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<DIV id=date><FONT SIZE=2>Edition: Fri, February 10, 2006<BR><A
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<H2>SENIOR LEADERS ARE SAYING</H2>
<P><FONT SIZE=2>The Army is not broken. I was in a broken Army before; many of us were that
have been around. A broken Army is one that's got low morale, it's one where
you've got (increased) discipline rates, where you've got all kinds of other
problems. We know what that looks like, smells like, and this Army's not there.
By contrast, this is the best Army that I've ever been associated with in my
life and it's going to get much better. But we've got to go through the labor
pains to get there.<BR><BR><A
href="http://www.army.mil/leaders/leaders/csa/biography.html" target=_blank>Gen.
Peter J. Schoomaker </A><BR>Chief of Staff of the United States Army <BR></FONT></P>
<H2>TODAY'S FOCUS</H2>
<P><FONT SIZE=2><B>Highlights from House Armed Services Committee Testimony </B><BR><BR>DoD
officials told the House Armed Services Committee this week that the Army is
going through a remarkable transformation and is far from a "broken" force.
Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld said the Army is becoming a more agile and
deployable force capable of handling and sustaining missions around the world.
<BR><BR>Rumsfeld said the Army has demonstrated its capability, not in training
exercises, but "in the crucible of combat." Soldiers have performed superbly on
a regular basis in Iraq, Afghanistan and elsewhere. The secretary confronted
questions about cutting the reserve components. The Army is not cutting the
National Guard or the (Army) Reserve. The rumors are false.<BR><BR>Some key
points of the testimony were:<BR><BR>* The <B>"long war",</B> -<I>a conflict
that has put our military on a path of near continuous change for the past five
years. A conflict which also is having the effect of transforming the way our
forces fight and defend the nation. </I><BR><BR><B>* The Army<BR>* Guard
equipment and readiness<BR>* Army End Strength<BR>* Protecting the Force<BR>*
Health Costs<BR>* Help for wounded Soldiers<BR>* Iraq<BR>* Preparing for the
unexpected<BR>* Shifting our weight<BR>* The Navy and Air Force<BR>* Imagining
the future </B><BR><BR>See all of the secretary's comments in the statement of
Secretary of Defense, Donald H. Rumsfeld, FY 2007 Posture Statement, <A
href="http://armed-services.senate.gov/statemnt/2006/February/Rumsfeld%2002-07-06.pdf"
target=_blank>Document</A><BR><BR>Sources: <A
href="http://www.defenselink.mil/news/Feb2006/20060208_4147.html"
target=_blank>AFIS article </A><BR><BR><A href="http://www.defenselink.mil/"
target=_blank>Department of Defense </A>website<BR><BR><A
href="http://www.defenselink.mil/qdr/docs/2005-01-25-Strategic-Plan.pdf"
target=_blank>National Strategic Military Plan for the War on Terrorism
</A><BR></FONT></P></DIV>
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<H2>NEWS ABOUT THE ARMY</H2>
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<LI><FONT SIZE=2><B>Army seeks to</B> execute two (<A
href="http://www.armytimes.com/story.php?f=1-292925-1524107.php"
target=_blank>AT</A>)
</FONT><LI><FONT SIZE=2><B>Soldiers provide relief</B> for Iraqi flood (<A
href="http://www4.army.mil/ocpa/read.php?story_id_key=8562"
target=_blank>ARNEWS</A>)
</FONT><LI><FONT SIZE=2><B>World-renowned doctor</B> trades lab coat for uniform (<A
href="http://www4.army.mil/ocpa/read.php?story_id_key=8558"
target=_blank>ARNEWS</A>)
</FONT><LI><FONT SIZE=2><B>Odds of survival improve</B> for the U.S. Military's best friends (<A
href="http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/iraq/complete/la-fg-dogs10feb10,0,7799087.story?coll=la-iraq-complete"
target=_blank>LAT</A> | <A
href="http://ebird.afis.mil/ebfiles/e20060210416263.html"
target=_blank>EB</A>)</FONT></LI></UL>
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<H2>WAR ON TERROR NEWS</H2>
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<LI><FONT SIZE=2><B>President reveals failed</B> 2002 Al Qaeda attack (<A
