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• DoD News: DoD Identifies Army Casualty
• Transcript: DoD News Briefing with Col. Kievenaar From Iraq DoD 05 Jan 2009 -- Presenter: Commander, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division Col. Butch Kievenaar
• U.S., Iraqi Forces Capture Suspected Bombers, Other Terrorists AFPS 05 Jan 2009 -- U.S. soldiers and Iraqi security forces nabbed 2 bombing suspects, as well as 9 other suspected terrorists.
• US Troops Watch for Female Suicide Bombers in Iraq VOA 05 Jan 2009 -- A US commander in Iraq says he is watching for female suicide bombers linked to al-Qaida as he helps Iraqi forces provide security for Ashura.
• Strategic Agreement Has Mimimal Impact on Most Iraq Operations AFPS 05 Jan 2009 -- The new strategic agreement in Iraq is having minimal impact on troops operating in provinces already under Iraqi control.
• Iraq 'Much Better Off' Today Than Under Saddam, Cheney Says AFPS 05 Jan 2009 -- VP Cheney: U.S.-coalition military campaign that deposed Saddam Hussein has placed Iraq in a much-improved situation.
• Turkish Warplanes Bomb Suspected Kurdish Rebels in Iraq VOA 05 Jan 2009 -- Turkish warplanes Monday targeted suspected Kurdish rebel hideouts in northern Iraq.
• U.S. officials seek more supply routes for Afghanistan AFNS 05 Jan 2009 -- Military transportation officials are seeking alternate routes for supplying US and NATO troops deployed in Afghanistan.
• Teamwork shown as Airmen respond to helicopter crash AFNS 05 Jan 2009 -- 6 Airmen of the 379th Civil Engineer Squadron used teamwork to recover a helicopter that crashed at a base in Afghanistan.
• 3 alleged US spies killed in Pakistan's tribal region IRNA 05 Jan 2009 -- Suspected militants have killed 3 men accused of spying for the US in Pakistan's region of North Waziristan, local tribesmen.

Defense Policy / Programs

• Air Force ISR Agency continues transformation AFNS 05 Jan 2009 -- As part of the Air Force's intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance transition, Air Force officials announced Jan. 1 the renaming of the 480th Intelligence Wing at Langley Air Force Base, Va., and the 70th IW at Fort George G. Meade, Md., as the 480th Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Wing and the 70th ISRW.
• New badge part of historic change in force support AFNS 05 Jan 2009 -- A new career badge made its debut when 57 officers graduated from the inaugural force support officer training course.
• DOD officials expand eligibility for expeditionary medal AFNS 05 Jan 2009 -- Department of Defense officials recently expanded the areas of eligibility for the Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal.
• New US Embassy Opens in Baghdad VOA 05 Jan 2009 -- The United States has opened its new embassy in Iraq - Washington's largest diplomatic outpost in the world.
• Bush, Sudan VP Seek to Reverse Growing Threats of Violence, Genocide VOA 05 Jan 2009 -- Sudan's First Vice President Salva Kiir Mayardit will meet with US President George W. Bush at the White House today.
• Georgia says to sign partnership pact with U.S. Jan. 9 RIA Novosti 05 Jan 2009 -- Georgia will sign a strategic partnership treaty with the United States on January 9, the Georgian Foreign Ministry said on Monday.
• Russian warships dock at Turkish naval base RIA Novosti 05 Jan 2009 -- A naval task force from Russia's Northern Fleet began on Monday an informal visit to Turkey.
• Daily Press Briefing US Dept. of State 05 Jan 2009
• Press Briefing by Press Secretary Dana Perino The White House 05 Jan 2009
• Briefing by Teleconference with Jim Connaughton, Chairman of the White House Council on Environmental Quality The White House 05 Jan 2009

