News of Note
Operation Iraqi Freedom
U.S. Air Force jet crashes in Iraq
Iraqi Leaders Join in Call to End Sectarian Violence
Saddam Hussein's Genocide Trial Resumes
UK to cut Iraq troops by "thousands" by end-2007
Curfew lifted but tension high in Baghdad - Video
Lawmakers' faith in Iraq's leaders wanes

Operation Enduring Freedom
Suicide blast kills two NATO soldiers in Afghanistan

Homeland Security / War on Terror
Letters that sparked U.S. Somalia alert fake-Islamists

Mid-East Ceasefire / Hamas Rising / Israel at War
Rockets from Gaza hit Israeli town -residents
Israel ready for swap - Video
Gaza truce first step on road to peace
What next after Gaza ceasefire?
Olmert to Palestinians: Independent State Possible

Religion of Peace??
Pope, Turkish Prime Minister to Meet
Pope off to Turkey, a delicate balancing act
Thousands in Turkey denounce papal visit
Pope faces dual tests in Turkey

Worldwide Wackos
Chavez Guarantees Re-Election
Leftist Chavez Ally Wins Ecuadorian Presidential Election
Iran military plane crashes, 37 killed: state TV
Iraqi president to hold talks in Iran

Homegrown Moonbats
Activist's fiery death prompts questions
Woman faces fines for wreath peace sign

Politics / Government
Bush to Press NATO Allies on Defense Spending
Officer dies after Bush motorcade crash
Iraq shadows Bush as he seeks help on Afghanistan
Panel to urge U.S. talks with Syria, Iran: report

In the Courts
Supreme Court to mull pay-discrimination

U.N. News
From PCs to ships: UN meeting tackles toxic waste
Charges advised in oil-for-food probe

Science / Nature
Humpback whales have 'human' brain cells -study

News from My Neck of the Woods
Mass. to Sue Big Dig Companies After Collapse

Oddities
Artists tracks stuffed polar bears
Man on trial for putting baby in freezer

Other News of Note
Report: Spy Had Russian Oil Secrets
Three sent for UK radiological tests after spy death

Fox News
British Scientists May Be Close to 'Male Pill'
Anger After Groom Dies in NYPD Shooting
Stocks to Watch: Donaldson, Family Dollar
Falcons' Vick Makes Obscene Gesture to Fans After Game

Reuters: Top News
Cosmetic surgery helps make sixties new middle age
Bangladesh poll date set, protesters near palace
Web sales down on Black Friday
Shift to finer, larger TVs favors LCD over plasma
World's Baha'i connect with past in Israel
China's Muslims look to Middle East as ties grow
Cosmetic surgery helps make 60s new middle age?
Ohio firm recalls turkey and ham
Penguins feast at Thanksgiving box office
Google shares edge lower
Wal-Mart shares slip
Affiliated Computer shares rise
Vertex Pharmaceuticals shares fall
Nickel hits new record, others metals subdued
Bond buyers and the dollar
Bears maul the dollar
Wal-Mart to enter India in Bharti retail venture
Ford plans to secure $18 billion in financing
Traffic down, spending up in holiday retail debut
Bayer sees higher 2006 earnings after strong Q3
ACS says CEO, CFO resign after options probe
U.S. auto sales slowing say forecasts: report

AP World News
Retailers hope pace of sales continues
'AMC' introducing transgender character
Michigan St. hires Dantonio as new coach
Young, Leinart make their marks
Addai helps Colts soar over Eagles 45-21
Thanksgiving trekkers find few headaches
Disfigured teen gets new face, new life
Titans' furious rally beats Giants 24-21
Pilates can aid some with Parkinson's
Researchers seek routes to happier life

Military.com
Iraqi Leaders Want Violence to End
Hand-Built Armored Vehicles Save Lives

CENTCOM: News Releases
FOUR CIVILIANS INJURED IN RAMADI

IRAQI SECURITY FORCES SECURE OIL PIPELINE FIRE SITE

AL QAEDA ATTACKS AL ANBAR TRIBE

COALITION FORCES DETAIN THREE DURING OPERATION

FOUR TERRORISTS KILLED DURING RAID NEAR BAQUBAH

DETAINEE DIES AT CAMP BUCCA

COALITION FORCES DISCOVER 11 DEAD BODIES WEST OF HAQLANIYAH

JOINT OPERATION DETAINS 10, SEIZES CACHE NEAR EUPHRATES

FOUR CIVILIANS INJURED IN RAMADI

COALITION CONDUCTS STRIKE ON INSURGENTS

TEN TERRORISTS KILLED, BOMB-MAKING FACILITY DESTROYED

12 TERRORISTS KILLED NORTH OF BAGHDAD

IA CONDUCTS CENSUS, SECURITY OPERATIONS IN RAMADI

TWO FORMER DETAINEES RELEASED

ONE MOSQUE BURNED IN HURRIYA

INSURGENT SVBIED KILLS TWO CHILDREN, TWO OTHERS

ARTILLERY STRIKE ON EXPLOSIVE-LADEN BUILDING

USJFCOM
Exercise preps 82nd Airborne Division staff for Afghanistan deployment
Milestone reached in development of Cross Domain Collaborative Information Environment - podcast
Liveblogging: Unified Endeavor 07-1
Omni Fusion ties Army into UR 2015 - podcast

