Monday, June 24, 2013

DTN News - SPECIAL REPORT: Terror Strike In Kashmir Ahead of PM's Visit - Eight Army Jawans Killed

Asian Defense News: DTN News - SPECIAL REPORTTerror Strike In Kashmir Ahead of PM's Visit - Eight Army Jawans Killed
Source: DTN News - - This article compiled by Roger Smith from reliable sources NDTV News
(NSI News Source Info) TORONTO, Canada - June 24, 2013:  Eight soldiers were killed and 13 were injured, seven of them seriously, when two militants opened fire on an Army convoy on the outskirts of Srinagar, just a day before a visit by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Congress president Sonia Gandhi.  

The Prime Minister condemned the attack, calling it 'cowardly' and said his travel plans remain unchanged. (Read)
 
The Hizbul Mujahideen has claimed responsibility for the terror attack but central intelligence agencies believe that the terror group acted on behalf of the Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Taiba.
The militants opened fire on the second of three Army vehicles before racing away on a motorcycle. They, however, ran into a police check-post about five kms away. They then lobbed a grenade and opened firing, which resulted in injuries to a CRPF officer and a Jammu and Kashmir Police officer. Abandoning the motorcycle, the men fled in a car with tinted windows.

The Jammu and Kashmir police allege that the soldiers who were attacked were unarmed because they were returning from vacation. The Army denies this but has not offered an explanation for why the soldiers didn't return fire.

Sources also say that the armed escort for the soldiers was traveling at a distance, which made the attack easier.

"Hizbul  Mujahideen  claiming responsibility creates less complications for Pakistan," a senior security official told NDTV.

Sources involved with the investigation tell NDTV that one of the two militants seems to be from Pakistan. The other was allegedly dressed in khaki trousers and a black jacket, most likely to suggest that he was a police officer.

Today, the PM and Mrs Gandhi will address a public rally in Kishtwar.  During his two-day trip, the PM will also inaugurate a train service between Qazigund and Banihal.




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DTN News: U.S. Department of Defense Contracts Dated June 24, 2013

Asian Defense News: DTN News: U.S. Department of Defense Contracts Dated June 24, 2013
Source: U.S. DoD issued No.  457-13 June 24, 2013
(NSI News Source Info) TORONTO, Canada - June 24, 2013: U.S. Department of Defense, Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Public Affairs) Contracts issued  June 24, 2013  are undermentioned;


 CONTRACTS
NAVY
            Hewlett Packard Enterprise Services, Herndon, Va., was awarded a $679,792,250 modification to a previously awarded continuity of services contract (CoSC) (N00039-10-D-0010) for the Navy Marine Corps Intranet (NMCI).  The modification includes increasing the contract ceiling by $679,792,250, from $4,924,000,000 to $5,603,792,250, and adding one option that will extend the period of performance two months, from April 2014 to June 2014.  This option will only be exercised if the Government has not fully transitioned the services.  The NMCI services are currently provided under the CoSC, which was awarded to HPES in order to continue providing NMCI information technology (IT) services following the expiration of the original NMCI contract.  The CoSC network operation services currently expire in April 2014; the hardware purchase expires July 2015; and the asset usage services expire in December 2014.  The CoSC ensures that the scope of NMCI IT services and performance levels delivered are sustained until the Next Generation Enterprise Network is satisfactorily providing the replacement services.  Work is performed at approximately 2,500 Navy and Marine Corps locations worldwide, from major bases to single-user sites.  No funds will be placed on contract or obligated at the time of modification.  This is a sole-source contract with HPES being the owner/operator of the NMCI network and the only source that can satisfy the Navy’s requirement for continuity of IT service.  The Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command, San Diego, Calif., is the contracting activity. 

