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Current Operations

• U.S. Air Force builds new Diyala Operations Center (Baqubah) MNF-I 11 Jul 2009 -- After years of cooperation between Iraqi and U.S. security forces at the Diyala Operations Center, local ISF leaders and senior leaders of the 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division agreed to move the DOC to a new location outside Baqubah's city limits
• Iraqi Shi'ite Lawmakers Protest British Troop Extension VOA 11 Jul 2009 -- A group of Iraqi lawmakers loyal to Shi'ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr has staged a protest against a proposal allowing British troops to remain in the country.
• British FM Defends Afghan Mission VOA 11 Jul 2009 -- British Prime Minister Gordon Brown is defending his country's mission in Afghanistan, after eight British soldiers were killed in a 24-hour period.
• New York Times: Bush Team Discouraged Probe of Mass Taliban Deaths VOA 11 Jul 2009 -- A U.S. newspaper reports the Bush administration repeatedly discouraged efforts to investigate the 2001 mass killings of Taliban prisoners by the militia of an American-backed warlord.

Defense Policy / Programs

• Report: Bush Administration Surveillance Program Legally Questionable VOA 11 Jul 2009 -- A review by top U.S. government investigators says a secret surveillance program approved by President George W. Bush after the September 11 terror attacks got too little legal review when it started.
• Makin Island Begins Transit to San Diego Homeport Navy NewsStand 11 Jul 2009 -- After three years in pre-commissioning status, the future USS Makin Island (LHD 8) departed in commission without ceremony from Northrop Grumman Shipbuilding, Gulf Coast July 10 bound for its future homeport of San Diego.
• Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron "Chargers" Celebrate Silver Anniversary Navy NewsStand 11 Jul 2009 -- The Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron (HS) 14 "Chargers" celebrated 25 years of service in the fleet July 10, while deployed with Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 5 aboard USS George Washington (CVN 73).

Defense Industry

• Lockheed Martin Team Lays Keel on Nation’s Third Littoral Combat Ship, Fort Worth Lockheed Martin 11 Jul 2009 -- A Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT]-led industry team held a keel-laying ceremony at Marinette Marine’s shipyard today for Fort Worth, the U.S. Navy’s third Littoral Combat Ship (LCS).

Other Conflicts

• UN to withdraw its mission from Caucasus next week - Montas RIA Novosti 11 Jul 2009 -- Military observers and policemen from the UN mission in the Caucasus will complete their withdrawal from the region by the end of the next week, Michele Montas, a spokeswoman for the UN secretary general said.
• Thousands Remember Europe's Worst Massacre Since World War II VOA 11 Jul 2009 -- Tens of thousands of Bosnian Muslims have prayed and remembered the dead in the Bosnian town of Srebrenica on Saturday, the 14th anniversary of Europe's worst massacre since World War II. They also re-buried hundreds of victims recently recovered from mass graves. Saturday's ceremony came amid international concerns over remaining ethnic tensions in Bosnia-Herzegovina.

News Reports

• Obama Addresses Africans from Ghana VOA 11 Jul 2009 -- Check out our Special Report for more information on President Obama's trip to Ghana
• US Braced for H1N1 Swine Flu Return VOA 11 Jul 2009 -- The U.S. government has allocated $350 million to help the country prepare for the H1N1 flu virus as well as the seasonal flu. U.S. officials say a vaccine for the H1N1 flu could be available by October before the flu season starts in the northern hemisphere.
• Pakistan: Trial of Mumbai Attackers to Start Next Week VOA 11 Jul 2009 -- Pakistan's interior minister says the trial of five men accused of involvement in last year's deadly attacks in the Indian city of Mumbai will likely begin next week.
• Reports: New Evidence Points to N. Korea in Cyber Attacks VOA 11 Jul 2009 -- Some South Korean officials say there may be more evidence North Korea launched a series of cyber attacks that hit Web sites around the world.
• Honduras Talks End with No Agreement VOA 11 Jul 2009 -- Talks between the ousted and interim governments of Honduras have ended, with no solution in sight.
• Iranian Foreign Minister Says Tehran Preparing 'Package' for West VOA 11 Jul 2009 -- Iran's Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki is saying, Saturday, that Tehran is preparing to present a "new package" of proposals concerning nuclear, political and security issues to the West for talks, soon. Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmedinejad also indicated that a "package" was being prepared, several months ago.
• China Increases Police Presence on Xinjiang VOA 11 Jul 2009 -- Chinese armored personnel carriers and trucks loaded with riot police are patrolling the streets of Urumqi, trying to bring calm to the city after deadly riots.