Posted on 06/29/2005 6:02:59 PM PDT by Gucho
June 29, 2005
AL TAQADDUM, Iraq - At 21 years of age Zuzana Drahosova left her native country of Slovakia for America. Focused on a better life, she had the U.S. Navy in mind.
After paying for an extension on her visa, Drahosova had $80 to her name and began working three jobs trying to build up enough money to survive and eventually obtain a "green card" so she could enter the military service.
"It was tough," said Drahosova, who called Pensacola, Fla., home at the time. "The first year I lived in America I worked all the time. I never had a day off and was always struggling to get by. I was tempted to just give up and return home, but I had a goal and I wasn’t going to fail."
Working three jobs and just getting by was not what Drahosova had in mind when she went to America. The military was a way for her to learn important skills and build a solid foundation for a new life.
"The United States has a lot of opportunities that most countries don’t," she said. "Being from another country, I feel I am able to see what opportunities the United States has available to its citizens. The Navy was just one of the ways I chose to start my life."
Drahosova’s first hope of jobs in the military was as a linguist, since she speaks four languages. But not being a U.S. citizen had its drawbacks and disqualified her for this critical job so she set her mind on becoming a corpsman.
"If I couldn’t be a linguist or corpsman I never would have joined the Navy," she said. "I’m glad I was able to become a corpsman. It is really something I enjoy."
In January 2003, two years after getting to America, Drahosova let the journey begin. She reported for basic training and later checked in to field medical school. While in training she took her first steps toward becoming an American citizen.
"My chief in school gave me the citizenship paperwork and six months later I was granted my citizenship," said Drahosova, who is now a petty officer third class. "Now I have nothing holding me back on having all of the opportunities that are available to all Americans."
Not long after school she reported to Marine Light/Attack Helicopter Squadron 775 in Camp Pendleton, Calif. They deployed in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom in February 2004.
Drahosova was surprised by how quickly things were happening but said, "I took the time to try different things. I was able to help out with casualty evacuation missions; which was something I wanted to do from the moment I found out about the deployment."
Shortly after their return to the U.S. seven months later, the unit prepared to deploy to Iraq again. Upon returning to America, the Coyotes were at a 70 percent medical readiness rate. Drahosova had her work cut out for her and struck out to prepare the squadron for another deployment to the Middle East.
"She brought the squadron to a 96 percent medical readiness rate before returning to Iraq," said Cmdr. Michael Dorney, the Coyotes’ flight surgeon. "On top of that, she was studying to get her Fleet Marine Force pin which she received a few months ago."
Deployed again, Drahosova takes the time to get to know the Marines she is responsible for.
"If we hadn’t deployed twice in two years I would only see most of these guys once a month but I have gotten to know them better than I thought I would," she said. "They are a great group and I’m glad to be a part of their team."
Drahosova plans to take college classes and finish her degree while in the Navy and wants to how far she can advance in her career. "I like my job and enjoy the Navy," she said. "I’ll see where the military takes me."
By U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. C. Alex Herron - 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing
Excellent story!
UPDATED: 07:58, June 30, 2005
The Swiss cabinet announced Wednesday that it has approved the sale of 180 tanks to the United Arab Emirates, who will present them to Iraq.
As to criticism from main political parties that the sale damages the principle of neutrality, the State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (Seco) justified the decision by saying that Switzerland, like other countries, had "an interest in ensuring that the situation in Iraq stabilized as soon as possible."
However, this was only possible when Iraqi security forces were adequately equipped to protect themselves, Seco added in a statement.
The M113 tanks have a value of 12 million Swiss francs (9.4 million US dollars) and part of a Swiss army surplus. They are in good condition, said Seco.
As further justification, it cited a United Nation resolution from last year, which called on UN members to help Iraq to preserve law and order.
At the same time, Seco announced that arms exports would be making their way to India, Pakistan and South Korea.
The right-wing Swiss People's Party and the left-wing Social Democrats said that the move was contrary to neutrality.
People's Party spokesman Simon Glauser said that it was not possible that Switzerland was delivering weapons to a country, in which it had been trying to establish peace for years.
