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10 October 2003 Military News

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Current Operations

  • Cheney Answers Critics of Military Operations in Iraq, Afghanistan AFPS 10 Oct 2003 -- Vice President Richard B. Cheney today countered criticism of the administration's prosecution of the war on terrorism.
  • IRAQ WRAP VOA 10 Oct 2003 -- Two more American soldiers have been killed and at least four more have been wounded in what the Pentagon is describing as an ambush in Baghdad (late Thursday). The incident occurred as the Bush administration strikes back at what public opinion polls suggest is growing skepticism about the U-S mission in Iraq.
  • NINEVAH PROVINCE SCHOOLS BENEFIT FROM SEIZED IRAQI ASSETS CENTCOM 10 Oct 2003 -- Coalition soldiers and non-governmental organizations partnered to rebuild more than 800 schools in the Ninevah Province, current home of the 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault).
  • IRAQ/VIOLENCE VOA 10 Oct 2003 -- An ambush Thursday night in an impoverished section of Baghdad has left two U-S soldiers dead and four wounded. The ambush occurred in the same neighborhood where hours earlier a suicide bomber killed a total of 10 people.

  • In letter to Annan, NATO mulls expanding operation outside Afghan capital UN News Centre 10 Oct 2003 -- As the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), responsible for leading the international security force in the Afghan capital of Kabul, mulls the possibility of expanding its operations and moving into other parts of Afghanistan, the head of the alliance said it would first need specific authorization from the United Nations Security Council.
  • US, Afghanistan, Pakistan discuss border operations IRNA 10 Oct 2003 -- The tripartite commission comprising of senior military and diplomatic representative of Afghanistan, Pakistan and the United States held its fourth meeting in Rawilpindi Friday.
  • Pak opposition fears possible US strikes in tribal areas IRNA 10 Oct 2003 -- The opposition parties in Pakistan on Friday feared the United States could unleash air raids in tribal areas for `checking terrorist elements`, urging local agencies to take care of the matter.
  • Afghanistan: Soviet History Provides Lessons -- Good And Bad -- For Women RFE/RL 10 Oct 2003 -- The Soviet campaign in Central Asia of unveiling women -- known as the hudjum -- provides lessons, both good and bad, for Afghanistan today as its interim government seeks to improve conditions for women.
  • EDITORIAL: AFGHAN LIBERATION CONTINUES VOA 10 Oct 2003 -- It has been two years since the U.S.-led coalition began the task of liberating Afghanistan. Today, the brutal Taleban regime and its al-Qaida collaborators are gone. And Afghans are enjoying many freedoms that they could scarcely dream of two years ago.

Defense Policy / Programs

  • U-S GUANTANAMO VOA 10 Oct 2003 -- The U-S military has filed formal charges against a Muslim chaplain who worked with terrorist suspects being held at the U-S Navy Base in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.

