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• Joint Statement by Departments of State and Defense DoD 26 Nov 2011 -- Secretaries Clinton and Panetta have been closely monitoring reports of the cross-border incident in Pakistan today. Both offer their deepest condolences for the loss of life and support fully NATO’s intention to investigate immediately.
• NATO Says 'Likely' It Caused Pakistan Casualties RFE/RL 26 Nov 2011 -- A spokesman for NATO-led troops in Afghanistan confirms that NATO aircraft were called in to support troops during an incident near the border with Pakistan, and its forces were "highly likely" responsible for the deaths of at least 26 Pakistani soldiers.
• NATO to investigate airstrike in Pakistan RIA Novosti 26 Nov 2011 -- NATO plans to conduct a thorough investigation into the airstrike in Pakistan, which killed 25 Pakistani soldiers, Sky News TV channel said on Saturday.
• Pakistan closes key NATO supply route to Afghanistan after alliance's airstrike RIA Novosti 26 Nov 2011 -- Islamabad authorities said on Saturday they were closing one of NATO's key supply routes to Afghanistan after the alliance's airstrike in Pakistan, which killed 25 people, Pakistani TV channels said.
• Pakistan Halts NATO Supply Route in Anger Over Helicopter Attack VOA 26 Nov 2011 -- The deeply strained relationship between Pakistan and the United States appears to have taken yet another turn for the worse, in the aftermath of what Pakistan describes as an unprovoked pre-dawn attack on its forces by NATO aircraft across the Afghan border. At least 26 Pakistani military personnel, including two officers, were killed, and 14 others were wounded. Islamabad is strongly protesting the incident.
• Pakistan to Reexamine Relations with US, NATO After Deadly NATO Raid VOA 26 Nov 2011 -- Pakistan said Saturday it was reviewing its relations with the United States and NATO in the aftermath of a pre-dawn cross-border airstrike on two military outposts in the country's northwest that killed at least 26 Pakistani soldiers and wounded 14 others.
• Pakistani PM condemns NATO strike IRNA 26 Nov 2011 -- Pakistani Prime Minister Yusuf Raza Gilani has strongly condemned the NATO/ISAF attack on the Pakistani post, which has reportedly killed 28 Pakistani security personnel, the Foreign Ministry said.
• US-Pakistan Relations in a Post-bin Laden World VOA 26 Nov 2011 -- In the past 10 years, analysts say the United States has provided Pakistan with about $20 billion in military and civilian aid, making it the third-largest recipient of U.S. security aid and reimbursements after Afghanistan and Israel. Both sides also have cooperated in targeting Taliban and al-Qaida-linked militants sheltered in Pakistan's semi-autonomous and remote northwest.

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• Japan Wants More Say Over US Troops on Okinawa VOA 26 Nov 2011 -- Japan's foreign minister is promising Okinawans that Tokyo will press Washington to give Japanese authorities more jurisdiction over U.S. forces on the island. The pledge comes as the United States and Japan are trying to reach a compromise over a controversial relocation of an American air station on the southern Japanese island.
• President reaffirms commitment to U.S. arms procurement CNA 26 Nov 2011 -- President Ma Ying-jeou has reaffirmed his commitment to Taiwan's continued procurement of defensive weapons from the United States to protect national security.
• Rodong Sinmum on S. Korean Military's Drill KCNA 26 Nov 2011 -- Rodong Sinmun commentary at the south Koreans for high-stakes drill on five islands in the West Sea of Korea.
• KCNA on War Exercise of S. Koreans KCNA 26 Nov 2011 -- The south Koreans kicked off exercise against the DPRK one year after the Yonphyong Island shelling incident.
• KCNA on S. Korea's Maneuvers KCNA 26 Nov 2011 -- The south Koreans kicked off large-scale exercises on five islands and in their surrounding waters in the West Sea of Korea.
• Iran capable of building aircraft-carrier: Navy Commander IRNA 26 Nov 2011 -- Commander of the Army's Naval Force Rear Admiral Habibollah Sayyari said here on Saturday that the Iranian naval force is capable of building aircraft-carrier but its production is not a priority of the navy.
