Wednesday, October 30, 2013

Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- October 30, 2013


Revealed: 'Spain And France Spied On Their OWN Citizens' Phones And Handed Intelligence To The U.S. -- Daily Mail

* Gen. Keith Alexander, the National Security Agency director, says foreign governments spied on their own people and shared data with the U.S.
* The NSA had been accused of snooping on 130.5 million phone calls in France and Spain, and keeping computerized records
* Sen. Dianne Feinstein said newspapers in Europe "got it all wrong'
* Alexander's denial will fall heavily on the fugitive leaker Edward Snowden and his journalist cohorts, whom the NSA chief said 'did not understand what they were looking at'

The National Security Agency's director flatly denied as 'completely false' on Tuesday claims that U.S. intelligence agencies had monitored tens of millions of phone calls in France and Spain during a month-long period beginning in late 2012.

Gen. Keith Alexander contradicted the news reports that said his NSA had collected data about the calls and stored it as part of a wide-ranging surveillance program, saying that the journalists who wrote them misinterpreted documents stolen by the fugitive leaker Edward Snowden.

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MILITARY AND INTELLIGENCE NEWS BRIEFS

NSA chief says NATO allies shared phone records with the U.S. spy agency -- Washington Post

Spying Known at Top Levels, U.S. Intelligence Officials Say -- New York Times

Clapper: NSA controversy creating 'erosion of trust' -- The Hill

White House: No decision on ending spying on allied leaders -- The Hill

NSA Scandal: Parliamentary Spying Inquiry Poses Challenges -- Spiegel Online

Embassy Espionage: The NSA's Secret Spy Hub in Berlin -- Spiegel Online

German Officials to Discuss Spying Scandal at White House -- Voice of America

Russian Military Helicopter Crashes in Moscow, Two Injured -- RIA Novosti

China flexes muscle and unveils mystery nuclear sub fleet -- Washington Times

Israeli companies vie for $1B artillery upgrade contracts -- Space Daily/UPI

Maliki Urges US Military Aid as Senators Criticize 'Sectarian' Leadership -- Voice of America

Watchdog: U.S. Has No Idea How Many Afghan Troops Are Living in Barracks Funded by You -- Dan Lamothe, Killer Apps/Foreign Policy

Is South Korea Stealing U.S. Military Secrets? -- Gordon Lubold, Foreign Policy

US wants Asia partners to strengthen their militaries -- AP

U.S. senators warn Obama that Maliki may be leading Iraq back toward civil war -- Washington Post

India develops new tactical missile 'Pragati' -- NDTV

Marines’ Move to Guam in Question -- DoD Buzz

U.S. weighs how to expand role in Kony hunt -- CNN

US commandos were poised for raid to capture Benghazi suspect -- CNN

Bigger And Better: MQ-8C Takes To The Skies -- Navy Live

More Super Hornets in the pipeline? -- StlToday.com

Top Army officer says cuts would impact missions -- AP

Bath Iron Works Launches First Zumwalt Class Destoyer -- Defense Tech

Bigger, Lighter, Deadlier! Navy launches new stealth destroyer -- CNN

Navy's new behemoth 'stealth destroyer' gets its hull wet -- AP

Navy Deploying New Anti-Torpedo Technology -- Defense Tech

$500M littoral combat ship's departure delayed again by maintenance issue -- Stars and Stripes

DARPA developing drone-mounted lasers to shoot down missiles -- RT

Obama Installs New FBI Chief -- Voice of America

DoD personnel chief: New job-specific physical standards being drafted -- Army Times

Marine gets 5 years for taking bribes in Iraq -- Stars and Stripes

Military bases open their doors to home-schoolers -- FOX News/AP

Thunderbirds to join Blue Angels and return to air show circuits in 2014 -- Stars and Stripes/The Press of Atlantic City, Pleasantville, N.J.

Is Your Aircraft Carrier a Lemon? -- David Axe, Foreign Policy/War Is Boring

Why A Boeing-Lockheed Martin Long Range Strike Bomber Team Will Be Hard To Beat -- Loren Thompson, Forbes

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