06 Dec 2003 - Today’s Military, Veteran, War and National Security News

06 Dec 2003 - Today’s Military, Veteran, War and National Security
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Pearl Harbor resonates in South Sound
http://www.theolympian.com/home/news...d/167226.shtml

Local Army major recalls wartime experiences, By DAN MARSH McKinney
Courier-Gazette
http://www.courier-gazette.com/artic...ife/life01.txt

Powell meets Vietnamese Deputy PM
http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stori.../60734/1/.html

US SOLDIER BLASTS SAMARRA FIREFIGHT 'LIES'
http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/allnews...name_page.html

Hero who gives ordinary GIs a voice
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/storydispl...bsection=world

Local Purple Heart vets are inducted to Wall of Valor at Poplar Bluff,
Mo.
http://www.baxterbulletin.com/news/s...ws/772608.html

Atsugi Seabees building galley close to flight line
http://www.estripes.com/article.asp?...&article=19113

Chaplain of Corps visits Pacific
http://www.estripes.com/article.asp?...&article=19117

A bloody victory or dangerous fantasy?
http://news.independent.co.uk/world/...p?story=470599

Ritual recalls veterans' sacrifice
http://www.rapidcityjournal.com/arti...cal/news05.txt

Army Will Face Dip in Readiness
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn...-2003Dec5.html

Va. studies whether war-hero deductions are fraud or error
http://home.hamptonroads.com/stories...246&ran=100732

Museum to mark 62nd anniversary of Pearl Harbor attack
http://news.mysanantonio.com/story.c...40&xlc=1094614

Iraqis march in salute to U.S.
http://washingtontimes.com/world/200...0933-1854r.htm

Japan Bids Farewell to Diplomats Killed in Iraq
http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.j...toryID=3948481

Spy Satellites Used to Look for Damage on Space Station
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn...-2003Dec5.html

SAMARRA BATTLE `SHOOK THE FOUNDATIONS' OF U.S. MILITARY
http://engforum.pravda.ru/showthread...threadid=47013

Gays in the military, 10 years later
http://www.heraldtribune.com/apps/pb...312060310/1029

Letter to Editor: We don’t forget our fallen comrades
http://www4.army.mil/ocpa/read.php?story_id_key=5476

Iraq war will leave only two of Army's 10 divisions available
http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/m...readiness.html

Funds for Iraq Falling Short of Pledges, Figures Show
http://www.nytimes.com/2003/12/07/in...partner=GOOGLE

Tough New Tactics by U.S. Tighten Grip on Iraq Towns
http://www.nytimes.com/2003/12/07/in...partner=GOOGLE

US army will remain in Iraq after transfer of power: Bremer
http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/s1004898.htm

Sixteen nations sign on to rebuild Iraq; France holds back
http://www.news24houston.com/content...=20045&SecID=2

Iraq stretching Army to danger point
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/htm..._troops06.html

Iraq war film will be shown in county
http://www.insidevc.com/vcs/county_news/article/0, 1375,
VCS_226_2482949, 00.html

VA Q's & A's - December 2003
http://www1.va.gov/opa/pressrel/Pres...net.cfm?id=704

Veterans will soon have new VA clinic in Columbus area
http://www.coshoctontribune.com/news...ws/776414.html

Reinventing the VA hospital
http://famulus.msnbc.com/famuluscom/...2.asp?bizj=BIR

Rose Post column: VA memories shared at celebration
http://salisburypost.townnews.com/ar...nniversary.txt

Plan urges $1b VA hospital in Hub
http://www.boston.com/news/local/art...spital_in_hub/

Two WWII veteran lawmakers seek funds for memorial
http://www1.finance-commerce.com/rec...es/031206c.htm

Veteran donates WWII artifacts
http://www.nj.com/news/bridgeton/ind...7105140590.xml

Veteran Spent War Fighting Deadlines, Raising Morale
http://www.ftimes.com/Main.asp?Secti...rticleID=19182

Opposing slavery and Yankees in U.S. Civil War
http://www.thestar.com/NASApp/cs/Con...l=968350116467

NavNews for Friday, December 05, 2003
NNS031205-02. Military World Games Begin in Italy --
http://www.news.navy.mil/search/disp...story_id=10920
NNS031204-18. V-22 Osprey Reaches 1, 000-Hour Milestone --
http://www.news.navy.mil/search/disp...story_id=10911
NNS031204-19. Naval Hospital Bremerton Takes Customer Surveys Online
--
http://www.news.navy.mil/search/disp...story_id=10904
NNS031204-13. Successful Testing Highlights Capabilities of ADS for
ASW, Maritime Surveillance --
http://www.news.navy.mil/search/disp...story_id=10803
NNS031204-14. Navy Recruiting Command Holds Awards Week Festivities in
D.C. --
http://www.news.navy.mil/search/disp...story_id=10880
NNS031204-03. Stennis Supply Department Wins Prestigious Award --
http://www.news.navy.mil/search/disp...story_id=10685
NNS031204-15. Navy Marine Corps News for the Week of Dec. 1-7, 2003
--
http://www.news.navy.mil/search/disp...story_id=10917
NNS031205-01. Daily News Update for Dec. 5, 2003 --
http://www.news.navy.mil/search/disp...story_id=10918
NNS011210-13. This Day in Naval History - Dec. 06 --
http://www.news.navy.mil/search/disp...p?story_id=291
NNS011210-01. This Day in Naval History - Dec. 07 --
http://www.news.navy.mil/search/disp...p?story_id=280
NNS011210-02. This Day in Naval History - Dec. 08 --
http://www.news.navy.mil/search/disp...p?story_id=281
Eye on the Fleet - U.S. Navy Photo of The Day --
http://www.news.navy.mil/list_single.asp?id=10844

