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21 September 2004 Military News

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  • OIF/OEF Casualty Update 21 Sep 2004 [PDF]
  • DoD Identifies Army Casualties

  • Vehicle Bomb Wounds Four; Iraqis Thwart Another Attack AFPS 21 Sep 2004 -- A vehicle bomb wounded four U.S. soldiers today in western Baghdad, hours after Iraqi security forces thwarted another attempted bombing in the Iraqi capital.
  • Iraq: Militants Behead American, Threaten To Kill Two More Hostages RFE/RL 21 Sep 2004 -- A militant group in Iraq led by Al-Qaeda ally Abu Musab al-Zarqawi beheaded an American civil engineer yesterday. The group is threatening to kill another American and British hostage if the United States does not release all Iraqi women prisoners today. The decapitation came after militants killed three Iraqi Kurdish fighters. At least five other Westerners are being held hostage in Iraq, including two female Italian aid workers and two French reporters. So far more than 130 foreigners have been kidnapped. While many have been released, several others have been executed.
  • CAR BOMB ATTACK THWARTED NEAR BAGHDAD MOSQUE CENTCOM 21 Sep 2004 -- Iraqi Police and National Guard troops prevented a vehicle-borne improvised explosive device from inflicting civilian casualties Sept. 21 in western Baghdad.
  • U.S. Forces Arrest Aides To Iraqi Cleric Al-Sadr RFE/RL 21 Sep 2004 -- U.S. Marines today arrested two close aides of Shi'a cleric and militia leader Muqtada al-Sadr in the Iraqi city of Al-Najaf.
  • Cavalry Soldiers describe Battle of Najaf Army News 21 Sep 2004 -- August was a month that Soldiers of Company A, 2-12 Cavalry, said they won't soon forget.
  • Quick Reaction Force: Ready for any fight USMC News 21 Sep 2004 -- Patrolling the perimeter of the base, all seems clear. Suddenly, a call comes in through the crackling radio and a daily patrol turns into a not-so-routine encounter.

  • AFGHANISTAN: Disarmament accelerated as elections approach IRIN 21 Sep 2004 -- Tens of thousands of ex-combatants will be disarmed by the UN-backed disarmament, demobilisation and reintegration (DDR) programme before the October elections, according to officials at the Afghan Ministry of Defence (MoD).
  • Terrorism a Major Challenge for Afghans, Karzai Says Washington File 21 Sep 2004 -- Terrorism and illicit drugs are two of the major challenges facing Afghanistan today, President Hamid Karzai said September 21.
  • Bush Urges U.N. to Support Iraq, Afghanistan, Fight Terrorism Washington File 21 Sep 2004 -- In a speech to the 59th General Assembly, President Bush urged nations to show their commitment to democracy by supporting Afghanistan and Iraq as the two nations face increased terrorist attacks to undermine upcoming elections.

Defense Policy / Programs

  • President Speaks to the United Nations General Assembly The White House 21 Sep 2004 -- During the past three years, I've addressed this General Assembly in a time of tragedy for my country, and in times of decision for all of us. Now we gather at a time of tremendous opportunity for the U.N. and for all peaceful nations. For decades, the circle of liberty and security and development has been expanding in our world. This progress has brought unity to Europe, self-government to Latin America and Asia, and new hope to Africa. Now we have the historic chance to widen the circle even further, to fight radicalism and terror with justice and dignity, to achieve a true peace, founded on human freedom.
  • BUSH-UNITED NATIONS VOA 21 Sep 2004 -- President Bush defended the U.S. decision to invade Iraq in a United Nations General Assembly address Tuesday in which he also urged the world community to fight terrorism and promote democracy.

  • U.S.: Kerry Intensifies Criticism Of Bush On Iraq, War On Terror RFE/RL 21 Sep 2004 -- U.S. presidential candidate Senator John Kerry (Democrat, Massachusetts) is intensifying his criticism of President George W. Bush's performance on Iraq and the war on terrorism. Kerry yesterday accused Bush of "colossal failures of judgment" that he says have turned Iraq into a haven for terrorists and made the United States more vulnerable. Kerry suggested the reelection of Bush will lock the United States in a "war with no end in sight." Bush responded by accusing Kerry of again contradicting his previous positions on Iraq.

