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• OIF/OEF Casualty Update 17 Nov 2004 [PDF]
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• Battle For Mosul Continues RFE/RL 17 Nov 2004 -- U.S. and Iraqi forces are reportedly making progress retaking control of rebel-held areas in Mosul.
• 1-17 Cavalry deploys to Iraq Army News 17 Nov 2004 -- About 300 paratroopers from the 1st Squadron, 17 Cavalry, 82nd Airborne Division, deployed to Iraq from Green Ramp, Pope Air Force Base, Nov. 11-12, in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom.
• Ghost Battalion leads fight in Fallujah Army News 17 Nov 2004 -- Soldiers from 2nd Battalion, 7th Cavalry Regiment pushed their way into and secured Fallujah Nov. 8, spearheading the mission for the 1st Marine Expeditionary Force.
• Heavy haulin' just another day in Iraq for HMH-361 USMC News 17 Nov 2004 -- Whether it is heavy cargo, passengers or even a damaged aircraft from the battlefield, Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 361 can lift it to Marine units throughout Al Anbar Province, Iraq.

• U.S. to Help Afghanistan Attack Narcotics Industry Washington File 17 Nov 2004 -- The rise in poppy cultivation and opium production in Afghanistan has become a primary concern of the Afghan government, and the United States has committed to help the Afghans in their efforts to eliminate the narcotics industry in their country.
• Afghan Security Situation Continues to Show Improvement AFPS 17 Nov 2004 -- Citing "significantly fewer" incidents during Ramadan this year than in the past two years' observances, the security situation in Afghanistan continues to show improvement, a military spokesman said today in the Afghan capital of Kabul.
• CFC-A PRESS CONFERENCE OPENING STATEMENT CENTCOM 17 Nov 2004 -- We continue to remain hopeful that Annetta Flanigan, Shqipe (Ship - ay) Hebibi, and Angelito Nayan, the three UN election workers abducted in Kabul on October 28, will be released unharmed. Annetta, Shqipe, and Angleito were in Afghanistan to facilitate the election in the hopes of helping the Afghan people build a better future for their country.
• AFGHANISTAN/HOSTAGES VOA 17 Nov 2004 -- Afghanistan's Interior Ministry says the militant group claiming to have kidnapped three U.N. workers is not, in fact, the group holding the captives.

Defense Policy / Programs

• Acting Secretary of the Army Resigns 17 Nov 2004 -- Acting Secretary of the Army Les Brownlee submitted his resignation today effective December 3, 2004. Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld expressed his appreciation to Secretary Brownlee for his long and dedicated service to the country.
• Navy Christens Amphibious Transport Dock Ship 17 Nov 2004 -- The Navy will christen the newest San Antonio Class amphibious ship, New Orleans, Saturday, Nov. 20, 2004, during an 11 a.m. CST ceremony at Northrop Grumman Ship Systems - Avondale Operations, Avondale (New Orleans), La.
• Incoming Adviser Brings Extensive Portfolio AFPS 17 Nov 2004 -- Incoming National Security Adviser Stephen J. Hadley has broad experience across the national security landscape.
• Weapons directors provide situational awareness AFPN 17 Nov 2004 -- They came to William Tell to play a video game. But they are not playing Donkey Kong or the latest version of Halo. Instead, they are monitoring radar screens to make sure their pilots stay on track during the competition.
• EODMU 4, Det. 10 Train, Test Remote Detonation Techniques of IED Navy NewsStand 17 Nov 2004 -- Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit (EODMU) 4, Det. 10 completed the Final Evaluation Phase (FEP) of its Improvised Explosive Device (IED) training Nov. 9.

• The Future of the Transatlantic Security Community NATO 17 Nov 2004 -- Speech by NATO Secretary General, Jaap de Hoop Scheffer

• State Department Noon Briefing, November 17 Washington File 17 Nov 2004 -- Russia, Iran, Rice/confirmation hearings, Israel/Palestinians, Cyprus, Macedonia
• White House Daily Briefing, November 17 Washington File 17 Nov 2004 -- Spellings/abstinence education, Putin remarks/nuclear missile systems, CIA/Goss memo, Iraq/murder of aid workers, bin Laden/search, national intelligence director/budget authority, Al Jazeera/war coverage, U.N./oil-for-food investigation, Clinton library/dedication ceremony, deficit, Canada, new Cabinet/more affirmation, media coverage of the war, APEC

