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• OIF/OEF Casualty Update 09 Nov 2004 [PDF]
• DoD Identifies Army Casualty
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• TWO TASK FORCE OLYMPIA MILITARY PERSONNEL DIE FOLLOWING MORTAR ATTACK ON MULTI-NATIONAL BASE
• DoD Identifies Marine Casualties
• DoD Identifies Army Casualties

• Transcript: Special Defense Department Video Teleconference Briefing 09 Nov 2004 -- Lt. Gen. Thomas Metz, Commander, Multinational Corps-Iraq
• New Day Dawns in Fallujah as Forces Continue Assault DefendAmerica.mil 09 Nov 2004 -- Military officials report that civilians were provided food and blankets last night by Iraqi and multinational forces; forces have pushed their way through a third of the city.
• FALLUJAH VOA 09 Nov 2004 -- A top U.S. military commander in Iraq is reporting better than expected progress in the fight to retake the Sunni rebel stronghold of Fallujah but says senior insurgent and terrorist leaders have probably already escaped, among them accused terrorist Abu Musab al-Zarqawi.
• Battle Continues 'With Speed, Not Haste' in Fallujah AFPS 09 Nov 2004 -- The hunt for insurgents and terrorists in Fallujah continues "with speed, not haste," a top U.S. commander in Iraq said today.
• Iraq: U.S. Military Says One-Third Of Al-Fallujah Under Its Control RFE/RL 09 Nov 2004 -- U.S. troops and allied Iraqi government forces were advancing toward the center of Al-Fallujah today after launching a long-expected assault against insurgents the night before. Resistance was said to be fiercest in the northwestern district of Jolan. Meanwhile, militants elsewhere in the country have struck back with a series of attacks against police stations and an Iraqi National Guard base.
• U.S. General Says Assault on Fallujah Is Ahead of Schedule Washington File 09 Nov 2004 -- U.S. and Iraqi forces fighting anti-regime and terrorist insurgents in Fallujah are on or ahead of schedule, says the commander of the Multinational Corps in Iraq.
• IRAQ / FALLUJAH VOA 09 Nov 2004 -- According to Iraqi interim government officials the effort to re-take control of the rebellious city, Fallujah, is going well, so far. The massive military attack began Monday night, with heavy artillery fire. Tuesday morning, troops began moving into parts of the city where thousands of insurgents are believed to be located.
• U.S. Troops Advance Into Al-Fallujah RFE/RL 09 nov 2004 -- U.S. soldiers are advancing toward the center of the rebel-held Iraqi city of Al-Fallujah this morning.
• Militants Attack Police Stations Near Ba'quba RFE/RL 09 nov 2004 -- Police say militants stormed two police stations near the central Iraqi town of Ba'quba today.
• U.S.-Led Assault Advances Into Al-Fallujah RFE/RL 09 nov 2004 -- Some 15,000 U.S. troops and allied Iraqi government forces are advancing today into the center of Al-Fallujah, engaging in house-to-house combat after launching a long-expected ground assault against insurgents.
• One Black Watch Soldier killed, two wounded MNF-I/MNC-I 09 Nov 2004 -- At 6:32, Iraq time, a Warrior armoured vehicle from the Black Watch Battle Group was hit by a roadside bomb north of Camp Dogwood.
• MNF-I provides close air support for ground troops MNF-I/MNC-I 09 Nov 2004 -- Multi-National Force aircraft attacked a building in Fallujah with an air-to-surface guided missile, Nov. 8 after Multi-National and Iraqi forces received fire from anti-Iraqi elements located inside the building.
• Fallujah operations update MNF-I/MNC-I 09 Nov 2004 -- Iraqi Security Forces and Multi-National Force-Iraq (MNF-I) launched an assault Nov. 8 against terrorists and foreign fighters in an operation dubbed "Al Fajr," the Iraqi word for dawn.
• Multi-National Forces detain one MNF-I/MNC-I 09 Nov 2004 -- Multi-National Forces from 1st Brigade, 25th Infantry Division (Stryker Brigade Combat Team) detained one person for anti-Iraqi activities Nov. 8 in northern Iraq.
• Iraqi Police foil AIF attack MNF-I/MNC-I 09 Nov 2004 -- Eight Iraqi police were wounded during different attacks on two police stations in Baqubah today by terrorists determined to prevent a safe and secure environment for the people of that city.
• Humanitarian assistance critical part of MNF-I operations MNF-I/MNC-I 09 Nov 2004 -- The Iraq Security Forces and Multi-National Forces-Iraq supported military assaults against terrorists and foreign fighters in Fallujah, dubbed "Operation al-Fajr," are removing the threat of terrorism, and restoring the rule of law in Fallujah.

