Combat Camera: Sat 23 Dec. 2006

Holiday lights shine from the Arleigh-Burke class guided-missile destroyer USS Russell (DDG 59) as the ship sits moored pier side at Naval Station Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, Dec. 20, 2006. Russell is participating in Pearl Harbor's 2006 holiday light judging competition. DoD photo by Mass Communication Specialist James E. Foehl, U.S. Navy. (Released)

Holiday lights shine from the Arleigh Burke class guided-missile destroyer USS Russell (DDG 59) moored at Naval Station Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, on Dec. 20, 2006. Russell and other ships moored in Pearl Harbor will participate in the 2006 holiday light competition. DoD photo by Petty Officer 1st Class James E. Foehl, U.S. Navy. (Released)

U.S. Marines with 1st Marine Logistics Group (Forward) bow their heads in silence in honor of fallen comrades during an evening vigil at Camp Al Taqaddum, Iraq, on Dec. 14, 2006. The holiday wreaths are a donation from the Worcester Wreath Company as part of an expansion of the 15-year old tradition known as the Arlington Wreath Project, in which thousands of holiday wreaths are brought to Arlington Cemetery in Arlington, Va., to adorn headstones. The vigil is being timed to coincide with a similar ceremony being held in Arlington National Cemetery. DoD photo by Lance Cpl. Ryan Busse, U.S. Marine Corps. (Released)

C-17 Globemaster III's sit on the flightline prior to being cleared for takeoff as part of a formation training exercise Dec. 20 at McChord Air Force Base, Wash. (U.S. Air Force/by Abner Guzman)

U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III aircraft participate in a large formation exercise over the coast of Charleston, S.C., Dec. 21, 2006. Twenty C-17s, assigned to the 437th and 315th Airlift Wings, Charleston Air Force Base, S.C., took part in the largest formation in history from a single base while demonstrating strategic airdrop capabilities. DoD photo by Master Sgt. Andy Dunaway, U.S. Air Force. (Released)

MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. – Not all Marines celebrate the holiday season in the same fashion. Around Christmas, people from different backgrounds have family traditions in food, fortune, and leisure to welcome in the new year. Photo by: Lance Cpl. Christopher Lyttle

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Combat Camera: U.S. Marines Train to Conduct Search

U.S. Marines of the 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing conduct training for Marines assigned to the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit for the Lioness Program at Camp Korean Village, Iraq, Nov. 30, 2006. The program uses female Marines to conduct security searches of women who may not be comfortable having a man search them. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Jennifer L. Jones

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Maria Szarka, assigned to the 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, conducts training for Marines assigned to the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit for the Lioness Program at Camp Korean Village, Iraq, Nov. 30, 2006. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Jennifer L. Jones

U.S. Marines, assigned to the 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, teach Marines assigned to the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, the proper search techniques during training for the Lioness Program at Camp Korean Village, Iraq, Nov. 28, 2006. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Jennifer L. Jones

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Savage Struse, right, assigned to the 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, conduct training for Marines assigned to the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit for the Lioness Program at Camp Korean Village, IU.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Savage Struse, right, assigned to the 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, conduct training for Marines assigned to the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit for the Lioness Program at Camp Korean Village, Iraq, Nov. 30, 2006. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Jennifer L. Jonesraq, Nov. 30, 2006. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Jennifer L. Jones

U.S. Marines, assigned to the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, participate in training for the Lioness Program at Camp Korean Village, Iraq, Nov. 30, 2006. The program uses female Marines to conduct security searches of women who may not be comfortable having a man search them. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Jennifer L. Jones

U.S. Marine Corps Gunnery Sgt. Melissa Rios and Lance Cpl. Leah Perry, both assigned to the 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, show Marines assigned to the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit how Iraqi women dress during training for the Lioness Program at Camp Korean Village, Iraq, Nov. 30, 2006.U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Jennifer L. Jones

A U.S. Marine and military working dog Marty take a break as they conduct training for the Lioness Program at Camp Korean Village, Iraq, Nov. 30, 2006. The program uses female Marines to conduct security searches of women who may not be comfortable having a man search them. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Jennifer L. Jones

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Al-Zawahri Sends a Message to Democrats

He was for the Democrats before he was against them.
Updating a story that appeared earlier this week, in a portion of the tape from al Qaeda No. 2 man, Ayman al Zawahri, made available only today, Zawahri says he has two messages for American Democrats, according to ABC News.

