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Welcome to the Dawn Patrol, our daily roundup of information on the War on Terror and other topics - from the MilBlogs and other sources around the world. If you're a blogger, you can join the conversation. If you link to any of these stories, add a link to the Dawn Patrol too and your trackback will be added to the list.
Featured Embedded Report: Chris Muir from Iraq -- [The Fourth Rail] 
In mid-February, Chris Muir, the talented cartoonist behind day by day, a political comic strip prevalent in the blogosphere, embedded in Iraq for several weeks. Public Multimedia, Inc, my non-profit media company, was proud to sponsor Chris for this embed. Chris is the first of several embeds Public Multimedia will put into the field this year. Chris provides notes and photographs from his travels and time Iraq. His experiences will be shown in the strip this month.
By Chris Muir: ....
Coalition Forces Destroy Attacking Anti-Aircraft Machine Gun
IP draws big numbers in Al Anbar -- [MNF-I]
CAMP ELLIS — In an unprecedented move by local leaders in the town of Barwanah, a village of 20,000 citizens in the Anbar Province of Iraq, the largest number of Iraqi Police recruits ever recruited from the area were processed in a recruit screening this week.
Baghdad security efforts seem to yield results -- [MNF-I]
BAGHDAD — Although it’s too early to draw firm conclusions, the new combined Iraqi-U.S. security effort to reduce violence in Iraq’s capital city already seems to be bearing fruit, a senior U.S. military officer in Baghdad said.
More Troops Deployed to Baghdad -- [Military.com]
WASHINGTON - The Pentagon has approved a request by the new U.S. commander in Iraq for an extra 2,200 military police to help deal with an anticipated increase in detainees during the Baghdad security crackdown, Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Wednesday.
The Countdown... -- [1016th - in Iraq]
...Much of our time here lately is spent fixing trucks and doing motorpool maintenance. We received all of our equipment in a “fixer upper” state (to put it mildly). Our command is determined to handover our stuff in much better shape then we got it and why not.... It wasn’t very cool fixing all those trucks when we first got here. The rest of our time is spent turning in gear, selling stuff we’re not going to take home and getting our affairs in order back home. Some people have bought toys, and some people have set plans up to go on vacation. Whatever we’ve done, it’s something to look forward to when we get back.
Petraeus: No Military Solution to Iraq War -- [Iraq Slogger]
Says Political Action and Reconcilation Essential to Achieving Peace, Stability
...-- There's no immediate need to request more US troops for Iraq beyond those in the pipeline.
-- US forces will reach peak strength in June and will remain at that number "well beyond summer."
-- "Military action is necessary... but it is not sufficient" because Iraqi political action and reconcilation are necessary to achieve peace and stability.
-- "sensational attacks" on US and Iraqi forces will continue, but "there have been a few encouraging signs" of progress -- notably a decrease in sectarian attacks in Baghdad.
Brits Bring Guided Rockets to Afghanistan -- [Strategy Page]
March 8, 2007: The British army is finally sending some heavy artillery to Afghanistan. Not big (155mm) guns, but big rockets. Several MLRS launchers are being sent, equipped with GPS guided rockets (MLRS). Despite requests from the troops for heavier artillery, the British have only sent a few 105mm howitzers. Finally, the commanders convinced the brass back home that some heavier stuff was needed. The American GMLRS (officially the "GMLRS Unitary rocket") rockets has been a great success.
History Lesson Part 1-- [Afghanistan Without a Clue - in Afghainstan]
Han has really been opening up to me lately. In fairness, I haven’t worked a whole lot with him, but recently we’ve had some really great discussions. He downloaded a ton of photos from the internet and proceeded to give me a history lesson, along with photos of events from the last 15 years. It is pretty amazing stuff, and now you can be amazed too. Han is passionate about getting the truth out about Afghanistan, and I’ve told him I will be happy to relate his story to all of you.
Former Iranian Defense Official Talks to Western Intelligence -- (WAPO)
A former Iranian deputy defense minister who once commanded the Revolutionary Guard has left his country and is cooperating with Western intelligence agencies, providing information on Hezbollah and Iran's ties to the organization, according to a senior U.S. official.
Increasing Accompanied Tours in Korea -- [GI Korea]
The top U.S. commander in South Korea on Wednesday proposed immediately doubling the number of troops on accompanied tours in that country, and eventually shifting most troops with families to three-year tours there.
Former US Sailor, Hassan Abujihaad, Arrested on Terror Charges -- [Gateway Pundit]
A former US sailor was arrested today for giving secrets to Al Qaeda.
Al Qaeda Builds Its Brand -- [Strategy Page]
March 8, 2007: Al Qaeda has become a good example of "upward failure." The more defeats the terrorist organization suffers, the more it recasts those events into seeming victories. For example, the inability to launch another attack on the United States is simply ignored. Having shifted its efforts to Europe, and failing to carry out even one attack a year since September 11, 2001, that failure is pitched as giving the Europeans time to reflect and surrender. The continuing violence in Iraq and Afghanistan has been a PR disaster for al Qaeda within the Islamic world. All those dead Moslems has caused al Qaedas popularity to plummet in Moslem countries. At the same time,
Why Terrorists Are Above Criticism -- [Strategy Page]
March 8, 2007: The need for Moslems to criticize Moslems, for crimes against Moslems, is a critical aspect in the war on terror. Unfortunately, it's highly unusual for Moslems to criticize their co-religionists, no matter how outrageous their actions. Moslems terrorists regularly blow up mosques, murder imams, and even violate oaths taken on the Koran, such as when the Taliban captured the Afghan village of Qala Mussa a few weeks ago, after having sworn on the Koran to engage in negotiations with the local elders. Yet ...
Landstuhl Commander interviewed in "Around the Services" -- [Soldiers' Angels Germany]
Yesterday's "Around the Services" show from the Pentagon Channel has coverage of the hearings on Walter Reed and other military medical facilities.
There's also a short interview with COL Gamble, Commander of Landstuhl Regional Medical Center here in Germany, in which ...
Can I question his patriotism and support for the troops without being sent to rehab? -- [Wizbang!]
Dr. Camillo Mac Bica is a professor of philosophy at New York City's School for Visual Arts. He is also a "recovering" Viet Nam veteran of the Marine Corps. He's apparently transmogrified himself from a gung-ho Marine into a full-blown moonbat.
Dr. Mac Bica's latest endeavor is a little program called "counter recruitment."
U.S. Lawmaker Would Force Firms into Military Production -- [Defense News]
Alarmed at epidemic unreadiness in the National Guard, Sen. Christopher Dodd, D-Conn., proposes spending $38 billion to buy Guard equipment over the next five years and forcing U.S. companies, where necessary, to produce goods for the military rather than for civilian customers
Adultery - a crime in the Navy? -- [ROFA Six]
When Astronaut Lisa Norwak sent email to her lover, Bill Oefelein while he was space, she forgot the golden rule of email, "Never write anything you don't want to see again in the newspaper". Today, it is all there.
Steve Simon Outlines Bush Choices on Pullout -- [Iraq Slogger]
Advises Withdrawal Before Move Becomes Matter of Necessity
Steve Simon, CFR senior fellow and Middle East security expert, in an interview posted today perfectly articulates the dilemma faced by the Bush Administration in timing the military withdrawal from Iraq:
Outrageous Associated Press headline of the morning -- [TigerHawk]
Underneath the headline "House Democrats to unveil Iraq war plan" the first sentence reads "In a direct challenge to President Bush, House Democrats are advancing legislation requiring the withdrawal of U.S. combat troops from Iraq by the fall of next year."
(Need more? The previous Dawn Patrol is here.)
