News of Note
Operation Iraqi Freedom
U.S. says kills 17 militiamen in Iraq clashes
Military.com Blog: Going Bonkers in Iraq
Operation Fardh al-Qanoon achieving good results

Operation Enduring Freedom
Korean hostages alive in Afghanistan, say Taliban - Video
Taliban spokesman says some hostages ill
Dozens of Afghan civilians die in air raids: residents

Homeland Security / War on Terror / Hamas-Hezbollah Happenings
Doctor Charged in Northwest Airlines Bomb Threat
Blast Near Pakistan's Red Mosque Kills 13 - PHOTOS
Musharraf: No U.S. strikes on Pakistan
Congress ties Pakistan aid to terrorism
Congress approves September 11 legislation
Australia drops charges over UK bomb plot - Video

Other Military News
Police Artist Backs Claim That Texas Man is ‘Kissing Sailor’
Army Agrees To M4 Sand Test Shoot-Off
Military.com Op-ed: Walter Reed Just the Beginning
Agent Orange Linked to Blood Pressure

Religion of Peace??
Sheikh delays plane over seating - Video

Worldwide Wackos
Libya asks Arab League to cut Bulgaria ties: report

Politics / Government
Gorbachev Says U.S. 'Making Strategic Mistakes'
Cheney's Pacemaker to Get New Battery
Former French PM formally named in smear scandal
White House accuses Democrats of Gonzales "crusade"
Clinton-Obama flap
Ex-Providence mayor freed from custody

In the Courts / Crime and Punishment / Law and Order
Online to Find Kids to Torture
He Was Down ... But Not Quite Out
Ohio Sex Solicitors Ordered to Wear Chicken Suits
Emergency Call from Mother of Lindsay Lohan's Aide Released
Rio Cops Allegedly Steal Cash, iPod From Visiting U.S. Police Officers
Nicole Richie Pleads Guilty to DUI, Sentenced to Four Days in Jail
Medical Examiner Says Body Found in Car Is Probably Missing Student
Man Charged With Stealing $28G From Collection Plate
Nike suspends Vick contract without pay
Reebok Suspends Sales of Michael Vick NFL Jerseys

Media in the Media / Bloggers in the News / Watching the Web
Tragedy in Phoenix - VIDEO (news choppers collide while covering car chase)
New 'Last Supper' Theory Crashes Several Web Sites
Stephen Colbert breaks wrist on set
Liberals go after Fox News advertisers
Request for Grimsely names rejected

Science / Medicine / Technology
Botulism-Tainted Food Still on Shelves - RECALL LIST
Report: NASA AllowedAstronauts to Fly Drunk - VIDEO
Read NASA Report on Astronaut Drinking
Blast Kills 3 at Mojave Desert Spaceport
Study: Even Infrequent Use of Marijuana Increases Risk of Psychosis by 40 Percent
Sara Lee recalls bread, may have metal pieces
Diabetics may do well on Mediterranean diet

Mother Nature
Two Workers Missing After Storm Floods Sewer
Prince Charles visits flood victims

News from My Neck of the Woods
Neighbors: Home Invaders Targeted Connecticut Family

Oddities
Falling Ice Chunks a Mystery in Iowa Town
Japanese Launch gPod 'iVibrator' for Women
Court Sides With Dentist After He Gives Patient Tusks
Thief battered in fish shop - Video

Other News of Note
Video: Hitler's book to be republished?
1 dead in crash at EAA show

Fox News
Stocks Continue Plunge, Dow Closes Down 208 Points
Pop Tarts: Posh & Becks Swindle Party Place From Newlyweds
Leonard Nimoy to Reprise Role as Spock in 11th 'Star Trek' Movie

