April 2007 - Iraq Special Weapons News

27 April 2007 - Iraq Special Weapons News

April 26 airpower summary: Transports keep cargo flowing AFPN 27 Apr 2007 -- Coalition airpower supported coalition ground forces in Iraq and International Security Assistance Force troops in Afghanistan in the following operations April 26, according to Combined Air and Space Operations Center officials here.
A-10 provides top cover for troops in Iraq AFPN 27 Apr 2007 -- The catalysts behind one of the most kinetically advanced air forces in the world can be found at the 438th Air Expeditionary Group's maintenance and fighter squadrons.
Coalition Forces Detain 13 Suspects; Detainee Dies in Camp Bucca AFPS 27 Apr 2007 -- In operations throughout Iraq today, coalition forces detained 13 suspected terrorists, military officials reported. Also, a detainee died yesterday at Camp Bucca, Iraq.
Progress Continues Despite ‘Spectacular’ Attacks, General Says AFPS 27 Apr 2007 -- Progress continues in Iraq despite headline-grabbing enemy attacks, a top U.S. general in Iraq said yesterday.
Operation Commando Dive leads to detentions, cache finds MNF-I 27 Apr 2007 -- A multifaceted-coalition operation in the Shubayshen area, just south of Baghdad, led to the detentions of almost 50 detainees and a number of cache finds April 21.

Bush Vows to Veto War-Funding Bills with Iraq Withdrawal Provisos AFPS 27 Apr 2007 -- President Bush today repeated his pledge that he’ll veto any congressional war-funding bills that stipulate a timetable for withdrawal of U.S. military forces from Iraq.
Bush Reaffirms Intention to Veto War Funding Bill Containing Timetable VOA 27 Apr 2007 -- President Bush warned Congress Friday that he will continue vetoing war spending bills as long as they contain a timetable for the withdrawal of American troops from Iraq
Former CIA Director Tenet Slams VP Cheney Over Iraq War VOA 27 Apr 2007 -- The former director of the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency is strongly criticizing Vice President Dick Cheney and other Bush administration officials, saying they led the country into war with Iraq without conducting a serious debate about whether Saddam Hussein was an imminent threat to the United States
Former CIA Chief Says Cheney, Others Pushed For Iraq War RFE/RL 27 Apr 2007 -- The former director of the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) says Vice President Dick Cheney and other administration officials pushed the country to invade Iraq without "serious debate" about whether Saddam Hussein was an imminent threat.

Ban Ki-moon heads to Sharm el-Sheikh next week for Iraq Compact launch UN News Centre 27 Apr 2007 -- United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon heads to Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, next week for the formal launch of the International Compact with Iraq (ICI), a five-year peace and development plan which envisages a reciprocal relationship between peace-building and economic prosperity in the war-ravaged country.

Iraq: Premier's Political Position Increasingly Shaky RFE/RL 27 Apr 2007 -- Attacked by Iraqi lawmakers for being ineffective, pressured by U.S. officials to produce results, and constantly dealing with the unending cycle of violence, Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki's political leadership has been under fire since he has was appointed a year ago.