            General Dynamics National Steel and Shipbuilding Co., San Diego, Calif., was awarded an $11,200,000 modification on a not-to-exceed basis to previously awarded contract (N00024-09-C-2229) to accomplish the detail design of Afloat Forward Staging Base (AFSB) modifications for the Mobile Landing Platform (MLP) program to support the construction of MLP 3 and MLP 4 which will be AFSB variants.  Work will be performed in San Diego, Calif., and is expected to be completed by November 2013.  Fiscal 2012 National Defense Sealift funds in the amount of $5,600,000 will be obligated at the time of award.  Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year.  The Naval Sea Systems Command, Washington D.C., is the contracting activity. 

            Rolls-Royce Corp., Indianapolis, Ind., was awarded a $7,069,292 modification to a previously awarded firm-fixed-price contract (N00019-10-C-0020) for additional engineering services for up to 9,253 flight hours for the MV-22 fleet aircraft in support of Operation Enduring Freedom and the east and west coast Marine Expeditionary Units deployments.  Work will be performed in Oakland, Calif. (70 percent), and Indianapolis, Ind. (30 percent), and is expected to be completed in November 2013.  Fiscal 2013 Operations and Maintenance, Navyand fiscal 2013 Operations and Maintenance, NavyOverseas Contingency Operationsfunds in the amount of $7,069,292 will be obligated at the time of award, all of which will expire at the end of the current fiscal year.  The Naval Air Systems Command, Patuxent River, Md., is the contracting activity. 

DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY
            Brad Hall & Associates,* Idaho Falls, Idaho,has been awarded a maximum $140,879,899 fixed-price with economic-price-adjustment contract.  This contract is for fuel.  Locations of performance are Idaho, Virginia, West Virginia, District of Columbia, and Maryland with a July 31, 2017 performance completion date.  Using military services are Army, Navy, Air Force, and federal civilian agencies.  Type of appropriation is fiscal 2013 through fiscal 2017 Defense Working Capital funds.  The contracting activity is the Defense Logistics Agency Energy, Fort Belvoir, Va., (SP0600-13-D-4009). 

            Papco, Inc.,* Virginia Beach, Va., has been awarded a maximum $125,759,158 fixed-price with economic-price-adjustment contract. The contract is for fuel. Locations of performance are Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, Indiana, Ohio, and West Virginia with a July 31, 2017 performance completion date. Using military services are Army, Navy, Department of Defense, and federal civilian agencies. Type of appropriation is fiscal year 2013 through fiscal year 2017 Defense Working Capital funds. The contracting activity is the Defense Logistics Agency Energy, Fort Belvoir, Va., (SP0600-13-D-4028).  

            Ahntech, Inc.,* San Diego, Calif., has been awarded a maximum $108,265,092 fixed-price with economic-price-adjustment contract. The contract is for fuel. Locations of performance are District of Columbia, Maryland, and Virginia with a July 31, 2017 performance completion date. Using military services are Army, Navy, and federal civilian agencies. Type of appropriation is fiscal year 2013 through fiscal year 2017 Defense Working Capital funds. The contracting activity is the Defense Logistics Agency Energy, Fort Belvoir, Va., (SP0600-13-D-4007). 

            Petroleum traders Corp.,* Fort Wayne, Ind., has been awarded a maximum $79,115,989 fixed-price with economic-price-adjustment contract.  This contract is for fuel.  Locations of performance are Indiana, Ohio, Tennessee, Kentucky, Delaware, Virginia, West Virginia, District of Columbia, and Maryland with a July 31, 2017 performance completion date.  Using military services are Army, Navy, Air Force, and federal civilian agencies.  Type of appropriation is fiscal 2013 through fiscal 2017 Defense Working Capital funds.  The contracting activity is the Defense Logistics Agency Energy, Fort Belvoir, Va., (SP0600-13-D-4029). 

