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• OIF/OEF Casualty Update 30 Nov 2004 [PDF]
• FIRST ID SOLDIER DIES FROM WOUNDS AFTER IED ATTACK
• DoD Identifies Marine Casualties
• DoD Identifies Army Casualty
• DoD Identifies Marine Casualty

• Task Force Danger Soldiers Detain Five in Samarra Raids MNF-I/MNC-I 30 Nov 2004 -- Task Force Danger Soldiers captured five anti-Iraqi force members during raids near Samarra at about 11:30 p.m., November 29.
• Iraqi Security Forces and Multi-National Forces Detain Nine During Operation MNF-I/MNC-I 30 Nov 2004 -- Iraqi Security Forces and Multi-National Forces from 1st Brigade, 25th Infantry Division (Stryker Brigade Combat Team) detained nine people suspected of anti-Iraqi activities during operations on Nov. 29 in northern Iraq.
• Iraqi Security Forces take control of An Najaf province MNF-I/MNC-I 30 Nov 2004 -- Approximately three months after decisive combat operations ended in Najaf, the 11th MEU commander declared today that Iraqi Security Forces (ISF) have formally assumed local control of An Najaf province.
• Iraqi and Marine Forces Capture 14, Find More Munitions South of Baghdad MNF-I/MNC-I 30 Nov 2004 -- Iraqi and U.S. forces rounded up 14 suspected anti-Iraqi forces and uncovered three arms caches south of Baghdad Monday, November 29, as stepped-up efforts to quell insurgent activity in northern Babil province continued for a seventh day.
• Western Baghdad Car Bomb Wounds Five Soldiers MNF-I/MNC-I 30 Nov 2004 -- A vehicle-borne improvised explosive device detonated at approximately 10:20 a.m. today, wounding five Task Force Baghdad Soldiers in western Baghdad.
• 11th MEU transfers authority of Al Qadisiyah province MNF-I/MNC-I 30 Nov 2004 -- The 11th MEU relinquished operational control of Al Qadisiyah province to the Polish-led Multi-National Division Central South (MND-CS) during a ceremony here today.
• Airmen help Soldiers keep OIF supplies rolling AFPN 30 Nov 2004 -- By moving nearly 1.3 million pounds of cargo in one day recently, Balad-based Airmen assigned to the Arrival/Departure Air Cargo Group are breaking new ground for cargo movement supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom.
• Marines, Iraqi Security Forces add to Fallujah's storied history USMC News 30 Nov 2004 -- Fallujah has been a city prone to violence dating back to Roman times.
• Lima Company fights through Fallujah's mean streets USMC News 30 Nov 2004 -- Marines of Company L, 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, fought their way through terrorists, insurgents and foreign fighters in Fallujah, Iraq, for two weeks during Operation Al Fajr.
• VP-4 Deploys Navy NewsStand 30 Nov 2004 -- Seventy-five Sailors from Patrol Squadron (VP) 4 deployed from Marine Corps Base Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii, Nov. 27 in support of Operations Iraqi and Enduring Freedom.

• Operations Ongoing for Missing Aircraft in Afghanistan AFPS 30 Nov 2004 -- Rescue and recovery efforts are ongoing to find the three civilian crewmembers and three U.S. military passengers who were on board a CASA 212 civilian fixed-wing aircraft that was reported missing in Afghanistan Nov. 27.
• Airman, dog provide security for Afghanistan AFPN 30 Nov 2004 -- In August, Staff Sgt. David Yepsen had to do everything all Airmen do when they deploy, from updating training to getting medically cleared. He also had one more thing to worry about -- his military working dog deploying alongside him.

