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• Lockheed Martin Makes First Delivery Of EGI-MODIFIED A/OA-10 Aircraft In Europe Lockheed Martin 12 Apr 2000 -- Lockheed Martin Federal Systems recently delivered to the United States Air Forces Europe (USAFE) the first A/OA-10 aircraft modified with the Embedded Global Positioning System/Inertial Navigation System (EGI), greatly enhancing the aircraft's situational awareness capability.

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• 12 April 2000 - DAILY PRESS BRIEFING OF OFFICE OF SPOKESMAN FOR SECRETARY-GENERAL United Nations 12 Apr 2000
• Holbrooke Urges Congress To Support Lusaka Peace Plan By Susan Ellis Washington File 12 April 2000 -- There are "no roads, the rivers are silted up, communications are down," the jungle is encroaching, and numerous bands of rebel armies and some "very strange elements" are shooting and roaming the country in quest of its rich natural resources.
• Security Council Commends New Congo AgreementBy Judy Aita Washington File 12 April 2000 -- The Security Council April 11 welcomed the decision of the Lusaka signatories to adopt a plan for a cease-fire and the disengagement and redeployment of forces in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).
• U-N CONGO DISCUSSION Voice of America 12 April 2000 -- The United Nations Security Council meeting in closed session today (Wednesday) discussed the latest developments in Congo-Kinshasa and reviewed plans for the deployment of more than five thousand U-N troops there.
• ANGOLA AID Voice of America 12 April 2000 -- The United Nations World Food Program says more than 200-thousand Angolans are at risk of starvation in the provincial city of Cuito because of the poor condition of the airport runway there.
• ANGOLA / UNITA Voice of America 12 April 2000 -- Angola's government says the "backbone" of the UNITA rebel movement has been broken. But regional security analysts say the rebels, relying on guerrilla tactics, still pose a significant threat.
• ISRAEL / LEBANON / PRISONERS Voice of America 12 April 2000 -- Israel is to release 13 of the 15 Lebanese prisoners it has been holding without trial as bargaining chips for Israeli soldiers missing in action.
• PRESS CONFERENCE ON LEBANON 12 April 2000 - The United Nations presence in southern Lebanon was important, and some thought should be given to strengthening it in light of the promised Israeli withdrawal from that region.
• EAST TIMOR / RIGHTS Voice of America 12 April 2000 -- Jose Ramos-Horta, a winner of the Nobel peace prize for his defense of human rights in East Timor, has told the United Nations Human Rights Commission that people who committed human rights atrocities in East Timor must be punished for their crimes.
• SENEGAL FIGHITNG Voice of America 12 April 2000 -- Rebels in Senegal's southern Cassamance province have been waging a bloody independence campaign against the central government in Dakar for the past 18 years.
• INDONESIA / MUSLIM PROTESTS Voice of America 12 April 2000 -- Indonesian authorities say they will crack down on Muslim extremists planning to launch an offensive against Christians in eastern Maluku province.
• ETHIOPIA FAMINE Voice of America 12 April 2000 -- United Nations officials on Wednesday began a trip to the Horn of Africa region where 16-million people are facing starvation because of a prolonged drought.
• RUSSIA / CHECHNYA Voice of America 12 April 2000 -- Russian forces are attacking rebel positions in Chechnya's southern mountains, as Russia signals it might be moving towards a negotiated end to the conflict.
• BOSNIA: KRAJISNIK ARREST WELCOMED; MIXED VIEWS ON MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS Issue Focus - Foreign Media Reaction 12 April 2000 -- A majority of analysts applauded Mr. Krajisnik's arrest, viewing it as an indication of NATO's "new resolve" in bringing to justice indicted war criminals. They said it sends several "messages": to other indictees that they "may be next," as well as to Bosnian voters that the international community is serious in seeking justice.

News Reports

• Boeing Stresses Quality Management, Engineering Accountability to Space Suppliers Boeing 12 Apr 2000 -- The leaders of the Boeing space transportation businesses met with their top 150 suppliers to discuss the results of the Boeing Mission Assurance Review (BMAR) and its findings in terms of supplier expectations.