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• OIF/OEF Casualty Update 22 Sep 2006 [PDF]
• DoD Identifies Army Casualties
• DoD Identifies Marine Casualty
• MND-B Soldier killed by roadside bomb
• Transcript: DoD News Briefing with Maj. Gen. Thurman from Iraq 22 Sep 2006 -- Presenter: Commander, Multi-National Division-Baghdad, Maj. Gen. James Thurman
• CENTAF releases airpower summary for Sept. 22 AFPN 22 Sep 2006 -- U.S. Central Command Air Forces officials have released the airpower summary for Sept. 22.
• People of Baghdad Seeing Results from U.S.-Iraqi Operation AFPS 22 Sep 2006 -- Combined U.S.-Iraqi operations in Baghdad have produced real results for citizens there, who are seeing improvements in their neighborhoods and basic services and who report a stronger feeling of security, a top U.S. general in the area said today.
• US General Says 3,000 More Iraqi Troops Needed to Help Stabilize Baghdad VOA 22 Sep 2006 -- The commander of U.S. forces in Baghdad says he needs about 3,000 Iraqi forces to help stabilize the capital, which has recently experienced a dramatic surge in sectarian violence.
• RFE/RL Afghanistan Report, Volume 5, Number 25 22 September 2006
• Afghanistan: EU Official Urges More Varied Strategy To Defeat Taliban RFE/RL 22 Sep 2006 -- The European Union's special representative in Afghanistan, Francesc Vendrell, says the West must "find out more" about the Taliban insurgency in southern Afghanistan before it can defeat it.
• U.S., Colombian governments work together to detect, deter illegal air trafficking AFPN 22 Sep 2006 -- While there are thousands of Airmen deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan in support of the much publicized and deliberate war against terrorism, there is another group of Airmen who are deployed to Colombia as part of a separate and almost invisible war altogether.