            Carter Enterprises LLC**, Brooklyn, N.Y., has been awarded a maximum $70,526,715 modification (P00014) exercising the first option year period for improved outer tactical vests and cable assemblies.  The contract (SPM1C1-11-D-1059) is a firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract.  Location of performance is New York with a June 27, 2014 performance completion date.  Using military services are Army and Air Force.  Type of appropriation is fiscal 2013 through fiscal 2014 Defense Working Capital funds.  The contracting activity is the Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support, Philadelphia, Pa.  

            Carroll Independent Fuel,* Baltimore, Md., has been awarded a maximum $62,579,491 fixed-price with economic-price-adjustment contract. The contract is for fuel. Locations of performance are District of Columbia, Maryland, and Virginia with a July 31, 2017 performance completion date. Using military services are Army, Navy, Air Force, and federal civilian agencies. Type of appropriation is fiscal year 2013 through fiscal year 2017 Defense Working Capital funds. The contracting activity is the Defense Logistics Agency Energy, Fort Belvoir, Va., (SP0600-13-D-4012). 

            Mansfield Oil Company of Gainesville, Inc.,* Gainesville, Ga., has been awarded a maximum $49,168,580 fixed-price with economic-price-adjustment contract. The contract is for fuel. Locations of performance are Delaware, District of Columbia, Indiana, Kentucky, Maryland, Ohio, Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia with a July 31, 2017 performance completion date. Using military services are Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, and federal civilian agencies. Type of appropriation is fiscal year 2013 through fiscal year 2017 Defense Working Capital funds. The contracting activity is the Defense Logistics Agency Energy, Fort Belvoir, Va., (SP0600-13-D-4026).  

            MedImmune Biologics, Inc., Gaithersburg, Md., has been awarded a maximum $23,274,000 firm-fixed-price, sole-source contract.  This contract is for influenza vaccine, nasal spray.  Locations of performance are Maryland and Pennsylvania with a June 25, 2014 performance completion date.  Using military services are Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marine Corps.  Type of appropriation is fiscal 2013 through fiscal 2017 Defense Working Capital funds.  The contracting activity is the Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support, Philadelphia, Pa., (SPM2DP-13-D-0006). 

            Mid-Atlantic Cooperative Solutions DBA Aero Energy,* New Oxford, Pa., has been awarded a maximum $17,341,274 fixed-price with economic-price-adjustment contract. The contract is for fuel. Locations of performance are District of Columbia, Maryland, and Virginia with a July 31, 2017 performance completion date. Using military service is Army. Type of appropriation is fiscal year 2013 through fiscal year 2017 Defense Working Capital funds. The contracting activity is the Defense Logistics Agency Energy, Fort Belvoir, Va., (SP0600-13-D-4004). 

            Woolrich, Inc.,* Woolrich, Pa., has been awarded a maximum $15,869,760 modification (P00010) exercising the first option year period for Marine Corps combat utility uniform trousers.  The contract (SPM1C1-12-D-1039) is a firm-fixed-price, indefinite-quantity contract.  Locations of performance are Pennsylvania, Mississippi, Texas, Alabama, and North Carolina with a June 27, 2014 performance completion date.  Using military service is Marine Corps.  Type of appropriation is fiscal 2013 through fiscal 2014 Defense Working Capital funds.  The contracting activity is the Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support, Philadelphia, Pa. 

            American Apparel, Inc., Selma, Ala., has been awarded a maximum $14,975,289 modification (P00012) exercising the first option year period for Marine Corps combat utility uniform blouse.  The contract (SPM1C1-12-D-1038) is a firm-fixed-price/indefinite-quantity contract.  Locations of performance are Alabama and Mississippi with a June 27, 2014 performance completion date.  Using military service is Marine Corps.  Type of appropriation is fiscal 2013 through fiscal 2014 Defense Working Capital funds.  The contracting activity is the Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support, Philadelphia, Pa.

