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• Iraqi Forces Launch Major Crackdown in Kirkuk VOA 07 Oct 2006 -- Thousands of Iraqi police and soldiers have launched a major security crackdown in the northern Iraqi city of Kirkuk.
• Musharraf says Waziristan peace deal progressing well IRNA 07 Oct 2006 -- President Pervez Musharraf said on Friday the peace deal signed with tribal elders in North Waziristan tribal region is progressing well and achieving its desired objectives of peace and stability in the area.

Defense Policy / Programs

• Marine Sergeant: Guantanamo Prison Guards Routinely Beat Detainees VOA 07 Oct 2006 -- An affidavit by a Marine who visited the Guantanamo Bay detention center last month alleges that guards at the prison camp bragged about routinely abusing detainees both physically and mentally.
• Navy Christens Newest Carrier: USS George H.W. Bush AFPS 07 Oct 2006 -- The U.S. Fleet Forces Band caught the mood of the people attending the christening of the USS George H.W. Bush today when it played Richard Rodger's music for the World War II documentary "Victory at Sea."
• George H. W. Bush Christened At Newport News Navy NewsStand 07 Oct 2006 -- The nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS George H. W. Bush (CVN 77) was officially christened Oct. 7 at Northrop Grumman Newport News ship yard with its namesake and 41st president in attendance.
• Display highlights Globemaster III strategic value AFPN 07 Oct 2006 -- The eight C-17 Globemaster IIIs stationed at Hickam Air Force Base, Hawaii in February are fast becoming a fixture at the base, but they are certainly not the first heavy transports to grace the skies over the island paradise.
• Seasoned PJ trains next generation AFPN 07 Oct 2006 -- Along the halls of the Pararescue and Combat Rescue Officer School here, reminders of heroes past adorn the walls with honor.

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• Sri Lankan security forces kill 50 LTTE rebels IRNA 07 Oct 2006 -- Sri Lankan security forces today claimed to have killed over 50 Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) rebels as fierce fighting in the island's east continued for the second day today.

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