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Hackistan: Afghan cyber guerrillas step up attacks on Pakistani websites The latest weapon fired in the cross-border conflict that has strained relations between Afghanistan and Pakistan was delivered with the click of a mouse, capable only of wounding pride.   4 takeaways from Obama’s speech to veterans President Barack Obama’s speech to the Disabled American Veterans convention in Florida this weekend predictably covered a wide range of military and postmilitary topics. Here’s a look at the biggest takeaways from the commander-in-chief’s year’s annual formal address to the veterans community.   What the president didn’t say to veterans The House Veterans Affairs Chairman takes aim at Obama for points not raised during his Disabled American Veterans speech on Saturday.   Despite fracking boom, US military still looks to biofuel over natural gas The drilling boom created by hydraulic fracking has led to an explosion of natural gas vehicles on U.S. highways, but the U.S. military has been slow to jump on the bandwagon.   Afghan talent shows spotlight culture clash Move over “American Idol” and “America’s Got Talent,” “Afghanistan’s Got Talent” may soon be hitting the airwaves.   Does the US pay families when drones kill innocent Yemenis? In response to a Freedom of Information Act request, U.S. Central Command told ProPublica it has 33 pages somehow related to condolence payments in Yemen 2013 but it won't release any of them, or detail what they are.   Afghan 'insurgents' now called 'enemies of Afghanistan' Military announcements of deaths in Afghanistan — generally terse, bare-bones statements — have undergone a subtle change this summer, reflecting the shift to Afghans for the security of their country.   Korea asks Pentagon to change sea's name in war display South Korean officials have asked the United States to change the name of a body of water used in a new Pentagon exhibit on the Korean War, the latest attempt in an ongoing quest to erase any symbol of Japanese dominance over the body of water that lies between the two countries.   Oliver Stone calls on Japan to forge ties with China, hails Snowden Japan should “disassociate itself” from its defense agreement with the U.S. and get closer to China, according to legendary American film director Oliver Stone.   Deployment of Ospreys resumes on Okinawa Only two of 12 Osprey had arrived from mainland Japan when an HH-60 Pave Hawk went down Aug. 5 on Camp Hansen during rescue training, killing an airman assigned to Kadena Air Base and prompting calls from the Japanese government for military aircraft to be grounded.   MIA lab, Navy at odds over exhuming unknown USS Oklahoma casualties The Joint POW/MIA Accounting Command wants to take the unprecedented step of exhuming all of the Dec. 7, 1941, casualties of the USS Oklahoma buried as "unknowns" at Punchbowl cemetery — more than 330 crew members — to help it reach a higher number of annual identifications mandated by Congress.   SC Air Force base helps new dads cope with kids Air Force officials and several dads in uniform at Shaw Air Force Base are trying to help other fathers with a class that teaches them about the mysteries of mixing babies, spouses and life in a uniform. It's dubbed "Dads 101" at the South Carolina base.   Daily Headlines sponsored by MOAA, serving military officers since 1929. Find