  • MOUT training site gives troops a dose of reality Army News Service 10 Oct 2003-- In the back trails of Bagram Air Base stands a hand made mud compound Bagram troops use to prepare for combat in urban Afghanistan.
  • Army sending Strykers to Iraq Army News Service 10 Oct 2003-- The Army's new Stryker armored vehicles are headed for their first operational assignment -- service in Operation Iraqi Freedom.
  • CNO Says Combat Operations Lay Foundation for Future Navy Navy Newsstand 10 Oct 2003-- The lessons learned from combat operations in Iraq and Afghanistan laid the foundation for the Navy of the future, Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Vern Clark said Oct. 8, at the U.S. Naval Institute's Warfare Symposium, a two-day gathering of naval leaders and institute members to discuss Operations Iraqi Freedom and Enduring Freedom.
  • Naval Special Warfare Reshapes Reserves Navy Newsstand 10 Oct 2003-- Oct. 1 marked the commissioning of Naval Special Warfare Operational Support Group (OSG) headquarters at Naval Special Warfare Command (NSWC) in Coronado, Calif.
  • Joint Vision '03 Begins in Newport, R.I. Navy Newsstand 10 Oct 2003-- Nearly 200 senior officers from various NATO headquarters in the U.S. and Europe came together today to hone their abilities to respond to world conflicts and crises. The group kicked off Joint Vision '03, which runs through Oct. 15, at the Naval War College in Newport, R.I.
  • Missile Electronic Simulator Mk 101 Upgrade Successfully completed NAVSEA News Wire 10 Oct 2003-- The Naval Undersea Warfare Center (NUWC) completed the modification/conversion of 50 Tomahawk All-Up-Round Electronic Simulators (AURES) MK 101 from Mod 3 to Mod 4. The Mod 4 will provide simulation capability for the new Tactical Tomahawk (TACTOM) missile, which is scheduled for Fleet introduction in CY '04. Fifty units have been converted, of which thirty-three are in the fleet, twelve are in the NUWC Combat Systems Lab, and five are on reserve status for future swap-out with Fleet assets, as needed.
  • Out of the Shadows -- a Tool for testing Advanced Technologies at Sea NAVSEA News Wire 10 Oct 2003-- In the ongoing effort to bring new technologies to the Fleet more rapidly, military and industry have a valuable asset available in Sea Shadow (IX 529).
  • CH-46 Squadrons lose Marines to new Osprey MOS Marine Corps News 10 Oct 2003-- Marine medium helicopter squadrons aboard Marine Corps Air Station Miramar are losing valuable CH-46 technicians and specialists, including crew chiefs, mechanics, airframe mechanics and communications and navigations technicians, to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Training Squadron 204, the MV-22 Osprey training program at Marine Corps Air Station New River, N.C.
  • AF unveils force development plan AFPN 10 Oct 2003-- Air Force leaders are launching a spread-the-word tour in November to explain force development, a new system that transforms how the service will train, educate and assign people to meet mission challenges.
  • New supercomputer doubles capacity AFPN 10 Oct 2003-- A new, $15.1 million supercomputer formally began operations here Oct. 6, giving the Aeronautical Systems Center's Major Shared Resource Center here more than double the computing capability and available compute-hours.
  • White House Defends Guantanamo Policy Washington File 10 Oct 2003 -- Asked to comment on the reported statement by a senior official of the International Committee of the Red Cross that there should be a time limit for deciding on the charges against prisoners detained at the U.S. naval base in Guantanamo, Cuba, White House Press Secretary Scott McClellan said: "First of all, let's remember these individuals are enemy combatants. These individuals are terrorists or supporters of terrorism, and we are [at] war on terrorism. And the reasons for detaining enemy combatants in the first place, during a war, is to gather intelligence and make sure that these enemy combatants don't return to help our enemies plot attacks or carry out attacks on the United States."
  • PENTAGON/BALKANS VOA 10 Oct 2003 -- NATO's military commander says (Friday) the situation in Bosnia could be stable enough for allied troops to withdraw sometime next year.
  • PENTAGON/AFRICA VOA 10 Oct 2003 -- The commander of the U-S military's European Command says he has made proposals to the Bush Administration for establishing new facilities in Africa.

  • U.S. Troop Strength in Korea Can Be Cut, Pace Says AFPS 10 Oct 2003 -- U.S. troop strength in South Korea can be reduced because of technological advances in military art and lessons learned from combat in Afghanistan and Iraq, the nation's No. 2 military officer said here today.

  • GUANTANAMO/RED CROSS VOA 10 Oct 2003 -- A senior Red Cross official says the continuing detention of more than 600 terrorist suspects at the Guantanamo U-S Naval base in Cuba is "unacceptable." U-S officials say the suspects are considered "enemy combatants," and can be held as long as necessary.

