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• OIF/OEF/OND Casualty Update 04 Nov 2013 [PDF]
• US drone strikes harm peace in region: Karzai Iran Press TV 04 Nov 2013 -- Afghan President Hamid Karzai has criticized the United States for the timing of a drone strike that killed the chief of pro-Taliban militants in Pakistan.
• Militants attack NATO fuel tankers in Afghanistan Iran Press TV 04 Nov 2013 -- Militants have attacked a number of tankers carrying fuel for US-led forces in Afghanistan's western province of Farah, torching some of them.
• Weather airmen support Army's flying mission in Afghanistan AFNS 04 Nov 2013 -- When people hear the term 'weatherman' they typically think of a person dressed in business attire providing the latest hurricane update or winter storm warning on the evening news.
• Pakistan: Taliban Peace Efforts Continue Despite US Strike VOA 04 Nov 2013 -- Pakistan's government is insisting that negotiating a peaceful end to the decade-long militant insurgency in the country was the only way forward, despite a U.S. drone strike that killed the leader of the Pakistani Taliban. Over the weekend, top officials had angrily decried the killing of Hakimullah Mehsud, saying it had sabotaged nascent peace talks with the militant group.

Defense Policy / Programs

• Alexander: Media Reports Mischaracterize What NSA Does AFPS 04 Nov 2013 -- Media reports detailing secret National Security Agency collection of data from companies such as Google and Yahoo from overseas data centers mischaracterize what NSA does, the agency's director said in an Oct. 31 speech to an audience at the Baltimore Council on Foreign Affairs.
• US Military Doctors Complicit in 'Torture' – Experts RIA Novosti 04 Nov 2013 -- US military and intelligence agencies pressed doctors and psychologists to violate medical ethics by directing them to engage in "torture" of detainees amid US counterterrorism efforts, medical and legal experts said in a report released Monday.
• Maintainers use ultrasound to keep KC-10s ready to fly AFNS 04 Nov 2013 -- When most people hear the term ultrasound, they might think of the machine that helps monitor the health and development of the early stages of life.
• Rotational Forces Extend Partnership, Presence in Asia-Pacific AFPS 04 Nov 2013 -- U.S. force rotations in the Asia-Pacific region are bolstering key relationships there while as they extend the U.S. presence to reflect's security environment, the U.S. Pacific Command chief told American Forces Press Service.
• VMM-166 (Rein) Conducts Exchange with French Air Force, Kicks Off Djibouti Sustainment Training USMC News 04 Nov 2013 -- Sailors and Marines from the Boxer Amphibious Ready Group (ARG), the 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), and the Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 166 (Reinforced) welcomed distinguished visitors from the French Armed Forces aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Boxer (LHD 4), Oct. 22.
• 13th MEU sustains readiness against Djibouti wildlife threats USMC News 04 Nov 2013 -- "Snakes, mosquitos and scorpions are among some of the dangerous wildlife Marines should watch out for while conducting sustainment training in the Horn of Africa," said U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Jorge Belmudez, hospital corpsman with Battalion Landing Team 1/4, 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit. "A bad run in with one of them could take you out of the fight for a long time."
• Marines develop joint expeditionary capabilities, reinforce training and readiness objectives USMC News 04 Nov 2013 -- Marines with Counterintelligence and Human Intelligence Company, 1st Intelligence Battalion, conducted a six-week training evolution Aug. 19 through Sept. 29, 2013.
• Keel Laid for Future USS John Finn NNS 04 Nov 2013 -- Huntington Ingalls Industries laid the keel for the future USS John Finn (DDG 113) during a ceremony at Ingalls Shipbuilding in Pascagoula, Miss., Nov. 4.
• Maintenance makes RPA history possible AFNS 04 Nov 2013 -- During the morning of Oct. 22, the aircraft parking ramps at a deployed location roared to life. Checklists were run, hatches checked, and missions briefed as the crew chiefs, support units and air crew carefully prepared an MQ-1 Predator remotely piloted aircraft for flight, just as they would on any other morning. Except this was not any other morning.
• Era Ends for Pentagon's 'Early Bird' News Summary AFPS 04 Nov 2013 -- The "Early Bird" is no more.
• HM-15 Visits Naval Support Activity Panama City for AMCM Training NNS 04 Nov 2013 -- The 'Blackhawks' of Helicopter Mine Countermeasures Squadron 15 (HM-15) completed a two-week Airborne Mine Countermeasure (AMCM) training session in the Joint Gulf Test Range, located in the Gulf of Mexico off Naval Support Activity Panama City (NSA PC), Fla.
• Taiwan takes delivery of first Apache choppers CNA 04 Nov 2013 -- Taiwan's first six AH-64E Apache attack helicopters, purchased from the United States, have been delivered, Defense Minister Yen Ming said Monday.
• La Fayette frigates' missile upgrade set for 2017 CNA 04 Nov 2013 -- The surface-to-air missiles on the Navy's fleet of La Fayette Class frigates will be replaced with a more advanced system starting in 2017, a senior Naval officer said Monday.
• S.Arabia eyes German submarine deal: report IRNA 03 Nov 2013 -- Saudi Arabia plans to buy five German Type 209 submarines worth 2.5 billion euros, reported the Sunday daily Bild am Sonntag.
• Press Briefing by Press Secretary Jay Carney, 11/04/2013 The White House 04 Nov 2013
• November 4, 2013 - U.S. Department of State Daily Press Briefing US Dept. of State 04 Nov 2013

