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• Deploying Marines receive Smallpox vaccine USMC News 24 Jan 2003 -- Deploying Marines with the 7th Marine Regimental Combat Team began Smallpox immunizations Monday in accordance with the Department of Defense's Smallpox Vaccination Program
• Rhein-Main maintains air bridge to Afghanistan AFPN 24 Jan 2003 -- Airman 1st Class Nate Hill had one thing in mind: getting his C-17 Globemaster III cargo plane airborne so it could get on with its mission.
• BRITAIN / AFGHANISTAN VOA 24 Jan 2003 -- The British parliament warns that Afghanistan could fall back into anarchy, without more money and security assistance from the international community. The findings are contained in a new report on Afghanistan's humanitarian aid situation
• 3/7 supports Operation Enduring Freedom USMC News 24 Jan 2003 -- Marines and Sailors from 3rd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment left the Combat Center this week for an undisclosed destination in the Middle East in support of Operation Enduring Freedom

Other Conflicts

• U.S. Supports Georgian Territorial Integrity in Abkhazia Conflict Washington File 24 Jan 2003 -- The United States supports a "cooperative and fully transparent" international approach to resolving the conflict in Abkhazia that respects Georgia's territorial integrity and believes Russia should abstain from activities that "appear to enhance" the region's separate status, U.S. diplomat Douglas Davidson told the OSCE Permanent Council in Vienna January 23.
• Annan meets with French officials ahead of summit on Côte d'Ivoire UN News Centre 24 Jan 2003 -- With United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan in Paris ahead of high-level talks this weekend on the situation in Côte d'Ivoire, his top envoy met with officials from West African nations to discuss the economic and humanitarian effects the crisis is having on their countries.
• ANGOLA / CHILDREN VOA 24 Jan 2003 -- The United Nations Children's Fund has released the most comprehensive survey ever done on the situation of children in Angola, a country just beginning to recover from more than two decades of civil war. The survey shows Angola's children have little chance of obtaining good health care or education
• IVORY COAST / REACTION VOA 24 Jan 2003 -- The agreement to end a four-month rebellion in Ivory Coast is drawing a mixed reaction in the West African country. The accord, reached after eight days of talks outside Paris, calls for President Laurent Gbagbo to share power in a coalition government, with a prime minister to be chosen by the groups involved in the war
• FRANCE / IVORY COAST VOA 24 Jan 2003 -- The president of Ivory Coast would remain in office under terms of an agreement that could end Ivory Coast's four month civil war. The agreement between the government, rebel factions and the political opposition, calls for a power sharing government of national reconciliation. The accord awaits the approval of the Ivorian president and other African heads of state.
• ISRAEL / PALESTINIANS VOA 24 Jan 2003 -- It was another night of violence in the West Bank and Gaza Strip that left three Israeli soldiers and two Palestinians dead and several people injured
• ISRAEL PALESTINIANS VOA 24 Jan 2003 -- Israeli forces destroyed at least one metal workshop and the home of a Palestinian militant in raids early Friday in the Gaza Strip that left at least four people wounded. Sonja Pace reports from Jerusalem on the activity which came just hours after Palestinian gunmen killed three Israeli soldiers outside the West Bank town of Hebron.
• FRANCE/IVORY COAST VOA 24 Jan 2003 -- An agreement has been reached that could end Ivory Coast's four month old civil war. Negotiators for the government, rebel factions and the political opposition agreed on a power sharing arrangement in the early hours of Friday morning, after eight days of closed-door talks. Paul Miller reports from Paris the accord does not yet have the approval of the Ivorian President