Defense Industry

• Boeing Begins Testing New Software Block with X-45A Flights Boeing 17 Nov 2004 -- The Boeing [NYSE: BA] Company began testing its third block of software for the X-45A unmanned aircraft during flights on Oct. 21 and 28th at NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center, Edwards Air Force Base, Calif.
• Boeing to Use X-43A Flight Test Results for Future Hypersonic Applications Boeing 17 Nov 2004 -- Information gained from Tuesday's record-setting flight of NASA's Hyper-X research vehicle will be used by Boeing [NYSE: BA] as it designs the future of flight.
• EADS commissioned to conduct study on key technologies for network-centric operations EADS 17 Nov 2004 -- The German army’s IT office has asked EADS business unit DCS (Defence and Communications Systems) to conduct a study that will bear considerable influence on the army’s planned deployment of network-centric operations (NetOpFü). Such concepts are being developed all around the world as a means of enabling armed forces to work together in networked, multinational, multi-force coalitions.
• F110-GE-129 SLEP Engine Achieves A Major Milestone GE Aviation 17 Nov 2004 -- An F110-GE-129 engine in the Service Life Extension Program (SLEP), being conducted jointly by General Electric Company and the U.S. Air Force (USAF) as part of the F110 Component Improvement Program, achieved a major milestone on October 15 when it successfully completed the Accelerated Mission Test (AMT).
• Lockheed Martin Awarded $30 Million Contract to Integrate Critical Army Aviation Technologies Lockheed Martin 17 Nov 2004 -- Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] was awarded a $30 million contract by the Program Executive Office (PEO) Aviation for the U.S. Army Technology Integration Center program (ATIC).

Other Conflicts

• DAILY PRESS BRIEFING BY THE OFFICE OF THE SPOKESMAN FOR THE SECRETARY-GENERAL United Nations 17 Nov 2004
• LAND MINE DEATHS VOA 17 Nov 2004 -- Land mines have killed or maimed at least eight thousand people worldwide this year. But activists say that is lower than before an international treaty banning the weapons went into effect five years ago.

• AFRICA CHILD SOLDIERS VOA 17 Nov 2004 -- A coalition fighting the use of children as soldiers is calling on the U.N. Security Council to impose sanctions against African countries that continue to use child soldiers.
• CHILD SOLDIERS VOA 17 Nov 2004 -- Governments are undermining progress in ending the use of children as soldiers. That is the conclusion of a coalition of the world's leading human-rights organizations.

• United States Continues Efforts to Help Darfur Refugees Washington File 17 Nov 2004 -- A top State Department official termed the crisis in Darfur "the most acute humanitarian emergency in the world today" as he detailed U.S. efforts in refugee affairs for foreign journalists at a Washington Foreign Press Center briefing November 16.
• COTE D IVOIRE: Sanctions imposed but political stalemate strong as ever IRIN 17 Nov 2004 -- The United Nations may have slapped an embargo on Cote d'Ivoire, but with both government and rebels digging in their heels over key issues that have deadlocked the political process for months, analysts and diplomats doubt the sanctions will prompt a fast return to the negotiating table.
• NIGERIA: End of emergency rule in Plateau State IRIN 17 Nov 2004 -- The Nigerian government said this week that emergency rule imposed six months ago in central Nigeria's Plateau State would not be renewed when it expired on Thursday.
• Nepal violence claims 49 lives including 11 security personnel IRNA 17 Nov 2004 -- At least 49 people, including 11 security personnel, were killed in renewed clashes that broke out between Nepalese forces and Maoist rebels after a ceasefire during the Hindu Festival of Light -- Diwali -- ended, the Nepalese Army said Tuesday.
• Despite relative calm UN-patrolled separation zone in Côte d'Ivoire reported tense UN News Centre 17 Nov 2004 -- Although the overall situation in Côte D'Ivoire was reported to be relatively calm today, two weeks after fresh fighting in the West African country, the United Nations-patrolled Zone of Confidence (ZOC) separating government and rebel forces remained very tense, with the civilian population there very vulnerable to attacks.
• United States Welcomes Ulster Defense Association Initiative Washington File 17 Nov 2004 -- The United States welcomes the decision by the Ulster Defense Association in Northern Ireland to "enter into a process to end all paramilitary activity" and to re-engage with the Independent International Commission on Decommissioning of weapons.
• KASHMIR WITHDRAWAL/VIOLENCE VOA 17 Nov 2004 -- India's prime minister says he is prepared to hold unconditional talks with anyone working for peace in the disputed region of Kashmir. Mr. Singh made his comment as India began a reduction of troops in the region, part of new round of peace initiatives between India and Pakistan.
• PAKISTAN MILITANTS VOA 17 Nov 2004 -- Both the Pakistani army and anti-government militants in the remote tribal area of South Waziristan say they are open to negotiations to end months of fighting in the region.
• IVORY COAST VOA 17 Nov 2004 -- The leader of the northern rebels in Ivory Coast is traveling to South Africa to meet with President Thabo Mbeki to discuss the peace process in the world's number one cocoa producing nation. Meanwhile, the leader of the pro-government youth militia says western citizens remaining in Ivory Coast will be protected.
• SUDAN / UN SECURITY COUNCIL VOA 17 Nov 2004 -- The United Nations Security Council is traveling to (has arrived in) Nairobi, Kenya, for a special two-day meeting on the conflicts in Sudan.

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