News of Note
Operation Iraqi Freedom
UN says 34,000 Iraqis killed in 2006 - Video
Twin Baghdad blasts kill 15, wound 70 - Video
Saudi says backs U.S. plan to stabilize Iraq
Sunnis Blast Hanging of Saddam Aides
Military Members Speak out Against War (20 "Appeal for Redress" members)

Operation Enduring Freedom
Taliban step up cross-border attacks: U.S. military

Homeland Security / War on Terror / Hamas-Hezbollah Happenings
Pakistan Hits Al Qaeda Hideouts Near Afghan Border
Somali government lifts ban, media back on air - Video
Hamas denies Gaza tunnels dug to kill Fatah leaders

Worldwide Wackos
Iran Received Arms From U.S. Military Sales
Ahmadinejad Courts Leftist Allies in Latin America to Bolster Anti-America Stand
Russian missiles delivered to Iran: Ivanov
Gates says Iran sees U.S. as bogged down
Report: Castro in Grave Condition After Failed Operations
Heating Up Controversy
North Korea billed $2 bln for scrapped nuclear deal

Politics / Government
Rice, Saudi king discuss Iraq, Palestinian issue - Video
Thousands in South Korea protest trade deal with US
Are Bill's friends Hill's friends, too?

Immigration / Border Control
FBI Investigates Fatal Shooting of Immigrant at Mexican Border in Arizona
Jurors resume Tuesday in truck deaths

In the Courts / Crime and Punishment
Untainted Pool(Libby Trial)
Chilling Clue: 'How Long Are You Planning to Look for Your Son?' - VIDEO
Bloggers Help Unearth Clues - Surveillance Led to Discovery
Female Teen Bullies Record Beating of 12-Year-Old Girl, Post on Internet
Suspect Arrested in 3 N.Y. Bike Path Murders

U.N. News
UN human rights expert wins nod for U.S. visit

Science / Nature
Ancient Skull Has Both Neanderthal, Modern Characteristics
U.S. Hospital to Try Uterus Transplant
Christians, Scientists Fight Global Warming
Winter Blast Kills 41 in Midwest - PHOTOS
Scientists try to save world's rarest creatures
US planet-monitoring satellites need upgrade: report

News from My Neck of the Woods
In New England, questions swirl over mild winter
Storm blacks out parts of Northeast

Fox News
King Day Message: Long Way to Go - PHOTOS
Kentucky Train Crash Releases Chemicals
Report: Miss New Jersey Ashley Harder Resigns Because She's Pregnant
Lawyer Sues London Hotel, Claims Bedbugs Attacked Him, Wife
Sting May Be Reuniting With The Police
Prince William's Girlfriend Kate Middleton's Lawyers Collect Evidence Against Paparazzi
Stars Shine at 2007 Golden Globes - STORY - Fashion Report - Winners

Reuters: Top News
Dream night for "Dreamgirls," "Babel" at Globes - Video
Macworld declared victor in tech show fight
HP claims advance in semiconductor nanotechnology
New Orleans struggles to keep its black character
Renewed evidence suggests statin/Parkinson's link
HMO fitness program may lower health care costs
Oil falls below $53, Saudi says no need to panic - Video
Stock futures rise on optimism about earnings
NETeller suspends shares, ex-directors held in U.S
Tokyo chip shares up; copper dips - Video
Strong ZEW supports euro, UK CPI knocks sterling
Reuters Global Biofuel Summit
Lining up to invest in India
Pfizer chief may cut jobs: report
HK, Singapore ranked world's freest economies in '07
Centex sees quarterly loss from operations
New York subpoenas research firms, clients - WSJ
OPEC should await Feb cuts before new moves-Daukoru
NETeller suspends shares, ex-directors held in U.S

AP World News
Citigroup to rebrand with shorter name
Netflix to be delivered on the Internet
Sharapova advances at Australian open
Jail term sought for Hyundai chairman
Lakers beat Heat 124-118 in overtime
The Marty Watch begins for Chargers
MLS may move to bring Beckham in sooner
Brown's will drawn up before marriage
Obituaries in the news
Radio transmitters touted to help hikers
TV actress Darlene Conley dies in LA
Boy witnesses parents' slayings in S.F.
Embryo saved after Katrina to be born
Baker panel to release BP safety report
DeGeneres gets cookies from Ohio scout

Military.com
Check Out our Military Hardware Guide
Audio Excerpt of Norman Mailer's Latest
Play Trivia and Win an iPod
Maximize Your Military Lifestyle
Largest Veteran Job Board in the World

CENTCOM: News Releases
ONE TERRORIST KILLED; 7 DETAINED, TIED TO LOCAL VBIED CELL

THOUSANDS BENEFIT FROM FIRST HEALTHCARE CLINIC IN SALAH AL DEN

USJFCOM
Not your typical reserve position: USJFCOM seeks reserve officers to join Standing Joint Force Headquarters
More about Standing Joint Force Headquarters Core Elements - podcast
Exercise to begin to prepare Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa for deployment
More about the mission rehearsal program
USJFCOM commander discusses importance of personnel recovery - podcast
Campbell takes command of Joint Forces Command Army component

Department of Defense
NEWS UPDATES
Victory in Iraq Crucial to Security - Story
Stability & Security in Iraq Report (pdf)
For Top News Visit DefenseLink

ON THE GROUND
Iraqi Police Patrol keeps Tigris River Safe - Story
Medics Get Blessing Before Moving Into Iraq - Story
Group Works With Coalition to Promote Unity - Story
Safety Officer Develops Lifesaving Tool - Story
U.S. Air Assets Support Strike in Afghanistan - Story

IN IRAQ
Iraqi, Coalition Forces Conduct Major Offensive
Soldiers Use Air Assets to Capture Comb Makers
Hundreds of Ramadi Residents Join the Police
U.S. Army Cavalry Train Iraqi National Police
New Networks Monitor Power Distribution in Iraq

IN AFGHANISTAN
U.S. Air Force Engineer Helps Afghans Rebuild
Afghans Graduate From Agricultural Course
Afghans, U.S. Soldiers Distribute Relief Supplies
277th Named Army’s ‘Top Aviation Battalion’
Panjshir Team Helps to Repair Mosque

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
Afghanistan
Bost/Laskar Ghurian Herat Kabul Qandahar

Germany
Ansbach Aschaffenburg Berlin Berlin-Tempelhof Berlin/Schonefeld Bremerhaven
Darmstadt Frankfurt Frankfurt/Main Freiburg/Breisgau Garmisch
Garmisch-Partenkirchen Geilenkirchen Gelnhausen Giessen Kitzingen
Hanau Am Main Heidelberg Mainz Mannheim Nurnberg Stuttgart Trier
Wiesbaden Wurzburg

Gitmo

Guam
Agana Agana Heights Agat Andersen AFB Asan Barrigada

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

Japan
Kadena Air Base Okinawa Tokyo Yokohama

Philippines
Baler Radar Site Catanduanes Radar Site Manila

South Korea
Cheju Upper/Radar Chonju Chunchon Inch'on Kunsan Masan Mokp'o
Osan Pusan Seoul Suwon Taegu Taejon Tonghae Radar Site Ulsan Yosu

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