            Great Lakes Petroleum Co.,* Cleveland, Ohio, has been awarded a maximum $14,733,692 fixed-price with economic-price-adjustment contract. The contract is for fuel. Locations of performance are Ohio and Virginia with a July 31, 2017 performance completion date. Using military services are Army, Navy, Department of Defense, and federal civilian agencies. Type of appropriation is fiscal year 2013 through fiscal year 2017 Defense Working Capital funds. The contracting activity is the Defense Logistics Agency Energy, Fort Belvoir, Va., (SP0600-13-D-4018). 

            JD Logic, LLC,* Aurora, Colo., has been awarded a maximum $13,760,745 fixed-price with economic-price-adjustment contract. The contract is for fuel. Locations of performance are District of Columbia, Kentucky, Maryland, Tennessee, and Virginia with a July 31, 2017 performance completion date. Using military services are Army, Navy, Air Force, and federal civilian agencies. Type of appropriation is fiscal year 2013 through fiscal year 2017 Defense Working Capital funds. The contracting activity is the Defense Logistics Agency Energy, Fort Belvoir, Va., (SP0600-13-D-4022). 

             Macquarie Aviation North America 2 Inc.,* Louisville, Ky., has been awarded a maximum $12,211,005 fixed-price with economic-price-adjustment contract.  This contract is for fuel.  Location of performance is Kentucky with a July 31, 2017 performance completion date.  Using military service is Air Force.  Type of appropriation is fiscal 2013 through fiscal 2017 Defense Working Capital funds.  The contracting activity is the Defense Logistics Agency Energy, Fort Belvoir, Va.; (SP0600-13-D-4024).

             Dime Oil Co.,* Waterbury, Conn., has been awarded a maximum $9,797,163 fixed price with economic-price-adjustment contract.  This contract is for fuel.  Locations of performance are Connecticut and Virginia with a July 31, 2017 performance completion date.  Using military services are Army, Navy, Marine Corps, and federal civilian agencies.  Type of appropriation is fiscal 2013 through fiscal 2017 Defense Working Capital funds.  The contracting activity is the Defense Logistics Agency Energy, Fort Belvoir, Va., (SP0600-13-D-4013).

             Crown Clothing Co.,* Vineland, N.J., has been awarded a maximum $7,603,156 firm-fixed-price contract.  This contract is for men’s poly/wool coats.  Location of performance is New Jersey with a June 24, 2014 performance completion date.  Using military service is Marine Corps.  Type of appropriation is fiscal 2013 Defense Working Capital funds.  The contracting activity is the Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support, Philadelphia, Pa., (SPM1C1-13-D-1059).

             Don Small & Son’s Oil Distributor Inc.,* Auburn, Wash., has been awarded a minimum $7,483,747 fixed-price with economic-price-adjustment contract.  This contract is for fuel.  Location of performance is Washington with a July 31, 2016 performance completion date.  Using military services are Army and federal civilian agencies.  Type of appropriation is fiscal 2016 Stock funds.  The contracting activity is the Defense Logistics Agency Energy, Fort Belvoir, Va., (SP0600-13-D-4517).

             Spence/Banks, Inc.,* Terre Haute, Ind., has been awarded a maximum $6,876,323 fixed-price with economic-price-adjustment contract.  This contract is for fuel.  Location of performance is Indiana with a July 31, 2017 performance completion date.  Using military services are Air Force and federal civilian agencies.  Type of appropriation is fiscal 2013 through fiscal 2017 Defense Working Capital funds.  The contracting activity is the Defense Logistics Agency Energy, Fort Belvoir, Va., (SP0600-13-D-4035).

ARMY
            McMillen LLC, Boise, Idaho, was awarded a firm-fixed-price, option-included contract with a value of $10,088,000 for the maintenance and development of ponds in Napa, Calif., with the goal of creating habitat for marsh species.  Fiscal 2013 Procurement funds are being obligated on this award.  The bid was solicited through the Internet, with four bids received.  The Army Corps of Engineers, San Francisco, Calif., is the contracting activity (W912P7-13-C-0007). 