• Security Council welcomes certification of Karzai as winner of Afghan elections UN News Centre 09 Nov 2004 -- The Security Council today welcomed the certification by the joint United Nations-Afghan electoral board of interim President Hamid Karzai as the winner of Afghanistan's first-ever presidential elections last month.
• AFGHAN/HOSTAGE VOA 09 Nov 2004 -- The fate of three U.N workers held hostage in Afghanistan remains unclear nearly two weeks after suspected Islamic militants abducted them. The kidnapping has raised fears in Afghanistan that anti-government militants have begun copying the tactics of insurgents in Iraq.

Defense Policy / Programs

• US/DETAINEES VOA 09 Nov 2004 -- A U.S. federal judge's ruling has thrown the government's system of military tribunals for suspected terrorists into legal doubt. The judge ruled that the Bush Administration acted improperly in summarily denying prisoner of war status to a man captured in Afghanistan.
• Government to Appeal Ruling That Halts Guantanamo Proceeding AFPS 09 Nov 2004 -- The government is appealing a Nov. 8 federal judge's ruling that brought a halt to a military commission hearing in a war- crimes trial against an enemy combatant being held at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
• Judge Rules that Guantanamo Trial Violates U.S., International Law AFPS 09 Nov 2004 -- A federal judge in Washington ruled November 8 that the Bush administration violated the U.S. Constitution and the Geneva Conventions by forming military commissions to try detainees at the U.S. Naval base in Guántanamo Bay, Cuba.

• Unmanned Aircraft Gain Starring Role in Terror War AFPS 09 Nov 2004 -- Unmanned aerial vehicles are earning star status in the global war on terror, becoming the most-requested capability among combatant commanders in Southwest Asia and increasing fourfold in that theater during the last year alone, according to the deputy director of the Pentagon's UAV planning task force.

• Global War on Terror Is Top U.S. Priority, Powell Says Washington File 09 Nov 2004 -- The global war against terrorism, strengthening alliances and resolving regional conflicts are foreign policy priorities of the Bush administration's second term, according to Secretary of State Colin Powell.
• White House Daily Briefing, November 9 Washington File 09 Nov 2004 -- Millennium Challenge Corporation announcement, Yasser Arafat/successor, President's last speech on Iraq, India/doctors practicing in United States, Senator Specter's comments on Supreme Court nominee, Social Security/reform, immigration plan/Mexico, Iran/nuclear program, Ivory Coast, Iraq/number of Iraqis killed in the war, UK/Prime Minister Blair visit, space exploration

