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<DIV id=date><FONT SIZE=2>Edition: Thu, February 02, 2006<BR><A
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<H2>TODAY'S FOCUS</H2>
<P><FONT SIZE=2>Washington Post<BR>February 2, 2006 <BR>Pg. 20<BR><BR><B><I>A Reprehensible
Cartoon </I></B><BR><BR>We were extremely disappointed to see the Jan. 29
editorial cartoon by Tom Toles.<BR><BR>Using the likeness of a service member
who has lost his arms and legs in war as the central theme of a cartoon was
beyond tasteless. Editorial cartoons are often designed to exaggerate issues,
and The Post is obviously free to address any topic, including the state of
readiness of the armed forces. However, The Post and Mr. Toles have done a
disservice to readers and to The Post's reputation by using such a callous
depiction of those who volunteered to defend this nation and, as a result,
suffered traumatic and life-altering wounds.<BR><BR>Those who visit wounded
veterans in hospitals have found lives profoundly changed by pain and loss. They
also have found brave men and women with a sense of purpose and selfless
commitment that causes battle-hardened warriors to pause.<BR><BR>While The Post
and some of its readers may not agree with the war or its conduct, these men and
women and their families are owed the decency of not having a cartoon make light
of their tremendous physical sacrifices.<BR><BR>As the joint chiefs, we rarely
put our hand to one letter, but we cannot let this reprehensible cartoon go
unanswered.<BR><BR><B>PETER PACE,</B> General, U.S. Marine Corps, Chairman of
the Joint Chiefs of Staff<BR><BR><B>EDMUND P. GIAMBASTIANI JR.,</B> Admiral,
U.S. Navy, Vice Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff<BR><BR><B>MICHAEL W. HAGEE,</B>
General, U.S. Marine Corps, Commandant of the Marine Corps<BR><BR><B>PETER J.
SCHOOMAKER,</B> General, U.S. Army, Chief of Staff<BR><BR><B>MICHAEL G.
MULLEN,</B> Admiral, U.S. Navy, Chief of Naval Operations<BR><BR><B>T. MICHAEL
MOSELEY,</B> General, U.S. Air Force, Chief of
Staff<BR><BR>Washington<BR><BR><BR><A
href="http://www4.army.mil/ocpa/resources/documents/060131-WashingtonPostletter.pdf"
target=_blank>PDF of the actual letter with signatures </A><BR></FONT></P>
<H2>CALENDAR</H2>
<P><FONT SIZE=2><B>Black Hawk: Night Stalker </B>on <A
href="http://www.historychannel.com/global/listings/listings_weekly.jsp?fromYear=2006&fromMonth=1&fromDate=5&NetwCode=THC&timezone=1&View=Weekly&fromTime=18&"
target=_blank>The History Channel, </A>Monday, February 6 at 6pm ET/PT
<BR><BR>For over 20 years, the Black Hawk has been the US Army's frontline
utility helicopter for air assault, air cavalry, and medical evacuation. Today,
the Black Hawk remains the world's most advanced twin-turbine military
helicopter and flies wherever duty calls, from hot deserts to the icy Arctic.
This is the dramatic story of how post-Vietnam, in the 1970s, the America
designed and built a new generation of sophisticated helicopters. <BR></FONT></P></DIV>
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<H2>NEWS ABOUT THE ARMY</H2>
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</FONT><UL>
<LI><FONT SIZE=2><B>'24-star letter':</B> Joint Chiefs assail 'reprehensible' cartoon (<A
href="http://www.armytimes.com/story.php?f=1-292925-1505985.php"
target=_blank>AT</A>)
</FONT><LI><FONT SIZE=2><B>Wounded warrior feels</B> Trudeau book helps amputees (<A
href="http://www4.army.mil/ocpa/read.php?story_id_key=8528"
target=_blank>ARNEWS</A>)
</FONT><LI><FONT SIZE=2><B>Survivors praise body,</B> vehicle armor to House Subcommittee (<A
href="http://www.defenselink.mil/news/Feb2006/20060201_4077.html"
target=_blank>AFIS</A>)
</FONT><LI><FONT SIZE=2><B>Embedded in Iraq</B> With U.S. Army (<A
href="http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/ap/world/3629244.html"
target=_blank>HC</A>)
</FONT><LI><FONT SIZE=2><B>Army vows to</B> cut Guard role (<A
href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/02/02/AR2006020200121.html"
target=_blank>WP</A> | <A
href="http://ebird.afis.mil/ebfiles/e20060202414826.html"
target=_blank>EB</A>)
</FONT><LI><FONT SIZE=2><B>Military Update: Red tape</B> often awaits disabled servicemembers (<A
href="http://www.stripes.com/article.asp?article=34731&section=104"
target=_blank>SS</A>)
</FONT><LI><FONT SIZE=2><B>Reserve general named</B> TRANSCOM chief of staff (<A
href="http://www4.army.mil/ocpa/read.php?story_id_key=8529"
target=_blank>ARNEWS</A>)
</FONT><LI><FONT SIZE=2><B>Soldiers sue over</B> out-of-pocket costs (<A
href="http://www.christiansciencemonitor.com/2006/0201/p03s02-usmi.html"
target=_blank>CSM</A>)</FONT></LI></UL>
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<H2>WAR ON TERROR NEWS</H2>
