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• More NATO Troops Sought for Afghanistan VOA 06 Sep 2010 -- A NATO official said Monday 2,000 more alliance troops may be headed to Afghanistan at the request of General David Petraeus, the U.S. commander of international forces in there.
• Afghans Say Bank 'Out of Danger' VOA 06 Sep 2010 -- Top finance officials in Afghanistan are trying to reassure depositors that their money is safe. This comes after reports that the nation’s biggest bank was in trouble.
• Two British soldiers die from explosions in Afghanistan IRNA 06 Sep 2010 -- Two British soldiers have died from separate explosions in southern Afghanistan, the Ministry of Defence in London has announced.
• A year of protecting the boss: RCT-7 PSD escorts commander throughout Helmand USMC News 06 Sep 2010 -- Marines of the Regimental Combat Team 7 Personal Security Detachment are finishing the final lap as they wrap up a year of conducting operations throughout Helmand province, Afghanistan.
• Afghan Central Bank Chief Says Troubled Kabul Bank Still On Solid Ground RFE/RL 06 Sep 2010 -- Afghanistan's central bank governor, Abdul Qadir Fitrat, says privately owned Kabul Bank is on solid financial footing despite thousands of depositors who have rushed to withdraw their savings during the past week.
• USS Peleliu Sends Relief Supplies Ashore in Pakistan Navy NewsStand 06 Sep 2010 -- Helicopters from USS Peleliu (LHA 5) and the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) began delivering humanitarian aid supplies to the government of Pakistan Sept. 6, as part of ongoing American support to provide relief to flood victims.

Defense Policy / Programs

• US, UK Exercise Tests Mine Countermeasures Capabilities Navy NewsStand 06 Sep 2010 -- The U.S. Navy and U.K. Royal Navy completed a mine countermeasures training exercise in the Arabian Gulf Aug. 25.
• Top Senior Enlisted Sailor Wraps Up Western Pacific Visit Navy NewsStand 06 Sep 2010 -- The master chief petty officer of the Navy (MCPON) wrapped up his 18-day trip to the Western Pacific Sept. 2, where he visited various commands and talked with Sailors.
• Russia, Israel Sign Military Cooperation Agreement RFE/RL 06 Sep 2010 -- Russia and Israel today signed an agreement on military cooperation. Details of the deal inked by the countries' defense ministers in Moscow were not immediately disclosed. But Russian Defense Minister Anatoly Serdyukov said Moscow was "studying seriously and attentively" the experiences and practices of Israel's military as it modernizes its army.
• Russia, Israel mull laser technology deal RIA Novosti 06 Sep 2010 -- Russia and Israel are considering the possibility of equipping Israeli aircraft with Russian laser technology, Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said on Monday.
• Russia, Israel sign military cooperation agreement RIA Novosti 06 Sep 2010 -- A military cooperation agreement signed between Russia and Israel will advance bilateral relations, Russian Defense Minister Anatoly Serdyukov said on Monday.
• Russian, French warships to exercise in Atlantic RIA Novosti 06 Sep 2010 -- Russia's Pyotr Veliky nuclear-powered guided-missile cruiser will take part in a joint exercise with the French Latouche-Treville anti-submarine frigate later on Monday, a French Navy spokesman said.
• Russia to complete delivery of Su fighter jets to Indonesia by mid-September RIA Novosti 06 Sep 2010 -- Russia will deliver the last of six contracted Su fighter jets to Indonesia on September 7 and 16, an informed source said on Monday.
• India's BrahMos missile tested in steep-dive mode RIA Novosti 06 Sep 2010 -- India successfully test-fired the BrahMos cruise missile with the missile performing its first steep dive at supersonic speed, The Hindu reported on Monday.
• India building reactors for nuclear submarines RIA Novosti 06 Sep 2010 -- Work is in progress on India's nuclear steam reactors for its first nuclear powered submarine, Srikumar Banerjee, head of the country's Atomic Energy Commission, said.

Defense Industry

• Northrop Grumman Highlights Network-Centric Communications Capabilities at the International Data Links Symposium, Norway Northrop Grumman 06 Sep 2010 -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) is participating in the International Data Links Symposium where it will highlight its industry leadership in battlespace communications, network-centric command and control and tactical data link (TDL) technology.