Defense Industry

• DoD News: Contracts for January 05, 2009
• BAE SYSTEMS AWARDED $115 MILLION FOR CAIMAN SPARE PARTS BAE Systems 05 Jan 2009 -- BAE Systems has received six contracts worth $115 million from the U.S. Army Tank-Automotive and Armaments Command for replacement parts, including complete engines, transmissions, axles and self-recovery winches, for Caiman Mine Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP) vehicles.
• General Dynamics Completes Acquisition of AxleTech International General Dynamics 05 Jan 2009 -- General Dynamics (NYSE: GD) announced today that it completed the acquisition of AxleTech International from The Carlyle Group, a Washington, D.C.-based private equity firm, in late December.
• Pratt & Whitney Awarded Contract for Long Lead Procurements for Additional F119 Engines Pratt & Whitney 05 Jan 2009 -- Pratt & Whitney was awarded a contract from the United States Air Force valued at up to $7 million for long lead material procurement to produce an additional eight F119 engines for the F-22 Raptor.
• Lockheed Martin and the U.S. Coast Guard Exercise $13.25 Million Contract Options to Provide Mission Systems for the HC-130J Aircraft Lockheed Martin 05 Jan 2009 -- Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] and the U.S. Coast Guard exercised contract options valued at $13.25 million to install mission systems aboard two additional HC-130J aircraft. Once delivered, these aircraft will complete the Coast Guard's planned inventory of six missionized HC-130Js.

Other Conflicts

• DAILY PRESS BRIEFING BY THE OFFICES OF THE SPOKESPERSON FOR THE SECRETARY-GENERAL AND THE SPOKESPERSON FOR THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY PRESIDENT United Nations 05 Jan 2009
• Interview: Obama Should Consider Inviting Arab Nations to Help Solve Israeli-Palestinian Issues cfr.org 05 Jan 2009 -- Interviewee: Mohammad Yaghi, Lafer International Fellow, Washington Institute for Near East Policy
• Ban meets with Arab ministers to secure Israel-Hamas ceasefire UN News Centre 05 Jan 2009 -- Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is meeting with Arab foreign ministers to press for an end to hostilities.
• Bush Speaks Out on Gaza Crisis VOA 05 Jan 2009 -- For the first time since the start of the Israeli military offensive in Gaza, US President George Bush has gone before television cameras to talk about the crisis.
• US Wants Gaza Deal on Rockets, Tunnels, Crossing Points VOA 05 Jan 2009 -- Bush administration pushing for a Gaza agreement that will end Hamas rocket fire into Israel, arms smuggling through tunnels from Egypt, and re-open Gaza crossing points for relief supplies and commerce.
• Diplomats Work Against the Clock to Mediate Gaza Ceasefire VOA 05 Jan 2009 -- The Egyptian capital, Cairo, is buzzing with diplomatic activity, as diplomats scramble to put together a cease-fire in Gaza.
• Israel hits Gaza City with artillery, taking tolls on civilians IRNA 05 Jan 2009 -- Israeli artillery and tanks have targeted Gaza City taking tolls on civilians as the Hamas fighters shot down an Israeli helicopter.
• UN Chief to Hold Gaza Talks as Israeli Offensive Continues VOA 05 Jan 2009 -- UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon plans to meet with Security Council members as well as Arab leaders to reach consensus on Gaza.
• Diplomatic Efforts Intensify as Israel's Gaza Offensive Continues VOA 05 Jan 2009 -- Diplomatic efforts to end the Gaza conflict are intensifying with a EU delegation in Jerusalem.
• Medvedev, Abbas call for ceasefire in Gaza RIA Novosti 05 Jan 2009 -- Russian President Medvedev discussed the situation in the Gaza Strip with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas.
• Israeli death toll rising, Hamas fighting with Israel IRNA 05 Jan 2009 -- Death toll rising high as operations in Gaza has given the Palestinian resistance movement a chance to trade blows with the Israeli army.
• Gaza invasion will seriously weaken Israel, says UK daily IRNA 05 Jan 2009 -- A leading British newspaper warned Israel that its re-invasion of Gaza will backfire badly on its image in the world.
• ISRAEL-OPT: Water, sewage system "collapsing" in Gaza, says official IRIN 05 Jan 2009 -- The UN has warned that power networks were down in parts of Gaza on 4 January, with hospitals relying on generators.
• ISRAEL-OPT: Bedouins lack protection from incoming rockets IRIN 05 Jan 2009 -- Bedouins in the Negev desert outside Beer Sheba, southern Israel, say they are being treated unfairly and have nowhere to hide.
• Thailand's Southern Insurgency Passes Five Year Mark VOA 05 Jan 2009 -- A 5-year Islamic insurgency in Thailand's southern provinces shows no sign of abating.
• Leaders hold further talks as UN-led negotiations on Cyprus resume UN News Centre 05 Jan 2009 -- The Greek Cypriot and Turkish Cypriot leaders resumed their UN-led negotiations aimed at reunifying the Mediterranean island.
• Ethiopia Leaves Somalia With Many Questions Unanswered VOA 05 Jan 2009 -- As Ethiopian troops withdraw from Somalia, the Ethiopian government has released a statement saying its mission in Somalia has been accomplished.
• Fresh fighting uproots another 50,000 Somalis, compounding present crisis - UN UN News Centre 05 Jan 2009 Top UN relief official in Somalia voiced grave concern at the deteriorating humanitarian situation in the strife-torn nation, where fresh clashes last week have reportedly killed more than 40 people.
• Spokesman Says AMISOM Would Deal with al-Shabab Threat VOA 05 Jan 2009 -- The African Union military force in Somalia (AMISOM) says it is ready to deal with threats posed by Islamists al-Shabab.
• Somalia Leaders Race to Form Government, as Islamists Advance VOA 05 Jan 2009 -- Somalia's transitional leadership is struggling to form a new government and to prevent Islamist extremists from taking control as Ethiopian troops withdraw.
• UN continues assisting displaced in volatile eastern DR Congo UN News Centre 05 Jan 2009 -- UN continuing to rush assistance to help those uprooted by clashes in the war-torn far east of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
• Bush Orders Airlift of Supplies for Darfur Mission VOA 05 Jan 2009 -- US President George Bush has authorized an American airlift of equipment for African Union and United Nations peacekeepers in Sudan's troubled Darfur region.
• Darfur: more rapid-response police join UN-African Union peacekeeping force UN News Centre 05 Jan 2009 -- Two new contingents of Nigerian police officers trained in high-risk operations have joined the joint United Nations-African Union peacekeeping mission in the war-ravaged Darfur region of Sudan.