Defense Industry

• CACI Awarded $15.7 Million Contract to Support U.S. Navy Command and Control System CACI 09 Nov 2004 -- CACI International Inc (NYSE:CAI) announced today that it has been awarded a $15.7 million prime contract by the Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center (SSC) San Diego, California, to support the U.S. Navy's Command and Control Processor/Common Data Link Management System (C2P/CDLMS). The award amount covers the three-year base period of the contract; there is also a two-year option period that, if exercised, increases the potential value to $27 million.
• General Dynamics Receives $23.4 Million Order for Enhanced-Capability Reactive Armor for Bradley Fighting Vehicles General Dynamics 09 Nov 2004 -- General Dynamics Armament and Technical Products, a business unit of General Dynamics (NYSE: GD), has been awarded a $23.4 million contract from the U.S. Army’s TACOM/ARDEC Picatinny Arsenal (Picatinny, N.J.) for the production of 130 enhanced-capability reactive armor vehicle sets for the Bradley Fighting Vehicle System. Total value upon contract definitization could reach $46.7 million.
• Lockheed Martin Awarded $28.8 Million Contract For C-130 Aircrew Training System Lockheed Martin 09 Nov 2004 -- Lockheed Martin Corporation (NYSE: LMT) was awarded a $28.8 million contract modification extension to provide continued operations and maintenance for the C-130 Aircrew Training System (ATS).
• Northrop Grumman Validates Design of X-47B Combat UAV with Low-Speed Wind Tunnel Tests Northrop Grumman 09 Nov 2004 -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) has used a series of low-speed wind tunnel tests to successfully validate the aerodynamic design of the X-47B unmanned combat aerial vehicle it is developing for the Joint Unmanned Combat Air Systems (J-UCAS) Concept Demonstration Program.
• ATK Awarded Additional Missile Defense Contract ATK 09 Nov 2004 -- ATK (NYSE: ATK) has received a contract that highlights its role as a provider of propulsion to the Missile Defense Agency’s Ground-based Missile Defense (GMD) program. In a competitive bid process, Lockheed Martin selected ATK to replace Pratt & Whitney as the provider of Orbus 1A rocket motors for its Boost Vehicle Plus interceptor missile. These motors are used for second and third-stage propulsion and will be produced at ATK’s facility in Elkton, Md. The win expands ATK’s upper stage product offerings beyond the company’s proven Star™ motor line.
• Lockheed Martin Delivers Flight Structure For First Advanced EHF Military Communications Satellite Lockheed Martin 09 Nov 2004 -- Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] today announced that it has delivered on-schedule the flight structure and key payload support equipment to Northrop Grumman for assembly of the first space vehicle in the Advanced Extremely High Frequency (AEHF) program. AEHF satellites will provide global, highly secure, protected, survivable communications for warfighters in all services within the Department of Defense.
• Lockheed Martin Selects ATK To Supply Solid Rocket Motor Sets For Missile Defense Program Lockheed Martin 09 Nov 2004 -- Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) today announced it has selected ATK (NYSE: ATK) to provide stage two and three solid rocket motor sets for its Boost Vehicle-Plus (BV+) program – an element of the Ground-based Midcourse Defense (GMD) system managed by the U.S. Missile Defense Agency.

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 09 Nov 2004
• PRESS CONFERENCE BY PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF CÔTE D’IVOIRE United Nations 09 Nov 2004
• Annan calls on all parties to resume talks in violence-wracked Côte d'Ivoire UN News Centre 09 Nov 2004 -- Welcoming South African President Thabo Mbeki's peace mission to Côte d'Ivoire today, United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan called on all parties to resume talks after last week's resurgence of violence and voiced increasing concern over the humanitarian situation in a country torn between government and rebels.
• COTE D IVOIRE: Fresh violence erupts even as Mbeki tries to push peace IRIN 09 Nov 2004 -- Just hours after South African President Thabo Mbeki visited Cote d'Ivoire to try to revive its battered peace process, French troops fired to disperse protesters on the streets of Abidjan killing at least four people, the Ivorian government said on Tuesday.
• COTE D IVOIRE: Violence takes toll on medical and food aid operations across country IRIN 09 Nov 2004 -- As medics in Abidjan dodged punches and stones to deal with the hundreds wounded during days of mob violence, humanitarian workers in northern Cote d'Ivoire warned of a cholera outbreak unless electricity and water supplies were quickly restored.
• IVORY COAST VOA 09 Nov 2004 -- South African President Thabo Mbeki has made a short mediation visit to divided Ivory Coast, where thousands of supporters of Ivorian President Laurent Gbagbo are mounting a growing resistance against French soldiers in the government-held south.
• IVORY COAST VOA 09 Nov 2004 -- South African President Thabo Mbeki has arrived in Ivory Coast to help end the civil war, following several days of mob violence in the government-held south and escalating tensions between the Ivorian military, youth activists and the French rapid reaction force.

