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• ASIAN MILITARY Voice of America 03 February 2000 -- Post-colonial armed forces were developed in Asia to combat internal enemies. The Asian military continues to concentrate on internal suppression of groups that are no longer communist and often democratic - a legitimate opposition.

Defense Industry

• Radar Improvements By Boeing Completed On NATO AWACS Fleet Boeing 03 Feb 2000 -- Boeing [NYSE: BA] announced that installation of Radar System Improvement Program (RSIP) kits has been completed on NATO's fleet of 17 Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS) aircraft. NATO now has the first AWACS fleet to be fully equipped with this advanced radar capability. Retrofit was accomplished on schedule and on budget.

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• 3 February 2000 - DAILY PRESS BRIEFING BY OFFICE OF SPOKESMAN FOR SECRETARY-GENERAL United Nations 03 Feb 2000
• RUSSIA'S 'VICTORY' OVER GROZNY; MOSCOW'S RELATIONS WITH WEST ON 'UPSWING'? Foreign Media Reaction 03 February 2000 -- On Chechnya, papers outside of Russia acknowledged that the Chechen pullout is "good news" for Acting President Putin and could mark a "decisive moment" in the four-month-old conflict, but generally agreed that it was far too premature to "proclaim victory" overall. In fact, many anticipated that "the 'victory' could be a prelude to a longer and more costly war," if the rebels merely regroup and continue the fighting in southern Chechnya.
• RUSSIA / CHECHNYA / JOURNALIST Voice of America 03 February 2000 -- Russia says it has swapped a Radio Liberty journalist arrested in Chechnya in exchange for three Russian soldiers captured by Chechen rebels.
• ON THE PROGRESS OF THE ANTI-TERRORIST OPERATION IN THE NORTH CAUCASUS SERGEI V. YASTERZHEMBSKY - Acting RF President assistant on informational-analytical work of federal executive organs engaged in the conducting of an anti-terrorist operation in the North Caucasus 03.02.2000 -- Let's begin with the situation in Grozny, where the storm units and the federal forces are completing the liquidation of the remaining resistance sites, of which there are still quite a few. As of now, over 50% of Grozny is firmly held by the federal forces. The military think there are kamikaze sharpshooters in some buildings, who have the task of fighting to the bitter end, doing as much damage to the storm units as possible. We came across the fiercest resistance in the neighbourhoods west of Minutka Square and in the Zavodskoi district. The bandit chieftains also tried to lead small groups of fighters from Grozny in the past day, but their attempts were foiled. It is not true that the bandits broke through to Alkhan-Kala from the southern regions, the foothills outside Grozny, in order to ensure the retreat of the Grozny defenders from the city.
• EAST TIMOR REPORT Voice of America 03 February 2000 -- In a report to the U-N Security Council, the top United Nations official in East Timor drew a picture of almost total devastation in East Timor as a result of the violence before and after last year's independence vote.
• HEAD OF UN TRANSITIONAL ADMINISTRATION IN EAST TIMOR BRIEFS SECURITY COUNCIL Press Release SC/6799 - 3 February 2000 -- Internal security had greatly improved and there was now no threat of violence for most people. However, in some areas along the border with West Timor, particularly in the Oecussi enclave, there had been incidents involving pro-integration militia members.
• NORTHERN IRELAND Voice of America 03 February 2000 -- The British government has announced plans to strip power from Northern Ireland's eight-week-old Protestant - Catholic joint administration.
• ANOTHER CRISIS IN NORTHERN IRELAND Voice of America 03 February 2000 -- The fragile peace agreement between the Irish Republicans and pro-British Unionists in Northern Ireland appears to be coming apart. This latest crisis involves the refusal by the outlawed Irish Republican Army to begin turning over its weapons and explosives in what the agreement terms - decommissioning.
• CHINA / PHILIPPINES Voice of America 03 February 2000 -- A dispute between China and the Philippines over islands in the South China Sea is heating up. China calls it Huangyan Island. The Philippines refers to it as Scarborough Shoal.
• AMBON VIOLENCE Voice of America 03 February 2000 -- Tension remains high in the Indonesian city of Ambon, the capital of eastern Maluku province after a year of clashes between Christians and Muslims that have left up to two thousand people dead.
• LANKA/WOUNDED Voice of America 03 February 2000 -- More than 70 Tamil rebels have been killed in fresh fighting in Sri Lanka's north. And 18-people have been wounded in two separate explosions as Sri Lanka prepares for 52nd anniversary celebrations, Friday.
• PRESS BRIEFING BY PRESIDENT OF INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL TRIBUNAL FOR THE FORMER YUGOSLAVIA 3 February 2000 -- The recently-elected President of the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia, Claude Jorda, told correspondents at a Headquarters press briefing this afternoon that the purpose of his visit to New York was to discuss the future of the Tribunal, as well as a possible timetable for its reform.

News Reports

• MOZAMBIQUE POLITICS Voice of America 03 February 2000 -- In Mozambique, President Joachim Chissano has ruled out negotiations on power-sharing with the opposition Renamo party. And Renamo's leader, Afonso Dhlakama, has said he will go ahead and form an alternative government.
• U.N. Security Council Concludes "Month of Africa" USIA 3 February 2000 -- As the United Nations Security council ended its month-long look at Africa January 31, the key sentiment expressed by ambassadors, African statesmen, and U.N. officials was for "follow-up" steps that can bring hope for the continent in the twenty-first century.
• Boeing Delta II Globalstar Launch Will Open A New Century of Cape Launches Boeing 03 Feb 2000 -- The next Boeing Delta II launch will play a role in achieving an important operational milestone -- completing a 52-satellite launch program for the global telecommunications company Globalstar L.P.
• International Launch Services and Lockheed Martin Astronautics' Atlas Rocket Provides Successful Ride to Orbit for HISPASAT 1C Lockheed Martin 03 Feb 2000 -- An Atlas rocket soared eastward above the Atlantic Ocean tonight carrying a Spanish commercial communications satellite to orbit for Madrid-based HISPASAT, a satellite communication systems provider for Europe and the Americas.