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6 Suspected Militants, 2 Police
Die in Saudi Clash
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Middle East - Saudi Arabia - Re: Clash with
Militants
Saudi Interior Ministry
says a clash in the form of a gunbattle occurred in al-Qassim, about 350
kilometers from the capital Riyadh where six suspected militants and two
policemen have been killed. A ministry statement read on Saudi television said
police surrounded a farm harboring what it called "wanted men." It said when
the suspects refused to surrender, shooting broke out. Authorities said another
militant and eight policemen were wounded in the shootout and that four people
were arrested for harboring the suspects.
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Saudi
Arabia says six suspected militants and two policemen have been killed in a
gunbattle north of Riyadh.
The
Saudi Interior Ministry says the clash occurred in al-Qassim, about 350
kilometers from the capital.
A
ministry statement read on Saudi television said police surrounded a farm
harboring what it called "wanted men." It said when the suspects refused to
surrender, shooting broke out. Authorities said another militant and eight
policemen were wounded in the shootout and that four people were arrested for
harboring the suspects.
The
clash came amid a Saudi crackdown on Islamic militants following three recent
bombings that killed 35 people in the capital. U.S. and Saudi officials blamed
those May attacks on the al-Qaida terrorist organization.
The
Saudi government said last week it captured 16 militants who were allegedly
planning more attacks. Authorities also seized a large cache of weapons. Early
this month, officials said the top suspect in the Riyadh bombings, Turki Nasser
al-Dandani, had been shot to death in al-Jawf province.
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Burma FM on Asian
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Burma's foreign minister
is on a tour of Asia to try to counter growing criticism of its crackdown on
the country's democratic opposition. Win Aung told leaders in Indonesia, which
chairs the influential Association of Southeast Asian Nations, that opposition
leader Aung San Suu Kyi will not be detained indefinitely. Burma's democratic
opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi has not been seen in public since a clash
between her supporters and pro-government groups on May 30. Burma's ruling
generals first described her detention as protective custody, saying she might
be targeted by assassins. Ever since, there has been a growing international
chorus for her release.
VOA -- 28 Jul 2003, 09:39
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Burma's
foreign minister is on a tour of Asia to try to counter growing criticism of
its crackdown on the country's democratic opposition. Win Aung told leaders in
Indonesia, which chairs the influential Association of Southeast Asian Nations,
that opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi will not be detained
indefinitely.
Burma's
democratic opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi has not been seen in public since
a clash between her supporters and pro-government groups on May
30.
Burma's
ruling generals first described her detention as protective custody, saying she
might be targeted by assassins. Ever since, there has been a growing
international chorus for her release.
The
United States and Europe moved to tighten sanctions already in place. Burma's
Asian neighbors, traditionally in favor of engagement and quiet diplomacy, have
taken the unusual step of publicly condemning Burma.
Both
Malaysia and Indonesia have separately called on Rangoon to release Aung San
Suu Kyi and open long-delayed talks on reconciliation and democratic change.
Thailand offered to mediate. As of Sunday, this outside pressure appeared to
have little effect, and the military went on to accuse the opposition of
plotting to overthrow the government.
But
Monday, the first sign appeared that Burma's government might relent when
Foreign Minister Win Aung met with Indonesian leaders.
Win
Aung told reporters in Jakarta that his government is working on Aung San Suu
Kyi's release when the situation in the country has cooled down, and she will
not be in custody for a long period. "She is well looked after, and we are
trying our best for the situation to become normalized again," he said. "And we
are hopeful that the normalization attempts, of course, on our side we are
trying to create an atmosphere of better conditions and better
understanding."
Indonesia is the current chair of the 10-member Association of
Southeast Asian Nations. Some members are threatening to push to expel Burma,
if the situation is not resolved soon.
Burma's
military government has repressed the opposition National League for Democracy,
since the party won elections in 1990 but was not allowed to take power. Aung
San Suu Kyi - who won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1991 - has been in various forms
of government detention, followed by briefs periods of release with
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China Has Powerful Means to
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The top U.S. diplomat for
arms control is urging both China and the United Nations to do more to resolve
the North Korean nuclear crisis. U.S. Undersecretary of State for Arms Control
John Bolton said Washington appreciates China's current diplomatic push to get
North Korea back to the negotiating table. John Bolton spoke Monday after
meetings with top Chinese officials. Mr. Bolton said China has powerful means
to increase the pressure on North Korea to give up its nuclear weapons program.
"I don't think there is any question that China's influence … is
substantial, given that it supplies between 70 and 90 percent of North Korea's
fuel needs and provides substantial additional humanitarian assistance as well.
That's a point we've made in our discussions with China many times," Mr. Bolton
Mr. Bolton implied that threats to cut off supplies to impoverished North Korea
would force Pyongyang comply with signed international agreement for it to be
nuclear free.said. At the same time, Mr. Bolton continued the U.S. push to have
the U.N. Security Council address North Korea's nuclear
violations.
