Af/Pak & Other News (4/6/2012)

[dump...@hotmail.com]

Exclusive: Pakistani with U.S. bounty said helping de-radicalize
militants:

http://news.yahoo.com/exclusive-pakistani-u-bounty-said-helping-radicalize-militants-140725065.html



Pakistani Policeman Accuses Colleague in Blast:

http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/pakistani-policeman-accuses-colleagues-blast-16085325#.T39xxNX7HIU



Friend China points to Pakistan as terror source:

http://www.hindustantimes.com/world-news/China/Friend-China-points-to-Pakistan-as-terror-source/Article1-836284.aspx



Afghanistan: 5 areas of concern after the US leaves:

http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Asia-South-Central/2012/0406/Afghanistan-5-areas-of-concern-after-the-US-leaves/Security-and-the-Taliban



Iranian navy frees Chinese ship hijacked by pirates:

http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/04/06/us-china-hijack-idUSBRE8350H120120406



Report: U.S., Israel helped train Iranian dissidents:

http://www.haaretz.com/news/diplomacy-defense/report-u-s-israel-helped-train-iranian-dissidents-1.423072



Al-Qaida fighters mown down in airstrikes:

http://www.spacewar.com/reports/Al-Qaida_fighters_mown_down_in_airstrikes_999.html



Blasts target intelligence in south, east Yemen:

http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5jCZsKQ9tibShn4ynwDPvQzBi8otQ?docId=CNG.37fee7bb5fcad0a358dab231488ed95e.291



Yemeni President Sacks Top Military Leaders:

http://www.defensenews.com/article/20120406/DEFREG04/304060004/Yemeni-President-Sacks-Top-Military-Leaders?odyssey=tab|topnews|text|FRONTPAGE



Turkey in talks for 10 Anka UAVs:

http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/turkey-in-talks-for-10-anka-uavs-370435/



Syrian refugees flee violence, talk of mass graves:

http://news.yahoo.com/syrian-refugees-flee-violence-talk-mass-graves-192356614.html



Palestinians Suffer For Their Sins:

http://www.strategypage.com/qnd/israel/articles/20120406.aspx



France Offers Transport Aid in Possible Mali Intervention:

http://www.defensenews.com/article/20120406/DEFREG01/304060001/France-Offers-Transport-Aid-Possible-Mali-Intervention?odyssey=tab|topnews|text|FRONTPAGE



Israel’s Rocket-Hunting Ace Got His Start Playing Warcraft:

http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2012/04/israel-rocket-warcraft/



US miscalculates China military growth: study:

http://www.spacewar.com/reports/US_miscalculates_China_military_growth_study_999.html



Britain's Royal Air Force considering purchase of Israeli unmanned
aerial vehicle:

http://www.haaretz.com/news/diplomacy-defense/britain-s-royal-air-force-considering-purchase-of-israeli-unmanned-aerial-vehicle-1.422901



Supermarine Spitfire Mk1 retored to flying condition:

http://alert5.com/2012/04/06/supermarine-spitfire-mk1-retored-to-flying-condition/



Watch Out, White Hats! European Union Moves to Criminalize ‘Hacking
Tools’:

http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2012/04/hacking-tools/




Russia rages over US court's 25-year sentence on 'Merchant of Death'
Viktor Bout:

http://worldnews.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/04/06/11054940-russia-rages-over-us-courts-25-year-sentence-on-merchant-of-death-viktor-bout?lite




Navy jet crashes into Virginia apartments, at least 9 hurt:

http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/04/06/us-usa-crash-navy-idUSBRE8350EX20120406



Marines Pick Classified Weapon For Shadow UAV:

http://www.aviationweek.com/aw/generic/story_generic.jsp?channel=aerospacedaily&id=news/asd/2012/04/05/01.xml&headline=Marines%20Pick%20Classified%20Weapon%20For%20Shadow%20UAV



Video: USCG’s Mk 38 Cannon Sinks Japanese Ghost Ship:

http://defensetech.org/2012/04/06/video-uscgs-mk-38-cannon-sinks-japanse-ghost-ship/



Army Moves Toward Pure Fleet of Upgraded Chinooks:

http://www.defense-aerospace.com/articles-view/release/3/134180/us-army-moves-toward-pure-fleet-of-upgraded-chinooks.html



Defense Department to Donate Hundreds of Surplus Robots to Law
Enforcement:

http://www.nationaldefensemagazine.org/blog/Lists/Posts/Post.aspx?ID=736



B-2 Spirit Stealth Bomber Completes First Ever Polar Test Mission:

http://www.defencetalk.com/b-2-spirit-stealth-bomber-completes-first-ever-polar-test-mission-41433/



USAF refurbishing two DMSP military weather satellites:

http://alert5.com/2012/04/06/usaf-refurbishing-two-dmsp-military-weather-satellites/



Darpa’s Next Grand Challenge: Build Us Lifelike, Humanoid Robots:

http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2012/04/darpa-humanoid-robots/



U.S. Army Takes It Slow on Cargo UAV Program:

http://www.defensenews.com/article/20120406/DEFREG02/304060003/U-S-Army-Takes-Slow-Cargo-UAV-Program?odyssey=tab|topnews|text|FRONTPAGE



Inside the Army’s Secret Cold War Ice Base:

http://defensetech.org/2012/04/06/inside-the-armys-secret-cold-war-ice-base/



The LCS ‘snowball’ may now be unstoppable:

http://www.dodbuzz.com/2012/04/06/the-lcs-snowball-may-now-be-unstoppable/



Next Gen U.S. Destroyers Already Questioned:

http://www.aviationweek.com/aw/generic/story.jsp?id=news/dti/2012/04/01/DT_04_01_2012_p36-438270.xml&headline=Next%20Gen%20U.S.%20Destroyers%20Already%20Questioned&channel=defense



Axis of Excess:

http://battleland.blogs.time.com/2012/04/06/axis-of-excess/

[SolomonW]

On Fri, 6 Apr 2012 18:35:08 -0700 (PDT), dump...@hotmail.com wrote:

> Israel’s Rocket-Hunting Ace Got His Start Playing Warcraft:
>
> http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2012/04/israel-rocket-warcraft/

The skills developed playing such games are proving very useful for many
tasks where people have limited time and require to multitask. I was in a
medical clinic where a lab worker claimed that much of her skill in IVF was
largely due because she liked playing these games.

[dott.Piergiorgio]

Il 07/04/2012 03:35, dump...@hotmail.com ha scritto:
> Watch Out, White Hats! European Union Moves to Criminalize ‘Hacking
> Tools’:
>
> http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2012/04/hacking-tools/

it's the same thing that criminalizing screwdrivers, crowbars,
sledgehammers and power drills because are used by thiefs and burglars...

I don't care, the failure is already written, it's your random politico
without clue on what he draft, and mistaking clamor for PR noticeability

Best regards from Italy,
dott. Piergiorigo.