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• Oct. 11 airpower summary: F-15 Strike Eagles provide close-air support AFPN 12 Oct 2008 -- Coalition airpower integrated with coalition ground forces in Iraq and ISAF in Afghanistan during operations.


• Interview: Gen. Odierno with Ernesto Londono from The Washington Post, Oct. 12, 2008 MNF-I 12 Oct 2008 -- Gen. Ray Odierno, Commander, Multi-National Force - Iraq, speaks with Ernesto Londono from The Washington Post
• Latest Iraqi Violence Kills 16 VOA 12 Oct 2008 -- US and Iraqi security officials say 4 separate attacks in the northern city of Mosul and Baghdad killed at least 16 people and wounded more than 50 others.
• U.S. Presence Still Needed for Stability in Anbar Province, General Says AFPS 12 Oct 2008 -- MFI-W Commander: Despite transitioning Anbar province to Iraqi, it's still too soon for US to withdraw from region.
• Large Taliban Attack Repulsed with Air Strikes VOA 12 Oct 2008 -- Two battles in Helmand province in southern Afghanistan have killed as many as 100 Taliban fighters.

Defense Policy / Programs

• Laser Technology Improves Radar Maintenance, Saves Time, Money for Surface Forces Navy NewsStand 12 Oct 2008 -- Engineers from Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC) Port Hueneme, a field activity of Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA), will install the first maintenance system utilizing laser technology to improve AN/SPY-1D(V) radar maintenance on board USS Sterett (DDG 104) the week of Oct. 13.
• USS Lake Erie Arrives in Kailua-Kona for Ironman Support Navy NewsStand 12 Oct 2008 -- The Ticonderoga-class guided missile cruiser USS Lake Erie (CG 70) arrived in Kona Bay outside Kailua-Kona in support of the 30th Ironman World Championship triathlon Oct. 10.
• Continuing Promise Medical Team Hard at Work in Dominican Republic Navy NewsStand 12 Oct 2008 -- The joint-military, multinational medical team currently embarked aboard USS Kearsarge (LHD 3) is working with host nation medical personnel to treat residents in remote areas of the country in support of the humanitarian/civic assistance mission Continuing Promise (CP) 2008.
• Navy Celebrates 233 Years of 'Honorable and Glorious' Service Navy NewsStand 12 Oct 2008 -- "Without a decisive naval force we can do nothing definitive, and with it everything honorable and glorious."
• Arms sales sign of renewed trust between Taiwan, U.S.: scholar CNA 12 Oct 2008 -- Washington's approval of sale weapons to Taiwan a symbol of initial efforts to rebuild trust between Taiwan and the United States.
• Russia's Medvedev observes test launch of Topol ICBM RIA Novosti 12 Oct 2008 -- President Medvedev observed test launch of a Topol intercontinental ballistic missile from Plesetsk space center in northern Russia.

Defense Industry

Other Conflicts

• Israeli Police Crack Down on Jewish-Arab Violence VOA 12 Oct 2008 -- Israel is cracking down on a wave of ethnic violence in a mixed Jewish-Arab city.
• Three Years After Nalchik, North Caucasus Resistance Remains Potent, Deadly Force RFE/RL 12 Oct 2008 -- On October 13, 2005, some 150 to 200 highly motivated but poorly trained and prepared young local Muslims launched multiple attacks on police and security facilities in Nalchik, capital of the Kabardino-Balkaria Republic

News Reports

• Iranian Reformist to Run in 2009 Presidential Race VOA 12 Oct 2008 -- A leading Iranian reformist will run in next year's presidential elections, challenging President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, expected to seek second term.
• Zimbabwe's Tsvangirai Commits to Cabinet Negotiations VOA 12 Oct 2008 -- Zimbabwean opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai committed to resolving the cabinet issue threatening power sharing agreement.
• Puntland Forces Kill Pirates in Raid on Ship VOA 12 Oct 2008 -- Officials say forces from northern Somalia have killed two pirates during a raid on a hijacked cargo ship.
• EU Poised To Shelve Its Grievances, Return To Business As Usual With Russia RFE/RL 12 Oct 2008 -- When European Union leaders convene in Brussels for a summit meeting on October 15-16, they will have little option but to conclude to bury the hatchet with Russia over Georgia
• Judge prosecuted for suspending Yushchenko's early poll decree RIA Novosti 12 Oct 2008 -- A case launched against Kiev judge who ruled to suspend decree on dissolving parliament and calling early elections.