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• OIF/OEF Casualty Update 10 May 2004 [PDF]
• DoD Identifies Army Casualty 10 May 2004
• DoD Identifies Army Casualty 10 May 2004
• SOLDIER KILLED IN COLLISION
• FIRST INFANTRY DIVISION SOLDIER KILLED BY IED
• ONE TASK FORCE OLYMPIA SOLDIER DIES FROM SMALL ARMS FIRE ATTACK
• DoD Identifies Army Casualty
• DoD Identifies Army Casualty

• Transcript: Coalition Provisional Authority Briefing 10 May 2004 -- Brigadier General Mark Kimmitt, Deputy Director for Coalition Operations; and Dan Senor, Senior Adviser, CPA
• Coalition Provisional Authority Report, May 10: Iraq Operations Washington File 10 May 2004 -- As the June 30 transfer of sovereignty approaches, the Coalition Provisional Authority (CPA) continues the process of turning over government ministries to Iraqi control, CPA spokesman Dan Senor says.
• IRAQ/WRAP VOA 10 May 2004 -- U-S aircraft bombed the offices of a radical Shiite leader Monday in southern Iraq. Meanwhile, armed insurgents shot and killed two foreigners working in northern Iraq.
• Communications electronics maintenance Marines keep 3rd MAW in contact Marine Corps News 10 May 2004-- The communications and electronics maintenance Marines of Marine Wing Communications Squadron 38, Marine Air Control Group 38, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, were some of the first troops to arrive here in early February in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom.
• 1st Marine Division's wounded press on Marine Corps News 10 May 2004-- Pfc. Quintin D. Graves thought the Purple Heart was some sort of mysterious and antiquated medal when he joined the Marine Corps in July 2003.
• Marines fight to stay after wounds Marine Corps News 10 May 2004-- 1st Sgt. William S. Skiles can't say enough good things about his Marines
• Soldiers deliver water to parched Baghdad neighborhood Army News Service 10 May 2004-- A crowd of villagers moved toward the vehicles as they watched the 400-gallon water buffalo slowly cruise past them.
• Army leaders condemn detainee abuse in congressional testimony Army News Service 10 May 2004-- The alleged detainee abuse by some 320th Military Police Battalion guards at the Abu Ghraib prison is not as wide spread as some believe, according to initial findings of an investigation into that abuse, Army Chief of Staff Gen. Peter Schoomaker recently told congressmen.
• 1-7 Cavalry detains weapons dealers Army News Service 10 May 2004-- Three men suspected of arms dealing were taken into custody by 1st Squadron, 7th Cavalry during an extensive pre-dawn operation May 4.
• CORDON AND SEARCH YIELDS INSURGENT LIEUTENANT AND FINANCIER CENTCOM Release 10 May 2004-- Task Force Baghdad Soldiers detained six Iraqis suspected of anti-Coalition activities during a cordon and search operation at an east Baghdad office complex May 8.
• TERRORIST ATTACK WOUNDS DETAINEES SLATED FOR RELEASE CENTCOM Release 10 May 2004-- Several Iraqi detainees slated for release were wounded today when their transportation convoy was attacked with an improvised explosive device near Habbiniyah at about 3 p.m. May 8.
• DISCOVERY OF WEAPONS CACHES NEAR MOSUL CENTCOM Release 10 May 2004-- Information provided by two Iraqi adults and a child led to the discovery of three weapons caches May 7 and the seizure and safe disposal of more than 250 artillery rounds, mortar rounds and other munitions west of Mosul.
• MARINE PATROL SAVES CHILD FROM IED CENTCOM Release 10 May 2004-- A Marine patrol near Husaybah took note of a child playing with an unusual object May 5.
• MARINES OFFER SUPPORT TO IRAQI COMMUNITIES CENTCOM Release 10 May 2004-- Marines recently delivered supplies and provided funding in support of community improvements throughout the Al Anbar province.
• COMBINED FORCES COMMAND AFGHANISTAN RELEASE CENTCOM Release 10 May 2004-- In coordination with the Islamic Transitional Government of Afghanistan, Combined Forces Command-Afghanistan continues to train the Afghan National Army, provide civil affairs support, and disrupt, deny, and destroy terrorist and anti-ITGA forces in order to establish a stable and secure Afghanistan.
• MARINES, MINISTRY OF LABOR FINALIZE JOB PLACEMENT CONTRACT CENTCOM Release 10 May 2004-- Marines met with members of the Ministry of Labor here May 6 to finalize a contract providing $56,200 to create job placement offices in the Al Anbar province. Another $16,700 goes toward employees' salaries for the first month's service.

Deployments

US Policy

• President Bush Reaffirms Commitments in Iraq The White House 10 May 2004

• Transcript: Background Briefing on Court-Martial of U.S. Soldiers 10 May 2004 -- U. S. Military Attorney