href="http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5199179"
target=_blank>NPR</A>)
</FONT><LI><FONT SIZE=2><B>U.S. faced with shrinking</B> coalition presence in Iraq (<A
href="http://www.armytimes.com/story.php?f=1-292925-1524158.php"
target=_blank>AT</A>)
</FONT><LI><FONT SIZE=2><B>Book: 'While They're</B> at War' (<A
href="http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5198596"
target=_blank>NPR</A>)
</FONT><LI><FONT SIZE=2><B>Ex-CIA official faults</B> use of data on Iraq (<A
href="http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/11261915/" target=_blank>MSNBC</A>)
</FONT><LI><FONT SIZE=2><B>Million Shiites mark</B> Ashura in Iraq in safety (<A
href="http://sg.news.yahoo.com/060209/1/3ylqc.html" target=_blank>YN</A>)
</FONT><LI><FONT SIZE=2><B>Iraqi election results</B> certified (<A
href="http://www.miami.com/mld/miamiherald/news/world/13833471.htm"
target=_blank>MH</A>)</FONT></LI></UL>
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<H2>OF INTEREST</H2>
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<LI><FONT SIZE=2><B>Commentary: 'U.S. anti-war</B> movement lacks message, muscle' (<A
href="http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5195491"
target=_blank>NPR</A>)
</FONT><LI><FONT SIZE=2><B>A 'half full'</B> Afghan army (<A
href="http://abcnews.go.com/International/CSM/story?id=1600692"
target=_blank>ABC News</A>)
</FONT><LI><FONT SIZE=2><B>Jill Carroll</B> update (<A
href="http://www.christiansciencemonitor.com/2006/0113/carroll_update.html"
target=_blank>CSM</A>)
</FONT><LI><FONT SIZE=2><B>Muslim leaders</B> call for calm (<A
href="http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,184421,00.html"
target=_blank>FN</A>)
</FONT><LI><FONT SIZE=2><B>Counterintelligence posts</B> vacant (<A
href="http://www.washingtontimes.com/national/20060210-123648-8710r.htm"
target=_blank>WT</A>)
</FONT><LI><FONT SIZE=2><B>Where do Muslim protesters</B> get their Danish Flags? (<A
href="http://www.slate.com/id/2135827/?nav=fo" target=_blank>SLATE</A>)
</FONT><LI><FONT SIZE=2><B>Iraq</B> slideshow (<A
href="http://news.yahoo.com/photos/ss/events/iraq/082701iraqplane;_ylt=AmBDsKgCbusEfNcx5bqxv8dvaA8F;_ylu=X3oDMTA5aHJvMDdwBHNlYwN5bmNhdA--"
target=_blank>YN</A>)
</FONT><LI><FONT SIZE=2><B>Europe being drawn</B> deeper into cartoon firestorm (<A
href="http://www.voanews.com/english/2006-02-09-voa55.cfm"
target=_blank>VOA</A>)</FONT></LI></UL>
<P></P>
<H2>WORLD VIEW</H2>
<P><FONT SIZE=2>
</FONT><UL>
<LI><FONT SIZE=2><B>OIC Calls for laws to</B> protect sanctity of religions (<A
href="http://www.arabnews.com/" target=_blank>Arab News</A> | <A
href="http://www.arabnews.com/?page=1&section=0&article=77569&d=10&m=2&y=2006"
target=_blank>story</A>)
</FONT><LI><FONT SIZE=2><B>German businesses watch</B> Middle East unrest with concern (<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/0,2144,1897578,00.html"
target=_blank>story</A>)
</FONT><LI><FONT SIZE=2><B>Worshippers die in</B> Iraq mosque attack (<A
href="http://english.aljazeera.net/HomePage" target=_blank>Aljazeera</A> | <A
href="http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/F0CD2927-8E23-4F11-A0AE-0DA90AC458E7.htm"
target=_blank>story</A>)
</FONT><LI><FONT SIZE=2><B>NATO commander fears</B> rapid-reaction force delay (<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=2006-02-10T133050Z_01_L10690237_RTRUKOC_0_US-NATO.xml&archived=False"
target=_blank>story</A>)
</FONT><LI><FONT SIZE=2><B>Islam-West divide '</B> grows deeper' (<A href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/"
target=_blank>BBC News</A> | <A
href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/4699716.stm"
target=_blank>story</A>)
</FONT><LI><FONT SIZE=2><B>Cartoon protest</B> in brief (<A
href="http://www.gulfnews.com/home/index.html" target=_blank>Gulf News</A> |
<A href="http://www.gulfnews.com/world/Denmark/10017569.html"
target=_blank>story</A>)</FONT></LI></UL>
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