Defense Policy / Programs

• White House Daily Briefing White House 24 Jan 2003
• Chosin Range renovation begins USMC 24 Jan 2003 -- New berms, a new sound shed and sound system, and new firing points are just some of the projects in the works for WFTBn.'s Chosin Range.
• Force modules give commanders 'playbook' AFPN 24 Jan 2003 -- Air Force is developing a "playbook" that will allow combatant commanders to better manage their air assets, particularly in the area of opening and establishing forward bases.
• KC-135 continues fueling after 44 years USAFE News Service 24 Jan 2003 -- With a total of eight units under its wing and a flying career of more years than the majority of base members have been alive, aircraft tail number 57-2605 celebrated its 44th year of flight Monday
• Reserve Marines ready for HOA mission USMC News 24 Jan 2003 -- SELFRIDGE AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, Mich. - Reserve Marines from throughout the country are here preparing to deploy to the Horn of Africa in support of Operation Enduring Freedom.
• Military Cargo Ship Loads in Corpus Christi Military Sealift Command 24 Jan 2003 -- A civilian-crewed, non-combatant U.S. government-owned cargo ship, MV Cape Taylor is in Corpus Christi to load U.S. Army cargo as part the repositioning of U.S. forces in support of the global war on terrorism and to prepare for future contingencies as may be directed. Two other Ready Reserve Force ships have also been ordered to the port and are scheduled to load at a later date.

News Reports

• SHAPE News Morning Update SHAPE 24 Jan 2003
• SHAPE News Summary Analysis SHAPE 24 Jan 2003
• U.S. Concerned Over Draft of New Kyrgyz Republic Constitution Washington File 24 Jan 2003 -- In a statement to the OSCE Permanent Council January 23, U.S. diplomat Douglas Davidson said the United States was concerned by the "unexpected" January 13 publication of a new draft of the Kyrgyz Republic Constitution which "contains a number of provisions that would strengthen the executive branch as well as provisions that could weaken the role of civil society."
• DR of Congo: UN panel on illegal exploitation of resources gets new 6-month mandate UN News Centre 24 Jan 2003 -- The United Nations Security Council today unanimously decided to ask for a new six-month mandate for a panel of experts investigating the illegal exploitation of natural resources and other forms of wealth in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).
• U-S-France-Zimbabwe VOA 24 Jan 2003 -- The United States is expressing regret over France's decision to invite Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe to a Paris summit next month in seeming contradiction of European Union travel sanctions against Mr. Mugabe and his top associates
• ZIMBABWE/AMNESTY VOA 24 Jan 2003 -- The human rights group, Amnesty International, says Zimbabwean police are increasingly involved in torturing and harassing opposition supporters. Amnesty officials released preliminary results of their latest fact-finding trip to Zimbabwe
• KENYA / CRASH VOA 24 Jan 2003 -- At least three people, including a cabinet minister in Kenya's new government, have died in a plane crash in western Kenya. Officials say Labor Minister Ahmad Mohamed Khalif and the pilot and co-pilot were killed in the crash
• U-S-Venezuela VOA 24 Jan 2003 -- Secretary of State Colin Powell joined foreign ministers or senior envoys from Brazil, Chile, Mexico, Portugal and Spain in a Washington meeting aimed at supporting efforts by the Organization of American States, the O-A-S, to mediate an end to the political crisis in Venezuela
• U-N / LIBYA / HUMAN RIGHTS VOA 24 Jan 2003 -- The United States and several human rights organizations say the election of Libya on Monday to chair this year's session of the U-N Human Rights Commission undermines the organization's credibility. Human rights advocates are calling for reforms to prevent countries with poor human rights records from leading the commission in the future
• EDITORIAL: LIBYA AND HUMAN RIGHTS VOA 24 Jan 2003 -- In a severe blow to its credibility, the United Nations Human Rights Commission has elected Libya to chair this year's annual session in Geneva. The Libyan government is one of the world's worst human rights abusers and is also under U-N sanctions for involvement in international terrorism. For these reasons, the United States strongly opposed the choice
• BURMA / EUROPEAN UNION VOA 24 Jan 2003 -- Westerns officials say Burma will be allowed to join other members of the Association of South East Asian Nations in high-level meetings with the European Union in Brussels next week. This is the first time Burma will participate in the ASEAN-EU forum, having been previously banned because of its human rights record
• KENYA / CORRUPTION VOA 24 Jan 2003 -- A survey released Friday by an anti-corruption organization shows that while police in Kenya are still demanding bribes, they are asking for less. One of the survey authors says, shedding a spotlight on corruption has emboldened citizens to resist extortion