Department of Defense
NEWS UPDATES
Forces Kill 26 Insurgents in Iraq - Story
For Top News Visit DefenseLink

ON THE GROUND
U.S. Units Steadily Secure, Rebuild Afghanistan - Story
Military Missions Change as Afghan Army Evolves - Story
U.S. Soldiers Work to Fortify Afghan Army - Story
Soldiers in Baghdad Partake in Holiday Feast - Story
U.S. Troops Share Thanksgiving With Iraqis - Story

IN IRAQ
Preparation Provides Key to Turkey Day in Iraq
Army’s BOLT Helps Secure Iraqis Future
New Iraq-Zakros Primary School to Open in Kirkuk

IN AFGHANISTAN
Gainey Visits Deployed Troops for Thanksgiving
Top Afghan Enlisted Soldier Helps NCO Corps
Training Center Prepares Future Afghan Soldiers

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
Marines Killed; Casualties Identified - 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

National Hurricane Center

Today in History
1095 - Pope Urban II preaches the first Crusade.
1815 - Krakow (Poland) is declared a free republic.
1817 - U.S. soldiers attack a Florida native village, beginning the Seminole War
1885 - The earliest photograph of a meteor shower is made.
1889 - The first permit is issued to drive a car through Central Park (Curtis Brady).
1895 - Alfred Nobel establishes the Nobel Prize.
1898 - The Side-wheeler Portland sinks off Cape Cod, killing 190.
1901 - The Army War College is established in Washington, DC.
1910 - NY's Penn Station opens as the world's largest railway terminal.
1912 - The Albanian National Flag is adopted; A Spanish protectorate is established in Morocco.
1926 - The restoration of Williamsburg, Virginia, begins.
1941 - The U.S.S.R. begins a counter-offensive, causing Germany to retreat.
1942 - At Toulon, the French navy scuttles ships and submarines to prevent the Nazis from seizing them.
1945 - General George C. Marshall is named special U.S. envoy to China.
1951 -In White Sands, NM, the first rocket intercepts an airplane.
1957 - The U.S. Army withdraws from Little Rock AR, after Central HS integration.
1958 - The U.S.S.R. abrogates Allied war-time agreements on the control of Germany.
1970 - Pope Paul VI is wounded in the chest during a visit to the Philippines, by a dagger-wielding Bolivian painter disguised as a priest.
1971 - The Soviets' Mars-2 becomes the first spacecraft to crash land on Mars.
1973 - The U.S. Senate votes 92-3 to confirm Gerald R. Ford as VP.
1980 - The Soyuz T-3 is launched, carrying 3 cosmonauts to the Salyut-6 space station.
1985 - The Republic of Ireland gains a consultative role in Northern Ireland.
1989 - The U.S.' 63rd manned space mission, STS-33 (Discovery 9), returns from space.
1990 - Britain's conservatives choose John Major to succeed Margaret Thatcher.

Birthdays
1701 - Anders Celsius, Swedish scientist / inventor (centigrade temperature scale)
1746 - Robert Livingston, deliverer of oath of office to George Washington
1857 - Sir Charles Scott Sherrington, 1932 Nobel Laureate in Medicine and Physiology; discoverer of Sherrington's Law; coiner of the terms "neuron" and "synapse"
1874 - Chaim Weizmann, Israeli statesman (first President); Charles A. Beard, American historian (American Continentalism)
1917 - "Buffalo" Bob Smith, TV host (Howdy Doody)
1921 - Alexander Dubcek, head of Czech Communist Party (1968-69)
1932 - Benigno Aquino, Jr., Philippine opposition leader, assassinated
1942 - Jimi Hendrix, rock guitarist
1957 - Caroline Kennedy Schlossberg, JFK's daughter

Passings
8 BC - Horace, Latin poet / satirist
1934 - Baby Face Nelson, shot by FBI agents
1975 - Ross McWhirter, Guinness Book of Records keeper, murdered
1978 - San Francisco Mayor George Moscone and City Superintendent Harvey Milk, shot by Dan White
1984 - Percy Norris, deputy high commissioner of India, shot

Reported Missing in Action
1968
Gurnsey, Earl F., US Army (CA); UH1F shot down (w/Stuifbergen), released by Sihanouk January, 1969 - deceased, May 1982

Stuifbergen, Gene Paul, US Army (MI); UH1F shot down (w/Gurnsey), KIA, body not recovered