August 2006 - Iraq Special Weapons News

02 August 2006 - Iraq Special Weapons News

Transcript: DoD News Briefing with Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Peter Pace 02 Aug 2006 -- Presenter: Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld
Despite Challenges, Iraqi Authorities Act To Stabilize Country Washignton File 02 Aug 2006 -- Terrorists will continue to hide behind innocents and stage attacks calculated to maximize media coverage and public outcry, but they will not weaken the coalition's resolve to defeat them, Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld told journalists at an August 2 Pentagon press briefing.
CENTAF releases airpower summary AFPN 02 Aug 2006 -- U.S. Central Command Air Forces officials have released the airpower summary for Aug. 2.
Coalition, Iraqi Soldiers Capture Kidnappers, Terrorists, Seize Weapons AFPS 02 Aug 2006 -- In separate operations throughout Iraq today and July 31, coalition and Iraqi forces foiled a kidnapping attempt, captured eight terrorists, and seized numerous weapons, U.S. military officials in Iraq reported.
Iraqi Forces Search University, Target 'Death Squads' AFPS 02 Aug 2006 -- Iraqi security forces searched a university in Ramadi, Iraq, today in response to insurgent activity and targeted militia "death squads" in four operations yesterday, U.S. military officials in Iraq reported.

Rumsfeld, Pace Cite Challenges, Progress Against Extremists AFPS 02 Aug 2006 -- Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld used today, the 16th anniversary of Saddam Hussein's invasion of Kuwait, as an opportunity to assess progress that's taken place in Iraq and the threat extremists continue to impose on free people.
Rumsfeld Won't Predict Iraqi Security Autonomy VOA 02 Aug 2006 -- U.S. Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld declined Wednesday to endorse a prediction made earlier in the day by Iraq's president that Iraqi forces will "take over security" for the entire country by the end of the year.

US Official Urges Contracting Reform Following Mistakes in Iraq VOA 02 Aug 2006 -- The U.S. government's independent inspector for Iraq is calling for reforming contracting procedures in an effort to avoid the kinds of problems that have delayed reconstruction projects in post-war Iraq.

Iraq Weekly Status Report State Dept. 02 Aug 2006 [PDF]
IRAQ: International Compact targets corruption IRIN 02 Aug 2006 -- Iraq has joined forces with the United Nations and the World Bank to tackle corruption and to boost economic development.
Iraq: Premier Faces Shi'ite Pressure On Security RFE/RL 02 Aug 2006 -- As if he didn't have enough problems getting Sunni Arab leaders to support his security and reconciliation plan, Iraq's Shi'ite Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki has come under increasing pressure from Shi'ite leaders who claim he isn't moving fast enough to address the deteriorating security situation
U.S. Official Says Violence, Corruption Hinder Iraq Rebuilding Washington File 02 Aug 2006 -- Despite some progress, violence and corruption continue to thwart reconstruction efforts in Iraq, says Stuart Bowen, the U.S. special inspector general for Iraq reconstruction.
Iraqi President Says Country's Forces to Control Security by Year End VOA 02 Aug 2006 -- Iraq's President Jalal Talabani says Iraqi forces will take over security for all of the country by the end of this year.

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