"The first is that [the Democrats] aren't the ones who won the midterm elections, nor are the Republicans the ones who lost. Rather, the Mujahideen -- the Muslim Ummah's vanguard in Afghanistan and Iraq -- are the ones who won, and the American forces and their Crusader allies are the ones who lost," Zawahri said, according to a full transcript obtained by ABC News.

The deputy leader of al-Qaida named Democrats in new criticism of U.S. policy. Al-Zawahri said the United States was negotiating with the wrong people in Iraq, implying in a video broadcast Wednesday on Al-Jazeera that Washington should be talking to his group, reports AP.

"I want to tell the Republicans and the Democrats together ... you are trying to negotiate with some parties to secure your withdrawal, but these parties won't find you an exit (from Iraq) and your attempts will yield nothing but failure," Ayman al-Zawahri said on the video.

The warning comes as elation in the Middle East wanes for the newly won Democrat control of Congress.

Al-Jazeera reports al-Zawahiri called for the occupied Palestinian territories will be liberated through jihad, not elections, according to a senior al-Qaeda leader.

In the video, al-Zawahiri said: "Any road other than jihad will only lead to loss."

He also said: "Those trying to liberate the land of Islam through elections based on secular constitutions or on decisions to surrender Palestine to the Jews will not liberate a grain of sand of Palestine."

Al-Zawahri criticized Iran and Shiites abroad who supported the U.S.-backed governments in Iraq and Afghanistan while they also backed the anti-Israeli forces in Lebanon and the Palestinian territories.

In a previous video, marking the fifth anniversary of the attacks on the US of September 11, 2001, al-Zawahiri said that the Gulf and Israel would be al-Qaeda's next targets.

Egyptian-born al-Zawahiri carries a $25m US bounty for information leading to his arrest or death.

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Local: Fried Turkey Grounded at Dulles

Deemed dangerous at Dulles.
According to AP, you can add deep-fried turkey to the list of banned substances at Dulles International Airport.

A holiday party last week at the airport's administrative offices drew a fire marshal and complaints from union officials upset with the menu: a deep-fried turkey prepared on site that they deemed a fire hazard.

"It has ... come to my attention that the Dulles Management decided it would be a nice idea to DEEP FRY A TURKEY in the Dulles administrative quarters, surrounded by carpet, linoleum, an airport, aircraft, a control tower, thousands if not millions of gallons of jet fuel and thousands of passengers and employees," Kieron Heflin, an air traffic controller's union representative, complained in a letter to management.

An airport fire marshal made managers turn off the cooker, airport spokeswoman Tara Hamilton said.

"It was meant for indoor use," said FAA spokeswoman Diane Spitaliere. "This is just another attempt by (union officials) to make management look bad because of discontent over their contract." Union officials have been battling management over staffing levels and other workplace issues.

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In PC Deference, It's the ACLU Solstice Barn

Students' display on university campus features
Marx, Lenin, Stalin as Wise Men, Pelosi angel.
In tongue-in-cheek deference to the American Civil Liberties Union, students at the University of Texas displayed an "ACLU Solstice Barn" on campus, featuring politically correct figures. Read it.

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Secretary Gates in Iraq

Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates reviews an article in preparation for a press conference with Iraqi Minister of Defense Abdul Qadir Obeidi in Baghdad, Iraq, Dec. 21, 2006. DoD photo by Cherie A. Thurlby. (Released)

Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates, left, speaks with Prime Minister of Iraq Nouri al-Maliki, right, through his interpreter during a meeting in Baghdad, Iraq, Dec. 21, 2006. DoD photo by Cherie A. Thurlby. (Released)

Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates, second from left, exits a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter at Balad Air Base, Iraq, Dec. 21, 2006, to attend a meeting with U.S. Army Lt. Gen. Stan McChrystal, of Task Force 88. DoD photo by Cherie A. Thurlby. (Released)

Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Marine Gen. Peter Pace speaks with U.S. Army Soldiers from the 1st Infantry Division after a breakfast meeting with them and Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates at Camp Victory, Iraq, Dec. 21, 2006. DoD photo by Cherie A. Thurlby. (Released)

Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates eats breakfast with U.S. service members at Camp Victory, Iraq, Dec. 21, 2006. DoD photo by Cherie A. Thurlby. (Released)

Gates Meets With Troops Over Breakfast in Baghdad, Asks Their Advice
By Kathleen T. Rhem
BAGHDAD, Dec. 21, 2006 (AFPS) -- Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates is here to ask tough questions of generals, diplomats and Iraqi leaders. But this morning, he asked some of the same questions to a different group of the people putting their lives on the line every day here: junior enlisted soldiers and Army noncommissioned officers.

