1502 - Columbus sets sail from Spain on his 4th & final trip to New World.
1689 - King William III of England declares war on France.
1753 - King Louis XV disbands the French parliament.
1788 - English parliament accepts abolishment of the slave trade.
1862 - The U.S. Naval Academy is relocated from Annapolis, MD to Newport, RI.
1864 - Battle of Dalton, GA
1901 - Australia opens its first parliament in Melbourne.
1936 - Italy takes Addis Ababa, annexing Abyssinia (Ethiopia)
1941 - The British Army breaks German spy codes.
1943 - The 5th German Panser army surrenders in Tunisia.
1944 - Dutch resistance fighter Gerard Musch is arrested; The Russians recapture Crimea, taking Sevastopol.
1945 - Czechoslovakia is liberated from Nazi occupation; Jersey is liberated from the Nazis; Nazi propagandist Max Blokzijl is arrested; A victory celebration takes place at Red Square.
1949 - Prince Rainier III becomes the leader of Monaco.
1950 - French Foreign minister Robert Schuman announces the Schuman Plan for European integration.
1955 - The German Federal Republic joins NATO.
1960 - Nigeria becomes a member of the British Commonwealth; The U.S. send a U-2 over the USSR.
1962 - A laser beam is successfully bounced off the Moon for the first time.
1964 - Khrushchev visits Egypt.
1967 - The first flight of a Fokker F-28 Fellowship occurs.
1977 - Patty Hearst is released from prison.
1978 - The corpse of kidnapped ex-premier Aldo Moro is found.
1979 - The U.S. & USSR sign the Salt 2 treaty, limiting nuclear weapons.
1989 - Vice President Dan Quayle says in a United Negro College Fund speech: "What a waste it is to lose one's mind" instead of "a mind is terrible thing to waste."
1993 - Paraguay holds its first presidential & parliamentary elections in 50 years.
1995 - Kinshasa, Zaire is placed under quarantine after an outbreak of the Ebola virus.
1997 - The first US ambassador since Saigon fell arrives in Vietnam.

Birthdays
1800 - John Brown, abolitionist; leader of Harpers Ferry attack
1824 - William Edmonson "Grumble" Jones, Confederate Brigadier General
1873 - Howard Carter British archaeologist/Egyptologist, discoverer of King Tut's tomb
1907 - Baldur von Schirach German writer/Nazi politician
1913 - John Hayes, Admiral
1915 - Richard Janvrin, British Vice Admiral
1918 - Mike Wallace, newscaster (Biography, 60 Minutes); Orville Freeman, (Senator-MN)/Secretary of Agriculture
1927 - Manfred Eigen, German physicist/chemist, 1967 Nobel Prize winner
1931 - Vance DeVoe Brand Longmont, astronaut (Apollo 18, STS-5, 41B, 35)
1932 - J. Alex McMillan (Representative-NC)
1942 - John D. Ashcroft (Governor, MO /Attorney General)
1949 - Oleg Yuriyevich Atkov, Russian cosmonaut (Soyuz T-10)

Passings
1280 - Magnus VI Lagaboeter, King of Norway (1263-80), dies at 42
1657 - William Bradford Governor (Plymouth Colony, Massachusetts), dies
1667 - Marie Louise de Gonzague-Nevers, French Queen of Poland (1645-48)
1688 - Frederick William, Great Elector of Brandenburg, dies at 68
1864 - "Uncle" John Sedgwick, Union Major-General, dies in battle at 50; Thomas Donnely Doubleday, Union Colonel, dies in an accident
1931 - A[lbert] A[braham] Michelson, US physicist (1907 Nobel), dies at 78
1937 - Walter Mittelholzer, Swiss aviation pioneer, dies in crash at 43
1949 - Louis II Prince of Monaco
1965 - Leopold Figl, premier of Austria, dies at 62
1968 - Harold Gray, US comic strip artist (Little Orphan Annie), dies at 74
1987 - Obafemi Awolowo, President of Nigeria (1979-83), dies at 78
1990 - Pauline Frederick 1st woman to moderate Presidential debate, dies at 84
1991 - James L. Reinsch media-advisor (Roosevelt/Churchill/Kennedy)
1992 - Mike Tyrell [Red Baron], British air acrobat, dies in an accident