Social Democrat Nicolas Gallade said that the export went against Swiss development policy. The party said in a statement: " If the cabinet approves weapons export to crisis and war-ridden regions such as South Korea, India, Iraq and Pakistan, that means that Switzerland can practically export weapons to any other country."
However, the two other main parties -- the Christian Democrats and Radicals -- accepted the government's argument that Switzerland had an interest in stabilizing the situation in Iraq.
By Sgt. Sara Wood, USA - American Forces Press Service
WASHINGTON, June 29, 2005 – Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld and Joint Chiefs Chairman Air Force Gen. Richard B. Myers held the first worldwide town hall meeting today at the Pentagon.
The session was beamed worldwide on the Pentagon Channel. In addition, some questions received via DoD's official Web site were asked.
The meeting was a chance for servicemembers and DoD civilian employees to ask Rumsfeld and Myers questions in an open forum. The leaders addressed issues such as the budget, retirement and recruiting.
This was an appropriate time to hold a meeting like this, because the upcoming July Fourth holiday holds a lot of meaning, Myers said.
"It has a lot of meaning to what the American spirit is all about, particularly the spirit of the men and women in the Department of Defense," he said. "We are used to defending this country's freedoms."
Keeping the best people in DoD is important, Rumsfeld said, and therefore a way needs to be found to keep eligible employees in service past their mandatory retirement dates. These people often are the "best and brightest" in the service and have valuable experience and talents that are useful, he said.
"If they want to go, that's fine," he said. "But if they would prefer to stay, we ought to find ways to do that."
In addition to keeping current talent, it's important for DoD to work on recruiting new talent, Myers said. Enlistment bonuses and educational benefits are being increased and more recruiters are being added to the force in efforts to boost recruitment, he said. Another important way to improve recruitment is for senior leaders to speak out and spread the message of the nobility of military service, he said.
In response to a budget question, Rumsfeld stressed that there is not a problem with the amount of money available to the military, but with how it is allocated. There is always competition with how money is spent, and it is up to leaders to make the right decisions about how to fund "the single most important thing we do," which is defending the country, he said.
"We certainly ought to be smart enough and wise enough to allocate the resources here and go up to the Congress and say, 'Here's how we believe it ought to be spent,'" he said.
Looking forward to Independence Day, Rumsfeld and Myers both emphasized the strength of America and the spirit that has been present throughout our history.
"(The) troops and their families are showing every day that the spirit of July Fourth is as strong today as it was in 1776," Rumsfeld said. "America still remains what President Lincoln called 'The last best hope on Earth.'"
BEIRUT, Lebanon, June 29 (UPI) -- The United States offered a reward for tips leading to the arrest of three Lebanese Shiites who hijacked a U.S. airliner and killed a hostage in 1985.
A U.S. Embassy statement released in Beirut Wednesday said the U.S. government is offering a reward of up to $5 million for assistance to arrest the suspected hijackers Imad Mugniyeh, Hassan Izz al-Dine and Ali Atwaa who are thought to be in Lebanon or Syria.
"The U.S. will pay cash rewards, in any currency, for information that assists in bringing to justice those who murder and terrorize its citizens," the statement said.
A Trans World Airlines aircraft on a flight from Rome to Boston was hijacked by the Lebanese Shiite gunmen in June 1985 and forced to land in Beirut. The kidnappers killed a U.S. Navy diver on board and threw his body onto the tarmac.
The hijacking crisis continued for 17 days, as the hijackers demanded the release of Arab prisoners from Israeli jails.
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AMMAN, June 29 (KUNA) -- Azmi Jeyousi, accused of planning attacks against government buildings in Jordan, admitted Wednesday of meeting Abu Musaab Zarqawi in Iraq last year.
Jeyousi, confessing in a video tape within testimonies of elements of the Tawheed brigades accused of planning to bomb the general intelligence building and other facilities with chemical weapons, said he met Zarqawi in Iraq in February of last year before returning to Amman to plot the attacks.
He said he returned to Jordan with explosives.
The prosecutor of the state security court accused 13 members of the Tawheed brigades of conspiring to carry out terrorist attacks, possessing explosives and a machinegun, carrying unlisenced weapon and joining an outlawed group.
Wed Jun 29, 2005
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Bush gave U.S. authorities new powers on Wednesday to block assets of companies believed to be helping North Korea, Iran and Syria pursue nuclear, biological and chemical weapons.