  • Statement by Chairman Duncan Hunter on Allegations of a Secret Military Reserve Troop Call-up After the November Election House Armed Services Committee, U.S. Rep. Duncan Hunter 21 Sep 2004 -- U.S. Rep. Duncan Hunter (R-CA), Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, issued the following statement on the allegations of a secret military reserve troop call-up after the November Presidential election.

  • Transcript: Secretary Rumsfeld Swearing in Office of Military Commissions Review Panel Members 21 Sep 2004 -- Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld

  • Haaretz: Israel to Get 5000 US Smart Bombs, Bunker Busters VOA News 21 Sep 2004 -- An Israeli newspaper says the United States plans to sell Israel nearly 5,000 smart bombs, including 500 one-ton "bunker buster" bombs that can penetrate two-meter thick concrete walls.

  • Transcript: Secretary Rumsfeld Stakeout following U.S. House of Representatives Classified Ops-Intel Brief 21 Sep 2004 -- Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld
  • Transcript: Secretary Rumsfeld Stakeout following Classified Senate Ops-Intel Briefing U.S. Capitol 21 Sep 2004 -- Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld
  • ATOC keeps troops, supplies moving AFPN 21 Sep 2004 -- Get 'em in, get 'em out. From troops to supplies, the Airmen of the 455th Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron's air terminal operations center here take care of it all, ensuring aerial transport lines keep flowing smoothly.
  • Reserve hands off Operation Deep Freeze missions AFPN 21 Sep 2004 -- Air Force Reserve Command C-141 Starlifter aircrews will stop flying Operation Deep Freeze airlift missions to Antarctica in February.
  • Deployed contracting makes it happen AFPN 21 Sep 2004 -- It is hard to believe that a stroke of a pen can cost the Air Force hundreds of thousands of dollars; it is even harder to believe that it is a staff sergeant's pen that does this nearly every day.
  • AFRL experts supporting C-5A evaluation program AFPN 21 Sep 2004 -- Scientists and engineers here are literally putting parts of a C-5 Galaxy under a microscope to help Air Mobility Command officials determine the cargo giant's current condition and future needs.
  • Vice chief reports Army status at Defense Forum Army News 21 Sep 2004 -- Vice Chief of Staff Gen. Richard A. Cody told members of Congress and their staff Sept. 17 that the Army is transforming itself while fighting the War on Terrorism.
  • 12th Aviation Battalion bids farewell to last Huey Army News 21 Sep 2004 -- Aircraft mechanics, pilots and crew chiefs from Fort Belvoir's 12th Aviation Battalion said farewell Sept. 14 as the unit's last UH-1 Huey helicopter flew out of sight.
  • S-3B Viking Testing Concludes Navy NewsStand 21 Sep 2004 -- Carrier suitability tests for an upgrade to the S-3B Viking concluded Sept. 1 here, and the last remaining Patuxent River-based S-3B aircraft was transferred to the fleet. This achievement gives this platform an enhanced capability to better meet fleet needs until the retirement of the aircraft in coming years.
  • Top brass decision making tested in Korea USMC News 21 Sep 2004 -- More than 2,000 Okinawa-based Marines, working in both Okinawa and Korea, participated in the annual combined, joint exercise Ulchi Focus Lens 2004Aug. 23-Sept. 3 to test commanders' decision-making abilities in large operations.
  • VMU-1 Pioneer UAV provides 'birds eye' view of combat zone USMC News 21 Sep 2004 -- The fog of war clouding the modern battlefield is getting a whole lot thinner. Marines fighting an insurgency through the maze-like streets of Iraqi cities like Ar Ramadi and Fallujah are finding the enemy more easily thanks to Marine Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Squadron 1, Marine Aircraft Control Group 38, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing.
  • Coast Guard Responds to Unprecedented Hurricane Season AFPS 21 Sep 2004 -- As southerners stayed glued to radios and television sets, Hurricane Ivan slammed into Gulf Shores, Ala., Sept. 16, with devastating winds clocked at 130 mph, hurling debris throughout the turbulent night and spawning swirling tornadoes and pounding surf.

