Af/Pak & Other News (12/1/2012)

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For the First Time, Obama Official Sketches Out End to War on Terror:

http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2012/11/jeh-johnson-terrorism/



Yemeni al Qaeda operative killed in South Waziristan drone attack:
reports:

http://dawn.com/2012/12/01/yemeni-al-qaeda-operative-killed-in-south-waziristan-drone-attack-reports/



Army Commanders Warn On Afghan Withdrawal: Forces At 'Bare Minimum':

http://defense.aol.com/2012/11/30/army-commanders-warn-on-afghan-withdrawal-forces-at-bare-minim/



No Spy Software Scandal Here, Army Claims:

http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2012/11/no-spy-software-scandal-here-army-claims/




Iran unveils unusually coloured blue submarine:

http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2012\12\02\story_2-12-2012_pg9_5



Protests flare in Bahrain for Kim Kardashian visit:

http://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/2012/12/01/protests-flare-in-bahrain-for-kim-kardashian-visit/




Yemen says it has arrested an Al-Qaida leader:

http://www.boston.com/news/world/middle-east/2012/12/01/yemen-says-has-arrested-qaida-leader/qGFfFELAKMOojmxWEhhxKM/story.html




Flow of Arms to Syria Through Iraq Persists, to U.S. Dismay:

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/12/02/world/middleeast/us-is-stumbling-in-effort-to-cut-syria-arms-flow.html?ref=world&_r=0




Syria: Internet, phone service back in Damascus:

http://news.yahoo.com/syria-internet-phone-back-damascus-161237682.html




Austrian soldiers wounded in Syria taken to Israel:

http://www.jpost.com/MiddleEast/Article.aspx?id=294098



Damascus Is Tense Before Strongest Push Yet by Rebels:

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/12/02/world/middleeast/in-damascus-tense-anticipation-of-strongest-push-yet-by-rebels.html?ref=world




Terrorists Have Become More Sophisticated:

http://www.israeldefense.com/?CategoryID=411&ArticleID=1787



44 Skyhawks For Sale:

http://www.israeldefense.com/?CategoryID=472&ArticleID=1788



Underwater Protection:

http://www.israeldefense.com/?CategoryID=483&ArticleID=1795




Egypt protests intensify after passage of draft constitution:

http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-egypt-constitution-protests-20121201,0,6795093.story



Aerotechnica upgrades 'Guideline' for an unidentified customer:

http://www.janes.com/products/janes/defence-security-report.aspx?ID=1065973893&channel=defence



Europe enters stealth club with Neuron first flight:

http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/europe-enters-stealth-club-with-neuron-first-flight-379672/



The Dark Side of the Internet:

http://www.israeldefense.com/?CategoryID=483&ArticleID=1756



Stealth isn’t becoming obsolete anytime soon:

http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/stealth-isnt-becoming-obsolete-anytime-soon-379671/



Solar energy eyed for battlefield power:

http://www.spacedaily.com/reports/Solar_energy_eyed_for_battlefield_power_999.html



How many Raptors does the USAF have left?:

http://www.flightglobal.com/blogs/the-dewline/2012/11/how-many-raptors-does-the-usaf.html



Fire Scout Problems Delay Full Fielding:

http://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/ain-defense-perspective/2012-11-30/fire-scout-problems-delay-full-fielding-1



Redeeming Freedom: U.S. Navy Seeks to Renew Faith in LCS Fleet:

http://www.aviationweek.com/Article.aspx?id=/article-xml/awx_11_30_2012_p0-523243.xml



US Navy completes first shore-based catapult launch of X-47B:

http://www.flightglobal.com/blogs/the-dewline/2012/11/us-navy-completes-first-shore-.html



Navy Preps Killer Drone for First Carrier Launch:

http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2012/11/navy-killer-drone/



Two men of Pakistani descent charged in US with terror support,
conspiracy:

http://dawn.com/2012/12/01/two-men-of-pakistani-descent-charged-in-us-with-terror-support-conspiracy/




USS Enterprise carrier taken out of active service:

http://www.sfgate.com/news/us/article/USS-Enterprise-carrier-taken-out-of-active-service-4083619.php



Enterprise, We'll Miss You: Awesome Graphic Recounts Carrier's
History:

http://defense.aol.com/2012/11/30/enterprise-well-miss-you-awesome-graphic-recounts-carriers-h/

[Andrew Swallow]

On 02/12/2012 00:43, dump...@hotmail.com wrote:
> Two men of Pakistani descent charged in US with terror support,
> conspiracy:
>
> http://dawn.com/2012/12/01/two-men-of-pakistani-descent-charged-in-us-with-terror-support-conspiracy/

[quote] The goal was to ”use a weapon of mass destruction (explosives)
against persons and property within the United States,” prosecutors said
in a news release. [/quote]

1. Good show by the FBI.

2. I hope that the prosecutors know that an ordinary bomb is not a
weapon of mass destruction, even if reporters call it one. Weapons of
mass destruction are nuclear weapons, poison gas and biological weapons
that will kill at least 600 people.

Andrew Swallow