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• PRESS CONFERENCE: Economic Assistance Update: Rear Adm. Smith, Denise Herbol, Jan. 13, 2008 MNF-I 13 Jan 2008
• Jan. 12 airpower summary: B-1B conducts precision strikes AFPN 13 Jan 2008
• Dutch and Afghan Troops Die in Friendly Fire Incidents VOA 13 Jan 2008 -- The Netherlands' Defense Ministry says two Dutch soldiers and two allied Afghan soldiers were killed in friendly fire incidents Saturday night in southern Afghanistan.
• Pakistani Troops Kill Militants Along Afghan Border VOA 13 Jan 2008 -- Pakistani troops have killed a number of militants in the restive tribal region bordering Afghanistan.

Defense Policy / Programs

• Bush Says Iran Threat Must Be Faced, 'Before It's Too Late' RFE/RL 13 Jan 2008 -- U.S. President George W. Bush, in a keynote speech in the United Arab Emirates today, focused on hopes for democracy in the Middle East, while harshly criticizing Iran's leaders.
• Bush Warns Gulf States of Iran Threat VOA 13 Jan 2008 -- President Bush says Iran is the world's largest sponsor of terrorism, and a source of instability in the Middle East.
• NSTC Hosts NROTC PNS Conference Navy NewsStand 13 Jan 2008 -- The commander of Naval Service Training Command (NSTC), Rear Adm. Arnold O. Lotring, welcomed Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps (NROTC) Professors of Naval Science (PNS) and Navy Junior Reserve Officers Training Corps (NJROTC) area managers to Naval Station Great Lakes, Jan. 8.
• Press Background Briefing on the President's trip to Saudi Arabia by a Senior Administration Official The White House 13 Jan 2008

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• Darfur: UN, African Union envoys in Sudan to reinvigorate peace process UN News Centre 13 Jan 2008 -- Arriving today in the Sudanese capital Khartoum, the United Nations and African Union (AU) Special Envoys for Darfur began a weeklong mission to infuse new momentum into efforts to bring peace to the war-ravaged region.
• Israel, US Agree on Security Issues during Bush Visit VOA 13 Jan 2008 -- Israel is hailing last week's visit by U.S. President George Bush as a success with regard to key policy issues.
• SRI LANKA: End of ceasefire could further hamper aid delivery IRIN 13 Jan 2008 -- Humanitarian agencies in Sri Lanka are increasingly concerned that the government's withdrawal from a ceasefire with Tamil Tiger (LTTE) rebels, which takes effect on 16 January, will unleash fresh violence that could not only impact civilians but also impede aid delivery and jeopardise the safety of humanitarian workers.

News Reports

• France, Saudi Arabia Sign Cooperation Deals VOA 13 Jan 2008 -- France and Saudi Arabia signed four strategic agreements Sunday, shortly after President Nicolas Sarkozy arrived in the kingdom.
• Georgia's Opposition Supporters Protest, Demand Recount VOA 13 Jan 2008 -- Tens of thousands opposition supporters in Georgia took to the streets of the capital Tbilisi to protest what they call massive fraud in the election of pro-Western leader Mikhail Saakahsvili as president last week
• Kenya: UN continues providing assistance in wake of post-election violence UN News Centre 13 Jan 2008 -- As the death toll from deadly wave of post-election violence in Kenya continues to climb, the United Nations is continuing its relief efforts ahead of three days of nationwide rallies next week called for by the opposition.