Af/Pak & Other News (2/21/2013)

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Freed Afghan Taliban Fighters Return to Insurgency:

http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/freed-afghan-taliban-fighters-return-insurgency-18555848



Taliban vow to keep targeting Afghan officials:

http://www.sfgate.com/news/world/article/Taliban-vow-to-keep-targeting-Afghan-officials-4296366.php



Senator: U.S. Drone Strikes Killed 4,700:

http://www.rferl.org/content/us-drone-strikes/24908162.html



Navistar Defense Awarded $23 Million Order to Provide Armored Cabs to
the Afghan National Security Forces:

http://www.defense-aerospace.com/articles-view/release/3/142867/navistar-wins-afghan-armored-cab-order.html



Report: Iran plans to build huge oil refinery in Pakistan:

http://www.foxnews.com/world/2013/02/21/report-iran-plans-to-build-huge-oil-refinery-in-pakistan/



Terrorists Taunting The Government:

http://www.strategypage.com/qnd/india/articles/20130221.aspx



Cash-Strapped Army Still Plans on Helping Pakistan Fight Narcotics:

http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2013/02/pakistan-drugs/





Defence Minister Reviews the Progress on Coastal Security:

http://www.defense-aerospace.com/articles-view/release/3/142865/india-reviews-progress-on-coastal-security.html



Bomb blasts rock southern Indian city; at least 11 dead:

http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/02/21/us-india-explosions-idUSBRE91K0QX20130221





Iran Imports Luxury Cars by Way of Disputed Island:

http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/iran-imports-luxury-cars-disputed-island-18555167




Why Iran Hates The Imrali Process:

http://www.strategypage.com/qnd/kurdwar/articles/20130221.aspx





Update: At least 53 killed in Damascus blast, airstrike on hospital:

http://news.msn.com/world/update-at-least-53-killed-in-damascus-blast-airstrike-on-hospital



Ex-Guantanamo detainee reportedly killed in Syria:

http://www.longwarjournal.org/archives/2013/02/ex-guantanamo_detain_1.php



Lebanon may be new front in Syria's war:

http://www.spacewar.com/reports/Lebanon_may_be_new_front_in_Syrias_war_999.html



Lebanese Ex-Minister and Syrian Official Accused of Death Plot:

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/02/21/world/middleeast/former-lebanon-minister-and-syrian-co-defendant-could-face-death-penalty.html?_r=0




What we know about the death of a Mossad agent named 'Prisoner X' –
and what we don't:

http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Backchannels/2013/0220/What-we-know-about-the-death-of-a-Mossad-agent-named-Prisoner-X-and-what-we-don-t?nav=88-csm_category-topStories



Israel clears Elta equipment for Turkish AEW fleet:

http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/israel-clears-elta-equipment-for-turkish-aew-fleet-382554/




French general urges EU to equip "impoverished" Mali army:

http://www.defenceweb.co.za/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=29532:french-general-urges-eu-to-equip-qimpoverishedq-mali-army&catid=56:diplomacy-a-peace&Itemid=111



Ghana's CASA295 in Seville:

http://www.aviationweek.com/Blogs.aspx?plckBlogId=Blog:27ec4a53-dcc8-42d0-bd3a-01329aef79a7&plckPostId=Blog:27ec4a53-dcc8-42d0-bd3a-01329aef79a7Post:70fd348e-78f1-4cb7-a447-1549d6846e2e




Update: French hostages still captive; release being negotiated:

http://news.msn.com/world/update-french-hostages-still-captive-release-being-negotiated



Iran-backed terror cell exposed in Nigeria:

http://www.longwarjournal.org/threat-matrix/archives/2013/02/iran-backed_cell_exposed_in_ni.php





Trial Offers Rare Look at Work of Hezbollah in Europe:

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/02/21/world/europe/in-cyprus-trial-man-says-hezbollah-scouted-israeli-targets-in-europe.html



Cyprus terror suspect admits Hezbollah membership:

http://www.longwarjournal.org/threat-matrix/archives/2013/02/cyprus_terror_suspect_admits_h.php




U.K. Seeks Cutting-Edge Naval UAV:

http://www.defensenews.com/article/20130221/DEFREG01/302210008/U-K-Seeks-Cutting-Edge-Naval-UAV?odyssey=tab|topnews|text|FRONTPAGE




Reactor Leak On Nuclear Submarine:

http://www.defense-aerospace.com/articles-view/release/3/142871/reactor-leak-on-royal-navy-nuclear-submarine.html




North Korea: A nuclear 7-Eleven?:

http://www.spacedaily.com/reports/North_Korea_A_nuclear_7-Eleven_999.html




Spy agencies scrounge for details on North Korean nuclear test:

http://news.msn.com/world/spy-agencies-scrounge-for-details-on-north-korean-nuclear-test




The Untold Story Of Chinese Hacking: Outsourcing And Bonuses:

http://defense.aol.com/2013/02/21/the-untold-story-of-chinese-hacking-outsourcing-and-bonuses/




Commercial cyberspying offers potentially rich payoffs:

http://news.msn.com/world/commercial-cyberspying-offers-potentially-rich-payoffs




Former CIA Director: Cyber Attack Game-Changers Comparable to
Hiroshima:

http://www.usnews.com/news/articles/2013/02/20/former-cia-director-cyber-attack-game-changers-comparable-to-hiroshima



DARPA moves ahead with Active Authentication (AA) to secure computers
without passwords:

http://www.militaryaerospace.com/articles/2013/02/DARPA-Active-Authentication.html



Lockheed awarded $6.9 billion F-22 upgrade contract:

http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/lockheed-awarded-69-billion-f-22-upgrade-contract-382576/



WikiLeaks discover ties between Nigerian scammers and Straftor:

http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Backchannels/2013/0220/WikiLeaks-discover-ties-between-Nigerian-scammers-and-Straftor



Former U.S. Army Staff Sergeant Pleads Guilty in Tennessee to Bribery
Scheme:

http://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/2013/February/13-crm-215.html

[SolomonW]

On Thu, 21 Feb 2013 09:43:23 -0800 (PST), dump...@hotmail.com wrote:

> What we know about the death of a Mossad agent named 'Prisoner X' 嚙碾

> and what we don't:
>
> http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Backchannels/2013/0220/What-we-know-about-the-death-of-a-Mossad-agent-named-Prisoner-X-and-what-we-don-t?nav=88-csm_category-topStories

The reporter has not even done some basic research, the Australian
Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus has already denied that the alleged Mossad
agent Ben Zygier had been in contact with Australia's internal intelligence
agency, ASIO, prior to his arrest in Israel.

http://www.jpost.com/NationalNews/Article.aspx?id=304145