News of Note
Operation Iraqi Freedom
Attacks Kill Dozens in Iraq
Saddam trial resumes in Baghdad courtroom

Operation Enduring Freedom
NATO Calls Anti-Taliban Afghan Operation a Success
Four NATO soldiers killed in Afghan suicide blast
Violence persists after Afghan offensive

Homeland Security / War on Terror
Qaeda-led group vows "jihad" over Pope's speech
US Imprisons 14,000 Detainees - Video

Mid-East Ceasefire / Israel at War
Israelis Make Progress in Efforts to Retrieve Soldier- Beirut Tightens Syrian Border
Israel files criminal charges against Hizbollah men - Video
Mubarak says Israel could free many Palestinians

Immigration / Border Control
More Mexican migrants speak no Spanish

NSA / CIA
White House: deal possible on CIA interrogations

Worldwide Wackos
Iran says enrichment suspension idea misunderstood
Iran leader visits 'brother' Hugo Chavez

Politics / Government
Richards admirers pay last respects
Obama: Dems need tough security stance

U.N. News
At U.N., Bush to focus on democracy in Middle East

Media in the Media
U.S. holds AP photographer in Iraq 5 mos

Mother Nature
Hurricane Helene Grows- Lane Weakens in Pacific
Firefighters lose ground against blaze

Oddities
Man charged after text message escape
Compromise sought on interrogation program
Mother of abducted baby out of hospital

Other News of Note
Papal Apology - Benedict XVI 'deeply sorry' about angry reaction to speech
Archbishop defends Pope, sympathizes with Muslims
Somali Gunmen Kill Nun
West Bank Churches Burn
Vatican Official Hopes for November Visit to Predominately Muslim Turkey
Video: Papal Apology
Video: Palestinian Church Attacks
Pope remarks worry Christians in Mideast
Federal, NY Officials to Rent Space in Freedom Towers
Number of E. coli spinach cases hits 109
CDC Agents Help Investigate E. Coli Outbreak in Spinach
U.S. embassy official attacked in Kenya
First female space tourist blasts off

Fox News
Mission Accomplished - Shuttle Atlantis leaves space station
Cops Arrest Suspect in Text-Message Kidnapping Case
Woman Slashes Mother's Throat and Kidnaps Baby
Five Basketball Players Hurt in Pa. College Campus Shooting
Formerly Conjoined Twins Leave Salt Lake City Hospital

Reuters: Top News
Sudan set to agree AU mandate extension: report - Video
Finance ministers back World Bank anti-corruption plan
Swedish center right starts work on forming govt
Patricia Kennedy Lawford, sister of JFK, dies at 82
Sharks among 52 new species found off Indonesia
"Water Wars" loom? But none in past 4,500 years
Produce firm recalls salad mix in E. coli probe
Sweet, soapy "Betty" works Thursday shift
"Away" marks stunning directing debut for Polley
Steady Fed may send stocks to 2006 highs - Video
Headset blues to hit CSR revenue, shares fall
Oil, gold off lows; yen weakens - Video
Oil eking out small gains, OPEC eyes U.S. growth
Dollar matches 5-mth high vs yen despite G7
Erik Dellith finds Embraer on the radar
Ford and GM have discussed merger, alliance: report
MAN bids $12.2 bln for Scania, offer rebuffed
Yahoo to begin new advertising campaign
Global retailers retrench to focus money, time
YouTube signs partnership with Warner Music
Rivals seek to imitate iPod-iTunes success: report

AP World News
Human error blamed for 2 preemie deaths
Church may disclipline wedded archbishop
2nd autopsy inconclusive on Smith's son
Cowboys smoke 'Skins, T.O. breaks finger
Human error blamed for 2 preemie deaths
Church may disclipline wedded archbishop
Patriots escape with 24-17 win over Jets
Protests target violence in Darfur
Dalai Lama urges compassion, love
Astronauts inspect space shuttle

Military.com
Guard to Stay in New Orleans Through '06

CENTCOM: News Releases
SUPPLIES DELIVERED AS OPERATION MOUNTAIN FURY KICKS OFF

10th MOUNTAIN SOLDIERS VISIT ANDAR DISTRICT

AFGHAN, COALITION FORCES LAUNCH OPERATION MOUNTAIN FURY

USJFCOM
Empire Challenge 06 focuses on joint, coalition warfighting operations - podcast

