Monday, May 2, 2011

Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- May 2, 2011



Osama Bin Laden Killed By Navy SEALs In Firefight -- ABC News

Osama Bin Laden was killed not by a drone strike, but up close during a firefight with U.S. troops Sunday. He was not living in a cave when he died, but in a million-dollar mansion with twelve-foot walls less than 100 miles from the Pakistani capital.

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MILITARY AND INTELLIGENCE NEWS BRIEFS

Secret Airfields On The Chinese Border -- Strategy page

Chinese Stealth Fighter in High-Res -- War Is Boring

Second indigenous Indian carrier a long way off: Navy Chief -- The Hindu

Prince Charles 'saves Ark Royal’ -- The Telegraph

UK pilots denied danger money for Libya sorties -- AFP

Politicians hide their plans to put French jets on Royal Navy carriers -- The Telegraph

Cutting the Dutch armed forces -- Information Dissemination

Where Have All The SAS Recruits Gone -- Strategy Page

All-women army unit lures 'red' tourists in China -- Space war

Global Hawk purchase in trouble as U.S. price tag jumps twofold -- The Hankyoreh

New Predator role fits diplomatic, military bill
-- Kansas City/AP

The guardians of the astronauts
-- DoD Buzz

SECNAV: 11 carriers ‘about right’ -- Navy Times

Army Acquisition Woes -- Bring the heat. Bring the Stupid

Rummy on Afghanistan and Libya
-- Defense Tech

Marines trained on accepting gay recruits as military ends 'don't ask, don't tell' -- Daily Mail

Pearl Harbor Visitors Now Get Japanese and US View -- Military.com

Remembering the victims of Kabul airport shooting -- Stars And Stripes

Military Blogging Goes Mainstream -- New York Times

Why We Still Need the Marines -- Mackubin Thomas Owens, Wall Street Journal (commentary)

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