Saturday, April 24, 2010

Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- April 24, 2010


'Smears’ Turn Milbloggers on Their Frontline Hero -- The Danger Room

To military bloggers and conservative hawks, Michael Yon was a super hero — a fearless Green-Beret-turned-citizen-journalist who spent years on the frontlines of Iraq and Afghanistan when most big media outlets kept their reporters at home. But now, those same military bloggers are turning their sights on Yon, after he began savaging America’s top general in Afghanistan and warning that the American war effort is all but doomed.

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MILITARY AND INTELLIGENCE NEWS BRIEFS

Army Cancels NLOS-LS Missile System; LCS Implications Could Be Big -- Defense Tech

Chilton: U.S. Needs More Satellites in Bullpen -- Defense News

Why Israel Has Cut Off Turkish Arms Supplies -- Strategy Page

Germany set to sell Israel submarines -- Press TV

Nuclear Terrorism Seen Overshadowing Other WMD Threats -- Global Security Newswire

US clears 2nd Navy SEAL in Iraqi abuse case -- AP

Al-Qaeda Expert Philip Mudd Retires From FBI
-- Washington Independent

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