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• OIF/OEF Casualty Update 09 Jun 2004 [PDF]
• DoD Identifies Marine Casualty
• DoD Identifies Army Casualty

• Iraqi Insurgents Kill 12 In Al-Fallujah RFE/RL 09 Jun 2004 -- Insurgents launched mortar attacks against Iraqi security forces in the western town of Al-Fallujah today, killing 12 Iraqis and wounding at least 10 other people.

• Afghanistan: Experts Ponder Motives Behind Karzai's Private Talks With Warlords RFE/RL 09 Jun 2004 -- Afghan Transitional Administration Chairman Hamid Karzai is denying reports that recent meetings with some of Afghanistan's regional warlords resulted in a political deal for governing the country after September elections. But experts on Afghanistan say they believe there may have been some agreement between Karzai and the powerful regional militia commanders aimed at enhancing the registration of voters.
• AFGHANISTAN/SECURITY VOA 09 Jun 2004 -- Fighting in Afghanistan is intensifying between coalition forces and anti-government militants.Security concerns and logistical problems could force another delay to Afghanistan's national elections.
• AFGHANISTAN/PRISON/RED CROSS VOA 09 Jun 2004 -- The U.S. military says it will allow the International Committee of the Red Cross to visit a previously off-limits detention facility in Afghanistan. The concession was prompted by what has become one of the most contentious issues of the U.S.-led War on Terror.
• Marines start up boot camp in Iraq Marine Corps News 09 Jun 2004 -- There aren't any "Smokey Bear" covers, but make no mistake. Marines are opening a new boot camp center in Iraq.

• PENTAGON/AFRICA TERROR VOA 09 Jun 2004 -- A small contingent of U.S. Marines has arrived in Chad to train government forces there in counter-terrorism tactics.

Defense Policy / Programs

• U.S.: Ashcroft Denies Breach Of Torture Laws, But Refuses To Turn Over Memos RFE/RL 09 Jun 2004 -- The United States' top law-enforcement official has told Congress that President George W. Bush issued no orders contrary to U.S. or international laws that forbid the torture of military prisoners.
• U.S./UN: Washington Faces Criticism As It Seeks Renewed Immunity Deal RFE/RL 09 Jun 2004 -- The United States is seeking a renewal of a UN resolution that gives U.S. peacekeepers immunity from prosecution by the world court. The United States worries the International Criminal Court could be used to launch politically motivated lawsuits against U.S. troops. But the move has again prompted criticism by the court's supporters, especially as it comes amid the prisoner-abuse scandal in Iraq.

• Transcript: Defense Department Background Briefing 09 Jun 2004 -- "There has been continued interest in the global footprint issue, and we made a commitment to you some time ago that as we work through this process, at various points in the process we would attempt to give you updates as to where we are, and that's exactly what we're going to do today. Indicative of the process, you can see that it is something that is done in a very interagency way. And today, because it is a process-type briefing in terms of where we're at, the attribution for today is on background. "
• Officials Discuss Global Posture Process AFPS 09 Jun 2004 -- Capabilities, not numbers, are the focus of discussions between the United States and its allies worldwide as part of the global posture review, U.S. government officials said at the Pentagon today.

• PENTAGON / BASES / IRAQ VOA 09 Jun 2004 -- Senior Bush administration officials say it is too soon to say whether the United States will seek to establish permanent military facilities in Iraq as part of its global realignment of forces.

• State Department Noon Briefing, June 9 Washington File 09 Jun 2004 -- Iraq, Saudi Arabia, North Korea, Sudan, Israel/Palestinians, Venezuela, Bangladesh, President Reagan's funeral, G8 Summit/Middle East representation, China/Taiwan

Defense Industry

• United Defense, RAFAEL Partner to win US Navy Contract Rafael 09 Jun 2004 -- United Defense Industries, Inc (NYSE:UD) together with RAFAEL Armament Development Authority Ltd, has won a contract for the Mk 38 Mod 2 Machine Gun System to be provided to the US Navy. The contract, with value up to $395.5 million, will cover the production, engineering, support and spares for the system and is intended to upgrade the Navy's surface combatant ships for self-protection purposes.
• Raytheon Among Those Selected by U.S. Navy to Provide Nationwide Engineering And Product Support Services Raytheon 09 Jun 2004 -- Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) has been selected by Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) to provide engineering and product support services as a SeaPort Enhanced (SeaPorte) prime contractor in each of the U.S. Navy's seven geographic regions.

Other Conflicts

• DAILY PRESS BRIEFING BY THE OFFICE OF THE SPOKESMAN FOR THE SECRETARY-GENERAL United Nations 09 Jun 2004
• DRC: Loyal army troops re-enter Bukavu IRIN 09 Jun 2004 -- Loyalist troops under the command of Gen Mbuza Mabe re-entered the recently embattled eastern Congolese town of Bukavu on Wednesday without a fight, a UN official said.
• NIGERIA: At least 10 killed in religious clashes in Adamawa state IRIN 09 Jun 2004 -- At least 10 people have been killed in two days of clashes between the Muslim minority and Christian majority in Numan town in Adamawa State, near Nigeria's eastern border with Cameroon, residents said on Wednesday.
• Rebel forces withdraw from eastern DR of Congo town, UN mission says UN News Centre 09 Jun 2004 -- Rebel forces have withdrawn from Bukavu, a town in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) that they seized last week, and sporadic shooting has died down as government troops have re-entered the town, the United Nations Organization Mission in the DRC (MONUC) said today.
• State Dept. on Renewal of U.N. Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus Washington File 09 Jun 2004 -- Following is the answer to a reporter's question on renewal of the U.N. peacekeeping force in Cyprus. The question was taken at the June 8 regular State Department briefing and posted later that day
• CONGO / REBELS VOA 09 Jun 2004 -- Government troops in the Democratic Republic of Congo have regained full control of the eastern border town of Bukavu, ending a one-week siege by dissident soldiers who said they were trying to protect an ethnic group.

News Reports

• SHAPE News Morning Update SHAPE 09 Jun 2004 -- NATO chief says alliance can't turn back on Iraq / U.N. gives resounding "yes" to Iraq resolution / Italy, Belgium seize suspected militants in raids / Pentagon planning to withdraw two Army divisions from Germany
• SHAPE News Summary & Analysis SHAPE 09 Jun 2004 -- President Bush seeks wider NATO role in post-occupation Iraq / Russia to participate in fall NATO maneuvers / Daily: NATO headquarters may have been arrested militants' possible target / Georgia considering NATO request to send military doctors to Afghanistan

• G8 Broader Middle East and North Africa Initiative Washington File 09 Jun 2004 -- Leaders of the Group of Eight (G8) countries meeting in Sea Island, Georgia, established a "Partnership for Progress and a Common Future" with countries of the broader Middle East and North Africa to support efforts to advance freedom, democracy, and prosperity in the region.
• TURKEY / KURDS VOA 09 Jun 2004 -- Ethnic-Kurds across Turkey tuned into the country's first ever Kurdish language television and radio broadcasts Wednesday. The broadcasts in the two Kurdish dialects, Kurmandji and Zaza, are part of Turkey's effort to join the European Union.