Gates Assures Iraqi People of Steadfast U.S. Support
By Kathleen T. Rhem
BAGHDAD, Dec. 21, 2006 (AFPS) -- Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates today assured the Iraqi people that the United States is firmly behind them and is working with their government to solve Iraq’s political, military and economic woes.

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Press Availability with Secretary of Defense Robert Gates and Iraqi Minister of Defense Abdul Qadir Muhammed Jasim in Baghdad, Iraq


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The Decline and Fall of Western Civ for 21 Dec.

He was for the investigation before he was against it.
After reading: wash, rinse and repeat.

• AP reports former ambassador Joseph Wilson asked a federal judge Wednesday not to force him to testify in the CIA leak case and accused former White House aide I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby of trying to harass him on the witness stand.
  
  You know what they say about messing with the bull -- expect to get the horn.

• Eight Marines were charged Thursday in the massacre of 24 Iraqi civilians in the town of Haditha last year, according to AP.

• Reuters reports a U.S. federal judge has thrown out a lawsuit by an Iraq war veteran who claimed filmmaker Michael Moore used the veteran's image without permission in the anti-war documentary "Fahrenheit 9/11."

• Authorities arrested a man on Tuesday who, they said, was caught on camera throwing rocks at the Republican Headquarters building in Columbus, reports NBC4i.com. Be sure to check out the video.

• A company that helps advertisers connect with bloggers willing to write about their products for payment will now require disclosures amid criticism and a regulatory threat, according to AP.
  
  Before this week, advertisers were barred by PayPerPost Inc. from telling bloggers they can't disclose the sponsorship, but bloggers were able to decide on their own whether or not to do so. Under the new policy, bloggers must disclose that they are accepting payment, either in the write-up or in a general disclosure policy on the blogger's Web journal.
  
  David Sifry, founder of the blog search site Technorati, praised PayPerPost's move.
  
  

  "Overall, this is an encouraging and long-awaited change," he said. "I think that people have learned that without trust, all posts become suspect. ... By encouraging honesty and transparency in sponsored posts, PayPerPost adds (some) clarity to the waters they muddied when they launched six months ago."

• Reuters reports President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Thursday mocked President Bush and said Iran's nuclear program was a source of inspiration for other nations.
  
  Addressing a rally in western Iran, Ahmadinejad urged Bush to "step out of your glass palace and go to your people to see how isolated you are, not only across the world but also in your own country."
  
  Reuters also reports a planned U.N. sanctions resolution will force Iran to review cooperation with the United Nations' nuclear watchdog but will not make Tehran abandon its atomic programme, a senior Iranian official said on Thursday.
  
  

  "The nature of this resolution is not capable of pressuring Iran and Iran will give an appropriate response to it," Ali Larijani, secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council, was quoted as saying by the ISNA students news agency.

• The Democrats (note, they are not called the 'Democratics') are planning an all-star mostly has-been shindig to celebrate their return to power. If you have $1,000 to spare, get your ticket now.

• And finally, speaking of Democrats and a return to power, Reuters reports former White House intern Monica Lewinsky, whose sexual relationship with U.S. President Bill Clinton led to his impeachment, has graduated from the London School of Economics, her publicist said on Wednesday.

