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17 June 2004 Military News

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Current Operations

  • OIF/OEF Casualty Update 17 Jun 2004 [PDF]

  • Transcript: Defense Department Regular Briefing 17 Jun 2004 -- Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld and General Peter Pace, Vice Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff
  • Defense Department Report, June 17: Iraq Operational Update Washington File 17 Jun 2004 -- U.S. military forces in Iraq detained a known, high-ranking Iraqi terrorist for seven months without notifying the International Committee of the Red Cross at the specific request of CIA Director George Tenet, Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld said June 17.
  • Exercise Desert Talon trains units for Iraq deployments Marine Corps News 17 Jun 2004 -- Academic classes for Exercise Desert Talon 2-04 began on station Tuesday and practical application exercises will begin Saturday prompting an increase in use of tactical aviation and ground equipment throughout Yuma County.
  • IRAQ WRAP VOA 17 Jun 2004 -- In Iraq, at least 40 people were killed and more than 100 others injured when a vehicle packed with ammunition exploded outside a Baghdad recruiting station where Iraqis were waiting to sign up to join the country's new military. The devastating car bomb attack was another indication that insurgents are stepping up efforts to disrupt the upcoming handover of power on July 1rst.
  • PENTAGON/IRAQ PRISONER VOA 17 Jun 2004 -- Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld admits the U.S. military held a prisoner captured in Iraq for months in secret without notifying the Red Cross.
  • IRAQ / BOMBING UPDATE VOA 17 Jun 2004 -- In Baghdad, a car packed with artillery rounds blew up in front of a recruitment center for an Iraqi military security force, killing at least 30 people and wounding more than 100. The attack, believed to be a suicide bombing, is the latest in a string of deadly attacks in Iraq that officials say are aimed at disrupting the transfer of power from the U.S.-led administration to an Iraqi interim government July First.
  • IRAQ / BOMBING VOA 17 Jun 2004 -- In Baghdad, a car packed with artillery rounds exploded in front of a recruitment center for an Iraqi military security force, killing at least 30 people and wounding more than 100. The attack, believed to be a suicide bombing, is the latest in a string of deadly attacks officials say are aimed at disrupting the transfer of power from the U.S.-led administration to an Iraqi interim government at the end the month.

  • Transcript: Central Command Briefing 17 Jun 2004 -- Lieutenant General David Barno, Commander, Combined Forces Command, Afghanistan
  • CIA Contractor Indicted for Abuse of Afghan Detainee Washington File 17 Jun 2004 -- A 38-year-old North Carolina man has been indicted for assaulting an Afghan detainee while working as a contractor for the Central Intelligence Agency at a U.S. military base in Asadabad, Afghanistan.
  • U-S / PRISONER ABUSE VOA 17 Jun 2004 -- An American contractor working for the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) has been indicted by a federal grand jury on charges related to the beating death of a prisoner in Afghanistan. As correspondent Meredith Buel reports from Washington, the man is the first civilian to face criminal charges related to the detainee abuse scandal.
  • Analysis: Afghanistan Wants Greater NATO Involvement RFE/RL 17 Jun 2004 -- Standing near the spot in Virginia where Al-Qaeda terrorists rammed a hijacked passenger plane on 11 September 2001 into the Pentagon, Afghan Transitional Administration Chairman Hamid Karzai on 14 June called on NATO to "fulfill the promise that" has been made to Afghanistan by expanding its presence in the country before the presidential and parliamentary elections scheduled for September.
  • Afghan voter registrations set to pass 4 million - UN mission UN News Centre 17 Jun 2004 -- Almost four million people have now registered to vote in Afghanistan's presidential and parliamentary elections later this year, the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) announced today.
  • Afghanistan Coalition Continues Progress as Elections Near AFPS 17 Jun 2004 -- Afghanistan "is no longer a sanctuary for terrorists, a place where they can train in safety and comfort," and coalition forces are working to increase security in the region and pave the way for the upcoming national elections, the commander of Combined Forces Command Afghanistan said today.
  • PENTAGON/AFGHANISTAN VOA 17 Jun 2004 -- A senior U.S. military commander says he doubts the accuracy of a videotape broadcast by the Arabic-language TV network al-Jazeera purporting to show terrorist training still taking place in Afghanistan.
  • CHINA-CENTRAL ASIA SUMMIT VOA 17 Jun 2004 -- Leaders of China, Russia, and four Central Asian republics have agreed to bolster their new security alliance. At a meeting in Uzbekistan, they pledged to support Afghanistan's efforts to maintain stability.

  • PAKISTAN OFFENSIVE VOA 17 Jun 2004 -- Security forces in Pakistan have launched a fresh offensive against al Qaida linked militants in a mountainous region on the border with Afghanistan. Clashes between Pakistani troops and alleged terrorists erupted earlier this month and have killed more than 50 militants and 18 government soldiers so far.
  • Pak planes pound `al-Qaeda` hide out IRNA 17 Jun 2004 -- Pakistani fighter planes pounded a suspected al-Qaeda hide out in the country`s tribal area on Thursday in a fresh offensive amid reports of clashes between `foreign` militants and Pakistani troops, a military spokesman and local correspondents said.