• Iranian Navy to stage miltiary drill IRNA 26 Nov 2011 -- Commander of the Army's Naval Force Rear Admiral Habibollah Sayyari said here on Saturday that the Iranian naval force will stage 'Velayat 90' maneuver in near future.
• Iranian Navy to hold naval drill in high seas soon ISNA 26 Nov 2011 -- Iranian Navy is to hold naval drill in high seas beyond Mediterranean Sea soon, said Iranian Navy Commander Rear Admiral Habibollah Sayyari on Saturday.

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• Egypt's Top Military Man Meets With Political Leaders VOA 26 Nov 2011 -- Field Marshall Hussein Tantawi, who head's Egypt's ruling military council, met with top political figures Mohamed ElBaradei, the opposition leader and former International Energy Agency head and former Arab League chief Amr Moussa Saturday, as tensions remain high in Cairo's Tahrir Square.
• Arab League Drafts Sanctions Against Syria VOA 26 Nov 2011 -- The Arab League has drawn up a list of sanctions against Syria, where the death toll from the government's crackdown on dissent continues to mount.
• Russian president warns space officials over failures RIA Novosti 27 Nov 2011 -- Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has threatened to punish officials responsible for recent failures in the space industry.
• Dy IRGC commander: Iran's deterrent power thwarts enemies threats IRNA 26 Nov 2011 -- Deputy Commander of Islamic Revolution Guards Corps for planning affairs Brigadier General Mohammad Tavallaei said on Saturday Iran's deterrent power can thwart all US and Israeli threats.
• IRGC: Military action against Iran leaves unpredictable consequences IRNA 26 Nov 2011 -- IRGC Aerospacce Commander Brigadier General Amir-Ali Hajizadeh said on Saturday that taking any military action against Iran will force the country to target West's missile shields in the region.
• President: Iran is not seeking nuclear bomb IRNA 26 Nov 2011 -- President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said people of the world know that Iran is not seeking a nuclear bomb but added the way of making progress and reaching scientific peaks goes through nuclear technology.
• Revolutionary Guard official: Iran targets Israel N-facilities in case of attack ISNA 26 Nov 2011 -- An Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) official warned the country would target nuclear facilities of Israel in case of rocket strike by the regime.
• NASA's 'Curiosity' Heading for Mars VOA 26 Nov 2011 -- In clear morning skies over central Florida, NASA launched an Atlas Five rocket carrying the Mars Science Lab and a rover the size of a small automobile called Curiosity Saturday.
• ATK Technologies on Display as NASA Launches Next Mars Rover ATK 26 Nov 2011 -- ATK technologies and capabilities will play mission-critical roles throughout the entire journey of NASA's Mars Science Laboratory (MSL), which successfully launched earlier today aboard a United Launch Alliance Atlas V launch vehicle from the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. MSL carries "Curiosity" NASA's largest Mars rover to date. The one ton rover – with a payload 10 times more massive than earlier Mars rovers - will land near the base of a layered mountain inside Mars' Gale Crater for a two-year mission. Curiosity will gather data to help assess whether Mars ever had an environment capable of supporting microbial life.
• NASA’S Mars Science Laboratory Lifts Off, Protected by Lockheed Martin-Built Aeroshell Lockheed Martin 26 Nov 2011 -- NASA’s Mars Science Laboratory spacecraft launched this morning from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla. at 10:02 a.m. ET aboard an Atlas V-541 rocket provided by United Launch Alliance. The mission’s large Curiosity rover is encapsulated and protected in an aeroshell that was designed and built by Lockheed Martin.
• Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne Boosts Latest Mars Rover to the Red Planet Pratt & Whitney 26 Nov 2011 -- Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne demonstrated the consistent reliability of its power and propulsion systems by successfully boosting the Mars Science Laboratory rover, which will travel to the red planet to assess its habitability. The mission launched from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida by a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket.