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04 May 2006 Military News

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  • Background Q&A: Darfur: Crisis Continues cfr.org 04 May 2006 -- Three years after government-backed Arab militias known as "Janjaweed" began burning villages and conducting large-scale massacres in the Darfur region, the Sudanese authorities and rebel forces are moving at a painfully slow rate toward peace
  • Annan Calls Emergency Meeting On Darfur VOA 04 May 2006 -- U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan is pleading with influential countries to pressure Darfur's warring parties to bring their peace talks to a successful conclusion
  • SUDAN: Tensions rise in Jonglei after clashes IRIN 04 May 2006 -- Scores of people were killed and wounded in Poktap when fighting between forces of the Sudan People’s Liberation Army (SPLA) and armed civilians of the Lou community escalated on Tuesday, threatening to destabilise a fragile peace in the volatile south-eastern state of Jonglei.
  • US Pushes for Darfur Peace Deal Before Latest Deadline Arrives VOA 04 May 2006 -- The pressure on Sudan's warring parties in the western Darfur region is growing as a third deadline approaches Thursday to reach a peace deal proposed by the African Union to end more than three years of violence
  • Top UN humanitarian aid official sounds alarm over world inaction on Darfur UN News Centre 04 May 2006 -- With renewed carnage in Sudan’s Darfur region spilling into Chad and displacing hundreds thousands more in the past few months, the United Nations top relief official today warned that humanitarian disaster there was imminent if the world did not take quick strong action to get aid in, protect the population and secure a political settlement that stopped the violence once and for all.
  • Warring Sides in Darfur Conflict Face Midnight Deadline VOA 04 May 2006 -- Warring factions from Sudan's Darfur region are facing a midnight deadline (2300 UTC) to agree on a deal to end three years of civil war.
  • Darfur Rebels Adamant as Another Deadline Looms VOA 04 May 2006 -- Western and African diplomats are racing against time to strike a deal that will end what has been described as the worst humanitarian crisis in Sudan's Darfur
  • NIGERIA-SUDAN: Clock ticks on third Darfur peace deadline in a week IRIN 04 May 2006 -- As Sudan’s warring Darfur factions near their third deadline this week for the signing of a peace deal, mediators overseeing the talks in the Nigerian capital are working to wrest more concessions from the Sudanese government.

  • US Willing To Discuss European Ideas on Palestinian Aid VOA 04 May 2006 -- The United States said Thursday it is open to discussing European ideas for avoiding a Palestinian financial collapse in talks with other members of the international Quartet on the Middle East next week in New York.
  • COTE D IVOIRE: EU promises multi million dollar donation to restore peace IRIN 04 May 2006 -- The European Union is poised to donate some 100 million euros, or 126 million dollars, to help restore peace in Cote d’Ivoire, including funds to supply water and sanitation to the most vulnerable population, officials said on Thursday.
  • NEPAL: Maoists ready for peace talks IRIN 04 May 2006 -- Maoist insurgents, who have been waging an armed rebellion in Nepal for the last 10 years, announced on Thursday that they were now ready for peace talks with the newly-formed democratic government, led by the seven main political parties in the Himalayan kingdom.
  • Nepal's Maoists Agree to Peace Talks VOA 04 May 2006 -- Nepal's Maoist rebels have welcomed the new interim government's offer for a truce and have agreed to hold peace talks.
  • Israel's Incoming PM Says Prepare for New Borders VOA 04 May 2006 -- Israel's incoming prime minister, Ehud Olmert, says his country's new borders will be significantly different from its current boundaries.

Defense Policy / Programs

  • US Senate Passes Bill to Fund Military Operations in Iraq, Afghanistan VOA 04 May 2006 -- The U.S. Senate has approved a $109 billion spending measure to fund military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan and the rebuilding of the hurricane-ravaged Gulf coast

  • Transcript: Remarks by Secretary Rumsfeld at Southern Center for International Studies, Atlanta, Ga 04 May 2006 -- Presenter: Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld

  • US, Russian Navies Plan More Cooperation Next Year VOA 04 May 2006 -- Senior U.S. and Russian navy officers have agreed on a program of expanded exercises and exchanges next year during four days of annual meetings

