JuneauEmpire.com: Associated Press
Death toll rises to 6 in Calif. mudslideUsing shovels, high-tech cameras and their bare hands, rescuers searched before dawn Wednesday for signs of life — or death — under the enormous mound of mud that killed six people in this seaside hamlet.

Bush nominates Chertoff for Homeland post
Michael Chertoff, President Bush's choice to run the Homeland Security Department, has won Senate confirmation on three prior occasions, but not since the anti-terrorism policies he helped develop have come under sharp criticism.

Convoy of U.S. and Iraqi troops ambushed
Insurgents ambushed a convoy of American and Iraqi forces in the northern city of Mosul, detonating a roadside bomb and firing from a mosque in an attack that killed three Iraqi National Guardsmen, the U.S. military said Wednesday.

Abu Ghraib inmates testify about abuse
Hussein Mutar says he was hooded and helpless on a night in 2003 when he fell into the hands of Spc. Charles Graner Jr. and other American guards at Abu Ghraib prison.

Safety concerns for Tsunami aid workers
Citing security concerns, Indonesian authorities have ordered foreign relief workers and journalists to tell the government their travel plans before moving about the tsunami-hit regions outside Aceh province's main city, warning they could be expelled if they disregard the order.

Sharon congratulates Abbas in phone call
Prime Minister Ariel Sharon called Mahmoud Abbas on Tuesday to congratulate him for his landslide victory in an election to replace Yasser Arafat, signaling Israel's readiness to work with the new Palestinian team after years of boycotting Arafat.

Bush outlines proposals for H.S. students
President Bush is beginning his push to require high school seniors to take the math and reading tests now required of younger students under the No Child Left Behind law, the most ambitious item on the president's slate of second-term education proposals.

FBI probes more lasers shot at airplanes
At least a dozen cases of lasers being beamed into aircraft cockpits since Christmas are being investigated by the FBI.


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Yahoo! News: War with Iraq
Disbanding Saddam's Army Was Correct, Bremer Writes
The decisions by U.S.-led forces inIraq to disband Saddam Hussein's army and bar senior Baathistsfrom government jobs after "we liberated Iraq" were the "rightdecisions," Paul Bremer, former U.S. administrator in Iraq,wrote in the Wall Street Journal on Wednesday. Yahoo! News: War with Iraq

European press pulls in horns in face of Iraqi terror
Threatened with kidnap or death, European journalists are reducing coverage of the Iraqi election process to a strict minimum. Yahoo! News: War with Iraq

Ananova: War In IraqWatchdog to vet MI6 intelligence
The MI6 has appointed a senior business figure to carry out a major overhaul of the organisation. Ananova: War In Iraq


Seattle Post-Intelligencer: War on Iraq
Iraqi insurgents worried about bin Laden
Osama bin Laden has vowed to turn Iraq into the front line of his war against the United States, but Iraqi insurgents seem worried that he's out to hijack their rebellion. Seattle Post-Intelligencer: War on Iraq


From Fox News:
Three Killed in Iraq Ambush- Allawi Warns on Vote Safety- Is UBL Hijacking Insurgency?

Israel Fires Missiles Into Gaza- Islamic Jihad Claims Gaza Blast- Hamas Boss: We Won't Disarm- Sharon's Coalition Survives Test

Safety Fears for Aid Workers - How to Help- Marines Expand Tsunami Aid- Egeland Praises Tsunami Aid- Video: Tsunami Update

Pilots Report More Lasers

Inmate: Graner LaughedBush Taps Chertoff for DHS

Rather E-Mails CBS Workers


From the Department of Defense
ON THE GROUND
U.S. Troops Uncover Bomb FactoryAL RASHID, Baghdad, Iraq, Jan. 11, 2005— On Jan. 9, U.S. soldiers of the 1st Cavalry Division embarked on a raid that proved to be their most successful in 10 months here, finding 23 artillery shells, wire and electrical triggers and other supplies that could be assembled into more than 50 improvised explosive devices. Story

'Commando' Unit Detains Suspected Bomb Maker

Cavalry Unit Rescues Iraqi Police Colonel, Wife

Combat Engineers Work to Improve Camp
CAMP FALCON, BAGHDAD, Iraq, Jan. 11, 2005 — From patrolling to construction work, demolition to security, the soldiers of Assault and Obstacle Platoon of Company B, 8th Engineer Battalion, 1st Cavalry Division, have tackled variety of tasks to improve life and keep troops safe at Camp Falcon. Story

ScanEagle Proves Worth in Fallujah Fight
FALLUJAH, Iraq, Jan. 11, 2005— It's called ScanEagle, and it has already saved the lives of many Marines. ScanEagle is an unmanned aerial vehicle that the Marines used during Operation Al Fajr, the coalition operation to remove insurgents from this city. Story

Iraq: Construction Begins on New Schools
MOSUL, Iraq, Jan. 11, 2005 — The construction of four brand-new schools for the children of Iraq’s northern-most province, Dahok, began in early January, and about 100 other Dahok schools are getting much needed renovations. Story

IN IRAQ
Iraq's Future Depends on Developing Schools

Rutbah City Council Meets With Marine Unit

Marine Pilots Serve As Forward Air Controllers

Training Iraq Army Tough, But Worthwhile

Arab Culture Classes Prepare Marines

Kuwait Vital to Coalition Logistics Chain

Marines Prepare Iraqi Guard for Elections

IN AFGHANISTAN
Soldiers Assess Needs of Afghan Village

Combat Weather Team Forecasts Mission Success

IN SOUTHWEST ASIA
Deployed Troops Send Relief to Tsunami Survivors

TOP NEWS
IN IRAQ
Soldiers Graduate from Training

Insurgents Continue Attacks

Iraqi Thwarts IED Emplacement

Iraq Daily Update

Iraq Reconstruction

Maps

Weekly Progress Report (pdf)

IRAQ ELECTIONS
Allawi Vows Elections on Schedule

Britain to Deploy More Troops

IN AFGHANISTAN
Missing Aircraft Search Continues

Afghans Aid with Weapons, Drug Find

Afghan Army Shows Great Progress

Soldiers Seize More Weapons

Weapons Find Protects Innocents

Enduring Freedom Marks 3 Years

Afghanistan Daily UpdateMaps

WAR ON TERRORISM
Rumsfeld, Ivanov Talk Terror War

Ridge Pledge: Secure Inauguration

Bush Names Homeland Security Chief

Gitmo Detainees to be Transferred

Waging and Winning the War on TerrorTerrorism Timeline

Terrorism Knowledge Base

MILITARY NEWS
Screening Focus: Psychological Toll

National Guard, Reserve Update

TRANSFORMATION
Army Deploys CROWS to Iraq