The executive order did not mention specific countries, instead saying it applied to "any person or foreign country of proliferation concern." A U.S. official said that, for now, the administration is targeting four entities from Iran, three from North Korea and one from Syria.
The move was another step in U.S. efforts to overhaul intelligence agencies that have been sharply criticized since the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks for failing to uncover that plot and faulty prewar judgments that Iraq had weapons of mass destruction.
"By applying these powers against weapons of mass destruction, we deny proliferators and their supporters access to the U.S. financial system and starve them of funds needed to build deadly weapons and threaten innocents around the globe," U.S. Treasury Secretary John Snow said.
The order responded to concerns expressed by a presidential commission that issued a report in March criticizing U.S. intelligence efforts on weapons of mass destruction.
The White House said it endorsed 70 of 74 recommendations, will further study three and will not implement one classified recommendation.
In accepting the commission's recommendations, President Bush has directed that a new National Security Service be created inside the FBI to combine the bureau's counterterrorism, counterintelligence and intelligence efforts.
Bush also endorsed the establishment of a National Counter Proliferation Center to manage and coordinate intelligence activities on the proliferation of nuclear, biological and chemical weapons.
© Reuters 2005
Wed Jun 29, 4:21 PM ET
SANAA (AFP) - Iraq called on Islamic states to show greater understanding of the horror of the bombings rocking the country and to take an unambiguous position in the war on insurgents.
Meanwhile, a proposal to establish an Islamic fund to cope with tsunami-like natural disasters appeared to have been watered-down to a mere telethon during the second day of a ministerial meeting.
"There is a case of carelessness in the organisation's attitude towards Iraq," Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari told a foreign ministers' meeting of the 57-member Organization of the Islamic Conference.
"There is not a single real initiative to help the people of Iraq during the current hard circumstances," he said.
He complained that member states do not have a clear position about the insurgency in Iraq and the newly elected government which has seen a sharp escalation in deadly attacks since taking office in early May.
"We want their positions towards our situation to be clearer," he said.
Earlier, Zebari met with counterparts from neighbouring countries on the sidelines of the gathering in the Yemeni capital and issued a similar plea for help.
"The Iraqi request is clear. We believe that our neighbours can play an influential role in helping to stablise Iraq," he said.
"Until now, we have not received such support. We hope that there will be a new trend towards cooperation in security matters, as well as in economic and commercial affairs."
Iraq's neighbours last held a meeting on April 30 in Istanbul during which they pledged support to Baghdad authorities and vowed to increase security cooperation.
The United States has blamed Syria in particular for allowing foreign militants to cross into Iraq, while Zebari has said Iraq was holding hundreds of foreign Arab militants.
The minister called on Islamic countries to "condemn explicitly acts of terrorism in Iraq and the attempt to sow sedition between the different religious communities".
Recent months have seen a spate of killings of Shiite civilians by Sunni Arab insurgents, prompting occasional tit-for-tat killings and growing talk of retaliation.
Zebari also demanded higher diplomatic representation of Islamic countries in Iraq, where few have posted full ambassadors.
In their second day of talks, ministers of the 57-member Organization of the Islamic Conference were expected to discuss proposals for internal reform of a bloc originally established in 1969 to try to preserve the Islamic character of Jerusalem, but now with a much broader brief.
"I want to push for real reform in the organisation, not just a superficial one... to enhance capabilities and improve performance," said secretary general Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu of Turkey.
He also proposed finding a new name for the organisation that would reflect what he called "its reality".
Ministers were also expected to discuss ways of securing a greater role for Muslim countries in world affairs and a permanent representation on the UN Security Council.
"The Islamic world, which represents one fifth of total mankind, cannot remain excluded from the activities of the Security Council which assumes a fundamental role in keeping security and peace in the world," said Ihsanoglu.
But Zebari said he doubted whether the Muslim world would be accorded a permanent seat alongside Britain, China, France, Russia and the United States.
"It is a good idea, but difficult to achieve. Countries like Germany and Japan have a better chance of getting in," he told AFP.
The OIC meeting is being held amid tight security in a stadium complex in the Yemeni capital, with journalists excluded from the venue.
