Af/Pak & Other News (1/12/2013)

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U.S., Afghanistan discuss "last chapter" in war aims: Panetta:

http://www.defenceweb.co.za/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=28967:us-afghanistan-discuss-qlast-chapterq-in-war-aims-panetta&catid=115:middle-east&Itemid=251



US troops to move into support role in Afghanistan in the spring,
Obama says:

http://worldnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/01/11/16466104-us-troops-to-move-into-support-role-in-afghanistan-in-the-spring-obama-says?lite



Chief Auditor Decries Waste, Fraud in Afghanistan Reconstruction
Spending:

http://www.nationaldefensemagazine.org/blog/Lists/Posts/Post.aspx?ID=1015



Pakistan Taliban say they won't attack army in key area:

http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/01/12/us-pakistan-taliban-idUSBRE90B0DE20130112



Afghanistan: The challenge of 'good' vs 'bad' militias:

http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Asia-South-Central/2013/0111/Afghanistan-The-challenge-of-good-vs-bad-militias?nav=87-frontpage-entryNineItem



Counter-IED efforts in Afghanistan experience mixed fortunes:

http://www.janes.com/products/janes/defence-security-report.aspx?ID=1065975054&channel=defence



Taliban Commanders Say They Were Tortured by Pakistani Intelligence:

http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2013/01/12/taliban-commanders-say-they-were-tortured-by-pakistani-intelligence.html



‘A grandmother, a new bunker lead to India-Pakistan clashes’:

http://dawn.com/2013/01/11/a-grandmother-a-new-bunker-lead-to-india-pakistan-clashes/



Marines Put FETs On Ice:

http://www.strategypage.com/htmw/htintel/articles/20130112.aspx





Northrop Grumman Eyes Indian Market for Delayed LEMV:

http://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/ain-defense-perspective/2013-01-11/northrop-grumman-eyes-indian-market-delayed-lemv




Spanish police seizes valves bound for Iran's nuclear program:

http://www.haaretz.com/news/middle-east/spanish-police-seizes-valves-bound-for-iran-s-nuclear-program-1.493488




Submaine Collision in the Arabian Gulf:

http://www.informationdissemination.net/2013/01/submaine-collision-in-arabian-gulf.html




Yemen: Fear The Sky:

http://www.strategypage.com/qnd/yemen/articles/20130112.aspx




Syrian official says troops have captured most of the strategic
Damascus suburb of Daraya:

http://www.foxnews.com/world/2013/01/12/syrian-official-says-troops-have-captured-most-strategic-damascus-suburb-daraya/



Syria’s Rebel Rivalry Between Jihadists And FSA:

http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2013/01/12/syria-s-rebel-rivalry-between-jihadists-and-fsa.html



'We are watching everybody': Syria's rebels form own secret police:

http://worldnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/01/10/16447788-we-are-watching-everybody-syrias-rebels-form-own-secret-police?lite



Syria may hold uranium stash, Western and Israeli experts say:

http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/01/11/us-syria-uranium-israel-idUSBRE90A0MK20130111



Al Nusrah, jihadist allies overrun Syrian airbase:

http://www.longwarjournal.org/archives/2013/01/al_nusrah_jihadist_a.php





Officials: French agent held by al-Qaida group in Somalia killed in
rescue attempt:

http://worldnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/01/12/16477334-officials-french-agent-held-by-al-qaida-group-in-somalia-killed-in-rescue-attempt?lite




Hundreds of French Troops Drive Back Mali Rebels:

http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/hundreds-french-troops-drive-back-mali-rebels-18197304



As French forces hit rebels in Mali, Paris wants to avoid Europe's
Afghanistan (+video):

http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Africa/2013/0111/As-French-forces-hit-rebels-in-Mali-Paris-wants-to-avoid-Europe-s-Afghanistan-video?nav=87-frontpage-entryNineItem



