Af/Pak & Other News (12/3/2012)

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US-Afghan Base Attacked in Eastern Afghanistan:

http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/us-afghan-base-attacked-eastern-afghanistan-17860213



Attackers at U.S.-Afghan Base Wore Coalition Uniforms:

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/12/03/world/asia/taliban-bombers-attack-air-base-in-afghanistan.html



Iran pushes out Afghans as regional power play heats up:

http://news.msn.com/world/iran-pushes-out-afghans-as-regional-power-play-heats-up




India: 'Enemy' ballistic missile to be downed in space next month:

http://business-standard.com/india/news/enemy-ballistic-missile-to-be-downed-in-space-next-month/198047/on




In Saudi Arabia, unemployment and booming population drive growing
poverty:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/in-saudi-arabia-unemployment-and-booming-population-drive-growing-poverty/2012/12/02/458e648c-3987-11e2-a263-f0ebffed2f15_story.html



Saudi Arabia Keen to Buy German Armored Vehicles:

http://www.defense-aerospace.com/articles-view/release/3/140664/saudi-arabia-asks-to-buy-german-armored-vehicles.html




To Retrieve Attack Helicopters from Russia, Syria Asks Iraq for Help,
Documents Show:

http://www.propublica.org/article/docs-to-retrieve-attack-helicopters-from-russia-syria-asks-iraq-for-help




Syrian Jets Bomb Damascus Suburbs to Keep Rebels From Advancing:

http://www.businessweek.com/news/2012-12-02/syrian-jets-bomb-damascus-neighborhoods-to-halt-rebel-advances



Syrian rebels, seeking international funds, said to pirate each
other’s battle videos:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/middle_east/syrian-rebels-seeking-international-funds-said-to-pirate-each-others-battle-videos/2012/12/03/0d1c4c1c-3d66-11e2-ae43-cf491b837f7b_story.html



Syria Moves Its Chemical Weapons, and U.S. and Allies Cautiously Take
Note:

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/12/03/world/middleeast/syria-moves-its-chemical-weapons-and-gets-another-warning.html?_r=0



Syria denies plans to use chemical weapons:

http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/12/03/us-syria-crisis-idUSBRE8AJ1FK20121203



The Civil War After The Civil War:

http://www.strategypage.com/qnd/syria/articles/20121203.aspx



Rebel gains in Syria embolden Lebanese Sunnis:

http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Middle-East/2012/1203/Rebel-gains-in-Syria-embolden-Lebanese-Sunnis




Israel: Securing the waters and distant classified missions:

http://www.jpost.com/Defense/Article.aspx?id=294313



Israel Asked Jordan For Approval to Bomb Syrian WMD Sites:

http://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2012/12/israel-asked-jordan-for-approval-to-bomb-syrian-wmd-sites/265818/



Pushback: Israel withholds Palestinian revenue, approves new
settlements:

http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Middle-East/2012/1202/Pushback-Israel-withholds-Palestinian-revenue-approves-new-settlements




Congo army troops return to Goma as rebels nearby:

http://news.msn.com/world/congo-army-troops-return-to-goma-as-rebels-nearby





First JSM Fuselage Unveiled, Signalling Development Milestone:

http://www.defense-aerospace.com/articles-view/release/3/140660/norway-unveils-jsm-missile-airframe.html




Colombia bombs rebel camps, 6 bodies recovered:

http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/12/03/3124622/colombia-bombs-rebel-camps-6-bodies.html




Japan readies missile defence over N.Korean rocket:

http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5jbL_zwFGmoitR1lXM79x4TaDbY5A?docId=CNG.cc66d94e22988b53c786d79196923ae9.221



N.Korea Tried to Import Foreign Missile Technology:

http://english.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2012/12/03/2012120300676.html




Army opens new intelligence MOS:

http://www.defencetalk.com/army-opens-new-intelligence-mos-45772/



U.S. Spec Ops Head Wants More Control of Deployed Operators:

http://www.defensenews.com/article/20121203/DEFREG02/312030002/U-S-Spec-Ops-Head-Wants-More-Control-Deployed-Operators?odyssey=tab|topnews|text|FRONTPAGE



Pentagon buys 32 more F35s:

http://www.dodbuzz.com/2012/11/30/update-pentagon-buys-32-more-f35s/

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Update:


Exclusive: U.S. Sees Syria Prepping Chemical Weapons for Possible Attack:

"Engineers working for the Assad regime in Syria
have begun combining the two chemical precursors
needed to weaponize sarin gas, an American official
with knowledge of the situation tells Danger Room.
International observers are now more worried than
they’ve even been that the Damascus government could
use its nerve agent stockpile to slaughter its own
people.

The U.S. doesn’t know why the Syrian military made
the move, which began in the middle of last week and
is taking place in central Syria. Nor are they sure
why the Assad government is transferring some weapons
to different locations within the country, as the
New York Times reported on Monday.

All that’s certain is that the arms have now been
prepped to be used, should Assad order it.

“Physically, they’ve gotten to the point where the can
load it up on a plane and drop it,” the official adds."

See:

http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2012/12/syria-chemical-weapons-3/