Washington Post – With the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit which has started taking the town of Haswah back from the Insurgency.
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Daily Archives: December 6, 2004
Royal Navy – Navy to Unveil New Sonar System
The Scotsman – The Royal Navy will showcase its new Sonar 2087 system, which is being fitted to six frigates.
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Russian Navy – Russia, Turkey to sign sea agreement
UPI – Russia and Turkey have announced intent to sign an agreement to prevent incidents at sea.
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US Navy – Small Company Races For Place On Navy's New Ship Program
SeaPower – The effort to develop and build the Navyís novel Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) is a classic clash of industrial titans. To foster competition and restrain costs, the serviceís ship procurement chiefs have pitted teams of contractors headed by Lockheed Martin and General Dynamics in a contest for possibly $12 billion in orders and a major foothold in the world market for advanced shallow-water warships. Out of the limelight, however, a lesser-known contest is shaping up that over the long term could prove vital to the Navy. Small companies are racing to win a spot on the LCS, bringing with them innovations in technologies such as power systems, communications and intuitive software.
Iraq – Rumsfeld's War – Interview with Robin Wright
PBS Frontline – Robin Wright, the Washington Post’s diplomatic correspondent, has reported on the Middle East for almost two decades and is the author of four books, including Sacred Rage: The Wrath of Militant Islam and Flashpoints: Promise and Peril in a New World. In this interview, she discusses how the Islamic world has viewed Saddam Hussein and U.S.-Iraq relations over the decades and the unintended consequences of America’s invasion of Iraq. Addressing the larger picture, she says the U.S. has “profoundly” misread what was happening in the Middle East and the rise of Islamic fundamentalism in the ’80s and ’90s.
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