Defense Industry

• DoD News: Contracts for November 04, 2013
• Hypersonic Plane on the Drawing Board VOA 04 Nov 2013 -- The successor to the world's fastest plane is in the works, according to Lockheed Martin.
• Half of Russian Arms Trade With Asia - State Exporter RIA Novosti 04 Nov 2013 -- Almost half of all Russia's military hardware exports are sent to Asian and Pacific region countries, Russia's state-controlled arms trader Rosoboronexport said Monday.

Other Conflicts

• 04 November 2013 - Daily Press Briefing by the Office of the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General United Nations 04 Nov 2013
• 4 November 2013 - Press Conference by Security Council President on Work Programme for November United Nations 04 Nov 2013
• Press Conference by Chair of Working Group on Use of Mercenaries United Nations 04 Nov 2013
• UN expert group cites need for global instrument regulating private security companies UN News Centre 04 Nov 2013 -- The United Nations Working Group on the use of mercenaries urged Governments to recognize the need for a legally binding international agreement to regulate the use and activities of private military and security companies (PMSCs) to complement existing regulations.
• UN warns of humanitarian situation in Syria Iran Press TV 04 Nov 2013 -- The United Nations has warned against the humanitarian situation in Syria, saying over nine million people are in need of urgent aid due to the crisis in the Middle Eastern country.
• Arab League supports Geneva 2 peace talks Iran Press TV 04 Nov 2013 -- The Arab League has formally supported the forthcoming Geneva 2 peace conference on Syria, urging the opposition to attend the talks.
• US, Saudi Arabia Differ on Tactics, Agree on Goals in Syria VOA 04 Nov 2013 -- U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and Saudi Foreign Minister Saud al-Faisal say their countries agree on the goal of removing from power Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. But they disagree on how best to do that. Kerry also met Monday Saudi capital with King Abdullah to discuss Syria, Iran, Egypt, and Israeli-Palestinian peace talks.
• Bomb goes off in Syria's Homs, 7 killed Iran Press TV 04 Nov 2013 -- Seven people have died in a bomb blast in Syria's central province of Homs, as the Syrian army continues operations against the foreign-backed Takfiri militants.
• DR Congo: UN envoys note M23's announced cessation of hostilities UN News Centre 04 Nov 2013 -- A team of special envoys led by the United Nations today noted the announced cessation of hostilities between the M23 rebel group and the Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).
• Refugees Flee to Uganda to Escape Renewed DRC Violence VOA 04 Nov 2013 -- The United Nations says some 10,000 refugees from the Democratic Republic of Congo have crossed into Uganda since Sunday, fleeing renewed fighting between the army and the M23 rebels.
• Senior UN official brokers accord to allow medical aid, supplies to northern Yemen UN News Centre 04 Nov 2013 -- A senior United Nations official in Yemen has helped to broker an agreement to allow in medical and other supplies, and to evacuate the wounded from the northern part of the country, which has experience escalating violence, it was announced.
• Burma Opens National Cease-fire Talks With Ethnic Rebel Groups VOA 04 Nov 2013 -- Most of Burma's ethnic groups have opened talks with the national government on proposals to reach a countrywide cease-fire deal.
• Libyan Federalists Raise Tensions VOA 04 Nov 2013 -- Tensions in Libya are rising this week after federalism advocates in oil-rich eastern Libya have announced the formation of their own regional administration.
• Israel orders demolition of Palestinian homes Iran Press TV 04 Nov 2013 -- Israel has revealed new plans for demolition of Palestinian houses in East al-Quds (Jerusalem) and the occupied West Bank, which will leave thousands of Palestinians homeless.
• OSCE Indicates Results In Northern Mitrovica Can't Be Determined RFE/RL 04 Nov 2013 -- The Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) has indicated that results from Kosovo's local elections on November 4 in northern Mitrovica cannot be determined because of attacks on all three polling stations there.

