News of Note
Operation Iraqi Freedom
AL-ZARQAWI KILLED IN RAID
Al Qaeda in Iraq Leader Behind Some of Iraq's Bloodiest Attacks- Maliki Names Top Ministers
Jordan Helped Find Zarqawi
Oil Below $70 on Death News
Zarqawi's Kin: Death Expected
Fast Facts:Zarqawi Attacks
Video: Zarqawi Dead
Video: Scars, Fingerprints Lead to ID
Video: Impact on Insurgency
Video: Video: Bush Notified of Raid
Baghdad Bombs Kill 19
Bush: Zarqawi death may "turn the tide"
Zarqawi death won't stop Iraq killing: Blair
U.S. still mindful of Iraq terror tactics
Iraqi parliament swears in new ministers

Operation Enduring Freedom
Afghan Police Stop Donkey Bomb Terror Attack
Taliban bomb, ambush kill 5 Afghan troops, police - Video

Homeland Security / War on Terror
Gitmo detainee says clash involved Qurans (Of course...when in doubt, start flinging Quran accusations around. Well, it does beat the feces they were flinging before...)

Troops on Trial
Filipino Officials Say U.S. Obstructing Marine Rape Trial
Top Marine 'Deeply Concerned' by Haditha

Other Military News
Army Lt. Refuses to Deploy Because of War Objections (Here he is, folks - the new Moonbat poster child)
Lawmakers Angry at Bush Over VA Data Breach

NSA / CIA
Probe of CIA Prisons Implicates 14 EU Nations

Worldwide Wackos
Iran says threats will not work in nuclear talks
Bush wants diplomatic solution to Iran crisis: UK

Homegrown Moonbats
Father of beheaded man blames Bush, not Zarqawi

Politics / Government
House panel clears another $50 billion for Iraq - Video
Estate tax faces pivotal vote in Senate
Senate rejects gay marriage amendment

U.N. News
Speech by U.N. Leader Draws Angry American Response

Oddities
BlackBerry addict? - Hotel offers detox

Fox News
Former Arizona Pitcher Admits to Steroid Use
Shark Attacks 7-Year-Old Girl
Bikini Slay Confession?
Video: Mother's 'Relief'
Stocks to Watch: H&R Block

Reuters: Top News
NASA clears shuttle fuel tank for flight
Australian rocks show early signs of life on Earth
Disposable cameras defy film's march to obscurity
Bolivia sees glint of gold in Che Guevara's footsteps
Firm makes killer calendar for serialphiles
High-fat diet doesn't increase skin cancer risk
ACE inhibitors may raise birth defect risk
Four Seasons bigger than ever in Broadway musical
Smithfield Foods net plunges on meat glut
ECB tightens rates to 3-year high
Ferrovial closes in on BAA as rival drops out
Barclays poaches top Citigroup exec as retail head
Richemont figures disappoint, shares slide
Endemol CEO resigns, stoking takeover talk
Level 3 Communications falls on Inet
Stock futures slump on rate concerns and ECB - Video
Advanced Medical raises 2006 profit view
EMC shares hit 14-month low
Xilinx, Finisar shares fall on Inet
REUTERS SUMMITS: MINING & STEEL
AngloGold affirms production views
Gold Fields sees Q4 margins up
On the Radar: Portfolio insulation
Grab those student loan rates, by Linda Stern

AP World News
Stock futures down on interest rate fears
Indonesia volcano spews hot gas clouds
Rare millipede species found in Calif.
Sheen, Richards extend restraining order
Survey: iPods more popular than beer
Hurricanes wipe out Oilers, Markkanen 5-0
Wendy's plans to use healthier cooking oil
Asian stocks drop to lowest levels in mos.
Nikkei 225 index ends down 3.07 percent

Military.com
Iraq Troop Rotations Planned
Pentagon Plans Major Alternative Fuel Buys