Comment (HFY): Either China is just
"grand standing" in order to "look good" and "look" as if it supports the UN
and US position or it is genuinely interested is resolving this issue. In a way
China created North Korea for today there would be no North Korea if China had
not supported North Korea in the Korean war. Refer to VOA article on the Korean
war. And from an alternative position, perhaps China sees some advantage in
having North Korea as an antagonistic buffer between China and the USA, a
buffer that China can use as both a political and military ally if it ever
decides to press the "red" button of war. All powerful nations have their
contingency plans in place. In point of fact I would have to label China as the
giant sized bully of the entire South East Asia. See previous Comment (HFY)
sections for more on China.
VOA -- 28 Jul 2003, 13:51
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The top
U.S. diplomat for arms control is urging both China and the United Nations to
do more to resolve the North Korean nuclear crisis.
U.S. Undersecretary of State for Arms Control John Bolton said
Washington appreciates China's current diplomatic push to get North Korea back
to the negotiating table. John Bolton spoke Monday after meetings with top
Chinese officials.
China hosted three-way talks with the United States and North
Korea last April, but there was no visible progress. Since then Beijing has
sent a series of high-level envoys to Pyongyang, Washington and Moscow in the
hope of restarting the talks.
Mr. Bolton said China has powerful means to increase the
pressure on North Korea to give up its nuclear weapons program. "I don't think
there is any question that China's influence … is substantial, given that
it supplies between 70 and 90 percent of North Korea's fuel needs and provides
substantial additional humanitarian assistance as well. That's a point we've
made in our discussions with China many times," Mr. Bolton
said.
Mr.
Bolton implied that threats to cut off supplies to impoverished North Korea
would force Pyongyang comply with signed international agreement for it to be
nuclear free.
At the
same time, Mr. Bolton continued the U.S. push to have the U.N. Security Council
address North Korea's nuclear violations.
Among
the violations, North Korea late last year expelled U.N. nuclear inspectors
monitoring Pyongyang's compliance with the nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty. Mr.
Bolton said the United Nations has not taken effective follow-up action. "The
council's ability, willingness to address this question at an appropriate time,
is an important test for the Security Council," he said.
China,
which is a permanent member of the Security Council, has said there are several
diplomatic steps to explore before pressing the United Nations to step further
into the dispute.
China
says Washington and Pyongyang could unravel the current standoff if both sides
were "flexible and sincere."
North
Korea demands security guarantees and direct talks with only the United States
to resolve the 10-month old dispute. Washington says North Korea's nuclear
programs are a threat to every nation in the region, so South Korea, Japan,
China and Russia should be involved in future discussions.
Mr.
Bolton arrived in Beijing Sunday on a three-nation tour that also takes him to
South Korea and Japan.
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Force Senior Airman David Perleberg (right) and Senior Airman Claude Winfree,
407th Expeditionary Communications Squadron, check the line of sight in order
to extend communications resources until fiber cable is installed in support of
Operation Iraqi Freedom, July 19, 2003. U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman
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BALAD, Iraq,
July 28, 2003 The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff visited what the
military calls the "the tip of the spear" in Iraq July 27.
Air Force Gen. Richard B. Myers spoke with the
infantrymen of the 1st Battalion, 8th Infantry, 4th Infantry Division.
Balad is ground zero for Baath Party sentiment in
Iraq. About 80 percent of the attacks against coalition forces occur in this
triangle area formed by Baghdad, Tikrit and Ar Ramadi. For example, three 4th
Infantry soldiers were killed and four were wounded as they guarded a
children's hospital in Baqubah July 26, about 40 miles northeast of Baghdad.
Following his meetings with leaders and troops, Myers said they energized
him.
"I spent an incredible afternoon here," he
noted.
He said that he wanted to spend more time
in the area, but the press of business makes that impossible. "I'd like to
spend a week going out on patrols," he said. "Not that you'd let me, but it's
good to know what our young troops are doing and how they react."
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DOHA, Qatar, July 28, 2003 A
U.S. Central Command official estimates the number of anti-coalition forces in
Iraq to number between 4,000 and 5,000.
The
official spoke on background at the Central Command Forward headquarters here
July 27.
The number of Iraqis fighting against
the coalition is at best an estimate. The official said the guess takes into
consideration the various different "actions" going on it Iraq.
"Iraq is more than a guerilla war," said a senior
CENTCOM official. "It is a low-intensity conflict where you have to fight
terrorists, you have to fight guerrillas, you have to fight criminals and you
have to achieve stability. It's a multifaceted effort, and most of the country
is stable."
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BAGHDAD, Iraq, July 28, 2003
Coalition forces continued to conduct patrols and raids throughout Iraq,
removing former regime loyalist, in support of the effort to create a secure
environment, according to U.S. Central Command officials.
The 2nd Brigade Combat Team of the 101st
Airborne Division (Air Assault) detained two former regime loyalist brothers
confiscating $100,000 to $200,000, 30-40 million Iraqi Dinar and three AK-47s
in the process.
