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• Afghan Jirga Ends With Reported Agreement On U.S. Presence, Peace Talks RFE/RL 19 Nov 2011 -- A grand assembly convened by Afghanistan's president has concluded in Kabul with general agreement on a government plan for a continued -- but not permanent -- U.S. military presence in Afghanistan as well as a strategy for peace.

Defense Policy / Programs

• US, China Discuss South China Sea on Final Day of Bali Summit VOA 19 Nov 2011 -- U.S. President Barack Obama met in Bali Saturday with China's Premier Wen Jiabao as leaders attending the East Asia Summit brought their meetings to a close.
• Donilon: Obama Calls for 'All-in' Asia Strategy AFPS 19 Nov 2011 -- National Security Advisor Tom Donilon discussed the administration's 'all-in' Asia strategy during a press conference in Indonesia today.
• Japan, U.S. Naval Ships Complete Dynamic Koa Kai Training NNS 19 Nov 2011 -- Hawaii-based Destroyer Squadron 31 completed a week of dynamic training as ships returned to Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam Nov. 17-18, from the latest Koa Kai exercise in Hawaiian waters.
• Kingsville Cuts Ribbon on Solar Array Field NNS 19 Nov 2011 -- Naval Air Station (NAS) Kingsville, Texas, held a ribbon-cutting ceremony Nov. 15, for a new Solar Array Plant constructed on the south end of the air station.
• Carrier Strike Group 1 Conducts Change of Command NNS 19 Nov 2011 -- Carrier Strike Group 1 (CSG-1) held a change of command ceremony on board USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) Nov. 18.
• Commander, Task Force 57 Changes Command NNS 19 Nov 2011 -- Commander, Task Force (CTF) 57 held a change of command ceremony on board Naval Support Activity, Bahrain, Nov. 17.
• Russia ready to dialogue with U.S. on missile defense-Foreign Minister RIA Novosti 19 Nov 2011 -- Russia does not give up missile shield talks with the United States, Russian Minister of Foreign Affairs Sergei Lavrov said on Saturday during the East Asia Summit.
• Background Briefing by a Senior Administration Official on the President's Meetings at Asean and East Asia Summit The White House 19 Nov 2011
• Press Briefing by Press Secretary Jay Carney, National Security Advisor Tom Donilon, and Deputy National Security Advisor for Strategic Communications Ben Rhodes The White House 19 Nov 2011

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• President of ICC Statute welcomes arrest of Qadhafi's son UN News Centre 19 Nov 2011 -- The president of the Assembly of State Parties to the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (ICC) today welcomed the capture of one of the sons of former Libyan leader Muammar al-Qadhafi against whom the tribunal has a warrant of arrest.
• Qaddafi Son Saif Arrested In Libya's South RFE/RL 19 Nov 2011 -- Libyan news agencies are quoting Libyan Justice Minister Mohammed al-Alagi as saying that Saif al-Islam, the son of slain Libyan leader Muammar Qaddafi, has been arrested in country's south.
• Saif al-Islam 'offered rebels $2 bln bribe' for his release – TV RIA Novosti 19 Nov 2011 -- The son of the late Libyan strongman Muammar Gaddafi, Saif al-Islam, who was arrested on Saturday was offering a bribe of $2 billion to the rebels in exchange of his release, Az Zintan TV channel reported.
• Russia urges fair trial for captured Saif al-Islam - Russian Africa envoy RIA Novosti 19 Nov 2011 -- Russia's presidential envoy to Africa Mikhail Margelov has hailed Libyan leaders' decision to send the arrested son of Muammar Gaddafi, Saif al-Islam, to court and expressed hope he would receive a fair trial.
• Libyan Military Captures Gadhafi's Fugitive Son VOA 19 Nov 2011 -- A Libyan revolutionary militia commander from the town of Zintan announced Saturday that Seif al-Islam Gadhafi, son of the late Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi, was captured alive in southern Libya, near the border of Niger and Algeria.
• Kenya Military Asks Aid Agencies to Return to Somalia's South VOA 19 Nov 2011 -- The Kenyan military says it has secured more areas of southern Somalia and is urging aid agencies to come back to the country to help those in need. Kenya's Foreign Ministry says it is also trying to win international approval for African Union forces to join the fight.

News Reports

• Turkey, France Find Common Ground on Syria VOA 19 Nov 2011 -- Despite strained diplomacy between France and Turkey, the two nations have found mostly common ground in supporting Syrian opposition.
• IRGC Commander: Iran will retaliate if attacked IRNA 19 Nov 2011 -- Islamic Revolution Guard Corp Aerospace commander Brigadier General Amir Ali Hajizadeh said on Saturday America dares not attack Iran, if it makes such a mistake Iran will retaliate.
• Envoy: US using UNSC, IAEA as tools to fight Iran IRNA 19 Nov 2011 -- Iran's Ambassador to the United Nations Mohammad Khazaee said the United States was using the UN Security Council and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) as tools to exercise animosity against the Islamic Republic of Iran.
• Iran calls recent UN resolution 'dangerous precedent' ISNA 19 Nov 2011 -- The ambassador and permanent representative of the Islamic Republic of Iran to the United Nations Mohammad Khazaei said passing a resolution based on unproved allegation is a dangerous precedent.
• Iran says no nuclear material, activity in Parchin site ISNA 19 Nov 2011 -- Iranian ambassador to the IAEA Ali Asghar Soltanieh said Saturday there is no nuclear material or activity in Parchin District, southeastern capital Tehran.
• Iran armed forces protect radar network in drill ISNA 19 Nov 2011 -- Iranian armed forces protected the country's nationwide radar network against the electronic warfare of hypothetical enemy on Saturday.
• IAEA resolution 'unprofessional, illegal and politicized' - Iranian envoy RIA Novosti 19 Nov 2011 -- The International Atomic Energy Agency's resolution on Iran's controversial nuclear program was 'unprofessional, illegal and politicized,' Press TV quoted Iran's envoy to the IAEA as saying.
• UN condemns Saudi ambassador's assassination plot RIA Novosti 19 Nov 2011 -- The UN General Assembly has approved a resolution condemning an assassination attempt on the Saudi ambassador in Washington, which U.S. says could be plotted by Iranian special forces.