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• Feb. 15 airpower summary AFPN 16 Feb 2008
• Kissinger slams Germany's refusal to fight in S. Afghanistan IRNA 16 Feb 2008 -- Former US Secretary of State Henry Kissinger harshly criticized the Germany's steadfast refusal to send soldiers to war-stricken southern Afghanistan, where NATO troops are fighting fierce battles with revitalized Taliban and al-Qaeda forces.
• UK admits failure in arming troops in Helmand IRNA 16 Feb 2008 -- The UK government has expressed its sorrow and admitted failure in supplying basic equipment to troops sent to Helmand province in southern Afghanistan after an inquest accused the Ministry of Defence (MoD) of betraying the trust of soldiers.

Defense Policy / Programs

• USS Hopper Celebrates Mid-Deployment Navy NewsStand 16 Feb 2008 -- After three months at sea, guided-missile destroyer USS Hopper (DDG 70), homeported in Pearl Harbor, celebrated its half-way day, symbolically marking the midpoint of their deployment.
• NAVSO Hosts 2008 SOUTHCOM Component Commander's Conference Navy NewsStand 16 Feb 2008 -- U.S. Southern Command (SOUTHCOM) component commanders gathered in Mayport, Feb. 12-13 for the 2008 SOUTHCOM Component Commander's Conference.
• Press Gaggle by National Security Advisor Steve Hadley The White House 16 Feb 2008
• Press Briefing by Ambassador Jendayi Frazer The White House 16 Feb 2008

Defense Industry

• Rafael and BEL agree to form JV Rafael 16 Feb 2008 -- Bharat Electronics Ltd. (BEL) Bangalore, India and Rafael Advanced Defense Systems Ltd, Haifa, Israel, signed a term sheet that will lead to the formation of a strategic JV.
• Sagem Défense Sécurité unveils ULISS 30 XP, the new artillery positioning and pointing system Sagem (Safran group) 16 Feb 2008 -- At the DEFEXPO defense exhibition here in New Delhi, Sagem Défense Sécurité (SAFRAN Group) is showcasing for the first time its ULISS 30 XP, a new positioning and azimuth determination system (PADS) used for artillery pieces, or to carry out topographic missions.
• Defexpo India-2008 arms exhibition opens in New Delhi RIA Novosti 16 Feb 2008 -- The International Defexpo India-2008 arms exhibition and conference opened on Saturday in the capital of India, New Delhi.

Other Conflicts

• EU gives final go-ahead to send its mission to Kosovo RIA Novosti 16 Feb 2008 -- The European Union gave its final approval for sending a civilian and police mission to Serbia's breakaway Kosovo to replace the current UN mission, diplomatic sources in Brussels said on Saturday.
• EU Gives Final Approval To Kosovo Mission RFE/RL 16 Feb 2008 -- EU member states have given their final approval to sending a policing and administration team to Kosovo to help enforce the rule of law in the southern Serbian province, which is expected to declare independence on February 17.
• Kosovo: Province Prepares For Statehood, Of A Sort RFE/RL 16 Feb 2008 -- They will have a new flag to fly, a new anthem to sing, and the support of much of the West.

News Reports

• Suicide bomb attack kills 37 in Pakistan's tribal region: official IRNA 16 Feb 2008 -- At least 37 people were killed in a suicide car bomb attack near the election office of Pakistan Peoples Party in the country's tribal agency on Saturday, the local official said.
• Afghanistan: Analysts Mixed On Pakistani Elections' Impact On Regional Security RFE/RL 16 Feb 2008 -- There are no signs of the Taliban and Al-Qaeda insurgency abating along the Afghan-Pakistani border