Af/Pak & Other News (4/20/2012)

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Pakistani jet crashes killing all 127 on board:

http://worldnews.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/04/20/11306269-pakistani-jet-crashes-killing-all-127-on-board?lite



Search Continues for Victims of Kashmir Avalanche:

http://www.voanews.com/english/news/asia/Search-Continues-for-Victims-of-Kashmir-Avalanche-148306285.html



US presses Pakistan to go after Haqqani network:

http://paktribune.com/news/US-presses-Pakistan-to-go-after-Haqqani-network-249169.html



Hamidullah Zaker, Afghanistan Commando, Emerges As Hero Of Kabul
Battle:

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/04/20/hamidullah-zaker-afghanistan-commando-hero_n_1440562.html



Iran: The Head-Butting Contest:

http://www.strategypage.com/qnd/iran/articles/20120420.aspx



Yemeni says 18 militants killed in Qaeda-held area:

http://www.defenceweb.co.za/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=25108:yemeni-says-18-militants-killed-in-qaeda-held-area&catid=52:Human%20Security&Itemid=114



Syrian president warned to allow deployment of UN observers:

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/apr/19/syria-president-accept-un-observers



Israel offered Chinooks as service eyes V-22 deal:

http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/israel-offered-chinooks-as-service-eyes-v-22-deal-370904/



Benelux Army in the Making:

http://www.defencetalk.com/benelux-army-in-the-making-41798/



China assisting North Korean missile program: U.S. Defense Secretary:

http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/04/19/us-usa-northkorea-china-idUSBRE83I1JQ20120419



Taiwan tests 'China invasion' scenario:

http://www.sinodaily.com/reports/Taiwan_tests_China_invasion_scenario_999.html



Peru's army prepares for "all-out" assault on rebels:

http://af.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idAFBRE83J1DA20120420



Pentagon Wants Spy Troops Posing as Businessmen:

http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2012/04/clandestine-businessmen/



New Communication Satellites Poised to Boost Capacity Ten-Fold:

http://www.nationaldefensemagazine.org/blog/Lists/Posts/Post.aspx?ID=760



U.S. Navy And Air Force ISR Plans Jeopardized:

http://www.aviationweek.com/aw/generic/story.jsp?id=news/asd/2012/04/20/06.xml&headline=U.S.%20Navy%20And%20Air%20Force%20ISR%20Plans%20Jeopardized&channel=defense



USAF looks to upgrade UH-1Ns:

http://www.flightglobal.com/blogs/the-dewline/2012/04/usaf-looks-to-upgrade-uh-1ns.html



Darpa to Troubled Soldiers: Meet Your New Simulated Therapist:

http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2012/04/darpa-virtual-therapy/



Navy Partnering Tomahawks and Small Drones as Hunter-Killers:

http://defensetech.org/2012/04/20/navy-partnering-tomahawks-and-small-drones-as-hunter-killers/



Secret Service to oust up to five more agents:

http://usnews.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/04/20/11310483-nbc-secret-service-to-oust-up-to-five-more-agents?lite