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• Bush Looks Forward to Signing Spending Bill for Iraq, Afghanistan Washington File 04 Nov 2003 -- President Bush emphasized progress toward stabilizing and rebuilding Iraq in a brief exchange November 4 with reporters in Harbison Canyon, California after touring fire-ravaged areas of the state.
• IRAQ / ATTACKS VOA 04 Nov 2003 -- Four explosions rocked the center of Baghdad Tuesday night, where the main U-S headquarters is located, causing injuries but no deaths.It was the second attack in Baghdad in as many nights.
• Explosive Device Awareness Top Priority for Troops in Iraq AFPS 04 Nov 2003 -- With hundreds wounded and scores killed by improvised explosive devices, coalition forces are doing everything possible to prepare their troops with needed awareness training.
• US general calls Iraq crisis `homemade` IRNA 04 Nov 2003 -- NATO`s Commander-in-Chief and Commander of the US troops in Europe General James L Jones here Tuesday said Iraq`s worsening crisis situation was largely caused by internal factors rather than external interference.
• Iraq: Deadly Attacks Continue, As Bush Promises To Stay Put RFE/RL 04 Nov 2003 -- Deadly attacks continued overnight in Iraq, hours after U.S. President George W. Bush vowed that the United States will not run from its "vital" mission in Iraq.
• Officials Encouraged by Afghan Progress AFPS 04 Nov 2003 -- While Iraq is the central front of the war on terrorism, Afghanistan is a crucial theater also, DoD officials said today.
• Security Council mission to Afghanistan holds lengthy talks in capital UN News Centre 04 Nov 2003 -- The Security Council delegation touring Afghanistan spent almost nine hours holding meetings with officials in the capital Kabul today, on the third day of its mission to the country.

Defense Policy / Programs

• U.S. Undisguised Moves to Provoke War against DPRK under Fire KCNA 14 Nov 2003 -- Two warships belonging to the U.S. forces for prior naval deployment was reported to enter a south Korean port for the first time on Oct. 29 and stay there for 15 days to stage an exercise under the simulated conditions of an actual war.
• Bush to Provide $2.22 Billion for Israeli Military Aid in FY 05 Washington File 04 Nov 2003 -- The Bush administration is seeking to provide Israel with $2.22 billion in military assistance in fiscal year 2005, according to a media note released November 3 by the State Department.
• Bolton Says International Criminal Court Contrary to U.S. Principles Washington File 04 Nov 2003 -- The International Criminal Court (ICC) is an organization "that runs contrary to fundamental American precepts and basic constitutional principles of sovereignty, checks and balances, and national independence," says Under Secretary of State for Arms Control and International Security John Bolton.
• Croatia Conference Focuses on Harmony in Southeast Europe AFPS 04 Nov 2003 -- Today begins a four-day meeting in Dubrovnik, Croatia, to refine cooperative efforts toward NATO membership.
• Navy Road-Ahead for EA-6B Readiness and Operations Navy Newsstand 04 Nov 2003-- Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) removed 19 EA-6B "Prowlers" from service Sept. 23, for repairs and maintenance due to structural fatigue damage, with 24 additional aircraft to follow within two months.
• PLA Navy Ships Bring Friendship to Guam Navy Newsstand 04 Nov 2003-- Two People's Liberation Army (PLA) navy ships visited Apra Harbor, Guam, Oct. 22, for a historic three-day port visit.

Defense Industry

• EADS takes global lead in aerospace and defence R&D EADS 04 Nov 2003
• General Dynamics Awarded Contract for Advanced Concept Technology Demonstration Services General Dynamics 04 Nov 2003 -- General Dynamics Advanced Information Systems, a business unit of General Dynamics (NYSE: GD), has received a five-year indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity contract with a total potential value of $19.7 million to provide management and technical support services to the U.S. Joint Forces Command (USJFCOM) for advanced concepts technology demonstrations (ACTDs).
• U.S. Army Awards Northrop Grumman Information Technology Infrastructure Contract Northrop Grumman 04 Nov 2003 -- Northrop Grumman Corporation's (NYSE:NOC) Information Technology (IT) sector has been awarded a contract by the U.S. Army that will support an overhaul of nearly every aspect of the Army's information technology infrastructure. This contract, Information Technology Enterprise Solutions (ITES)-Enterprise Mission Support Services Solutions (EMS3), was awarded to five contractors.