The impoverished Arabian peninsula republic is Al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden's ancestral homeland and is still fighting Al-Qaeda linked militants with assistance from US special forces.
Meanwhile, OIC spokesman Ataa Bekheit "an agreement was reached to organise a telethon during the next (Muslim fasting) month of Ramadan. We hope many contributions will be put forward."
"Aid in disasters (in Muslim countries) come mostly from outside the Islamic world. We do not want to be a burden on the international community," Bekheit quoted Ihsanoglu as saying.
But member states, which include countries sitting on two-thirds of world proven oil reserves, appeared to have skirted any obligation to contribute to a fund.
"The fund will be open to voluntarily donations from member states. It will not be compulsory to contribute," Bekheit told reporters.
The fund was proposed by Ihsanoglu as part of "Islamic solidarity," which he said is needed in facing natural disasters after last December's tsunami disaster exposed the lack of an OIC mechanism to cope with such catastrophes.
But ministers agreed on setting up an organisation to look after orphans of the massive quake in Indonesia, with Saudi Arabia and Turkey donating 1.5 million dollars and one million dollars, respectively, Bekheit said.
Oil-rich Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates have also agreed to sponsor 25,000 and 5,000 orphans, respectively, he added.
June 29, 2005 - The Associated Press
LAGOS, Nigeria The U.S. military said Wednesday it sent a ship to Africa's oil-rich Gulf of Guinea to train west African nations to combat threats including terrorism, drug trafficking and petroleum theft.
The Coast Guard cutter USCG Bear, which is attached to the U.S. Sixth Fleet based in Italy, arrived last week with 100 sailors on board and will be in the Gulf of Guinea for about one month, said U.S. military spokesman Lt. David Luckett by telephone from Naples.
The United States has been stepping up its military cooperation with politically unstable Gulf of Guinea states, particularly regional heavyweight Nigeria, over the past few years. The Gulf of Guinea holds as much as 10 percent of world oil reserves, and its oil exports could become even more vital if unrest further affects crude supplies from the Middle East.
"The aim of this operation is to help the countries within the region ... to work closely together to enhance their own security," Luckett said. Threats include oil theft, "piracy, illegal fishing, illegal trafficking of drugs" and "terrorism," he said.
By Rowan Scarborough - THE WASHINGTON TIMES
June 29, 2005
Sunni "fence sitters" in Iraq say they would be willing to take on master terrorist Abu Musab Zarqawi and rid the country of foreign saboteurs if the Shi'ite-run government's new political structure is acceptable to them, according to a senior U.S. official.
"The Iraqis will kill every foreigner who comes into their neighborhood when they're ready," said the senior official who has spent months in Iraq. "They don't want foreigners in Iraq."
The official, who has held numerous meetings with what he called "influential fence sitters," said the representatives have told him they are only tolerating foreign terrorists because they are a "pressure tool" to force the Shi'ites and the U.S. to consider Sunni political demands for more representation in the Baghdad government.
"We'll catch him when we're ready," the official quoted one Sunni as telling him, referring to Zarqawi.
The official also said the Sunnis are demanding that Shi'ite security forces cease what the Sunnis consider harassing search-and-seizure measures that target innocent Iraqis.
"We're getting a lot of bad guys," the official said. "Are non-bad guys being killed? Absolutely. ... A civil war has started to a degree."
The source agreed to a lengthy interview with The Washington Times on condition he not be identified because he is not authorized to speak to the press.
"The Sunnis are broken up into many fragmented groups," the official said. "Many don't want us to leave. Iraqi intelligence is telling us this every day."
This official's account comes as the Bush administration is putting as much emphasis on a political solution in Iraq as it is on a military one. And the political solution more and more involves enticing Sunnis to participate........(Excerpt)
WASHINGTON (June 30, 2005) -- Iraqi security forces detained eight suspected terrorists June 29 in eastern Baghdad during combined operations, military officials in Iraq reported.
Seven of the suspects were found with material used for the production and emplacement of roadside bombs. One had false Palestinian documents.
Elsewhere, an Iraqi army unit captured five suspected terrorists June 28 after an Iraqi citizen told the soldiers about a terrorist safe house in northern Baghdad's Rabi district. The Iraqi soldiers found two rocket-propelled grenade launchers and two RPG rounds in addition to the five suspects. The five terror suspects were taken into custody for questioning.