• SUDAN / DARFUR AGREEMENT VOA 09 Nov 2004 -- The Sudanese government and rebel leaders have signed an agreement on security and humanitarian issues in the troubled Darfur region.
• UN envoy meets with south Sudan rebel leader as peace talks gain momentum UN News Centre 09 Nov 2004 -- On the eve of a Security Council session in Kenya to galvanize talks to end the long-running civil conflict in southern Sudan, the top United Nations envoy for Africa's largest country, Jan Pronk, has discussed the world body's role with rebel leader John Garang.
• SUDAN: Clashes reported in eastern Upper Nile IRIN 09 Nov 2004 -- At least three people have been reportedly killed in clashes between armed Sudanese militias and civilians in an area controlled by the Sudanese People's Liberation Movement/Army (SPLM/A) near Nasir town in eastern Upper Nile, sources in the area told IRIN on Tuesday.
• SUDAN/DARFUR VOA 09 Nov 2004 -- A U.N. team is heading to the war-torn Darfur region of western Sudan to investigate whether or not genocide is taking place there.

• Middle East: Palestinian Envoys Describe Arafat's Condition As 'Very Serious' RFE/RL 09 Nov 2004 -- Senior Palestinian officials today visited the French military hospital where Yasser Arafat is undergoing treatment. The visit took place as reports indicated that the Palestinian leader's condition had worsened, and amid a war of words between the delegates and Arafat's wife Suha, who accuses them of plotting a death-bed coup.
• MILOSEVIC TRIAL RESUMES VOA 09 Nov 2004 -- The trial of former Yugoslav leaver Slobodan Milsoevic resumed in The Hague with the former leader's court-appointed lawyers arguing that the judges should allow them to withdraw from the case.
• NEPAL BOMB VOA 09 Nov 2004 -- More than 30 people have been injured in a bomb blast in Nepal's capital Kathmandu. So far, no group has claimed responsibility for the attack, but suspicion has fallen on the country's Maoist rebels.

News Reports

• ARAFAT / HEALTH VOA 09 Nov 2004 -- Yasser Arafat's condition has worsened in a Paris hospital. Palestinian Foreign Minister Nabil Sha'ath says Mr. Arafat is very ill and has slipped deeper into a coma.
• FRANCE/ARAFAT UPDATE VOA 09 Nov 2004 -- A senior Palestinian official told reporters in Paris Tuesday that Yasser Arafat was still alive and dismissed suggestions the Palestinian leader might be taken off life support machines at a hospital outside the French capital.
• FRANCE/ARAFAT VOA 09 Nov 2004 -- A Palestinian delegation met with Yasser Arafat's doctors in Paris amid news the Palestinian leader's condition had seriously declined.
• Northrop Grumman, Boeing Plan Space Exploration Team Northrop Grumman 09 Nov 2004 -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) and The Boeing Company (NYSE:BA) have signed a memorandum of agreement that outlines the structure of a team that will compete for NASA's Crew Exploration Vehicle (CEV) and other elements of Project Constellation, a planned architecture of human and robotic space systems that will allow astronauts to travel to and explore the moon, Mars and beyond. The two companies expect to finalize the teaming agreement in the near future.
• Raytheon Transitions GBS Satellite Broadcast Manager to Full Simulcast in Pacific Raytheon 09 Nov 2004 -- Raytheon Company's Global Broadcast Service Satellite Broadcast Manager in Wahiawa, Hawaii, transitioned to full simulcast operations in the Pacific on Oct. 12, 2004. This marks the full operation of the Enhanced Architecture System that supports legacy receive suites and next-generation Internet protocol receive suites for the Joint Service warfighters in the Pacific.