Need to Know Weekend Edition: 11/14/2009
by John Little on 14/11/2009Pakistani Army ran Muslim extremist training camps, says anti-terrorist expert
The Pakistani Army ran training camps for a Muslim extremist group, at least until recently, with the acceptance of the US Central Intelligence Agency, according to France’s foremost anti-terrorist expert.
U.K.’s largest, autonomous unmanned aircraft completes initial flight trials
BAE Systems has flown the largest, fully autonomous unmanned aircraft ever to be built in the U.K. The next-generation autonomous system, MANTIS, completed its maiden flight in Woomera, South Australia.
In Tokyo, Our Common Future
Read translations of the President’s speech in Chinese, Indonesian, Japanese or Korean.
China detains dissidents ahead of US visit
Chinese police have detained dozens of dissidents and political reform advocates ahead of US President Barack Obama’s first visit to China, according to family members and human rights activists.
A Superpower Stirs
600 years after bringing home its armada, will China once again stride the world’s stage?
James Lilley, Ex-Ambassador, Is Dead
James R. Lilley, a longtime CIA operative and later the U.S. ambassador to China during the time of the Tiananmen Square crackdown, has died. He was 81.
Is the US DoD Locked in an Ivory Tower?
given that the DoD is, for all intents and purposes, and ivory tower when it comes to military innovation, all new and innovative military thought will occur outside of it. While this deficit of innovation can be papered over during times of plenty with an endless supply of financing, it won’t last once those dollars slow to a trickle (and they will). It also won’t survive a true opponent armed with the right innovation, which is occurring.
Dubai 09: Dubai debut for F-22 prompts Paris review
http://www.flightglobal.com/articles/2009/11/14/334846/dubai-09-dubai-debut-for-f-22-prompts-paris-review.html
Afghanistan plans court for corrupt ministers
Afghanistan is to set up a special court to try corrupt ministers, the attorney general said on Saturday, as international pressure builds on President Hamid Karzai to act against graft.
Dutch troops’ method in Afghanistan gains new prominence
The soldiers from the Netherlands deployed in Oruzgan province have been focusing more on development work and civilian protection and less focus on fighting.
Chile urges ‘caution’ in spying row
Chile has dismissed allegations that members of its military had spied on neighbouring Peru as a diplomatic row between the two countries deepens.
Iran Student Gets Eight Years Over Protests
An Iranian court today sentenced a student who took part in protests following Iran’s disputed presidential election this year to eight years in prison, a website reported.
Niger Opposition Insists on Return to Constitutional Order before Talks
Niger’s opposition coalition has rejected direct talks with the government unless President Mamadou Tandja reverts to constitutional order. The group met in Abuja with former Nigerian military ruler Abdulsalami Abubakar, who is mediating a resolution to the crisis that has unfolded in Niger.
Ethiopia rebels claim offensive
Ethiopian rebels have launched a wide offensive in the southeastern Somali ethnic Ogaden region and recaptured seven towns from government forces, they claimed on Saturday in a statement.
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