Air Force Print News for Dec. 5, 2003
Officials urge flu virus protection
http://www.af.mil/stories/story.asp?storyID=123006154
PFE changes with feedback
http://www.af.mil/stories/story.asp?storyID=123006155
IDEA recovers more than $2 million
http://www.af.mil/stories/story.asp?storyID=123006152
Officials release F-16 accident report
http://www.af.mil/stories/story.asp?storyID=123006147
OSI team dedicated to safety, security
http://www.af.mil/stories/story.asp?storyID=123006156
Fit to deploy (Stand-alone photo)
http://www.af.mil/stories/story.asp?storyID=123006150
Environmental symposium registration begins
http://www.af.mil/stories/story.asp?storyID=123006153
Airmen help improve C-130 night missions
http://www.af.mil/stories/story.asp?storyID=123006151
Deployed airmen plead guilty to thefts
http://www.af.mil/stories/story.asp?storyID=123006149
AFPC passwords reset online
http://www.af.mil/stories/story.asp?storyID=123006148

Send a Veteran a Christmas Present of The War Directory
http://members.aol.com/veterans/xmasdir.htm


http://www.canoe.ca/CalgaryNews/cs.cs-12-06-0042.html
Jet-training plan at risk

http://www.capitalnet.com/~pmogb/web...raining_e.html
GBFMT The Canadian Press

http://www.nationalpost.com/home/sto...c-cbb8e0ccc31b
Kabul's no holiday The Calgary Sun

http://www.canoe.ca/CalgaryNews/cs.cs-12-06-0009.html
Fees parked for veterans on Remembrance Day Comox Valley Record

http://www.comoxvalleyrecord.com/por...=149827&more=1
U.S. doctor killed in T-33 crash

http://www.mojavebooks.com/mhv/031107-1.html
More Canadian Commentary Paul Stanway -- The Edmonton Sun

http://www.canoe.ca/Columnists/stanway.html
Canadian Forces at risk of disappearing Salim Mansur -- The London
Free Press

http://www.canoe.ca/Columnists/mansur_london.html
What U.S. didn't know about Iraq Larry Cornies -- The London Free
Press

http://www.canoe.ca/Columnists/cornies_dec6.html
U.S. Iraq policy facing tougher questions at home Heather Mallick --
The Globe and Mail

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servl...L06/TPComment/
When a smart card goes stupid Paul Berton -- The Lndon Free Press

http://www.canoe.ca/NewsStand/London...06/278509.html
Did fake festive bird make turkeys of journalists? International
Commentary William Taylor -- The Washington Times

http://washingtontimes.com/commentar...1945-2243r.htm
War and impatience Vernon Loeb -- The Washington Post

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn...-2003Dec5.html
On the Ground, Straight From the Top Wayne Downing -- The Washington
Post

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn...-2003Dec5.html
Hearts and Minds? First, Just Win David S. Broder -- The Washington
Post

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn...-2003Dec5.html
Congress's Cop-Out On War Editorial -- The Washington Post

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn...-2003Dec5.html
A Prompt from Geneva Robert A. Levine -- The Washington Post

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn...-2003Dec5.html
The Israel 'Threat': Making of a Myth Leader -- The Guardian

http://www.guardian.co.uk/russia/art...101278,00.html
Hard line to horror Editorial -- The New York Times

http://www.nytimes.com/2003/12/06/op...&partner=ASAHI
Unneeded Quarrel Over Taiwan Fareed Zakaria -- Newsweek

http://www.msnbc.com/news/999366.asp
No Way to Make Friends Mark Lawson -- The Guardian

http://www.guardian.co.uk/comment/st...101131,00.html
Stuffed by a plastic turkey Editorial -- The Washington Post

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn...-2003Dec5.html
Jive Turkeys

http://m-w.com/cgi-bin/dictionary?bo...temkin+village
Potemkin Michael Getler -- The Washington Post

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn...-2003Dec5.html
Was This Turkey a Story?

http://search.news.yahoo.com/search/...&p=bush+turkey
Photos International News The Associated Press

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn...-2003Dec5.html
Socks Prompt Warning About Al Qaeda and Planes The Washington Post

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn...-2003Dec5.html
Army Will Face Dip in Readiness The Washington Post

