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• OIF/OEF Casualty Update 14 Jun 2004 [PDF]

• IRAQ WRAP VOA 14 Jun 2004 -- At least 13 people, including several Westerners have been killed in Baghdad after a vehicle loaded with explosives plowed into a convoy carrying foreign contractors. Monday's attack was the second of its kind in as many days and came just days before Iraqis are set to take control of their country's security from the U-S led military coalition.
• Iraq: Officials Come Under Attack Ahead Of Power Transfer RFE/RL 14 Jun 2004 -- A series of attacks on officials has put Iraq's interim government under intense pressure just two weeks before Washington is scheduled to hand back sovereignty. Over the weekend, two Iraqi officials were gunned down in Baghdad as insurgents seek to undermine the power transfer with targeted killings.
• IRAQ/BOMBING VOA 14 Jun 2004 -- At least 12 people have been killed and dozens injured in a powerful suicide car bombing in Baghdad. The bomb exploded in the center of a busy commercial district during morning rush hour, setting vehicles on fire and destroying nearby shops and buildings.

• KARZAI-U.S VOA 14 Jun 2004 -- Afghanistan's interim president has defended political negotiations with some of his country's regional warlords. The Afghan leader says they have to be included in the political process.
• Afghan voter registration passes 3.5 million mark, UN mission says UN News Centre 14 Jun 2004 -- More than 3.5 million Afghans have registered to vote, nearly 35 per cent of them women, the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) has reported.
• Karzai Reports 3.8 Million Afghans Now Registered to VoteWashington FIle 14 Jun 2004 -- State Department Spokesman Richard Boucher said visiting Afghan President Hamid Karzai has reported that 3.8 million people have registered to vote in Afghanistan's coming elections.
• AFGHAN/U.S. PRISON REFORM VOA 14 Jun 2004 -- The U.S. military in Afghanistan says it is making changes in procedures at its detention facilities following allegations of prisoner abuse.

Defense Policy / Programs

• Transcript: Special Department of Defense Briefing 14 Jun 2004 -- John Young, Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Research, Development and Acquisition and Tom Laux, Program Executive Officer, Air ASW, Assault and Special Mission Programs
• Boeing to Develop Navy's Multi-Mission Maritime Aircraft 14 Jun 2004 -- The Department of Defense announced today that McDonnell Douglas Corp., a wholly owned subsidiary of the Boeing Co., has been awarded a $3,889,979,744 cost-plus-award-fee contract to develop the U.S. Navy's Multi-mission Maritime Aircraft (MMA).

• New Web Site Explains National Security Personnel System AFPS 14 Jun 2004 -- The Defense Department has launched a new Web site to educate civilian employees about the new National Security Personnel System that will introduce sweeping changes in the way the department hires, pays, promotes, disciplines and fires civilian employees.
• Airmen play 'bad guys' in Alaska Air Force Link 14 Jun 2004 -- Almost every military exercise needs "bad guys," and Airmen from the 390th Fighter Squadron are playing that role for Alaska Command's premiere joint training event, Northern Edge '04.
• Army gets new combat uniform Army News 14 Jun 2004 -- The Army will be fielding a new combat uniform designed by NCOs and tested by Stryker Brigade Soldiers in Iraq since October.
• Bombers participate in Northern Edge AFPS 14 Jun 2004 -- Airmen flying the B-52 Stratofortress, will make their debut as participants in Exercise Northern Edge '04 this week by exercising the aircraft's ability to communicate and coordinate with forward controllers on the ground in Alaska.

• India delivers two advanced choppers to Nepal IRNA 14 Jun 2004 -- India has provided two advanced light helicopters to Nepal, a week after External Affairs Minister K. Natwar Singh held high-level talks with Nepalese officials on a wide range of bilateral matters, including the Maoist problem.
• Negotiations on Transfer of U.S. Military Base from Ryongsan Rupture KCNA 14 Jun 2004 -- The negotiations on the transfer of the U.S. military base from Ryongsan broke down at the 9th round of the Future of south Korea-U.S. alliance policy initiative talks held on June 7 and 8, according to an MBC report from south Korea.