  • Transcript: General Jones Briefs on European Command and NATO 10 Oct 2003 -- "As you know, an informal ministerial was just held in Colorado Springs, and I would characterize that as being extremely successful. Certainly, it was a very, very useful couple of days in which ministers and chiefs of defense and members of NATO were focused on the subject of transformation of NATO; not only the military transformation, but the processes themselves in NATO that might have to be required -- that might require some reexamination in light of the very far-reaching guidance that was given at the Prague summit, which essentially directed a fundamental transformation of the NATO military capability and the alliance for the -- to meet the threats of the 21st century."
  • Jones Discusses Changing Troop 'Footprint' in Europe AFPS 10 Oct 2003 -- Changing the "footprint" of U.S. forces in the European Command's area of operations goes hand-in-hand with NATO transformation, said Marine Gen. James Jones, the alliance's supreme allied commander, today.
  • NATO Commander Says Troops May Be Out of Bosnia Next Year AFPS 10 Oct 2003 -- The NATO military mission in Bosnia and the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia could end and the mission in Kosovo may be scaled back, said Marine Gen. James Jones, the alliance's supreme allied commander.
  • NATO: Alliance Commited To Reform After U.S. Talks RFE/RL 10 Oct 2003 -- Defense ministers from NATO's 19 member countries say they achieved some progress toward revitalizing the alliance to meet a new generation of threats after talks in the U.S. state of Colorado. But the challenge now is for NATO members to restructure their forces and decision-making to enable the swift deployment of troops.
  • NATO Defense Meetings Show Progress of Military Transformation Washington File 10 Oct 2003 -- At the conclusion of an intense round of meetings that were part of the informal NATO defense ministerial meeting in Colorado Springs, U.S. Ambassador to NATO Nicholas Burns said the United States expressed its support for the alliance's decision in principle to extend International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) activities to regions outside of Kabul.
  • New system makes mobilization faster, easier National Guard Bureau 10 Oct 2003-- The National Guard Bureau recently completed the acquisition phase of a $2.3 billion project that integrates databases supporting planning, administration, and mobilization of Army Reserve forces.
  • MARINETTE MARINE CORPORATION DELIVERS CUTTER HOLLYHOCK TO U.S. COAST GUARD USCG District 9 10 Oct 2003-- On October 15, 2003 the U.S. Coast Guard will officially accept the Coast Guard Cutter HOLLYHOCK. The cutter was launched into the Menominee River at Marinette Marine Corporation on January 25, 2003 and has since been undergoing outfitting and sea trials. This date marks the first day the ship's crew will take responsibility for the cutter and the cutter will be placed into a temporary "In-Commission Special" status. HOLLYHOCK will be first cutter, built under this contract, to remain in the Great Lakes. The cutter's official commissioning will take place at her homeport of Port Huron, Michigan.

  • Iranian, Chinese commanders of popular forces hold security talks IRNA 10 Oct 2003 -- Commander of the Basij (volunteer forces) of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Brigadier General Mohammad Hejazi and Chinese Commander of popular forces Fan Shiao Guang here Friday held talks on the security matters.

Defense Industry

Other Conflicts

  • DAILY PRESS BRIEFING BY THE OFFICES OF THE SPOKESMAN FOR THE SECRETARY-GENERAL AND THE SPOKESWOMAN FOR THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY PRESIDENT United Nations 10 Oct 2003

  • Chechnya: Kadyrov Says Chechens Should Control Internal Security RFE/RL 10 Oct 2003 -- Chechen President-elect Akhmed-hadji Kadyrov said today in Moscow that he will ask as soon as possible for Russian troops to withdraw from Chechnya and turn internal security over to his own forces.
  • PALESTINIANS/POLITICS VOA 10 Oct 2003 -- Palestinian officials are urging their new prime minister, Ahmed Qureia, not to quit, after Palestinian lawmakers refused to endorse his emergency Cabinet. Mr. Qureia is also in dispute with Palestinian President Yasser Arafat over who should be in charge of the security forces.
  • DPRK Foreign Ministry Denounces Israel's Attack on Syria KCNA 10 Oct 2003 -- A spokesman for the DPRK Foreign Ministry Wednesday answered a question put by KCNA as regards Israel's recent military attack on Syria.
  • ISRAEL / PALESTINIANS VOA 10 Oct 2003 -- Israeli troops have killed at least six Palestinians in Gaza Friday in an operation aimed at exposing and sealing tunnels used to smuggle arms from Egypt. At least two children are reported to be among the victims.

  • DRC / MASSACRE VOA 10 Oct 2003 -- The U-N mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo has confirmed the killing of at least 16 civilians, mostly women and children, north of the town of Uvira in the province of south Kivu, near the border with Burundi. The United Nations says it suspects the perpetrators to be fighters of the Burundian extremist Hutu F-D-D (Force for the Defense of Democracy) group.
  • DRC / PEACEKEEPING VOA 10 Oct 2003 -- Armed militia groups in Congo's northeastern province of Ituri have pledged to reveal to the United Nations the numbers and whereabouts of their troops. U-N troops have begun deploying from the provincial capital, Bunia, into the Ituri countryside, following the massacre of more than 65 people earlier this week.
  • DRC: Ituri militias again agree to cantonment IRIN 10 Oct 2003 -- Militias in Ituri District of northeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) agreed on Thursday to the cantonment of their forces, a promise they have made on previous occasions.