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn...-2003Dec5.html
104th Army-Navy Game: A New Chain of Command The Virginian-Pilot

http://home.hamptonroads.com/stories...246&ran=100732
War-hero tax breaks scrutinized Rocky Mountain News

http://www.rockymountainnews.com/drm...-PRINT,00.html
Assault charges against cadet dropped San Antonio Express-News

http://news.mysanantonio.com/story.c...40&xlc=1094614
Museum to mark 62nd anniversary of Pearl Harbor attack Los Angeles
Daily News

http://www.dailynews.com/Stories/0,1...812474,00.html
Test pilot, student killed

http://www.ntps.edu/bios/bradley.htm
Bradley

http://www.ntps.edu/Images/Derringer...Judson%201.jpg
Derringer The Toronto Star

http://torontostar.com/NASApp/cs/Con...d=970599119419
Civilian jets don't need defence systems The Guardian

http://politics.guardian.co.uk/forei...101277,00.html
British ministers flout arms sales code BBC News

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/scotland/3295141.stm
Tornado crew chose 175kt wheels-up landing

http://www.thesun.co.uk/article/0,,2-2003562329,00.html
More

http://www.raf.mod.uk/equipment/tornado_f.html
F3 The Telegraph

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main...06/nnavy06.xml
Ship shortage for Trafalgar bicentenary The Guardian

http://www.guardian.co.uk/Iraq/Story...101167,00.html
Intelligence heads under fire The Telegraph

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main...6/wfranc06.xml
French north African veterans protest The Associated Press

http://www.nationalpost.com/home/sto...0-75df724b3822
Greece signals wider NATO role in security for 2004 Olympics The
Guardian

http://www.guardian.co.uk/russia/art...101263,00.html
Chechen rebels under suspicion in train bombings

http://washingtontimes.com/world/200...4457-4308r.htm
More

http://www.guardian.co.uk/graphic/0,...100762,00.html
Map Reuters News

http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.j...toryID=3948241
Nigerian Army Raids Village After Ethnic Clashes The Jerusalem Post

http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satelli...=1070512329374
Syria puts army on alert Reuters News

http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.j...toryID=3948339
Annan: New Mideast Initiative in Tune with Road Map Reuters News

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn...-2003Dec6.html
Israel Says Palestinian Deal a Non-Starter for Talks Ha'aretz

http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/pages/S...1&contrassID=2
IDF cautiously optimistic despite Arafat's resurgence The Jerusalem
Post

http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satelli...=1070512329377
Cairo ceasefire talks hinge on Hamas Ha'aretz

http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/368638.html
IDF hopes to reduce reserve call-ups in '04 The Jerusalem Post

http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satelli...=1070512328998
IDF General Staff promotions announced The Jerusalem Post

http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satelli...=1070512329076
Contradictory reports on Saddam's threat to Israel Reuters News

http://reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml...toryID=3948568
Rumsfeld in Iraq, Says Saddam No Easy Catch The Washington Times

http://washingtontimes.com/world/200...0933-1854r.htm
Iraqis march in salute to U.S. The New York Times

http://www.nytimes.com/2003/12/06/in...&partner=ASAHI
U.S. Troops Infected by Parasites

http://www.cdc.gov/travel/diseases/leishmaniasis.htm
Leishmaniasis The Washington Post

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn...-2003Dec5.html
Safe in the Green Zone The New York Times

http://www.nytimes.com/2003/12/06/in...&partner=ASAHI
Trail of Anti-U.S. Fighters Said to Cross Europe to Iraq Newsweek

http://www.msnbc.com/news/999348.asp
As an occupier, General Petraeus did everything right . . . The
Associated Press

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn...-2003Dec6.html
U.S. Upgrades Saudi Security Warning The Washington Post

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn...-2003Dec6.html
Taiwanese To Hold Ballot on China Arms

http://washingtontimes.com/world/200...0653-5688r.htm
More Reuters News

http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.j...toryID=3948481
Japan Bids Farewell to Diplomats Killed in Iraq The Age

http://www.theage.com.au/articles/20...351787497.html
Arms race fear over 'star wars' The Washington Post

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn...-2003Dec5.html
Spy Satellites Used to Look for Damage on Space Station Obituaries The Telegraph

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.../06/db0601.xml
Lt-Col Tony Hunter has died aged 97 History The
Guardian

http://www.guardian.co.uk/usa/story/...101121,00.html
Kissinger approved Argentinian 'dirty war' BBC News

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/3295855.stm
1982 Falklands War ships had nuclear arms

http://www.skomer.u-net.com/projects/we177.htm
WE177 UK Defence Today

http://news.mod.uk/news/press/news_p...wsItem_id=1270
On this day ... 6 December BBC News

http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/d.../6/default.stm
On This Day SeaWaves Magazine

http://www.seawaves.com/today_in_history.htm
Today in History The New York Times

http://www.nytimes.com/learning/gene.../20031206.html
On This Day in History The History Channel

http://www.historychannel.com/cgi-bi...onth=12&day=06
What else happened today? Sympatico

http://www1.sympatico.ca/news/otd/otd.98.12.06.html
On This Day in Canadian

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Otis Willie
Associate Librarian
The American War Library
http://www.americanwarlibrary.com