Af/Pak & Other News (9/18/2012)

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ISAF captures Taliban leader involved in Camp Bastion attack:

http://www.longwarjournal.org/threat-matrix/archives/2012/09/isaf_captures_taliban_leader_i.php



US-Afghan military operations suspended after attacks:

http://worldnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2012/09/17/13923373-us-afghan-military-operations-suspended-after-attacks?lite



Afghan militants say bomb revenge for film; 12 dead:

http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/09/18/us-afghanistan-blast-idUSBRE88H05S20120918



Pakistan: 2 bomb blasts kill 6 people in Karachi:

http://www.chron.com/news/article/Pakistan-2-bomb-blasts-kill-6-people-in-Karachi-3874287.php



Britain plays down Afghan joint patrols move:

http://www.sundaytimes.lk/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=24313:-britain-plays-down-afghan-joint-patrols-move&catid=81:news&Itemid=625



Prince Harry moved to safety: defence minister:

http://www.timeslive.co.za/world/2012/09/18/prince-harry-moved-to-safety-in-afghan-attack-defence-minister



U.N. panel spotlights disappearances in Pakistani province:

http://news.yahoo.com/u-n-panel-spotlights-disappearances-pakistani-province-133026173.html



Op-Ed: Camp Bastion Attack Is Reality Check for F-35B:

http://www.defense-aerospace.com/cgi-bin/client/modele.pl?shop=dae&modele=feature&prod=138478&cat=5




Training Changes Seriously Complicate U.S.’ Afghan Exit Strategy:

http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2012/09/afghanistan-exit-strategy/




INS Vikramaditya broke down during trial run:

http://alert5.com/2012/09/18/ins-vikramaditya-broke-down-during-trial-run/




Iran launches sub as US, allies hold massive naval drills in Persian
Gulf:

http://worldnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2012/09/18/13938543-iran-launches-sub-as-us-allies-hold-massive-naval-drills-in-persian-gulf?lite



Navy Mine War Game 'Not About Iran,' Officially; Biggest Mine Exercise
'Ever':

http://defense.aol.com/2012/09/17/navy-mine-wargames-not-about-iran-officially-biggest-mine-ex/?icid=trending2




Kurdish militants kill 10 Turkish troops in convoy raid:

http://news.yahoo.com/kurdish-militants-kill-10-turkish-troops-convoy-raid-170136610.html?_esi=1




Iraq’s First Hackerspace Will Run on ‘Irrational Optimism’:

http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2012/09/iraq-hackerspace/



Iraq reopens border to Syria refugees, excludes young men:

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/sns-rt-us-iraq-syria-refugeesbre88h0nv-20120918,0,3640187.story




Syrian rebels battle Assad forces near Turkish border:

http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/09/18/us-syria-crisis-idUSBRE88H0YX20120918




Syrian army tested chemical weapons system:

http://www.spacewar.com/reports/Syrian_army_tested_chemical_weapons_system_German_press_999.html




Egypt to try 7 Copts, US pastor over Prophet film:

http://www.ajc.com/ap/ap/crime/egypt-to-try-7-copts-us-pastor-over-prophet-film/nSDj6/




Feds Hired British Security Firm to Protect Benghazi Consulate:

http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2012/09/contractors-benghazi/




Video shows Libyans trying to rescue U.S. ambassador:

http://www.cdispatch.com/news/article.asp?aid=19027



Nigeria Islamists kill top Borno state lawyer:

http://www.defenceweb.co.za/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=27726:nigeria-islamists-kill-top-borno-state-lawyer&catid=49:National%20Security&Itemid=115




PICTURE: Irkut to deliver Russia's first Su-30SM early:

http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/picture-irkut-to-deliver-russias-first-su-30sm-early-376580/



Swiss nuclear smugglers who helped CIA foil Libya set to avoid more
prison in plea bargain:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/europe/swiss-nuclear-smugglers-who-helped-cia-foil-libya-program-set-to-escape-jail-in-plea-bargain/2012/09/18/79969b76-0185-11e2-bbf0-e33b4ee2f0e8_story.html



BAE Systems debuts new tactical turrets:

http://www.defenceweb.co.za/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=27727:bae-systems-debuts-new-tactical-turrets&catid=50:Land&Itemid=105




132 inmates tunnel out of Mexico prison near US border:

http://worldnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2012/09/18/13932142-132-inmates-tunnel-out-of-mexico-prison-near-us-border?lite



Modifications from J-11 to J-16:

http://alert5.com/2012/09/18/modifications-from-j-11-to-j-16/



Anti-Japan protests reignite across China on occupation anniversary:

http://in.reuters.com/article/2012/09/18/china-japan-idINL4E8KI0RZ20120918



Court: Ex-police chief at center of China scandal admits he tried to
defect to US:

http://worldnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2012/09/18/13936147-court-ex-police-chief-at-center-of-china-scandal-admits-he-tried-to-defect-to-us?lite



The appearance of a second Chinese 5th gen project:

http://www.informationdissemination.net/2012/09/the-appearance-of-second-chinese-5th.html



Photo: PLANAF J-10AH test fires PL-12:

http://alert5.com/2012/09/18/photo-planaf-j-10ah-test-fires-pl-12/



US to station second X-band missile radar in Japan:

http://www.spacedaily.com/reports/US_to_station_second_X-band_missile_radar_in_Japan_999.html



Is China’s New Stealth Fighter Headed to Sea?:

http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2012/09/chinas-stealth-fighter-carrier/



Chinese, U.S. Ships Conduct Joint Anti-Piracy Drill:

http://www.defensenews.com/article/20120918/DEFREG02/309180001/Chinese-U-S-Ships-Conduct-Joint-Anti-Piracy-Drill?odyssey=tab|topnews|text|FRONTPAGE



Global Hawk Block 30 to fly at least till September 2013:

http://alert5.com/2012/09/18/global-hawk-block-30-to-fly-at-least-till-september-2013/



Government Payloads on Commercial Host Spacecraft:

https://www.fbo.gov/index?s=opportunity&mode=form&id=c6c554a8fe626d5563f8f8c75b36947f&tab=core&_cview=0



USAF Focuses On Next-Gen Hard-Target Killer:

http://www.aviationweek.com/Article.aspx?id=/article-xml/AW_09_17_2012_p56-492712.xml



New U.S. Amphib Anchorage Delivered:

http://www.defensenews.com/article/20120917/DEFREG02/309170014/New-U-S-Amphib-Anchorage-Delivered?odyssey=tab|topnews|text|FRONTPAGE



F-35 Program's Relationship With Lockheed 'Worst I've Ever Seen,' Says
Gen. Bogdan:

http://defense.aol.com/2012/09/17/f-35-programs-relationship-with-lockheed-worst-ive-ever-seen/