News of Note
Israel at War
War on All Fronts
U.N. delays peace force meeting
Jordan's King Criticizes U.S., Israel
Israeli Jets Strike Beirut Suburbs
Israeli Airstrikes Kill 5 Palestinians; Tanks and Troops Re-Enter Gaza
Video: Rice Addresses Mideast Fighting
Video: Rocket Hits West Bank
Video: Searching for Shelter
Israeli jets pound Lebanon - Video
Rights group slams Israel for bombing civilians
U.S. Slams U.N.'s Malloch Brown for Hezbollah Remarks
Special Report: Middle East crisis (Reuters)
Muslim nations demand ceasefire - Video
Israeli forces kill 8 Palestinians in Gaza - Video
UN may vote on truce next week: Olmert
Muslim role needed in peacekeeping: OIC
Israelis renew air strikes in Lebanon
Insurgent Attacks Up in Iraq
Israeli Troops Raid South Gaza, 7 Killed

Operation Iraqi Freedom
Iraq Soccer Field Blasts Kill 14
Leaked UK document sees "civil war" in Iraq
Rumsfeld, in reversal, to attend public hearing
Shiites go to Baghdad to support Hezbollah (But there's no Iraq--War on Terror connection...)
Presence of U.S. Troops Adds Calm

Operation Enduring Freedom
Roadside bomb kills NATO soldier in Afghanistan - Video
Kashmiri women lift the veil in silent awakening

Troops on Trial
Nearly Complete Haditha Probe Supports Accusations
White House Asks Congress to Define War Crimes

Other Military News
In Ohio, Marines' deaths still felt
Brazilian military to aid stray penguins
Tapes Disclose Confusion Within the Military

Worldwide Wackos
Cubans Focus on Fidel
Illness 'Surprised' White House
No sign of Castro brothers - Video
Miami's "real" Castro celebration yet to come
U.S. prepares for showdown in Cuba
Raul Castro remains in Fidel's shadow
Iran working with N.Korea on missiles: Institute

Homegrown Moonbats
Marine to Sue Rep. Murtha (UUUH-RAH!)

Politics / Government
Ex-aide says Harris hid subpoena

In the Courts
Fast ruling sought in redistricting case

Mother Nature
Tropical Storm Strengthens
Tropical storm Chris may not become hurricane
Eastern Heat Wave Expected to Break Late Thursday (Thank goodness. The heat index has been near 120)
Heat wave to bake US Northeast - Video
Small Earthquake Shakes San Francisco Area
Typhoon Heads Toward China

Oddities
Apparently "forever" has been over-rated
Theme park calls off "Muslim Fun Day"
Man says sex with kids a sacred ritual

Other News of Note
Myanmar May Release Pro-Democracy Leader Suu Kyi
Mexico leftist threatens more protests

Fox News
Ill. House Explosion Kills 2
Mel Gibson Charged With DUI
Stocks to Watch: GM
Methadone Pioneer Dies at 93

Reuters: Top News
Ukraine's Yanukovich makes comeback as PM - Video
Sri Lanka fighting rages - Video
Space shuttle rolled out to Florida launch pad
Gout forced Charles V abdication: study
Couple-surfing to enhance cyber-love
Google, Real, Mozilla in pact
Belgium relives Dutroux horror but much has changed
Lifestyle key predictors for dementia -study
Breast-feeding reduces anxiety into childhood-researchers
Eagles inching toward first new album since 1979
Mel Gibson charged with drunk driving
Stock futures fall as services ISM eyed
Starbucks July sales lag forecasts
Medtronic shares fall on Inet
SINA.com rises, Las Vegas Sands falls
Prudential falls, American Eagle rises
Getting Sirius
EA’s game surprise
Summer savings that add up, by Linda Stern
Tyco quarterly earnings fall
Sprint revenue rises
Costco July same-store sales up
Google, Real, Mozilla in cross-promotion pact
Merck wins Vioxx case in Los Angeles
Private equity firms buy Kabelcom

AP World News
Spokeswoman: Marie Osmond was hospitalized
Ford's quarterly loss balloons to $254M
Backup doping test begins in Landis case
Top two teams in NL Central lose again
Gatlin masseur denies using testosterone
Freddy Fender has incurable cancer
New test may spot futile CPR cases
Cyclist's attorney 'troubled' by leaks
Dow closes up 74, Nasdaq finishes up 17
Obituaries in the news
Heavy people may collapse more in heat
Judge dismisses lawsuit by Ga. student

