15 Jan 2004 - Today’s Military, Veteran, War and National Security News

15 Jan 2004 - Today’s Military, Veteran, War and National Security
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New year brings new hope for families of POW/MIAs, By K. L. Vantran
http://www.dcmilitary.com/navy/teste...s/27031-1.html

Ex-POW granny killed by lorry
http://www.macclesfield-express.co.u...e_id=3234.html

Sheriff candidate POW claim disputed, By Tamara Boatwright
http://www.news-daily.com/articles/2...news/news2.txt

GAO questions reimbursements to USO for some celebrity tour expenses
http://www.estripes.com/article.asp?...&article=19845

Soldier gets 12 years in rape of Nuremberg college student
http://www.estripes.com/article.asp?...&article=19847

Army works on compensation plan for soldiers delayed in Iraq
http://www.estripes.com/article.asp?...&article=19849

DOD health official says suicide rate doesn't warrant policy change
http://www.estripes.com/article.asp?...&article=19850

Book suggests U.S. take hard line against N. Korea
http://www.estripes.com/article.asp?...&article=19854

S. Koreans: U.S. a bigger threat than N. Korea
http://www.estripes.com/article.asp?...&article=19857

Marine's attempted-rape trial to resume on Okinawa
http://www.estripes.com/article.asp?...&article=19839

Three Pennsylvania Military Police Reservists Relieved of Duties in
Iraq to Hold Press Conference at NPC Jan. 16
http://releases.usnewswire.com/GetRe...d=137-01152004

Young Lewisville MP gets Purple Heart
http://www.zwire.com/site/news.cfm?n...d=528199&rfi=6

Air force drills show security weaknesses
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servl...International/

Army's civil-affairs units stretched thin
http://washingtontimes.com/national/...4457-8135r.htm

US to begin drawdown in Iraq
http://www.csmonitor.com/2004/0115/p01s04-woiq.html

Safety Concerns Ground 45 Air Force Academy Planes
http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.j...toryID=4120410

Pentagon Defeat Fired Up Clark for White House Fight
http://www.latimes.com/news/politics...profile15jan15, 1,
7074760.story?coll=la-home-headlines

Dogfighting US jets make villagers run for cover, By Nick Britten
http://portal.telegraph.co.uk/news/m...15/njets15.xml

U.S. pilot's gesture brings Brazilian fine
http://washingtontimes.com/world/200...4649-2781r.htm

Military lawyers criticize tribunal
http://www.upi.com/view.cfm?StoryID=...4-072539-7001r

Polish military division in Iraq reinforced
http://www.spacewar.com/2004/040115184116.rlmmhfhh.html

Wartburg students will relate battle with military school, By KAREN
HEINSELMAN, Courier Staff Writer
http://www.wcfcourier.com/articles/2...1c004e2e9b.txt

Puerto Rican soldier dies in military hospital
http://www.puertoricowow.com/html/ge...ataType=string

Bush's 'war' against our military vets by DAVID REINHARD
http://www.oregonlive.com/news/orego...1466196160.xml

Veterans make packages for military men, women
http://www.pioneerlocal.com/cgi-bin/...04-203316.html

US Military Writing PR for Cheney’s Firm, By : Republicons Staff
http://www.republicons.org/view_arti...RTICLE_ID=1122

Navy to Christen New Guided-Missile Destroyer Halsey
http://www.news.navy.mil/search/disp...story_id=11395

Express Shipment of Unaccompanied Baggage Available to Sailors
http://www.news.navy.mil/search/disp...story_id=11244

Five Lamb siblings may reunite in Afghanistan, By Gary Sheftick
http://www4.army.mil/ocpa/read.php?story_id_key=5593

Chief US administrator in Iraq returning for consultations
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/20...nt_1278293.htm

French 'considering Iraq troops' From correspondents in Paris
http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au...n/story_page/0, 5744,
8404976%255E1702, 00.html