"The Iraqi people are tiring of the insurgency. Both hotline and in-person tips have increased greatly," said Lt. Col. Clifford Kent, a Task Force Baghdad spokesman. "A big reason for the increase in tips is because of the Iraqi soldiers taking the lead during raids and operations. The Iraqis will talk to their own soldiers much more readily than to coalition forces."
In other combat operations June 28, a Task Force Baghdad patrol in south Baghdad struck a roadside bomb at around 10:55 a.m. No one was injured in the attack, and no equipment was damaged. After securing the area, the soldiers noticed detonation cord leading from the bomb and followed the cord to a house about 200 yards away. When the unit arrived at the house, they found seven people acting suspiciously. The soldiers took them into custody for questioning.
Earlier in the day, a task force patrol working in northeastern Baghdad's Thawra district also struck a roadside bomb. No one was injured in the attack, and another coalition unit operating nearby helped secure the area and search for the attacker. The soldiers caught a man near the blast site with $1,000 in sequential U.S. bills and took him into custody for questioning.
In other news from Iraq, Marines, sailors and soldiers from Regimental Combat Team 2, composed of elements of 2nd Marine Regiment and 2nd Brigade Combat Team of the 2nd Marine Division, continue conducting security operations along with Iraq security forces along the Euphrates River between the cities of Haditha and Hit.
Operation Sword, known as "Saif" in Arabic, began early June 28 and focuses on clearing insurgents and foreign fighters from the city of Hit. Thirteen men suspected of having insurgent ties have been detained.
Several hundred mortar and artillery rounds have been discovered, as well as explosives, rifles, a machine gun and various bomb-making materials. Troops also found two hidden and operable roadside bombs in Hit.
No major battles or air strikes have occurred. Basic utilities have not been disrupted, nor has access to medical treatment for Hit's citizens, officials said.
In other developments, Iraqi and U.S. soldiers worked together to secure the area around an oil pipeline that caught fire in southwestern Baghdad June 28 until Iraqi police and firefighters arrived to fight the blaze.
The fire occurred after Task Force Baghdad soldiers manning an observation point nearby heard three loud explosions.
No one was injured in the fire. The Iraqi Ministry of Oil has shut down the pipeline and is working to assess the damage. The incident is under investigation to determine the cause of the fire.
By Gerry J. Gilmore - American Forces Press Service
WASHINGTON, June 30, 2005 – Insurgents in Iraq are increasingly employing suicide bombers and roadside explosives and not engaging U.S. and coalition forces in stand-up battles like the one at Fallujah last fall, a senior U.S. military officer said in Baghdad today.
"I think that the ability of the enemy to sustain high-volume attacks is just something that we haven't seen" since the Fallujah operation in November, Air Force Brig. Gen. Donald Alston, a Multinational Force Iraq spokesman, told reporters.
That operation was "a unique challenge," Alston noted, where U.S. ground troops engaged "thousands" of the enemy and drove them from the city.
The insurgents had used Fallujah as a haven and likely perceive their loss of the city as "a failure," Alston said. Since then, "we have seen nothing like those levels" of massed insurgent forces, he said.
The insurgents apparently have switched tactics, Alston said, noting they're increasingly using vehicle-borne improvised explosive devices and roadside bombs.
"We have seen, this spring, a move toward car bombs, because of the high pay-off" in causing casualties, Alston said. Many car bombers are thwarted before they can kill or wound, the general noted, thanks to security vigilance and an intelligence network that's improving daily. And it's not uncommon that car bombers "blow up before they get employed," Alston noted, or for explosives to fail to detonate.
Still, "those very lethal, precision weapons that the enemy uses have caused great concern and have significant effect wherever they're employed," Alston acknowledged. A suicide car bomber, he noted, drove a vehicle into a U.S. convoy in Fallujah on June 23. That attack killed five servicemembers and wounded 13.
The insurgents "have gone to more spectacular systems that can inflict more casualties per attack likely because they can't sustain high-volume attacks," Alston said. This development, he added, represents "a distinctive shift" in insurgent tactics.
