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• DoD News: DoD Identifies Army Casualty
• Gates Calls for More Troops Ahead of Afghan Elections VOA 22 Nov 2008 -- U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates says he wants additional troops in place ahead of Afghanistan's national elections set for next year.
• Fugitive British Militant Killed in Strike in Pakistan VOA 22 Nov 2008 -- Officials and tribal witnesses in Pakistan say a suspected U.S missile strike has killed at least five militants, including several foreigners in a remote region near the Afghan border.
• US missile strike in Pakistan 'kills' alleged transatlantic plane bombing plotter: TV IRNA 22 Nov 2008 -- Rashid Rauf, a dual citizen of Britain and Pakistan, suspected of involvement in a plot to blow up trans-Atlantic airliners, was killed in an US missile strike in Pakistan's tribal region on Saturday, local TV channels reported
• Two top Al Qaeda militants killed by US missile: reports IRNA 22 Nov 2008 -- The alleged mastermind of a 2006 transatlantic airplane bombing plot was killed in a US missile attack in northwest Pakistan early on Saturday, officials said

Defense Policy / Programs

• Carl Vinson Undergoes First Phase of Crew Certification Navy NewsStand 22 Nov 2008 -- Sailors aboard USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) are undergoing the first phase of their crew certification this November as part of the process to bring the ship back to operational status as it enters the final phases of its refueling complex overhaul (RCOH) at Northrop Grumman Shipbuilding in Newport News, Va.
• Open Architecture Success Highlighted at Industry Forum Navy NewsStand 22 Nov 2008 -- The Navy's Program Executive Officer for Integrated Warfare Systems (PEO IWS), discussed the Navy's progress in the area of open architecture (OA) during a Defense Daily OA Summit Nov. 18 in Washington.
• GW Strike Group Participates in Bilateral Exercise with Japanese Counterparts Navy NewsStand 22 Nov 2008 -- The George Washington Carrier Strike Group completed its first bilateral exercise with the Japan Maritime and Air Self-Defense Forces (JMSDF and JASDF) Nov. 19.
• GW Strike Group Returns to Yokosuka after West Pac Deployment Navy NewsStand 22 Nov 2008 -- The George Washington Carrier Strike Group (GW CSG) returned to Japan Nov. 21 after a successful two-month deployment to the Western Pacific Ocean, which included stops in Busan, Republic of Korea and Guam as well as a major exercise with the Japan Maritime and Air Self-Defense Forces.
• USS Greeneville Undocks One Week Early Navy NewsStand 22 Nov 2008 -- Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, Kittery, Maine, successfully undocked USS Greeneville (SSN 772) one week early on Nov. 14 by returning to "back-to-basics" work practices.
• NMCB 1 Seabees Bridge Gap to Success During Field Ex Navy NewsStand 22 Nov 2008 -- Seabees assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 1 Bridge Detachment (Det.) completed the final mission of a three-week field training exercise (FTX) and final evaluation problem (FEP) held at Camp Shelby, Miss., Nov. 15.
• Seabees Complete Pre-Deployment Project Navy NewsStand 22 Nov 2008 -- After several weeks of planning and 23 days of blistering hot construction work, Seabees from Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 5 completed a pre-deployment project at Camp Wilson on board Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, Calif., Nov. 10.
• Hornet Celebrates 30th Anniversary of First Flight Navy NewsStand 22 Nov 2008 -- The F/A-18 Hornet community celebrated the 30th anniversary of the legacy aircraft's first flight Nov. 18.
• Expeditionary Security Sailors Train to Save Lives, Prepare for Deployment Navy NewsStand 22 Nov 2008 -- Sailors from Maritime Expeditionary Security Group (MESG) 1, who are preparating to mobilize for deployment in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom, conducted tactical combat casualty care (TCCC) training aboard Patrol Boats 201 and 202 at Naval Station Everett Nov. 14.
• Pakistan will not be the first to use nuclear weapons: Zardari IRNA 22 Nov 2008 -- President Asif Ali Zardari on Saturday said Pakistan will not be the first to use nuclear weapons adding that despite their differences, Pakistan and India have a great future together

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• UN-backed Middle East Quartet representative expresses concern at Gaza situation UN News Centre 22 Nov 2008 -- The representative of the United Nations-backed Middle East Quartet has added his voice today to the growing international concerns about the humanitarian situation inside the Gaza Strip and the recent renewed violence in Gaza and Israel.

News Reports

• Is The Bloom Off The Rose In Georgia? RFE/RL 22 Nov 2008 -- On November 22, 2003, Mikheil Saakashvili -- a 35-year-old lawyer and politician with a dynamic, populist streak -- stood outside the Georgian parliament building, surrounded by a crowd of demonstrators
• Sarkozy Rising RFE/RL 22 Nov 2008 -- Even his detractors must that admit Nicolas Sarkozy is unique in the uncompromising manner in which he has directed France's EU presidency from the front
• Arab World Reacts Cautiously to US New Ambassador to Libya VOA 22 Nov 2008 -- The U.S. Senate approved the nomination of a new U.S. ambassador to Libya late Thursday, making it the first time in 36 years that the United States will have an ambassador in the Libyan capital, Tripoli.