• State Department Noon Briefing, June 14Washington FIle 14 Jun 2004 -- Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Iran, Global Terrorism Report, Powell/terrorist threat integration center official meeting, State Department Reports/query on accuracy in release, International Cooperation Against Terrorism, foreign policy/query on release of reported letter, Equador, Afghanistan, Russia, North Korea, China, Zimbabwe, Sudan, Jordan, Armenia

Defense Industry

• Historic agreement in the European defence aeronautics industry EADS 14 Jun 2004 -- Mme Michèle Alliot-Marie, the French Minister of Defence, spoke at the opening of the Eurosatory air show and expressed her pleasure with the major agreement signed between EADS, the European company which is the world leader in aerospace and defence, Dassault Aviation, the world's largest supplier in business and military aviation, and Thales, European leader in defense electronics.
• Boeing Team Wins $3 Billion Multi-Mission Maritime Aircraft Program GE Aviation 14 Jun 2004 -- The U.S. Navy has awarded the Boeing-led industry team a $3.89 billion contract to build the Multi-mission Maritime Aircraft (MMA). The total program estimated value is approximately $15 billion over a 10-year production run.
• IAI/Ramta Integrates Reconnaissance/Surveillance Technology into its RAM2000 Light Armored Vehicle Israel Aerospace Industries 14 Jun 2004 -- Eurosatory - Paris, June 2004 -In keeping with the expanding role of wheeled armored vehicles in homeland and border security missions, IAI/Ramta along with sister division, IAI/Tamam, have integrated IAI/Tamam's Plug-in Optronic Payload 200 (POP200) modular, compact, gyro-stabilized, electro-optic, reconnaissance/surveillance system with its widely fielded RAM2000 armored vehicle.
• IAI/Ramta Begins International Marketing of its Latest Generation On-Board Anti- Magnetic Mine Actuating System Israel Aerospace Industries 14 Jun 2004 -- Eurosatory - Paris, June 2004 - Israel Aircraft Industries, Ltd. Ramta Division, a world leader in the design and production of mechanical mine breaching and electro-magnetic mine countermeasures, has begun wide scale international marketing of its third generation on-board solution against buried and surface-scattered magnetically fused landmines. The system, which completed development in the past two years, has proven effective against the latest generation of "intelligent" mines, which employ various modes of operation.
• IAI/Ramta Armors and Integrates a New Generation of Explosive Ordnance Disposal Vehicles Israel Aerospace Industries 14 Jun 2004 -- Eurosatory - Paris, June 2004 - Atthe behest of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF), Israel Aircraft Industries Ltd. Ramta Division has designed, manufactures and supplies a completely integrated, best-of-kind, armored Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) team vehicle.
• IAI/Ramta Begins Deliveries of Armor Protected Caterpillar D9R Dozers under Contract Option Exercised by IDF Israel Aerospace Industries 14 Jun 2004 -- Beer Sheva, Israel: The Israel Aircraft Industries Ltd. Ramta Division has begun making deliveries of armored D9R tractors to the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) under a contract option exercised in 2003.
• Israel Aircraft Industries' MBT Missile Systems Division to Display The Fireball Guided Mortar Bomb System at Eurosatory Exhibition Israel Aerospace Industries 14 Jun 2004 -- Eurosatory - Paris, June 2004 - Israel Aircraft Industries' MBT Missiles Division is to display the Fireball Guided Mortar Bomb System at Eurosatory exhibition, June 14-18 2004.
• Israel Aircraft Industries' Lahav Division to Display Guardium Perimeter Security System at Eurosatory Exhibition Israel Aerospace Industries 14 Jun 2004 -- Eurosatory - Paris, June 2004 - Israel Aircraft Industries' Lahav Division is to display the new GuardiumPerimeter Security System at Eurosatory exhibition in Paris. Guardium is a first responder designed to improve response times to security breaches. It deploys an autonomous unmanned ground security vehicle (USV), M-Guard, to monitor perimeter fencing.
• RAFAEL Unveil the Spike PBF Rafael 14 Jun 2004 -- RAFAEL Armament Development Authority Ltd has announced the release of a new member of the SPIKE Family of 4th generation multi-purpose guided missiles – the Penetration, Blast and Fragmentation (PBF) version of its well-known SPIKE-ER
• Raytheon Launches 'MicroLight'(TM) Pocket-Sized Radio Raytheon 14 Jun 2004 -- Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) has launched its new MicroLight (TM) pocket-sized military radio.
• Thales, Giat Industries and Sagem consortium to develop BOA demonstrator Sagem (Safran group) 14 Jun 2004 -- Following the announcement made by the French defense minister Ms. Michèle Alliot-Marie about the launch of the BOA (Bulle Opérationnelle Aéroterrestre) demonstrator, the major players in the French defense land systems industry have agreed to create a consortium to act as prime contractor for the programme. The Thales-led consortium will include Giat Industries and Sagem, and work in partnership with MBDA and EADS.
• EADS and SAGEM sign an agreement on EUROMALE UAVs EADS 14 Jun 2004 -- On the occasion of the Paris Eurosatory International Exhibition, EADS and SAGEM announce the signature of a co-operation agreement for the development of EUROMALE UAVs.
• Israel Aircraft Industries' Malat Division to Display its Micro and Mini-UAV family at Eurosatory Exhibition Israel Aerospace Industries 14 Jun 2004 -- Eurosatory - Paris, June 2004 - Israel Aircraft Industries' Malat Division is to display its new micro unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) Mosquito 1.5, as well as new models of the Bird Eye 100 (formerly "Birdy") and Bird Eye 500 (formerly "Spy There") mini UAVs at Eurosatory June 14-18, 2004.
• RAFAEL-Elbit to Collaborate on DIRCM Rafael 14 Jun 2004 -- Elbit Systems Ltd. (NASDAQ: ESLT) and RAFAEL Armament Development Authority Ltd. announced today that RAFAEL and Elbit Systems, through its wholly owned subsidiary Elop Electro-Optics Industries Ltd. (El-Op), have formed a team to complete the development, manufacture and marketing of the advanced self-protection suite against Man Portable Air Defense Systems (MANPADS), also known as Shoulder-Launched Missiles.