• CONGRESS / IRAQ OVERNIGHTER VOA 10 May 2004 -- A U-S Senate panel is to hold its second public hearing into the Iraqi prisoner abuse scandal Tuesday. The Army official who wrote a report detailing the abuses is to be the lead witness.
• U.S. Commander Says Iraqi Prison Investigations Just Beginning Washington File 10 May 2004 -- The Commander of U.S. Central Command forces, General John Abizaid, pledged that U.S. authorities will continue to investigate charges of abuse committed by U.S. soldiers against Iraqi prisoners and said "we will correct the system so that abuses like this cannot happen again."
• CENTCOM Report, May 10: Abizaid Says He Is Accountable for Forces Washington File 10 May 2004 -- The head of the U.S. Central Command took responsibility for the actions of his forces in Iraq, saying he believes, as military commander, he should be held accountable for what happens in his area which "stretches from Afghanistan to Kenya to Sudan and across into Jordan."
• Bush Reiterates Coalition Iraq Mission, Supports Rumsfeld AFPS 10 May 2004 -- President Bush reiterated that the United States has "a vital national interest" in Iraq, following a meeting of his national security team at the Pentagon today.
• IRAQ WRAP UPDATE VOA 10 May 2004 -- As more pictures surface of Iraqi prisoners being abused by American soldiers, President Bush Monday delivered another strong endorsement of his Defense Secretary, Donald Rumsfeld, who is facing calls to resign over the matter. The Pentagon is reviewing whether to release additional photos of prisoner abuse or just turn them over to Congress, which is set to question more military officials on the matter Tuesday.
• Iraq: First U.S. Soldier To Face Military Trial Over Abuse Scandal RFE/RL 10 May 2004 -- The first of seven U.S. soldiers charged with abusing detainees at Iraq's Abu Ghurayb prison is set to be court martialed next week.
• COURT MARTIAL SET FOR MAY 19 CENTCOM 10 May 2004 -- Lt. Gen. Thomas F. Metz, the commanding general of III Corps, has referred charges against Spc. Jeremy Sivits to a Special Court-Martial empowered to adjudge a Bad Conduct Discharge on May 5.

• Bush Says Free Iraq Is in Long-Term U.S. Interest Washington File 10 May 2004 -- President Bush says coalition forces will stay focused on completing the mission of establishing a free Iraq and not be diverted by disturbing photographs depicting abuse of Iraq prisoners.
• Determination, Will, Leadership Matter, President Says AFPS 10 May 2004 -- The coalition is winning in Iraq, and what matters is determination, will and steadfast leadership from the United States, President Bush said here today.
• Sovereignty Transfer Won't Be 'Instant,' U.S. Official Says AFPS 10 May 2004 -- As U.S., coalition, Iraqi and U. N. authorities work to transfer sovereignty to an interim Iraqi government June 30, a senior U.S. official cautioned today that it wouldn't be a complete process.

United Nations

• UN envoy continues consultations with wide spectrum of Iraqi society UN News Centre 10 May 2004 -- United Nations Special Adviser Lakhdar Brahimi is continuing consultations in Iraq with representatives from a wide spectrum of society to explore the planned political transition on 30 June.
• IRAQ: Brahimi makes second visit amid ongoing political divisions IRIN 10 May 2004 -- As United Nations Special Adviser Lakhdar Brahimi started his second visit to Iraq on Thursday, Iraqi Governing Council (IGC) members continued to debate their own positions amid uncertainty over the transition process.

Reconstruction Issues

Foreign Reactions

• BRITAIN / IRAQ VOA 10 May 2004 -- Britain says it is close to deciding whether to prosecute soldiers in two cases of alleged abuse of Iraqi prisoners, but it has cast doubt on the authenticity of photographs that supposedly show British troops beating an Iraqi detainee.
• BRITAIN/CHINA VOA 10 May 2004 -- China has expressed concern about instability in Iraq and has called for the United Nations to take the lead in handling the situation. The issue came up at talks in London between Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao and British Prime Minister Tony Blair.
• BRITAIN/IRAQ VOA 10 May 2004 -- British Prime Minister Tony Blair has apologized for alleged mistreatment of Iraqi prisoners by British troops. Meanwhile, Mr. Blair's defense secretary is preparing to brief parliament on the scandal.
• Torture in Iraq a US internal affair: Indian deputy premier IRNA 10 May 2004 -- Even as India continues to maintain a deliberate--and telling--silence on the growing controversy surrounding the torture of Iraqi prisoners by US forces, Indian Deputy Prime Minister L.K. Advani declared that what has happened is an "internal matter" for the US.

News Reports

• Iraq: Ukrainian Sailors Continue To Languish In Abu Ghurayb Prison RFE/RL 10 May 2004 -- Two Ukrainian citizens -- the captain and second in command of a Dubai-based oil tanker -- have been held captive for eight months in Iraq's notorious Abu Ghurayb prison. That prison is at the heart of a mounting scandal involving the abuse of detainees by their U.S. captors. With evidence mounting about the scale of the abuse, Kyiv is renewing efforts to free the two sailors, who it says are suffering in harsh conditions.
• U.S.: Would Rumsfeld's Resignation Improve U.S. Foreign Policy? RFE/RL 10 May 2004 -- After U.S. President George W. Bush, Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld has become the personification of the war in Iraq, especially to its opponents. Rumsfeld has been the focus of anger over the recently released photographs detailing the abuse of Iraqi prisoners by U.S. military police. On 7 May, he spent more than five hours testifying about the prisoner-abuse scandal before two U.S. Congressional committees. And some members of Congress want him to resign or be fired.
• RED CROSS/ IRAQ PRISONERS VOA 10 May 2004 -- A confidential report by the International Committee of the Red Cross says its officials saw U-S troops in Iraq mistreat prisoners under interrogation and warned the Bush Administration earlier this year that such abuse was widespread. U-S military officials say they began an investigation into prisoner abuse in January. Correspondent Roger Wilkison reports from Brussels, the Red Cross has confirmed that the leaked report, which appeared on the website of the Wall Street Journal newspaper, is authentic.