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 04 Nov 2003
• Annan names high-level panel to study global security threats UN News Centre 04 Nov 2003 -- United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan today appointed a 16-person blue-ribbon panel to look into new global security threats and reform of the international system, which he first announced in his speech to the General Assembly in September.
• Thousands of women assaulted; new fighting in eastern DR of Congo, UN says UN News Centre 04 Nov 2003 -- Thousands of women and girls between the ages of 5 and 80 in the eastern area of the Democratic Republic of the Congo have been tortured and raped and many are nursing bullet wounds, the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) said today.
• DRC: Fighting displaces thousands in Mwenga, South Kivu Province IRIN 04 Nov 2003 -- Fighting that erupted on Friday between a Mayi-Mayi militia and a Rwandan rebel group in South Kivu Province, eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), has resulted in the displacement of thousands of civilians, with an as-yet undetermined number of wounded and dead, the UN peacekeeping mission in the country, MONUC, reported on Monday.
• DRC: Report urges Bush to seize opportunity for peace IRIN 04 Nov 2003 -- Following a recent visit to the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), a delegation of human rights and peacekeeping specialists has issued a report calling for an increased commitment to the country by the administration of US President George W. Bush.
• DRC: Focus on North Kivu rivals seeking peace IRIN 04 Nov 2003 -- Congolese farmer Pierre Kabinda, 36, "abandoned" his plot of land on Wednesday for the 10-km hike to the town of Kanyabayonga to witness the reconciliation of two rival governors who had divided North Kivu Province, eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, into two.
• U.S. Concerned Over Sri Lankan President's Actions Washington File 04 Nov 2003 -- State Department Deputy Spokesman Adam Ereli expressed concern over Sri Lankan President Chandrika Kumaratunga's decision to sack three government ministers, suspend parliament and deploy troops around the capital.
• Annan hopes moves by Sri Lanka leader will not harm peace process UN News Centre 04 Nov 2003 -- United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan said today that he hoped the peace process in Sri Lanka would not be harmed by the President's decision to sack three cabinet ministers, temporarily suspend Parliament and order troops to guard key sites.
• U-S-SRI LANKA VOA 04 Nov 2003 -- The United States is urging Sri Lankan President Chandrika Kumaratunga and Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinge to work together to advance the peace process with Tamil rebels. A long-running dispute between the two political leaders flared anew Tuesday while Mr. Wickremesinge was visiting Washington.
• SRI LANKA POL VOA 04 Nov 2003 -- The president of Sri Lanka has suspended parliament and deployed troops at key installations in the capital, after sacking three government ministers involved in the peace process with Tamil rebels. Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe has accused the president of trying to plunge the country into chaos.

• PRESS BRIEFING BY UNRWA COMMISSIONER-GENERAL United Nations 04 Nov 2003
• Bush Administration Does Not Believe Israel Needs Security Fence Washington File 04 Nov 2003 -- State Department Deputy Spokesman Adam Ereli said President Bush does not believe that Israel needs to construct a security fence and that such a fence should not infringe upon the lives of Palestinians or prejudge the outcome of a final status agreement.
• PALESTINIANS / POLITICS VOA 04 Nov 2003 -- Palestinian President Yasser Arafat has extended the life of his emergency Cabinet after failing to reach agreement on the formation of a new government. The one-month term of the emergency Cabinet is due to expire at midnight.

• 3,000 tribal separatists to lay down arms in Assam IRNA 04 Nov 2003 -- At least 3,000 tribal separatists are expected to lay down arms in India`s northeastern state of Assam later this month following a peace accord signed between a rebel outfit and the federal government.

• Armed Kashmiri group deplores UN `indifference` IRNA 04 Nov 2003 -- Deploring the UN`s "indifferent attitude", Kashmir`s armed organization Hizbul Mujahideen has sought global community`s role in resolving long-standing Kashmir issue.

• ERITREA-ETHIOPIA/BORDER VOA 04 Nov 2003 -- The U-N mission responsible for keeping peace along the contested border between Ethiopia and Eritrea is investigating a weekend firefight in which one Eritrean soldier was killed.
• ERITREA-ETHIOPIA: UN investigating alleged border clash IRIN 04 Nov 2003 -- The United Nations said on Tuesday it was investigating an alleged clash between armed Ethiopians and Eritrean militia along their contested border.
• LIBERIA: UN hopes to start demobilisation in early December IRIN 04 Nov 2003 -- The United Nations plans to start demobilising and disarming the estimated 38,000 former combatants in Liberia's civil war in early December, with the aim of completing the process in April next year, Raul Carrera, a senior official of the UN demobilisation team, said on Tuesday.
• LIBERIA: Country at most critical period in peace process - ICG IRIN 04 Nov 2003 -- The Brussels-based think tank, International Crisis Group (ICG), has warned that the period from now until the start of disarmament in Liberia was the most critical part of the war-ravaged country's peace-process.

