Af/Pak & Other News (2/22/2013)

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Pakistan arrests Lashkar-e-Jhangvi leader Malik Ishaq:

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



US denies German claim over US troops in Afghanistan:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-21550370



NATO may keep Afghan forces at peak strength longer:

http://www.defenceweb.co.za/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=29557:nato-may-keep-afghan-forces-at-peak-strength-longer&catid=115:middle-east&Itemid=251





India wants to sell Russia BraMos missiles:

http://www.spacedaily.com/reports/India_wants_to_sell_Russia_BraMos_missiles_999.html



Hyderabad: Indian government warned of impending terrorist attack:

http://www.csmonitor.com/World/terrorism-security/2013/0222/Hyderabad-Indian-government-warned-of-impending-terrorist-attack?nav=88-csm_category-secBlogs



Twin Bombings Kill 14, Wound More In South India:

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=172586571



Hitler and Frankenstein contest Indian elections:

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/india/9881274/Hitler-and-Frankenstein-contest-Indian-elections.html




Iranian Diplomat Seeking Asylum in Norway:

http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/iranian-diplomat-seeking-asylum-norway-18566856



Expert: Iran builing African terror cells since 90s:

http://www.jpost.com/Defense/Article.aspx?id=304123



Israel: Iran closer than ever to nuclear bomb:

http://www.spacedaily.com/reports/Israel_Iran_closer_than_ever_to_nuclear_bomb_999.html



The Iranian ScanEagle Scam:

http://www.strategypage.com/htmw/htiw/articles/20130222.aspx





Navy Delivers Two Coastal Patrol Boats to Iraq:

http://www.defense-aerospace.com/articles-view/release/3/142899/us-navy-delivers-2-patrol-boats-to-iraq.html



IEDs, C.O.D.:

http://nation.time.com/2013/02/22/ieds-c-o-d/





Turkish jets strike Kurd rebels in Iraq: military source:

http://www.defencetalk.com/turkish-jets-strike-kurd-rebels-in-iraq-military-source-46901/





Syrian regime battles rebels for control of highway to its safe haven:

http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Middle-East/2013/0222/Syrian-regime-battles-rebels-for-control-of-highway-to-its-safe-haven



More than 200 kidnapped Syrian villagers released:

http://www.chron.com/news/world/article/More-than-200-kidnapped-Syrian-villagers-released-4299714.php






Israel braces for action along the Syrian border:

http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Middle-East/2013/0221/Israel-braces-for-action-along-the-Syrian-border?nav=88-csm_category-storyList



Israeli forces, Palestinians clash throughout West Bank:

http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/02/22/us-israel-palestinians-clashes-idUSBRE91L0LM20130222




Is the Muslim Brotherhood seeking to kill Egypt's NGOs?:

http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Middle-East/2013/0222/Is-the-Muslim-Brotherhood-seeking-to-kill-Egypt-s-NGOs?nav=88-csm_category-storyList





Mali troops battle Islamists in Gao as car bomb targets camp:

http://www.spacewar.com/reports/Mali_troops_battle_Islamists_in_Gao_as_car_bomb_targets_camp_999.html



Slideshow: Weapons of Operation Serval:

http://www.aviationweek.com/Blogs.aspx?plckBlogId=Blog:27ec4a53-dcc8-42d0-bd3a-01329aef79a7&plckPostId=Blog:27ec4a53-dcc8-42d0-bd3a-01329aef79a7Post:7fbc531c-4cb0-4233-b37e-2a3b91a39477



DIY Drone-Proofing: Militants Use Carpet, Grass Mats, Mud to Hide From
Robots:

http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2013/02/diy-droneproofing/



It Is All About Black And White:

http://www.strategypage.com/qnd/mali/articles/20130222.aspx




Nigerian offshore attacks surge as pirates advance:

http://www.defenceweb.co.za/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=29548:nigerian-offshore-attacks-surge-as-pirates-advance&catid=108:maritime-security&Itemid=233





Hezbollah Courier Was Told to Track Israeli Flights:

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/02/22/world/europe/testimony-in-trial-of-hezbollah-operative-continues-in-cyprus.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0




Serbia: ALAS: the Missile Cometh:

http://www.defenseindustrydaily.com/alas-the-missile-cometh-010230/




Norway Eyes Next-Gen Submarine Acquisition:

http://www.defensenews.com/article/20130222/DEFREG01/302220014/Norway-Eyes-Next-Gen-Submarine-Acquisition?odyssey=tab|topnews|text|FRONTPAGE




First Flight of nEUROn UAV Demonstrator Conducted:

http://www.defencetalk.com/first-flight-of-neuron-uav-demonstrator-conducted-46899/




Lada Submarine: Back From The Dead:

http://www.strategypage.com/htmw/htsub/articles/20130222.aspx




North Korean Nuclear Threat Drives Army Wargame; Service Shifts To
Rebuild WMD Skills:

http://defense.aol.com/2013/02/14/north-korean-nuclear-threat-drives-army-counter-wmd-wargame/




Impressions on China’s Second Missile Interceptor Test:

http://idsa.in/idsacomments/ImpressionsonChinasSecondMissileInterceptorTest_avkumar_220213




7 Obscure, Remote and Super-Geeky Military Bases:

http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2013/02/obscure-bases/?pid=1822&viewall=true




Biometrics seen as password replacement for DoD networks:

http://defensetech.org/2013/02/22/biometrics-seen-as-password-replacement-for-dod-networks/



F-35: The Most Expensive Weapon Ever Built:

http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,2136312-1,00.html



USAF may not be able to afford T-X jet trainer project:

http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/usaf-may-not-be-able-to-afford-t-x-jet-trainer-project-382628/





Lockheed’s DAGR missile completes ground fire test off JLTV:

http://defensetech.org/2013/02/21/lockheeds-dagr-missile-completes-ground-fire-test-off-jltv/




Compact Fusion:

https://plus.google.com/+SolveforX/posts/HsTGsEz3Zpv#+SolveforX/posts/HsTGsEz3Zpv




Army: GCV Needs to Be Big and Tracked:

http://defensetech.org/2013/02/21/army-gcv-needs-to-be-big-and-tracked/



Sequestration could force USAF to reopen KC-46 tanker contract:

http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/sequestration-could-force-usaf-to-reopen-kc-46-tanker-contract-382627/