News of Note
Operation Iraqi Freedom
New judge expels defiant Saddam from genocide trial - Video
Saddam Lawyers Leave Court
Defense attorneys protest new chief judge
Truck Bomb Crashes Into Iraqi Police Headquarters
Fear strikes Iraq's Christians over Pope words
Pentagon weighs troop demands in Iraq
Doubts Increase About Strength of Iraq's Premier
Senators Seek to Declassify Iraq Reports

Homeland Security / War on Terror
Arrest in Attack Plot on U.S. Consulate in Vietnam
Two more Australians to face terrorism trials

Other Military News
Indian troops train with U.S. in Hawaii
Saying Thank You to Those Who Answered the Call
Little Creek Sailors Mourn 2nd Death

Mid-East Ceasefire / Israel at War
Israel plans full Lebanon withdrawal within days
Israeli air strike kills Palestinian in Gaza
Bush to meet with Palestinian leader

Immigration / Border Control
Woman Deported After Admitting Nazi Concentration Camp Link

NSA / CIA
White House Drops a Condition on Interrogation Bill
Compromise offered on surveillance bill

Worldwide Wackos
Ahmadinejad: Iran Nuke Program 'Transparent, Peaceful'
Bush, Iran leader spar over nuke standoff
Iran leader says U.S. abusing U.N. power

Politics / Government
Patrick Wins Dem. Nod in Mass. Gubernatorial Primary
Democratic senator wins primary against war foe
Bush Warns Iranians of 'Liberty' Denied

U.N. News
All Eyes on the Middle East
General Assembly to discuss peace process
General Assembly a diplomatic ritual
Cooler weather aids Calif. firefighters

Mother Nature
Central Azores warning discontinued

Media in the Media
USC complains about ABC's Musburger
Photographer's Detention Spurs Debate

Oddities
Paris Hilton: No More Singing
Chinese Doctors Claim Penis Transplant
Penis transplant removed after two weeks
Women Dragged Behind Car in Denver, Leaving Mile-Long Blood Trail
Denver Police Probe Gruesome Dragging Death
Thief accidentally turns himself in
Someone else weighs in on thin model debate
Panda bites man, man bites him back

Other News of Note
Thai Military Leader Justifies Coup
EU Condemns Military Coup in Thailand
Smiling Thais take coup in their stride
Pictures: Thai army seizes Bangkok
Thai military coup rattles markets
Shuttle crew inspects Atlantis for mystery object - Video
Pope says anti-Islam quotes not his own views

Fox News
Stocks to Watch: Oracle and Morgan Stanley
Protesters, Police Clash in Budapest
Mexico Pledges to Extradite All Drug Lords to U.S.
Baby Kidnapped After Woman Slashed Missouri Mom's Throat Found Alive and Well

Reuters: Top News
Hungary police brace for more clashes - Video
Japan's Abe wins party leadership, set to be PM
Blast at Mittal's Kazakh mine kills at least 18
S.Africa judge throws out graft case against Zuma
Thirteen dead in Ukraine mine blast
Mexican, L.A. cardinals sued in priest abuse case
Number of gay-friendly companies growing: study
New ring spotted on Saturn: NASA
Microsoft: Xbox HD DVD player Japan launch in Nov
Nokia unveils new 3G phone model
Big Papi closes in on Red Sox record
Eating fatty fish warded off kidney cancer in study
Medtronic spine device works: experts
Carey, Peppers, Peas lead American Music nominees
Def Leppard reissues "Hysteria" with bonus disc
Oil pauses after 3 pct dive, U.S. stocks seen high
Gold near 3-month low on weak oil, Thai coup ignored
Yen strength continues, market awaits Fed
Nikkei at 5-week closing low, Internet stocks hit
Stock futures rise before Fed; Oracle gains
Fed seen holding rates steady
Xcel CEO urges national emissions plan
HP studied spying on newsrooms: NY Times
Airbus superjumbo fresh delay report hits shares
U.S. business urges China to suspend media rules
Yahoo, Current TV unveil new video service

AP World News
Thousands remember 'Crocodile Hunter'
Twins close within half-game of Tigers
Padres rebound, take NL West lead
Oracle first-quarter profit, shares soar
Phillies win, 1 game out in NL wild card
Cousteau: Irwin's tactics 'misleading'Crowe honors Irwin at memorial service
Mother of man in kidnap case arrested
3rd baby dies from drug overdose in Ind.
Obituaries in the news

Military.com
The Road to Disillusionment
Air Marshals Ousted Over Job Injuries

CENTCOM: News Releases
AFGHAN, COALITION DOCTORS TREAT ANDAR PATIENTS

IRAQI ARMY AND COALITION SOLDIERS DISCOVER WEAPONS CACHE

4TH IRAQI ARMY ASSUMES SECURITY RESPONSIBILITY FOR SALAH AD DIN PROVINCE

COALITION MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS ARRIVE IN DADAY VILLAGE

