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• OIF/OEF Casualty Update 04 Nov 2004 [PDF]
• DoD Identifies Army Casualty

• Louisiana Guardsmen Join First Team MNF-I/MNC-I 04 Nov 2004 -- The Louisiana National Guard's 256th Tiger Brigade arrived in the Iraqi capital Nov. 4 in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom III. After months of training and preparation, the brigade combat team is gearing up for their mission under the leadership of Brig. Gen. John Basilica, Jr.
• Fallujah-Ramadi Area Operations Update MNF-I/MNC-I 04 Nov 2004 -- Iraqi Security Forces and I Marine Expeditionary Force-Multi-National Forces-West continue to degrade and disrupt anti-Iraqi forces in the Fallujah-Ramadi area, employing US Air Force aviation assets to deliver precision munitions to destroy preplanned targets in southern Fallujah.
• VBIED Attack Foiled by First Infantry Division Soldiers MNF-I/MNC-I 04 Nov 2004 -- Anti-Iraqi forces failed in their attempt to engage First Infantry Division Soldiers with a vehicle borne improvised explosive device near Taji at about 5:07 p.m. on November 3.
• First Infantry, ING Soldiers Find Caches Near Ad Duluiyah MNF-I/MNC-I 04 Nov 2004 -- First Infantry Division and Iraqi National Guard Soldiers found two caches near Ad Duluiyah at about 5:30 p.m. on Nov. 3.
• U.S. Forces Attack Al-Fallujah Targets RFE/RL 04 Nov 2004 -- U.S. warplanes early today carried out more raids on suspected insurgent targets in the Iraqi city of Al-Fallujah as U.S.-led forces reportedly prepare for an assault on the city.

• Bush Congratulates Hamid Karzai on Electoral Victory Washington File 04 Nov 2004 -- President Bush sent his congratulations to Afghan President Hamid Karzai after the Joint Electoral Management Board certified Karzai the winner of Afghanistan's October 9 presidential election.
• Afghan Presidential Rivals Accept Election Result RFE/RL 04 Nov 2004 -- Hamid Karzai's chief rivals in Afghanistan's presidential election accepted the result of the poll today, one day after the U.S-backed interim leader was declared the winner.
• AFGHANISTAN KIDNAPPING VOA 04 Nov 2004 -- One week after the abduction of three foreign election workers in Afghanistan, Afghan and United Nations officials are hoping for a breakthrough in negotiations with the kidnappers. The abductors have indefinitely extended the deadline for their demands.
• AFGHANISTAN POLITICS VOA 04 Nov 2004 -- Afghan President Hamid Karzai is soon to drop the word "transitional" from his title, becoming Afghanistan's first popularly elected leader in a generation. Removing regional warlords from power may be the president's toughest challenge.

Defense Policy / Programs

• U.S.: What Does Bush's Win Mean For Foreign Policy? RFE/RL 04 Nov 2004 -- U.S. President George W. Bush has won a second chance to tackle the major foreign-policy challenges that characterized his first four years in office. They include rebuilding strained U.S.-European relations, the crises over Iraq and Iran, and growing U.S. concerns about Syria. Bush was much-criticized by challenger John Kerry for having a "go-it-alone" foreign policy. Many Europeans are now asking whether Bush will seek more multilateral strategies in a second term.
• Bush Reaches Out to International Community After Re-election Washington File 04 Nov 2004 -- One day after winning re-election, President Bush reached out to leaders around the world, calling for global cooperation in the war against terror.

• Wasp Completes Ammunition Offload Navy NewsStand 04 Nov 2004 -- Now back from the first East Coast Expeditionary Strike Group deployment in support of the global war on terrorism, the multipurpose amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1) offloaded what remained of its ammunition stores at Earle Naval Weapons Station, N.J., Oct. 23-28.
• Norfolk Inspectors Give JFK Thumbs Up on Critical 3M Inspection Navy NewsStand 04 Nov 2004 -- USS John F. Kennedy (CV 67) earned a passing grade from Commander, Naval Air Force, U.S. Atlantic Fleet (AIRLANT) inspectors Oct. 30, after a meticulous review of the aircraft carrier's maintenance and material management, or 3M, program.
• School of Electronic War USMC News 04 Nov 2004 -- Soaring over enemy positions EA-6B Prowlers, from Marine Tactical Electronic Squadron 4, intercept, identify and locate sources of radiated electromagnetic energy for the purpose of immediate threat recognition. Prowlers give commanders on the ground vital intelligence and are a crucial part of the Marine Corps' war machine.
• Myers Talks Transformation, Terror War at Forum AFPS 04 Nov 2004 -- Furthering transformation, along with the global war on terror, is the mission over the next year, said the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff at an Institute of Land Warfare Forum here today.

