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• Dec. 13 airpower summary: A-10s remain vigilant AFNS 14 Dec 2008 -- Coalition airpower integrated with coalition ground forces in Iraq and International Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan during operations Dec. 13, according to Combined Air and Space Operations Center officials here.
• Troops in Iraq Capture Suspects, Seize Weapons Caches AFPS 14 Dec 2008 -- Coalition and Iraqi forces detained eight suspected terrorists and seized weapons in Iraq over the past three days, military officials said.
• Platoon completes security mission in Rawah, Iraq USMC News 14 Dec 2008 -- Marines from Provisional Rifle Platoon 3, Regimental Combat Team 5 completed a two-month security mission at Traffic Control Points 3 and 4 here Dec. 9
• Afghanistan, Neighbors, World Powers Meet In Paris RFE/RL 14 Dec 2008 -- Senior officials from Afghanistan, its neighboring countries, and world powers are meeting on December 14 in Paris to discuss ways of ending the Afghan conflict and helping the country rebuild
• Three Canadian troops killed in Afghanistan RIA Novosti 14 Dec 2008 -- Three Canadian troops from the NATO-led force were killed in the Kandahar province in southern Afghanistan, local TV channel Tolo said on Sunday, referring to foreign military sources.
• Afghanistan: Top UN official deplores Taliban use of child in suicide blast UN News Centre 14 Dec 2008 -- The United Nations envoy to Afghanistan has strongly condemned a suicide bombing, “allegedly” using a 13-year-old boy, against British forces in the south of the violence-wracked nation.

Defense Policy / Programs

• Bush Visits Baghdad, Hails Passage of Agreements, Bids Farewell to Troops AFPS 14 Dec 2008 -- President Bush paid a surprise visit to Iraq yesterday, where he praised lawmakers in Baghdad for passing the status of forces agreement with the United States and offered a farewell message of thanks to U.S. troops serving there.
• Bush on Surprise, Farewell Visit to Baghdad VOA 14 Dec 2008 -- U.S. President George Bush is in Baghdad for a surprise farewell visit to Iraq. He slipped out of Washington unannounced, and headed directly for the Iraqi capital.
• USS Carr Hosts African Maritime Security Official Navy NewsStand 14 Dec 2008 -- The secretary general of the Maritime Organization of West and Central Africa (MOWCA), visited USS Carr (FFG 52) Dec. 11 as part of his visit to Commander, U.S. 2nd Fleet and Combined Joint Operations from the Sea Centre of Excellence for the planning conference of exercise Trident Warrior 09.
• U.S. Navy Docs Embark Brazilian Navy Hospital Ship for Humanitarian Mission in the Amazon Navy NewsStand 14 Dec 2008 -- U.S. Navy doctors recently embarked aboard a Brazilian Navy hospital ship for a month-long humanitarian medical outreach mission through the heart of the Amazon, helping to bring care to remote jungle villages along a 600-mile stretch of the Madeira River.
• HSL-42 Detachment 1 Supports MSO Aboard Vella Gulf Navy NewsStand 14 Dec 2008 -- Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron Light (HSL) 42 Detachment 1 conducts a variety of missions that support maritime security operations (MSO) in the U.S. 5th Fleet Area of Operations (AOO) while embarked aboard guided-missile cruiser USS Vella Gulf (CG 72).
• U.S. Secretary Of Defense Visits Bahrain Navy NewsStand 14 Dec 2008 -- The U.S. secretary of defense visited U.S. Naval Forces Central Command (NAVCENT) headquarters in Bahrain Dec. 12, prior to the start of the 5th annual International Institute for Strategic Studies Manama Dialogue.
• President of Afghanistan Visits USS Theodore Roosevelt Navy NewsStand 14 Dec 2008 -- The president of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan flew aboard USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) Dec. 11 for his first visit to a U.S. aircraft carrier.
• Press Gaggle by Press Secretary Dana Perino and National Security Advisor Stephen Hadley and Deputy National Security Advisor for Iraq and Afghanistan, General Douglas Lute The White House 14 Dec 2008

Defense Industry

Other Conflicts

• UN-led group scheduled for critical talks on Somalia amid government turmoil UN News Centre 14 Dec 2008 -- A United Nations-chaired international group of countries and organizations supporting the consolidation of peace in war-ravaged Somalia has been slated to hold a high-level meeting ahead of a Security Council meeting focusing on the Horn of Africa nation.
• Hamas Says Extended Gaza Truce With Israel Unlikely VOA 14 Dec 2008 -- There has been a strong show of support for the Hamas leadership in the Gaza Strip, where tens-of-thousands of supporters rallied Sunday. The demonstration comes amid growing tension with Israel.
• Somalia President Dismisses Prime Minister VOA 14 Dec 2008 -- The president of Somalia says he has dismissed the government of Prime Minister Nur Hassan Hussein.
• African Neighbors Attack Ugandan Rebels VOA 14 Dec 2008 -- Three central African governments say their armies have launched a joint offensive against Uganda's rebel Lord's Resistance Army.
• Indian PM Wants 'Normalized' Relations with Pakistan VOA 14 Dec 2008 -- India's Prime Minister Manmohan Singh says he wants "normalized" relations with Pakistan, but that Islamabad must stop allowing its territory to be used for terrorist activities against India.

News Reports

• Zimbabwe Opposition Says Constitutional Amendment on Unity Government Premature VOA 14 Dec 2008 -- In Zimbabwe, a proposed constitutional amendment to create a unity government has been published, paving the way for parliament to take up the matter.
• Greek Opposition Leader Papandreou Blames Government for Riots VOA 14 Dec 2008 -- The main opposition leader in Greece blames the government for the violent street protests in Athens and other parts of the country, following the police killing of a teenager.
• Iran to urge OPEC to cut oil output by 2 mln bpd RIA Novosti 14 Dec 2008 -- Iran will call on the world's oil cartel at its extraordinary meeting next week to cut oil output by further 2 million barrels per day, Iranian Oil Minister Gholamhossein Nozari said on Sunday.