Quote of the Day
"We did not charge hundreds of miles into the heart of Iraq, pay a bitter cost of casualties, defeat a ruthless dictator and liberate 25 million people only to retreat before a band of thugs and assassins."
-- President George W. Bush, speaking to 82nd Airborne and 1st Armored troops at Baghdad Airport, Thanksgiving Day 2003.

News of Note
London Bombings
U.S. officials told 2 unexploded bombs found; timing devices also foundold 2
U.S. Will Stand by Britain in Face of Terror — Story
Rumsfeld Offers Condolences, Notes Resolve - Full Statement
Bush, Blair Condemn Terror Attacks — Story Bush's Statement Blair's Statement G8 Statement Chertoff's Statement
Bombings Spark Concern for Mass Transit — Story Remarks

Comparison of 9/11, London attacks
Report: Islamic group claims London blasts
Netanyahu changed plans due to warning
Britain sees hallmarks of al Qaeda in attacks
Bush orders U.S. vigilance after London blasts



U.S. raises alert level after London bombs


Blair determined blasts will not stop summit deals
Unknown group says Qaeda carried out London attacks
New York adds security in wake of London blasts
Survivors of 9/11 relive horror in London blasts
World recoils in horror at London attacks
U.S. media leap into action after London blasts
Congestion disrupts mobile networks amid UK blasts
London hospitals coping well with attack victims
No long-term impact on travel after London attacks
US investors see short-lived effects of UK blasts

Operation Iraqi Freedom
For Iraq's top judge, security tops the docket
Zarqawi's pledge to target Shia militia fuels tension
Marines Unearth IEDs in Operation Shadyville
Secretary Refutes Claims of Military Quagmire
Iraqi General Reflects on Year of Progress

Operation Enduring Freedom
Attack on Medical Group Shows Desperation

Fox News
Aruban PM Asks Navy to Help Find Holloway
Mount Rushmore Gets a Bath

Reuters: Top News
Abu Ghraib suspect fails in bid for new judge
Pentagon denies medically abusing detainees
U.S. insurers urge terror insurance extension
G8 to agree need for climate action but no targets

Seattle Post-Intelligencer: War on Iraq
Al-Qaida claims killing of top Egypt envoy
Saddam Hussein's chief lawyer resigns
Egypt closes Baghdad diplomatic mission
Gaza residents ready for compensation
Iran, Iraq look to military cooperation
Iraqi minister announces security efforts
Top Hussein lawyer quits, chides U.S.
Netanyahu changed plans due to warning
U.S. filmmaker among 5 arrested in Iraq
Egypt protesters urge Mubarak to resign
Correction: Lebanon-US story
Fate of Iran nuke negotiator questioned
Trial of Egyptian candidate is postponed
Al-Zarqawi mentor arrested in Jordan
Sudan's legislature passes constitution

CENTCOM: News Release
NAVY EOD DIVERS TRAIN WITH KENYANS

Department of Defense
IN IRAQ
USS Gonzalez Patrols the Indian Ocean

FACE OF DEFENSE
Marine Goes After Master’s Degree — Story

AMERICA SUPPORTS YOU
Returning Troops Get Gift of Golf — Story
Miss America Eats With Soldiers — Story
Effort Helps N.C. Troop Families

TOP NEWS
N IRAQ
Soldiers Hunt for Terrorist Cells
Death of Iraqi Investigated
Iraq Reconstruction
Maps
Iraq Daily Update
Multinational Force Iraq
Weekly Progress Report (pdf)

IN AFGHANISTAN
Afghanistan Daily Update
Maps
Afghan Reconstruction Group Recruiting

WAR ON TERRORISM
U.S.- Danish Partnership Praised
Bush Topics: Terrorism, Freedom
Officials Release Strategy
Waging and Winning the War on Terror
Terrorism Timeline
Terrorism Knowledge Base

MILITARY NEWS
Guidelines Won't Result in Pay Cut
Death Benefits, Insurance Increase
QDR Process Revs Up
National Guard, Reserve Update

CASUALTIES
Officials Identify Casualties — Story

Weather
Iraq
Al Azamiyah Al Basrah Al Hillah Al Karkh Al Kazimiyah Al Kut An Nasiriyah Baghdad Baqubah Mosul Najaf Nineveh Tall Kayf

Afghanistan
Bost/Laskar Ghurian Herat Kabul Qandahar

Gitmo

Today in History
1663 - King Charles II of England grants a charter to Rhode Island.
1693 - NY City authorizes America's first police uniforms.
1776 - Colonel John Nixon gives the first public reading of the Declaration of Independence.
1777 - Vermont becomes the first state to abolish slavery, and adopts male suffrage.
1796 - The U.S. State Department issues the first American passport.
1797 - William Blount of Tennessee becomes the first U.S. Senator expelled by impeachment.
1835 - The Liberty Bell cracks (again).
1870 - Governor Holden of NC declares Casswell County in a state of insurrection in the wake of a wave of KKK violence (including murders). Democrats have him impeached a year later.
1905 - Part of Angel Islandin San Francisco Bay is allocated for an Immigration Detention Center.
1923 - Warren G. Harding becomes the first sitting president to visit Alaska (Metlakahtla).
1947 - Demolition begins in NYC for the construction of the UN headquarters.
1950 - General Douglas MacArthur is named commander-in-chief of UN forces in Korea.
1969 - The U.S. begins withdrawing troops from Vietnam.
1978 - The Pioneer-Venus 2 multi-probe is launched to Venus.
1979 - Voyager 2 takes the first-ever photograph of Jupiter's satellite Adrastea.
1988 - Stevie Wonder announces he will run for mayor of Detroit in 1992.
1990 - Clocks display 12:34:56 on 7/8/90 (1234567890)

Birthdays
1838 - Count Ferdinand Graf von Zeppelin, inventor of the rigid dirigible
1839 - John D. Rockefeller, US capitalist; founded Standard Oil
1907 - George W. Romney (Gov-Mich)/US Secretary of HUD
1908 - Nelson A. Rockefeller (Gov-NY) 41st Vice President
1918 - Nelson Mandela, jailed South African political activist
1931 - Roone Arledge, ABC-TV executive

Passings
810 - Pepin son of Charlemagne, king of Italy
1957 - Grace Goodhue Coolidge, First Lady
1959 - Dale Buisand and Chester Ovnand, first Americans KIA in Vietnam

Reported Missing in Action
1965
Bram, Richard C., USMC (OH); disappeared while on a hike near Chu Lai Air Base
Dingwall, John F., USMC (NY); disappeared while on a hike near Chu Lai Air Base

1966
Browning, Ralph T., USAF (FL); F105D shot down, released by DRV February, 1973 - retired as a Brigadier General as of 1996 - alive as of 1998
Longanecker, Ronald Lee, USMC (OR); passenger on a CH46a shot down - KIA, body not recovered

1969
Andre, Howard V., Jr., USAF (TN); A26A shot down - KIA, body not recovered
Sizemore, James E., USAF (CA); A26A shot down - KIA, body not recovered