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• Aug. 8 airpower summary: C-130s transport troops, supplies AFNS 09 Aug 2009 -- Coalition airpower integrated with coalition ground forces in Iraq and International Security Assistance Force troops in Afghanistan during operations August 8, according to Combined Air and Space Operations Center officials here.
• Insecurity impacting preparations for Afghan polls, finds UN report UN News Centre 09 Aug 2009 -- Insecurity is having a serious impact on preparations for Afghanistan's upcoming elections, especially for women, according to the United Nations and the country's human rights body, which added that despite attacks and threats, Afghans are eager to take part in the polls.
• Intimidation, Insecurity Remain Concerns Before Afghan Election VOA 09 Aug 2009 -- With less than two weeks to go before Afghanistan holds its presidential election there is continuing concern about intimidation and insecurity.
• PAKISTAN: Waziris hope for stability after reported death of militant leader IRIN 09 Aug 2009 -- It’s business as usual in the small bazaar at Wana, the principal town of South Waziristan in Pakistan’s tribal areas along the border with Afghanistan. But the air is heavy with gossip about the reported death of Baitullah Mehsud, the leader of Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan, in an attack several days ago by unmanned US drones.
• Pakistan Probes Reports of Fighting Between Taliban Rivals VOA 09 Aug 2009 -- Pakistan says it is investigating unconfirmed reports of a deadly shooting between two rival Taliban commanders seeking to replace the group's leader Baitullah Mehsud, who was allegedly killed in a U.S. missile strike.
• National Security Adviser: US Believes Mehsud Dead VOA 09 Aug 2009 -- U.S. President Barack Obama's national security adviser says the United States believes Pakistani Taliban leader Baitullah Mehsud is dead.
• Laboon Conducts Counterpiracy Operations with NATO Partners Navy NewsStand 09 Aug 2009 -- USS Laboon (DDG 58) directly contributed to NATO's counterpiracy operation known as Operation Allied Protector while deployed in direct support of Standing NATO Maritime Group 2 (SNMG 2).

Defense Policy / Programs

• Multi-Mission Chosin Departs for Western Pacific as Part of Maritime Strategy Navy NewsStand 09 Aug 2009 -- More than 300 Sailors aboard the guided-missile cruiser USS Chosin (CG 65) departed Naval Station Pearl Harbor for a scheduled six-month deployment to the Western Pacific Aug. 7.
• Bruneian, US Forces Participate In Disaster Relief Exercise Navy NewsStand 09 Aug 2009 -- Recognizing the need to collaborate during regional crises, the armed forces of Brunei and the United States participated in a humanitarian assistance and disaster relief (HADR) exercise at the Binturan Shooting Range Aug. 6.
• Training Enhances Skills to Increase Maritime Security in Dominican Republic Navy NewsStand 09 Aug 2009 -- U.S. Navy Special Warfare combatant-craft crewmen (SWCC) conducted a joint combined exchange training (JCET) with members of the Dominican Republic Navy June 18-Aug 7.
• TF 51 arrives at Fort Leavenworth for Vibrant Response 2009 Army News 09 Aug 2009 -- U.S. Army North's Task Force 51 arrived at Fort Leavenworth, Kan., July 31 for Vibrant Response 2009
• Corps of Engineers awards contract for new family housing at USAG Humphreys Army News 09 Aug 2009 -- The Far East District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announced last week that it had awarded a $111 million-dollar contract to Daelim Industrial Company, Ltd. of Seoul to build three new family housing towers here
• Every Marine an “A-Driver:” RCT-7 picks up recovery skills USMC News 09 Aug 2009 -- Marines with Headquarters Company, 7th Marine Regiment, are taking measures to ensure successful and safe convoy operations while deployed in Afghanistan as part of Regimental Combat Team 7
• USS Providence Receives 2008 Safety Award Navy NewsStand 09 Aug 2009 -- The commander of Submarine Group 2 announced Aug. 7 that USS Providence (SSN 719) received the Chief of Naval Operations' 2008 Submarine Safety Award (SSN).
• Chesapeake Bay Restoration Projects Shows Results Navy NewsStand 09 Aug 2009 -- The initial phase of an ambitious restoration project at Naval Support Facility (NSF) Indian Head has successfully stabilized an eroding Potomac River shoreline and created a thriving new habitat for fish and other wildlife.
• Gaggle by White House Deputy Press Secretary Bill Burton on Air Force One en route Guadalajara, Mexico, 8/9/09 The White House 09 Aug 2009

Defense Industry

Other Conflicts

• Palestinian Fatah Faction Endorses Peace Process, Armed Resistance VOA 09 Aug 2009 -- Palestinians leaders in the West Bank are winding up a conference with a mixed message of war and peace. The gathering has aroused concern in Israel.
• OPT: Explosives, mines and white phosphorus clean-up operation IRIN 09 Aug 2009 -- The UN Development Programme (UNDP) has begun removing 600,000MT of rubble and debris left over from Israel’s Operation Cast Lead in the Gaza Strip.
• Netanyahu Rules Out Dismantling West Bank Settlements VOA 09 Aug 2009 -- The thorny issue of Jewish settlements topped the agenda at Israel's weekly Cabinet meeting. The right-wing government is hardening its position.
• Roadside Bomb Kills 2 in Mogadishu VOA 09 Aug 2009 -- Witnesses in Somalia's capital say at least two people have been killed by a roadside bomb explosion.
• Russia will not revise decision on S.Ossetia, Abkhazia - Medvedev RIA Novosti 09 Aug 2009 -- On the anniversary of the start of the Russia-Georgia war, President Dmitry Medvedev said that Moscow would not revise its decision to recognize the independence of South Ossetia and Abkhazia.

News Reports

• US Official: Kim Jong Il in Full Control in N.Korea VOA 09 Aug 2009 -- The U.S. national security adviser says North Korean leader Kim Jong Il still appears to be in "full control" of his government.
• Top Revolutionary Guard Official Wants Moussavi and Khatami Tried VOA 09 Aug 2009 -- The political chief of Iran's powerful Revolutionary Guard force says opposition political leaders should be put on trial for inciting violence during weeks of unrest after Iran's disputed June 12 presidential elections.
• US Official says Iran Confirms Holding 3 Americans VOA 09 Aug 2009 -- President Barack Obama's national security advisor says Iran has confirmed it is holding three Americans who are believed to have strayed into Iranian territory while hiking in northern Iraq.
• EU, Britain, France Condemn Iran Trial VOA 09 Aug 2009 -- Iran faces international condemnation after opening its second mass trial of political detainees charged with provoking unrest during protests against Iran's disputed presidential election
• Clinton Calls for Elections in Angola VOA 09 Aug 2009 -- U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is in Angola where she is urging the government in Luanda to fight corruption and hold presidential elections.
• ETA claims responsibility for bomb attacks in Spain - CNN RIA Novosti 08 Sep 2009 -- The Basque separatist group ETA claimed responsibility on Sunday for a series of bomb attacks in June and July that killed three people, CNN reported.