Veteran hiring increases
http://www.af.mil/stories/story.asp?storyID=123006384

NavNews for Wednesday, January 14, 2004
NNS040113-06. USS Bataan to Deploy in Support of OIF Force Rotation --
http://www.news.navy.mil/search/disp...story_id=11373
NNS040113-05. George Washington Strike Group to Deploy --
http://www.news.navy.mil/search/disp...story_id=11374
NNS040114-02. "Support to the Fleet...Ready and Fully Integrated" --
http://www.news.navy.mil/search/disp...story_id=11289
NNS040113-01. Navy TSP Enrollment Continues to Grow --
http://www.news.navy.mil/search/disp...story_id=11357
NNS040114-01. NH Pensacola has IMPACT on Pediatric Care --
http://www.news.navy.mil/search/disp...story_id=11326
NNS040114-03. Daily News Update for Jan. 14, 2004 --
http://www.news.navy.mil/search/disp...story_id=11378
NNS020114-07. This Day in Naval History - Jan. 15 --
http://www.news.navy.mil/search/disp...p?story_id=629
Eye on the Fleet - U.S. Navy Photo of The Day --
http://www.news.navy.mil/list_single.asp?id=11334

Network-Centric Warfare Key to Combat Power
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http://www.defenselink.mil/news/Jan2...200401151.html

China, U.S. Making Progress on Military Relations
http://www.defenselink.mil/news/Jan2...200401152.html

Serviceman Missing from Vietnam War Identified
http://www.dod.mil/releases/2004/nr20040115-0905.html

Flag Officer Assignments
http://www.dod.mil/releases/2004/nr20040115-0907.html

The War Veterans Directory, Free
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http://www.canoe.ca/NewsStand/Toront...15/313507.html
Dearth of spares grounds 20% of Cormorant fleet

http://www.airforce.forces.gc.ca/equip/equip1b_e.htm
CH-149 The Canadian Press

http://www.canada.com/owensound/stor...1-65dea262eb03
NATO SG wants more troops in Afghanistan The Canadian Press

http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNew...8///?hub=World
Canada's top soldier in Afghanistan says farewell to troops

http://www.forces.gc.ca/site/operati...a/leslie_e.asp
Leslie CTV News

http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNew...///?hub=Canada
Only 500 troops available by September The Herald

http://www.herald.ns.ca/stories/2004.../f229.raw.html
Frigate to join U.S. ships in monitoring Persian Gulf Air Force news

http://www.airforce.forces.gc.ca/news/2004/01/12_e.htm
Life-saving SAR system wins top honours The Canadian Press

http://highspeed.rogers.com/news/nat...p?cid=n011433A
'Dirty bomb' detectors planned for Ottawa

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servl...15/TPNational/
More Canadian Commentary David Rodenhiser -- The Globe and Mail

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servl...omment/Letters
Army crying wolf?

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servl...5-1/TPComment/
More

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servl...N14/TPComment/
Ibbitson Tamara Lorincz -- The Herald

http://www.herald.ns.ca/stories/2004...on135.raw.html
Canada should stay out of U.S. missile defence

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/serie...12monedcar.gif
Gable Shira Herzog -- The Globe and Mail

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servl...A15/TPComment/
Mideast peace may depend on the (formerly) unthinkable Lawrence Martin
-- The Globe and Mail

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servl...N15/TPComment/
Home run: PM didn't fawn, Bush didn't get ugly International
Commentary Thomas L. Friedman -- The New York Times

http://www.nytimes.com/2004/01/15/op...&partner=ASAHI
War of Ideas, Part 3 Ramesh Thakur -- The Age

http://www.theage.com.au/articles/20...877896182.html
How the Iraq war harmed the UN Editorial -- The Washington Post

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn...2004Jan14.html
Mr. O'Neill and Iraq Jim Hoagland -- The Washington Post

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn...2004Jan14.html
Doubt vs. Hope in the Middle East Ted Lapkin -- The Age

http://www.theage.com.au/articles/20...877961619.html
The destructive forces of honour killing Editorial -- The Christian
Science Monitor

http://www.csmonitor.com/2004/0115/p08s01-comv.html
A thaw in Canada-US Ties Editorial -- The New York Times

http://www.iht.com/articles/125017.html
Schröder goes to Normandy Amit Chanda and Kate Joynes --
International Herald Tribune

http://www.iht.com/articles/125005.html
A deep divide over safety in the skies Lara Hayhurst -- Pittsburgh
Post-Gazette

http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/03362/255283.stm
The fish that threatened national security

http://www.tsa.gov/public/display?th...00051980074366
TSA Sir Philip Goodhart -- The Times

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/newspap...964060,00.html
WWI warships

http://www.royal-navy.mod.uk/static/pages/2474.html
HMS Caroline International News The Associated Press

