News of Note





London Bombings *

Police: Bombs Light, Simple
Bus Riders: It Was Homicide Bomb
Americans Hurt in London Attacks

Operation Iraqi Freedom
Iran Plans Iraq Military Aid
U.S. says Iraq militants dealt sharp blow

Operation Enduring Freedom
Afghanistan's President: Bin Laden Not Here

Homeland Security / War on Terror
Guard Carries Out State Missions

Gitmo
The Gitmo Diet: Day 8
Review Boards Assessing Status of Detainees
Military Medics Saw Few Signs of Abuse

News of the Weird
Town Bans Word 'Wal-Mart'
Melon causes truck crash; 1 dead, 30 hurt
450 sheep jump to their deaths in Turkey

Other News of Note
Vietnam War link confirmed between Agent Orange and diabetes: Pentagon
Base Closing Plan's Legality Is Disputed by Sen. Warner
England to Plead Not Guilty in Second Trial
New England Pleads to Retain Military Bases

Fox News
London Bombings
Hunting for Clues
London cops seek citizens' tips
Subway Survivors' Tale of Horror
Hunt for Missing in London
Iraq: Attacks, Insurgency Tied
Voice Your Support!
Video: Bush Offers Condolences
London Goes Back to Work
Photo Essay: The Day After

Other news from Fox:
Iraq to Arab Envoys: Don't Go
U.S. Gen.: Insurgents Weak

Seattle Post-Intelligencer: War on Iraq
Iraq to world: Keep diplomats in Baghdad
Some Arabs debate where to place blame
Garang held together fractious rebel army
Rebel leader welcomed back to Khartoum
Israeli guard shoots dead Palestinian teen
Diplomat's case opens Iraq, Egypt rift
Iraq links London attacks to insurgency
Abbas says will yield to Lebanon on camps

Reuters: Top News
Desperate Londoners seek survivors after bombings
Defiant G8 agrees major aid boost for Africa
Judge rules out England's statements for trial
Rice on mission to salvage NKorea nuclear talks
US official sees Zarqawi spectre in London attacks
Show goes on for London's theaters and restaurants
Images from phones add to London attacks coverage
U.S. losing lead in science and engineering-study

Yahoo! News: War with Iraq
U.S. Condemns Slaying of Diplomat in Iraq
'No evidence' Iraq led to attacks

Department of Defense
Iraq on Track to Assume Election Security — Story
U.S. Will Stand by Britain in Face of Terror — Story
Bush, Blair Condemn Terror Attacks
Rumsfeld Offers Condolences, Notes Resolve
Bombings Spark Concern for U.S. Mass Transit

ON THE GROUND
Troops Comb Streets of Iraq for IEDs — Story
Antietam Concludes Persian Gulf Operations — Story
Marines Prepare Students for Drench Warfare — Story

IN IRAQ
Marines Unearth IEDs in Operation Shadyville
USS Gonzalez Patrols the Indian Ocean
Re-enlistments in Iraq Exceed Expectations

FACE OF DEFENSE
Sense of Duty Drives Marine — Story

AMERICA SUPPORTS YOU
Nevada Man Donates Money, Gifts — Story
Island Educators Support Families — Story
Returning Troops Get Gift of Golf
Miss America Dines With Soldiers

TOP NEWS
IN IRAQ
Rumsfeld Stresses Positives in Iraq
IED Kills U.S. Soldier, Wounds Three
Iraqi General Reflects on Progress
Iraq Reconstruction
Maps
Iraq Daily Update

IN AFGHANISTAN
Afghanistan Daily Update
Maps

WAR ON TERRORISM
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
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
1540 - English King Henry VIII's marriage to Anne of Cleves is annulled after six months.
1755 - British General E. Braddock is mortally wounded during the French and Indian War.
1776 - The Declaration of Independence is read aloud to General George Washington's troops in New York.
1846 - Captain Montgomery claims Yerba Buena (San Francisco) for the U.S.
1853 - Admiral Perry and the U.S. Navy visit Japan.
1862 - Confederate General John Hunt Morgan captures Tompkinsville, KY.
1863 - Union troops enter Port Hudson.
1868 - Francis L. Cardozo becomes the first African-American cabinet member in SC (Secretary of State)
1910 - Walter Brookins becomes the first pilot to take an airplane to an altitude of one mile.
1915 - Germany surrenders South West Africa to Union of South Africa.
1916 - The first cargo submarine to cross the Atlantic arrives in the U.S. from Germany.
1917 - The British warship "Vanguard" explodes at Scapa Flow, killing 800.
1918 - 101 are killed and 171 are injured in the worst U.S. train wreck, in Nashville, TN; the U.S. Army's Distinguished Service Cross is authorized.
1951 - President Truman asks Congress to formally end the state of war with Germany.
1953 - New York City becomes the site of the first helicopter passenger service.
1955 - E. Frederick Morrow becomes the first African-American named as an executive on the White House staff.
1976 - Uganda asks UN to condemn Israeli hostage rescue raid on Entebbe
1979 - Voyager-2 flies past Jupiter.

Birthdays
1802 - Thomas Davenport, inventor of the first commercial electric motor
1819 - Elias Howe Spencer, inventor of the sewing machine
1916 - Edward Heath, British PM
1932 - Donald Rumsfeld, Secretary of Defense
1943 - John H. Casper, Colonel USAF/astronaut (STS-36, sk:STS-50)

Passings
1755 - British Gen. E. Braddock, mortally wounded in battle during the French and Indian War
1850 - Zachary Taylor, 12th U.S. President, after 16 months in office

Reported Missing in Action
1967
Lee, Charles Richard, USN (CA); A4C shot down, remains returned June, 1983
Martin, Edward H., USN (GA); A4C shot down, released by DRV March, 1973 - retired as a Vice Admiral in 1989 - alive as of 1998

1971
Lilly, Carroll Baxter, USAF(WV); A1H shot down, presumed KIA

1972
Ketchie, Scott D., USMC (AL); A6A shot down; ejected, no further information known

* Image courtesy of Echo9er, also found at various other sources