Defense Policy / Programs

• U.S. / RED CROSS / GUANTANAMO VOA 30 Nov 2004 -- A report by the International Committee of the Red Cross, quoted Tuesday by the New York Times, accuses the U.S. military of using interrogation tactics that amount to torture against prisoners at the Guantanamo Bay detention center in Cuba. Bush administration spokesmen said the detainees are being treated humanely and that the United States does not condone torture.
• US / LAND MINE POLICY VOA 30 Nov 2004 -- Delegates attending an international land mine summit in Kenya both criticized and applauded U.S. policy on the mines.
• Course Trains 'Select Few' on Biological Warfare Agents AFPS 30 Nov 2004 -- The narrow gravel path leads to a cluster of mobile tactical shelters at Fort Detrick's "Area B," 400 acres of farmland on this Maryland base. A brown sign marks the Field Identification of Biological Warfare Agents, or FIBWA, Laboratory Training Site. Inside, the air conditioning is blasting while Top 40 music plays from a portable stereo atop a file cabinet. Two laboratories, each with four workstations, adjoin a central tactical shelter that serves as a conference room.
• Seven Fort Hood Soldiers Killed In Black Hawk Crash AFPS 30 Nov 2004 -- Seven 4th Infantry Division soldiers, including the assistant division commander for support, were killed Nov. 29 when their UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter crashed while flying from Fort Hood, Texas, to check on progress in repairing vehicles damaged in Iraq.
• Fuels Airmen 'top off' mission AFPN 30 Nov 2004 -- A key part of the 380th Air Expeditionary Wing's mission is providing aerial refueling capabilities for the war on terrorism. For tankers, or any other aircraft, to get off the ground, they rely on the Air Force's expeditionary fuel distribution center at a forward-deployed location.
• Carrier Strike Group 11 Sails Together for the First Time Navy NewsStand 30 Nov 2004 -- Carrier Strike Group 11 reached a milestone in training Nov. 20 when the warships completed their first group sail off the coast of Southern California.

• White House Daily Briefing, November 30 Washington File 30 Nov 2004 -- White House Press Secretary Scott McClellan briefed the press November 30 aboard Air Force One as they accompanied President Bush on a visit to Canada.
• State Department Noon Briefing, November 30 Washington File 30 Nov 2004 -- Haiti, HIV/AIDS, Ukraine, United Nations, ASEAN, Cuba, Macedonia, Burma, Iraq, Guantanamo, Sudan, Iran

Defense Industry

• Boeing MMA Model Passes Wind Tunnel Tests Boeing 30 Nov 2004 -- Boeing [NYSE: BA] engineers completed the first series of wind tunnel tests for the 737 Multi-mission Maritime Aircraft (MMA) program on Nov. 5 under the Systems Development and Demonstration (SDD) contract.
• Northrop Grumman Unit Wins U.S. Navy Logistics Contract for Shipboard Electronics Northrop Grumman 30 Nov 2004 -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) has been awarded a $65.3 million performance-based logistics supply requirements contract for support of electronic systems on U.S. Navy ships and submarines.
• Raytheon Awarded $48 Million JSOW-A Contract Modification Raytheon 30 Nov 2004 -- The U.S. Navy awarded Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) a $48 million modification to a previously awarded contract for Joint Standoff Weapon (JSOW-A).
• Lockheed Martin Selected By National Security Agency To Provide Security Systems For Sites In Washington Metro Area Lockheed Martin 30 Nov 2004 -- Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) has been awarded a contract by the National Security Agency (NSA) to provide highly integrated physical security systems for its locations in the Washington Metropolitan Area. Lockheed Martin’s teammates include AT&T, Intergraph Corporation, Lenel Systems International, and Intelligent Decisions.
• Lockheed Martin-Built GPS Satellite Declared Operational For Navigation Users Worldwide Lockheed Martin 30 Nov 2004 -- The Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT]—built Global Positioning System (GPS) satellite, launched successfully Nov. 6 from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla., has been declared fully operational for military and civilian navigation users around the globe.

Other Conflicts

• DAILY PRESS BRIEFING BY THE OFFICES OF THE SPOKESMAN FOR THE SECRETARY-GENERAL AND THE SPOKESMAN FOR THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY PRESIDENT United Nations 30 Nov 2004
• POWELL-HAITI VOA 30 Nov 2004 -- Secretary of State Colin Powell goes to Haiti Wednesday to underline U.S. support for the Caribbean state's political transition, and economic recovery from disastrous floods in September.
• DRC-RWANDA: Kabila to send troops to counter threat from Rwanda IRIN 30 Nov 2004 -- With the possibility growing daily of Rwandan troop incursions into eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, Congolese President Joseph Kabila announced on Monday he would send some 10,000 more troops to the area.
• Renewed violence in eastern DR of Congo threatens relief operations - UN UN News Centre 30 Nov 2004 -- The targeting of humanitarian organizations in the northeast of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) by armed militias, including violent attacks and looting, could cause serious disruption of relief operations, according to the latest update by the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA).
• U.N. Peacekeeping Mission in Haiti Renewed Until June 1, 2005 Washington File 30 Nov 2004 -- The U.N. Security Council has authorized its international peacekeeping force in Haiti to continue operations for at least another six months, until June 1, 2005.
• CONGO / RWANDA VOA 30 Nov 2004 -- The Democratic Republic of Congo's Minister for Regional Cooperation says Rwandan soldiers have entered Congo and attacked three villages in eastern Congo. There has been no independent confirmation of the attacks, but President Paul Kagame told the Rwandan parliament that the attack could have already begun.
• DARFUR/DINKAS VOA 30 Nov 2004 -- Tens of thousands of ethnic Dinkas fled to Sudan's western Darfur region to escape the brutal, long-running war in the south, now these same refugees are increasingly being caught up in Darfur's crisis. It is an example of how the two conflicts are beginning to merge.
• UN/SUDAN VOA 30 Nov 2004 -- The United Nations is appealing for one-point-five-billion dollars for humanitarian assistance next year in conflict-ravaged Sudan. Almost half the money will go towards life-saving programs in Darfur, where more than one-and-one-half-million people have been displaced from their homes.
• SRI LANKA PEACE PROCESS VOA 30 Nov 2004 -- In Sri Lanka, Norwegian truce monitors are warning that the cease-fire is under strain amid rising violence.The warning comes days after the Tamil Tiger rebels threatened to resume their war of independence.

