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• OIF/OEF Casualty Update 03 Nov 2008 [PDF]
• DoD News: DoD Identifies Army Casualty
• Nov. 2 airpower summary: F-15Es strike enemy forces AFNS 03 Nov 2008 -- Coalition airpower integrated with coalition ground forces in Iraq and International Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan during operations Nov. 2, according to Combined Air and Space Operations Center officials here.
• Troops Capture Two Dozen Terrorist Suspects in Iraq AFPS 03 Nov 2008 -- Coalition forces in Iraq captured 24 suspected terrorist operatives in three days of operations, military officials reported today.
• Twin Bombings Kill Six in Baghdad VOA 03 Nov 2008 -- Iraqi security officials say at least 6 people were killed early Monday when 2 bombs exploded in central Baghdad.
• Does Syria Raid Signal New U.S. Strategy In Iraq? RFE/RL 03 Nov 2008 -- International media reported on October 26 that U.S. forces based in Iraq had attacked the Syrian border village of Sukkaryiah killing eight people, whom a U.S. military official described as "Al-Qaeda fighters." Iran was one of the first countries to denounce the incursion
• Troops Dismantle Drug Nest, Deal Blow to Taliban Finances AFPS 03 Nov 2008 -- Coalition and Afghan forces today dismantled a drug-making facility in southeastern Afghanistan and destroyed 44 tons of hashish in what military officials say is a major blow to funding terrorists in the country.
• AFGHANISTAN: Polio drive misses 120,000 children IRIN 03 Nov 2008 -- Tens of thousands of children - mostly in rural parts of the southern provinces of Helmand, Kandahar and Uruzgan - have missed out on polio immunisation due to insecurity and threats to health workers, the Public Health Ministry (MoPH) has said.
• Afghan returnee numbers this year top 276,000 – UN refugee agency UN News Centre 03 Nov 2008 -- The United Nations refugee agency said today that some 276,700 Afghans returned to their homeland this year through its voluntary repatriation programme, 99 per cent of them coming from neighbouring Pakistan.
• President Zardari demands halt to US drone attacks on Pakistan territory IRNA 03 Nov 2008 -- President Zardari: Raids should be stopped; focus should be more on enhanced coordination and intelligence-sharing.
• Pakistan's Zardari Urges US General to Stop Missile Strikes VOA 03 Nov 2008 -- Pakistan's president urged a top US general to stop missile strikes on militant targets in Pakistani territory.

Defense Policy / Programs

• Detainee Sentenced To Life In Prison US Dept. of Defense 03 Nov 2008 -- A military commission sentenced today Ali Hamza Ahmad Suliman al Bahlul of Yemen to confinement for life for conspiracy, solicitation and providing material support to terrorism in violation of the Military Commissions Act of 2006
• Detainee Convicted of Terrorism Charge At Military Commission Trial US Dept. of Defense 03 Nov 2008 -- A military commission today found Ali Hamza Ahmad Suliman al Bahlul of Yemen guilty of conspiracy with Usama Bin Laden and others to commit murder of protected persons, attacking civilians and other crimes
• US Military Jury Sentences al-Qaida Aide to Life in Prison VOA 03 Nov 2008 -- A military jury at the U.S. prison in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, has sentenced an al-Qaida operative to life in prison for conspiracy, solicitation for murder, and material support for terrorism.
• US May Accept Some Iraqi Changes to Forces Agreement VOA 03 Nov 2008 -- U.S. officials are denying reports that they are abandoning efforts to negotiate an agreement on the future of U.S. forces in Iraq, saying they will soon respond to Iraqi proposals for changes in the draft, and that some changes may be possible.
• Gov't demands quick response to Iraq security pact proposals IRNA 03 Nov 2008 -- Iraq expects US to give response to the Iraqi proposals to amend security pact draftafter the US presidential election.
• Petraeus Visits Pakistan To Review Counterinsurgency Cooperation RFE/RL 03 Nov 2008 -- The new chief of the U.S. military's Central Command, General David Petraeus, is in Islamabad for talks with Pakistani military leaders on their cooperation against terrorism
• U.S Centcom chief holds important meetings in Pakistan IRNA 03 Nov 2008 -- General Petraeus, CENTCOM chief, began important meetings with Pakistani military and political leadership on security issues.
• US Commander in Pakistan to Discusses Regional Security VOA 03 Nov 2008 -- US Commander Petraeus in Islamabad for talks with military and civilian leaders on regional security issues.
• HQ-level office created for nuclear mission AFNS 03 Nov 2008 -- Air Force leaders have created a new Air Staff directorate that began operations Nov. 1 to strengthen the focus on the nuclear enterprise.
• Technical issues, more tests delay satellite's liftoff AFNS 03 Nov 2008 -- The Tactical Satellite-3 scheduled to launch in October from NASA's Wallops Flight Facility at Wallops Island, Va., is now scheduled for liftoff in January 2009 after the project team discovered and then fixed problems with the spacecraft's Star Tracker apparatus.
• Information center to ease transition to AF management AFNS 03 Nov 2008 -- Base residents seeking life-support services can receive assistance from an information center at the 332nd Expeditionary Mission Support Group here once a joint-service initiative, called Base Operating Support-Integration, takes effect Nov. 6, concluding more than six months of preparation to deliver responsibility for about 90 percent of base life-support functions to the group.
• Compensation, Benefits Handbook Consolidates Warrior Care Information AFPS 03 Nov 2008 -- Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates said a new handbook is another step in improving the care and support wouynded, ill or injured troops and their families deserve. The handbook compiles the myriad information they need in one succinct, easy-to-read publication.
• U.S. 6th Fleet Meets with Romanian Naval Forces During USS Mount Whitney Visit Navy NewsStand 03 Nov 2008 -- The commander of the U.S. 6th Fleet met with the chief of Romanian Naval Forces Staff Nov. 1 to discuss ongoing Black Sea maritime partnerships as a prelude to the annual Black Sea Partnership Cruise (BSPC).
• UK troops to get new hi-tech body armour IRNA 03 Nov 2008 -- Britain's Ministry of Defence carried out development work following criticism over lack of protection given to troops deployed in Iraq and Afghanistan.
• Russian naval tanker to join warship in African waters RIA Novosti 03 Nov 2008 -- A Russian Baltic Fleet tanker to join frigate involved in protecting merchant ships from pirates in African waters.
• Movement to Ban Cluster Bombs Gains Momentum VOA 03 Nov 2008 -- Activists are urging governments to sign an international treaty to ban the use, production and stockpiling of cluster bombs one month from now in Oslo.
• Daily Press Briefing US Dept. of State 03 Nov 2008
• Press Briefing by Press Secretary Dana Perino The White House 03 Nov 2008

