News of Note
Rocket Attacks in Jordan
Culprits Nabbed
Jordan rocket attacks probed
Video: Rocket Launcher Found

Gaza Withdrawal
Israel moves to clear remaining Gaza settlements
No attacks in Gaza pullout's first week
Sunnis say they've been left out of talks
Abbas decrees settlements for public use
Mubarak warns against isolating Gaza
Palestinian elections to be held Jan. 25

Operation Iraqi Freedom
Iraq Talks Delayed Over Islam

Homeland Security / War on Terror
U.K. Cops: Minor Changes to Deadly Force Policy
London police chief defends handling of shooting
Hamas vows to continue attacks on Israel

Other News of Note
U.S. base closing commissioners question cost savings
War backers start camp near Bush ranch

Fox News
Pope: Muslims Should Join Christians to Fight Terror
Video: Pope Speaks Out
General: Army Preparing for Four More Years in Iraq (that's the possibility of 4 more years)
U.N.: Iran Nuke Claims True
Bush, Armstrong Go on 'Tour de Crawford'
Abbas Sets Elections Date
DEA Busts 160 in Drug Rings

Seattle Post-Intelligencer: War on Iraq
Egypt Islamist group won't back Mubarak
Tariq Aziz gets prison visit from kin
Saudis try to cut polio spread during hajj
Uniting Iraqi army seen as big challenge
U.N. agency findings back up Iran claim
U.S. soldier killed in Baghdad explosion
Young Catholics gather in Baghdad
Khamenei: Iran won't stop nuke enrichment

JuneauEmpire.com: Associated Press
Gonzo writer Thompson's ashes blast off
Miller beer holds 150th anniversary bash

Reuters: Top News
Bush invokes Sept 11 to defend Iraq war
U.S. concedes ground to Islamists on Iraqi law
Gaddafi invites Bush, Rice to visit Libya-senator

Yahoo! News: War with Iraq
Two War Protesters Injured During March
UN pleads against Iraq executions

Department of Defense
President Thanks Veterans for Sacrifices — Story
Coalition Officials in Iraq Report on Successes — Story
U.S. General Details Afghan Election Effort — Story
Iraqi Forces Assume More Security Missions — Story

ON THE GROUND
Vintage World War II Footlocker Serves in Iraq — Story

IN IRAQ
Iraqi Water Systems to Be Rehabilitated

FACE OF DEFENSE
Sergeant Major Volunteers for Iraq — Story

AMERICA SUPPORTS YOU
Scholarship Helps Sergeant — Story
Man's Mission Supports Troops
Wounded Invited to Comedy Club
Tribute Ride Scheduled for 9/11
Sailors Meet Padres' Pitcher

TOP NEWS
IN IRAQ
Roadside Bomb Kills Soldier
Cheney: Find, Fight, Destroy Enemy
Iraq Security Forces Make Strides
Detainee Dies After House Raid
Iraqi Progress Continues on Fronts
Iraq Reconstruction
Maps
Iraq Daily Update
Multinational Force Iraq
Iraq Progress Fact Sheet (pdf)
Weekly Progress Report (pdf)

IN AFGHANISTAN
Afghanistan Daily Update
Maps
Afghan Reconstruction Group Recruiting

WAR ON TERRORISM
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
1831 - Nat Turner's slave revolt kills 55 in Southampton County, VA.
1841 - John Hampson patents the venetian blind.
1858 - Illinois hosts the first Lincoln-Douglas debate.
1878 - The American Bar Association organizes in Saratoga, NY.
1945 - President Truman ends the Lend-Lease program.
1959 - Hawaii becomes the 50th U.S. state.
1963 - Martial law is declared in South Vietnam.
1968 - After five years, Russia once begins jamming the "Voice of America" radio program; at 12:50 a.m., Radio Prague announces the Soviet-led invasion of that country.
1972 - The U.S. launches the Copernicus orbiting astronomy observatory.
1982 - Palestinian terrorists are dispersed from Beirut after Israel invades.
1987 - Clayton Lonetree is convicted - the first U.S. Marine to be court-martialed for spying.
1989 - Voyager-2 begins a flyby of the planet Neptune.
1991 - In the U.S.S.R., a Communist coup is crushed after 2 days.
2017 - The date of the next total solar eclipse visible from North America.

Birthdays
1165 - King Philip II Augustus of France (1179-1223)
1660 - Hubert Gautier, engineer, wrote the first book on bridge building
1765 - King William IV of England (1830-37)
1890 - Bill Henry, newscaster (Who Said That?)
1906 - William "Count" Basie, jazz pianist; Friz Freleng, animator (Bugs Bunny-Emmy 1982)
1909 - C. Dillon Douglas, U.S. Secretary of Treasury (1961-65)
1923 - Chris Schenkel, sportscaster (Monday Night Fights)
1930 - Princess Margaret of England (Queen Elizabeth's sister)
1951 - Harry Smith, TV host (CBS Morning Show)

Passings
1971 - George Jackson, Black Panther, murdered
1982 - Benigno "Ninoy" Simeon Aquino, Jr., Philippines opposition leader, assassinated

Reported Missing in Action
1966
Johnson, James R., US Army (IN); drowned when he fell in river while crossing bridge, Killed, body not recovered

1967
Budd, Leonard R., Jr., USMC (MA); released by DRV March, 1973 - alive as of 1998

Buckley, Jimmy L., USN (IA); A6A shot down (pilot, w/Flynn), PRG returned ashes December, 1975

Eby, Robert G., Civilian; presumed killed in plane crash

Flynn, Robert J., (MN); (w/Buckley) released by China - alive and well as of 1998

Guenthre, Harry, Civilian (Germany); Communications Engineer in Saigon, killed in plane crash

Hardman, William M., USN (WV); A6A shot down (w/Profilet), released by DRV march, 1973 - alive as of 1998

Morrill, Merwin L., USAF (CA); F105D shot down, remains recovered June, 1983 (Morrill's brother David was also KIA in Vietnam - USMC, KIA 6/18/67)

Profilet, Leo T., USN (IL); A6A shot down (w/Hardman), released by DRV March, 1973 - alive and well as of 1998

Powell, Lynn K., USAF (UT); F105D shot down, remains recovered June, 1983

Scott, Dain V., USN (PA); A6A shot down (bombadier / navigator, w/Trembley)

Trembley, Jay F., USN (WA); A6A shot down (pilot, w/Scott)