Af/Pak & Other News (4/8/2013)

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Roadside bomb kills nine civilians in Afghanistan:

http://ca.reuters.com/article/topNews/idCABRE9370CN20130408



French photographer kidnapped in Afghanistan freed:

http://news.yahoo.com/french-photographer-kidnapped-afghanistan-freed-141822698.html;_ylt=AoAwX8QRlO1Q_c0pFYmuqjRvaA8F;_ylu=X3oDMTNjZjhvOTdiBG1pdAMEcGtnA2RjZWNlY2ExLTllZTAtM2QyZC04YmNiLTU2MzkxNzc0OTlkYQRwb3MDMgRzZWMDbG5fQXNpYV9nYWwEdmVyAzE1OGRmZmQwLWEwNTgtMTFlMi1iZGQ5LWQ0ZDc0MTRkMDliYw--;_ylg=X3oDMTB1ZTdtNTNzBGxhbmcDZW4tVVMEdGVzdANONFVfaG9tZXJ1bmFwaQ--;_ylv=3




Agni-2 Launched: Accurately Hits Target Area:

http://www.defense-aerospace.com/articles-view/release/3/144028/indian-agni-2-missile-hits-target-area.html




Negotiators Find in Kazakhstan the Perfect Place to Disagree:

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/04/08/world/asia/negotiators-find-in-kazakhstan-the-perfect-place-to-disagree.html?pagewanted=all




Super Hornet crashes in the Arabian Sea:

http://www.defensenews.com/article/20130408/DEFREG02/304080004/Super-Hornet-crashes-Arabian-Sea



U.S. allies plan big Gulf naval exercise in May:

http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/04/08/gulf-naval-idUSL5N0CV29420130408





Bomb kills dozen in Damascus: State-run Syrian TV:

http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-202_162-57578367/bomb-kills-dozen-in-damascus-state-run-syrian-tv/



UN: Chemical investigators ready to go to Syria:

http://news.yahoo.com/un-chemical-investigators-ready-syria-104632401.html




Anonymous Hits Israel with a Massive Cyber Attack, Israel Attacks
Back:

http://news.yahoo.com/anonymous-hits-israel-massive-cyber-attack-israel-attacks-005659174.html




Egypt: There Goes The Neighborhood:

http://www.strategypage.com/qnd/israel/articles/20130408.aspx




Britain says believes "terrorists" planning attacks in Mogadishu:

http://www.defenceweb.co.za/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=30061:britain-says-believes-qterroristsq-planning-attacks-in-mogadishu&catid=49:National%20Security&Itemid=115



Mutually Beneficial Conversation:

http://www.strategypage.com/htmw/htintel/articles/20130408.aspx



France wants to keep 1,000 soldiers in Mali permanently:

http://www.defenceweb.co.za/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=30062:france-wants-to-keep-1000-soldiers-in-mali-permanently&catid=56:diplomacy-a-peace&Itemid=111




China Builds The Biggest Port In Africa:

http://www.strategypage.com/htmw/htlog/20130408.aspx




Margaret Thatcher, Britain's 'Iron Lady,' dies:

http://news.msn.com/world/margaret-thatcher-britains-iron-lady-dies





Countering China: Hypersonic Missiles, Sensors, Stealth, & Speed:

http://defense.aol.com/2013/04/08/countering-china-hypersonic-cruise-missiles-sensors-stealth-and/




US plans tit-for-tat response to N. Korea actions: report:

http://www.spacedaily.com/reports/US_plans_tit-for-tat_response_to_N_Korea_actions_report_999.html



Japan’s AEGIS Destroyers Ordered to Shoot Down North Korean Missiles
Overflying Japan:

http://defense-update.com/20130408_japans-aegis-destroyers-ordered-to-shoot-down-north-korean-missiles-overflying-japan.html




China Buys Some New Ideas:

http://www.strategypage.com/htmw/htsub/articles/20130408.aspx





Sea Waves and Sunlight Power This Upgraded Naval Robot:

http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2013/04/wave-glider/



Semper Sigh…:

http://nation.time.com/2013/04/08/semper-sigh/



Pentagon’s Humanoid Disaster-Rescue Robot Is Dressed To Impress:

http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2013/04/petman-dressed/




Boeing unveils updated F/A-XX sixth-gen fighter concept:

http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/boeing-unveils-updated-fa-xx-sixth-gen-fighter-concept-384291/

http://www.flightglobal.com/blogs/the-dewline/2013/04/boeing-reveals-updated-fa-xx-c.html

[dott.Piergiorgio]

Il 08/04/2013 18:49, dump...@hotmail.com ha scritto:
> Agni-2 Launched: Accurately Hits Target Area:
>
> http://www.defense-aerospace.com/articles-view/release/3/144028/indian-agni-2-missile-hits-target-area.html

still below the range of human torpedoes....

Best regards from Italy,
dott. Piergiorgio.