Defense Industry

• DoD News: Contracts for November 03, 2008
• U.S. Army Awards Northrop Grumman $97 Million Contract to Procure and Modify Unmanned Aerial Vehicles Northrop Grumman 03 Nov 2008 -- The U.S. Army has awarded Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) a $97 million contract to procure, modify and deliver 12 Hunter MQ-5B Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) aircraft; six One-System Block II ground control stations; eight tactical common data link, ground data link terminal sets; two sets of ground support equipment; and four sets of spare parts.
• General Dynamics and AM General JLTV Team Awarded JLTV Technology Demonstration Contract AM General 03 Nov 2008 -- General Tactical Vehicles (GTV), a joint venture between General Dynamics Land Systems and AM General, has been awarded a $45 million Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV) 27-month Technology Demonstration (TD) contract from the U.S. Army TACOM Life Cycle Management Command
• Boeing Celebrates 20th Anniversary of 1st Avenger Delivery to US Army Boeing 03 Nov 2008 -- Boeing [NYSE: BA] today announced that Nov. 1 marked the 20th anniversary of its first Avenger fire unit delivery to the U.S. Army.
• Boeing Rolls Out 1st F-15SG to Singapore Boeing 03 Nov 2008 -- The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] today rolled out the first F-15SG jet fighter to the Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF). The F-15SG is a variant of the highly capable, combat-proven F-15E.
• Boeing and QinetiQ Help Deliver Pre-deployment Training to UK Ground Forces Boeing 03 Nov 2008 -- A QinetiQ-led team that includes The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] is collectively delivering potentially life-saving pre-deployment training for UK forces before they leave for Afghanistan.
• CACI Awarded $29 Million Contract to Support Network Infrastructure Upgrade for U.S. Marine Corps CACI 03 Nov 2008 -- CACI International Inc (NYSE:CAI) announced today that it has been awarded a task order with a ceiling value of $29 million (one five-month base period, with optional contract line items for additional towers and support structures, as authorized) by the U.S. Marine Corps under the U.S. General Services Administration's CONNECTIONS contract vehicle.
• General Dynamics Completes Initial Delivery of Warfighter Information Network-Tactical Equipment General Dynamics 03 Nov 2008 -- General Dynamics C4 Systems recently completed delivery of the first WIN-T Increment 1 equipment to the U.S. Army.
• Lockheed Martin Receives $147 Million Contract for Sniper Advanced Targeting Lockheed Martin 03 Nov 2008 -- Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] has received a $147 million contract from the U.S. Air Force for additional Sniper® Advanced Targeting Pods (ATPs).
• Northrop Grumman Receives Two Contracts for AN/APN-241 Radar Program Northrop Grumman 03 Nov 2008 -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) has been awarded two separate contracts from the U.S. Air Force Warner Robins Air Logistics Center to provide navigation and weather radars and logistical support for the United States Air Force, Air Force Reserves and Air National Guard.
• Pratt & Whitney to Wash 800 Engines for U.S. Air Force with EcoPower® Service Pratt & Whitney 03 Nov 2008 -- Pratt & Whitney will provide EcoPower® engine wash services for the entire U.S. Air Force F117 fleet of 800 engines, as part of a C-17 F117 Engine Overhaul and Repair support contract from The Boeing Company, announced in October.
• Lockheed Martin-Led Team Completes GPS III Integrated Baseline Review Lockheed Martin 03 Nov 2008 -- The Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] team developing the next-generation Global Positioning System (GPS) spacecraft, known as GPS III, has successfully completed on-schedule an Integrated Baseline Review (IBR) with the U.S. Air Force, an important program milestone that precedes the Preliminary Design Review.
• .S. Air Force Awards Raytheon $5.7 Million Contract Option for Maverick Missile Upgrades Raytheon 03 Nov 2008 -- Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) was awarded a $5.7 million contract option to upgrade software on the AGM-65 H/K TV-guided Maverick air-to-surface missile.
• Thales reaches another key milestone in its phased array RBE2 radar programme Thales 03 Nov 2008 -- Thales, European leader in electronic combat systems, today announced that its Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) RBE2 radar has reached a significant new milestone with the end of its hardware development phase.
• Raytheon Awarded $422 Million Contract for Standard Missile-2 Production Raytheon 03 Nov 2008 -- U.S. Naval Sea Systems Command awarded Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) a $422 million production contract for Standard Missile-2 Block IIIA and Block IIIB missiles.

