SOUTHCOM Week in Review Ending 1 Dec 09

Hot Topics AA: Calderon: Drugs Can’t Be Eliminated but Crime Can 11/27/09 AA: Ibero-American countries form cross-border crime fighting alliance 11/26/09 BR: Jobs, economics complicate Brazil’s Amazon fight 11/26/09 BR: Iranian Leader’s Visit to Brazil Takes the Gloss off Lula’s International Image 11/29/09 CO: Colombian Warlord Shows Up at Hearing with $100K for Victims 12/01/09 …

AFRICOM Week in Review Ending 30 Nov 09

Hot Topics AA: Mercenary Mann says South Africa backed coup plot 11/29/09 AA: Are SA mercenaries assisting Guinea’s military junta? 11/26/09 AO: Angola: Armed forces reiterate support for public health services 11/26/09 CD: DR Congo appeals for arrest of FDLR leaders in Western countries 11/26/09 ET: Ethiopia’s Human Rights Reports presented to the African Commission …

PACOM Week in Review Ending 29 Nov 09

Hot Topics AA: ASEAN, China to co-operate on fight against terror, crime 11/25/09 BD: ‘Indian insurgents fleeing Bangladesh’ 11/27/09 CN: China to launch second lunar probe next October 11/26/09 IN: ‘Defence forces need latest informartion warfare skills’ 11/27/09 IN: India to probe Chinese drug imports 11/27/09 IN: Mumbai marks anniversary of terror attacks 11/26/09 TH: …

Journal: U.S. Air Force–Remote from War & Reality

Unmanned limits: Robotic systems can’t replace a pilot’s gut instinct BY COL. JAMES JINNETTE, USAF Unmanned combat systems have fundamental limitations that can make their technology a war-losing proposition. These limitations involve network vulnerabilities, release consent judgment and, most importantly, creative capacity during air combat and close air support (CAS) missions. Although futurists might assume …

SOUTHCOM Week in Review Ending 17 Nov 09

Hot Topics AA: Colombia releases list of alleged FARC contacts in Ecuador 11/12/09 AA: FACTBOX-Despite tensions, trade dominates Chile, Peru ties 11/14/09 BR: BRAZIL WARNS OF WANING US INFLUENCE IN SOUTH AMERICA 11/17/09 BR: Hosting Peres, Brazil’s president defends Ahmadinejad 11/12/09 CL: Chile: Any US missile, radar deal under $665 million 11/12/09 CO: Colombia to …