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• OIF/OEF Casualty Update 29 Nov 2004 [PDF]
• Two Soldiers Killed, Three Wounded in IED Attack
• One Soldier Killed, Two Injured in Vehicle Accident
• DoD Identifies Army Casualty
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• DoD Identifies Marine Casualties
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• Operations Net Weapons, 64 Suspected Iraqi Insurgents AFPS 29 Nov 2004 -- First Infantry Division soldiers from the 1st Squadron, 4th Cavalry Regiment, detained eight suspected anti-Iraqi fighters near Duluiyah, Iraq, following an attack on their combat patrol today.
• Iraqi and Marine Forces Capture 32, Find Large Weapons Cache / Operation Plymouth Rock continues in northern Babil MNF-I/MNC-I 29 Nov 2004 -- Iraqi and U.S. forces rounded up 32 suspected anti-Iraqi militants and uncovered a stockpile of more than 500 artillery rounds in heavy activity south of Baghdad Saturday.
• Multi-National Forces Net 24 Suspected Insurgents MNF-I/MNC-I 29 Nov 2004 -- Iraqi Security Forces and Multi-National Forces from 1st Brigade, 25th Infantry Division (Stryker Brigade Combat Team) detained 24 people suspected of anti-Iraqi activities during operations Nov. 28th in northern Iraq.
• First Infantry Division Soldiers Detain Eight AIF Suspects Near Ad Duluiyah MNF-I/MNC-I 29 Nov 2004 -- First Infantry Division Soldiers from the 1st Squadron, 4th Cavalry Regiment detained eight suspected anti-Iraqi forces near Ad Duluiyah following an attack on their combat patrol on Nov. 29 at about 6:50 a.m.
• Sniper stops insurgents from 950 yards USMC News 29 Nov 2004 -- A U.S. Marine sniper waited patiently inside a one-story house deep within the city. Lying in the prone position for several hours, he scanned the area through his scope before he finally found the three insurgents responsible for two previous mortar attacks.
• 11th MEU conducts HAO in Najaf USMC News 29 Nov 2004 -- Marines and sailors of the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) conducted a humanitarian assistance operation in Musa al Umran as Sardun, a small village on the outskirts of the city here, Nov. 27.

Defense Policy / Programs

• Pakistan Contributes To Coalition Maritime Campaign Plan Navy NewsStand 29 Nov 2004 -- Pakistan Navy Ship Babur (DDG 182) conducted operations with USS The Sullivans (DDG 68) and French frigate FS Surcouf (F 711), in the Gulf of Oman as part of the Coalition Maritime Campaign Plan (CMCP) executed by Commander Task Force (CTF) 150 in the 5th Fleet area of responsibility (AOR) Nov. 21.
• Nimitz Completes TSTA and FEP, Prepares for COMPTUEX Navy NewsStand 29 Nov 2004 -- USS Nimitz (CVN 68) pulled back into Naval Air Station North Island Nov. 20 after an arduous 23 days at sea completing Tailored Ship's Training Availability (TSTA) phases I, II and III, and Final Evaluation Period (FEP).

• State's Bloomfield Outlines U.S. Position on Landmines Washington File 29 Nov 2004 -- This column by Lincoln Bloomfield, special representative of the president and secretary of state for mine action and assistant secretary of state for political-military affairs, is in the public domain.

• "NATO, THE MEDITERRANEAN AND THE MIDDLE EAST: THE SUCCESSOR GENERATION" LONDON, 29 NOVEMBER 2004 NATO 29 Nov 2004 -- DEPUTY SECRETARY GENERAL'S KEYNOTE ADDRESS AT THE ROYAL UNITED SERVICES INSTITUTE (RUSI) CONFERENCE