Other Conflicts

• DAILY PRESS BRIEFING BY THE OFFICE OF THE SPOKESPERSON FOR THE SECRETARY-GENERAL United Nations 03 Nov 2008
• PRESS CONFERENCE ON DEVELOPMENTS IN DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO United Nations 03 Nov 2008
• Aid Convoy Reaches Rebel-Held Congo Town VOA 03 Nov 2008 -- A humanitarian-aid convoy escorted by U.N. peacekeepers has reached the rebel-held town of Rutshuru in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo.
• UN Chief Names Special Envoy for DRC Crisis VOA 03 Nov 2008 -- U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has named a former Nigerian president as his special envoy to help resolve the crisis in violence-wracked Eastern Congo.
• Ban appoints envoy as UN aid convoy reaches rebel-held town in DR Congo UN News Centre 03 Nov 2008 -- A United Nations aid convoy has reached one of the major rebel-held towns in the far east of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), providing urgent supplies to civilians trapped amid the fighting in the region, as United Nations officials led by Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon continue efforts to broker a solution to the conflict.
• Worsening violence deepens humanitarian crisis in Chad, UN relief wing warns UN News Centre 03 Nov 2008 -- Volatile security conditions and the deteriorating humanitarian situation in the area around Dogdoré in eastern Chad threaten the lives of 26,000 internally displaced persons (IDPs), United Nations humanitarian officials warned today.
• UN envoy speaks out against resumed Israeli demolitions in West Bank UN News Centre 03 Nov 2008 -- The United Nations Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process (UNSCO) has voiced alarm at Israel’s recent resumption of house demolitions – after a freeze which began this April – in the West Bank.
• Georgia says ready for constructive work in Geneva RIA Novosti 03 Nov 2008 -- Georgia ready to take a constructive part in discussions in Geneva on security and stability in the Caucasus region.
• Hamas Threatens to Boycott Palestinian Unity Talks VOA 03 Nov 2008 -- Palestinian Hamas threatened to boycott reconciliation talks unless its rival, Fatah, halts a crackdown on the Islamist group in the West Bank.
• Hamas official in Cairo to discuss Palestinian reconciliation RIA Novosti 03 Nov 2008 -- A Hamas delegation arrived in Egypt for discussions on an Egyptian plan to resolve the Palestinian political crisis.
• US Sees No Evidence of Rwanda Involvement in DRC Rebel Insurgency VOA 03 Nov 2008 -- US: No evidence Kigali supports rebels loyal to renegade Army general Laurent Nkunda in insurgency in DRC.

News Reports

• ZAMBIA: A successful democratic election IRIN 03 Nov 2008 -- Zambia cemented its democratic credentials on 30 October in an election that observers judged free and fair, even though a defeated opposition leader has disputed the results in what was an exceptionally tight race.
• Dalai Lama Says Diplomacy With Beijing Has Failed VOA 03 Nov 2008 -- Tibet's spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama giving up on talks with China about autonomy.
• Chinese Delegation Begins Historic Five-Day Visit to Taiwan VOA 03 Nov 2008 -- A Chinese delegation has begun a 5-day visit to Taiwan aimed at boosting economic ties between the 2 longtime rivals.
• South Africa's ANC Dismisses Group Accusation VOA 03 Nov 2008 -- South Africa's ruling ANC dismissing reports that the new political group would pose a significant challenge to the party next year's elections.
• Elections only solution to Ukraine political crisis - Yushchenko RIA Novosti 03 Nov 2008 -- Ukrainian President Yushchenko: Lack of trust in PM Tymoshenko means elections the only way out of political crisis.