CENTCOM: News Releases
COALITION FORCES KILL ABU MUSAB AL-ZARQAWI

CCCI CONVICTS 17 INSURGENTS

AFGHAN AND COALITION FORCES GAIN GROUND

PANJWAYI AFGHANS RECEIVE MEDICAL, HUMANITARIAN CARE

Department of Defense
U.S., Allies Must Win Peace in Terror War - Story

ON THE GROUND
Army Mechanics Maintain Wheels, Weapons - Story
Vignettes Provide a Glimpse at War on Terror - Story - On Assignment
Iraqis Take Over Territory at Camp Habbinyah - Story
Work to Restore Iraqi Marshlands Continues - Story

IN IRAQ
Soldiers, Marines Drive on Through Adversity
Iraqis' Mortar Know-How to Improve Security
Soldiers Reflect on Second Iraq Deployment

IN AFGHANISTAN
U.S. Governors Visit Troops in Afghanistan
‘Lava Dogs’ Hand Off Ops to ‘Chosin Few’
FACE OF DEFENSE
Army Reservist Helps Train Iraqi Army - Story

AMERICA SUPPORTS YOU
Military Volunteers Adorn Cereal Box - Story

TOP NEWS
IRAQ
IED Claims Soldier in Baghdad
Casey: Decisions Reflect Values
Forces Kill, Capture Terrorists
Investigation Clears Forces
Allegations Don't Reflect Majority
Renewal In Iraq
Iraq: Security, Stability
Fact Sheet: Progress and Work Ahead
Report: Strategy for Victory in Iraq
Iraq Daily Update
This Week in Iraq (PDF)
Multinational Force Iraq
State Dept. Weekly Iraq Report (PDF)
'Boots on the Ground' Audio Archive
Iraq Reconstruction
Maps

AFGHANISTAN
Tripartite Commission Meets
3 Coalition Soldiers Killed
Afghan Troop Graduates
Suicide Bomber Strikes in Kandahar
Bomb Maker Captured
Afghanistan Update
Maps

WAR ON TERRORISM
Partnerships Vital, Pace Says
Pace: World Recognizes Threat
Nordic Ambassadors Visit EUCOM
Rumsfeld Thanks Sailors for Service
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

CASUALTIES
Defense Officials Identify Casualties - 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
0452 - Attila the Hun invades Italy
0570 - Islam is founded (?)
1861 - Tennessee votes to secede from the Union.
1862 - Battle of Cross Keys, VA.
1915 - Secretary of State William Jennings Bryan resigns.
1948 - John Rudder becomes the first black commissioned officer in the USMC.
1965 - U.S. troops are given orders to fight offensively in Vietnam.
1967 - In the Mediterranean, Israel attacks the USS Liberty , killing 34.
1975 - The U.S.S.R. launches the Venera 9, bound for Venus.
1982 - President Ronald Reagan addresses a joint session of the British Parliament.
1986 - Alleged Nazi Kurt Waldheim is elected president of Austria.


Birthdays
1813 - David D. Porter, U.S. Admiral (Civil War)
1847 - Ida Sazton McKinley, 1st lady
1916 - Francis Crick, codiscovered DNA's structure, Nobel Prize winner
1937 - Bruce McCandless II, Captain USN / astronaut (STS 41B, STS-31)

Passings
632 - Mohammed, prophet of Islam (traditional)
1809 - Thomas Paine, writer, patriot (Age of Reason, Common Sense)

Reported Missing in Action
1963
Krause, Arthur E., Civilian (IL); Philco engineer, Released November, 1963

1967
Apodaca, Victor J., USAF (CO); F4C shot down; presumed dead

Busch, Jon T., USAF (OH); F4C shot down; remains returned October, 1988 (Contested)
Myers, David G., USMC (PA); KIA, body not recovered - died near Hill 881, near Khe Sahn (ground fire)

1969
Harris, Jessie B., US Army (NY); Released October, 1969

1972
Murphy, John S., Jr., USAF (TX); F4E shot down June, 1972, Released by PRG March, 1973