordofan: Sudan minister:

http://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/2/8/60498/World/Region/More-troops-for-wartorn-South-Kordofan-Sudan-minis.aspx

Somalia: On The Defensive But Still Fighting:

http://www.strategypage.com/qnd/somalia/articles/20121214.aspx

Italian FOC GP First Gunfire In The “Poets’ Gulf”:

http://www.defense-aerospace.com/articles-view/release/3/141037/italian-frigate-begins-weapon-tests.html

Russia Developing New Long-Range Ballistic Missile:

http://www.defensenews.com/article/20121214/DEFREG01/312140003/Russia-Developing-New-Long-Range-Ballistic-Missile?odyssey=nav%7Chead

Clever As A Fuchs:

http://www.aviationweek.com/Blogs.aspx?plckBlogId=Blog:27ec4a53-dcc8-42d0-bd3a-01329aef79a7&plckPostId=Blog:27ec4a53-dcc8-42d0-bd3a-01329aef79a7Post:507aee07-c55c-4653-9c28-13e05d27c401

Duck boat sunk in World War II found in Italian lake:

http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Global-News/2012/1213/Duck-boat-sunk-in-World-War-II-found-in-Italian-lake

Brazil signs contract to prepare for A-Darter missile manufacture:

http://www.engineeringnews.co.za/article/brazil-signs-contract-to-prepare-for-a-darter-missile-manufacture-2012-12-14

YouTube: South Korea retrieves North Korean rocket’s first stage:

http://alert5.com/2012/12/14/youtube-south-korea-retrieves-north-korean-rockets-first-stage/

Canada starts new search for fighters, may still buy F-35:

http://www.defenceweb.co.za/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=28843:canada-starts-new-search-for-fighters-may-still-buy-f-35&catid=113:international-news&Itemid=248

Fort Bliss Soldiers First To Fire Army's New Near-Precision Artillery
Rounds:

http://www.defense-aerospace.com/articles-view/release/3/141036/us-army-fires-new-near_precision-artillery-rounds.html

SpyPhone: Pentagon Spooks Want New Tools for Mobile ‘Exploitation’:

http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2012/12/dia-devices/

Patriots: The 'hit-to-kill' stars of the U.S. missile armoury:

http://www.dailystar.com.lb/News/Middle-East/2012/Dec-14/198525-patriots-the-hit-to-kill-stars-of-the-us-missile-armoury.ashx#axzz2F32lTKeM

USAF mulls options for replacement of Boeing F-15E Strike Eagle:

http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/usaf-mulls-options-for-replacement-of-boeing-f-15e-strike-eagle-380233/

AN/TPY-2: America’s Portable Missile Defense Radar:

http://www.defenseindustrydaily.com/antpy-2-ground-radar-07533/

For Lockheed's F-16 fighter, still buyers after all these years:

http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/12/14/us-lockheed-arms-f-idUSBRE8BD00T20121214

The Lockheed L-225 nuclear-powered bomber--can you imagine if this
thing had actually been built?:

http://www.flightglobal.com/blogs/the-dewline/2012/12/the-lockheed-l-225-nuclear-pow.html

dott.Piergiorgio

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Dec 14, 2012, 10:09:47 PM12/14/12

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Il 14/12/2012 18:34, dump...@hotmail.com ha scritto:
> Italian FOC GP First Gunfire In The “Poets’ Gulf”:
>
> http://www.defense-aerospace.com/articles-view/release/3/141037/italian-frigate-begins-weapon-tests.html

Rather unusual place to do firing test... and don't ask me where the
shell landed ;)

Best regards from Italy,
dott. Piergiorgio.

dott.Piergiorgio

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Dec 14, 2012, 10:17:12 PM12/14/12

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Il 14/12/2012 18:34, dump...@hotmail.com ha scritto:

> AN/TPY-2: America’s Portable Missile Defense Radar:
>
> http://www.defenseindustrydaily.com/antpy-2-ground-radar-07533/

still much less portable than an ABM aegis cruiser/"destroyer".... whose
came already ready-to-engage, complete with interception missiles and no
need to set-up in a designated and guarded fixed place, being always on
the move and uniquely well-equipped for self-defence....