• White House Daily Briefing, November 29 Washington File 29 Nov 2004 -- Pakistan/Musharraf visit, Ottawa/Halifax visit, Iraq, same-sex marriage, intelligence reform, Cabinet/nominations, assassination attempt, India-Pakistan, Northern Ireland, Iran, Middle East, Bahrain
• State Department Noon Briefing, November 29 Washington File 29 Nov 2004 -- Statement on passing of Joe Sisco, Powell's upcoming trip to Canada/Europe and Morocco, Ukraine, Iraq, Iran, Macedonia, Cyprus, Taiwan, Pakistan, China, Cuba, Burma, Sudan, Syria, France

Defense Industry

• BAE SYSTEMS Signs International Agreement With MiKES Of Turkey BAE Systems 29 Nov 2004 -- BAE Systems North America recently signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) with MiKES, Inc., Ankara, Turkey, for the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) program.
• B-52 Upgrade Becomes Latest Boeing Program to Meet Net-Readiness Criteria Boeing 29 Nov 2004 -- A Boeing [NYSE: BA] program to modernize the U.S. Air Force B-52 bomber is the latest Integrated Defense Systems program to meet the Company's key requirements for networked combat readiness.
• GE to Supply Detroit Diesel with LM2500 Gas Turbine for Coast Guard's New Maritime Security Cutter GE Marine 29 Nov 2004 -- GE Transportation's LM2500 aeroderivative marine gas turbine has been chosen to drive the United States Coast Guard's newest and largest multi-mission cutter under the Integrated Deepwater System (IDS) program. The LM2500 will be incorporated into the integrated propulsion system for the U.S. Coast Guard's new Maritime Security Cutter Large (WMSL). The long-range, multi-mission, extremely versatile high-endurance cutter is part of the U.S. Coast Guard's Deepwater Program.
• LOCKHEED MARTIN FOCUSES LEADERSHIP CHANGE ON AIR MOBILITY LINE OF BUSINESS Lockheed Martin 29 Nov 2004 -- Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] has named Ross Reynolds as the head of the company’s Air Mobility line of business. In this new role, Reynolds will have overall responsibility for the C-130J Super Hercules, C-5 Modernization, C-27J Spartan and Air Mobility Support (AMS) programs. Reynolds had previously served as vice president, C-130J programs, since November 2000.
• Northrop Grumman Receives First Network Centric Solutions Unrestricted Competitive Solicitation Task Order Northrop Grumman 29 Nov 2004 -- The U.S. Air Force has awarded Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) the first unrestricted competitive solicitation task order under the Network Centric Solutions (NETCENTS) program for technical support for computer hardware and software updates and upgrades.
• Northrop Grumman Awarded Contract for Work on USNS Mount Baker Northrop Grumman 29 Nov 2004 -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) has been awarded a contract for dry docking work on the Military Sealift Command ammunition ship USNS Mount Baker (T-AE 34).
• Thai Army BLACK HAWK Delivered Sikorsky 29 Nov 2004 -- Sikorsky Aircraft Corp. delivered two S-70 BLACK HAWKs to the Royal Thai Army at a ceremony here today.

Other Conflicts

• DAILY PRESS BRIEFING BY THE OFFICE OF THE SPOKESMAN FOR THE SECRETARY-GENERAL United Nations 29 Nov 2004
• PRESS BRIEFING BY PRESIDENT OF GENERAL ASSEMBLY United Nations 29 Nov 2004
• KENYA/LAND MINE SUMMIT VOA 29 Nov 2004 -- Diplomats from countries that have signed a treaty banning land-mine use, production, stockpiling, and transfer are assessing the accord's impact at a conference in Nairobi. Several countries have not yet signed the treaty, including the United States, China and Russia. The United States wanted to sign the treaty, but only if an exception were made to allow the continued use of mines to protect U.S. troops in Korea. But officials at the meeting say the agreement has been useful even though it is not universal.
• World: Activists Gather With Government Delegates At Anti-Mine Summit REF/RL 29 Nov 2004 -- Kenya today officially launched a weeklong international conference toward the goal of eradicating land mines around the world. Held under the auspices of the United Nations, the conference gathers representatives of more than 140 governments that have ratified the 1997 Convention on the Prohibition of Anti-Personnel Mines. Hundreds of anti-mine activists and land-mine victims also are attending the Nairobi conference.

