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Tuesday, May 03, 2005

In Today's News - Tuesday, May 3, 2005

Quote of the Day
A general is just as good or just as bad as the troops under his command make him.
-- General Douglas MacArthur


JuneauEmpire.com: Associated Press
Body of missing U.S. pilot found in Iraq
Pakistan building collapse kills 25
2,300-year-old mummy unveiled in Egypt
England pleads guilty to abusing prisoners
Italy: Agent's shooting not deliberate


CENTCOM
CONTACT LOST WITH TWO U.S. MARINE F/A-18S


US News: Iraq News
Abu Ghraib photos to embarrass
Iraqi Leaders Seek Deal Amid Bloodshed
Italy Says Stress and Inexperience Played a Role in Killing of Italian Agent in Iraq
Two U.S. fighter jets apparently collide over Iraq; search on for crew members.
Australian troops in Iraq distinguished by red kangaroos
"Operation Yellow Jacket" Sends Supplies For Troops In Iraq
Rescue team sent to Iraq
16 including UK soldier killed in Iraq
Australia won't bow to Iraq kidnappers' demand, says Howard
Attacks target Iraq future
Saddam rejects Rumsfeld offer of release: Daily
Italy criticizes U.S. over its Iraqi checkpoints
Cambodia's killing fields get privatized
New airline democratizes Brazil's skies
Margaret Hassan's killers seized in Iraq
Fremont Native Dies In Iraq Fighting
U.S. probe finds new data on Iraq attacks
What 'minuteman' vigil accomplished
UK's Blair stands firm on Iraq as poll lead grows
Italy: Agent's shooting not deliberate
U.S. military loses contact with two jets
UN appalled at deaths of more than 100 Iraqis since Friday
2 Bombs Explode In Baghdad
Australia asks UN to help rescue Iraq kidnap victim
U.S. military misses recruiting goals amid Iraq war
Koizumi thanks Dutch for Iraq security
Iraq killing won't harm Italian-US ties
Who's who: the Iraqi government
A Look at U.S., Italian Reports (AP)
More Deadly Bombings as Iraqis Debate Last Cabinet Posts
British soldier killed in Iraq
By chance, Boy Scout meets guardsman he sent packages in Iraq
Former Iraqi diplomat ordered out of New Zealand
Two Fort Carson Soldiers Killed By Iraq Bomb
Thanks From Iraqis To American Sacrifice
Iraq Still Fixing Leak In North Oil Export Pipe - Source


Fox News
'Stress' Cited in Italian Agent's Shooting in Iraq
Army Misses Recruiting Goal
England Pleads Guilty to Abuse at Abu Ghraib
Man Finds Finger in Custard
Pilot's Body Found
No Word on Kidnapped American
Clash With Insurgents Kills 12
Pakistan Explosion Kills 25
Photo Essay: Building Collapse


Department of Defense
Arrival Sets Tone for Civic Leaders Visit — Story Photos
U.S. Strategic Command to be More Flexible — Story

ON THE GROUND
Norway Donates Tent Kits to Afghan Army — Story
Communications Platform Proves Its Worth — Story
'White Devils' Recon Khost Province — Story

IN IRAQ
Operation Spring Cleaning Targets Insurgents
Deployed Guard Troops Walk to Raise Awareness
Fuels Airmen Cultivate Balad Farm
Soldiers, K-9 Partners Work to Deter Attacks

IN AFGHANISTAN
Afghan Army Gets Armored Personnel Carriers
Khost Team Helps Restore Mosque, Shrine

IN THE HORN OF AFRICA
Mobile Training Team Visits Camp Lemonier

FACE OF DEFENSE
Army Officer Paves Way for Fellow Islanders — Story

Singers to Salute Troops
Keni Thomas: 'Not Me'
Rockie: 'Red, White and Blue'
Morgan Has Vet’s Perspective

TOP NEWS
IN IRAQ
Calipari Death a 'Tragic Accident'
U.S. Troops Get Suspects, Weapons
Troops Rescue Blackmailed Man
Iraq Daily Update
Iraq Reconstruction
Maps
Weekly Progress Report (pdf)

IN AFGHANISTAN
Afghan National Police Capture 6
Afghanistan Daily Update
Maps


WAR ON TERRORISM
Iraqi Appreciates U.S. Sacrifices
Senators Get Intel Update
Waging and Winning the War on Terror
Terrorism Timeline
Terrorism Knowledge Base

MILITARY NEWS
Commissary a Prime Perk
National Guard, Reserve Update

CASUALTIES
Officials Identify Marine Casualty — Story


Today in History
1568 - In Florida, French troops slaughter hundreds of Spanish.
1859 - France declares war on Austria.
1863 - In the second day of the Battle of Chancellorsville, the Confederates take Hazel Grove. 1865 - President Lincoln's funeral train arrives in Springfield, Illinois.
1926 - US Marines land in Nicaragua.
1942 - The Battle of the Coral Sea - the first modern naval engagement - begins
1946 - In Tokyo, the International Military Tribunals for the Far East begins hearing the case against 28 Japanese military and government officials accused of war crimes in World War II.
1951 - The Senate Armed Services and Foreign Relations Committees begin their closed-door hearings into the dismissal of Gen. Douglas MacArthur by President Truman.
1952 - The first airplane lands at the geographic North Pole.
1965 - The 173rd Airborne deploys to South Vietnam.
1968 - After three days of battle, the U.S. Marines retake Dai Do in Vietnam, only to find the North Vietnamese have evacuated.
1971 - James Earl Ray, Martin Luther King's assassin, is caught in an attempted jail break.
1979 - Margaret Thatcher becomes the first woman prime minister of Great Britain.
1982 - In the Falklands, a British submarine sinks Argentina's sole cruiser.

Birthdays
1469 - Nicolo Machiavelli, political advisor / writer.
1898 - Golda Meir, 4th Prime Minister of Israel.
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