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• OIF/OEF Casualty Update 25 Jun 2004 [PDF]
• ONE TASK FORCE OLYMPIA SOLDIER KILLED, THREE SOLDIERS WOUNDED
• DoD Identifies Army Casualty

• Transcript: Coalition Provisional Authority Briefing 25 Jun 2004 -- Iraq MOI Falah Al Nakib and Iraq MOD Hazem Sha' Alan
• IRAQ WRAP VOA 25 Jun 2004 -- U.S. forces on Friday carried out their third airstrike against suspected terrorist hideouts in the western Iraqi town of Fallujah. An upsurge in violence clouds preparations for the handover of power in five days to Iraq's interim government.President Bush is on his way to seek more NATO support for Iraqi security.
• U.S. Destroys Another Terrorist Safe House in Fallujah AFPS 25 Jun 2004 -- U.S. planes today obliterated a building in southeastern Fallujah that was known to be a gathering place for terrorists in Iraq.
• Scattered Violence Reported In Iraq RFE/RL 25 Jun 2004 -- There are reports of scattered violence in Baghdad and Al-Fallujah today, one day after about 100 people were killed and several hundred injured in a series of apparently coordinated attacks in five Iraqi cities.

• UN / ANNAN / AFGHANISTAN VOA 25 Jun 2004 -- U.N. Secretary General Kofi Annan is appealing to NATO to send more troops to Afghanistan to ensure elections can be held in September. Security is "the big if" in the Afghan election picture.
• Afghanistan: Istanbul Summit To Make More Aid A Priority RFE/RL 25 Jun 2004 -- The NATO alliance is holding its first full summit meeting since its historic expansion into Eastern Europe in April. But the two-day summit in Istanbul on 28-29 June will not have time for self-congratulation. NATO's mission in Afghanistan -- which is meant to showcase its new role in the world -- is facing potential failure.
• Afghanistan: Among Nomads, Voter Education Is A Difficult And Dangerous Task RFE/RL 25 Jun 2004 -- Afghanistan's elections for president and the lower house of parliament are slated for sometime this fall. But when it comes to Afghanistan's sizable population of nomads, known as Kuchis, voter education is a difficult and a perilous task for all.
• KARZAI / NATO VOA 25 Jun 2004 -- Afghanistan's interim President Hamid Karzai and NATO's top military commander, U.S. General James Jones, have met in Kabul (Friday) to discuss security issues in advance of the country's historic presidential elections set for September. The meeting comes ahead of the NATO summit in Turkey next week and amid criticism that NATO is slow to deploy additional troops.

Defense Policy / Programs

• DoD Values Red Cross Scrutiny, Ideas for Improvement AFPS 25 Jun 2004 -- The United States welcomes the International Committee of the Red Cross's scrutiny of detainee operations and listens closely to their suggestions, said defense officials during a background briefing at the Pentagon, June 24.
• U.N. / TORTURE VOA 25 Jun 2004 -- United Nations human rights investigators are calling for access to prisoners held by U.S. forces in Iraq, Afghanistan and Guantanamo Bay. The request comes from the U.N. special investigators on torture.
• Urban site adds to training dimension Army News Service 25 Jun 2004 -- Construction on what some have called the most advanced training facility ever available to Fort Riley is under way. Post officials expect the project, which costs $26 million to take three years to complete.
• Theory of Constraints/Critical Chain Project NAVSEA Newsroom 25 Jun 2004 -- NAVSEA has embarked on a plan to utilize a "Theory of Constraints" (TOC) project management methodology, called Critical Chain Project Management (CCPM), for all naval shipyards.

• HMH-465 returns to Miramar after 8-month deployment Marine Corps News 25 Jun 2004 -- Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 465, Marine Aircraft Group 16, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, has started the retrograde that will see all the squadron's Marines safely back at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif.
• BRITAIN/GUANTANAMO VOA 25 Jun 2004 -- Britain's attorney general says U.S. plans for military tribunals for terrorist suspects held at a U.S. base in Cuba are not acceptable, and will violate international legal standards.