Al-Qaida presence in Mali, Yemen, Afghanistan and Somalia:

http://www.armytimes.com/news/2013/01/ap-al-qaida-mali-yemen-afghanistan-011113



Gazelle Downed in French Air Raid, Soldier Killed:

http://www.aviationweek.com/Blogs.aspx?plckBlogId=Blog:27ec4a53-dcc8-42d0-bd3a-01329aef79a7&plckPostId=Blog:27ec4a53-dcc8-42d0-bd3a-01329aef79a7Post:fc288939-6cb4-45dc-8edb-c96a58c0dce0




Nigerian pirates free kidnapped Italian sailors - Italy ministry:

http://www.defenceweb.co.za/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=28959:nigerian-pirates-free-kidnapped-italian-sailors-italy-ministry&catid=108:maritime-security&Itemid=233




U.S. objects to planned release of Lebanese terrorist who killed U.S.,
Israeli diplomats:

http://www.haaretz.com/news/diplomacy-defense/u-s-objects-to-planned-release-of-lebanese-terrorist-who-killed-u-s-israeli-diplomats-1.493493




Russian MoD Doubles Su-30SM Order:

http://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/ain-defense-perspective/2013-01-11/russian-mod-doubles-su-30sm-order



Border Agency puts in planning application for giant pot plants to
'stop terrorists':

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/defence/9785353/Border-Agency-puts-in-planning-application-for-giant-pot-plants-to-stop-terrorists.html



Indra develops a new light maritime reconnaissance aircraft:

http://www.strategicdefenceintelligence.com/article/kh3NjwM5qk/2013/01/11/indra_develops_a_new_light_maritime_reconnaissance_aircraft/



Police alarm at 'routine' binge-drinking on nuclear submarine where
murdered shot officer:

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/defence/9791024/Police-alarm-at-routine-binge-drinking-on-nuclear-submarine-where-murdered-shot-officer.html



New Saab JAS-39 Gripen NG video:

http://www.flightglobal.com/blogs/the-dewline/2013/01/new-saab-jas-39-gripen-ng-vide.html



SAAB Integrates Surveillance Systems for Piaggio Aero MPA:

http://defense-update.com/20130106_piaggio_aero_mpa.html



Defence chiefs prepare new plans to defend Falkland Islands:

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/southamerica/falklandislands/9797902/Defence-chiefs-prepare-new-plans-to-defend-Falkland-Islands.html



War in the Falkland Islands - the forces from 1982:

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/southamerica/falklandislands/9797586/War-in-the-Falkland-Islands-the-forces-from-1982.html



Russia Commissions First Borey Class Nuclear Sub:

http://www.defense-aerospace.com/article-view/release/141574/russia-commissions-first-borey-class-ssbn.html



Russia preps for future soldier systems trials while opening dialogue
with Rheinmetall on kit:

http://www.janes.com/products/janes/defence-security-report.aspx?ID=1065974988&channel=defence&subChannel=land




Accused associate of 'Lord of War' arms dealer Viktor Bout caught in
Australia:

http://worldnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/01/11/16463878-accused-associate-of-lord-of-war-arms-dealer-viktor-bout-caught-in-australia?lite




China May be Preparing for Third Anti-Satellite (ASAT) Test In
January:

http://defense-update.com/20130110_china-may-be-preparing-for-another-anti-satellite-asat-test-in-january.html



China confirms 2 J-10s scrambled to monitor JASDF F-15Js:

http://alert5.com/2013/01/12/china-confirms-2-j-10s-scrambled-to-monitor-jasdf-f-15js/




N. Korea tells China planning nuclear test: report:

http://www.spacedaily.com/reports/N_Korea_tells_China_planning_nuclear_test_report_999.html




The "What CV-22 Deployment to Japan?" Kerfuffle:

http://www.aviationweek.com/Blogs.aspx?plckBlogId=Blog:27ec4a53-dcc8-42d0-bd3a-01329aef79a7&plckPostId=Blog:27ec4a53-dcc8-42d0-bd3a-01329aef79a7Post:1215a48f-5b5f-48d5-9faa-67deb7b18455