ALLIES RESTORE GOVERNMENT, HOPE IN ANDAR

USJFCOM
Empire Challenge 06 focuses on joint, coalition warfighting operations - podcast
Liveblogging: Urban Resolve 2015 - Read Chris' liveblog

Department of Defense
NEWS UPDATES
Cheney: America Determined to Defeat Terrorism - Story
For Top News Visit DefenseLink

ON THE GROUND
Trade Show Highlights Progress in Irbil - Story
Leaders Highlight Successes of Baghdad Operation - Story
Micro-Finance Organization Helps Local Pharmacy - Story
Soldier Hit by Anti-Tank Mine Praises Up-Armor - Story

IN IRAQ
Operation Improves Ameriyah, Deters Terrorists
82nd Airborne Takes Over Operations in Bayji
Iraqi Police, U.S. Soldiers Seize Weapons, Suspects
25th Infantry Division Continues Transition Role
Iraqi Police Department Recruits 67 Men-in-Blue

IN AFGHANISTAN
10th Mountain Division Soldiers Thwart Extremists
Legacy of Fallen Citadel Graduate Lives On

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

CASUALTIES
Officials Identify Army Casualty - 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

Gitmo

Today in History
0622 - Mohammad's Hegira (flight from Mecca to Medina) begins.
1519 - Magellan starts his first successful circumnavigation of the world.
1565 - The Spaniards capture Fort Caroline (FL), massacring the French inside.
1664 - Maryland enacts the first anti-amaglmation law, aimed to prevent widespread intermarriage of English women and Black men.
1777 - In the "Paoli massacre," British troops led by Lord Grey bayonet American General Anthony Wayne's sleeping troops, killing 53, and wounding over 100.
1797 - In Boston, the U.S. frigate Constitution (Old Ironsides) is launched.
1850 - The slave trade abolished in Washington, DC, but slavery is allowed to continue.
1854 - The British and French defeat the Russians at Alma, in the Crimea.
1859 - The electric range is patented.
1860 - The Prince of Wales (King Edward VII) becomes the first member of British royalty.
1863 - The Battle of Chickamauga (near Chattanooga, TN) ends.
1881 - Chester A. Arthur is sworn in as President.
1945 - German rocket engineers begin work in the U.S.
1951 - The first North Pole jet crossing takes place.
1954 - The First National People's Congress adopts the Chinese constitution.
1958 - Martin Luther King, Jr. is stabbed in the chest by a deranged woman in NYC.
1960 - The U.N. General Assembly admits 13 African countries and Cyprus.
1966 - The U.S. launches Surveyor-B launched towards the Moon; it crashes on Sept. 23
1967 - Hurricane Beulah hits the Texas-Mexican border, killing 38.
1970 - Luna-16 lands on the Moon's Mare Fecunditatis, and drills a core sample.
1973 - Baseball great Willie Mays announces his retirement at end of the 1973 season.
1977 - Voyager-2 is launched for a fly-by of Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune.
1979 - A bloodless coup in the Central African Republic overthrows Emperor Bokassa I.
1979 - NASA launches HEAO.
1982 - NFL players begin a 57-day strike.
1984 - A suicide car bomber attacks the U.S. Embassy annex in Beirut.
1985 - Walt Disney World welcomes its 200-millionth guest.
1990 - Both Germanys ratify reunification; Saddam Hussein demands that U.S. networks broadcast his message.

Birthdays
357 BC- Alexander III (Alexander the Great), king of Macedonia, emperor
1833 - Ernesto Teodoro Moneta, journalist, Nobel Peace Prize winner (1907)
1934 - Sophia Loren, actress (Desire Under the Elms, Black Orchid)
1951 - Guy LaFleur Quebec, NHL right wing (Montreal, NY Rangers)

Passings
1947 - Fiorello La Guardia (Mayor-NYC)
1973 - Jim Croce singer/songwriter (Time In A Bottle), in a plane crash; Glenn Strange, actor (Sam the Bartender-Gunsmoke)

Reported Missing in Action
1965
Black, Arthur N., USAF (PA); HH43B shot down (pararescue), released by DRV February, 1973 - alive and well as of 1998

Curtis, Thomas J., USAF (TX); HH43B shot down (pilot), released by DRV February, 1973 - alive and well as of 1998

Forby, Willis E,., USAF (SD); F105 shot down, released by DRV February, 1973 - retired as a Colonel - alive as of 1998

Hawkins, Edgar Lee, USAF (TX); F105D shot down (pilot)

Martin, Duane W., USAF (CO); HH43B shot down (co-pilot) reported killed in captivity

Robinson, William A., USAF (NC); HH43B shot down (crew chief), released by DRV February, 1973 - alive and well as of 1998

Smith, Philip E., USAF (IL); F104C shot down (pilot), released by China March, 1973 - alive as of 1998

1966
Bloom, Richard McAuliffe, USMC (CA); A4E shot down (pilot), KIA, body not recovered

1972
Lester, Roderick B., USN (WA); A6A shot down (pilot)