Af/Pak & Other News (8/3/2012)

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50 US troops must be 'blown to smithereens' for America to take
Haqqani Network, Pakistan seriously:

http://www.longwarjournal.org/threat-matrix/archives/2012/08/50_us_troops_must_be_blown_to.php



MOD calls for ideas on IED detection:

http://www.mod.uk/DefenceInternet/DefenceNews/EquipmentAndLogistics/ModCallsForIdeasOnIedDetection.htm



New chemical sensor makes finding landmines and buried IEDs easier:

http://www.spacewar.com/reports/New_chemical_sensor_makes_finding_landmines_and_buried_IEDs_easier_999.html




Counter-IEDs: Multiple DOD Organizations are Developing Numerous
Initiatives:

http://www.defencetalk.com/counter-ieds-multiple-dod-organizations-are-developing-numerous-initiatives-44058/



Drone attacks in Pakistan mapped:

http://www.guardian.co.uk/news/datablog/interactive/2012/aug/02/drone-attacks-pakistan-map



India Unveils Coastal Surveillance System:

http://www.defensenews.com/article/20120803/DEFREG03/308030002/India-Unveils-Coastal-Surveillance-System?odyssey=tab|topnews|text|FRONTPAGE




Indian police charge reporter in Israel diplomat attack:

http://india.nydailynews.com/newsarticle/501ab013c3d4ca153600000b/indian-police-charge-reporter-in-israel-diplomat-attack



Syria amasses troops in Aleppo:

http://www.haaretz.com/news/middle-east/syria-amasses-troops-in-aleppo-1.455840



Mortars reportedly kill 21 at refugee camp in Syrian capital:

http://worldnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2012/08/03/13101677-mortars-reportedly-kill-21-at-refugee-camp-in-syrian-capital?lite



Syria: Fears of chemical arms nightmare:

http://www.spacewar.com/reports/Syria_Fears_of_chemical_arms_nightmare_999.html



Syrian general among 1,000 refugees fleeing to Turkey:

http://www.chicagotribune.com/sns-rt-syria-crisisturkey-generall6e8j35qi-20120803,0,6046608.story



Reports: Russia to Send Warships to Syria:

http://www.defensenews.com/article/20120803/DEFREG04/308030001/Reports-Russia-Send-Warships-Syria?odyssey=tab|topnews|text|FRONTPAGE



Turkey, Iraqi Kurds to act against Kurdish rebels:

http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/08/01/2924466/turkish-minister-to-meet-iraqi.html



UN agencies warn three million Syrians need aid:

http://www.spacewar.com/reports/UN_agencies_warn_three_million_Syrians_need_aid_999.html




Egypt requests release of al Qaeda explosives expert:

http://www.longwarjournal.org/archives/2012/08/egypt_requests_relea.php



CNN interviews Mohamed al Zawahiri:

http://www.longwarjournal.org/threat-matrix/archives/2012/08/cnn_interviews_mohamed_al_zawa.php



Boko Haram largely responsible for rise in African terror attacks -
report:

http://www.defenceweb.co.za/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=27101:boko-haram-largely-responsible-for-rise-in-african-terror-attacks-report&catid=3:Civil%20Security&Itemid=113



Russia to have up to 400 upgraded Mi-8s by 2020:

http://alert5.com/2012/08/03/russia-to-have-up-to-400-upgraded-mi-8s-by-2020/



Ministry of Defence Plans New Wave of Unmanned Marine Drones
(excerpt):

http://www.defense-aerospace.com/articles-view/release/3/137454/uk-plans-new-unmanned-marine-drones.html



NATO SOF picks U.S. communications system:

http://www.spacedaily.com/reports/NATO_SOF_picks_US_communications_system_999.html



Russia may deploy unmanned bomber after 2040:

http://alert5.com/2012/08/03/russia-may-deploy-unmanned-bomber-after-2040/



Verdict on Tornado Near Miss In Scotland:

http://www.defense-aerospace.com/articles-view/release/3/137443/tornado-radar-caused-near-miss-in-scotland.html




