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• DoD Identifies Army Casualty
• Marines attacked by IED (Anbar Province)
• May 3 airpower summary: F-15Es bomb enemy positions AFPN 04 May 2008
• Coalition, Iraqi Forces Kill, Capture Insurgents AFPS 04 May 2008 -- Coalition and Iraqi forces killed and captured dozens of enemy fighters and terrorists during operatrions conducted throughout Iraq over the past three days.
• Afghanistan Says Al-Qaida in Pakistan Behind Attack on Karzai VOA 04 May 2008 -- A senior Afghan official says al-Qaida militants based in Pakistan were behind a recent assassination attempt on President Hamid Karzai in Kabul.
• Troops Conduct Operations in Afghanistan's Helmand, Khowst Provinces AFPS 04 May 2008 -- Coalition forces killed an undetermined number of militants and detained 29 in Afghanistan's Helmand and Khowst provinces over the past two days.
• Two Afghan Government Employees Arrested for Karzai Attack VOA 04 May 2008 -- Officials in Afghanistan say they have arrested two government employees for suspected links to an April 27 attack on the life of President Hamid Karzai.

Defense Policy / Programs

• USS North Carolina Joins the Fleet Navy NewsStand 04 May 2008 -- The Navy's newest nuclear-powered submarine, USS North Carolina (SSN 777), was brought to life May 3 during a commissioning ceremony held in its namesake state at the Port of Wilmington.
• Al-Jazeera Cameraman Freed From Guantanamo VOA 02 May 2008 -- The Pentagon says it believes a former al-Jazeera cameraman sent from the Guantanamo detention center to Sudan Thursday is still dangerous, and it expects the Sudanese government to help ensure he does not resume what the Pentagon says is his involvement in terrorism

Defense Industry

Other Conflicts

• Middle East: Rice Says Peace Deal Still Possible By Year's End RFE/RL 04 May 2008 -- U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said she believes an Israeli-Palestinian peace agreement is still possible this year.
• Rice criticizes Israel over West Bank settlements, roadblocks RIA Novosti 04 May 2008 -- U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice criticized on Sunday the ongoing Israeli construction of settlements in occupied Palestinian territories and urged Tel Aviv to ease travel restrictions on Palestinians.
• Abkhazia says it downed two Georgian surveillance drones RIA Novosti 04 May 2008 -- Georgia's breakaway republic of Abkhazia shot down over its territory on Sunday two Georgian surveillance drones, an Abkhaz presidential envoy told RIA Novosti.
• Abkhazia says some 7,500 Georgian troops amassed in border area RIA Novosti 04 May 2008 -- Georgia has deployed almost 7,500 troops on its border with Abkhazia, the defense minister of the breakaway republic said on Sunday.
• Georgia laughs off reports of upcoming military action in Abkhazia RIA Novosti 04 May 2008 -- Georgia's Foreign Ministry has responded with a sense of humor to Russian media reports concerning an imminent Georgian military operation in its breakaway republic of Abkhazia.
• Israel Hints at Uprooting Settlements in Peace Deal VOA 04 May 2008 -- Israeli Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni indicated Sunday Israel may uproot some of its West Bank settlements as part of a peace accord with the Palestinians
• Rice Says Israeli-Palestinian Peace Deal Still Possible by End of Year VOA 04 May 2008 -- U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, meeting Sunday in Ramallah, said an Israeli-Palestinian peace accord is still achievable
• Central Somali Town Residents Protest US Airstrike VOA 04 May 2008 -- More than a thousand people demonstrated in central Somalia Sunday against the U.S. airstrike that killed the alleged head of al-Qaida in the country and at least 11 other people.

News Reports

• More Than 350 Killed in Burma Cyclone VOA 04 May 2008 -- Officials in Burma say more than 350 people have been killed by a powerful tropical cyclone that slammed into the Irrawaddy delta and the country's main city, Rangoon.
• Chinese, Tibetan Representatives to Continue Meetings VOA 04 May 2008 -- Chinese and Tibetan sources say envoys of the Chinese government and the Tibetan government in exile have agreed to hold further talks, after meeting Sunday in the Chinese city of Shenzhen.
• MYANMAR: Assessment hard in wake of Cyclone Nargis destruction IRIN 04 May 2008 -- At least 243 people were killed and tens of thousands made homeless when Cyclone Nargis hit Myanmar on 2 May and swept through parts of the country the following day, according to state media.