            MTNT Energy Inc., Anchorage, Alaska, was awarded a firm-fixed-price contract with a maximum value of $9,500,000 for the installation, maintenance and renovation of new and existing electrical and communication equipment in support of deployed U.S. forces throughout Afghanistan.  Type of appropriation will be determined with each order.  One bid was solicited, with one bid received.  The Army Corps of Engineers, Philadelphia, Penn., is the contracting activity (W912BU-13-D-0014). 

AIR FORCE
            Raytheon Technical Services Company, LLC, Indianapolis, Ind., has been awarded a $10,031,657 fixed-price-incentive-firm contract for the Joint Miniature Munitions Bomb Rack Unit (JMM BRU).  The Contractor shall conduct a Technology Development Phase to initiate JMM BRU design activities, mature JMM BRU technologies, initiate production process development to determine the appropriate set of technologies to be integrated into a full system, and conduct prototyping in a relevant environment.  Work will be performed at Indianapolis, Ind., and is expected to be complete by July 2015.  This award is the result of a full and open competitive acquisition solicited on Federal Business Opportunities in which three offers were received.  Fiscal 2013 Research Development Test and Evaluation funds are being obligated on this award.  Air Force Life Cycle Management Center/EBMK, Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., is the contracting activity. (FA8672-13-C-0199). 

            Northrup Grumman Space and Mission Systems Corp., San Diego, Calif., has been awarded a $6,726,279 modification (P00075) for operational improvements on firm-fixed-price contract (FA8726-09-C-0010) to install LOW VHF antennas and Black Wideband Relay on two E-11As and two EQ-4Bs.   Work will be performed at San Diego, Calif. and OCONUS, and is expected to be completed by June 23, 2014. Fiscal 2011 missile procurement funds in the amount of $6,726,279 are being obligated on this contract.  Air Force Life Cycle Management Center/HNAK, Hanscom Air Force Base, Mass., is the contracting activity.

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DTN News - DEFENSE NEWS: U.S. And Israel Are Nervous About Chinese Entry Into The UAV Market

Asian Defense News: DTN News - DEFENSE NEWS:  U.S. And Israel Are Nervous About Chinese Entry Into The UAV Market
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(NSI News Source Info) TORONTO, Canada - June 24, 2013:  Despite all the publicity American UAVs receive, the major exporter of UAVs in the last decade has been Israel. Between 2002 and 2012 Israel exported $4.7 billion worth of UAVs, about twice as much as the U.S. exported. Part of this was due to the U.S. military demand for UAVs in Iraq and Afghanistan, which was largely met by American suppliers. But there were also U.S. government restrictions on American UAV exports. These still exist, for political (no weapons and a long list of countries that cannot buy) and security (many countries cannot be trusted to keep American secrets secret). These restrictions are becoming a major issue for U.S. UAV manufacturers because Israel already has a head start as an exporter and China (using copies of many Israeli and U.S. UAVs) is coming up fast. The UAV market is expected to double (to over $11 billion a year) in the next decade and American firms have to export to survive, because the American military has cut purchases way back and will not be buying much for the next five years (or more).

It’s understandable that the Israelis are leading exporters, as they developed a lot of the basic technology that made possible best-selling American models (like Predator and Raven). Israel kept developing UAV tech after successful American designs appeared. As a result of this trend, in the last decade nations have found that if they wanted American style UAVs but often could no buy American for whatever reason. But the Israelis probably had what you needed, and often at a better price.

Take, for example, the well-known American MQ-1 Predator. This is a one ton aircraft that is 8.7 meters (27 feet) long with a wingspan of 15.8 meters (49 feet). It has two hard points, which usually carry one (47 kg/107 pound) Hellfire each. Max speed of the Predator is 215 kilometers an hour while max cruising speed is 160 kilometers an hour. Max altitude is 8,000 meters (25,000 feet). Typical sorties are 12-20 hours each. The Predator evolved from concepts and UAV designs developed in Israel and Israel has long offered cheaper (and often similar looking) models that did what Predator did.