Department of Defense
NEWS UPDATES
Bush Urges International Cooperation to Fight Terror War - Story
For Top News Visit DefenseLink

ON THE GROUND
Iraq Reconstruction and Security Work in Tandem - Story
Iraqi Police, U.S. Soldiers Seize Weapons, Suspects - Story
25th Infantry Division Continues Transition Role - Story

IN IRAQ
Iraqi Police Department Recruits 67 Men-in-Blue
Iraqi Army Reaffirms Faith in Future of Iraq
Marines Make Midnight Run to Aid Iraqi Girl
A Moment for Historical Reflection in Mosul
Airmen Deploy to Monitor Airspace, Battlefield
Soldiers, Civilians Hold 9-11 Memorial Race
Troops in Iraq Honor Victims of Sept. 11 Attacks
Quality of Life Projects Continue to Find Success
Marines Work to Enhance Communications

IN AFGHANISTAN
10th Mountain Division Soldiers Thwart Extremists
Legacy of Fallen Citadel Graduate Lives On
Coalition Forces Deliver Cement to Afghan Village
Reconstruction Team Donates Prayer Rugs

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
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
1739 - In the Treaty of Belgrade, Austria cedes Belgrade to the Turks.
1755 - Fort Ticonderoga, NY opens.
1759 - The British capture Quebec (French and Indian War)
1793 - Washington lays the cornerstone of the Capitol building.
1810 - Chile declares independence from Spain.
1830 - Near Baltimore, a horse beats the first American-made locomotive.
1851 - The NY Times starts publishing, at 2 cents a copy
1895 - D.D. Palmer of Iowa becomes the first chiropractor.
1911 - The Short S-39, Britain's first twin-engine airplane, is test flown.
1914 - The Germans defeat the French at the Battle of Aisne.
1919 - Hurricane tides 16 feet above normal drown 280 along the Gulf Coast.
1926 - A hurricane hits Miami, killing 250.
1948 - Ralph J. Bunche is confirmed as acting U.N. mediator in Palestine.
1959 - Vanguard-3 is launched into an Earth orbit.
1962 - Rwanda, Burundi, Jamaica and Trinidad admitted to the U.N.
1965 - "Get Smart" premiers on TV.
1975 - Heiress/bank robber Patricia Campbell Hearst is captured by the FBI.
1977 - The U.S.'s Voyager-I takes the first space photograph of the Earth and Moon together.
1980 - Soyuz-38 carries two cosmonauts (one of them Cuban) to the Salyut-6 space station.
1982 - In Lebanon, Christian militiamen begin the massacre of 600 Palestinians.
1984 - Joe Kittinger completes the first solo balloon crossing of the Atlantic Ocean.
1989 - Hurricane Hugo causes extensive damage in Puerto Rico.
1991 - Space shuttle STS-48 (Discovery-14) lands.

Birthdays
1733 - George Read, lawyer, signer of the Declaration of Independence
1779 - Joseph Story, U.S. Supreme Court justice (1812-45)
1895 - John G. Diefenbaker, 13th Canadian PM (1957-63)
1916 - John J. Rhodes (Rep-AZ)
1932 - Nikolai N. Rukavishnikov, cosmonaut (Soyuz 10, 16, 33)
1944 - Charles Lacy Veach, astronaut (STS 39)
1955 - Jeana Tomasino, Playboy playmate (Nov, 1980)

Passings
1961 - Dag Hammarskjold, U.N. Secretary General, in an air crash over the Congo
1970 - Jimi Hendrix rock guitarist

Reported Missing in Action
1965
Barber, Robert Franklin, USN (WA); A6A shot down (aircrew, w/Vogt), KIA, body not recovered
Vogt, Leonard F., Jr., USN (OH); A6A shot down (pilot, w/Barber), KIA, body not recovered

1968
Woods, Brian D., USN (CA); A7A shot down (pilot), released by DRV February, 1973 - retired as a Captain - alive and well as of 1998

1969
Cline, Curtis R., US Army (MI); swept downstream while crossing river

1970
Keesee, Bobby Joe, Civilian; criminal who stole plane in Thailand, ran out of fuel, and made forced landing in North Vietnam; released by DRV March, 1973 - later imprisoned numerous times for various crimes - read his story here.