Friday, November 16, 2012

Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- November 16, 2012



Now The CIA Is Investigating Petraeus -- Danger Room

Anyone who thought the multifaceted scandal that brought down CIA Director David Petraeus was winding down can think again. Now the CIA is investigating its own former leader — while some agency veterans are whispering that they never liked him in the first place. And on top of all of that, the FBI agent who started the entire affair is distancing himself from it.

It’s not even a week since Petraeus resigned from CIA after an FBI investigation discovered he had an affair with biographer Paula Broadwell. That investigation reportedly cleared Petraeus of disclosing any classified information, which would be the major national-security concern about a CIA director’s affair. But the CIA confirms that its inspector general is taking its own, open-ended look into Petraeus’ conduct.

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MILITARY AND INTELLIGENCE NEWS BRIEFS

CIA opens inquiry into General David Petraeus conduct -- BBC

Petraeus scandal brings new scrutiny of military leaders' lifestyles -- NBC

Securing Syrian Chemical Sites May Require 75,000 Troops: U.S. Military
-- Global Security Newswire

Possible Score for Syrian Rebels: Pictures Show Advanced Missile Systems -- New York Times

Swiss government wants MPs to approve Gripen jet finance
-- Reuters

NATO welcomes Nordic air surveillance of Iceland -- Stars and Stripes/Deutsche Presse-Agentur/MCT

With the U.S. presidential election over, missile defense returns -- Russia Beyond The Headlines

Okinawa Legislators Protest US Military Incidents
-- New York Times/AP

China Is Manufacturing Drones To Sell To Developing Countries
-- Business Insider/Global Post

China’s massive military pledges its loyalty to new Communist Party leader Xi Jinping -- Washington Post/AP

ASEAN-U.S. defense chiefs meet in Cambodia to strengthen military ties -- Xinhuanet

In Cambodia, Panetta Reaffirms Ties With Authoritarian Government -- New York Times

US Renews Military Pact With Thailand -- Voice of America

Bradley Replacement to Outweigh Abrams Tank-- DoD Buzz

Naval Hackers Broke Into The F-35 Logistics System Exposing More Huge Weaknesses -- Business Insider/Reuters

Drones Fly Into Postwar Storm: Insitu Faces Shrinking DoD Budget, ITAR, FAA -- Aol Defense

Tyndall F-22 mishap report cites pilot error -- Air Force Times

Navy reconsiders putting Poseidon jets in Hawaii -- SFGate/AP

DARPA's Advanced Space Surveillance Telescope Could Be Looking Up From Down Under -- Space Daily

This 40kW Missile Defense System Will Pew-Pew Missiles Clear Out of the Sky -- Gizmodo

Pentagon opens website in propaganda war with terrorists -- Washington Times/AP

Cybersecurity Bill Dies in Congress
-- Defense News

Will it Take a ‘Cyber Pearl Harbor’ to Break Congressional Deadlock?
-- Defense Tech

Petraeus scandal illustrates fragility of cyber privacy
-- Stars and Stripes/Deutsche Presse-Agentur/MCT

Pentagon releases findings of sex abuse investigation at training facilities -- The Hill

Air Force changes training structure after sex assault investigation -- CNN

Holder defends FBI’s handling of Petraeus investigation -- Washington Post

MacDill AFB checking its ‘friends’ after Petraeus affair -- Washington Times

Pentagon wants to know: 'Did Jesus die for Klingons too?' -- Washington Times

Why Military Is Held to Higher Personal Standards
-- Kori Schake, Bloomberg

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