Quote of the Day
"We have declared a bitter war against democracy
and all those who seek to enact it."
and all those who seek to enact it."
-- Abu Musab al-Zarqawi (on tape)
News of Note
London Bombings
U.K. Police: Al Qaeda Behind London Plots
Third U.K. Terror Suspect Nabbed
London, Egypt Attacks Linked?
Are London Bombings Connected?
Britain hunts bombers, fears further attacks
Bombing in Egypt
Egypt Hunts Suspects
Egypt Resort Attack
Tourists quit bomb-hit Egyptian resort
Man holding bomb wounded by blast in Egypt
U.S. says American killed in Egypt blasts
Bombings cast Mubarak in familiar role
Egypt expects quick recovery for tourism
Operation Iraqi Freedom
Bomber Kills Five in Iraq
Sunnis End Constitution Boycott
Cpl. Awaits Trial in Iraqi Death
Army Women Defy Insurgents, Taboo (free registration required)
Operation Enduring Freedom
Afghan Attack Wounds Six GIs
Supporting Our Troops
Stars Put Up 'Dukes' for Troops (free registration required)
Other News of Note
Dad of Marine Killed in Action Still Supports War, Bush (free registration required)
Saharan Dust Cloud Nears U.S.
Survivors Gather to Mark WWII Tragedy (July 30 - the USS Indianapolis)
Pentagon Deploys Non-Lethal Weapons
Plan of Attack
Romania Moving Closer to Base Access Deal With U.S.
Fox News
Truck Bomb Death Toll Hits 39
U.S., N. Korea Envoys to Meet
Bid to Impeach Philippine President Gloria Arroyo
Supreme Court Nom Roberts' Political Leanings Unclear
White House Holds Memos
Seattle Post-Intelligencer: War on Iraq
Israel looking to tighten Gaza timetable
Police seek 6 Pakistanis in Egypt attack
Two said detained in Algeria kidnappings
Iran acknowledges widespread prison abuses
Egypt's presidential vote set for Sept. 7
Iraqis prepares for referendum, elections
Iraqi insurgency still strong after vote
Gaza pullout uncoordinated; deadline looms
Rice warns against walled Gaza enclave
Reuters: Top News
Fuel glitch may not stop shuttle launch, says NASA
Bush aide waited to inform staff of CIA leak probe
Pakistanis suspected in Egypt Red Sea blasts-TV
White House opposes release of Roberts memos
CENTCOM: News Release
TASK FORCE BAGHDAD UPDATES RECONSTRUCTION PROGRESS
Department of Defense
Baghdad Car Bomb Kills at Least 40 Iraqis — Story
Marine Killed; Terror Suspects, Weapons Seized in Iraq
Iraqi Progress Leaves Commander Optimistic
Leaders Encourage CNO to Continue Transformation
AMERICA SUPPORTS YOU
Group Helps Wounded, Families - Story
TOP NEWS
IN IRAQ
Soldiers Capture Nine Terrorists
Roadside Bomb Kills Marine
Maps
Iraq Daily Update
IN AFGHANISTAN
Afghanistan Daily Update
Maps
WAR ON TERRORISM
Attacks Won't Derail Support
N.M. Guard Ready to Respond
New Device Counters Terrorism
Leaders Tackle Strategies
Waging and Winning the War on Terror
Terrorism Timeline
Terrorism Knowledge Base
MILITARY NEWS
National Guard, Reserve Update
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
1360 - Jews are expelled from Breslau, Silesia.
1670 - Jews are expelled from Vienna, Austria.
1759 - The British capture Fort Niagara (from French - Seven Years' War)
1775 - Maryland issues currency that depicts King George III trampling the Magna Carta.
1814 - Americans defeat the British at the Battle of Niagara Falls (Lundy's Lane.
1868 - The Territory of Wyoming is created.
1898 - The first U.S. troops land and occupy Puerto Rice, at Guanica Bay.
1943 - Benito Mussolini is dismissed as premier of Italy.
1944 - The Messerschmitt 262 becomes the first jet fighter used in combat
1946 - At a Paris fashion show, the first bikini makes its debut.
1947 - The USAF, USN and the War Department form the U.S. Department of Defense; the U.S. Department of the Army is created;
1952 - The Commonwealth of Puerto Rico is formed (Constitution Day).
1957 - In Tunisia, the monarchy is abolished in favor of a republic.
1963 - The U.S., Russia and England sign nuclear test ban treaty.
1973 - The U.S.S.R. launches Mars 5.
1981 - Voyager 2 encounters Saturn.
1983 - In San Antonio, TX, a baboon is the first nonhuman primate conceived in a lab dish.
1987 - The U.S.S.R. launches Kosmos 1870, a 15-ton Earth-study satellite.
Birthdays
1575 - Christoph Scheiner, astronomer
1775 - Anna Symmes Harrison, First Lady
1840 - Flora Adams Darling, founder of the Daughters of the American Revolution
1848 - Arthur Earl Balfour, British PM (1902-05) (Balfour Declaration)
1884 - Davidson Black, doctor of anatomy (identified Peking Man)
1924 - Frank Church (Sen-ID)
1954 - Walter Payton, NFL running back (Chicago Bears)
1978 - Louise Brown Oldham, world's first "test tube baby" (England).
Passings
1616 - Andreas Libavius, German alchemist
1934 - Engelbert Dollfuss, Austrian chancellor, assassinated by Nazis
1959 - Dr. Isaac Halevi Herzog, chief rabbi of Israel (1936-59)
1987 - Malcolm Baldrige, Secretary of Commerce
Reported Missing in Action
1967
Davis, Donald V., USN (NC); A4E shot down, died in captivity, remains returned 1997, ID'd April, 1998
Jarvis, Jeremy M., USAF (MI); F4C shot down (backseater to Lunsford)
Lunsford, Herbert L., USAF (MS); F4C shot down (pilot)
1968
Brown, Paul G., USMCR (MA); A6A shot down, released by DRV March, 1973 - retired as a Lt. Colonel - alive as of 1998
Fant, Robert, USN (SC); F4J shot down (RO), released by DRV March, 1973 - retired as a Commander - alive and well as of 1998
Parish, Charles C., USN (VA); F4J shot down (pilot), believed KIA, body not recovered
1970
Gregory, Paul Anthony, USN (VA); F4J shot down, KIA, body not recovered
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