Defense Policy / Programs

• President Bush and President Musharraf of Pakistan Participate in Press Availability The White House 22 Sep 2006
• U.S., Pakistan Partners in Hunt for Osama Bin Laden, Countries’ Leaders Say AFPS 22 Sep 2006 -- The United States and Pakistan are partners in the hunt for Osama bin Laden and in fighting extremists and terrorists in the region around Pakistan’s border with Afghanistan, the U.S. and Pakistani presidents said in a White House news conference today.
• US has sharp eye on Waziristan deal: general IRNA 22 Sep 2006 -- The US general in charge of NATO in Afghanistan on Thursday said a peace deal between Pakistan and tribal elders could yet bring peace to restive border regions, despite being savaged by US critics.
• Musharraf: Pakistan Committed to Fighting Terrorism VOA 22 Sep 2006 -- Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf says his country is committed to fighting terrorism.
• Bush Says He Is Unaware of Any US Pressure on Pakistan after 9/11 VOA 22 Sep 2006 -- President Bush says he is unaware of any White House pressure to force Pakistan into joining the fight against terrorism following the 2001 attacks in New York and Washington
• South Asia: Musharraf Says U.S. 'Threatened To Bomb' Pakistan RFE/RL 22 Sep 2006 -- Pakistan's President Pervez Musharraf has accused Washington of threatening to bomb his country "back to the Stone Age" after the terrorist attacks of September 2001 unless Islamabad cooperated fully with the U.S. campaign against the Taliban and Al-Qaeda.
• Bush 'Taken Aback' By Pakistan Bombing Threat RFE/RL 22 Sep 2006 -- U.S. President George W. Bush said today the first he heard of a purported five-year-old U.S. threat to bomb Pakistan was when he "read it in the newspaper today."
• Musharraf: US Threatened to Bomb Pakistan After September 11 VOA 22 Sep 2006 -- Pakistan's president says the U.S. threatened to bomb his country unless it cooperated in the U.S.-led war on terror after the September 11th, attacks in 2001.
• Adherence To Geneva Conventions at Heart of US Detainee Compromise VOA 22 Sep 2006 -- A key provision of international law was at the heart of the now-resolved dispute between the Bush administration and a few Senators from his Republican party over how terrorism suspects should be treated and put on trial.
• Transcript: Department of Defense Town Hall Meeting with Secretary Rumsfeld and Gen. Pace from the Pentagon 22 Sep 2006 -- Presenter: Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld and Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff, Gen. Peter Pace
• Airmen fly with Indian air force counterparts AFPN 22 Sep 2006 -- After several weeks of training with their Indian counterparts, Airmen from the 15th Airlift Wing got the chance to reverse their roles and fly with an Indian aircrew on their IL-76 medium range cargo jet.
• Joint Interagency Group Working to Stop Flow of Drugs Into U.S. AFPS 22 Sep 2006 -- Agents and experts from many different government agencies are working together out of a headquarters in Key West, Fla., to stem the flow of drugs and other contraband into the U.S. from Latin America.
• Defense Department Becoming Stronger, More Capable, Rumsfeld Says AFPS 22 Sep 2006 -- The terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, gave a sense of urgency to the Defense Department’s transformation to meet the threats of the 21st century. Since then, historic changes have been made that have prevented terrorist attacks and improved America’s military, Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld said here today.
• Army Achieving Recruiting, Retention Goals Early Army News Release 22 Sep 2006 -- The U.S. Army will meet its fiscal year 2006 active recruiting goal of 80,000 on Sept. 22. The Secretary of the Army, the Hon. Dr. Francis J. Harvey, will conduct a ceremonial enlistment of the 80,000th recruit at the Times Square Recruiting Station in New York City Friday.
• Army Materiel Command Stands Up Army Sustainment Command Army News Release 22 Sep 2006 -- Gen. Benjamin S. Griffin, commanding general, U.S. Army Materiel Command, hosted a ceremony Sept. 22 standing-up the U.S. Army Sustainment Command at Rock Island Arsenal, Ill
• Army meets active-duty recruiting goal early Army News 22 Sep 2006 -- The active Army met its fiscal 2006 recruiting goal ahead of schedule today when the 80,000th recruit enlisted at the Times Square Recruiting Station in mid-town Manhattan.
• 2nd BCT paratrooper is 750,000th Soldier to receive RFI equipment Army News 22 Sep 2006 -- First Sgt. Gabriel Harvey was only expecting to pick up a new pair of boots and few other items when he showed up at Fort Bragg’s Rapid Fielding Initiative facility yesterday.
• Signal command manages global communications from Hawaii Army News 22 Sep 2006 -- The Army Reserve’s 311th Signal Command (Theater) became the newest element in the U.S. Army Pacific Command during a Sept. 15 ceremony at Fort Shafter.
• Trenton Returns from Historic Final Deployment Navy NewsStand 22 Sep 2006 -- The amphibious transport dock ship USS Trenton (LPD 14) and its nearly 400 Sailors made their final homecoming Sept. 21, before the ship’s decommissioning in January 2007.
• USS Bunker Hill Deploys Navy NewsStand 22 Sep 2006 -- More than 375 Sailors aboard USS Bunker Hill (CG 52) departed San Diego for a Western Pacific deployment in support of the global war on terrorism as part of Expeditionary Strike Group (ESG) 5, Sept. 13.
• Strike Fighter Squadron Gives Media Final F-14 Ride Navy NewsStand 22 Sep 2006 -- Strike Fighter Squadron (VF) 31 “Tomcatters” at Naval Air Station Oceana hosted three media representatives from The History Channel, USA Today and CNN, Sept. 19 to 21, as part of a VIP program that allowed them a chance to fly in an F-14 before the plane is officially retired Sept. 22.
• CTF 12 Challenges Boxer ESG with Submarine Threat Navy NewsStand 22 Sep 2006 -- Commander, Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW) Force Pacific (CTF 12), planned and executed an Undersea Warfare Exercise (USWEX) for the USS Boxer (LHD 4) Expeditionary Strike Group (ESG) and attack submarine USS Greeneville (SSN 772), in the waters around the Hawaiian Islands Sept. 19-22.
• Frank Cable Hosts First Multinational Sub Talks in Malaysia Navy NewsStand 22 Sep 2006 -- Submarine tender USS Frank Cable (AS 40) hosted 40 international military guests during the first multinational submarine staff talks Sept. 19-20 between the U.S. Navy, Royal Malaysian Navy (RMN) and Royal Australian Navy (RAN).
• USS Bonhomme Richard Completes Canadian Journey Navy NewsStand 22 Sep 2006 -- Returning to her homeport of San Diego Sept. 20, the multipurpose amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6) (BHR) completed three weeks of operations with two prototype U.S. Marine Corps helicopters and an experimental torpedo countermeasure system.
• Guardian Arrives in Vladivostok, Russia for Port Visit Navy NewsStand 22 Sep 2006 -- USS Guardian (MCM 5) pulled into Vladivostok, Russia, Sept. 18 for a scheduled port visit. The ship moored alongside USS Chancellorsville (CG 62) in Russia’s largest naval base in the Far East.
• USS Tucson Returns From Western Pacific Navy NewsStand 22 Sep 2006 -- The nuclear-powered attack submarine USS Tucson (SSN 770) returned to its home port of Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, from a six-month Western Pacific deployment, Sept. 21.
• Warfare Commanders: Ensuring Strike Group Success Navy NewsStand 22 Sep 2006 -- Expeditionary Strike Group (ESG) 5 is the first ESG to try a new method of command Sept. 22 during its deployment to the Western Pacific.
• Georgia's accession to NATO affects Russian interests - ministry RIA Novosti 22 Sep 2006 -- The possible accession of Georgia to an unreformed NATO would seriously affect Russian interests, the Russian Foreign Ministry said Friday.
• Russian parliament approves amnesty for militants, troops RIA Novosti 22 Sep 2006 -- Russia's lower chamber of parliament approved a bill Friday granting amnesty to militants and servicemen who committed offenses during the antiterrorism campaign in the North Caucasus.
• Daily Press Briefing US Dept. of State 22 Sep 2006