News Reports

• Kerry: Saudi Arabia 'very important' ally Iran Press TV 04 Nov 2013 -- US Secretary of State John Kerry has praised Saudi Arabia as a 'very, very important' ally as he visited the kingdom in an attempt to ease tensions recently raised between the two countries over US policy on the Middle East.
• Kerry In Saudi Arabia To Smooth Relations RFE/RL 04 Nov 2013 -- U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry has arrived in Saudi Arabia on the second leg of his 11-day tour of the Middle East, North Africa, and Europe.
• Kerry Praises Saudi Arabia's Stature on Visit to Ease Concerns on Syria, Iran VOA 04 Nov 2013 -- U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry praised Saudi Arabia as the 'senior player' in the Arab world while on a visit to soothe diplomatic ties frayed by differences over U.S. policy on Syria and Iran.
• US-Saudi Ties 'Enduring,' Kerry Says VOA 04 Nov 2013 -- U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry says the United States and Saudi Arabia agree about what must happen in Syria, and he called the relationship between Washington and Riyadh strategic and enduring.
• Egypt's Morsi in Cairo court for trial Iran Press TV 04 Nov 2013 -- Egypt's ousted President Mohamed Morsi has been taken to a court in eastern Cairo, where he is to be tried for 'murder charges' during his single year of presidency.
• Morsi's Cairo Trial Adjourned Till January After Disruptions RFE/RL 04 Nov 2013 -- The trial of Egypt's deposed Islamist president, Muhammad Morsi, has been adjourned in the midst of its first session and rescheduled for January 8 after disruptions in the courtroom by Morsi and 14 other defendants from his Muslim Brotherhood organization.
• Morsi Trial Adjourned in Egypt VOA 04 Nov 2013 -- From president to prisoner. Former Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi made his first public appearance since his ouster in July - at a criminal court in Monday.
• Brazil Admits Spying on Foreign Diplomatic Targets VOA 04 Nov 2013 -- Brazil - a vocal critic of widely reported U.S. intelligence gathering inside its borders - has itself admitted spying on foreign diplomatic operations, including those of the United States, Iran and Russia.
• Snowden Clemency Appeal Rejected VOA 04 Nov 2013 -- Edward Snowden's plea for clemency in the United States appears headed to rejection.
• President Rouhani: Lifting of sanctions a time-consuming procedure IRNA 04 Nov 2013 -- President Hassan Rouhani said on Monday that the Iranian government does its best to get existing unfair economic sanctions lifted at the earliest.
• Bushehr nuclear plant one of world's safest: AEOI Iran Press TV 04 Nov 2013 -- A deputy director of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) says the Bushehr nuclear power plant is one of the safest in the world.
• 'No nuclear solution without Iran sanctions relief' Iran Press TV 04 Nov 2013 -- Iran's top nuclear negotiator says Tehran has received no proposal concerning anti-Iran sanctions relief, stressing that any solution to Tehran's nuclear issue which does not guarantee the lifting of the bans is "unacceptable."
• Geneva II to focus on details of nuclear steps: Iran Iran Press TV 04 Nov 2013 -- Iran's top nuclear negotiator Abbas Araqchi says the upcoming nuclear meeting with the six major world powers in Geneva will focus on the details of the steps agreed to be taken by both sides.
• Lifting West sanctions on Iran requires time: Rouhani Iran Press TV 04 Nov 2013 -- Iran President Hassan Rouhani says the removal of the West's complicated sanctions against the country over its nuclear energy program needs an "adequate and suitable" amount of time.
• Critics Call New Russian Counterterror Law A Return To 'Collective Justice' RFE/RL 04 Nov 2013 -- Critics say a new law designed to quell the insurgency in Russia's restive North Caucasus region revives the Stalin-era principles of collective guilt and collective justice.
• Kenya Charges 4 in Mall Attack VOA 04 Nov 2013 -- A Kenyan court charged four Somali men on Monday with terrorist offenses for helping al-Qaida-linked militants carry out an attack on a shopping mall in Nairobi that killed 67 people.
• Musharraf Granted Bail In Case Of Red Mosque Raid RFE/RL 04 Nov 2013 -- A court in Pakistan has granted bail to former military ruler Pervez Musharraf over a deadly raid on a radical mosque.