Af/Pak & Other News (3/1/2013)

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Afghan president demands control of Afghan armed groups linked to US-
led forces in 3 months:

http://www.foxnews.com/world/2013/02/28/afghan-president-demands-control-afghan-armed-groups-linked-to-us-led-forces-in/



Attacks Over 2 Days Kill at Least 30 Afghan Police Officers:

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/03/01/world/asia/at-least-30-afghan-police-officers-die-over-2-days.html



Pakistan issues list of 109 most wanted terrorists:

http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/pakistan-list-of-109-most-wanted-terrorists/1/252170.html



Diggers involved in Afghan 'incident':

http://www.news.com.au/national-news/diggers-involved-in-afghan-incident/story-fncynjr2-1226588071528



Pakistan-Iran pipeline work 'to begin on 11 March':

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-21628143



A Year in Opium Country:

http://nation.time.com/2013/03/01/a-year-in-opium-country/





India Revamping Cyber Security Defenses:

http://www.defencetalk.com/india-revamping-cyber-security-defenses-46969/




Iran steps up arrests, torture, executions: U.N.:

http://www.defenceweb.co.za/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=29650:iran-steps-up-arrests-torture-executions-un&catid=115:middle-east&Itemid=251




Iraq Accuses Ukraine of Selling Inferior Armored Vehicles:

http://www.defense-aerospace.com/articles-view/release/3/143098/ukraine-sells-inferior-armored-vehicles%3A-iraqi-mp.html





Yemeni Al-Qaida Posts New Issue of Online Magazine:

http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/yemeni-al-qaida-posts-issue-online-magazine-18628813






Scud missile fired in Syria lands near Iraqi village: mayor:

http://www.dailystar.com.lb/News/Middle-East/2013/Mar-01/208422-syria-jihadists-take-iraq-border-post-activists.ashx#axzz2MJ3zRpjT





Fighting Shortages, Syrian Civilians Take Reins in Rebel Areas:

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/03/01/world/middleeast/syrian-civilians-take-reins-in-test-of-self-government.html?_r=0



US to aid Syrian groups that support al Qaeda's affiliate:

http://www.longwarjournal.org/archives/2013/02/us_to_aid_syrian_gro.php



Syrian rebel chief pleads for weapons:

http://www.chron.com/news/world/article/Heavy-fighting-over-police-academy-in-north-Syria-4319620.php



A Female Rebel Speaks Out:

http://nation.time.com/2013/03/01/a-female-rebel-speaks-out/




Croatia Is Withdrawing Soldiers From Israel-Syria Frontier:

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/03/01/world/europe/croatia-withdrawing-soldiers-from-un-force-on-israel-syria-frontier.html




Mali Mandates:

http://www.aviationweek.com/Blogs.aspx?plckBlogId=Blog:27ec4a53-dcc8-42d0-bd3a-01329aef79a7&plckPostId=Blog:27ec4a53-dcc8-42d0-bd3a-01329aef79a7Post:67d66a9e-596e-4757-992d-d82e30b4dd8c



Mali locals say al Qaeda commander dead, France cautious:

http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/03/01/us-mali-rebels-qaeda-idUSBRE9200Q120130301



Troops target Islamists hiding on Mali island: military:

http://www.spacewar.com/reports/Troops_target_Islamists_hiding_on_Mali_island_military_999.html



Officials: France in Mali Until July or Later:

http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/officials-france-mali-july-18622016



Plucky Little Belgium in Mali:

http://www.aviationweek.com/Blogs.aspx?plckBlogId=Blog:27ec4a53-dcc8-42d0-bd3a-01329aef79a7&plckPostId=Blog:27ec4a53-dcc8-42d0-bd3a-01329aef79a7Post:f9cc4e45-0d4c-4f47-929a-320b1629adc6