  • NIGER / ANTI-TERRORISM TRAINING VOA 21 Sep 2004 -- Two dozen U.S. Marines are currently giving anti-terrorism training to Niger's army to protect the West African nation's large desert areas from becoming transit areas for terrorists. Niger is the last stop for the four-country, eight-million-dollar U.S. exercises, previously held in Mali, Mauritania and Chad. Soldiers seem to welcome the training, but ordinary citizens and human rights activists appear more skeptical.

Defense Industry

Other Conflicts

  • DAILY PRESS BRIEFING BY THE OFFICE OF THE SPOKESMAN FOR THE SECRETARY-GENERAL AND THE SPOKESMAN FOR THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY PRESIDENT United Nations 21 Sep 2004

  • UNGA Tuesday Wrap VOA 21 Sep 2004 -- President Bush and U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan outlined sharply different world views in speeches kicking off the 59th General Assembly debate. President Bush staunchly defended the U.S. invasion of Iraq, while Mr. Annan spoke of powerful countries that ignore the rule of law.
  • UNGA DEBATE OPEN VOA 21 Sep 2004 -- U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan has told world leaders that the rule of law is under attack in crisis points around the globe.
  • Addressing UN Assembly, Annan urges nations to restore respect for rule of law UN News Centre 21 Sep 2004 -- Decrying what he described as "shameless" disregard for the rule of law around the globe, United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan today urged world leaders gathered at the General Assembly to do everything within their power to restore respect for the fundamental principles of law - in domestic affairs, as well as on the international arena.

  • U.S.-Mideast Oniter VOA 21 Sep 2004 -- Secretary of State Colin Powell joins partners from Russia, the European Union and the United Nations today (Wednesday) at U.N. headquarters for a meeting of the so-called Quartet of Middle East peace mediators. President Bush told the U.N. General Assembly Tuesday that progress on the road map to an Israeli-Palestinian peace accord remains possible.
  • Darfur's displaced still live in fear, UN officials in Sudan report UN News Centre 21 Sep 2004 -- A sense of fear pervades the many camps for internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Sudan's Darfur region, and most residents remain sceptical that local authorities can guarantee their security, two senior United Nations human rights officials said today while touring the strife-torn region.
  • SUDAN / AMNESTY VOA 21 Sep 2004 -- A delegation from Amnesty International has just concluded a week-long visit to Sudan's Darfur region to investigate the ongoing human rights crisis there.
  • UN / ERITREA REFUGEES VOA 21 Sep 2004 -- The U.N. refugee agency has criticized the Libyan government for the forcible deportation of more than 70 Eritrean asylum seekers last month. The agency expresses concern over what it calls a pattern of forcible returns.
  • INDIA PAKISTAN KASHMIR VOA 21 Sep 2004 -- The Indian government is denying a news report that it might offer territorial concessions to Pakistan in the dispute over Kashmir. The denial comes just days before the leaders of the two countries are to meet in New York.
  • SYRIA / LEBANON WITHDRAWAL VOA 21 Sep 2004 -- Lebanon's national news agency is reporting Syrian Army troops have begun redeploying from forward positions, along the Lebanese coast, to positions near the Lebanese-Syrian border.
  • COTE D IVOIRE: French peacekeepers arrested for stealing money from bank IRIN 21 Sep 2004 -- Twelve soldiers serving in the French peacekeeping force in Cote d'Ivoire have been arrested and charged with stealing money from a bank they were supposed to be guarding in the rebel-held city of Man in the west of the divided country, a French military spokesman said.

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