• US / SUDAN AID VOA 30 Nov 2004 -- The United States said Monday it is pressing Sudanese authorities to reconsider the apparent decision to expel country directors for two British aid agencies operating in the troubled western Darfur region.
• Facing worsening violence, UN mission in Haiti is renewed for 6 more months UN News Centre 29 Nov 2004 -- The Security Council today renewed for another six months the 8,500-strong United Nations peacekeeping force in Haiti after hearing a report from Secretary-General Kofi Annan outlining a deteriorating security situation with a surge of violence in the impoverished Caribbean country.
• Over 100,000 Liberians have turned in weapons to UN UN News Centre 29 Nov 2004 -- Over 100,000 Liberians have turned in guns, ammunition, rocket propelled grenades and other weapons to the United Nations peacekeeping force in their country, the head of the mission said today.
• Sudan's North-South Peace Process Called Key to Darfur Crisis Washington File 29 Nov 2004 -- When the Khartoum government and the Sudanese People's Liberation Movement/Army (SPLM/A) recently signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) that commits both sides to conclude a peace agreement by December 31 they created the conditions for a peaceful resolution of all of Sudan's intractable political disputes, including Darfur, says State Department official Charlie Snyder.
• CONGO / RWANDA VOA 29 Nov 2004 -- The Democratic Republic of Congo says it plans to send up to 10-thousand troops to the eastern province of North Kivu, which borders Rwanda. The move follows repeated warnings from the government in Kigali that it may send soldiers into Congo to target Rwandan Hutu rebels.
• HAMAS / ISRAEL VOA 29 Nov 2004 -- A senior leader of the Islamic militant group Hamas says his organization will not stand in the way of an Israeli-Palestinian peace agreement if it is fair for the Palestinians. He also held out prospects for a long term ceasefire with Israel.
• IVORY COAST / FRANCE VOA 29 Nov 2004 -- France is defending itself against accusations coming from Ivory Coast that it overstepped its role as a peacekeeping force during clashes earlier this month involving the Ivorian army, the French rapid reaction force and protesters.

News Reports

• US/UKRAINE/REACT VOA 29 Nov 2004 -- Secretary of State Colin Powell says the United States is pleased that the political crisis in Ukraine, following the disputed presidential election there, has not turned violent and that he is hopeful of a peaceful resolution. Mr. Powell discussed the issue by telephone with outgoing Ukrainian President Leonid Kuchma and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov.
• UKRAINE ELECTION VOA 29 Nov 2004 -- Ukraine's Supreme Court is reviewing the political opposition's claims that the recent presidential elections should be invalidated due to what they, and many in Europe and the United States, say was widespread electoral fraud.
• Ukraine: Supreme Court Steps Into Election Row As Separatist Fears Grow REF/RL 29 Nov 2004 -- Ukraine's Supreme Court was considering an appeal today by opposition leader Viktor Yushchenko against official results showing Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovych won the recent presidential runoff. The legal intervention comes as the crisis deepens, with separatist tendencies growing among those eastern provinces which support the pro-Russian Yanukovych. Meanwhile, Yushchenko supporters have called on outgoing President Leonid Kuchma to sack Yanukovych by today.
• UKRAINE / COURT VOA 29 Nov 2004 -- Ukraine's supreme court is hearing an appeal, today, from the political opposition, claiming the presidential runoff election was rigged in favor of pro-Moscow Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovich. The court action comes as a week-old political crisis threatens to split Ukraine.
• Ukrainian Court Opens Election Case Amid More Protests RFE/RL 29 Nov 2004 -- Protesters are again gathering in Kyiv as Ukraine's Supreme Court has begun to consider an appeal by opposition leader Viktor Yushchenko over officially announced results suggesting Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovych won a presidential runoff election.

• ASEAN/THAILAND/BURMA VOA 29 Nov 2004 -- ASEAN leaders meeting in Laos discussed this year's violence in Thailand's mostly Muslim south, but did not address Burma's human rights record, despite news it is extending the detention of its top pro-democracy leader.