Defense Industry

Other Conflicts

• Hamas Rejects Recognition of Israel as Condition for Unity Government VOA 22 Sep 2006 -- Plans for a more moderate Palestinian national unity government are on hold, after the ruling Islamic militant group Hamas refused to soften its position toward Israel
• Lebanon: Israeli troops start withdrawing from two more areas UN News Centre 22 Sep 2006 -- Israeli troops today started to withdraw from two more areas that they had occupied in southern Lebanon during the fighting with Hizbollah last month, and the United Nations force commander there said he expected a total withdrawal to be completed by the end of next week.
• Hezbollah Leader Appears at 'Victory' Rally in Beirut VOA 22 Sep 2006 -- Hezbollah leader Sheik Hassan Nasrallah told a massive rally of supporters in southern Beirut Friday that his party will never forcibly surrender its weapons.
• Georgian leader demands withdrawal of Russian peacekeepers at UN RIA Novosti 22 Sep 2006 -- Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili addressed Friday the United Nations General Assembly in New York with a demand for the withdrawal of Russian peacekeepers from 'frozen conflict' zones in his country.
• Georgian President Blasts Russian Role in Abkhazia, South Ossetia VOA 22 Sep 2006 -- Georgian President Mikhail Saakashvili, in a U.N. General Assembly speech Friday, accused Russia of what he termed a "gangster occupation" of the disputed Georgian territories of Abkhazia and South Ossetia
• U.S. Senators Call for Immediate Action on Darfur Washington File 22 Sep 2006 -- A bipartisan group of U.S. senators is urging the Senate and House of Representatives to resolve differences on federal legislation that would impose financial, travel and diplomatic sanctions against Sudan.
• "Catastrophe" Looms in Darfur, U.S. Aid Official Tells Congress Washington File 22 Sep 2006 -- An already dire humanitarian situation could turn into a catastrophe if the United Nations is prevented from strengthening the existing African Union (AU) security forces in Darfur, U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) Assistant Administrator for Democracy, Conflict and Humanitarian Assistance Michael Hess told Congress September 20.
• Security Council extends the mandate of the UN mission in Sudan, citing ‘grave concern’ UN News Centre 22 Sep 2006 -- Expressing “grave concern” over the worsening humanitarian situation in Darfur, the Security Council today extended the mandate of the United Nations Mission in Sudan (UNMIS) until 8 October, while also expressing its intention to renew it further.
• Sudan: government aircraft indiscriminately bomb Darfur villages, UN monitors report UN News Centre 22 Sep 2006 -- The Sudanese Government’s military campaign against rebels in the north Darfur region is causing hardship to civilians due mainly to indiscriminate aerial bombardments on villages, the United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) said today, citing UN rights volunteers and monitors in Sudan.
• Vowing support for peaceful DR Congo polls, Security Council urges all sides to follow UN News Centre 22 Sep 2006 -- The Security Council today pledged its commitment to peaceful elections in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) next month, urging all sides in the second round of polls to follow suit, while the country’s new National Assembly – its first elected legislative body in more than four decades – was formally inaugurated.
• Sri Lanka: with supplies cut ‘serious problem’ looms in Jaffna, UN warns UN News Centre 22 Sep 2006 -- A “serious problem” is looming in Sri Lanka’s northern Jaffna peninsula where escalating violence between the separatist Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam and Government forces has cut food supplies and driven 60,000 people, nearly half of them children, into displaced persons camps, United Nations agencies have warned.
• COTE D IVOIRE: Mediators to discuss country's uncertain future IRIN 22 Sep 2006 -- High-level meetings on the faltering peace process in Cote d'Ivoire are scheduled in the next few weeks ahead of the expiration of a United Nations-backed peace plan with no clear indication of who is to govern the country.
• Departing UN envoy warns Timor-Leste of the danger of ‘black hole’ of conflict UN News Centre 22 Sep 2006 -- Giving his final press conference today after four years in Timor-Leste, the top United Nations envoy warned the country’s leaders that the tiny South-East Asian nation could be sucked into a “black hole” of conflict following the upsurge of violence earlier this year and amid continued tension, especially in the capital Dili.
• Security Council holds closed meeting on Kosovo status talks UN News Centre 22 Sep 2006 -- The Security Council today held a closed meeting on Kosovo at a time when fresh violent incidents have shaken the Albanian-majority Serbian province which the United Nations has run since 1999, and talks to determine its final status – hoped to have been completed by the end of this year – are still at the technical phase.

News Reports

• Thai Generals Tighten Grip on Power VOA 22 Sep 2006 -- Thailand's ruling generals tightened their grip on power by firing and arresting key aides of former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, who was overthrown by a military coup earlier this week.
• Hungarian PM Defends Comments Amid More Protests VOA 22 Sep 2006 -- Thousands of Hungarians protested peacefully into the early morning hours of Friday calling for the resignation of Prime Minister Ferenc Gyurcsany.