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servl...International/
Air force drills show security weaknesses The Washington Times

http://washingtontimes.com/national/...4457-8135r.htm
Army's civil-affairs units stretched thinly The Christian Science
Monitor

http://www.csmonitor.com/2004/0115/p13s01-usfp.html
A bigger stick - and no longer speaking softly The Christian Science
Monitor

http://www.csmonitor.com/2004/0115/p13s02-usfp.html
A new kind of empire The Christian Science Monitor

http://www.csmonitor.com/2004/0115/p01s04-woiq.html
US to begin drawdown in Iraq Reuters News

http://reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml...toryID=4135273
U.S. Iraq Toll Nears 500 The Washington Post

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn...2004Jan14.html
Military Cites Elevated Rate of Suicides in Iraq

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn...2004Jan15.html
More Reuters News

http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.j...toryID=4120410
Safety Concerns Ground 45 Air Force Academy Planes Los Angeles Times

http://www.latimes.com/news/politics/la-na-clarkprofile15jan15,1,7074760.story?coll=la-home-headlines"
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Pentagon Defeat Fired Up Clark

https://www.latimes.com/services/sit...ofile.register
Registration Req'd The Washington Post

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn...2004Jan14.html
FBI Chief Says Tribunals May Try Sept. 11 Suspects BBC News

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/3395165.stm
Bush unveils Moon and Mars plans

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servl...International/
More The Telegraph

http://portal.telegraph.co.uk/news/m...15/njets15.xml
Dogfighting US jets make villagers run for cover The Telegraph

http://portal.telegraph.co.uk/news/m...15/nsold15.xml
Diary of a soldier doomed by MoD failures The Guardian

http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk_news/st...123399,00.html
Plea for forgotten men held at Guantánamo Bay BBC News

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/3392543.stm
France: African soldiers freeze to death BBC News

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/3395575.stm
Germany unveils huge defence cuts The Associated Press

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn...2004Jan15.html
Germany to Move Spy Agencies to Berlin Yahoo! News

http://search.news.yahoo.com/search/...special+forces
Photos: Special forces prepare for Olympics The Moscow Times

http://www.themoscowtimes.com/storie...01/15/043.html
Air Force Upbeat, Despite Crashes The Associated Press

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn...2004Jan14.html
Libya Ratifies Nuclear Test Ban Treaty BBC News

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/3398299.stm
Liberia foes to discuss weapons The Telegraph

http://portal.telegraph.co.uk/news/m.../15/wmid15.xml
Hamas mother's suicide bombing kills four The Associated Press

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn...2004Jan15.html
Suicide Bomber Gets Hero's Funeral The Telegraph

http://portal.telegraph.co.uk/news/m...15/whurn15.xml
Death of a human shield

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/3394899.stm
More Reuters News

http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.j...toryID=4132162
Israel Reimposes Gaza Blockade The Christian Science Monitor

http://www.csmonitor.com/2004/0115/p07s01-wome.htm
A smaller intifada resumes BBC News

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/3397757.stm
Five killed in Iraq car bombing The Telegraph

http://portal.telegraph.co.uk/news/m.../15/wirq15.xml
Saddam's order to fighters casts doubt on link to al-Qa'eda

http://www.nytimes.com/2004/01/14/in...&partner=ASAHI
More BBC News

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/3389251.stm
Policing Iraq's porous border The Christian Science Monitor

http://www.csmonitor.com/2004/0114/p01s04-wosc.html
Going in small in Afghanistan The New York Times

http://www.iht.com/articles/125027.html
Afghan Constitution offers slim hope The Associated Press

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn...2004Jan15.html
Car Bombing in Pakistan Injures 12 The Guardian

http://www.guardian.co.uk/internatio...123239,00.html
Sri Lankan crisis deepens as president extends term

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/3395335.stm
More BBC News

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/3396281.stm
Burma rebels ready to talk peace The Guardian

http://www.guardian.co.uk/internatio...123225,00.html
Old foe returns to Vietnam in peace

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asi...ic/3396223.stm
More

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/3395015.stm
More Pacific Daily News

http://www.guampdn.com/news/stories/...ws/225583.html
Air Force wants jets on Guam Agence France-Presse

http://washingtontimes.com/world/200...4649-2781r.htm
U.S. pilot's single-digit salute brings Brazilian fine

http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.j...toryID=4129674
More Obituaries The Telegraph

http://portal.telegraph.co.uk/news/m.../15/db1501.xml
Lieutenant-General Sir Tom Daly has died aged 90 The Times

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/newspap...963884,00.html
Commander Romuald Tyminski has died aged 98 The Globe and Mail

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servl.../TPObituaries/
Dr William Orban has died aged 81

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The American War Library
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