Dealing With The Minority Terrorists:

http://www.strategypage.com/htmw/htterr/articles/20130112.aspx



Kraken Wakes - DARPA's Deep-Sea Sleepers:

http://www.aviationweek.com/Blogs.aspx?plckBlogId=Blog:27ec4a53-dcc8-42d0-bd3a-01329aef79a7&plckPostId=Blog:27ec4a53-dcc8-42d0-bd3a-01329aef79a7Post:cfab83eb-e8c0-48c7-8fd6-0ac6a129d9d1



US Army printing accelerates prototype production:

http://www.janes.com/products/janes/defence-security-report.aspx?ID=1065975052&channel=defence



The Internet of Things Has Arrived — And So Have Massive Security
Issues:

http://www.wired.com/opinion/2013/01/securing-the-internet-of-things/



US DoD looks to expand use of plug-in electric vehicles:

http://www.strategicdefenceintelligence.com/article/amJ5NXlYyw/2013/01/11/us_dod_looks_to_expand_use_of_plug-in_electric_vehicles/



Rugged tablet computer for military personnel in the field introduced
by MilDef:

http://www.militaryaerospace.com/articles/2013/01/mildef-rugged-tablet.html



Army Aviators Face New Threats With Old Helicopters: Drones, Tactics
key:

http://defense.aol.com/2013/01/11/army-aviators-face-new-threats-with-old-helicopters-drones-tac/



U.S. Army Plans To Acquire ‘Software-Defined’ Radios for Helo Fleets:

http://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/ain-defense-perspective/2013-01-11/us-army-plans-acquire-software-defined-radios-helo-fleets



USMC Shop for Hand-Held Target Acquisition Devices:

http://defense-update.com/20130109_clrf_ic.html



Armed Scout Helicopter Competition Sees Further Delays:

http://www.nationaldefensemagazine.org/blog/Lists/Posts/Post.aspx?ID=1009



Homeland Security warns to disable Java amid zero-day flaw:

http://www.zdnet.com/homeland-security-warns-to-disable-java-amid-zero-day-flaw-7000009713/



USAF committed to new bomber despite declining budgets:

http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/usaf-committed-to-new-bomber-despite-declining-budgets-380966/



White House answers Death Star petition: No.:

http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/ticket/white-house-answers-death-star-petition-no-171718726--politics.html

[dott.Piergiorgio]

Il 13/01/2013 02:02, dump...@hotmail.com ha scritto:
> The "What CV-22 Deployment to Japan?" Kerfuffle:
>
> http://www.aviationweek.com/Blogs.aspx?plckBlogId=Blog:27ec4a53-dcc8-42d0-bd3a-01329aef79a7&plckPostId=Blog:27ec4a53-dcc8-42d0-bd3a-01329aef79a7Post:1215a48f-5b5f-48d5-9faa-67deb7b18455

mhm.. I'm not exactly sure about the feasibility of special ops in N
Korea (in E and SE Asia a westerner is equivalent of a lit deer...) but
OTOH a bunch of well-trained Asian-American commando in a very secretive
country can work wonders...

Best regards from Italy,
dott. Piergiorgio.

[dott.Piergiorgio]

Il 13/01/2013 02:02, dump...@hotmail.com ha scritto:

> White House answers Death Star petition: No.:
>
> http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/ticket/white-house-answers-death-star-petition-no-171718726--politics.html

I have once explained the meaning of Italian terms on USA and Americans,
so I can dispense to explain my massive ROTFL in this massive
"ammereganata pura"...

Saluti,
dott. Piergiorgio.

[Daryl]

Yes, it has it's downside but look at the upside, it does
dissovled the Congress. Right now, our "Congress" is just one
big death star.

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