Af/Pak & Other News (4/25/2012)

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Pakistan tests nuclear-capable missile as arms race intensifies:

http://worldnews.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/04/25/11384834-pakistan-tests-nuclear-capable-missile-as-arms-race-intensifies?lite



Afghanistan War: NATO Accused Of Misleading Reports:

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/04/25/afghanistan-war-afghan-led-label_n_1451431.html



In Afghanistan, underground girls school defies Taliban edict,
threats:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/in-afghanistan-underground-girls-school-defies-taliban-after-earlier-efforts-failed/2012/04/24/gIQALBOVfT_story.html



Exclusive: Senior U.S. General Orders Top-to-Bottom Review of
Military’s Islam Training:

http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2012/04/military-islam-training/



Taliban may have shot down Black Hawk:

http://alert5.com/2012/04/25/taliban-may-have-shot-down-black-hawk/



NATO general 'cautiously optimistic' on Afghan war:

http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5gJsnGVXhzdDnM_ZlTu5-BKa7Jdpw?docId=0bf5094cecdc43feb8f9826402215f6b



Nah, Iran Probably Didn’t Hack CIA’s Stealth Drone:

http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2012/04/iran-drone-hack/



Syrian forces shoot up bus, U.N. derided:

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/sns-rt-us-syriabre83o0ol-20120425,0,5183049.story



Lebanese jihadist 'killed in Syrian blast':

http://www.spacewar.com/reports/Lebanese_jihadist_killed_in_Syrian_blast_999.html



Top military officers targeted in Syrian conflict:

http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5gZoQem683zQWtglInaBlsVcFUVqA?docId=a1994acc63584469b5bc1a9f37ef6470



PICTURE: Turkish air force receives upgraded T-38M:

http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/picture-turkish-air-force-receives-upgraded-t-38m-370997/



USMC AV-8B pilot recalls mission to save F-15E pilot in Libya:

http://alert5.com/2012/04/25/usmc-av-8b-pilot-recalls-mission-to-save-f-15e-pilot-in-libya/



Sudan bombs South, Kiir says rival has ‘declared war’:

http://www.defencetalk.com/sudan-bombs-south-kiir-says-rival-has-declared-war-41929/



China wary as US, Philippines stage war games:

http://worldnews.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/04/25/11384074-china-wary-as-us-philippines-stage-war-games?lite



Are Chinese Bloggers America’s Accidental Spies?:

http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2012/04/chinese-bloggers/



Earlier exercise in Alsaka was to test new tactics against China,
North Korea:

http://alert5.com/2012/04/25/earlier-exercise-in-alsaka-was-to-test-new-tactics-against-china-north-korea/



NBC: North Korean nuclear test could happen as early as Tuesday night:

http://openchannel.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/04/24/11376100-nbc-north-korean-nuclear-test-could-happen-as-early-as-tuesday-night?lite



Russia's new air defense systems: Pantsir to shield S-400:

http://www.spacedaily.com/reports/Russias_new_air_defense_systems_Pantsir_to_shield_S_400_999.html



Russian Paratroopers Test New Portable Radar:

http://www.defencetalk.com/russian-paratroopers-test-new-portable-radar-41945/



SecDef to Brazil: Hope you buy some Super Hornets:

http://www.dodbuzz.com/2012/04/25/secdef-to-brazil-hope-you-buy-some-super-hornets/



Submarines: The War Spreads To The Caribbean:

http://www.strategypage.com/htmw/htsub/articles/20120425.aspx



Breivik rails at psychiatrists for calling him insane:

http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/04/25/us-norwayattacks-idUSBRE83O0TR20120425



3 more Secret Service employees forced out in Colombia prostitution
scandal:

http://usnews.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/04/24/11376333-3-more-secret-service-employees-forced-out-in-colombia-prostitution-scandal?lite



Cyber Attacks On Feds Soar 680% In 6 Years: GAO:

http://defense.aol.com/2012/04/24/cyber-attacks-on-feds-soar-680-in-6-years-gao/



Watchdog: Pentagon buys weapons backwards:

http://home.topnewstoday.org/home/article/2088435/



Pic of the Day: F-35 Gets Gas:

http://defensetech.org/2012/04/24/pic-of-the-day-f-35-gets-gas/