Need to Know: November 28, 2011

November 28, 2011
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John Little

Centennial Of Naval Aviation – The Shadow Warriors http://t.co/2R1dQNtj
#WikiLeaks set to relaunch secure tipster system – http://t.co/6tKouBew
At least 25 dead in north #Yemen conflict, fighters say http://t.co/d6AGkNdK
Arab League Approves Sanctions Against #Syria http://t.co/fstDXZOK
#Egypt #039;s Copts view election with concern – http://t.co/QN8OrqzU
#Egypt set to vote in first post-Mubarak elections http://t.co/MxSJb5RJ
In Fog of War, Rift Widens Between US and #Pakistan – http://t.co/EdQLYibq
Protests against military rule cloud #Egypt election http://t.co/B5rZ62gv
S.Korea might ban #Iran petchem imports-sources http://t.co/Tyi9uMju
Our thoughts are with @drjjoyner and his daughters today http://t.co/FYSeBcTz
The CyberWar Daily is out! http://t.co/FIqoCVVR ? Top stories today via @backtracesec @hfuhs
The Blogs of War Watchlist is out! http://t.co/pya29086 ? Top stories today via @barrypavel @zaffaranu

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Chyna

January 5, 2012 at 2:31 pm

A little riatonaitly lifts the quality of the debate here. Thanks for contributing!

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