News Reports

• Over 70,000 students sign up for martyrdom operation list IRNA 05 Jan 2009 -- More than 70,000 students from universities throughout Iran have signed up on the list to conduct martyrdom seeking operations.
• Pakistan receives 'some information' on Mumbai attacks IRNA 05 Jan 2009 -- Pakistan Foreign Ministry confirmed that it has received 'some information' from the Indian government about Mumbai attacks.
• Pakistan Reviews Indian File on Mumbai Attacks VOA 05 Jan 2009 -- India says it has handed over evidence linking Islamic militants based in Pakistan to the deadly terror attacks in Mumbai.
• Putin Orders Cuts in Gas Shipped Through Ukraine VOA 05 Jan 2009 -- Russian PM Putin ordered the state-run energy firm, Gazprom, to cut the amount of natural gas pumped through Ukraine.
• EU urges sides in Russia-Ukraine gas row to fulfill commitments RIA Novosti 05 Jan 2009 -- The EU urged both Moscow and Kiev to fulfill their commitments on gas supplies and transit to Europe ahead of an extraordinary meeting of EU envoys on the ongoing Russia-Ukraine gas dispute in Brussels on Monday.
• Czech Republic says Russian gas supplies back to normal RIA Novosti 05 Jan 2009 -- Russian gas supplies to the Czech Republic, earlier affected by the Russian-Ukraine gas dispute, are back to normal, Martin Chalupsky, RWE Transgas spokesman, said on Monday.
• Gazprom says Ukraine refused to pump extra 15 mln cu m to Europe RIA Novosti 05 Jan 2009 -- Ukraine's Naftogaz refused a request by Gazprom to pump an additional 15 million cubic meters of Russian gas to European consumers, the Russian energy giant's press service said on Monday.
• EU Forced To Tread Softly Around Russia-Ukraine Gas Dispute RFE/RL 05 Jan 2009 -- Behind the scenes, the EU's diplomatic machinery is swinging into motion over the continuing gas dispute between Russia and Ukraine, which has led to supply disruptions in a number of eastern EU states.
• Rising Star Says Georgian President 'Fundamentally Misguided' RFE/RL 05 Jan 2009 -- It's only been a year since Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili secured a second term in office in early elections.
• Zimbabwe State Press: New Government by February VOA 05 Jan 2009 -- Zimbabwe President Mugabe pressing ahead with plans to form a new government next month with the consent of the Southern African Development Community.