DIY justice: Mexico town expels cops, reclaims forest from illegal
loggers:

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/48478168/ns/world_news-the_new_york_times/



Australian Tigers flying again after source of cockpit fumes
discovered:

http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/australian-tigers-flying-again-after-source-of-cockpit-fumes-discovered-375073/



ANALYSIS: Okinawa the front line of Japan's defense:

http://ajw.asahi.com/article/behind_news/politics/AJ201208010055



North Korea's Key to Olympic Medals: Refrigerators For Winners, Labor
Camps for Losers:

http://abcnews.go.com/International/north-koreas-key-olympic-medals-rewards-winners-punishment/story?id=16907983



SEWIP Electronic Attack Capability Demoed at RIMPAC Exercise:

http://www.defencetalk.com/sewip-electronic-attack-capability-demoed-at-rimpac-exercise-44060/



Army Eyes Robot Rescue Copters for Wounded Troops:

http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2012/08/robot-medevac/



Lockheed Martin's Gyrolink Selected for US Army's Remote - Vehicle
Optics Sensor System Program:

http://www.spacewar.com/reports/Lockheed_Martins_Gyrolink_Selected_for_US_Armys_Remote_Vehicle_Optics_Sensor_System_Program_999.html



STRATEGY: Has the ‘Great Game’ Moved to the Sea?:

http://4gwar.wordpress.com/2012/08/02/strategy-has-the-great-game-moved-to-the-sea/



Senate Panel Funds Ships, Drones Military Doesn’t Want:

http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2012/08/senate-drones-ships/



Photos: America’s MiG Air Force:

http://www.warisboring.com/2012/08/02/photos-americas-mig-air-force/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+WarIsBoring+%28War+Is+Boring%29&utm_content=Google+Reader



"We didn’t know what 90 percent of the switches did":

http://www.aviationweek.com/Blogs.aspx?plckBlogId=Blog:27ec4a53-dcc8-42d0-bd3a-01329aef79a7&plckPostId=Blog:27ec4a53-dcc8-42d0-bd3a-01329aef79a7Post:1253fb8a-3b45-4f68-b273-fff9b8f2f73d



Coming Next Year: Darpa’s Super Sniper Scope:

http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2012/08/sniper/



B-52 to get Sniper pod in May 2013:

http://alert5.com/2012/08/03/b-52-to-get-sniper-pod-in-may-2013/



Amazing Boeing CH-47 Chinook video from RIAT 2012:

http://www.flightglobal.com/blogs/the-dewline/2012/08/amazing-boeing-ch-47-chinook-v.html



Whistleblower, Suspected of Leaking Warrantless Spying Program, Sues
NSA:

http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2012/08/diane-roark-story/

[Bill]

On Fri, 3 Aug 2012 10:46:27 -0700 (PDT), dump...@hotmail.com wrote:


>
>Indian police charge reporter in Israel diplomat attack:
>
>http://india.nydailynews.com/newsarticle/501ab013c3d4ca153600000b/indian-police-charge-reporter-in-israel-diplomat-attack

This one is the elephant in the corner of the room everyone isn't
talking about.

That the Indians have actually caught some one when it certainly isn't
in their interests to have done so (and unlike the other countries
where Israelis have been blown up) shows just how independent the
Indian police actually are.

[dump...@hotmail.com]

On Friday, August 3, 2012 10:46:27 AM UTC-7, (unknown) wrote:

"We didn’t know what 90 percent of the switches did":

http://www.aviationweek.com/Blogs.aspx?plckBlogId=Blog:27ec4a53-dcc8-42d0-bd3a-01329aef79a7&plckPostId=Blog:27ec4a53-dcc8-42d0-bd3a-01329aef79a7Post:1253fb8a-3b45-4f68-b273-fff9b8f2f73d

""In 1987 we had the AIM-9P, which was designed to reject flares, and when we used US flares against it would ignore them and go straight for the target. We had the Soviet flares – they were dirty, and none of them looked the same – and the AIM-9P said 'I love that flare'."

I wonder if the AIM-9P export customers were warned about this.