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• U.S. European Command Begins Crisis Response Training in Senegal, USIS Washington File, 14 September 2000 -- The United States European Command (EUCOM) launched the first-ever brigade training under the African Crisis Response Initiative (ACRI) program on September 11 in Senegal.

Defense Industry

• Boeing F/A-18 Hornets Surpass 4 Million Flight Hours Boeing 14 Sep 2000 -- Squadrons around the world commemorated the 4 millionth flight hour of the F/A-18 Hornet earlier. The U.S. Navy designated noon Eastern Standard Time as the ceremonial flight hour enabling any Hornet or Super Hornet squadron airborne at that time to participate.
• Boeing Awarded Contract to Develop B-52 Defensive System Upgrade Boeing 14 Sep 2000 -- The Boeing Company has been awarded a contract to develop an upgrade to the defensive systems for the U.S. Air Force B-52H bomber fleet.
• Lockheed Martin Conducts Successful MLRS M270A1 and ATACMS Block IA Tests Lockheed Martin 14 Sep 2000 -- Lockheed Martin Missiles and Fire Control - Dallas successfully conducted two simultaneous tests of the Multiple Launch Rocket System (MLRS) upgraded M270A1 launcher and the Army Tactical Missile System (ATACMS) Block IA Missile at White Sands Missile Range, N.M.
• Lockheed Martin, BAE Systems Receive Second Requests for Information from Department of Justice Lockheed Martin 14 Sep 2000 -- Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) said that it and BAE SYSTEMS, North America, Inc. each had received requests for additional information from the Antitrust Division of the U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) regarding the sale of Lockheed Martin's Aerospace Electronics Systems businesses to BAE SYSTEMS North America, Inc.
• Arrow Weapon System Scores Another Successful Test Israel Aerospace Industries 14 Sep 2000 -- Another test of the 'Arrow' weapon system was conducted (14.9.2000) at the Israeli Airforce test site.

Other Conflicts

• DAILY PRESS BRIEFING OF OFFICE OF SPOKESMAN FOR THE SECRETARY-GENERAL United Nations 14 Sep 2000
• More Is Needed to Control Trade in Conflict Diamonds, Statement of William B. Wood, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary, International Organization Affairs, U.S. Department of State, 14 September 2000 -- Despite "good cooperation" worldwide to eliminate illegal trade in conflict diamonds, additional efforts are needed to stop the practice, a State Department official has told House of Representatives lawmakers.
• TIMOR'S TROUBLES PLAGUE INDONESIA, Voice of America, 14 September 2000 -- The ongoing violence on the island of Timor -- divided between Indonesia and a United Nations protectorate - continues to occupy the attention of newspaper editorial writers around the world.
• TIMOR - SANCTIONS CALL, Voice of America, 14 September 2000 -- East Timor's independence leader, Xanana Gusmao is pressing international donors to withhold aid to Indonesia until Jakarta reigns in militia bands terrorizing East Timor refugees in West Timor.
• UN Security Council to meet with Indonesian envoy on situation in West Timor, UN News, 14 September 2000 -- The United Nations Security Council today announced that it planned to discuss the deteriorating security situation in West Timor privately with a special envoy dispatched to New York by the Indonesian Government.
• U-S/PHILIPPINES, Voice of America, 14 September 2000 -- The Defense Department has confirmed that some 200 U-S Army and Air Force special operations forces are in the Philippines.
• PHILIPPINES HOSTAGES, Voice of America, 14 September 2000 -- Abu Sayyaf Islamic militants, holding 19 hostages, are threatening to create havoc in cities in the southern Philippines if the military launches an assault on them.
• Defense Department Regular Briefing, U.S. Department of Defense, 14 September 2000 -- Q: Sir, there are some reports in the Philippines press about some special forces in the country now possibly joining some anti-terror or hostage rescue operations.
• INDONESIA-BOMB, Voice of America, 14 September 2000 -- Speculation is rife that the attack is linked to the trial of former President Suharto, which resumed Thursday.
• Djibouti President urges Security Council to establish peace mission in Somalia, UN News, 14 September 2000 -- The President of Djibouti, Ismail Omar Guelleh, today asked the United Nations Security Council to "give serious consideration" to a UN post-conflict peace-building mission in Somalia.
• GUINEA / SIERRA LEONE, Voice of America, 14 September 2000 -- Hundreds of Sierra Leonean nationals are leaving Guinea, amid fears of persecution by Guinean authorities.
• Expanded UN mission in Sierra Leone to cost over $780 million: Annan, UN News, 14 September 2000 -- The proposed boosting of the United Nations Mission in Sierra Leone (UNAMSIL) would cost more than $780 million over a one-year period, according to the latest budgetary projections released today by Secretary-General Kofi Annan.
• Statement On The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, U.S. Mission to the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe, 14 September 2000 -- The United States concurs with the Chair's September 11 statement welcoming the recent local elections in the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia.
• Remarks By Secretary of State Madeleine K. Albright at Press Availability, U.S. Department of State, Office of the Spokesman, 14 September 2000 -- We discussed ways that the US and the EU can make clear our solidarity and increase our support for the courageous men and women who are demanding their rights in cities and towns across Serbia.
• The Judges of The ICTY Acknowledge The Right of Victims of Crimes Committed in the Former Yugoslavia to Seek Compensation, International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia, The Hague, 14 September 2000 -- On Wednesday 13 September 2000, the Judges of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) resumed and completed their discussions on the right of victims to seek compensation.
• CONGO REBELS, Voice of America, 14 September 2000 -- Rebels in northern Congo have retaken ground in fighting against the army of President Laurent Kabila.

News Reports

• HEADQUARTERS PRESS CONFERENCE BY FOREIGN MINISTER OF CANADA United Nations 14 Sep 2000
• ZIMBABWE / RAID, Voice of America, 14 September 2000 -- Police in Zimbabwe have raided offices of the country's main opposition party, the Movement for Democratic Change, and detained four party officials.
• Lockheed Martin-built GE-7 Satellite Successfully Launched from Kourou, French Guiana Launch Site Lockheed Martin 14 Sep 2000 -- The GE-7 telecommunications satellite built by Lockheed Martin Commercial Space Systems for GE American Communications (GE Americom) was successfully launched from its Kourou, French Guiana launch site at 3:54 p.m. Pacific Daylight Time (PDT). The spacecraft was lofted into orbit on an Ariane-5 launch vehicle provided by Arianespace of Evry, France.