  • USS Louisville Surges to Western Pacific Navy NewsStand 04 May 2006 -- The nuclear-powered attack submarine USS Louisville (SSN 724) departed on a Western Pacific surge deployment from its homeport of Pearl Harbor May 2.
  • Nassau ESG Returns to Norfolk Navy NewsStand 04 May 2006 -- Elements of the USS Nassau (LHA 4) Expeditionary Strike Group (ESG) including the dock landing ship USS Carter Hall (LSD 50), amphibious transport dock USS Austin (LPD 4) and the guided-missile cruiser USS Cape St. George (CG 71), carrying more than 2,700 Sailors, returned to Naval Station Norfolk and Naval Amphibious Base Little Creek May 4, following a six-month deployment in support of the global war on terrorism.
  • Helo Symposium Hears Safety Message Navy NewsStand 04 May 2006 -- Deputy Commander, Naval Safety Center, Marine Col. Jim Jamison presented an update on helicopter and off-duty mishaps at the 58th Annual Naval Helicopter Association (NHA) Symposium in Jacksonville, Fla., April 24-27.
  • U.S., Canadian Sailors Participate in Damage Control Olympics Navy NewsStand 04 May 2006 -- U.S and Canadian Sailors squared off in a heated competition at the Damage Control (DC) Competition held during the annual Fleet Week USA in South Florida.
  • U.S. Ambassador, Indonesian Officials Visit Lincoln Navy NewsStand 04 May 2006 -- B. Lynn Pascoe, U.S. ambassador to Indonesia, and several officials from the Indonesian government and military flew aboard USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) May 3 for a brief visit.
  • Reserve wing, Army unit join forces at Red Flag-Alaska AFPN 04 May 2006 -- The Air Force Reserve Command's 934th Airlift Wing, lead wing for the Elmendorf component of Red Flag-Alaska 06-2, is working with the Army’s 4th Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, to ensure both units receive the training they need.
  • NATO Partners Conclude Shamrock Key Exercise AFPS 04 May 2006 -- Special forces operators from the U.S., Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia, Poland and Norway concluded exercise Shamrock Key 2006 here April 27.
  • National Guard, Reserves Fully Integrated Into Force, Leaders Say AFPS 04 May 2006 -- The National Guard and reserve components are key players in America's ability to fight the war on terror abroad, and respond to security threats and national disasters in the homeland, Defense Department leaders said here yesterday.
  • Guard Demonstrating Versatility, Capability, Chief Says AFPS 04 May 2006 -- Over the past year, the National Guard has demonstrated not only its ability to be the nation's "minutemen" and respond to calls immediately, but also its ability to sustain several different missions at once, the chief of the National Guard Bureau said here yesterday.
  • Counter fire platoon keeps terrorists on toes Army News 04 May 2006 -- For 18 hours a day, the Soldiers work through heat, wind and rain, awaiting the two words that are music to a field artilleryman’s ears: counter fire.
  • Army tests future combat systems in Air Force experiment Army News 04 May 2006 -- The Army recently tested emerging Future Combat System technology by teaming up with the Air Force for the Joint Expeditionary Force Experiment 2006 (JEFX 06) at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev.
  • Crusher unmanned ground combat vehicle unveiled Army News 04 May 2006 -- The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) and U.S. Army unveiled the Crusher unmanned ground combat vehicle last week in a ceremony hosted by the Carnegie Mellon University’s National Robotics Engineering Center in Pittsburgh, Penn.
  • Walter Reed to continue legacy at new location Army News 04 May 2006 -- When the premier medical centers from the Army and Navy merge into one joint facility in Bethesda, Md., in 2011, the rich heritage and world-class treatment reputation of Walter Reed Army Medical Center will continue under the same name at a different location, the hospital's commander said April 30.

  • Press Briefing by Scott McClellan The White House 04 May 2006
  • Daily Press Briefing US Department of State 04 May 2006

  • NATO's Door Must Remain Open, State's Volker Says Washington File 04 May 2006 -- To meet the security challenges of the 21st century, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) must continue the transformation that has characterized the alliance’s successes since the end of the Cold War, says Kurt Volker, the principal deputy assistant secretary of state for European affairs.

  • Russia dragging its feet over Black Sea Fleet dispute - Ukraine RIA Novosti 04 May 2006 -- Ukraine's deputy foreign minister Thursday accused Russia of not wanting a swift and efficient resolution to a dispute over its naval base in Ukraine.

  • South Korean Police Evict Protesters From Future US Military Base Site VOA 04 May 2006 -- South Korean authorities launched a massive police operation to clear protesters from the future site of U.S. military headquarters in the country

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  • Azerbaijan: Iranian President In Baku For Regional Economic Summit RFE/RL 04 May 2006 -- Ostensibly, the annual summit of the Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO) opening on May 5 in Baku, the Azerbaijani capital, will focus on economic issues. But the presence of Iran's president and the debate surrounding the Iranian nuclear standoff is likely to overshadow the gathering.
 

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