-- Benjamin F. Fairless

News of Note
Philippino Landslide
What They Need Is a Miracle
Rescue efforts in the Philippines
Mass burials begin in Philippine landslide tragedy
Philippine Rescue Teams Find More Bodies

Operation Iraqi Freedom
GI Among 20 Killed in Iraq
4 Iraqi Truck Drivers Killed in Ambush

Operation Enduring Freedom
Afghan President Warns Against Meddling

Other Military News
10 Troops Accounted for After U.S. Chopper Crash

NSA Eavesdropping
Court should monitor Bush spy program: Roberts

Cartooning Muhammad
Cartoon Protests Continue as Nigeria, Libya See 26 Dead
Cleric offers Danish cartoon bounty (Gotta love Chris Muir's response, in the Feb. 18th "Day by Day")
Islamic protesters damage US embassy in Jakarta
Libya Suspends Official After Deadly Riots
At Least 15 Die in Nigeria Cartoon Protest

Hamas Rising
Israel to Freeze Palestinian Money Transfers
Hamas takes over Palistinian parliament.
Olmert talks tough on Hamas, waters down restrictions
Israeli Cabinet OKs Economic Sanctions
2 Killed in Israeli Aircraft Attack

Worldwide Wackos
West may have to live with low-level Iranian atom work
EU to make new nukes appeal to Iran as rift deepens
Chirac: France's Stance on Iran Unchanged
Suicide Bombers Warn U.S., U.K. of Attacks

Politics
Bush urges steps to revive nuclear reprocessing

XX Winter Olympics
U.S. Makes Olympic History
LATEST OLYMPIC RESULTS (Fox News)
Italian police raid Austrian team
Full Coverage (From Reuters)

Fox News
Tour Bus Crashes in Oklahoma, Killing Child
Amsterdam's Red Light District Has Open House
Jackpot! - Single winning Powerball ticket sold
(winning ticket came from Lincoln, NE, dammit)
Calif., Mo. at Risk for New Orleans-Style Flooding
First Bird Flu Case in India
NOLA Gets Down - Larger Mardi Gras Crowds in U.S.
Reporter's Notebook: The Ugly, the Bad, and the Good
FULL SPORTS COVERAGE

Reuters: Top News
Fugitives caught in New Mexico with munition stash
Mardi Gras rolls on in storm-weary New Orleans
St. Louis, Sacramento face flood danger: experts
Astronomers get shortlist of possible ET addresses
Cat parasite a danger to otters - study
India suspects human death from H5N1 - Play Video
Japan successfully places satellite into orbit
Digital options lighten load for tourists
Mobile operators set sights on last frontier
Side effect focus seen slowing approvals
Boardroom attitude: Directors get tough
RadioShack under pressure after CEO admission
Vioxx jury says Merck not liable in death
AIG ends relationship with Greenberg's Starr Tech
U.S. Vioxx jury says Merck not liable in death

AP World News
Nigeria Militants Threaten Oil Tankers
Blast at Indian Railway Station Injures 13
American: Haiti Leader Must 'Perform'
Congo Leader Signs Postwar Constitution
Muscle-Flexing Regions Show Divided Spain
Nepal's Communist Rebels Call for Strike
Japan: Blackmail Led to Official's Suicide
Sabbatini Stays in Control at Riviera

Military.com
Former Captain Rules Center Ring
Rumsfeld: US Will not Close Gitmo
Hospital Discharges Man Shot by Cheney
Bombs Kill U.S. Soldier, 6 Iraqis

CENTCOM: News Releases
TWO AIF KILLED, TWO DETAINED, MULTIPLE EXPOLSIVES DISCOVERED BY ‘STRIKE' BRIGADE

REAGAN CARRIER STRIKE GROUP ENTERS FIFTH FLEET

Department of Defense
U.S. Must Adapt in Public Opinion Battle - Story
10th Combat Aviation Assumes Mission - Story
Forces Destroy Bombs, Find Weapons - Story
Bush Says Democracy Will Yield Peace - Story
Iraq Troop Levels Must be Balanced Carefully - Story
Pace Highlights Progress in Afghanistan, Iraq - Story

ON THE GROUND
U.S. Troops Deliver Wheelchair to Disabled Girl - Story
Airborne’s Sports Map Promotes Camaraderie - Story
LAPD Detective Trains Marines to Combat IEDs - Story

IN IRAQ
Iraqi Police Hand Out Donated School Supplies
Cadets First Graduates of Year-Long Training

IN AFGHANISTAN
10th Mountain Troops Join 'Team Paktika'
Task Force Devil Four-Mile Run Boosts Morale

FACE OF DEFENSE
Radiologist Started Career as Tuskegee Airman - Story

AMERICA SUPPORTS YOU
Rumsfelds Praise Volunteers - Story
Ringmaster Supports Troops - Story

Group Sews for Wounded Troops
Cooks Sizzle Up Steaks for Troops
Rockie Lynne's ASY Musical Tribute

TOP NEWS
IRAQ
Troops Foil Bombing, Uncover Plot
Iraqi Ops More Independent Video
Forces Detain 106, Find Weapons
Casey: Certification Critical
4 Insurgents Killed, 16 Detained
Images Could Harm U.S. Troops
Air Strike Destroys Bunker
Fact Sheet: Progress and Work Ahead
Report: Strategy for Victory in Iraq
Iraq Daily Update
This Week in Iraq (pdf)
Multinational Force Iraq
Eye on Iraq Update (pdf)
State Dept. Weekly Iraq Report (pdf)
'Boots on the Ground' Audio Archive
Iraq Reconstruction
Maps

AFGHANISTAN
Afghan Engineers Attend Workshop
Afghanistan Update
Maps

WAR ON TERRORISM
Forces Bolster Maritime Security
Hospital's War is Against Death
Program Yields Counterterror Tools
Army Modernizes to Win Long War
'Gitmo' Detainees Being Held Legally
Rice Topic: Spreading Democracy
Fact Sheet: Budget Request
Fact Sheet: War on Terror
Fact Sheet: Terror Plots Disrupted
Waging and Winning the War on Terror
Terrorism Timeline
Terrorism Knowledge Base

MILITARY NEWS
All 'Accounted For' After Helo Crash
Sailors, Marines Help Victims
Web Special: Iwo Jima
Flexibility Needed to Fight Terror
Helicopters Crash Off Horn of Africa
Navy Reacts to Philippine Disaster
Bush Sends Supplemental Request
Exercise Africa Endeavor Planned
National Guard, Reserve Update