Af/Pak & Other News (11/15/2011)

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Donkey bomb kills two in Afghanistan:

http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5i8bkk355plC5PRgPn0KV58i3PuRg?docId=CNG.cd9d45964f61fdd979a4ef5936df8e50.4a1



Poll: Afghanistan turns from Taliban:

http://www.politico.com/news/stories/1111/68399.html



Spec-Ops Command: SEAL raid book 'a lie':

http://news.yahoo.com/spec-ops-command-seal-raid-book-lie-090244352.html




Taliban claims to leak Afghan jirga security plan

http://www.spacewar.com/reports/Taliban_claims_to_leak_Afghan_jirga_security_plan_999.html




Suspected US missiles kill 7 militants in Pakistan:

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/45298823/ns/world_news-south_and_central_asia/



Afghan jirga to debate US ties despite doubts:

http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5ggA56drLOlvjq__xfv8YHxazrK_g?docId=CNG.cd9d45964f61fdd979a4ef5936df8e50.301



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Other news:



Why Is China Building These Gigantic Structures In the Middle of the
Desert?:

http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2011/11/china-gigantic/



UK ponders missile defence for London 2012 Olympics:

http://www.defenceweb.co.za/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=21132:uk-ponders-missile-defence-for-london-2012-olympics&catid=49:National%20Security&Itemid=115



Syrian Soldiers Killed in Clash With Defectors:

http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2011/11/15/world/middleeast/AP-ML-Syria.html?partner=rss&emc=rss



Empty Threat of Drones Saved the CIA in Somalia:

http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2011/11/us-somalia-cia/



Turkey starts next generation fighter:

http://www.flightglobal.com/blogs/the-dewline/2011/11/dxb11-turkey-starts-next-gener.html




South Korea military halts leaflets to North: report:

http://www.defencetalk.com/south-korea-military-halts-leaflets-to-north-report-38286/



Video: Darpa’s Robo-Ostrich Will Outrun Usain Bolt:

http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2011/11/darpa-ostrich-robot/



Middle Eastern Erieyes:

http://www.aviationweek.com/aw/blogs/defense/index.jsp?plckController=Blog&plckBlogPage=BlogViewPost&newspaperUserId=27ec4a53-dcc8-42d0-bd3a-01329aef79a7&plckPostId=Blog%3a27ec4a53-dcc8-42d0-bd3a-01329aef79a7Post%3ac7d6db11-beb9-42a9-aebd-9ebc9bec5993&plckScript=blogScript&plckElementId=blogDest



Predator Maker Redesigns UAV To Boost Exports:

http://defense.aol.com/2011/11/15/predator-maker-redesigns-uav-to-boost-exports/



Darpa’s New ‘Fast Track’ Okays Hacker Projects in Just Seven Days:

http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2011/11/darpa-fast-track/



Video: Russia’s T-90M Main Battle Tank:

http://defensetech.org/2011/11/14/video-russias-t-90m-main-battle-tank/



Italian Air Force accepts first T-346 trainers:

http://www.defenceweb.co.za/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=21137:italian-air-force-accepts-first-t-346-trainers&catid=35:Aerospace&Itemid=107



US shifts drones from Iraq to Turkey: Pentagon:

http://www.spacedaily.com/reports/US_shifts_drones_from_Iraq_to_Turkey_Pentagon_999.html



Last mothballed Skyhawks sold off:

http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/politics/5970805/Last-mothballed-Skyhawks-sold-off



Army Wants an Honest-to-God B.S. Detector:

http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2011/11/army-lie-detectors/



U.S. Army to Test “Global Strike” Technology This Week:

http://www.globalsecuritynewswire.org/gsn/nw_20111114_8724.php



India tests long-range nuclear-capable missile:

http://www.defencetalk.com/india-tests-long-range-nuclear-capable-missile-2-38288/



From Russia with Jam:

http://www.aviationweek.com/aw/blogs/defense/index.jsp?plckController=Blog&plckBlogPage=BlogViewPost&newspaperUserId=27ec4a53-dcc8-42d0-bd3a-01329aef79a7&plckPostId=Blog%3a27ec4a53-dcc8-42d0-bd3a-01329aef79a7Post%3ae9c89b5e-19ee-4aa5-91fd-7d045eb0f6b5&plckScript=blogScript&plckElementId=blogDest



Russian Expert Advised Iran's Nuke Program: Report:

http://www.defensenews.com/story.php?i=8246344&c=MID&s=TOP



Israeli secret service the Mossad linked to Iran military blast:

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/nov/14/israel-mossad-iran-blast?CMP=NECNETTXT8187



Boeing developing new CH-47 rotors:

http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/dubai-boeing-developing-new-ch-47-rotors-364809/



Unbeatable Browning:

http://www.strategypage.com/htmw/htweap/articles/20111115.aspx



US Military Gearing up on Guam:

http://www.defenseindustrydaily.com/us-military-gearing-up-on-guam-03011/



Report: China Tracking US Navy Ships from Australia:

http://www.informationdissemination.net/2011/11/report-china-tracking-us-navy-ships.html



Carrier Bush suffers widespread toilet outages:

http://www.navytimes.com/news/2011/11/navy-carrier-bush-suffers-widespread-toilet-outages-111411w/




Boeing 30,000-Pound Bunker Buster Bomb Now Ready for Combat:

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/g/a/2011/11/14/bloomberg_articlesLUO5DT0D9L35.DTL