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• Dec. 6 airpower summary: B-1B deters enemy attacks AFNS 07 Dec 2008 -- Coalition airpower integrated with coalition ground forces in Iraq and International Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan during operations Dec. 6, according to Combined Air and Space Operations Center officials here.
• Coalition Forces Continue to Target Terror Network Members AFPS 07 Dec 2008 -- Coalition forces in Iraq apprehended an alleged key member of the Kataib Hezbollah network and two other suspects during an operation early today in Baghdad's Adhamiyah district.
• Japan ends mission in Iraq (Baghdad) MNF-I 07 Dec 2008 -- The Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force held an end of mission ceremony at Al Faw Palace Dec. 6 to commemorate the conclusion of their operations in Iraq with Coalition forces
• Coalition Forces Kill Three, Detain Four in Afghanistan AFPS 07 Dec 2008 -- Operations to disrupt the Hizb-e-Islami Gulbuddin terrorist network in Afghanistan’s Kapisa province yesterday targeted a network commander known to facilitate the movement of weapons and foreign fighters into the area.
• NATO supplies, oil tankers, HMMWV torched in Pakistan IRNA 07 Dec 2008 -- Suspected militants in Pakistan in a pre-dawn attack on Sunday torched trucks and tankers, supplying fuel and food to foreign forces in Afghanistan, and destroyed over 90 vehicles and killed a guard, officials and witnesses said
• Pakistani Militants Destroy NATO, US Army Vehicles VOA 07 Dec 2008 -- Authorities in Pakistan say that scores of suspected Taliban militants attacked and destroyed more than 100 trucks loaded with supplies and military vehicles for NATO and U.S troops in neighboring Afghanistan.
• US Troops to Focus on Protecting Afghan Capital VOA 07 Dec 2008 -- U.S. military officials in Afghanistan say most of the additional American forces scheduled to arrive there early next year will be deployed near Kabul.
• Pakistan says 300 foreign militants operating in two tribal regions IRNA 07 Dec 2008 -- A top Pakistani military general has said that nearly 300 foreign fighters are still operating in two lawless tribal regions, where the forces are battling them and their local supporters

Defense Policy / Programs

• Rice: Iraq War is 'Strategic Achievement' VOA 07 Dec 2008 -- U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice says it pains her that the United States went to war in Iraq based on inaccurate intelligence, but she says she believes the operation will turn out to be a strategic achievement.
• Obama Remains Committed to Troop Withdrawal From Iraq VOA 07 Dec 2008 -- U.S. President-elect Barack Obama has reaffirmed his intention to withdraw American combat forces from Iraq after taking office.
• Obama Picks Bush Critic to Head Veterans Affairs VOA 07 Dec 2008 -- U.S. President-elect Barack Obama has chosen a retired Army general who criticized the Bush administration's conduct of the war in Iraq to be the next secretary of Veterans Affairs.
• Groundbreaking launches $312M investigative agency complex USMC News 07 Dec 2008 -- Marine Corps Base Quantico hosted a ground-breaking ceremony Nov. 24 for the facility that will house the Military Department Investigative Agencies
• USS Samuel B. Roberts Holds Change of Command at Sea Navy NewsStand 07 Dec 2008 -- USS Samuel B. Roberts (FFG 58) held a change-of-command ceremony at sea Dec. 2 while conducting counter-illicit trafficking operations in the Eastern Pacific Ocean.
• LCAC Community Offers Unique Career Opportunities Navy NewsStand 07 Dec 2008 -- Transporting Marines and their vehicles from ship to shore is a vital operation for any amphibious assault ship. These key operations are made possible by the assault craft unit (ACU) landing craft air cushion (LCAC) community.
• Partnerships Developed, Personal Relationships Built in Black Sea Navy NewsStand 07 Dec 2008 -- USS Mount Whitney (LCC/JCC 20) departed her homeport of Gaeta, Italy Oct. 21 in support of the Black Sea Partnership Cruise. The ship visited several ports including Rhodes, Greece; Constanta, Romania; Sevastopol, Ukraine; and Varna, Bulgaria, Oct. 24-Nov. 17.
• Vella Gulf Corpsmen Provide Critical Care During Medical Emergency Navy NewsStand 07 Dec 2008 -- The guided-missile cruiser USS Vella Gulf's (CG 72) medical team's quick reaction and professional knowledge provided critical, lifesaving aid to a Sailor in need of medical attention Nov. 29.
• New Commissary, Navy Exchange will Improve Quality of Life Navy NewsStand 07 Dec 2008 -- The official ground-breaking ceremony for the new commissary and Navy Exchange joint facility on board Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base (NAS JRB) New Orleans in Belle Chasse, La., took place Dec. 3.
• Russian warship crosses Panama Canal for first time since WWII RIA Novosti 06 Dec 2008 -- Russia's Admiral Chabanenko destroyer crossed the Panama Canal overnight, becoming the first Russian or Soviet warship to enter the waterway since World War II.
• Iran tests new anti-ship missile in Gulf of Oman - TV RIA Novosti 07 Dec 2008 -- Iran has test-launched a new anti-ship missile as part of large-scale naval exercises in the Gulf of Oman, Iranian television said on Sunday.
• Iran Tests Sea-Launched Missile VOA 07 Dec 2008 -- Iran says it has test-fired a new missile during a six-day naval maneuver in the Sea of Oman.

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Other Conflicts

• Time to act in DR Congo is now, says UN peacekeeping chief UN News Centre 07 Dec 2008 -- With a “humanitarian tragedy” unfolding in the war-torn eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), it is imperative that action be taken immediately to protect the population and bring an end to the fighting, the top United Nations peacekeeping official said today.
• Central African Republic: Ban welcomes confirmation that political talks to start soon UN News Centre 07 Dec 2008 -- Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today welcomed the confirmation that inclusive political dialogue will kick off tomorrow in the Central African Republic (CAR), which has been beset by widespread fighting and armed banditry in recent years.
• Israeli Police Block Aid Boat Bound for Blockaded Gaza VOA 07 Dec 2008 -- An attempt by Israeli Arabs to break Israel's blockade on the Gaza Strip has been stopped.

News Reports

• Kremlin Looms Large In Choosing Aleksy's Successor RFE/RL 05 Dec 2008 -- Barely had tributes begun to pour in for Patriarch Aleksy II when speculation started about his successor as Russian Orthodox Church leader
• Metropolitan Kirill named interim leader of Russian Church RIA Novosti 06 Dec 2008 -- The governing body of the Russian Orthodox Church, the Holy Synod, elected on Saturday Metropolitan Kirill of Smolensk and Kaliningrad as the interim leader of the Church.