Reported Missing in Action
1965
Kardell, David A., USN (CA); F8D crashed, remains returned July, 1989 - ID'd November, 1989

Wistrand, Robert C., USAF (NY); F105D crashed

1966
Dexter, Bennie L., USAF (OR); capture witnessed, Jeep found

1967
Todd, Robert Jacy, USMC (MA); KIA/BNR

1968
Leopold, Stephen R., US Army (OK); released by PRG (injured) March, 1973 - alive as of 1998

Van Artsdalen, Clifford V., US Army (PA); KIA/BNR

1970
Haight, Stephen H., US Army (NY); UH1C crashed - Killed, BNR

1972
Reeder, William S., US Army (CA); AH1G shot down, released by PRG March, 1973 - retired as a Colonel

by Spc. Charles W. Gill
May 5, 2006

A Soldier from the 101st Airborne Division uses a saw to gain entry into a store in Siniya, Iraq, where a weapons cache is suspected of being located.

Just when you thought Jimmy Carter couldn't sink any lower, he has hit a new low.

In a newspaper OpEd piece published this weekend, former President Jimmy Carter has pathetically attacked the United States and defended the terrorist group, Hamas. Carter says we have engaged in a "crime" in our tough stance against these terrorists and he calls America to task.

Please realize that Hamas is the most deadly and bloodthirsty Palestinian terrorist group in the world.You should read Jimmy Carter's OpEd that was published over the weekend. It will help you to understand just why it is that we have launched the "Censure Jimmy Carter" campaign [website: http://www.censurecarter.com/] . When a former President writes that America is wrong, and the terrorists are right, then he sends a message to the rest of the world that undermines the mission our men and women of the U.S. Armed Forces are serving in.

Read Carter's Op Ed: http://www.cartercenter.org/doc2337.htm

OK, so did you read his "OpEd" - do you now understand how dangerous and destructive an influence Jimmy Carter has become?Should you have any doubts about the deadly nature of the terrorist group, Hamas, then maybe pictures will help set things straight for you. Here's a sampling of pictures of recent Hamas-led terrorist strikes. NOTE: Some of these photographs are rather graphic, so please do not open them if you aren't sure whether you can cope with the honest, brutal images of what terrorist attacks can do to innocent people.

FAS.org

peacewithrealism.org

aipac.org

Enough is enough. We cannot allow Jimmy Carter to continue to hurt America and set back our war against terrorism. We cannot sit idly while he rallies the world to oppose U.S. policies in the fight against terrorism.It is time once and for all for the Congress to issue a resolution of Censure against Jimmy Carter, condemning him for his shameful conduct and letting the rest of the world know that his views do not represent the thoughts and feelings of the American people.

Please, support our Censure Jimmy Carter campaign.

SIGN THE PETITION:
http://www.CensureCarter.com

SUPPORT OUR TV AD CAMPAIGN (to get the message out):
http://www.CensureCarter.com/contribute



I'm reminded of another quote by former Czech Prime Minister Miloš Zeman:

"Any political leader who tolerates political terrorism as a legitimate tool for his political campaign - is a terrorist. You know the English expression - if it looks like a duck, walks like a duck, tastes like a duck - then it is a duck."

