30 May 2004 Military News

Transcript: Coalition Provisional Authority Briefing 30 May 2004 -- Brigadier General Mark Kimmitt, Deputy Director For Coalition Operations, and Daniel Senor, Senior Adviser, Coalition Provisional Authority
Transcript: Ask the U.S. Commander in Iraq, BBC 30 May 2004 -- Brig. Gen. Mark Kimmitt
Fallujah Quiet, But Militia Attacks Continue in Kufa, Najaf AFPS 30 May 2004 -- While a cease-fire agreement seems to be holding in the Iraqi city of Fallujah, insurgent violence continues in Najaf and Kufa, a coalition military spokesman noted today.
There's no such thing as a milk run in Iraq Marine Corps News 31 May 2004--Convoys are business as usual for many of the Marines and sailors with 1st Marine Division. That is, if business means repelling deadly attacks.
Reserves support "Support Group" Marine Corps News 30 May 2004--Grease stained their hands and boots; sweat drenched their faces and uniforms as the Marines fixed a tactical vehicle at Camp Fallujah, Iraq.
AFGHANISTAN/DEATHS VOA 30 May 2004 -- Afghan insurgents have claimed responsibility for the killing of four U-S troops in southeastern Afghanistan.
MAGTF Enabler keeps the 22d MEU (SOC) connected Marine Corps News 30 May 2004--On the modern battlefield, who knows what and when can influence the outcome of minor skirmishes to full-blown battles. The ability to out-communicate the enemy, and thus make better decisions faster, can end conflicts quicker and ultimately reduce bloodshed.

NATO POLITICIANS TOLD: DEAL WITH NUCLEAR TERRORIST THREAT u>NATO Parliamentary Assembly 30 May 2004 -- NATO's highest priority must be to deny terror groups access to nuclear material, Dr. William Potter, a non-proliferation expert, told the Political Committee of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly (NATO-PA) at a meeting in Bratislava during its 5 day Spring Session.

ISRAEL-SHARON VOA 30 May 2004 -- Israeli Prime Minister, Ariel Sharon, threatened Sunday to fire some of his Cabinet ministers in order to win a majority for his disengagement plan from Palestinian areas. Mr. Sharon issued the warning after presenting a revised version of his plan to withdraw from the Gaza Strip and parts of the West Bank.
WIRANTO/TIMOR VOA 30 May 2004 -- The president of East Timor, Xanana Gusmao, has held a meeting with General Wiranto, a candidate for the Indonesian presidency and former head of the Indonesian armed forces who has been indicted in East Timor for war crimes.
SUDAN / PEACE VOA 30 May 2004 -- The leader of Sudan's southern rebel movement has laid out his vision for the country's future in a speech in Nairobi. The official, John Garang of the Sudan People's Liberation Army, signed a peace agreement on Wednesday with the Sudanese government, paving the way for an end to a 21-year civil war that killed two-million people.

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