While conducting a routine
patrol, a unit of the 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment discovered large caliber
ammunition, consisting of several primers and 130 mm rounds, at a house in the
area. Seven individuals were detained for questioning.
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The Army National Guard will
take on a more active role in the war against terrorism beginning next year
when upwards of 10,000 citizen-soldiers will deploy to Iraq to support two
active Army divisions earmarked to replace troops now engaged in Operation
Iraqi Freedom, the Army has announced.
Two
of the Army Guard's 15 enhanced separate brigades will fall under the
Germany-based 1st Infantry Division and the 1st Cavalry Division, based at Fort
Hood, Texas, during the second rotation of Operation Iraqi Freedom, Gen. Jack
Keane, the Army's acting chief of staff, told Pentagon reporters on July 23.
The 30th Infantry Brigade from North
Carolina and the 39th Infantry Brigade from Arkansas have been alerted and "may
participate in the Army unit rotation plan for Operation Iraqi Freedom," the
Army announced on July 26. The 30th Brigade would be augmented with an infantry
battalion from the Army Guard's 27th Infantry Brigade of New York, and the 39th
Brigade would be augmented by an infantry battalion from the 41st Infantry
Brigade of Oregon, it was further explained.
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 DOHA, Qatar, July 27, 2003 Saddam
Hussein is on the lam and if he is still in Iraq the United States will get
him, said Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Air Force Gen. Richard Myers,
yesterday.
Myers is traveling to Iraq to get a
feel for the "pulse" of coalition operations in the country. He said he has
been encouraged by reports coming out of Iraq that show political, economic and
security progress.
Myers is going to meet with
American commanders and troops in the triangular area bounded by Baghdad,
Tikrit and Ar Ramadi. That part of Iraq is a stronghold of the former regime
and there are thousands of Baath Party loyalists still in the area. More than
80 percent of the incidents directed against coalition forces happen in that
region. Myers said he has limited time in the country and that going to such an
area will give him a better appreciation of the situation in Iraq.
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WASHINGTON, July 25, 2003 The
July 22 deaths of Saddam Hussein's sons Uday and Qusay at the hands of U.S.
forces who were tipped of by an Iraqi citizen is bringing forth intelligence
information that has led to weapons seizures and the arrests of Saddam
loyalists.
During a video-teleconference briefing
from Tikrit, Iraq, Army Maj. Gen. Ray Odierno told Pentagon reporters that
recent tips from Iraqis have led to the discovery of several large caches of
weapons and the detention of what may prove to be some of Saddam's personal
security detachment.
Odierno said that in the
past 24 hours his soldiers visited five separate cache sites and have detained
or killed at least 60 Iraqi subversives.
The more
Iraqi citizens feel coalition forces will act on their tips, the more likely
they are to come forward, the general explained.
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to let off steam, work up a sweat and stay in shape at the Kandahar gym, July
24, 2003. The Body Shop, as it is also known, is open 24 hours a day and
located on Kandahar Army Airfield in Afghanistan. U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt.
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WASHINGTON, July 28, 2003
Deputy Defense Secretary Paul Wolfowitz said security continues to be a real
problem in Iraq, but that help from other nations and the Iraqi people is on
the way.
Wolfowitz, who just returned from
a four-day tour of Iraq, addressed the security situation Sunday during
interviews on "Fox News Sunday" and NBC's "Meet the Press" July 27.
"The sacrifices that our troops are making are
spectacular," he said on Fox. "It's difficult conditions, it's dangerous
conditions, and it takes a lot of ingenuity to figure out how to do some of
these civil-military things they're doing. But it is a sacrifice that is going
to make our children and our grandchildren safer, because the battle to win the
peace in Iraq now is the central battle in the war on terrorism.
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SAVANNAH, Ga. Olive-drab Chinook helicopters lined up
on the dock like somber sentinels. Flanked by the flashing red lights of white
police cruisers, they seemed to frame lifts used to lower and raise cargo. A
tugboat churned past pushing a 100-foot fuel barge, outlined by large storage
tanks with "Savannah" emblazoned across the sides.
Manned entirely by reservists from Marine
Safety Office Savannah, a United States Coast Guard 27-foot small boat suddenly
cruised into view, blue lights blazing. Lieutenant Commander Alan Reagan,
maneuvered his boat into position near the twin spans of the Talmadge Memorial
Bridge, keeping recreational vessel traffic at bay.
Thwap, thwap, thwap...the rotor blades on the
imposing helicopters fire up, indicating a sense of urgency. And that sense of urgency was not wasted on the
nearly 200 people from dozens of government agencies who, in mid-July, tested
Georgia's emergency response to a homeland security threat.
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President George W. Bush
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"Today
America lost a great citizen. We mourn the passing of Bob Hope. Bob Hope made
us laugh, and he lifted our spirits. Bob Hope served our nation when he went to
battlefields to entertain thousands of troops from different generations. We
extend our prayers to his family. And we mourn the loss of a good man. May God
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