• First NATO Course for Iraq Begins in Norway AFPS 04 Nov 2004 -- Key Iraqi civilian and military leaders arrived at the NATO Joint Warfare Centre in Norway this week to attend an eight-day pilot training course designed to teach them how to promote civil-military cooperation as they build their security institutions.

• State Department Noon Briefing, November 4 Washington File 04 Nov 2004 -- Iraq/deployment of additional Georgian troops, UN/security, Israel/Palestinians, Department/notices, Macedonia, Syria, Iraq, Sudan, Cote d'Ivoire, Cyprus

Defense Industry

• ATK Receives First $5.5 Million for a Facility Modernization Project at Lake City Army Ammunition Plant ATK 04 Nov 2004 -- ATK (NYSE: ATK) has received a $5.5 million contract from the U.S. Army Field Support Command, Rock Island, Ill., to begin additional modernization efforts at the Lake City Army Ammunition Plant, Independence, Mo.
• EADS modernizes Mission Computer System on NATO’s AWACS Early Warning Aircraft EADS 04 Nov 2004 -- EADS is participating in the modernization of NATO’s AWACS early warning fleet. As announced on Thursday, Boeing has awarded EADS Defence Electronics an order for the delivery of AWACS mission computers and Multi-Sensor Integration (MSI) computers for NATO’s E-3A AWACS aircraft following successful development.
• Automatic Low-Speed Recovery: more unique carefree handling functionalities for Eurofighter aircraft proven in flight test EADS 04 Nov 2004 -- The latest-generation combat aircraft Eurofighter Typhoon is known as the most agile fighter now on the market. The aircraft is praised for these qualities by all military experts who have flown it, including the chief of staff of the USAF. One of the key features of the Eurofighter t aircraft is the quadruplex fly-by-wire Flight Control System (FCS), which provides the aircraft its outstanding manoeuverability.
• T700-GE-701D Engine Awarded U.S. Army Qualification GE Aviation 04 Nov 2004 -- GE's T700-GE-701D turboshaft engine, the latest generation of T700s powering U.S. Army Black Hawk and Apache helicopters, was recently awarded U.S. Army qualification and is now in production. Rated at 2,000 shaft horsepower (shp), the T700-GE-701D features improved hot-section components that provide twice the hot-section durability and 5 percent more power than the current T700-GE-701C model engine.
• Merlin Mk3 Helicopter Completes First Transcontinental Self-Deployment Lockheed Martin 04 Nov 2004 -- Britain’s Royal Air Force has successfully self-deployed an EH101 Merlin Mk3 helicopter across the southern tier of the United States – from San Diego, CA, to Jacksonville, FL, demonstrating the helicopter’s superior capabilities and reliability. This event marks the first time an EH101 helicopter has visited the West coast, and the first time an EH101 helicopter has flown across America.
• Thales UK, Boeing and QinetiQ win MoD contract for the Joint Unmanned Air Vehicle Experimentation Programme Thales 04 Nov 2004 -- Thales UK, Boeing and QinetiQ have signed a contract with the MoD for the Maritime Unmanned Air Vehicle (UAV) strand of the Joint UAV Experimentation Programme (JUEP). The team, led by Thales UK and to be known as Team JUEP, will fly the ScanEagle UAV in a maritime role to identify the joint service operational requirements for future maritime UAVs.