Defense Policy / Programs

  • U.S.: Torture -- Memos Spur Debate On Defining The Use Of Pain (Part 1) RFE/RL 17 Jun 2004 -- What is torture, and when -- if ever -- can pain be inflicted on a prisoner? Those questions are now being debated after the leaking of U.S. government memos that recommend, among other things, that interrogators be permitted to use pain to elicit information from detainees.

  • U.N./U.S./CRIMINAL COURT VOA 17 Jun 2004 -- U.N. Secretary General Kofi Annan is urging the Security Council to stop protecting U.S. peacekeeping troops from International Criminal Court prosecution. The current U.S. exemption runs out at the end of this month.
  • US 'unwise' to press for immunity from war crime prosecutions, Annan says UN News Centre 17 Jun 2004 -- It would be unwise for the United States to press for immunity from potential prosecution by the world's first permanent war crimes tribunal for peacekeepers participating in United Nations operations, particularly in light of the abuse of prisoners in Iraq, UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan said today.

  • PENTAGON / SUDAN VOA 17 Jun 2004 -- The U.S. military is preparing to send a special survey team to Chad to assess a possible humanitarian mission to assist refugees from Sudan's war-ravaged Darfur region.

  • Division Uses 'Command Post of Future' AFPS 17 Jun 2004 -- Soldiers of the Army's 1st Cavalry Division are putting transformational technology to work in their day-to-day operations in Baghdad.
  • Truman Strike Group Conducting Composite Training Unit Exercise Navy Newsstand 17 Jun 2004 -- Ships and aircraft of the Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group (CSG) are in the midst of their Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX).
  • First flight for H-1 turned exhaust NAVAIR News 17 Jun 2004 -- A major survivability upgrade to the AH-1Z/UH-1Y aircraft, currently in the latter stages of developmental flight test here, made its first flights this week at the Bell Helicopter XworX facility in Texas.

  • PAKISTAN/US ALLIANCE VOA 17 Jun 2004 -- Pakistan has welcomed President Bush's decision to name the nation a major non-NATO ally of the United States. Top government officials say the move is an acknowledgment of Pakistan's "positive role" in the U.S.-led war on terror.

  • White House Daily Briefing, June 17 Washington File 17 Jun 2004 -- President's schedule, 9/11 Commission, Iran, North Korea, India-Pakistan, CIA leak investigation
  • State Department Noon Briefing, June 17 Washington File 17 Jun 2004 -- Organization of the Islamic Conference/foreign minister statement, Saudi Arabia, Greece, Cyprus, Iraq, Chad, Iran

Defense Industry

Other Conflicts

  • DAILY PRESS BRIEFING BY THE OFFICE OF THE SPOKESMAN FOR THE SECRETARY-GENERAL United Nations 17 Jun 2004

  • BRITAIN / SUDAN VOA 17 Jun 2004 -- Britain's foreign aid chief says the international community may have to intervene militarily in Sudan's western Darfur region if the security situation does not improve.
  • RWANDA / CONVICTION VOA 17 Jun 2004 -- The International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda has convicted a former small-town mayor for genocide and crimes against humanity and sentenced him to 30 years in prison. The tribunal calls the conviction a victory in its quest to bring justice to the people of Rwanda.
  • UN/ANNAN/SUDAN VOA 17 Jun 2004 -- U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan is planning a visit to Sudan to look into reports that Arab militias in the Darfur region are massacring black African civilians. But Mr. Annan says he is not ready to describe the violence in Darfur as "genocide."
  • Security Council re-establishes Liberia sanctions expert panel UN News Centre 17 Jun 2004 -- The United Nations Security Council today re-established an expert monitoring panel to investigate the implementation and violations of sanctions imposed last year against Liberia.
  • IVORY COAST / U.N. VOA 17 Jun 2004 -- The United Nations mission in divided Ivory Coast is going ahead with plans to broadcast its message of peace and reconciliation on an FM radio, despite the government's decision to jam the signal. This is the latest in a series of clashes between the U.N. peacekeepers and the Ivorian government.

News Reports

  • SHAPE News Morning Update SHAPE 17 Jun 2004 -- NATO chief leaves door open for Iraq role / Planned European Defence Agency short on funds, defence contractors say / Annan appoints Danish refugee expert as UN administrator in Kosovo / Fugitive general breaks years of silence over Kosovo conflict / Presidents of Russia, China and four Central Asian nations gather in Uzbekistan to discuss regional security / U.S. names Pakistan major non-NATO ally
  • SHAPE News Summary & Analysis SHAPE 17 Jun 2004 -- Hungary sending more troops to Afghanistan / UN repeats calls for NATO's Afghan expansion / Afghan voter registration hits two-third of target / EU set for crucial summit

  • PRESS BRIEFING ON ANDEAN COCA CULTIVATION United Nations 17 Jun 2004
  • BAE SYSTEMS Receives NASA Award To Design Hyperspectral Environmental Suite BAE Systems 17 Jun 2004 -- BAE Systems has received a $20 million NASA contract to design a new atmospheric sounding/coastal water-imaging instrument. BAE Systems is one of three companies that will formulate designs. NASA will later select the winning design to be built and fly on the Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellites (GOES).
  • ILS And Proton Successfully Launch Intelsat 10-02 Satellite Lockheed Martin 17 Jun 2004 -- A Russian-built Proton rocket successfully carried the Intelsat 10-02 satellite into orbit today, marking the sixth mission of the year for International Launch Services (ILS).



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