Reuters: Top News
Swiss name Toyota's Prius the world's greenest car
Environmental hazards kill 4 mln kids a year: WHO
Jesuits say take word of God to Second Life
BBC launches free Internet TV service
Flight attendants suffer through crowded skies
Travel Postcard: 48 hours in Los Angeles
"Ginger Spice" is nervous but ready
Stocks plummet on credit fears, bonds rally
U.S. oil jumps $2 on economic data, supply worries
Dollar gains on repatriations, solid GDP reading - Video
Lululemon stock jumps 50 pct in eagerly awaited IPO
Blackstone shares drop as much as 7 percent
Surviving a credit market "hanging"
Bondholders gain upper hand
Economic growth rebounds in second quarter
Bancroft branch to vote against Murdoch bid: WSJ
Qwest ex-CEO gets 6 yrs prison for insider trading
Kraft profit seen lower as new investors watch
Citigroup sees subprime losses at Fannie, Freddie
Analysts undecided on GAP CEO with no apparel ties

AP World News
Casar wins 18th stage of Tour de France
Costas zings Bonds over 'midget' comment
Former Qwest CEO ordered to forfeit $52M
Desert city tries to conserve
Correction: Auto-Workers-US-Box story

Military.com
Daily Shock: Assault Breacher Vehicle
Def-Tech: Murtha Irked by CSAR-X
Historic Newsreel: Potsdam Conference
Road Warriors: Pimp Your Ride Now
Movie Review: The Simpson Movie

CENTCOM: News Releases
THREE IRAQIS FREED, THEIR CAPTORS DETAINED
ALLONS SOLDIERS RENDER MEDICAL AID TO IRAQIS AFTER VBIED BLAST
12 AL-QAEDA TERRORIST FACILITATORS CAPTURED
IRAQI MAN ARRESTED FOR PART IN KIDNAPPING OF SHEIKH
SUICIDE CAR BOMBERS MISS TARGET, KILL 3 CIVILIANS, WOUND 13 OTHERS
SOLDIERS SEARCH FOR MISSING COMRADES LEADS TO DISCOVERY OF WEAPONS CACHES
WARLORDS FIND EFP CACHE
IA FORCES, U.S. SPECIAL FORCES DETAIN AL-QAIDA TERRORISTS LINKED TO U.S. CASUALTIES
2 IRAQIS KILLED, 8 WOUNDED IN BUS ATTACK
IA, U.S. SPECIAL FORCES DETAIN ALLEGED TERRORIST FINANCE CHIEF IN NINEWA PROVINCE
VIDEO AVAILABLE: STRYKER UNIT IN BAGDAD CONDUCTS NIGHTTIME SECURITY OPERATIONS

USJFCOM
Joint Systems Integration Command kicks off Joint Intelligence Operations – Command and Control program - podcast
Capability Portfolio Manager aids better decision-making process - podcast
Strategic Initiatives Forum - July 2007 - photos
Empire Challenge 07 exercise focuses on intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance - podcast

Multi-National Force-Iraq
1-15 Inf. conducts sheik meeting
Iraq's Prime Minister visits Diyala for first time
Partners disrupting accelerant flow
MND-B attack aircraft kills two armed insurgents
Task Force Lightning Soldier attacked
Iraqi Army, U.S. Special Forces detain rogue Jaysh al-Mahdi cell leader
Coalition Forces Detain Four Suspected Special Groups Terrorists
MND-B attack aircraft kill 7 insurgents
Iraqi Security Forces, U.S. Special Forces detain al-Qaeda in Iraq members

DefenseLink
Vice Chairman Honored for Contributions, Service - Story - Photos - Video
Giambastiani Urges Force to Embrace Change
Retiring 'Admiral G' Lauded for Vision
Improved Security May Mean Fewer Troops
General Urges Wounded Troops to Share Stories
Friends Survive Blast, Receive Purple Hearts
USNS Comfort Arrives in El Salvador
U.S., Iraqi Generals Chart Progress in Baghdad
Civilian Skills Help with Afghan Poppy Problem
Course Offers ‘Big Picture’ for Future Leaders

Military News
Institute Creates, Preserves U.S. Military Heraldry
Some TRICARE Beneficiary Data Put at Risk
Guard, Reserve Forces Need Experienced Leaders

War on Terror
Coalition Forces Combine Gains
Troops Net Suspected Smuggler
Teams Help Rebuild Iraq
Troops Thwart Ambushes

Transformation
Guests Visit HMS Illustrious
Army Launches Chain-Teaching
Cyber Command Online for Future

Face of Defense
Family of Musicians Rocks
Sailor Promotes Volunteerism
Marine Serves Fifth Iraq Tour