News Reports

• UKRAINE: 'BRUTALLY FALSIFIED' POLL REVEALS A 'DEEPLY DIVIDED' LAND US Dept. of State IIP, Foreign Media Reaction 30 Nov 2004
• Bush Says U.S. Supports European Mediation in Ukraine Washington File 30 Nov 2004 -- President Bush phoned Polish President Aleksander Kwasniewski November 30 to convey strong U.S. support for European mediation in the crisis in Ukraine that has followed the disputed November 21 election, according to State Department Spokesman Richard Boucher.
• US / UKRAINE VOA 30 Nov 2004 -- The Bush administration Tuesday continued active support for European mediation of Ukraine's election crisis. President Bush spoke by telephone with Polish President Alexander Kwasniewski, who is due to return to Kiev on another crisis mission Wednesday.
• UKRAINE / POLITICS VOA 30 Nov 2004 -- Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovich faces a no-confidence vote in Ukraine's parliament, as the country's supreme court considers an opposition appeal against his disputed win in the recent presidential runoff election. Mr. Yanukovich and current President Leonid Kuchma have backtracked on earlier opposition to a possible new vote.
• UKRAINE / UPDATE VOA 30 Nov 2004 -- Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovich faces a no-confidence vote in Ukraine's parliament, as the country's supreme court considers an opposition appeal against his disputed win in the recent presidential runoff election. Mr. Yanukovich and current President Leonid Kuchma have also backtracked on earlier opposition to a new vote.
• UKRAINE POL TUES VOA 30 Nov 2004 -- Ukraine's Parliament and Supreme Court are again in session as fears grow of a split in the nation if a solution to the electoral standoff is not found soon.
• Putin Ally Says Ukraine Faces Split, Bloodshed RFE/RL 30 Nov 2004 -- Russian State Duma Speaker Boris Gryzlov said today that Ukraine is headed for breakup or bloodshed over its disputed presidential election.
• Analysis: Will Ukraine Split In Wake Of Divisive Ballot? RFE/RL 30 Nov 2004 -- As hundreds of thousands of people were demonstrating in Kyiv and many other Ukrainian cities for the seventh consecutive day against what they believe was massive electoral fraud that denied victory in the 21 November presidential runoff to opposition leader Viktor Yushchenko, Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovych's supporters counterattacked on 28 November by threatening to seek autonomy for Ukraine's eastern and southern regions if Yanukovych was not installed as president.
• Ukraine's Parliament Adjourns Without No-Confidence Motion RFE/RL 30 Nov 2004 -- Ukraine's parliament ended its session today without adopting a motion of no-confidence in the government as proposed by opposition deputies led by presidential candidate Viktor Yushchenko.

• ROMANIA / ELECTIONS VOA 30 Nov 2004 -- In Romania, the Central Electoral Bureau has turned down a demand by the country's main opposition leader that Sunday's first round of presidential and parliamentary elections be annulled because of alleged fraud. The opposition leader, Traian Basescu, has accused the ruling party of having its supporters vote several times. The crisis threatens to plunge Romania into a period of uncertainty, as it prepares for difficult negotiations with the European Union.

• ISRAEL POLITICS VOA 30 Nov 2004 -- Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon narrowly survived three parliamentary no-confidence votes yesterday (Monday), but faces still stiffer opposition later this week in a crucial budget vote. There is much at stake - from Mr. Sharon's planned withdrawal from the Gaza Strip to the survival of his shaky coalition government itself.