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• OIF/OEF Casualty Update 15 Sep 2006 [PDF]
• MND-B Soldier killed by IED
• Marine dies of enemy action
• DoD Identifies Army Casualty
• DoD Identifies Army Casualty
• DoD Identifies Army Casualty
• Transcript: DoD News Briefing with Lt. Gen. Chiarelli from Iraq 15 Sep 2006 -- Presenter: Commander Multinational Corps Iraq, Lt. Gen. Peter Chiarelli
• CENTAF releases airpower summary for Sept. 15 AFPN 15 Sep 2006 -- U.S. Central Command Air Forces officials have released the airpower summary for Sept. 15.
• Wave of Sectarian Violence Continues in Baghdad VOA 15 Sep 2006 -- The escalation of sectarian violence continues in Baghdad, where officials say at least 50 bodies were found in a 24-hour period
• Dozens More Bodies Found in Baghdad VOA 15 Sep 2006 -- Iraqi officials say security forces found dozens more bodies in Baghdad Friday, bringing the number of execution-style sectarian killings to more than 100 over the past three days.
• USS Raven Assists Iranian Vessel Navy NewsStand 15 Sep 2006 -- U.S. Navy mine hunter USS Raven (MHC 61) provided emergency medical assistance Sept. 13 to an Iranian-flagged fishing dhow that requested assistance for an injured crew member.

Defense Policy / Programs

• Letter to Sen. Warner and Sen. Levin on Common Article 3 of the Geneva Conventions by retired military leaders of the U.S. Armed Forces and former officials of the Department of Defense -- "As retired military leaders of the U.S. Armed Forces and former officials of the Department of Defense, we write to express our profound concern about a key provision of S. 3861, the Military Commissions Act of 2006, introduced last week at the behest of the President. We believe that the language that would redefine Common Article 3 of the Geneva Conventions as equivalent to the standards contained in the Detainee Treatment Act violates the core principles of the Geneva Conventions and poses a grave threat to American service-members, now and in future wars."
• Press Conference of the President The White House 15 Sep 2006
• Bush: Clear Rules Needed for Detainee Operations AFPS 15 Sep 2006 -- The pending legislation in Congress about detaining, questioning and trying suspected terrorists will give military intelligence professionals the clarity they need to protect the American people from another terrorist attack, President Bush said here today.
• Bush Challenges Any Change to His Version of Interrogation Law VOA 15 Sep 2006 -- President Bush is facing stiff opposition from key members of his own party over rules governing the interrogation of suspected terrorists and the way terror trials can be conducted.
• Setting the Record Straight: JAG Leaders Say Common Article 3 Provisions Would Be "Helpful" The WHite House 15 Sep 2006
• KH Strike Group Concludes Successful Summer Underway Period Navy NewsStand 15 Sep 2006 -- USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63) returned to Yokosuka, Japan, Sept. 15, ending a three-month summer at sea period.
• USS Stephen W. Groves Scores Interdicts 8.1 Metric Tons of Cocaine Navy NewsStand 15 Sep 2006 -- USS Stephen W. Groves (FFG 29) recently scored her third successful take down of narcotics trafficking vessels in less than two weeks, and assisted in the take down of a fourth, interdicting an estimated 8.1 metric tons of cocaine during a counter-narco terrorism operations (CNT OPS) deployment for U.S. Naval Forces Southern Command.
• Officials provide update on F-16 crash AFPN 15 Sep 2006 -- Officials at the 52nd Fighter Wing here have released additional information about the crash of the F-16 Fighting Falcon near the town of Oberkail, Germany, Sept. 14.
• Bush: U.S. Committed to Security of Korean Peninsula AFPS 15 Sep 2006 -- The U.S. is committed to peace and security on the Korean peninsula, and decisions about placement and size of U.S. forces there will be made in consultation with the South Korean government, President Bush said here yesterday.
• Army Reserve announces new Regional Readiness Sustainment Commands Army News 15 Sep 2006 -- The U.S. Army Reserve announced today that it will stand up four new Regional Readiness Sustainment Commands, continuing a transformation plan that was announced in September 2005.
• Tortuga Returns Home with ‘Tigers’ Embarked Navy NewsStand 15 Sep 2006 -- After 104 days at sea and working closely with six countries, Sailors of USS Tortuga (LSD 46) returned to their forward-deployed home of Sasebo, Japan, Sept. 1.
• Dolphin Completes Final Underway Navy NewsStand 15 Sep 2006 -- USS Dolphin (AGSS 555) completed her final cruise Sept. 9 when she tied to the pier at Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center San Diego.
• MDA Targets Program Missile Defense Agency 15 Sep 2006 -- On Sept. 13, a target missile supporting a planned intercept test for the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) system experienced a malfunction shortly after it was launched and was destroyed by range safety officials at White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico
• Russia does not share U.S. unilateral methods - Lavrov RIA Novosti 15 Sep 2006 -- Russia does not share the unilateral military methods of the United States, the Russian foreign minister said Friday.
• Press Briefing on President's Participation in 61st United Nations General Assembly The White House 15 Sep 2006

Defense Industry

• DoD News: Contracts for September 15, 2006

Other Conflicts

• First group of Spanish troops arrive in Lebanon as UN Force level nears 5,000 UN News Centre 15 Sep 2006 -- Spanish troops today arrived for the first time in Lebanon, helping to boost the United Nations force to around 4,600, while Israel’s withdrawal from the south is continuing and Lebanese troops are expected to deploy into more areas tomorrow, the world body announced today.
• Spanish Troops Arrive in Lebanon to Enforce Ceasefire VOA 15 Sep 2006 -- More international troops are arriving in Lebanon to enforce the one-month-old ceasefire between Israel and the Islamic militant group Hezbollah.
• Russian contingent in Lebanon to have guards with light weapons RIA Novosti 15 Sep 2006 -- A detachment of guards with light small arms will ensure the safety of the Russian contingent in Lebanon, the head of the Russian delegation in the Mideast country said Friday.
• U.N. Force Can Deploy to Sudan Without Government's Consent Washington File 15 Sep 2006 -- Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and other foreign ministers attending the opening of the 61st U.N. General Assembly in New York will hold a “meeting of key partners” to discuss the humanitarian situation in the Darfur region of Sudan and how to proceed with the U.N. peacekeeping operation there.
• Bush Frustrated by Darfur VOA 15 Sep 2006 -- President Bush says he is frustrated by the pace of United Nations action to help civilians displaced by violence in Sudan's western Darfur region
• War crime indictments against Ugandan rebels serve vital purpose, says UN aid official UN News Centre 15 Sep 2006 -- The concern shared by some locals in Uganda that International Criminal Court (ICC) indictments against leaders of the rebel Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) could jeopardize the peace process in the country’s north do not outweigh the need to ensure there is no impunity for mass murder, the top United Nations humanitarian official said today.
• SENEGAL: As Casamance fighting continues, displaced bed in IRIN 15 Sep 2006 -- Thousands of people who have fled fighting between the Senegal army and pro-independence rebels in Senegal’s southern Casamance region are bedding in for a long wait to go home.
• RWANDA: UN court to meet gov't on ultimatum over genocide suspects IRIN 15 Sep 2006 -- Officials of the United Nations International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) will "soon" meet Rwandan government officials to discuss a "misunderstanding" involving a lawyer wanted in Rwanda for genocide, the tribunal's spokesman said on Friday.

News Reports

• U.N. Security Council Sets Formal Review of Situation in Burma Washington File 15 Sep 2006 -- U.S. Ambassador John Bolton hailed the Security Council's September 15 decision to schedule a formal review of the situation in Burma, calling the move significant.