DRIVER TRAINING — An Iraqi soldier operates a Humvee during a driver's training course conducted by U.S. soldiers from B Battery, 3-320th Field Artillery Regiment 101st Airborne Division in Tikrit, Iraq on April 24, 2006. U.S. Army photo by Spc. Teddy Wade

News of Note
Operation Iraqi Freedom
New Iraqi PM Expects to Name Cabinet By Week's End
Iraq Violence Kills 34
Iraq PM hopes to form government in day or two
Suicide mission on film (Unauthenticated Video from Reuters)
Key Obstacle in Forming Iraq Govt Resolved

Operation Enduring Freedom
U.S. Airstrike Kills 4 Taliban

Homeland Security / War on Terror
No. 3 Man at CIA Stepping Down
Hayden Picked to Head CIA- Video: 'The Right Man'
Moussaoui Says He Lied, Asks to Withdraw Guilty Plea
Bali blasts trials begin for four Indonesia militants
U.S. Bars Use of Torture in Interrogations
China Demands Return of Gitmo Detaniees

Welcome Home!!
Helicopter Squadron Sailors Return to Norfolk
Navy Cargo Handlers Return from Deployment

Hamas Rising
Nine Palestinians Injured in Hamas-Fatah Gun Battle

Worldwide Wackos
Letter From a 'Friend'
Major powers fail to agree on Iran strategy
Iran president says awaits reaction to US letter

Politics
Bush approval rating falls to new low in poll
Dems block medical liability bill

U.N. News
UN seeks fresh start in new human rights council

Oddities
Blaine fails to break underwater record in New York
Kitchen and bedroom blessings offered by vicars

Fox News
Tap Water Ruled Safe in New Orleans' Ninth Ward
Australian Miners Saved After Two Weeks Underground
Va. Police Station Shooter Kills One Officer, Injures 2
Doubts of Duke Accuser's Credibility Slowed Response- Video: Captain in Court
Stocks to Watch: Dell, AIG
Enron Trial Testimony Ends
Bush Pledges Darfur Food Aid- Video: 'Beginning of Hope'
FBI Gets Limited Calls on Polygamist Church Leader
Not Even Close (David Blaine)
Identity Theft Page
Cybersecurity Center

Reuters: Top News
Gas price falls for first time in 6 weeks
Two dim dwarf galaxies found around Milky Way
New "toxic ship" headed for India: Greenpeace
Sony to launch PS3 video game console at $499
Contest held for peaceful video games
Controversial dig sparks pyramid mania in Bosnia
"Simple" measures could stop 2 million baby deaths
Women at lung cancer risk may lack symptoms: study
Mittal set to sweeten Arcelor offer if board accepts
UBS to buy Brazil bank Pactual for $2.5 bln
Sage targets acquisitions as growth disappoints
Liberty Media records Q1 loss
Stock futures flat; focus on Fed, Dell - Video
Dell warns profit missed forecast; shares off 6 pct
Chipotle shares up in after market trading
ExpressJet shares soar after Continental snub
Toronto stocks rise on Teck's Inco bid
All that cash
Buffett successor question looms
Soccer shares still on the bench

AP World News
Australia Town Celebrates Miners' Rescue
Fla. Governor Declares State of Emergency
Microsoft Preps New Version of Windows CE
Suns Beat Clippers, Take 1-0 Series Lead
Gunman Kills 1 Officer, Wounds 2 Near D.C.
CIA Nominee Faces Fight Over Eavesdropping
Study: Lesbians' Brains React Differently
Playstation 3 to Have Two Price Levels
Nets Take Game 1 From Heat, 100-88
Canes' Improbable Rally Trips Devils in OT
Miller, Sabres Edge Ottawa; Take 2-0 Lead
New Show Intended to Put 'Em to Sleep
Bonds May Make Homer History at Home

Military.com
Iraq Deployment Put on Hold
Hayden Faces a Fight
House Hits Army's Future Combat System