America Supports You
‘Horseplay’ Benefits Troops
Fund Memorializes Soldier
Project Embodies Compassion
NASCAR Fans Support Troops

DefendAmerica
NEWS UPDATES
Troops Net Suspected Smuggler - Story

ON THE GROUND
Iraq's Prime Minister Visits Diyala for First Time - Story
Electronic Training Tool Aids Soldiers in Combat - Story
Balad F-16s Destroy Terrorist Training Camp - Story

IN IRAQ
Khalis Tribal Leaders Sign Peace Agreement
Language Barrier Can’t Stop Iraqis from Training
Kindness, Expertise Push Iraqis Forward
Army Engineers Help Rebuild Water System
Iraqi Army Takes Lead in Assessment Mission
Tigris River Provides Water for Troops in Iraq
Iraqi Doctor Jump Starts Immunization Program

IN DJIBOUTI
Seabees Drilling Wells, Building Schools in Africa
Task Force Members Survive in Djibouti Desert
Civil Affairs Team Celebrates Fence Completion
Servicemembers Move into New Living Units

IN AFGHANISTAN
Afghan Soldiers Undergo 'Commando' Training
Ready Reserve Soldiers Respond to Duty

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
'Boots on the Ground' Audio Archive
War on Terror Reconstruction Report
Iraq Reconstruction
Maps

AFGHANISTAN
Afghanistan Update
Maps

WAR ON TERRORISM
Fact Sheet: Budget Request
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

Today in History
1689 - Jacobite Scottish Highlanders defeat a Royal force at Killiecrankie.
1789 - Congress establishes the Department of Foreign Affairs (State Department.)
1816 - U.S. troops attack Fort Blount, on Apalachicola Bay FL.
1837 - The U.S. Mint opens in Charlotte, NC.
1844 - The U.S. Mint in Charlotte, NC, is destroyed by fire.
1861 - Union General George McClellan takes command of the Army of the Potomac.
1909 - Orville Wright tests the first U.S. Army airplane, flying for 1 hour, 12 minutes.
1944 - The Gloster Meteor becomes the first British jet fighter used in combat; the U.S. regains Guam from the Japanese.
1953 - An Armistice is signed, ending the Korean War and dividing Vietnam into two countries.
1955 - Austria regains full independence after occupation.
1962 - The Mariner-2 is launched to Venus for a flyby; Martin Luther King, Jr., is jailed in Albany, Georgia.
1969 - Pioneer-10 is launched.
1974 - The House Judiciary Committee votes 27-11 to recommend Nixon be impeached.
1987 - John Demjanjuk, accused Nazi "Ivan the Terrible," testifies in Israel.
1988 - Radio Shack unveils the Tandy 1000 SL computer.

Birthdays
1768 - Charlotte Corday, assassin of Jean-Paul Marat
1857 - Jos‚ Celso Barbosa, found Federalist Party

Passings
1883 - Montgomery Blair, lawyer (Dred Scot case)
1976 - Ray Brennan, first victim of "Legionnaire's Disease"
1980 - Shah Mohammed Reza Pahavala of Iran
1990 - Kim Thomas-Friedland, news anchor (FNN)

Reported Missing in Action
1965
Berg, Kile D., USAF (WA); F105D shot down, released by DRV February, 1973 - retired as a Lt. Colonel - alive as of 1996

Kosko, Walter, USAF (VA); F105D shot down, believed Killed

Purcell, Robert B., USAF (KY); F105D shot down, released by DRV February, 1973 - retired as a Colonel - alive and well as of 1998

1967
Bare, Wiliam, USAF (OK); RF4C shot down

Corbitt, Gilland W., USAF (CO); RF4C shot down

Hardie, Charles D., USN (TX); presumed Killed after aircraft encountered problems over water, body not recovered

Patterson, Bruce M. USN (OR); presumed Killed after aircraft encountered problems over water, body not recovered

1968
Fullerton, Frank E., USN (GA); A4F crashed on bombing run, cause undetermined, presumed killed, body not recovered

Patton, Ward K., USN (KS); while returning to YRBM-18 from another craft, lost footing and fell into swift-moving river; presumed Killed, body not recovered

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