JuneauEmpire.com: Associated Press
Gunmen kill police chief in Iraq
Zarqawi aide held by U.S. military in Iraq
Bush intel panel sees difficult task ahead
Berger to plead guilty to taking materials


Seattle Post-Intelligencer: War on Iraq
U.N. passes Sudan war crimes resolution
Opposition accuses Syria in elections
Arab soccer players rescue Israeli team


The US News: Iraq News
Militant rampage raises questions about Abbas's control
Unlikely threat to EU charter? The French.
Forged amid cold war, Japan's I-House looks to the future
Zimbabweans vote amid relative calm
Some not cooperating in oil-for-food probe
Lawyers: Army backed interrogation methods
Iraqi abduction victim named by Romania
Iraq Suicide Car Blast Kills 5, Wounds 16
N.C. Guard troops return from Iraq to work, normal life
UN Chief Watchdog Accused of Iraq Program Abuse
Suicide bomber kills 5 Iraqis near shrine
Coalition forces holding Zarqawi aide


Yahoo! News: War with Iraq
Army may secure Iraq in 18 months
20 Iraqi diplomats arrive in Beijing for related training
Iraq ; Iraq police chief killed as politicians haggle over ...
U.S. Delegation Rejects U.N. Monitor's Report on Iraqi Malnutrition


Fox News
Police Targeted in Iraq
N. Korea Demands Apology
Indonesia Rescuers End Survivor Search in City
Sandy Berger to Plead Guilty
U.S. Plane Crashes in Albania
Israel to Adopt 'Lost Tribe'
U.S. Forces Holding Senior Zarqawi Operative
Bomb Attacks Kill Eight in Iraq


CNN.com
Former school official faces terrorism charges
Kidnapped American identified as a translator Video
Sandy Berger to plead guilty on documents charge


Department of Defense
Iraq Attacks Lowest Since March 2004 — Story
Commission Recommends Intel Overhaul — Story Report
Rumsfeld Statement on Commission
Wolfowitz Confirmed as World Bank President — Story

ON THE GROUND
First Lady Visits Troops in Afghanistan — Story
First Lady Thanks U.S. Troops for Service
Power of Freedom Evident in Afghanistan
Photos: First Lady Visits Afghanistan
Iraqi, U.S. Troops Distribute Humanitarian Aid — Story
Miss. Guard Soldiers Link U.S., Iraqi Schools — Story
Support Battalion Keeps Supplies Moving — Story

IN IRAQ
Joint Facility Extends Ordnance Robot Lives
U.S. Troops, Iraqis Work to Rebuild Sadr City

IN AFGHANISTAN
Afghan Officials Bid Farewell to Wolfhounds
Logistics Motto: Have Pallet, Will Travel

IN KUWAIT
For Troops, Way Home Is Through Kuwait

FACE OF DEFENSE
Airman Braves Chilly Waters to Rescue Mother, Son — Story
Video Links Troops, Families — Story

TOP NEWS
IN IRAQ
3 Soldiers, Marine Killed in Action
Force Assessment Due Mid-Summer
Rumsfeld Discusses Insurgency
Forces Gain Against Terrorists
Success in Iraq - DoD Fact Sheet
Year in Review 2004 Fact Sheets (pdf)
Iraq Daily Update
Iraq Reconstruction
Maps
Weekly Progress Report (pdf)

IN AFGHANISTAN
Forces Airlift Injured Afghans
Afghan Academy Opens Gates
Missing Aircraft Search Continues
Defense Leaders' Views on Afghanistan
Enduring Freedom Marks 3 Years
Afghanistan Daily Update
Maps

WAR ON TERRORISM
Elections Show Democratic Trend
Info Access Key in Terror War
No Changes at Kyrgyzstan Base
Hearings Determine Threat Status
'Gitmo' Detainees to Be Released
Waging and Winning the War on Terror
Terrorism Timeline
Terrorism Knowledge Base

MILITARY NEWS
Women Rising to Higher Levels
America to Honor Vietnam Vets
Ceremonies to Honor Fallen Soldier
DACOWITS Topic: Family Issues
National Guard, Reserve Update


Today in History
1572 - The Sea Beggars land in Holland, capturing the small town of Briel.
1863 - The first wartime conscription law goes into effect in the U.S..
1865 - At the Battle of Five Forks, Gen. Robert E. Lee begins his final offensive.
1918 - England's Royal Air Force is formed.
1920 - Germany's Workers Party changes its name to the Nationalist Socialist German Worker's Party (Nazis).
1924 - Adolf Hitler is sentenced to five years in prison for the "Beer Hall Putsch."
1928 - China's Chiang Kai-shek begins attacks on communists.
1939 - The Spanish Civil War effectively ends with the official recognition of Franco's government.
1942 - The U.S. Navy begins a partial convoy system in the Atlantic.
1945 - U.S. forces land in Okinawa.
1948 - The Berlin Airlift begins, relieving the surrounded city from the Soviet siege.
1951 - U.N. forces again move northward across the 38th Parallel in Korea.
1954 - The U.S. Air Force Academy is founded in Colorado.
1968 - The U.S. Army launches Operation Pegasus to reopen a land route to the besieged Khe Sanh Marine base.
1970 - The U.S. Army charges Cpt. Ernest Medina for his part in the My Lai massacre.
1972 - The North Vietnamese launch the Nguyen Hue offensive.
1982 - The United States transfers control of the Canal Zone to Panama.

Birthdays
1815 - German chancellor Otto Von Bismarck.
1883 - William Manchester, U.S. historian and biographer.