Tuesday, February 22, 2011

Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- February 22, 2011



U.S. Fears for Life of Outed CIA Contractor in Pakistan Prison -- ABC News

Ray Davis Locked Up With Islamic Militants; Dogs Test Food For Poison

U.S. officials believe that Raymond A. Davis, the CIA contractor in Pakistani custody for shooting two men, is in serious danger - even from the guards at the prison where he is now being held.

Davis was working for the CIA as an independent contractor in Lahore when the shooting incident occurred on Jan. 27, according to two senior U.S. intelligence officials. He has been at the center of a tug-of-war between U.S. and Pakistani officials ever since.

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MILITARY AND INTELLIGENCE NEWS BRIEFS

The Ungoverned African Coastline is Becoming Enormous -- Information Dissemination

Defense firms eye billion dollar Mideast deals -- Reuters

Updated: Libyan fighter jets arrive in Malta -- Times Of Malta

IDEX: UAE To Modify Black Hawks Into Gunships -- Defense News

Russia poised for more missile tests -- Voice of Russia

BAE Says Qatar, Oman Discuss Potential Eurofighter Purchases -- Bloomberg

MPs attack MoD over £8bn weapons project waste -- The Guardian

Can Fox Outfox U.K. Procurement Problems? -- Ares/Aviation Week

Thailand: New era for air force with modern jets -- Bangkok Post

Israel, US successfully test Arrow missile -- AP

Submarines: Increased Activity In The Eastern Pacific -- Strategy Page

U.S. Navy Commander Addresses China's Rise -- Wall Street Journal

Star wars - US recruiting space allies -- News.com.au

U.S. Marines Seek Ideas for New Vehicles -- Defense News

Rand: How to reduce U.S. military suicides
-- UPI

Defense Department Builddown Coming? -- New American

Ex-pilots shoot down timeline of Navy: Slant seen on blacks, women -- Washington Times

DADT is over but will the Ivy League allow ROTC?
-- D. Christian Moore, The Examiner (commentary)

Rolling Stone Wins for McChrystal Story -- Military.com

Rape in the Military - Lawsuits Reveal Culture of Sexual Assault with 1 in 3 Military Women Victimized -- About.com

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