News Reports

• SHAPE News Morning Update SHAPE 04 Nov 2003 -- NATO chief urges Europe to speed up decision-making / Greece and Armenia sign a cooperation agreement / Three Serb officials probed by UN tribunal / Germany reopens sensitive Iraq questions with U.S. / Undersecretary of State Bolton accuses EU of pressuring aspirants not to sign agreements with U.S. / Top Russian general: Russia cannot exclude possibility of war with a NATO country
• SHAPE News Summary & Analysis SHAPE 04 Nov 2003 -- Gen. Jones sees growing terror risk from Africa, dismisses Vietnam analogy in Iraq troubles / In interview, Lt. Gen. Gliemeroth views security situation in Afghanistan / NGOs urge ISAF to establish peace and security
• State Department Noon Briefing, November 4, 2003 Washington File 04 Nov 2003 -- Russia, Sri Lanka, Iraq, Israel/Palestinians, North Korea, Syria, China, Georgia, International Atomic Energy Agency, Nicaragua
• UN REFORM PANEL VOA 04 Nov 2003 -- U-N Secretary-General Kofi Annan has named a committee to recommend ways to reform th
• MAURITANIA / POLITICS VOA 04 Nov 2003 -- Police in Mauritania have seized weapons and ammunition allegedly linked to the main opposition candidate in this Friday's presidential election, a former president who came to power through a coup d'etat. e world body. A former prime minister of Thailand will chair the panel.
• U.S. Criticizes U.N. Call for End to Cuba Trade Embargo Washington File 04 Nov 2003 -- The United States voiced strong exception to what it calls a "misguided" resolution passed November 4 by the United Nations General Assembly calling for the end to the U.S. trade embargo against Cuba.
• CONGRESS RUSSIA VOA 04 Nov 2003 -- An influential U-S Senator has denounced the recent arrest of the head of Russia's largest oil company as evidence of what he says is growing authoritarianism in that country. Senator John McCain says the United States should respond with political and economic measures.
• UN/CUBA RESOLUTION VOA 04 Nov 2003 -- The U-N General Assembly has overwhelmingly approved a non-binding resolution condemning the U-S economic embargo of Cuba. All but Washington's staunchest allies joined the chorus of critics.
• ZIMBABWE / POLITICS VOA 04 Nov 2003 -- Arguments have been presented to a court in Zimbabwe on the opposition's petition to have the 2002 presidential election result annulled.
• CHINA-INTERNET DISSIDENT VOA 04 Nov 2003 -- Human-rights advocates say a prominent Chinese Internet activist is being put on trial in Beijing.
• ETHIOPIA: Defence trial of ex-president begins IRIN 04 Nov 2003 -- The defence trial of ousted Ethiopian ruler Mengistu Haile Mariam, who is facing genocide charges, began on Tuesday, almost a decade after the original hearing began. The former president, who fled to Zimbabwe after his overthrow in 1991, is being tried with dozens of top officials accused of crimes against humanity during his 17-year rule.
• GUINEA: Ruling party scorns opposition boycott IRIN 04 Nov 2003 -- Guinea’s ruling Party for Unity and Progress (PUP) has said the decision by opposition parties to boycott December’s elections "is at their own peril" and dismissed an announcement by the European Union that it would neither finance the election nor send observers to witness it.
• MAURITANIA: Police raid leading opposition candidate's home IRIN 04 Nov 2003 -- Opposition supporters in Mauritania have reacted angrily to a police raid on the home of the leading opposition candidate in Friday’s presidential election.
• Sea Launch will Launch DIRECTV-7S for Arianespace Boeing 04 Nov 2003 -- Sea Launch has signed an agreement with Arianespace to launch the DIRECTV-7S satellite in the First Quarter of 2004. Arianespace announced the assignment last week, through a cooperative arrangement with Boeing Launch Services under the launch service alliance. This will be Sea Launch's second mission for DIRECTV, having successfully completed its very first commercial mission in 1999 with the DIRECTV 1-R broadcast satellite.