Quote of the Day
"The hero is one who kindles a great light in the world,
who sets up blazing torches in the dark streets of life
for men to see by."
-- Felix Adler
News of NoteOperation Iraqi FreedomSaddam ends hunger strike after missing one meal -
Video (LOL - Maybe it was Dorito withdrawal...)Iraqi PM Declares State of Emergency in BaghdadMurdered Soldiers Were Abandoned at CheckpointSoldiers' kin get confirmation on bodiesVideo:
Danger to Forces? (Rumsfeld expresses concern over WMDs in Iraq)
US says captures senior al Qaeda militant in Iraq -
VideoGeneral sees troop cuts in Iraq this year -
VideoNew intel report reignites Iraq arms fightOperation Enduring FreedomC-130 Crew Evacuates Wounded Afghan GirlHomeland Security / War on TerrorSting Nets Alleged Terror RingFBI busts 7 in Miami, AtlantaU.S. Probes Terror FinancingHomegrown Terrorists WatchedVideo:
Seven Arrested in Miami Terror RaidsVideo:
Neighbors: Suspects Trained in Martial ArtsPhilippines Bombing Kills FiveUS, Japan sign joint missile defense dealTroops on TrialFOURTH SOLDIER CHARGED IN DEATHS OF THREE DETAINEESOther Military NewsTest Missile InterceptedImmigration / Border ControlPunished for Political Views? (Video: Student suspended over anti-immigration rally sues school)
NSA / CIAU.S. gets access to worldwide banking dataWorldwide WackosReport: North KoreanLeader Kim Jong Il in RussiaU.S. Prods N. Korea on MissileUS won't necessarily shoot down N.Korea missile -
VideoCongress urged to avoid tighter Iran sanctionsAK-47s known as 'credit cards' in lawless CongoIsraeli, Palestinian leaders hold meetingPolitics / GovernmentBush: Hungary's struggle can inspire IraqHouse OKs Line-Item VetoPols Find Comebacks in PunditryRoad to Hell Paved With Liberals? (Conservatives more confident than liberals of avoiding hell)
Senate rejects Iraq troop withdrawal -
VideoOdditiesThink your office is a zoo? Companies go pet-friendly"Fluff" flies in school lunch debateOther News of NoteSex Trade in the Holy LandFlush Toilet Bowl Cleaner ScareFTC laptops stolen, 110 people at risk of ID theft (I'm REALLY beginning to wonder if these all aren't tied somehow, and exactly who's behind it all)Fox NewsReno Sniper Suspect Darren Mack Slips Away AgainCanada's Conservatives Aim to Raise Age of ConsentAlleged Insurance Fraud Ring Stages 125 Auto CrashesStocks to Watch: Six FlagsOnline Social Networking Makes Protecting Kids HarderArizona, Colorado Wildfires Char Nearly 15,000 AcresU.S. Booted From World CupFULL WORLD CUP COVERAGEReuters: Top NewsWHO says H5N1 mutated in IndonesiaNearly 700 firefighters attack blaze in ArizonaJapan says US beef sanction proposal "nonsense"Last 25 years warmest on Earth since 1600Wind farm kills nine eagles in Norway-RSPBNokia to stop making CDMA phonesSandler, Beckinsale draw from life for "Click"Mobile phone users warned of lightning strike riskUS group cautions against laser therapy for smokersPriest says true love looms for Kidman and UrbanAdam Sandler aims to 'Click' with fansAP World NewsTattoo customers in 3 states get infectionsMcPhee says she struggled with bulimiaUnivision cool to $10.7B acquisition offerClemens, Pujols upstaged in returnsSome science teachers use DNA, bloodWhite Sox manager Guillen fined for slurStudy says spider web developed just onceOracle profit jumps 27 percent to $1.3BEminem divorce proceedings held in privateDow ends down 60, Nasdaq loses 18Ghana boots U.S. from World CupBrazil beats Japan behind 2 Ronaldo goalsFirefighter drowns in Ohio flash floodMilitary.comExperts Say Iraqi Forces Not ReadyHeartburn Over Pay GainsNew Marine Chief Expected this FallCENTCOM: News ReleasesPAKTIKA TO RECEIVE PROVINCIAL-WIDE RADIO COVERAGEGOVERNOR VISITS KHAS URUZGAN DISTRICTANA, COALITION FORCE RAID EXTREMIST COMPOUNDCOALITION FORCES TARGET EXTREMISTSDepartment of DefenseON THE GROUNDMarines, Insurgents Clash in Recent Firefights -
