Quote of the Day
"It is easy to take liberty for granted, when you have never had it taken from you."
"It is easy to take liberty for granted, when you have never had it taken from you."
--Dick Cheney
News of Note
London Bombings
Report: Failed London Bomber Arrested
Six arrests made in terror probe
Blair: Not 'One Inch' to Terrorists
Apology for Mistaken Shooting
Photo Essays: Bombing Suspects Sought
Bombings in Egypt
Egypt identifies body of possible bomber
Civilian terror attacks called criminal
Bedouin help sought to solve Egypt blasts
Operation Iraqi Freedom
Docs Detail Syria, Iraq Link
US may sharply cut Iraq force within year -general
Nearly 1,000 Iraqi Police Graduate From Training
Medics Provide Exams Before, After Interrogations
Iraqi, U.S. Soldiers Help Victims of Terror Attacks
Operation Enduring Freedom
Heavy Taliban Losses Affect Recruiting Transcript
Afghan Army Hones Skills at Artillery Range
Homeland Security / War on Terror
Senate OKs Bill to Make DHS Sec'y Eighth in Succession
Friend or Foe? - Why does Pakistan continue to be a terrorist recruiting center?
Video: U.S. Cities Boost Security
Video: London, Egypt Attacks Linked?
Other News of Note
N. Korea Demands U.S. Remove Nukes From Korea
'Doonesbury' Strip Pulled
Fox News
Crew Inspects Space Shuttle
Rumsfeld Visits Iraq, Presses Leaders on Syria and Iran
Iraq Violence Kills 20
Gonzales: Supreme Court Not Bound by Roe v. Wade
Roberts Docs Released
Video: The Spouse Factor
N.Y. Gov. Pataki to Skip Bid for Re-Election, Eyes White House
Seattle Post-Intelligencer: War on Iraq
Iran vows to restart some nuke activities
Plane rolls into ditch at Jordan airport-
Syria shuns charges of having weak border
Anti-Syria warlord released in Lebanon
Jerusalem OKs neighborhood construction
U.S. nudges Iraq on political compromise
Al-Qaida in Iraq airs tape of diplomats
Israeli soldiers practice Gaza pullout
Group says Palestinian police bloated
Reuters: Top News
Rumsfeld urges Iraq to meet constitution deadline
'Millennium bomber' to be sentenced in Seattle
N.Korea digs in on day two of nuclear crisis talks
Astronauts use laser to search for shuttle damage
Yahoo! News: War with Iraq
Iraq constitution drafters convene emergency meeting of leaders: report
Iranian gas victims want justice from Saddam tribunal
Iraqi Women Differ on Greater Role for Islam in Constitution
Department of Defense
Rumsfeld Calls Tajikistan 'Solid Partner' — Story Transcript
U.S. Still Welcome at Manas Air Base
Rumsfeld Discusses Kyrgyzstan Election Transcript
Report Cites Iraqi Police Progress, Challenges — Story Transcript
ON THE GROUND
3rd Platoon Soldiers Keep Supplies Moving — Story
IN IRAQ
Marine Commandant, Top NCO Visit Al Asad
Marines Prepare Al Anbar Province for Flight Ops
Planes Soar Thanks to Baghdad's ‘Tower of Power'
Marine Military Police Patrol Local Roadways
IN AFGHANISTAN
Afghan Officers Learn How to Operate Army
IN TURKEY
New Cargo Mission Increases Incirlik Flightline Ops
FACE OF DEFENSE
Airman Garners 'Outstanding' Title — Story
AMERICA SUPPORTS YOU
McDonald's Recognized for Support — Story
TOP NEWS
IN IRAQ
Forces Continue Crackdown
New Police Express Determination
Photos: Iraqi Soldiers Take Lead
Attacks Kill U.S. Soldier, Iraqis
Iraqis Force Car Bomb Detonation
Bomb Kills at Least 40 Iraqis
U.S. Soldier, Marine Killed
Reconstruction Effort Underway
Iraq Reconstruction
Maps
Iraq Daily Update
Multinational Force Iraq
Iraq Progress Fact Sheet (pdf)
Weekly Progress Report (pdf)
'Eye on Iraq' (pdf)
IN AFGHANISTAN
Officials Address Protest at Base
Governors Discuss Elections
Fighting Kills U.S., Afghan Soldiers
Afghanistan Daily Update
Maps
WAR ON TERRORISM
Myers: U.S. Must Maintain Will
Waging and Winning the War on Terror
Terrorism Timeline
Terrorism Knowledge Base
MILITARY NEWS
Myers: QDR Must Look at Missions
National Guard, Reserve Update
CASUALTIES
Officials Identify Army Casualty — 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
1689 - Jacobite Scottish Highlanders defeat a Royal force at Killiecrankie.
1789 - Congress establishes the Department of Foreign Affairs (State Department.)
1816 - U.S. troops attack Fort Blount, on Apalachicola Bay FL.
1837 - The U.S. Mint opens in Charlotte, NC.
1844 - The U.S. Mint in Charlotte, NC, is destroyed by fire.
1861 - Union General George McClellan takes command of the Army of the Potomac.
1909 - Orville Wright tests the first U.S. Army airplane, flying for 1 hour, 12 minutes.
1944 - The Gloster Meteor becomes the first British jet fighter used in combat; the U.S. regains Guam from the Japanese.
1953 - An Armistice is signed, ending the Korean War and dividing Vietnam into two countries.
1955 - Austria regains full independence after occupation.
1962 - The Mariner-2 is launched to Venus for a flyby; Martin Luther King, Jr., is jailed in Albany, Georgia.
1969 - Pioneer-10 is launched.
1974 - The House Judiciary Committee votes 27-11 to recommend Nixon be impeached.
1987 - John Demjanjuk, accused Nazi "Ivan the Terrible," testifies in Israel.
1988 - Radio Shack unveils the Tandy 1000 SL computer.
Birthdays
1768 - Charlotte Corday, assassin of Jean-Paul Marat
1857 - Jos‚ Celso Barbosa, found Federalist Party
Passings
1883 - Montgomery Blair, lawyer (Dred Scot case)
1976 - Ray Brennan, first victim of "Legionnaire's Disease"
1980 - Shah Mohammed Reza Pahavala of Iran
1990 - Kim Thomas-Friedland, news anchor (FNN)
Reported Missing in Action
1965
Berg, Kile D., USAF (WA); F105D shot down, released by DRV February, 1973 - retired as a Lt. Colonel - alive as of 1996
Kosko, Walter, USAF (VA); F105D shot down, believed Killed
Purcell, Robert B., USAF (KY); F105D shot down, released by DRV February, 1973 - retired as a Colonel - alive and well as of 1998
1967
Bare, Wiliam, USAF (OK); RF4C shot down
Corbitt, Gilland W., USAF (CO); RF4C shot down
Hardie, Charles D., USN (TX); presumed Killed after aircraft encountered problems over water, body not recovered
Patterson, Bruce M. USN (OR); presumed Killed after aircraft encountered problems over water, body not recovered
1968
Fullerton, Frank E., USN (GA); A4F crashed on bombing run, cause undetermined, presumed killed, body not recovered
Patton, Ward K., USN (KS); while returning to YRBM-18 from another craft, lost footing and fell into swift-moving river; presumed Killed, body not recovered
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