Other Conflicts

• Israel's Foreign Minister Vows to Block Settlement Slowdown VOA 06 Sep 2010 -- Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman says his party will block any attempts by the government to extend a partial construction freeze on settlement building in the occupied West Bank that is set to expire later this month.
• AMISOM Troop Redeployments Not Due to Insurgent Attacks VOA 06 Sep 2010 -- The spokesman for the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) has denied reports that stepped-up attacks by hard-line insurgents forced peacekeeping troops to move to new positions across the Somali capital, Mogadishu.
• Palestinians will halt talks if Israel continues settlement activity RIA Novosti 06 Sep 2010 -- The Palestinians will pull out of peace talks with Israel if Tel Aviv does not prolong its moratorium on settlement construction in the West Bank, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said on Monday.
• Israeli defense minister positive on Mideast peace RIA Novosti 06 Sep 2010 -- Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak was optimistic on Monday about the chances for a Middle East peace deal.

News Reports

• S. Korean Fishing Boat and Crew to Be Sent Back KCNA 06 Sep 2010 -- As already reported, the south Korean fishing boat "55 Daesung" was intercepted by navy men of the Korean People's Army while being engaged in illegal fishing operation after intruding into the economic waters of the north side in the East Sea of Korea on August 8.
• British Man Accused of Conspiring to Sell Missile Parts to Iran Fights US Extradition VOA 06 Sep 2010 -- A British man has appeared in court in London Thursday, accused of conspiring to sell missile parts to Iran in breach of international sanctions. Wealthy golf club president Christopher Tappin denies the charge, and is fighting an extradition request from the United States, where he could face a 35-year prison sentence if found guilty. The case has highlighted the tightening of sanctions against Tehran – and the problems that foreign businesses face in trying to do business in Iran.
• Karrubi's Son Hails Revolutionary Guards' Denial Of House Siege RFE/RL 06 Sep 2010 -- The son of Iranian opposition leader Mehdi Karrubi says he is "happy" that Iran's Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) has formally denied besieging Karrubi's home, RFE/RL's Radio Farda reports.
• Israel, U.S. not dare attack Iran - Ahmadinejad RIA Novosti 06 Sep 2010 -- Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad expressed confidence that the United States and Israel would not dare unleash a war against the Islamic republic.
• 19 Killed in Pakistan Suicide Attack VOA 06 Sep 2010 -- Pakistani police say a suicide bomber rammed his explosives-filled vehicle into a police station early in the day in the northwestern town of Lakki Marwat.The Pakistani Taliban has claimed responsibility the attack.
• Spain Dismisses ETA Ceasefire VOA 06 Sep 2010 -- Spain's Interior Minister said Monday a ceasefire declaration from the Basque separatist group ETA is "insufficient". The armed group announced its ceasefire on Sunday.
• Amnesty International Asks Britain to Repeal Terror Laws VOA 06 Sep 2010 -- Human rights in Britain have been eroded during the past 10 years in a badly judged bid to limit the terror threat, that is according to the international body Amnesty International.
• Amnesty calls for sweeping changes to UK terror laws IRNA 06 Sep 2010 -- Amnesty International has written to the UK government to ensure that a promised review of counter-terrorism and security powers will recommend immediate reform of measures that have seriously undermined human rights in the last decade.
• Lebanese PM: Mistake to Blame Syria for Hariri Killing VOA 06 Sep 2010 -- Lebanon's Prime Minister Saad Hariri is quoted as saying it was a mistake to blame Syria for the assassination of his father. The killing of former Prime Minster Rafik Hariri in a 2005 bombing prompted the withdrawal of Syrian forces from Lebanon after a nearly 30-year presence.
• Russian Rokot carrier rocket to orbit Gonets-M satellite on September 8 RIA Novosti 06 Sep 2010 -- A Russian Rokot carrier rocket will take off from the Plesetsk space center in northern Russia on September 8 to put a Gonets-M satellite into orbit, a Defense Ministry spokesman said on Monday.
• Otunbayeva pardons Bakiev-era economic criminals, wants money back RIA Novosti 06 Sep 2010 -- Kyrgyz President Roza Otunbayeva on Monday signed a decree pardoning people who have committed economic crimes over the last five years.
• Turnout Dooms Moldovan Presidential Reform RFE/RL 06 Sep 2010 -- Low voter turnout in a referendum in Moldova on direct presidential elections appears likely to kill the initiative.
• Moldova's referendum declared invalid because of low turnout RIA Novosti 06 Sep 2010 -- Moldova's referendum on whether the country's president should be directly elected was declared invalid on Monday as voter turnout has not reached the necessary 33.33 percent, the head of the Moldovan Central Election Commission said.