Other Conflicts

• DAILY PRESS BRIEFING BY THE OFFICE OF THE SPOKESMAN FOR THE SECRETARY-GENERAL United Nations 14 Jun 2004
• WESTERN SAHARA: Baker resigns as UN mediator after seven years IRIN 14 Jun 2004 -- Former US Secretary of State James Baker has resigned as the UN special envoy to the Western Sahara after trying without success for seven years to broker a political settlement for the desert territory which has been occupied by Morocco since 1976.
• U-N/SUDAN CIVILIANS VOA 14 Jun 2004 -- The U.N Emergency Relief Coordinator Jan Egeland has appealed for greater international attention to the plight of civilians in western Sudan. Mr. Egeland also pointed to 19 other conflict zones where humanitarian access is either denied or obstructed.
• CONGO / UNREST VOA 14 Jun 2004 -- A rebel commander in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo is threatening an all-out rebellion against the new national army by Tuesday, unless there is an investigation into recent violence by government soldiers against civilians.
• ISRAEL/DISENGAGEMENT VOA 14 Jun 2004 -- Israeli officials say they have received requests from dozens of Jewish settlers about possible compensation for agreeing to leave Gaza and the West Bank. Last week, the Israeli government approved a plan to evacuate settlers from parts of the territories by the end of next year.
• DRC: Sharp drop in aid to the east after Bukavu fighting IRIN 14 Jun 2004 -- Nearly 80 percent of humanitarian aid, covering some five million people, has been suspended in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), following fighting in late May and early June in the town of Bukavu, the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) reported on Saturday.
• ISRAEL/SHARON VOA 14 Jun 2004 -- Israel's attorney-general is expected to formally announce his decision later this week, but media reports indicate he is likely to not seek an indictment against Prime Minister Ariel Sharon on charges of bribery stemming from a failed real estate project. The decision would be a political boost to Mr. Sharon's otherwise flagging political fortunes.

News Reports

• SHAPE News Morning Update SHAPE 14 Jun 2004 -- Bush says he doesn't expect new NATO troops in Iraq after European leaders express resistance / EU urged to back international conference on Iraq / UN council, Annan condemn Afghan attack on Chinese / Istanbul's Bosporus to be closed to dangerous cargo during NATO summit / NATO Secretary-general discusses Olympic security, Afghanistan
• SHAPE News Summary & Analysis SHAPE 14 Jun 2004 -- U.S. military vows to ensure Afghan elections / COMISAF: Drug trade wrecking Afghanistan rebuilding effort / Greek team completes anti-chemical weapons training in Czech Republic / Britain, France, Norway order Rolls Royce submarine rescue system / Editorial argues against "drastic" reduction in U.S. troop presence in Germany