• State Department Noon Briefing, June 25 Washington File 25 Jun 2004 -- North Korea, Sudan, UN Human Rights Commission/investigation into prisoner detainees in Iraq/Afghanistan/Guantanamo

Defense Industry

• Northrop Grumman Introduces Embedded Shipboard Trainer for Integrated Bridge Systems Northrop Grumman 25 Jun 2004 -- Northrop Grumman Corporation's (NYSE:NOC) Sperry Marine business unit has introduced an embedded training system designed to support onboard training for ships equipped with the Sperry Marine integrated bridge system.
• Thales awarded contract for Spartan programme Thales 25 Jun 2004 -- The Naval Programmes Service (SPN) of the French Ministry of Defence (DGA) has awarded a contract to Thales Underwater Systems for the Anti Submarine Warfare (ASW) module of the US-French collaborative SPARTAN USV programme.

Other Conflicts

• Chad-Darfur Border Area to Get Additional $14 Million in U.S. Aid Washington File 25 Jun 2004 -- The United States is providing an additional $14 million in emergency support for humanitarian assistance in eastern Chad and the Darfur region of western Sudan.
• Bush Extends Waiver of Downgrade to Status of PLO Office Washington File 25 Jun 2004 -- President Bush extended a waiver to the congressionally mandated downgrade in status of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) Office in the United States with a June 25 memorandum to the secretary of state.
• U.N. Force Assumes Haiti Peacekeeping Duties AFPS 25 Jun 2004 -- The United Nations assumed command of peacekeeping activities in Haiti during a ceremony in Port-au-Prince today.
• ANNAN / DARFUR VOA 25 Jun 2004 -- U.N. Secretary General Kofi Annan has appealed to world leaders to use their influence to stop the killing in Sudan's western Darfur region. But Mr. Annan says he is not ready to send troops to Darfur.
• DRC-RWANDA: Kabila, Kagame agree steps to end tensions IRIN 25 Jun 2004 -- President Joseph Kabila of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and his Rwandan counterpart, Paul Kagame, agreed on Friday to take immediate steps to calm tension on their common border that has sparked fears of another war in the Great Lakes.
• DRC / RWANDA VOA 25 Jun 2004 -- The presidents of the Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda have re-iterated their pledge to abide by a peace deal signed between the two countries in 2002 amid renewed tensions threatening a return to war in central Africa.
• Nepalese Army launches operation against Maoists IRNA 25 JUn 2004 -- The Dhankuta-based battalion of the Royal Nepalese Army (RNA) has initiated several operations in nine districts of eastern Nepal, the media reported here on Friday.
• INDIA/PAK/PEACE TALKS VOA 25 Jun 2004 -- Indian and Pakistani officials begin talks in New Delhi on Sunday on Kashmir, the disputed region that has embittered relations since the countries gained independence from British rule in 1947. The dialogue is seen as a significant step forward in a peace process, which began last year.
• DRC / RWANDA VOA 25 Jun 2004 -- The leaders of Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo are meeting in Nigeria in an effort to prevent a renewed war in central Africa.
• ISRAEL/PALESTINIANS VOA 25 Jun 2004 -- Israeli forces are conducting a large security sweep in the West Bank in search of suspected Palestinian militants. At the same time, American Middle East envoy William Burns is in the region talking with officials on both sides about the planned Israeli pullout from the Gaza Strip.

News Reports

• SHAPE News Summary & Analysis SHAPE 25 Jun 2004 -- Bomb in Istanbul kills four ahead of NATO summit / NATO could agree to help train Iraqi forces / NATO commander upbeat on expanding Afghan mission / AFP interview: ISAF commander says Iraq war pulling troops from Afghanistan / NATO approves plans to provide Olympic security cover

• Congress Votes to Renew Economic Sanctions Against Burma Washington File 25 Jun 2004 -- The U.S. Senate passed a joint resolution June 24 that would renew for another year the economic sanctions on Burma imposed by the Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act. The U.S. House of Representatives approved an identical resolution June 14. The measure now goes to the president for consideration.
• Sea Launch at Equator, Preparing for Telstar 18 Mission Boeing 25 Jun 2004 -- The Sea Launch team will initiate a 72-hour countdown tonight in preparation for the launch of Loral's Telstar 18 communications satellite, scheduled for Monday, June 28, in a launch window that will open at 8:59pm PDT (3:59 GMT, June 29). All systems are proceeding on schedule.