StoryTask Force Commander Visits USS Enterprise -
StoryUruzgan Governor Visits District -
StoryIN IRAQIraqis Take Lead in Northern Baghdad RegionSoldier Reenlists Hours After Being WoundedCasey: Secure Environment EssentialSoldiers Upgrade Humvees With New ArmorIN AFGHANISTANAfghan Officers Complete CourseVillagers Benefit from Rejecting TerrorismAfghan Villagers Get Medical CareIN THE HORN OF AFRICAHospital Corpsmen Celebrate 108th BirthdayTask Force Rebuilds School, Clinic in YemenBACKGROUNDIRAQRenewal In IraqIraq: Security, StabilityFact Sheet: Progress and Work AheadReport: Strategy for Victory in Iraq Iraq Daily UpdateThis Week in Iraq (PDF)Multinational Force IraqState Dept. Weekly Iraq Report (PDF)'Boots on the Ground' Audio ArchiveWeekly Reconstruction ReportIraq ReconstructionMapsAFGHANISTANAfghanistan UpdateMapsWAR ON TERRORISMFact Sheet: Budget RequestFact Sheet: War on TerrorFact Sheet: Terror Plots DisruptedWaging and Winning the War on TerrorTerrorism TimelineTerrorism Knowledge BaseCASUALTIESDefense Officials Identify Casualties -
StoryWeatherIraqAl Azamiyah Al Basrah Al Hillah Al Karkh Al Kazimiyah Al KutAn Nasiriyah Baghdad Baqubah Mosul Najaf Nineveh Tall KayfAfghanistanBost/Laskar Ghurian Herat Kabul QandaharGitmo
Today in History
1683 - William Penn signs a friendship treaty with the Lenni Lenape American Indians
in Pennsylvania.
1860 - Congress establishes the Government Printing Office; the U.S. Secret Service is established.
1865 - Confederate Brigadier General (and Native American) Stand Watie is the last Confederate General to surrender, at Fort Towson.
1925 - A landslide dams the Gros Ventre river, creating the 3-mile long "Slide Lake" in Wyoming.
1938 - The U.S. Civil Aeronautics Authority is established.
1947 - Congress overrides Truman's veto of the Taft-Hartley Act.
1951 - British diplomats Guy Burgess & Donald Maclean defect to the U.S.S.R.
1961 - USAF Major Robert M. White takes the X-15 to 32,830 m.
1967 - The U.S. Senate censures Thomas J. Dodd (CT - Chris Dodd's father) for misuse of campaign funds.
1969 - Warren E. Burger is sworn in as a Supreme Court Chief Justice.
1985 - A bomb destroys an Air India Boeing 747 while in flight near Ireland, killing 329.
Birthdays
1763 - Josephine, Empress of France
1894 - Duke of Windsor, briefly King Edward VIII of England
1913 - William P. Rogers, U.S. Secretary of State
1930 - Donn F. Eisele, Colonel, USAF / astronaut (Apollo 7)
Reported Missing in Action:
1966 Belknap, Harry John,
USN (NC); F4B crash, KIA, body not recovered
Nyman, Lawrence F.,
USN (WA); F4B crash, KIA, body not recovered
1968 Booth, James E.,
USAF (CA); F4D shot down, reported dead, but info not confirmed
Casey, Donald F.,
USAF (TN); F4D shot down, reported dead, but info not confirmed
1969 Condit, William H., Jr.,
USAF (OH); KIA, remains ID'd June, 1998
Reed, Terry Michael,
USAF (TX); KIA, remains ID'd June, 1998
Sage, Leland C.,
USN (IL); A4E shot down, KIA, body not recovered
1970Phillips, Robert P.,
US Army (OH); presumed dead
Pederson, Joe P.,
US Army (PA); presumed dead
Rozo, James M.,
US Army (NY); reportedly escaped POW camp in 1973, presumed dead
(right click image, then "Save as")
Stumble It!
