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November 27, 2001 Airstrikes

Operations

• AFGHANISTAN/ RIOTING VOA 27 Nov. 2001-- In Afghanistan the Northern Alliance says its troops have all but put down a violent revolt by captured foreign soldiers in the northern city of Mazar-e-Sharif
• AFGHAN/RUMSFELD VOA 27 Nov. 2001-- Despite a series of battlefield victories by U-S and anti-Taleban forces, Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld is warning the anti-terrorist campaign inside Afghanistan has entered a difficult and dangerous phase

Defense Policy / Programs

Government Statements and Transcripts

• Transcript: Dept. of Defense News Briefing by Rumsfeld, Franks, Nov. 27 27 Nov. 2001-- Rumsfeld: The Taliban and the al Qaeda situation is a difficult one. Some of their strongholds are falling. Their communications are being disrupted. Their leaders are being forced to move about the country to stay alive
• Text: Dobriansky on Human Rights Dimension of Anti-Terror Campaign 27 Nov. 2001-- Dobriansky: "We must show that promoting religious freedom is a win-win for both governments fearful of extremists and religious minorities who feel they have no voice,"
• Transcript: About 600 Suspects Detained in Investigation, Ashcroft Says 27 Nov. 2001-- Ashcroft: "We believe we have al Qaeda membership in custody, and we will use every constitutional tool to keep suspected terrorists locked up,"
• Excerpt: U.S. Works with UNSC on "Smart Sanctions" on Iraq 27 Nov. 2001-- Fleischer: So the President believed that it would be more effective to more tightly and narrowly define sanctions to those products that really needed to be denied to Iraq to stop Iraq from developing weapons, from harming its neighbors, from carrying on terrorism, and from being a state sponsor of terrorism and a military threat to its neighbors the way Iraq proved itself to be when they invaded Kuwait.
• Text: CDC Releases Smallpox Response Plan 27 Nov. 2001-- The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) November 26 released "Interim Smallpox Response Plan and Guidelines," a document that outlines how health officials all over the country should react in the event of a smallpox outbreak.
• Comprehensive Strategy Now Focus of Homeland Security Office, Ridge Says 27 Nov. 2001-- Homeland Security Director Tom Ridge says that, while the United States has thus far focused on response and recovery in the aftermath of the September 11th terrorist attacks, the focus now must shift to creating a comprehensive national strategy defending against future terrorist attacks.
• Transcript: Secretary Powell on CNN's "Larry King Live" 27 Nov. 2001-- Powell: The inspectors are not there to do anything harmful to the Iraqi people. The inspectors are going back in for one single purpose, and that's to make sure that Iraq is complying with the agreements it made at the end of the Gulf War to give up all weapons of mass destruction activity. And the only way we can be sure of that is that the inspectors go back in and are allowed to do their work the way they see it proper to do their work.

US Domestic Responses

• BUSH/YEMEN VOA 27 Nov. 2001-- President Bush met with the leader of Yemen Tuesday to discuss the fight against terrorism
• CONGRESS/AFGHAN WOMEN VOA 27 Nov. 2001-- The House of Representatives has passed (by voice vote) legislation that calls on the president to ensure that any U-S humanitarian aid to Afghanistan reaches women and girls, as well as men and boys. The symbolic measure, which was passed by the Senate earlier this month, allowed lawmakers to underscore their concern for the plight of Afghan women, who, human rights groups say, bore the brunt of five years of oppressive Taleban rule
• TERRORISM-DETAINEES VOA 27 Nov. 2001-- U-S Attorney General John Ashcroft says the Justice Department continues to detain more than 550 people in connection with the investigation into the September 11th terrorist attacks.
• BRITAIN / TERROR VOA 27 Nov. 2001-- The United States has begun extradition proceedings in Britain against an Algerian pilot linked to some of the hijackers in the September 11th attacks against the United States
• Post-Taliban Government Should Protect Rights of Women, White House Says USIA 27 Nov. 2001-- Fleischer and first lady comment on talks under way in Bonn

