December 2006 - Iraq Special Weapons News

11 December 2006 - Iraq Special Weapons News

CENTAF releases airpower summary for Dec. 11 AFPN 11 Dec 2006 -- U.S. Central Command Air Forces officials have released the airpower summary for Dec. 11.
Iraqi Security Forces Capture 16 Terrorism Suspects AFPS 11 Dec 2006 -- Iraqi security forces captured 16 suspected terrorists yesterday, and a Dec. 9 air strike killed two others, military officials in Iraq reported.
USS Boxer Sailor Helps Repair Iraqi Weather Station Navy NewsStand 11 Dec 2006 -- USS Boxer’s (LHD 4) Aerographer’s Mate 1st Class (AW/SW) Clayton Corbin reported to Iraq’s Al Basra Oil Terminal (ABOT) in the North Persian Gulf Dec. 7 to help repair its automated weather station.

President Bush Meets with Senior State Department Officials on Iraq The White House 11 Dec 2006
Bush Discusses “New Way Forward” in Iraq at State Department Washington File 11 Dec 2006 -- President Bush spoke of charting “a new way forward in Iraq” after meeting with State Department officials December 11 to discuss developments on the ground in that nation.
Bush Holds Consultations on Iraq Strategy VOA 11 Dec 2006 -- President Bush has begun three days of intense consultations on his Iraq policy
Rumsfeld Says Military Effort Alone Will Not Bring Success in Iraq VOA 11 Dec 2006 -- The departure of U.S. Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld this month roughly coincides with the end of Lieutenant General Peter Chiarelli's tour as Commander of Multinational Forces in Iraq

Annan Criticizes US In Farewell Speech VOA 11 Dec 2006 -- U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan has used his farewell address to caution the United States against sacrificing its ideals in the battle against terrorism.

Analysis: Which Way Forward on Iraq? cfr.org 11 Dec 2006 -- The calm after the storm set off by the Iraq Study Group (ISG) report has settled in, leaving the question of what happens next.