CENTCOM: News Releases
CRRB RELEASES 299 DETAINEES

RELEASE UPDATE - BOMBMAKERS IN MOSQUE COMPOUND BLOW THEMSELVES UP

COALITION DOCTORS DELIVER AFGHAN BABY GIRL AT PRT

COALITION FINDS WEAPONS CACHE, DETAINS SUSPECTS IN KUNAR

OPERATION MOUNTAIN LION ROARS INTO KORENGAL VALLEY

TERRORIST CHEMICAL EXPERT KILLED IN BAGHDAD RAID

IEDS DISCOVERED BY ANP, DEFUSED IN KHOWST PROVINCE

CITIZEN LEADS CAVALRY SCOUTS TO WEAPONS CACHES

IRAQI ARMY CAPTURES TERRORIST CELL LEADER IN EAST BAGHDAD

MOSQUE SCHOOL SITE OF BOMB-MAKING FACILITY - UPDATE

MND-B SOLDIERS UNCOVER 6 WEAPONS CACHES

COALITION FORCES RESPOND AGAIN TO INSURGENT ACTIVITY IN THE SAME LOCATION

COALITION AIR STRIKE KILLS ENEMY COMBATANTS; DESTROYS CAVE COMPLEX IN PAKTIKA PROVINCE

COALITION FORCES DISCOVER KEY AQIZ DOCUMENTS DURING APRIL RAID
Department of Defense
Bush Nominates Hayden as CIA Director - Story
Afghan Air Strike Kills Four Enemy Fighters - Story
'Mountain Lion' Roars Into Korengal Valley
Afghan Police Discover IED; Coalition Finds Weapons
U.S. Brigade's Deployment to Iraq On Hold - Story
Terrorist Chemical Expert Killed in Iraq - Story
Marine Harriers Conduct Operations in Iraq - Story

IRAQIS TAKE THE LEAD
Iraqi Border Police Secure Iraq's Frontier - Story - On Assignment
Flight Shows Difficulties of Policing the Border

REBUILDING IRAQ
New Medical Center Part of Iraqi City’s Growth - Story
'Measles Chart' Shows Construction Progress

ON THE GROUND
Wounded Iraqi Police Receive Wheelchairs - Story
Technology Connects Deployed Parents, Kids - Story
Hillah SWAT, U.S. Special Forces Aid Iraqi Boy - Story

IN IRAQ
Predator Maintenance Team Is a ‘Total Force’
Nine Airmen Face 3,000+ Wires, One Big Job

IN AFGHANISTAN
'Lion’s Pride' Brings Medical Care to Afghans
Kunar Bridge Construction Moves Forward
Task Force Knighthawk Gets New Commander
Afghan Comm Unit Reaches Milestone
Florida Guard Unit Helps Ailing Afghan Child

FACE OF DEFENSE
Olympic Medalist Re-enlists in National Guard - Story

AMERICA SUPPORTS YOU
'Family' Helps Those on Homefront - Story
Actor Sinise Visits Deployed Troops - Story
Sinise Visits USS Reagan Crew

TOP NEWS
IRAQ
299 Detainees Released
Two Soldiers, Marine Killed
Forces Launch New Operation
Coalition Forces Kill Terrorists
Northern Units Engaged in Fight
Renewal In Iraq
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
Helicopter Recovery Ops Continue
10 Soldiers Killed in Crash
Terrorist Networks Use Internet
Official Condemns School Burning
Partnership Capability Grows
Forces Kill Enemy Fighters
Afghanistan Update
Maps

WAR ON TERRORISM
5 Detainees Released from Gitmo
Rumsfeld: Relationships Key
Rumsfeld, Nukaga Talk Realignment
Joint Command Focuses on Ops
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

MILITARY NEWS
President Honors Graduate
High Speed Vessel Delivers Boats
U.S. Sailors Aid Iranian Fisherman
National Guard, Reserve Update

CASUALTIES
Defense Officials Identify Casualties - Story

Weather
Iraq
Al Azamiyah Al Basrah Al Hillah Al Karkh Al Kazimiyah
An Nasiriyah Baghdad Baqubah Mosul Najaf Nineveh Tall Kayf

Afghanistan
Bost/Laskar Ghurian Herat Kabul Qandahar

Gitmo