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Combat Camera: U.S. Soldiers in Iraq

U.S. Army soldiers from 5th Battalion, 20th Infantry Regiment, provide security for Iraqi army soldiers talking with Iraqi citizens during a mission in Adhamiyah, Iraq, Dec. 12, 2006. The purpose of the operation is to bring sectarian violence and insurgency activities down while increasing Iraqi security force capabilities. U.S. Army photo by Spc. Jeffrey Alexander

U.S. Army soldiers from 5th Battalion, 20th Infantry Regiment, provide security for Iraqi army soldiers during a patrol in Adhamiya, Iraq, Dec. 11, 2006. The purpose of the patrol is to decrease sectarian violence and insurgency activity while increasing the Iraqi security force's capabilities. U.S. Army photo by Spc. Jeffrey Alexander

U.S. Army Sgt. Anthony Marino, a CROWS operator with Company D, 2nd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, uses the Common Remotely Operated Weapons System thermal sights during a route recon along a road in Tarmiyah, Iraq, Dec. 12, 2006. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Cheryl Cox

U.S. Army 1st Lt. David Seder,(left), of the Gahzni Provisional Reconstruction Team, scans mountain tops as Spc. Henry provides security after a double-stacked improvised explosive device caused damage to a mine clearing vehicle during a route clearing patrol for a convoy headed to Nawa, Afghanistan, Dec 6, 2006. U.S. Army photo by Cpl. Bertha Flores

U.S. Army soldiers from Alpha Company, 2nd Battalion, 35th Infantry Regiment, 25th Infantry Division scout Tall Qabb, Iraq, Dec. 8, 2006, during an operation in search of insurgents and weapons caches. U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Samuel Bendet

Army Pfc. Samuel Medrano and Air Force Staff Sgt. Russell McLaughlin load up materials for making improvised explosive devices found Dec. 8 in the village of Tall Qabb, Kirkuk Province. U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Samuel Bendet

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Report: Berger Stole Archive Documents

He stole the documents before he hid them.
No matter how the liberal press tries to spin the headline, Report Says Berger Hid Archive Documents, the story is this: Sandy Berger stole highly classified documents that included critical assessments about the Clinton administration's handling of the millennium terror threats as well as identification of America's terror vulnerabilities at airports and seaports.

He hid the documents after he stole them.

AP reports President Clinton's national security adviser removed classified documents from the National Archives, hid them under a construction trailer and later tried to find the trash collector to retrieve them, the agency's internal watchdog said Wednesday.

Rep. Tom Davis, R-Va., outgoing chairman of the House Government Reform Committee, said he's not convinced that the Archives can account for all the documents taken by Berger. Davis said working papers of National Security Council staff members are not inventoried by the Archives.

In October 2003, the report said, an Archives official called Berger to discuss missing documents from his visit two days earlier. The investigator's notes said, "Mr. Berger panicked because he realized he was caught."

The notes said that Berger had "destroyed, cut into small pieces, three of the four documents. These were put in the trash."

After the trash had been picked up, Berger "tried to find the trash collector but had no luck," the notes said.

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Secretary of Defense Gates Visits Iraq

Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates, center, conducts a press conference in Baghdad, Iraq, Dec. 20, 2006, following a meeting with top generals. Also present at the press conference are, from right, U.S. Army Gen. John Abizaid, commander of U.S. Central Command; Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Marine Gen. Peter Pace and U.S. Army Gen. George W. Casey Jr., commander of Multi-National Force - Iraq. DoD photo by Cherie A. Thurlby. (Released)

Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates conducts a press conference as U.S. Army Gen. George W. Casey Jr., commander of Multi-National Force - Iraq, looks on in Baghdad, Iraq, Dec. 20, 2006, following a meeting with top generals. DoD photo by Cherie A. Thurlby. (Released)

Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates shakes hands with a U.S. Army Soldier from the 1st Cavalry Division in Baghdad, Iraq, Dec. 20, 2006. Gates is in Iraq to meet with deployed troops, military leaders and key Iraqi government officials to help him assess the current situation and to prepare for the future. DoD photo by Cherie A. Thurlby. (Released)

Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Marine Gen. Peter Pace, left, and Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates, right, share ideas aboard a C-17 Globemaster III aicraft en route to Iraq Dec. 19, 2006, while Robert Rangel, back left, special assistant to the secretary of defense, and Eric Edelman, under secretary of defense for policy, look on. Gates is going to Iraq to meet with deployed troops, military leaders and key Iraqi government officials to help him assess the current situation and to prepare for the future. DoD photo by Cherie A. Thurlby. (Released)

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Gates: Nothing More Important Than Succeeding in Iraq
By Kathleen T. Rhem
BAGHDAD, Dec. 20, 2006 (AFPS) -- Succeeding in Iraq is the Defense Department’s top priority, newly sworn-in Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates, said here today.

