Af/Pak & Other News (9/21/2012)

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Pakistan 'Day of Love' protests over anti-Islam film descend into
deadly violence:

http://worldnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2012/09/21/14005738-pakistan-day-of-love-protests-over-anti-islam-film-descend-into-deadly-violence?lite



Last of 33,000 Surge Troops Leave Afghanistan:

http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/politics/2012/09/us-officials-last-of-33000-surge-troops-leave-afghanistan/



Afghanistan bans Pakistani newspapers:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/afghanistan-bans-pakistani-newspapers/2012/09/21/285d1f3e-03fe-11e2-9132-f2750cd65f97_story.html




Pakistan readies production of UAVs:

http://www.spacedaily.com/reports/Pakistan_readies_production_of_UAVs_999.html



USN Fire Scout detachment in Afghanistan returns home:

http://alert5.com/2012/09/21/usn-fire-scout-detachment-in-afghanistan-returns-home/




German army gets first Tigers upgraded for Afghan duty:

http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/german-army-gets-first-tigers-upgraded-for-afghan-duty-376742/




Russians Continue To Guard The Afghan Border:

http://www.strategypage.com/htmw/htlead/articles/20120921.aspx




India to base airborne early warning system on western border:

http://www.business-standard.com/generalnews/news/india-to-base-airborne-early-warning-systemwestern-border/58772/



Snake goes hiding inside MiG-21:

http://alert5.com/2012/09/21/snake-goes-hiding-inside-mig-21/



Iran preparing internal version of Internet:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/iran-preparing-internal-version-of-internet/2012/09/19/79458194-01c3-11e2-b260-32f4a8db9b7e_story.html?hpid=z2



Officials see Iran, not outrage over film, behind cyber attacks on US
banks:

http://openchannel.nbcnews.com/_news/2012/09/20/13990206-officials-see-iran-not-outrage-over-film-behind-cyber-attacks-on-us-banks



Iran Shows Off New Air Defense System:

http://world.time.com/2012/09/21/west-accuses-iran-of-shipping-arms-to-syria/




Iraq blocks Syria-bound North Korean plane, suspects weapons cargo:

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/sns-rt-us-syrai-crisis-iraqbre88k0el-20120921,0,6440956.story




Turkey: 5 people accused of spying for Syria:

http://www.dailystar.com.lb/News/Middle-East/2012/Sep-21/188793-turkey-5-people-accused-of-spying-for-syria.ashx#axzz277TvUPzV




Turkish Military Officers Jailed for Erdogan Coup Plot:

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-09-21/turkish-military-officers-jailed-for-erdogan-coup-plot-2-.html



Syria activist: Hundreds feared dead as Assad escalates airstrikes:

http://worldnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2012/09/20/13987584-syria-activist-hundreds-feared-dead-as-assad-escalates-airstrikes



Latest developments in protest of anti-Islam film:

http://www.mercurynews.com/breaking-news/ci_21599943/latest-developments-protest-anti-islam-film



Syria seizes opposition members after China trip - opposition:

http://af.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idAFBRE88K0PD20120921




U.S. Antimissile Systems To Debut In Drill With Israel:

http://www.aviationweek.com/Article.aspx?id=/article-xml/AW_09_17_2012_p38-494610.xml




Israeli troops in deadly firefight with militants on Egyptian border:

http://worldnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2012/09/21/14009705-israeli-troops-in-deadly-firefight-with-militants-on-egyptian-border?lite



Libya consulate was light on security:

http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/09/21/us-usa-libya-security-idUSBRE88J18R20120921



After Attack in Libya, an Ambush Struck Rescuers:

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/09/21/world/africa/after-attack-in-libya-ambush-struck-rescuers.html?pagewanted=all



Libyans hold giant march against militias:

http://www.bellinghamherald.com/2012/09/21/2699786/libyans-march-against-militias.html




Canada’s Top Guns rang up $11 million in hotel bills during Libya
mission:

http://www.thespec.com/news/local/article/803854--canada-s-top-guns-rang-up-11-million-in-hotel-bills-during-libya-mission




The Terrorists’ Veto:

http://www.city-journal.org/2012/eon0920mt.html




Ex-Blackwater Firm Will Teach Military Spies Self-Defense:

http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2012/09/blackwater-self-defense-academi/




Suicide bombers kill 15 in Somali capital:

http://www.defenceweb.co.za/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=27777:suicide-bombers-kill-15-in-somali-capital&catid=49:National%20Security&Itemid=115




Nigeria forces say kill two Islamist commanders:

http://af.reuters.com/article/topNews/idAFJOE88K03120120921



PICTURES: Irkut launches Su-30SM test campaign:

http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/pictures-irkut-launches-su-30sm-test-campaign-376814/




Russian Warship Tests Missile Defense Capability:

http://www.defencetalk.com/russian-warship-tests-missile-defense-capability-44678/



Russia delays delivery of faulty warship to India:

http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics/nation/russia-delays-delivery-of-faulty-warship-to-india/articleshow/16492491.cms



PICTURE: First Belgian NH90 makes maiden sortie:

http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/picture-first-belgian-nh90-makes-maiden-sortie-376790/



Germany urges public to stop using Internet Explorer:

http://www.defenceweb.co.za/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=27770:germany-urges-public-to-stop-using-internet-explorer&catid=90:science-a-technology&Itemid=204



US selling Indonesia eight Apache helicopters:

http://www.spacedaily.com/reports/US_selling_Indonesia_eight_Apache_helicopters_999.html



S. Korea fires warning shots at North fishing boats:

http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5gposcsGPtFV8cQHGwJ78zyGFVERw?docId=CNG.7c65b2be493a8f4e43ed0190afbeb09c.21



U.S. Seeks To Revive Defense Ties with New Zealand:

http://www.defensenews.com/article/20120920/DEFREG02/309200009/U-S-Seeks-Revive-Defense-Ties-New-Zealand?odyssey=tab|topnews|text|FRONTPAGE



Chinese AF making stealth gains on US:

http://defensetech.org/2012/09/20/chinese-af-making-stealth-gains-on-us/



Soldier Who Taught ‘Total War’ Against Islam Threatens to Sue Top
Military Officer:

http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2012/09/lawsuit-total-war-islam/



US Army announces greatest inventions of 2011:

http://www.defencetalk.com/us-army-announces-greatest-inventions-of-2011-44675/




2012-2017: US Army Orders up to 100,000 M9 Pistols:

http://www.defenseindustrydaily.com/2012-2017-US-Army-Orders-up-to-100000-M9-Pistols-07540/




DARPA demos cyborg binoculars to spot the enemy:

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2012/09/20/darpa_cyborg_binoculars/




F-35 Bay Presents Challenges To Weapons:

http://www.aviationweek.com/Article.aspx?id=/article-xml/AW_09_17_2012_p58-492718.xml

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Update:

"the intelligence community is currently
analyzing an intercept between a Libyan
politician whose sympathies are with al
Qaeda and the Libyan militia known as the
February 17 Brigade—which had been charged
with providing local security to the
consulate. In the intercept, the Libyan
politician apparently asks an officer in
the brigade to have his men stand down for
a pending attack—another piece of evidence
implying the violence was planned in
advance."

See:

http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2012/09/21/obama-s-shaky-libya-narrative.html