Military.com
Aid Convoys Slowed by Road, Aerial Hazards
U.N. Talks Focus on Terms of Cease-Fire
Steel Nerves Needed for Night Ride

CENTCOM: News Releases
IRAQI AND COALITION FORCES SEARCH AL ANBAR UNIVERSITY IN RESPONSE TO INSURGENT ACTIVITY

IRAQI FORCES TARGET' DEATH SQUAD' ACTIVITIES IN FOUR BAGHDAD OPERATIONS

IRAQI ARMY SEARCHED FOR KIDNAPPERS

IA, MND-B SOLDIERS SEIZE WEAPONS CACHE

IA SOLDIERS CAPTURE 4 SUSPECTED TERRORISTS, FIND WEAPONS

MND-B SOLDIERS CAPTURE 4 SUSPECTED KIDNAPPERS

IRAQI NATIONAL POLICE, MND-B SOLDIERS CAPTURE 8 TERRORISTS, WEAPONS, ANTI-IRAQI PROPAGANDA

Department of Defense
NEWS UPDATES
Forces Kill Terrorists in Iraq - Story
Coalition Troops Detain Suspects - Story
For Top News Visit DefenseLink

ON THE GROUND
Marines, Iraqi Soldiers Work for Security - Story
U.S., French Marines Train in Desert - Story
Task Force Helps Locals Help Themselves - Story
Representatives Discuss Maritime Security - Story

IN IRAQ
Iraqi, Cavalry Troops Patrol Jihad 'Hood'
Iraqi Cadre to Begin Training Enlisted

IN AFGHANISTAN
Munitions, Weapons Airmen Secure Bombs
Air Force Specialists Keep Planes in Flight
Airmen Work to Ensure Planes Meet Mission

IN KENYA
Volunteers Help Task Force with Health Visit

BACKGROUND
IRAQ
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
Weekly Reconstruction Report (PDF)
Iraq Reconstruction
Maps

AFGHANISTAN
Afghanistan Update
Maps

WAR ON TERRORISM
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

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

Gitmo

Today in History
1492 - Columbus sets sail from Spain for the "Indies."
1863 - Governor Seymour asks President Lincoln to suspend the draft in NY; Saratoga Racetrack (NY) opens
1882 - Congress passes the first law restricting immigration.
1914 - Germany invades Belgium and declares war on France.
1940 - Lithuania is accepted into the U.S.S.R.
1954 - The first VTOL (Vertical Take-off & Landing) is flown.
1958 - USS Nautilus begins the first crossing of the Arctic Ocean under the icecap.
1963 - Allan Sherman releases "Hello Mudda, Hello Fadda."
1977 - Radio Shack introduces the TRS-80 computer.
1981 - Air Traffic Controllers (PATCO) begin their strike.
1990 - Radio Kuwait goes off air due to the Iraqi invasion; the U.S. announces commitment of Naval forces to the Persian Gulf region.

Birthdays
1811 - Elisha Graves Otis, inventor (safe elevator)
1867 - Stanley Earl Baldwin, British PM
1872 - Haakon VII, King of Norway
1887 - Rupert Brooke, British WW I poet (1914)
1900 - Ernie Pyle, WWII correspondent; John T. Scopes, teacher convicted for teaching evolution
1901 - John Stennis (Sen-MS)
1923 - Anne Klein, fashion designer (Anne Klein II)
1935 - Georgi S. Shonin cosmonaut (Soyuz 6); Richard D. Lamm (Gov-CO)
1940 - John W. Carlin (Gov-KS)

Passings
1966 - Lenny Bruce, comedian, morphine overdose
1983 - Carolyn Jones, actress (Morticia-"Addams Family"), of cancer

Reported Missing in Action
1965
Bower, Joseph E., USAF (NV); F105D shot down, KIA, body not recovered

Gopp, Thomas Alan, USMC (OH); CH46A shot down, KIA, body not recovered

McGrath, James P., USN (IL); CH46A shot down, KIA, body not recovered

Newcomb, Wallace G, USAF (NY); F105D shot down, released by DRV March, 1973 - retired from NYANG as a Lt. Colonel - alive as of 1998

Nahan, John B. III, USMC (MI); CH46A shot down, KIA, body not recovered

Wolpe, Jack, USMC (NY); CH46A shot down, KIA, body not recovered

1970
Anson, Robert, civilian; released August, 1970