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</FONT><UL>
<LI><FONT SIZE=2><B>Troops to get better</B> body armor as quickly as possible, generals
testify (<A
href="http://www.usatoday.com/news/world/iraq/2006-02-01-body-armor_x.htm"
target=_blank>USAT</A> | <A
href="http://ebird.afis.mil/ebfiles/e20060202414805.html"
target=_blank>EB</A>)
</FONT><LI><FONT SIZE=2><B>Pentagon expected</B> to call for more troops (<A
href="http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5182880"
target=_blank>NPR</A>)
</FONT><LI><FONT SIZE=2><B>U.S. helicopter fires</B> rockets into Sadr City (<A
href="http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory?id=1568578"
target=_blank>ABC News</A>)
</FONT><LI><FONT SIZE=2><B>Editorial: 'State</B> of disunion' (<A
href="http://www.washingtontimes.com/commentary/onorth.htm"
target=_blank>WT</A>)
</FONT><LI><FONT SIZE=2><B>Wave of abductions</B> is sweeping through Iraq (<A
href="http://www.christiansciencemonitor.com/2006/0202/p01s03-woiq.html"
target=_blank>CSM</A>)
</FONT><LI><FONT SIZE=2><B>Four U.S. Soldiers</B> killed in Iraq attacks (<A
href="http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/iraq_soldiers_killed;_ylt=AlK0fK_A3L2ZKHnE_50B4cGs0NUE;_ylu=X3oDMTA2Z2szazkxBHNlYwN0bQ--"
target=_blank>YN</A>)</FONT></LI></UL>
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<H2>OF INTEREST</H2>
<P><FONT SIZE=2>
</FONT><UL>
<LI><FONT SIZE=2><B>Joint Chiefs fire at</B> Toles cartoon on strained Army (<A
href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/02/01/AR2006020102465.html"
target=_blank>WP</A>)
</FONT><LI><FONT SIZE=2><B>Negroponte delivers first</B> threat assessment (<A
href="http://www.dcexaminer.com/articles/2006/02/02/ap/headlines/d8fgtpr80.txt"
target=_blank>WE</A>)
</FONT><LI><FONT SIZE=2><B>Firestorm over Danish</B> Muhammad cartoons continues (<A
href="http://www.christiansciencemonitor.com/2006/0201/dailyUpdate.html"
target=_blank>CSM</A>)
</FONT><LI><FONT SIZE=2><B>Remembrances: Pvt.</B> Robbie Mariano (<A
href="http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5179173"
target=_blank>NPR</A>)
</FONT><LI><FONT SIZE=2><B>Unrest worsens in</B> Northern Iraq (<A
href="http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5184835"
target=_blank>NPR</A>)
</FONT><LI><FONT SIZE=2><B>'Critical phase' in</B> Iran standoff (<A
href="http://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/02/02/iran.wrap/index.html"
target=_blank>CNN</A>)</FONT></LI></UL>
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<H2>WORLD VIEW</H2>
<P><FONT SIZE=2>
</FONT><UL>
<LI><FONT SIZE=2><B>European papers join</B> Danish fray (<A
href="http://www.iht.com/pages/index.php" target=_blank>International Herald
Tribune</A> | <A
href="http://www.iht.com/articles/2006/02/01/news/denmark.php"
target=_blank>story</A>)
</FONT><LI><FONT SIZE=2><B>German Chancellor Merkel</B> says military force is an option (<A
href="http://today.reuters.com/news/home.aspx" target=_blank>Reuters</A> | <A
href="http://today.reuters.com/news/newsArticle.aspx?type=worldNews&storyID=2006-02-02T120944Z_01_L02377836_RTRUKOC_0_US-GERMANY-MILITARY-MERKEL.xml&archived=False"
target=_blank>story</A>)
</FONT><LI><FONT SIZE=2><B>Attack threat as</B> cartoon row escalates (<A
href="http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/E4D19123-9DD3-11D1-B44E-006097071264.htm"
target=_blank>Aljazeera</A> | <A
href="http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/B656C415-F0B8-488A-8C2B-14014EF1B3A8.htm"
target=_blank>story</A>)
</FONT><LI><FONT SIZE=2><B>U.S. given extension</B> to Swiss airspace (<A
href="http://www.swissinfo.org/sen/swissinfo.html?siteSect=100"
target=_blank>Swissinfo</A> | <A
href="http://www.swissinfo.org/sen/swissinfo.html?siteSect=106&sid=6432667&cKey=1138827210000"
target=_blank>story</A>)
</FONT><LI><FONT SIZE=2><B>Colombian paramilitaries</B> disarm (<A href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/"
target=_blank>BBC News</A> | <A
href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/4671256.stm"
target=_blank>story</A>)
</FONT><LI><FONT SIZE=2><B>International community</B> pledges $10.5 billion for Afghanistan (<A
href="http://www.dw-world.de/dw/0,1595,266,00.html" target=_blank>Deutsche
Welle</A> | <A href="http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,2144,1889221,00.html"
target=_blank>story</A>)
</FONT><LI><FONT SIZE=2><B>Danish Imam: Controversy</B> opens important debate (<A
href="http://www.arabnews.com/" target=_blank>Arab News</A> | <A
href="http://www.arabnews.com/?page=1&section=0&article=77199&d=2&m=2&y=2006"
target=_blank>story</A>)</FONT></LI></UL>
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