Af/Pak & Other News (6/10/2013)

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Insurgents killed after attack at Afghan airport:

http://news.msn.com/world/insurgents-killed-after-attack-at-afghan-airport



ISAF targets al Qaeda leaders in Kunar:

http://www.longwarjournal.org/archives/2013/06/isaf_targets_al_qaed_8.php



Deadly attack on Nato supply convoy in Pakistan:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-22841449



Why You Cannot Trust An Armed Afghan:

http://www.strategypage.com/htmw/htatrit/articles/20130610.aspx






India Developing Robotic Soldiers to Replace Humans In Warfare:

http://www.defense-aerospace.com/articles-view/release/3/145637/india-to-develop-robotic-soldiers-for-combat.html





Presidential hopefuls snipe at Iran nuclear talks tactics:

http://www.spacedaily.com/reports/Presidential_hopefuls_snipe_at_Iran_nuclear_talks_tactics_999.html




MOP Auditions For Iran Attack:

http://www.strategypage.com/htmw/htairw/articles/20130610.aspx





Yemen Arrests Local Qaida Chief, Five Militants:

http://www.naharnet.com/stories/en/86358-yemen-arrests-local-qaida-chief-five-militants





Turkey protests a new threat to Syria peace efforts:

http://www.spacewar.com/reports/Turkey_protests_a_new_threat_to_Syria_peace_efforts_999.html





Bombs and battles hit northern Iraq, at least 40 dead:

http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/06/10/us-iraq-violence-idUSBRE95906220130610





Al-Qaida leader reportedly annuls merger between the group’s branches
in Syria and Iraq:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/middle_east/lebanese-officials-roadside-bomb-hits-van-en-route-to-syria/2013/06/10/32ef4180-d1b1-11e2-9577-df9f1c3348f5_story.html




US officials debate arming Syria’s rebels, other steps ahead of bigger
meeting later this week:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/ap-sources-us-leaning-toward-ok-on-lethal-aid-to-syrian-rebels-this-week-no-fly-zone-unclear/2013/06/09/b11dffb6-d16f-11e2-9577-df9f1c3348f5_story.html



Syria's online troops wage counter-revolutionary cyber war:

http://www.spacedaily.com/reports/Syrias_online_troops_wage_counter-revolutionary_cyber_war_999.html




Lebanon army slams 'plot' to embroil country in Syria war:

http://www.spacewar.com/reports/Lebanon_army_slams_plot_to_embroil_country_in_Syria_war_999.html






Libyan army chief quits after bloody Benghazi clashes:

http://www.defenceweb.co.za/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=30789:libyan-army-chief-quits-after-bloody-benghazi-clashes&catid=54:Governance&Itemid=118




At least 18 dead in battle over disputed Somali port city:

http://www.defenceweb.co.za/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=30777:at-least-18-dead-in-battle-over-disputed-somali-port-city&catid=52:Human%20Security&Itemid=114




U.N. says Mali still precarious, future peacekeepers need equipment:

http://www.defenceweb.co.za/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=30775:un-says-mali-still-precarious-future-peacekeepers-need-equipment&catid=49:National%20Security&Itemid=115





France Rallies Around Reaper:

http://www.strategypage.com/htmw/htairfo/articles/20130610.aspx




Britain faces questions over PRISM cyber-snooping:

http://news.msn.com/world/britain-faces-questions-over-prism-cyber-snooping





Kongsberg Successfully Completes Fit Check of Joint Strike Missile
(JSM) in the Internal Carriage Bay of the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter
(JSF) Aircraft:

http://www.defense-aerospace.com/articles-view/release/3/145636/norway%E2%80%99s-jsm-missile-fits-inside-f_35-bomb-bay.html




Putin orders crackdown on Islamists, police detain 300:

http://news.msn.com/world/putin-orders-crackdown-on-islamists-police-detain-300-1




EPFL presents a modular aircraft at Paris Air Show (w/ Video):

http://phys.org/news/2013-06-epfl-modular-aircraft-paris-air.html







Army Suspends Top Commander in Japan:

http://nation.time.com/2013/06/10/army-suspends-top-commander-in-japan/





China Gives The North An Order It Cannot Refuse:

http://www.strategypage.com/qnd/korea/articles/20130610.aspx







US surveillance row washes up on Pacific allies' shores:

http://news.msn.com/world/us-surveillance-row-washes-up-on-pacific-allies-shores




Edward Snowden faces strong extradition treaty if he remains in Hong
Kong:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/hong-kong-hotel-says-edward-snowden-was-there-but-checked-out-monday/2013/06/10/44baa0fa-d1af-11e2-a73e-826d299ff459_story.html



NSA leaker could be latest to seek help in Iceland:

http://news.yahoo.com/nsa-leaker-could-latest-seek-help-iceland-175859459.html




US allies nervous about NSA spying:

http://news.msn.com/world/us-allies-nervous-about-nsa-spying



NSA contractor risks steep jail time for data leak:

http://www.boston.com/news/nation/washington/2013/06/10/nsa-contractor-says-leaked-surveillance-data/79on4hyT3SkXg0KfmATECN/story.html



4 Unanswered Questions About NSA Spying Leaks:

http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/unanswered-questions-nsa-spying-leaks/story?id=19351646



State Of Terror:

http://nation.time.com/2013/06/10/state-of-terror/



Patriot Proves Successful Integration of PAC-3 MSE Missile:

http://www.defense-aerospace.com/articles-view/release/3/145634/patriot-demos-integration-of-pac_3-mse-missile.html



New Laser Range Finders for Apache Helicopter:

http://www.defencetalk.com/new-laser-range-finders-for-apache-helicopter-48062/




US Seeks To Defend American Officials from UAV Targeted Killings:

http://www.defensenews.com/article/20130610/C4ISR01/306100011/US-Seeks-Defend-American-Officials-from-UAV-Targeted-Killings