March 2006 - Iraq Special Weapons News

28 March 2006 - Iraq Special Weapons News

Transcript: DoD News Briefing with Secretary Rumsfeld and Gen. Pace from the Pentagon 28 Mar 2006 -- Presenter: Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld and Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff, Gen. Peter Pace
CENTAF releases combined airpower summary AFPN 28 Mar 2006 -- U.S. Central Command Air Forces officials released the airpower summary for March 25 to 28.
Treating Airmen outside the wire AFPN 28 Mar 2006 -- Most medical teams deployed to Iraq treat their patients from the forward operating base, but three Airmen in Kirkuk are taking their knowledge to the streets by providing medical care to security forces troops outside the wire.
Suspects Nabbed, Hostages Rescued, Iraqi Army Arrives in Ramadi AFPS 28 Mar 2006 -- In the past three days, U.S. soldiers and coalition forces have detained insurgents, seized a weapons cache and rescued hostages in Iraq, military officials said.
20 Iraqis Kidnapped in Several Attacks VOA 28 Mar 2006 -- Gunmen in Iraq abducted at least 20 Iraqis in several attacks Tuesday.
Predators deliver data, firepower in Iraq AFPN 28 Mar 2006 -- Enlisted sensor operators have a direct and significant role in the war on terror and base defense, and are able to see their results immediately.

Rumsfeld Says Iraqis Deserve Credit for Security Improvements Washington File 28 Mar 2006 -- Thanks to successful security measures put in place by Iraqi authorities, more than 1 million Shi’ites safely observed a major religious holiday for the first time in decades, said Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld.
Bush Expresses Optimism About Iraq VOA 28 Mar 2006 -- President Bush continues his campaign to reassure Americans about his strategy for success in Iraq with another speech in Washington on Wednesday

Khatami dismisses US anti-Iran accusation on Iraq interference IRNA 28 Mar 2006 -- Former president Mohammad Khatami said in Manama on Monday that US anti-Iran scenario on interference in Iraqi affairs is unfounded and that the occupation forces are responsible for providing Iraqi people with security.
US Calls for Russian Investigation of Intelligence Claim, Moscow Downplays Issue VOA 28 Mar 2006 -- Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has called on Russia to conduct a "serious investigation" into an allegation that Russian officials provided intelligence on U.S. military plans to Iraqi leaders in the early weeks of the war in 2003.
Russia Denies it Passed Secret War Intelligence to Iraq VOA 28 Mar 2006 -- Russia's foreign minister dismissed on Monday -- as politically motivated -- reports his country provided intelligence to Saddam Hussein at the start of the 2003 U.S.-led invasion of Iraq.

Analysis: Raid Exposes U.S.-Shiite Rift cfr.org 28 Mar 2006 -- As sectarian violence has worsened in Iraq, cooler heads among the Shiite, Sunni, and Kurd leadership have been counted on to press ahead with talks on forming a national unity government
Iraqi Forces Secure Safety of 1 Million Pilgrims AFPS 28 Mar 2006 -- Millions of Shiite Muslims from around the Middle East recently were able to make a pilgrimage to the Iraqi holy cities of Karbala and Najaf with few security problems.
Russia: Washington, Moscow Spar Over Pentagon Report On Iraq Spying RFE/RL 28 Mar 2006 -- U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has said the United States will seek explanation from Moscow about Russia allegedly passing information to Saddam Hussein.