International Responses

• AFGHAN CONFERENCE VOA 27 Nov. 2001-- U-N sponsored talks about Afghanistan's political future have opened in Germany
• AFGHAN AID VOA 27 Nov. 2001-- As the conference on Afghanistan's political future was opening in Germany Tuesday, a conference on aid and reconstruction of the war-ravaged country was underway in Pakistan. Some 200 delegates crowded a hall of an Islamabad hotel Tuesday for a three-day meeting on how to best rebuild Afghanistan
• CHINA-TERROR VOA 27 Nov. 2001-- China and Russia are set to begin talks on strengthening cooperation in the war against terror
• AFGHAN POL VOA 27 Nov. 2001-- A United Nations-sponsored conference has opened in Germany, where Afghans are discussing their country's political future

Defense Industry

• CACI Awarded $5.7 Million Contract to Develop Asset Positioning and Condition Monitoring Prototype for the Navy CACI 27 Nov 2001 -- CACI International Inc (NASDAQ:CACI) announced today that it has received a one-year, $5.7 million contract to develop a prototype tracking tag that would provide the exact position and condition of stored ozone-depleting substances and ammunition, enabling remote monitoring of hazardous degradation and leaks.
• Experienced Lockheed Martin Team Wins Korean Mobile Radar Contract Lockheed Martin 27 Nov 2001 -- Lockheed Martin, which has extensive experience in providing ground-based surveillance radars to the Republic of Korea Air Force (ROKAF), today announced that it has won a contract to provide three mobile radar systems.
• Northrop Grumman Delivers Joint STARS Aircraft Northrop Grumman 27 Nov 2001 -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) today announced the delivery of the next Block 20 E-8C Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System (Joint STARS) aircraft to the U.S. Air Force, nearly two months ahead of schedule. This is the eighth consecutive E-8C that the company's Integrated Systems sector has delivered early.

Other Conflicts

• DAILY PRESS BRIEFING BY THE OFFICE OF THE SPOKESMAN FOR THE SECRETARY GENERAL United Nations 27 Nov 2001

News Reports

• DANFORTH/SUDAN VOA 27 Nov. 2001-- The Bush administration is sending a team of officials to Sudan next week to follow-up on proposals by U-S special envoy John Danforth aimed at helping find a way to end the country's long-running civil war. Former Senator Danforth reported to President Bush Tuesday on his first mission to the war-ravaged African country
• AFGHAN/INTERCEPT/SOMALIA VOA 27 Nov. 2001-- U-S defense officials say new attention is being focused on Somalia as a possible destination for al-Qaida terrorists fleeing Afghanistan
• QUESTIONING ARABS VOA 27 Nov. 2001-- More than 500 young Arab men in the (Midwest U-S) state of Michigan will soon receive letters from the U-S government asking them for an interview. The young men in Michigan are among more than five-thousand male visitors from the Middle East nationwide who will be contacted as part of the federal government's terrorism investigation
• AIRLINES/TERRORISM VOA 27 Nov. 2001-- Starting this week, all airlines, foreign and domestic, flying to the United States will be required to provide the U-S Customs Service with detailed information about everyone on board or risk having their passengers face major delays when they arrive at American airports. It's part of the Aviation and Transportation Security Act that President Bush signed into law this month -- a measure designed to enhance airline security in the wake of September's terrorist attacks
• BUSH/OLYMPICS VOA 27 Nov. 2001-- President Bush met at the White House Tuesday with organizers of the Winter Olympics to be held in Salt Lake City, Utah, in February
• Power of the Arab Street VOA 27 Nov. 2001-- Since the events of September 11, people in the West have become more aware of the degree of rage and resentment against the United States in both the Arab and Muslim worlds, or the "street" as it's called. But Middle East analysts say there is a vast range of opinion among citizens of Arab nations concerning the United States, particularly with respect to U-S foreign policy
• ARAB AFGHANS VOA 27 Nov. 2001-- For the past two-weeks, residents of Kabul, Afghanistan have been adjusting to life without the Taleban and their foreign allies - known as Arab-Afghans. Thousands of so-called Arab-Afghans used to live in Kabul - serving as fighters in the Taleban army
• BIOTECH DEFENSE VOA 27 Nov. 2001-- U-S industry is gearing up to fight bioterrorism

• Boeing Satellite Systems Celebrates the Launch of its 200th Commercial Communications Satellite Boeing 27 Nov 2001 -- Syncom. Anik A. SBS 3. DBS-1. DIRECTV-4S. Though they may read like alphabet soup, these are the names of satellites that have changed the world of communications.