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Current Operations

• Afghan Peace Plan Reportedly Offers Exile to Taliban VOA 09 May 2010 -- A draft peace proposal under consideration by the Afghan government could offer Taliban leaders exile overseas if they agree to stop fighting.
• US Drones Kill at Least 10 in Pakistan VOA 09 May 2010 -- Pakistani officials say U.S. drone aircraft have fired missiles into a suspected militant compound in the country's northwest tribal belt, killing at least 10 militants.
• US drone strike kills 11 in Pakistan IRNA 09 May 2010 -- A US drone aircraft fired missiles at a house in Pakistan’s North Waziriristan tribal region and killed at least 11 people on Sunday, tribesmen in the region said.

Defense Policy / Programs

• NSWC Port Hueneme Hosts First International RAM Forum Navy NewsStand 09 May 2010 -- Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC) Port Hueneme hosted the first international forum for Rolling Airframe Missile (RAM) in-service users with two allied nations, April 27-29.
• USS Halsey Trains for Surface Dominance Navy NewsStand 09 May 2010 -- Navy guided missile destroyer USS Halsey performed precision maneuvers, screening exercises, and numerous other tactical training evolutions during Destroyer Squadron 9's six-ship group sail.
• Quick Response Drills Demonstrate USS Halsey's Combat Readiness Navy NewsStand 09 May 2010 -- Navy guided-missile destroyer USS Halsey demonstrated tactical prowess and combat readiness through live gunnery fire events and casualty drills.
• Equipment offload kicks off Exercise African Lion '10 USMC News 09 May 2010 -- Under a blazing North African sun, U.S. Marines and Soldiers worked to offload 276 vehicles and pieces of equipment from the USS Arc in preparation for AFRICAN LION 2010.
• Navy Law Enforcement Pilot Program Underway at NAS North Island Navy NewsStand 09 May 2010 -- A pilot program designed to standardize law enforcement procedures across the Navy is in full force at Naval Air Station (NAS) North Island.
• Blue Ridge Spreads Goodwill in Vladivostok Navy NewsStand 09 May 2010 -- USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) and embarked 7th Fleet staff Sailors arrived in Vladivostok, Russia May 7 for the flagship's first visit to the city since 2006.
• Klakring Conducts Tours, Community Relations Project in Brazil Navy NewsStand 09 May 2010 -- USS Klakring (FFG 42) and Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron Light (HSL) 42 Detachment 10 Sailors departed Salvador, Brazil, May 1, following a five-day port visit.
• NATO Member Troops Parade On Red Square RFE/RL 09 May 2010 -- Troops from four NATO countries for the first time joined Russia's military parade in Moscow's Red Square to mark the 65th anniversary of the defeat of Nazi Germany in World War II.
• Western Troops March on Russia's Red Square VOA 09 May 2010 -- Troops from the United States and three other NATO countries have joined Russian troops in a march on Moscow's Red Square to commemorate the allied victory over Nazi Germany in World War Two.
• Russia plans to invest heavily in Sevastopol base - ambassador RIA Novosti 09 May 2010 -- Russia is planning to focus on the development of social and military infrastructure in the port of Sevastopol on the Crimean Peninsula, the Russian ambassador to Ukraine said on Sunday.
• Russia hands over volumes of Katyn massacre case to Poland RIA Novosti 09 May 2010 -- Russia has handed over to Poland 67 volumes of the "criminal case No.159," launched in the 90s to investigate the Soviet-era mass killings of Polish officers.
• New missiles test-fired in military maneuver IRNA 09 May 2010 -- On the fifth day of the `Velayat 89’ war games on Sunday in the Persian Gulf, Sea of Oman and the northern Indian Ocean Iranian navy forces test-fired surface-to-surface and undersurface missiles to target hypothetical enemies.
• Army starts tactical operations in southeast region during war games IRNA 09 May 2010 -- The Iranian Army started its tactical operations in southern parts of Sistan and Baluchestan province as part of “Velayat 89” war games.

Defense Industry

Other Conflicts

• US to Hold Israel, Palestinians 'Accountable' for any Undermining of Talks VOA 09 May 2010 -- The Obama administration says it will hold Israel and the Palestinians accountable if they do anything to seriously undermine trust in a new series of indirect peace talks.
• Israel, Palestinians Begin Indirect Peace Talks VOA 09 May 2010 -- Efforts by the United States to revive the Middle East peace process are finally bearing fruit.
• Indirect Mideast Peace Talks Begin VOA 09 May 2010 -- A senior Palestinian official in the West Bank says his government has begun indirect peace talks with Israel through U.S. mediation, ending a 17-month break in negotiations.
• Terror mastermind of 2008 blasts in Assam talks of peace IRNA 09 May 2010 -- The terror mastermind and the main accused in the Oct 30, 2008 serial bombings in India's northeastern state of Assam that killed about 100 people, Ranjan Daimary, is today talking of peace.

News Reports

• More Demonstrators Flock to Bangkok VOA 09 May 2010 -- Thousands of new protesters from the Thai countryside have descended on the capital of Bangkok, complicating efforts to end demonstrations that have paralyzed the city.
• Victory for Comoros Island’s Democracy VOA 09 May 2010 -- A prominent member of Comoros Island’s opposition coalition says the Constitutional Court was right to annul the law extending President Mohamed Abdallah Sambi's term.
• U.S. seeks Pakistan’s help in NY bomb probe IRNA 09 May 2010 -- The United States has formally requested Pakistan to co-operate into the investigation of the failed car-bomb attack in New York Times Square, the country’s Interior Minister said Saturday.
• US Officials: Pakistani Taliban Behind NY Bomb Attempt VOA 09 May 2010 -- Top Obama administration officials say the Pakistani Taliban was behind the attempted bombing in New York's Times Square.