  • Balkans: More War Crimes Indictments To Be Issued RFE/RL 10 Oct 2003 -- The chief UN war crimes prosecutor for former Yugoslavia said she expects to issue new indictments by the end of next year against up to 30 suspects with high levels of responsibility.
  • Powell-Yugo War Crimes VOA 10 Oct 2003 -- Secretary of State Colin Powell Friday reaffirmed U-S support for United Nations war crimes prosecutor Carla Del Ponte and her revised mandate for war crimes committed in the former Yugoslavia. The U-N Security Council in August relieved Ms. Del Ponte of parallel responsibilities for Central African war crimes and put deadlines on the Yugoslav tribunal.
  • Powell Meets with War Crimes Prosecutor Carla Del Ponte Washington File 10 Oct 2003 -- Following a meeting at the State Department October 10 with Carla Del Ponte, Prosecutor for the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY), Secretary of State Colin Powell told reporters he was "pleased to have had an opportunity to chat with Mrs. Del Ponte and to once again reaffirm to her the United States is continuing to support the important work that she is doing with the International Criminal Tribunal."

  • Security Council welcomes security agreement in Sudan's conflict UN News Centre 10 Oct 2003 -- The United Nations Security Council today welcomed security agreements reached between the Sudanese Government and the Sudan People's Liberation Movement/Army (SPLM/A) that would help settle the long conflict.
  • SUDAN: Refugees in Chad to be moved to safe locations IRIN 10 Oct 2003 -- Amid signs that a ceasefire in the Darfur region of western Sudan may be "ending prematurely", tens of thousands of refugees who have fled to eastern Chad have to be transferred to "new, safer locations", the UN refugee agency (UNHCR) has said.

  • UN forces in Liberia active in capital and countryside UN News Centre 10 Oct 2003 -- Troops from the United Nations Mission in Liberia (UNMIL) intensified patrols in Monrovia, a UN spokesperson said today, checking on an agreement to make the capital weapons free by this week, and in anticipation of next week's inauguration of a new government.
  • Timor-Leste will need continued help after UN departs, Annan says UN News Centre 10 Oct 2003 -- Timor-Leste will need continued international assistance after the United Nations pulls out next year, Secretary-General Kofi Annan says in a new report released today.
  • BURUNDI: Government sensitises public on latest peace accord IRIN 10 Oct 2003 -- National Reconciliation has embarked on a nationwide effort to inform opinion leaders on the power sharing deal signed on Wednesday between the transitional government and the largest rebel faction of the Conseil national pour la defense de la democratie-Forces pour la defense de la democratie (CNDD-FDD).
  • RWANDA: Prosecutor acts to speed up ICTR trials IRIN 10 Oct 2003 -- The new prosecutor for the UN International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR), Hassan Jallow, told the UN Security Council on Thursday that he had taken measures aimed at speeding up trials at the court, UN News reported.
  • ERITREA-ETHIOPIA: UN still awaiting demarcation date IRIN 10 Oct 2003 -- The UN peacekeeping force in Ethiopia and Eritrea (UNMEE) said on Friday it was still awaiting the date for demarcation of the two countries' contested border.

News Reports

  • SHAPE News Morning Update SHAPE 10 Oct 2003 -- NATO could supply support for Turks in Iraq / NATO scouts for troops to extend Afghan mission / Greece and Turkey put off military exercises again / Russia soothes NATO concerns over nuclear posture / U.S. ambassador says 'we can see an end' to NATO peacekeeping in Bosnia / Canada to slash troop numbers in Bosnia next year
  • SHAPE News Summary & Analysis SHAPE 10 Oct 2003 -- Defense Minister Struck seeking to speed up decision-making process in Berlin for NRF's deployment / Russia ready to allow NATO transits to Afghanistan

