Tuesday, March 13, 2012

Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- March 13, 2012



Missile Defenses Offering Israel Calm In Conflict -- Wall Street Journal

BEERSHEBA, Israel—Facing the worst barrage of rockets from Palestinian militants since 2009, Israel is getting a boost from a new interceptor system that destroys missiles in midair before they fall on population centers.

The "Iron Dome" missile system has provided an added layer of security for Israel's homeland by downing dozens of rockets in the past four days, buying more time for the country's leaders to confront militants with less citizen pressure to stem hostilities.

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MILITARY AN INTELLIGENCE NEWS BRIEFS

U.S. soldier to be charged in Afghanistan massacre -- McClatchy news

Cyber Command Lawyer Praises Stuxnet, Disses Chinese Cyber Stance -- Aol Defense

Chinese Spies Use Fake Facebook Pages to Gain Intel -- Defense Tech

NATO flagship executes multi-threat live firing scenario successfully -- Dvids

Russia: No Plans to Resume S-300 Sales to Iran
-- RIA Novosti

Russia's T-90 Struggles To Find An Audience -- Strategy Page

Warplanes: What Is Worse Than Cheap Russian Crap -- Strategy Page

Syria And Hezbollah Have Advanced Missiles -- Aviation Week

Indonesia seeks to modernize its military
-- Bikyamasr

Somali woman shines in military training program -- AP

Pakistani U.N. peacekeepers sentenced in Haiti rape case -- Reuters

Canadian Sub Program Belongs in Octopus's Garden -- Peter Worthington, Huffington Post

UK government sued for helping US drone strikes -- Stars and Stripes/AP

Pentagon Chief in Kyrgyzstan for Military Talks -- RIA Novosti

U.S. Expenditures on Missile Defence More than $90 Billion But Pentagon Officials Insist Such A System is Crucial To America -- Ottawa Citizen

Lawsuit goes after makers of F-22 over faulty pilot life support system -- Eric Palmer Blog

Nominations Announced for 3 U.S. Defense Posts -- Defense News

Prosecution of ex-NSA official Thomas Drake was ‘ill-considered,’ former agency spokesman says -- Washington Post

Military Intelligence Redefined: Big Data in the Battlefield -- Forbes

Leading The Army's Charge To Go Mobile, Secure Networks -- Aol Defense

Poll: Most support U.S. military action to stop Iran from getting nuclear weapons -- CBS

Bradley Manning's treatment was cruel and inhuman, UN torture chief rules -- The Guardian

Parking Tickets Issued During Fallen Marine’s Procession Now Voided
-- CBS

Lewis-McChord soldiers concerned about Afghan massacre fallout
-- McClatchy News

U.S. Army Commander in South Korea Bans Alcohol Sales After 9 PM -- Military.com

How Health-Care Spending Strains the U.S. Military -- Forbes

More Money is Needed for Defense, McKeon Says
-- Defense News

U.S. Air Force, Air Guard Lock Horns Over Cuts -- Defense News

GOP lawmaker: Military action without approval an impeachable offense -- The Hill

Iran Drumbeat Watch: 'Edge of Breakdown' for the Military -- James Fallows, The Atlantic

The Test Case in Afghanistan for Special Operating Forces -- Dan Cox, Small Wars Journal

Cameron And Obama Must Shore Up NATO For Age of Austerity -- Stephen J. Flanagan, Aol Defense

Ignoring sequestration won’t make it vanish
-- Walter Pincus, Washington Post

Poll: Morale’s up, but war pessimism lingers -- Army Times

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