Current Events in Mideast-Africa

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CV32: It occurs to me that the utility of a hot line is probably proportional to the expectation of logic and rational thought on the other end of the line. From DefenseNews [excerpt]

From BBC [excerpt] CV32: Didn't see much hoopla about this event. With things tense enough between Israel, Egypt, Turkey and the ongoing mess in Syria, that might be a good thing. Meanwhile, it appears an IRIAF F-5 has crashed in the midst of a large scale air war exercise in the country.

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Britain to propose condemnatory UN resolution

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I'm still not convinced that this deal does not have serious potential to come back and bite someone someday ... From ARES Pakistan Fields Newest F-16s Posted by Robert Wall at 6/28/2010 4:34 AM CDT The Pakistan air force on June 27 formally took delivery of the first F-16C/D Block 52s, with a goal of having all 18 aircraft in country before year-end, the service says. The handover at the PAF Base Shahbaz represents a big jump in the service’s air-to-ground attack capability. In particular, the service stresses the new aircraft will provide a vital capability to carry out missions at night. (credit: Pakistan air force) Pakistani air force pilots …

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Only technical and operative considerations in this topic, I hope. It sembles a lot of rumours about the use of a stealty variant of the H-60 Black Hawk: Photos (of the strange helo wreckrage and some corpses): http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/gallery/20...326&index=0 Bill Sweetman comments: http://abclocal.go.com/kabc/story?section=...&id=8112975 Also, developing my little scenario, I don't see very clear this point about helicopter ranges and helicopter loads made public after: http://www.timesleader.com/news/Inside__ls...05-04-2011.html Two full loaded Blackhawk with the team and assault gear and weapons. Perhaps from Bagram (I think the Speci…

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Interesting site finded researching for the Kill bin Laden scenario, with nice photos, probably tomorrow in the news http://www.bagram.afcent.af.mil/photos/med...?galleryID=6178

At least 173 killed - Human Rights Watch Reports that the regime has actually used "heavy weapons" including a missile on protesters.

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