  • U.S., U.N. Congratulate Iran's Shirin Ebadi for Nobel Peace Prize Washington File 10 Oct 2003 -- The U.S. government and the United Nations have welcomed the decision of the Norwegian Nobel Committee to award the Nobel Peace Prize to Iranian human rights activist Shirin Ebadi, the first Iranian and the first Muslim woman to receive the prize.
  • Iranian Lawyer Wins Nobel Peace Prize RFE/RL 10 Oct 2003 -- Iranian lawyer Shirin Ebadi has won the Nobel Peace Prize for her work in defending human rights and promoting democracy.
  • Iran: World Praises Ebadi Award, Tehran Remains Silent RFE/RL 10 Oct 2003 -- Organizations, individuals, and nations praised the award today of the Nobel Peace Prize to Iranian human rights advocate Shirin Ebadi (pictured), while Iran has yet to comment officially on the award.
  • NOBEL/PEACE VOA 10 Oct 2003 -- Iranian lawyer Shirin Ebadi has won the 2003 Nobel Peace Prize for defending human rights in her country, especially those of women and children. The Norwegian Nobel Committee says the award is aimed at inspiring democratic reform, not only in Iran, but across the Muslim world.
  • Iran: Nobel Peace Prize Goes To Female Lawyer Ebadi RFE/RL 10 Oct 2003 -- Iranian lawyer and human rights activist Shirin Ebadi has won the Nobel Peace Prize for 2003.
  • NOBEL/EBADI VOA 10 Oct 2003 -- This year's Nobel Peace Prize winner, Iranian lawyer and human rights advocate Shirin Ebadi, is urging the Iranian government to respect human rights and to release all political prisoners. Ms. Ebadi, who won the Nobel Prize for her work on behalf of women and children, said respect for human rights is not incompatible with Islam.

  • President Bush Pledges to Assist Cause of Freedom in Cuba Washington File 10 Oct 2003 -- "Cuba must change," President Bush said in announcing new efforts to hasten Cuba's transition to democracy.
  • White House Outlines New Initiatives on Cuba Washington File 10 Oct 2003 -- President Bush October 10 announced three initiatives he said would promote the cause of freedom in Cuba, including a tightening of restrictions on American travel to the island.
  • Kosovo: UN envoy applauds Pristina's decision to attend Vienna talks UN News Centre 10 Oct 2003 -- The head of the United Nations mission in Kosovo today welcomed the decision by Kosovo President Ibrahim Rugova to attend talks next week in Vienna with officials from Serbia and Montenegro.
  • Serbia-Montenegro: Just Days Before Scheduled Start, Belgrade-Pristina Talks Still In Confusion RFE/RL 10 Oct 2003 -- The first direct talks between Belgrade and Pristina since the 1999 conflict in Kosovo are scheduled to open in Vienna on 14 October. The UN administrator of the province has issued formal invitations to officials from Serbia and Montenegro and to ethnic Albanian leaders, but the run-up to the meeting is proving rocky after the Kosovo parliament failed to endorse it.
  • CHAD / OIL VOA 10 Oct 2003 -- Ceremonies and protests have marked Chad's official entry as the world's newest oil-producing country.
  • CONGRESS/CUBA VOA 10 Oct 2003 -- Support for ending U-S travel restrictions to Cuba appears to be growing in the U-S Congress, despite President Bush's vow Friday to tighten enforcement of them. Correspondent Deborah Tate looks at where the issue stands on Capitol Hill.
  • BUSH/CUBA VOA 10 Oct 2003 -- President Bush has announced measures he says will strengthen efforts to bring about political change in Cuba. Mr. Bush will increase Cuban immigration and crack down on Americans who illegally travel to the island.
  • Sea Launch to Offer Land-Based, Medium-Lift Launches from Baikonur in Cooperation with Space International Services Boeing 10 Oct 2003 -- Following the 10th successful Sea Launch mission on Sept. 30, the Sea Launch Board of Directors met and resolved to go forward with plans to offer launch services from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, in addition to its sea-based launches at the Equator. The new offering, Land Launch, is based on the collaboration of Sea Launch Company and Space International Services (SIS), of Russia, to meet the launch needs of commercial customers with medium weight satellites.
  • RWANDA: Legislators sworn in IRIN 10 Oct 2003 -- Legislators for Rwanda's two-chamber parliament were sworn in on Friday, making them the country’s first democratically elected Members of Parliament since independence from Belgium 40 years ago.
  • CENTRAL ASIA: Weekly news wrap IRIN 10 Oct 2003 -- Economics featured prominently this week in Central Asia, a five-nation region of some 60 million people, the vast majority of whom are poverty-stricken. On Wednesday, the IMF reported an upturn in its relations with Uzbekistan, the region's most populous nation, following a fresh commitment to currency convertibility.



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