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Monday, June 13, 2005

In Today's News - Monday, June 13, 2005

Quote of the Day
"No man is entitled to the blessings of freedom unless he be vigilant in its preservation."
-- General Douglas MacArthur


News of Note
Guantanamo Provides Intel Information
Bodies Unearthed in Baghdad
'These Are Terrorists'
Afghan Blast Hurts Four GIs


JuneauEmpire.com: Associated Press
Cheney: No plans to shut Guantanamo prison
U.S. toll in Iraq pushes past 1,700
Nations try to foster goodwill with U.S.


Seattle Post-Intelligencer: War on Iraq
Russian ambassador meets with Iraqi cleric
Aoun appears headed toward win in Lebanon
Militants threaten to call off cease-fire
Nine killed in bombings around Iran
Saudis willing to cooperate with IAEA
Bodies of 28 Iraqi shooting victims found
Iraq: Insurgents seeking political role
Kurdish assembly elects Barzani president
Glance at hostages taken in Iraq
Talks stall between Sudan, Darfur rebels


Yahoo! News: War with Iraq
Suicide car bombers kill 10 in Iraq
Petronas in talks to develop Iraq oil


Fox News
Bomb Kills Three Iraqi Cops
Banned Firm Soliciting Iraq Deals
Palestinian Terrorist Groups Threaten to End Cease-Fire
Christian General Poised to Upset Lebanese Vote
S. Korea: Talks Will Resume
Cheney: Dean 'Over the Top'


Department of Defense
Cheney Praises U.S. Special Operations — Story
Cheney: War Won't End With Treaty

IN IRAQ
Iraqi Army Soldiers Strike at Terrorists in Taji

AMERICA SUPPORTS YOU
Borders Offers Discount CouponTo Public Service Workers — Story
Duff Supports Military Families — Story
Idol Makes 'Dream Come True'

TOP NEWS
IN IRAQ

Four Soldiers Die in IED Attacks
Seven Marines Killed in Attacks
Iraq Daily Update
Multinational Force Iraq
Iraq Reconstruction
Maps
Weekly Progress Report (pdf)

IN AFGHANISTAN
Afghan Forces Nab Insurgents
Afghan Army Officer to Visit U.S.
Terrorist Killed in Failed Ambush
Defense Leaders' Views on Afghanistan
Enduring Freedom Marks 3 Years
Afghanistan Daily Update
Maps
Afghan Reconstruction Group Recruiting

WAR ON TERRORISM
NATO Expanding Missions
NATO Establishing Iraqi Center
Defenses Must Be Active, Layered
Waging and Winning the War on Terror
Terrorism Timeline
Terrorism Knowledge Base

MILITARY NEWS
Military Won't Drop Standards
Senior Enlisted Warfighters Meet
National Guard, Reserve Update


Weather
from The Weather Channel

Iraq
Al AzamiyahAl BasrahAl HillahAl KarkhAl KazimiyahAl KutAn NasiriyahBaghdadBaqubahMosulNajafNinevehTall Kayf

Afghanistan
Bost/LaskarGhurianHeratKabulQandahar


Today in History
1774
- Rhode Island becomes the first colony to prohibit the importation of slaves.
1777 - Marquis de Lafayette lands in the U.S.
1866 - The 14th Amendment passes the House (due process).
1888 - The Department of Labor is created.
1927 - NYC welcomes Charles Lindbergh with a ticker-tape parade.
1940 - Paris evacuates ahead of the German advance.
1942 - The first V-2 rocket launched (Germany) reaches 1.3 kilometers.
1944 - Nazi Germany begins V-1 (Fieseler Fi-103) buzz-bomb attacks.
1966 - The Supreme Court rules that a suspect must be informed of his / her rights (Miranda decision).
1967 - Thurgood Marshall is nominated as the first black Supreme Court justice.
1980 - Representative John Jenrette Jr. (SC) is indicted in the "Abscam" investigation.
1981 - A teenager fires six blanks at Queen Elizabeth II.
1982 - Fahd becomes king of Saudi Arabia following the death of King Khalid.
1983 - Pioneer 10 becomes the first man-made object to leave the Solar System.

Birthdays
40 - Gnaeus Julius Agricola Roman general; conquered Wales, No. England
823 - Charles II (the Bald) king of France (843-77), emperor (875-77)
1786 - Winfield Scott American army general/presidential candidate
1911 - Luis W Alvarez physicist (Nobel-1968)
1945 - Ronald J Grabe NYC, Col USAF/astronaut (STS 51-J, STS 30, STS 42)

Passings

323 -BC- Alexander the Great dies of fever at Babylon
1886 - King Ludwig II of Bavaria drowns
1977 - Tom C Clark former Supreme Court Justice, dies in NY at 77

Reported Missing in Action
1966

Burkart, Charles W., USAF (NY); B57 disappeared in bad weather
Gierak, George G., Jr., USN (NY); RA3B shot down, KIA, body not recovered
Glantville, John T., Jr., USN (NJ); RA3B shot down, KIA, body not recovered
Kerr, Everett O., USAF (MA); B57 disappeared in bad weather
Lurie, Alan P., USAF (OH); F4C shot down, released by DRV February, 1973 - alive as of 1998
Lambton, Bennie R., USN (IN); RA3B shot down, KIA, body not recovered
Pyle, Darrel E., USAF (CA); F4C shot down, released by DRV February, 1973 - killed in plane crash in AK, 1974

1968
Carter, James D., US Army (MI); UH1D collided with USAF O2, remains returned 1993, ID'd September, 1995

1969
Story, James C., US Army (IL); convoy ambushed, KIA, body not recovered
Ward, Neal, USAF (TX); A1H crashed

1972
Fulton, Richard J., USAF (AZ); F4E shot down, released by DRV March, 1973
Hanson, Gregg O., USAF (IL); F4E shot down, released by DRV March, 1973 - alive as of 1998

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