New space missile complex will be created:

http://english.ruvr.ru/2013_03_01/News-space-missile-complex-will-be-created/




PICTURES: Spain's Atlante UAS makes first flight:

http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/pictures-spains-atlante-uas-makes-first-flight-382887/




Australia: F/A-18E/F Super Hornet and EA-18G Growler Aircraft:

http://www.defense-aerospace.com/article-view/release/143104/us-offers-australia-12-f_18fs-and-12-f_18gs-for-%243.7-bn.html




Malaysia standoff with armed Filipinos ends in violence:

http://news.msn.com/world/malaysia-standoff-with-armed-filipinos-ends-in-violence




Exclusive: Chinese trader accused of busting Iran missile embargo:

http://news.yahoo.com/exclusive-chinese-trader-accused-busting-iran-missile-embargo-091458859.html




Retired Taiwan general charged with spying for China: media:

http://www.sinodaily.com/reports/Retired_Taiwan_general_charged_with_spying_for_China_media_999.html




U.S., South Korea Launch Major Joint Exercises:

http://www.defensenews.com/article/20130301/DEFREG03/303010016/U-S-South-Korea-Launch-Major-Joint-Exercises?odyssey=tab|topnews|text|FRONTPAGE




Dead mice to rain down over Andersen Air Force Base:

http://alert5.com/2013/03/01/dead-mice-to-rain-down-over-andersen-air-force-base/




Satellite images show North Korean prison camp expansion:

http://news.msn.com/world/satellite-images-show-north-korean-prison-camp-expansion





Now al-Qaida Wants to Torch Your Car and Snarl Your Commute:

http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2013/03/qaida-cars/



Soldier Admits Providing Files to WikiLeaks:

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/03/01/us/bradley-manning-admits-giving-trove-of-military-data-to-wikileaks.html?pagewanted=all



WikiLeaks: Manning wanted to 'spark debate' on war:

http://www.spacedaily.com/reports/WikiLeaks_Manning_wanted_to_spark_debate_on_war_999.html



Budget Cuts Will Mean Delays for Burials at Arlington Cemetery:

http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2013/02/arlington-cemetery/



Detailed geospatial map data provides Soldiers greater technology, in
less time:

http://www.defencetalk.com/detailed-geospatial-map-data-provides-soldiers-greater-technology-in-less-time-46987/



Conventional (AIP) Submarine - A Weapon of Choice for the 21st
Century:

http://www.defense-aerospace.com/articles-view/release/3/143091/rosy-future-seen-for-aip_equipped-submarines.html



Researcher develops Spidey-sense suit:

http://defensetech.org/2013/02/28/researcher-develops-spidey-sense-suit/



US Air Dominance: Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance:

http://www.defencetalk.com/us-air-dominance-intelligence-surveillance-and-reconnaissance-46974/



Watch the New and Improved Printable Gun Spew Hundreds of Bullets:

http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2013/02/printable-receiver/



Sikorsky and Boeing to pitch ‘X-2’-based design for US Army JMR TD
effort:

http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/sikorsky-and-boeing-to-pitch-x-2-based-design-for-us-army-jmr-td-effort-382897/



First Operational P-8A Squadron Prepares for Deployment:

http://www.defencetalk.com/first-operational-p-8a-squadron-prepares-for-deployment-46967/



Navy to Christen First Mobile Landing Platform:

http://www.defense-aerospace.com/articles-view/release/3/143086/us-navy-to-christen-first-mobile-landing-platform.html



Prepare for 'post-crypto world', warns godfather of encryption:

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/03/01/post_cryptography_security_shamir/



Army Aviation Looking To Overcome ‘Degraded Visual Environment’:

http://www.defencetalk.com/army-aviation-looking-to-overcome-degraded-visual-environment-46971/



The Hype: Say goodbye to flyovers:

http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nbc-yahoo-sports/hype-goodbye-flyovers-224611444.html



Stealth Jets Return To The Air Following Engine Snafu — For Now:

http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2013/03/stealth-jets-returns/