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April 26, 2008
Iraq Briefing - 23 May 2008 - Meet the New Commander of MNC-Iraq
This briefing is by the new commander of Multi-National Corps - Iraq, Lt. Gen. Lloyd Austin III. Austin replaced Lt. Gen. Ray Odierno in February 2008, who at the time had been appointed Vice-Chief of Staff of the Army. This Wednesday Odierno was appointed commander of Multi-National Corps - Iraq, the position now held by Gen. David Petraeus. Petraeus, in turn, has been appointed the next commander of CENTCOM. Both of these changes require Senate confirmation and so even if approved they will not take their new jobs until later this summer.
As the second-highest commander in Iraq, Austin reports directly to Gen. Petraeus. Petraeus reports to the commander of CENTCOM, who was Admiral Fallon until last month. Until Petraeus is confirmed, Lt. Gen. Martin Dempsey is acting commander of CENTCOM. Dempsey reports to Secretary of Defense Robert Gates.
This is Lt. Gen. Austin's first press briefing as commander of MNC-Iraq.
This video and others can be viewed at DODvClips. For some reason the transcript is not on the Defenselink site. I am trying to get one from Federal News Service, and if I do will post it or excerpts here.
Until then, please watch the video in its entirely. These briefings are good sources of information about what is happening in Iraq(which are also at The Pentagon Channel). The should be used to complement what we get from mainstream media and independent journalist-bloggers. Each source counter-checks and counter-balances the other.
Posted by Tom at April 26, 2008 12:26 PM
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Snake Hunters sez,
MONDAY BULLETIN, 28 APR ~ NATIONAL PRESS CLUB
Rev Jeremiah Wright Adds More Explosive Fuel
with his incredible display of personal, gross
strutting arrogance in referring to a flamboyantly
pious rant explaining away the monumental tragedy of 9/11/2001...
"Chickens Coming Home To Roost!"
IF Senator Barack Obama Fails Now,
in the strongest possible terms, to denounce Rev Wright's Black Liberation Hate Theology, Louie Farrakahn's Nation of Islam, and his controversial
friendship with Unrepentant Terrorist William Charles Ayers, then Barack Obama's smooth presidential bid for the Oval Office is finished...doomed to the political trash-pile of
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Truly, a defining moment in U.S. Political History. reb
Posted by: Ralph E. at April 28, 2008 3:18 PM
Snake Hunters Sez,
Tom, I attempted a comment on your last post; failed...rec'd a 404 error. Looking forward to
your return Sat or Sunday. reb
Posted by: Ralph E. at May 8, 2008 11:28 PM
