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NATO: Raids to go on with Afghan participation:

http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5gI27tpwoKJ5PoInfsZuS03GC9Guw?docId=f3b412ef409545a582275a5f37427e2c" target="_blank">link

 

Secret US-Taliban talks reach turning point:

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/45718782/ns/world_news-south_and_central_asia/" target="_blank">link

 

Twilight of the Taliban: TTP buckles under internal fissures, external pressure:

http://tribune.com.pk/story/308623/t...rnal-pressure/" target="_blank">link

 

Protesters close Islamabad airport road over gas shortages:

http://www.dawn.com/2011/12/19/protesters-close-islamabad-airport-road-over-gas-shortages.html" target="_blank">link  

 

Kim Jong Il's youngest son dubbed 'great successor':

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/45719296/ns/world_news-asia_pacific/" target="_blank">link

 

N. Korea test-fires short-range missiles: report:

http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5iVzI_HH7dQpBwYmyMi4TkFX0tnSg?docId=CNG.951e1b71082f403024107896ebb19032.371" target="_blank">link

 

French doctor now confirms Kim had stroke in 2008:

http://www.miamiherald.com/2011/12/19/2553188/french-doctor-now-confirms-kim.html" target="_blank">link

 

Iraq war ends: what it was like on the last US flight out:

http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Military/2011/1218/Iraq-war-ends-what-it-was-like-on-the-last-US-flight-out" target="_blank">link

 

Israeli, Italian Air Forces wrap up joint exercise:

http://www.jpost.com/Defense/Article.aspx?id=249829" target="_blank">link

 

Syria signs Arab League deal to allow in monitors:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-16246689" target="_blank">link

 

Iran admits the pain of sanctions:

http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5hk55mtbW8kqqtfwrGyKr6dKOcXJQ?docId=CNG.65f564f60f03ebab6c4103aa632a6e7a.4f1" target="_blank">link

 

Russia to lease Nerpa nuclear submarine to India by year end:

http://www.defencetalk.com/russia-to-lease-nerpa-nuclear-submarine-to-india-by-yearend-39055/" target="_blank">link

 

Hueys for Hungary, from the USMC:

http://www.defenseindustrydaily.com/Hueys-for-Hungary-from-the-USMC-07238/" target="_blank">link

 

Israeli Navy completing secret 2 year submarine upgrade:

http://www.jpost.com/Defense/Article.aspx?id=249996" target="_blank">link

 

Why The QLR Is News:

http://www.aviationweek.com/aw/blogs/defense/index.jsp?plckController=Blog&plckBlogPage=BlogViewPost&newspaperUserId=27ec4a53-dcc8-42d0-bd3a-01329aef79a7&plckPostId=Blog%3a27ec4a53-dcc8-42d0-bd3a-01329aef79a7Post%3a428e077e-1f5f-428e-a4f0-1403fedde501&plckScript=blogScript&plckElementId=blogDest" target="_blank">link

 

DLA Energy, Air Force expand use of commercial-grade jet fuel:

http://www.dla.mil/DLA_Media_Center/Pages/newsarticle201112160942.aspx" target="_blank">link

 

Last member of the B-52 design team dies:

http://alert5.com/2011/12/19/l...

 

US Army traces alleged leaker's digital footprints:

http://www.wral.com/news/national_world/world/story/10513928/" target="_blank">link

 

Controversial Marine Tiltrotor Fights Its First Gun Battle:

http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2011/12/v-22-ambush/" target="_blank">link

 

Laughlin AFB graduates Afghanistan's newest pilots:

http://www.af.mil/news/story.asp?id=123283869" target="_blank">link

 

Cameron signals further Afghanistan troop withdrawals in 2013:

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/dec/20/cameron-afghanistan-troop-withdrawals-2013?newsfeed=true" target="_blank">link

 

Pakistan’s Taliban Launches Jihad Against Sexting:

http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2011/12/taliban-sexting-war/" target="_blank">link  

 

Syria kills 60 fleeing soldiers, reports say:

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/45733984/ns/world_news-mideast_n_africa/" target="_blank">link

 

For two days, North Korea's best-kept secret:

http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/12/20/us-korea-north-intelligence-idUSTRE7BJ0IO20111220" target="_blank">link

 

Nukes, Missiles and Porn: Kim Jong-Il’s Awful Legacy:

http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2011/12/north-korea-kim-legacy/" target="_blank">link

 

U-2 pilot flies final manned ISR mission over Iraq:

http://www.centaf.af.mil/news/story.asp?id=123284018" target="_blank">link

 

Iraq likely to go with L-159A as lead-in trainer:

http://alert5.com/2011/12/20/i...

 

Javelin Anti-Tank Missiles for UAE:

http://www.defencetalk.com/javelin-anti-tank-missiles-for-uae-39064/" target="_blank">link

 

Egyptian troops charge protesters in pre-dawn raid:

http://www.usatoday.com/news/world/story/2011-12-20/Egypt-raid-Cairo-protest/52092156/1" target="_blank">link

 

Gulf Arabs back unity after hinting at Iran threat:

http://af.reuters.com/article/commoditiesNews/idAFL6E7NK2Z220111220" target="_blank">link

 

Iran embarks on $1b. cyber-warfare program:

http://www.jpost.com/Defense/Article.aspx?id=249864" target="_blank">link

 

Israel forced to fund PA for German sub:

http://www.spacewar.com/reports/Israel_forced_to_fund_PA_for_German_sub_999.html" target="_blank">link

 

Russia Ramps Up New 'Satan' Nuke After U.S. Talks Breakdown:

http://defense.aol.com/2011/12/19/russia-accelerates-new-super-nuke-after-talks-breakdown-with-u-s/" target="_blank">link

 

Phone hacking Russian style: Opposition under fire:

http://in.reuters.com/article/2011/12/20/us-russia-phonehacking-idINTRE7BJ0R920111220" target="_blank">link

 

Norwegian F-16s getting new wings:

http://alert5.com/2011/12/20/n...

 

JCREW 3: Next-Generation Land Mine Jammers Use Power of Network:

http://www.defenseindustrydaily.com/Next-Generation-Land-Mine-Jammers-Will-Be-Linked-to-Network-05880/" target="_blank">link

 

"Human Factors" in F-22 Accident:

http://www.aviationweek.com/aw/blogs/defense/index.jsp?plckController=Blog&plckBlogPage=BlogViewPost&newspaperUserId=27ec4a53-dcc8-42d0-bd3a-01329aef79a7&plckPostId=Blog%3a27ec4a53-dcc8-42d0-bd3a-01329aef79a7Post%3a16b6a8fe-addc-4cf6-aa2c-778fc76ff45c&plckScript=blogScript&plckElementId=blogDest" target="_blank">link

 

Australia requests 10 C-27Js:

http://alert5.com/2011/12/20/a...

 

Japan swoops for F-35, shoots down Typhoon, F/A-18E/F:

http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/japan-swoops-for-f-35-shoots-down-typhoon-fa-18ef-366176/" target="_blank">link

 

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