Gates Arrives in Baghdad for Talks With Military, Iraqi Leaders
By Kathleen T. Rhem
BAGHDAD, Dec. 20, 2006 (AFPS) -- Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates arrived here today on a surprise pre-Christmas visit to meet with troops, generals and Iraqi leaders in order to assess the situation on the ground.

Gates Urges Americans to Remember Servicemembers, Families in Prayers
By Kathleen T. Rhem
BAGHDAD, Dec. 20, 2006 (AFPS) -- New Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates, here on a surprise pre-Christmas visit, today urged Americans to remember military members and their families throughout the holiday season.

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Al-Zawahri Says U.S.Talking to Wrong People

He was for the Democrats before he was against them.
The deputy leader of al-Qaida named Democrats in new criticism of U.S. policy. Al-Zawahri said the United States was negotiating with the wrong people in Iraq, implying in a video broadcast Wednesday on Al-Jazeera that Washington should be talking to his group, reports AP.

"I want to tell the Republicans and the Democrats together ... you are trying to negotiate with some parties to secure your withdrawal, but these parties won't find you an exit (from Iraq) and your attempts will yield nothing but failure," Ayman al-Zawahri said on the video.

The warning comes as elation in the Middle East wanes for the newly won Democrat control of Congress.

Al-Jazeera reports al-Zawahiri called for the occupied Palestinian territories will be liberated through jihad, not elections, according to a senior al-Qaeda leader.

In the video, al-Zawahiri said: "Any road other than jihad will only lead to loss."

He also said: "Those trying to liberate the land of Islam through elections based on secular constitutions or on decisions to surrender Palestine to the Jews will not liberate a grain of sand of Palestine."

Al-Zawahri criticized Iran and Shiites abroad who supported the U.S.-backed governments in Iraq and Afghanistan while they also backed the anti-Israeli forces in Lebanon and the Palestinian territories.

In a previous video, marking the fifth anniversary of the attacks on the US of September 11, 2001, al-Zawahiri said that the Gulf and Israel would be al-Qaeda's next targets.

Egyptian-born al-Zawahiri carries a $25m US bounty for information leading to his arrest or death.

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Combat Camera: Tue 19 Dec. 2006

U.S. Army soldiers with Company C, 3rd Battalion, 509th Parachute Infantry Regiment cross a foot bridge over a canal while on patrol in Jabella, Babil province, Iraq, Nov. 24, 2006. The unit is conducting a patrol to foster good relations with the residents of Jabella. U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Sean A. Foley

A joint convoy from the 8th Iraqi Army Division, Ad Diwaniyah, Iraq, and the Polish army Civil Military Cooperation Group, Multi-National Division - Central South, Camp Echo, Iraq, find themselves surrounded by a herd of camels, Nov 23, 2006, while on a mission in Khadim Village, Iraq. U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Dawn M. Price

U.S. Army Pfc. Casey Blackwell, a paratrooper with Alpha Troop, 1st Squadron, 40th Cavalry Regiment, conducts a route clearance patrol in Hawr Rajab, Baghdad, Iraq, Nov. 30, 2006. Soldiers from Blackwell's unit are providing security for an Iraqi road crew repairing damage caused by an improvised explosive device. U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Sean A. Foley

Military members prepare to attach an M198 Medium Howitzer to a CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter from Heavy Marine Helicopter Squadron 465, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing (Forward) in Al Asad, Iraq, Nov. 29, 2006, for transport to Barwana, Iraq. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Gunnery Sgt. Michael Q. Retana

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Brock Hutzler, from Multi-National Division - Central South, talks with an Iraqi army soldier during a meeting between Iraqi, U.S. and Polish soldiers prior to the beginning of family day at the 8th Iraqi Army Division headquarters in Diwaniyah, Iraq, Dec. 4, 2006. U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Dawn M. Price

An OH-58A Kiowa helicopter provides close air support, as U.S. Army soldiers from 2nd Battalion, 35th Infantry Regiment, 25th Infantry Division, convoy into the village of Saddam in the Kirkuk province of Iraq to search for known terrorists and weapons caches on Dec. 8, 2006. U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Samuel Bendet

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