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• U.S Military Will Help Train Afghan Army, Rumsfeld Says AFPS 25 Mar. 2002-- Plans are under way for U.S. and coalition forces to help train and create an Afghan national army, Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld said today.
• AFGHAN/ARMY VOA 25 Mar. 2002-- U-S troops will soon begin training an Afghan army intended to maintain internal security and provide border protection
• AFGHAN/ANTHRAX VOA 25 Mar. 2002--U-S investigators have found trace evidence of anthrax and another deadly poison at several suspected al-Qaida terrorist facilities in Afghanistan
• AFGHANISTAN / I-O-M VOA 25 Mar. 2002-- U-N officials are expressing concern about the internal stability of Afghanistan
• TURKEY/AFGHANISTAN VOA 25 Mar. 2002-- Turkish Prime Minister Bulent Ecevit said Monday that all the conditions have not yet been met for Turkey to assume command of the international peacekeeping force in Afghanistan. For over a month, Turkish, British and U-S officials have been attempting to work out an agreement, under which Turkey would take over leadership of the mission from Britain
• PHILIPPINES / REBELS VOA 25 Mar. 2002-- Military commanders in the Philippines have rejected a call for a cease-fire by Muslim rebels who are holding three hostages on a southern island.
• DoD News Briefing - Secretary Rumsfeld and Gen. Meyers 25 Mar. 2002 -- "In Afghanistan over the weekend, we continued searching numerous cave complexes. In addition to small arms, mortars, rocket-propelled grenades, heavy machine guns, we also discovered a couple of computers, some manuals, a couple of passports, phone lists, maps, and bomb-making notes. (...) In regards to training an Afghan national army, from the start, one of our missions has been to ensure Afghanistan is not a safe haven for terrorists, especially organizations like the al Qaeda. This assistance that we're going to provide will train the Afghan national army, is directly part of that mission"

Other Conflicts

• DAILY PRESS BRIEFING BY THE OFFICE OF THE SPOKESMAN FOR THE SECRETARY-GENERAL United Nations 25 Mar 2002
• ARAB SUMMIT / PREPARATIONS VOA 25 Mar. 2002-- Beirut is in the final days of preparation for an Arab League summit that officially begins Wednesday

Defense Policy / Programs

• NATO / EXPANSION VOA 25 Mar. 2002-- Leaders of 10 former communist countries in Central and Eastern Europe, which want to join NATO, have gathered in Bucharest to discuss how they can boost their prospects for membership

Defense Industry

• Lockheed Martin Announces Development of Single Cell Launcher for Emerging Ship Self Defense Requirements Lockheed Martin 25 Mar 2002 -- Lockheed Martin and teammate United Defense, LP, are drawing upon their proven experience with the MK 41 Vertical Launching System (VLS) to develop a new Single Cell (SCL) launcher. The SCL is intended for ships either too small for the traditional eight-cell MK 41 or with mission requirements not requiring an eight-cell launcher.
• Lockheed Martin's Sea Slice to Participate as a Littoral Warfare Combatant in Fleet Battle Experiment-Juliet Lockheed Martin 25 Mar 2002 -- Lockheed Martin's advanced hullform ship Sea SLICE will participate as a littoral warfare ship in the Navy's Fleet Battle Experiment Juliet (FBE-J) this summer. Sea SLICE, designated as a High Speed Vessel (HSV) for the exercise, will demonstrate the flexibility achievable by "modularity" in a small, fast, highly maneuverable platform.
• ORBITAL TO EXPAND PRESENCE IN HUNTSVILLE TO SUPPORT NEW MISSILE DEFENSE BUSINESS Orbital Sciences Corp. 25 Mar 2002 -- Orbital Sciences Corporation’s (NYSE: ORB) recent award of a four-year, $400 million missile defense contract from The Boeing Company (NYSE: BA) will result in significant new business for the Huntsville-area economy, the company stated today.

News Reports

• SOKOR/NOKOR DIALOGUE VOA 25 Mar. 2002-- A South Korean emissary will go to North Korea next week to discuss easing tensions on the divided Korean Peninsula
• U-N/ IRAQ/ INSPECTORS VOA 25 Mar. 2002-- The United Nations has confirmed that Secretary-General Kofi Annan will meet for the second time this year with an Iraqi delegation to discuss returning U-N weapons inspectors to Iraq
• RUSSIA / TERRORISM CONFERENCE VOA 25 Mar. 2002-- Representatives from intelligence and security services from close to 40-countries are meeting in St. Petersburg, Russia to discuss how to combat international terrorism
• SHAPE NEWS SUMMARY & ANALYSIS 25 Mar. 2002-- Britain to lead Kabul for longer
• UN, Iraq to Resume Talks on Weapons Inspections Washington File 25 Mar. 2002-- Iraqi officials will return to New York in April