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| Help Fight Terror |
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| FIGHTING INSURGENTS — Soldiers take cover behind an M1A1 Abrams tank and return fire after being attacked by anti-coalition fighters in Baghdad, Iraq, May 6, 2004. The soldiers are working with members of other U.S. services and coalition allies to defeat insurgents during Operation Iraqi Freedom. U.S. Army photo by Spc. Lester Colley
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| BUSH EXPRESSES REGRETS |
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| President Calls Abuse 'Stain' On Nation’s Honor, Reputation |
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| By Donna Miles / American Forces Press Service |
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WASHINGTON, May 6, 2004 — President Bush called cases of abuse of Iraqi prisoners "a stain on our country's honor and our country's reputation" and said he told Jordanian King Abdullah II during their meeting today that he is sorry for the humiliation suffered by the prisoners as well as their families.
Speaking with Abdullah in the White House Rose Garden, Bush said he also told the king he is also sorry that many of the people who saw photographs of cruelty and humiliation toward Iraqi prisoners don't understand "the true nature and heart of America" — an America, he said, that was "sickened" by the images. More Remarks |
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| Bush, Jordanian King Pledge
Unity in Facing Terror Threat |
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| By Donna Miles / American Forces Press Service |
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WASHINGTON, May 6, 2004 — President Bush and Jordanian King Abdullah II vowed today to continue working together to rid the Middle East of terrorism and other threats to safety, freedom and prosperity in the region.
"The fall of Saddam Hussein removed a source of instability and intimidation from the heart of the Middle East," Bush told reporters during a joint White House news conference. "All of Iraq's neighbors, including Jordan, are safer now." More Remarks |
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| Wolfowitz Disputes Contention
Saddam 'Just Another Bad Guy' |
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| By John D. Banusiewicz / American Forces Press Service |
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WASHINGTON, May 6, 2004 — Saddam Hussein "institutionalized and sanctioned brutality on a scale" unimaginable to most Americans, the Pentagon's second- ranking civilian said in Philadelphia today.
Deputy Defense Secretary Paul Wolfowitz addressed the World Affairs Council of Greater Philadelphia. Wolfowitz was standing in for his boss, Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld. Scheduled to testify May 7 before the Senate Armed Services Committee on the scandal at Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq, Rumsfeld remained in Washington to prepare, DoD officials said. More |
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Former Anti-Saddam Activist
Named as New Najaf Governor |
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| By Rudi Williams / American Forces Press Service |
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WASHINGTON, May 6, 2004 — A former prisoner of the Saddam Hussein
regime who returned to Iraq from exile last year has been appointed
as the new governor of Najaf province, coalition administrator
Ambassador L. Paul Bremer III announced today in Baghdad.
Emphasizing that Iraqi authorities and the coalition are cooperating
to reaffirm the rule of law and to restore order to the middle
Euphrates area, Bremer said Adnan al- Zurufi's appointment will
enhance that cooperation. More Briefing |
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| Coalition Forces Take Steps to
Improve Oil Terminal Security |
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| From Joint Forces Maritime Component Commander / U.S. 5th Fleet |
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MANAMA, Bahrain, May 6, 2004 (NNS) — Commander, U.S. Naval Forces Command/Commander, U.S. 5th Fleet is taking further steps to increase security in and around the North Arabian Gulf oil terminals attacked April 24 by terrorists attempting to damage Iraqi infrastructure.
Two U.S. Navy sailors and one Coast
Guardsmen were killed during the coordinated attacks against the
Khawr Al Amaya and Al Basrah oil terminals. More |
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Public Service
Recognition Week Kicks Off |
| WASHINGTON, May 6, 2004 — Federal, state and local government employees – including military members at home and overseas – are selflessly performing vital and important work for a better tomorrow, a senior U.S. official said. More |
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Military Community
to
Celebrate Military Spouse Day |
| WASHINGTON, May 6, 2004 — U.S.
military installations worldwide will observe Military Spouse Day, May 7. Defense Department
leaders say recognizing Military Spouse Day is particularly
important this year, when thousands of spouses tend the
home front while their service members are deployed
supporting the war on terror. Story |
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| Vice
President Richard B. Cheney |
| "Iraq
is a central front in our war on terror.
The defeat of tyranny and violence
in that nation, and the rise of democracy
in the heart of the Middle East, will
be a crucial setback for international
terror. We will do what is necessary
-- destroying the terrorists, returning
sovereignty to the Iraqi people, and
helping them to build a stable, self-governing
nation. Because we are strong and resolute,
Iraq will never go back to the camp
of tyranny and terror." |
| Washington, D.C., May 5, 2004 |
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Group
Seeks Donations to
Give
Deployed Troops Audio E-mail |
| WASHINGTON,
May 6, 2004 — A nonprofit group based
in Indianapolis is seeking contributions
so it can continue to donate a service that
enables military families to record messages
to their deployed service member, send them
by e-mail and get an audio e-mail response. More |
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 Sign
an On-line Thank You Note |
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Defense
Officials
Identify Army Casualties |
WASHINGTON, May 6, 2004 — Defense Department officials announced today the death of four soldiers supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom. They died May 3, in Balad, Iraq, when their military vehicle left the road and flipped over in a canal. All soldiers were assigned to the 4th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division, Vilseck, Germany.
Killed were: 1st Lt. Christopher J. Kenny, 32, of Miami, Fla., Sgt. Marvin R. Sprayberry, III, 24, of Tehachapi, Calif., Sgt. Gregory L. Wahl, 30, of Salisbury, N.C., and Pfc. Lyndon A. Marcus, Jr., 21, of Long Beach, Calif. |
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1st Air Force
Looks Inward
To Keep America Safe |
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ANTONIO (AFPN), May 5, 2004 — It was the day the
screens went black. Sept. 11, 2001, was the day that
breathed life into what some considered a “sunset
mission.” It was the day when everything changed. In the hours before the terrorist attacks on New York and Washington, 1st Air Force and the Continental United States North American Aerospace Defense Command Region were in an exercise. More |
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ARLINGTON,
Va., May 5, 2004 — Ask commanders
on the ground either in Iraq or Afghanistan
what the absolute “must have” item
is this year, and more than anything else,
most will tell you they want a small, tactical,
unmanned aerial vehicle called the Shadow,
along with the trained soldiers to operate
it. 
MARINE
CORPS RECRUIT DEPOT SAN DIEGO, May 6, 2004
— Marine Drill Instructor Staff Sgt. Philip
J. Kulczewski uses humor as a tool to achieve
success in life and on the drill field.
He feels it has helped him reach many goals. 
BAGRAM AIR BASE, Afghanistan, May 6,
2004 - Air Force Staff Sgt. Jason Cry
is a joint terminal attack controller
with the 682nd Air Support Operations
Squadron supporting Operation Enduring
Freedom. During a recent ground confrontation,
he demonstrated the importance of all
JTACs to the war on terrorism. 
BAGRAM
AIR BASE, Afghanistan, May 5,
2004 (AFPN) — Besides their
more traditional role of providing
installation security, security
forces airmen here have taken
on two other important combat-related
responsibilities supporting the
war on terrorism. 
BAGHDAD,
Iraq, May 5, 2004 (AFPN) — Although
shadows under a desert sun may
be rare, whenever a local contractor
works on an air base in Iraq
one or two are always found.