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• May 18 airpower summary: C-130s provide intra-theater airlift AFNS 19 May 2009 -- Coalition airpower integrated with coalition ground forces in Iraq and ISAF troops in Afghanistan during operations.
• Troops in Iraq Detain Suspect, Seize Mortars; Commander Refutes Charges AFPS 19 May 2009 -- Coalition and Iraqi forces detained a suspect and seized weapons in Iraq.
• Airmen support Soldiers by putting bombs on targets AFNS 19 May 2009 -- On a battlefield they plan, request and direct air strikes against enemy targets in close proximity to friendly forces.

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US Policy

• Transcript: DoD News Briefing with Geoff Morrell from the Pentagon Briefing Room, Arlington, Va. DoD 19 May 2009 -- Presenter: Pentagon Press Secretary Geoff Morrell

United Nations

Reconstruction Issues

• IRAQ: Corruption undermining state food aid programme? IRIN 19 May 2009 -- Iraq’s state-run food rationing system is crumbling and corruption in high places could be partly to blame.

Foreign Reactions

• US Denies Iranian Charge of Support for Kurdish Rebels VOA 19 May 2009 -- US DoD denying charge by Iran's top leader that the United States is promoting attacks on Iran by a Kurdish group based in Iraq.
• Defense Department Spokesman Cites Irony in Iranian Charge AFPS 19 May 2009 -- DoD: ironic that as Iranian leaders continue to arm insurgents in Iraq and Afghanistan, they accuse US of destabilizing Iran.
• Iran Leader Accuses US of Supporting Terrorism VOA 19 May 2009 -- Iran's supreme leader is accusing the United States of promoting terrorism against Iran from the Kurdish region of neighboring Iraq.

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