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 04 Nov 2004
• PRESS CONFERENCE BY SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE FOR SUDAN United Nations 04 Nov 2004
• UN/SUDAN VOA 04 Nov 2004 -- A senior United Nations official is warning that Sudan could quickly descend into total anarchy, with warlords ruling large areas and the government unable to control its forces. Special envoy Jan Pronk told the Security Council it could be blamed unless it takes prompt action.
• Darfur Sinking into Anarchy, U.N. Envoy Warns Washington File 04 Nov 2004 -- Warning that Darfur could sink into a "state of anarchy," the U.N. special envoy for Sudan said November 4 that the upcoming Security Council meeting in Nairobi must be "an event to influence conditions on the ground."
• Tensions rise in Sudan as rebels and government begin to lose control, UN says UN News Centre 04 Nov 2004 -- With both Sudan's government and its rebels losing control of their fighting forces in troubled Darfur, warlords may take over unless an international peacekeeping force is fully deployed, negotiations are speeded up and political leaders are held accountable for their actions, the United Nations envoy for Sudan said today.
• SUDAN / DARFUR VOA 04 Nov 2004 -- An intergovernmental organization says it is looking into what it calls the forced relocation of displaced people in the war-torn Darfur region of western Sudan. The Sudanese government has denied any wrongdoing in the relocation.

• U.S.-Ivory Coast VOA 04 Nov 2004 -- The United States Thursday condemned air raids launched by the Ivory Coast government against rebel positions in the northern part of the country. The State Department urged both sides to adhere to peace accords reached last years.
• UN suspends aid operations after fighting breaks out in Côte d'Ivoire UN News Centre 04 Nov 2004 -- In a major violation of the ceasefire in Côte d'Ivoire, Government forces today attacked positions held by the rebel Forces Nouvelles, prompting United Nations humanitarian agencies to suspend their aid operations across the country.
• IVORY COAST / ATTACK VOA 04 Nov 2004 -- Hundreds of protesters in the Ivory Coast commercial capital, Abidjan, have gone on a rampage, after the military resumed attacks on rebel positions ending months of stalled peace negotiations.
• IVORY COAST / ATTACK VOA 04 Nov 2004 -- Military and rebel commanders in Ivory Coast say war has resumed, after military planes carried out raids on northern rebel positions. The fighting began despite the presence of international peacekeepers and efforts to implement a peace deal.

News Reports

• FRANCE/ARAFAT VOA 04 Nov 2004 -- News about Yasser Arafat's exact condition remained unclear Thursday evening, following a series of contradictory reports over whether the Palestinian leader was dead or still alive at a medical hospital near Paris. An evening statement by French medical officials said he was alive.
• ARAFAT HEALTH VOA 04 Nov 2004 -- There were conflicting reports Thursday about the state of Yasser Arafat's health. There was some speculation that he may have died, but the rumors were quickly denied by officials at the French military hospital where he is being treated and by Palestinian officials.

• AFRICA / BUSH VOA 04 Nov 2004 -- Many Africans have expressed disappointment in the re-election of President George Bush even as their leaders have congratulated him.
• World: Reactions To Bush Reelection -- Praise, Resignation, And Fear RFE/RL 04 Nov 2004 -- Voices from nearly every corner of the globe have reacted to yesterday's confirmation that George W. Bush will hold the U.S. presidency for a second four-year term.
• Analysis: Arab Observers On The U.S. Presidential Election RFE/RL 04 Nov 2004 -- Most Arab observers approached the U.S. presidential election without the burden of high expectations. President George W. Bush has not fared well on the editorial pages of Arab newspapers, yet Senator John Kerry seemed to offer few concrete policy alternatives and generated scant enthusiasm. But with U.S. troops still in Iraq, and U.S. power seen as a decisive factor in virtually everything that happens in the region, the presidential contest drew intense scrutiny from Arab opinion makers. The arguments, insights, and hopes that follow are only a small part of the wide-ranging Arab debate that began over the struggle for the presidency and will now shift to the ramifications of a second term for President Bush.
• RUSSIA / US ELECTION REACT VOA 04 Nov 2004 -- Russian reaction to President Bush's re-election was generally positive, partly because Russian President Vladimir Putin openly supported Mr. Bush during the election campaign. And, in general, Russians have tended to favor Republicans over Democrats.
• ASIA / US ELECTION VOA 04 Nov 2004 -- Asian leaders (Thursday) have welcomed President Bush's re-election, with some hoping for continuity in U.S. policy and others expecting progress on the North Korean nuclear dispute, terrorism and economic stability.
• Northrop Grumman Navigation Aid Supplies Information to Help Stabilize Aura Satellite Northrop Grumman 04 Nov 2004 -- A key navigation aid from Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) is supplying attitude reference, or satellite orientation, information critical to NASA's Aura Earth Observing System (EOS) satellite and to a key scientific instrument aboard it. Precise satellite orientation information will facilitate Aura's mission to answer questions about changes in the Earth's environment and climate changes.