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[audio:http://defensetracker.com/archives/milmin2292013.mp3]* China has added a new class of high-tech warship to its expanding navy.
It recently launched the first of an expected 20 stealth missile frigates. In the last year, China has also added its first aircraft carrier.
* A jury in Miami is deciding whether a Muslim cleric funneled money to the Taliban in Pakistan.
Prosecutors say 77-year-old Hafiz Khan sent about $50,000 to the terrorist group.
There’s been a spate of similar trials nationwide in recent months.
* The New York Times reports that Saudi Arabia is arming rebels in Syria.
In a related story, the U.S. is inching closer to aiding the anti-government forces with food, medicine and other forms of humanitarian assistance.
* Pending military budget cuts could involuntarily separate thousands of troops from the services sooner than later.
The manpower ax could drop this spring if sequestration takes place. The Army alone could lose more than 30,000 people.
Rick Rogers, Military Headline News.
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