Before the Predator there was the Gnat 750 and  I-Gnat ER/ Sky Warrior Alpha. These looked like Predator and in terms of design and capabilities they were cousins, not siblings. The Gnat is a 1980s design that was used in Iraq, along with and the I-Gnat ER, which was similar in size and capabilities to Predator. All of these UAVs evolved from earlier Israeli designs and UAV concepts.

Another UAV with Israeli DNA was the Shadow 200. This was a 159 kg (350 pound) UAV that carries day and night cameras and laser designators but usually no weapons. Shadow is being replaced by the much larger MQ-1C. This “improved Predator” weighs 1.5 tons, carries 135.4 kg (300 pounds) of sensors internally, and up to 227.3 kg (500 pounds) of sensors or weapons externally. It has an endurance of up to 36 hours and a top speed of 270 kilometers an hour. MQ-1C has a wingspan of 18 meters (56 feet) and is 9 meters (28 feet) long. The MQ-1C can carry four Hellfire missiles (compared to two on the Predator), or a dozen smaller 70mm guided missiles. Each MQ-1C costs about $10 million. The army uses warrant officers as operators. The MQ-1C has automated takeoff and landing software and is equipped with a full array of electronics (target designators and digital communications so troops on the ground can see what the UAV sees).

As its model number (MQ-1C) indicates, this UAV is a Predator (MQ-1) replacement. The U.S. Air Force had planned to replace its MQ-1s with MQ-1Cs but later decided to buy only larger Reapers. The MQ-1C was developed for the army. The last member of the Predator family is the MQ-9 Reaper. This is a 4.7 ton, 11 meter (36 foot) long aircraft with a 20 meter (66 foot) wingspan that looks like the MQ-1. It has six hard points and can carry about a ton (2,400 pounds) of weapons. These include Hellfire missiles (up to eight), two Sidewinder or two AMRAAM air-to-air missiles, two Maverick missiles, or two 227 kg (500) pound smart bombs (laser or GPS guided). Max speed is 400 kilometers an hour, and max endurance is 15 hours. The Reaper is considered a combat aircraft, to replace F-16s or A-10s in ground support missions.

The most numerous U.S. Army UAVs are the micro-UAVs (Ravens and Pumas). There are over 6,000 of these tiny (under six kg/13.2 pound) reconnaissance aircraft in army service. They are the most heavily used UAVs. The RQ-11 Raven is a two kilogram (4.4 pound) aircraft popular with combat and non-combat troops alike. The current RQ-11B can stay in the air for 80 minutes at a time. The Raven is battery powered (and largely silent unless flown close to the ground). It carries a color day vidcam or a two color infrared night camera. The larger (5.9 kg) Puma AE UAV can stay in the air twice as long as Raven is more resistant to bad weather and carries better sensors.

Israel has UAVs similar in capabilities to all those mentioned above, and in many cases the Israeli versions got into service first. But that won’t do much good with the Chinese closing in. Both the U.S. and Israel are nervous about Chinese entry into the UAV market. The Chinese stuff is often copied or stolen tech and usually not as effective orreliable. But the Chinese stuff is cheaper and they will sell anything to anyone who can pay.  The Chinese pay more attention to Israeli UAVs and sales methods than those of the United States. Israel exports 80 percent of its UAVs and has customers in fifty countries. Unlike the United States, Israeli UAVs can operate within Israel and are heavily used by the Israeli military. This gives Israeli UAVs that “combat proven” seal of approval.

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DTN News - SYRIA UNREST AL-QAEDA CONNECTION: Turkish Allies Flying 'New al-Qaeda' Fighters To Syria With U.S. Support - Report

Asian Defense News: DTN News -  SYRIA UNREST AL-QAEDA CONNECTION: Turkish Allies Flying 'New al-Qaeda' Fighters To Syria With U.S. Support - Report
*"A new Al-Qaeda has been created in the region through the financial and logistical backup ofTurkey... and a number of western states, [e]specially the US..."
Source: DTN News - - This article compiled by Roger Smith from reliable sources By Timothy Whiteman - Examiner.com
(NSI News Source Info) TORONTO, Canada - June 24, 2013: Our NATO partner's and long considered one of our closest allies in the Muslim world, the Turks are now reportedly using their national airlines to ferry al-Qaeda terrorists to fight with the rebels in the Syrian Civil War, all with the support and approval of both the American and British governments, as reported by the London-based Muslim news portal Ahlul Bayt News Agency (ABNA) on June 22, 2013.
The Turkish Connection...
Cited only as a military source speaking on the grounds of anonymity, the source accused the Turkish intelligence agency of sending 93 al-Qaeda and Taliban terrorists from their training camps in Pakistan's lawless Waziristan province to the Turkish province of Hatay on the Turkish-Syrian coastal border.
Previous reports by ABNA have cited Turkey's national airline, Turkish Air, of transporting al-Qaeda and Taliban militants from North Waziristan in Pakistan to the Turkish borders with Syria.
According to the covert source, all 93 terrorists were passengers on the Karachi-Istanbul flight route, Turkish Air No. 709 on September 10, 2012.
Reportedly, all those transported were originally from Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Yemen, Pakistan, Afghanistan and a group of Arabs already residing in Waziristan.
The Iraq Connection...
The anonymous source stated that over 65 percent of the Salafi fighting with the Syrian rebels in the Syrian province of Deir Ezzor are Afghans who have sworn allegiance to the al-Qaeda terrorist organization.
The unidentified source contends that these specific soon-to-be American equipped al-Qaeda fighters entered the eastern Syrian province via Iraq only after completing al-Qaeda training in Iraq.
The Obama Administration Connection...
ABNA reports that with Turkey, the U.S. and various Persian Gulf nations backing them, al-Qaeda has set up a new training camp for Salafi (radical Islamic fundamentalists) and Jihadi (Islamist global domination) terrorists in Northern Waziristan.
"A new Al-Qaeda has been created in the region through the financial and logistical backup of Turkey, Saudi Arabia, Qatar and a number of western states, [e]specially the US," a source told the Fars News Agency of Iran (FNA) last September.
ABNA quotes FNA's Ali Mahdian that the US and the British governments have been "playing with the al-Qaeda through their Arab proxy regimes in the region in a bid to materialize their goals, specially in Syria."
He went on to state that the Saudi and Qatari regimes serve as go-betweens to "facilitate the CIA and (British) MI6 plans in Syria through instigating terrorist operations by Salafi and Arab Jihadi groups, adding that the terrorists do not know that they actually exercise the US plans."
Yet, the source said the US and Britain are looking at the new Al-Qaeda force as an instrument to attain their goals and do not intend to support them to ascend to power, "because if Salafi elements in Syria ascend to power, they will create many problems for the US, the Western states and Turkey in future."
"Thus, the US, Britain and Turkey are looking at the Al-Qaeda as a tactical instrument," he said, and warned of the regional and global repercussions of the US and Turkish aid to the Al-Qaeda and Salafi groups.
As previously covered by Examiner.com, the Obama Administration has authorized the transfer of American arms and ammunition to the various Syrian rebel groups, to include the largest, the al-Qaeda affiliate Jabhat al-Nusra li-Ahl al-Sham (The Front for the Protection of the Syrian People), also popularly known as the al-Nusra Front.

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DTN News: Paris Air Show Pictures from Le Bourget, France

Asian Defense News: DTN News: Paris Air Show Pictures  from Le Bourget, France
(NSI News Source Info) TORONTO, Canada - June 23, 2013: View 50th Paris Air Show photos in DTN News' 50th Paris Air Show photo gallery
*DTN News' 50th Paris Air Show photo  from Le Bourget, France.







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