It's also illustrative of an adaptable enemy "trying to be as productive (as) they can with the limited capacity that they're able to sustain," Alston said.
By Teri Weaver, Stars and Stripes Mideast edition
Thursday, June 30, 2005
FOB McKenzie — How much progress can you see from a bird’s eye view?
Lt. Col. Frank Muth, of Fayetteville, N.C., commands a squadron of Kiowa Warrior pilots that flies over north-central Iraq looking for roadside bombs, ambushes and mortar sites. The flights also show a few other things.
Irrigation canals are filling with water, and he’s seeing more and more green swaths of fruit and vegetable fields. “The farmers are reclaiming their land,” he added, with tomatoes, sunflowers, watermelons, figs and oranges among the crops.
Muth has to tell his pilots with the 17th Cavalry, 82nd Airborne Division, to watch out for cell phone towers popping up along roads running south to Baghdad. Houses are being built. More cars clog the highways, and he’s even seen a train or two in recent weeks.
“We’re not down there, we’re not talking to people,” he said. “But from the air, you see the bigger picture. If that’s an indication, I think things are moving in a positive direction.”
Slushee happy hours
BAQUBAH, Iraq — When Maj. Bill Marks’ friends in the States asked him what his unit needed to keep spirits up during its year-long deployment, he didn’t hesitate.
“How about a frozen drink machine?” he responded. His friends from New Orleans didn’t bat an eye.
Welcome to Friday night happy hour at Camp Warhorse with the officers of the 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division. The officers here say theirs is the only weekly “O-Call” in Iraq. While that may be hard to prove, theirs may well be the only one with a daiquiri machine.
The slushee machine churns out Hurricane-flavored daiquiris, said Marks, who tends bar during the festivities. Of course, the drinks contain no liquor, but they work well with the nonalcoholic beer, cigars, chicken wings and hot dogs.
The tradition started in February when the unit arrived in Iraq, said Marks, of Columbus, Ga., executive officer for the 203rd Forward Support Battalion.
Keeping the unit stocked in daiquiri mix proves even more challenging than getting the machine through the mail. Sending a box of 12 commercial-sized packets costs about $300, he said, but his friends continue to put them in the mail.
“It’s the best part of the week,” he said.
Motorcycle man
BAQUBAH, Iraq — A few months ago, Sgt. John Broderick ran into some contractors who couldn’t get their motorcycle to run. They had bought the bike from a soldier, who had bought it from an Iraqi. After a year’s worth of trips around Camp Normandy, it died.
“Can I monkey with it and see if I can get it running?” Broderick asked the workers.
So Broderick, who has a 2004 Honda Shadow at home in Chicago, rebuilt the carburetor, cleaned it and gave it a couple of new spark plugs. After three weeks, he got it running and the workers decided he had earned the bike as payment.
Broderick, 40, moved out to FOB Gabe about a month ago as part of a group providing protection for U.S. advisers to the Iraqi Army. He brought the bike with him and spends his spare time tinkering with it.
“I feel bad riding it. There’s a bunch of soldiers who see it — they might be jealous,” he said.
One Iraqi already has offered $200 for it, but Broderick won’t sell.
“I’ll give it to somebody who will take care of it,” he said. “It could be here for 10 years.”
Operation Kids for Kids
CAMP LIBERTY, Baghdad — For the last five months, soldiers with the Louisiana National Guard have been coordinating special missions that reach all the way back to their schools, churches and families at home.
Operation Kids for Kids was an idea from two soldiers: Staff Sgt. Shaun Warren, 25, of Kenner, La.; and Sgt. Keith Bonnet, 26, of Metarie, La. Their effort to coordinate a few shipments of clothes and toys has grown into a full-time volunteer mission.
Late last year, the two sergeants began working with their veterans association back home to collect donations and ship them to Baghdad for distribution. The deliveries began in early 2005.
According to soldiers, the group has collected 14,000 pounds of supplies, $10,000 in donations and more than 30,000 hits on its Web site, childrenofbaghdad.com.
To deliver the goods, the soldiers coordinate special missions and solicit volunteers to work during their off-hours to go out into neighborhoods and schools and deliver the packages. When they leave in September, they hope another unit will take over the duties.
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