News of Note
Operation Iraqi Freedom
Iraqi PM Arrives in Iran for Security Talks
U.S. says kills 30 in Sadr City air strike
Pentagon to fly armored vehicles to Iraq: report
Gen. Petraeus readies Iraq war report
Coalition forces target al-Qaeda leaders around Baghdad

Operation Enduring Freedom
Taliban Tries to Overrun U.S. Base in Afghanistan
4 militants killed by Afghan police

Homeland Security / War on Terror / Hamas-Hezbollah Happenings
Yemeni forces kill 4 Qaeda militants, president says

Other Military News
Purple Heart Hall marks anniversary

Worldwide Wackos
North to Meet South in Second-Ever Korean Summit

Politics / Government
Dems Spar Over Foreign Policy, Domestic Issues
Clinton proposes crackdown in mortgage market
Barbour, Eaves win Miss. primaries

Illegal Immigration / Border Control
U.S. citizen back home after botched deportation

In the Courts / Crime and Punishment / Law and Order
Cops: Man Admits to NYU Killing
Murder Victim's Father Attacks Killer in Ohio Courtroom
Missing Girl Madeleine McCann's Parents Say She's Alive
Deaths put Chicago police under pressure
Clues scarce in schoolyard slayings

Adventures in Political Correctness
Gay Pride: Firefighters' Required Duty? - COMPLAINT (pdf)

U.N. News
Early 2007 saw record-breaking extreme weather: U.N.
U.N. receives pledges for Darfur force

Science / Medicine / Technology
Frozen Microbes Revived After 100,000 Years
Suspect Chinese Seafood Evades FDA Screen, Enters U.S
Infected Foot Blister Kills British Man
Space shuttle Endeavour in first mission in 4 years
Lab says "no evidence" it is behind UK cattle disease
Preventive steps could save 100,000 U.S. lives: study
Court sees no right to unapproved medicines
Apple unveils redesigned iMac
Young adults lead in lacking healthcare: report
Mo. prescription drug program unused
Hospitals are shutting down burn centers
Mattel identifies vendor in toy recall
AP: Seafood from China wasn't screened

Mother Nature
Monsoon Threatens Big Health Crisis, Epidemic - PHOTOS
Rare Yangtze River dolphin probably extinct: study
New species of bat, frogs found in Congo forests
Indian Ocean haze adds to global warming
U.S. sweating from Midwest to East Coast

Oddities
Ashes of Man's Wife Recovered After New Wife Sells Them at Garage Sale
Hitler's Music Collection Turns Up in Dead Russian Soldier's Attic
Airplane Passenger Smuggles Monkey Under His Hat Into U.S.
Report: Cops Seek 'Pros' Who Removed Man's Testicles
Telekom model waits 3 months for phone line
Do I have to draw a map for you?

Other News of Note
Which Came First? - Scientists, exec clash over mine collapse - VIDEO - PHOTOS
Utah Mine Rescue Mission 'Back to Square One'
Mine Owner Has Outspoken History
Utah miners' rescue may drag on for a week - Video
Bridge dead honored with church bells

Fox News
Bonds Wallops No. 756 - Housley Blog - PHOTOS
'Big Brother's Biggest Bigot
Pop Tarts: Playboy Party: Boys, Bunnies and No Bad Behavior?
Man Turns Yard Into Religious Billboard

Reuters: Top News
East Timor's Gusmao sworn in under shadow of violence
Indonesia's capital votes in first direct election
Zimbabwe threatens white farmers on evictions
Paulson warns lawmakers on China trade bills
Siemens to create 10,000 new jobs this year
Writers create potted Potter and condensed Dickens
Yen falls after Fed as risk appetite back on table
Oil eases ahead of U.S. inventory data
Fed optimism lifts stocks and dollar
Adidas Q2 net income rises, shares rise
Stock futures flag tech gains after Cisco
Analysis: Jim Saft
Belt tightening ahead
Profits? What's the weatherman say?
FTSE rises on Fed outlook; Royal & Sun up
Tyco Electronics reports $1.37 billion loss
Vodafone says to keep Verizon stake
Toll Brothers expects lower home-building revenue
ING Q2 profit boosted by ABN stake sale
Bausch & Lomb posts quarterly profit
Carlsberg soars on higher profit

AP World News
Beijing's yearlong Olympic party begins
Timberlake, Beyonce top VMA nominations
Release of Anna Nicole tape blocked
Virgin America threat not seen as dire
Tempers flare as Yankees beat Blue Jays
Selig skips Bonds to meet with Mitchell
Brocade options case far from over
Country music hall inductees announced
Obituaries in the news

Military.com
Army Eyes Helicopter Drone for Iraq
DT: Brits Sign Carrier Contract
Intel: Reforms Empower Spy Chief
Shock: Don't Mess With HIMARS
SEAL on Cardio vs. Fitness
Education: School Deadlines Approach!
Why Pay Full Price for Stuff?
Equipment Guide: M1114 HMMWV

CENTCOM: News Releases
IRAQI ARMY, U.S. SPECIAL FORCES DETAIN SUSPECTED ROGUE JAM RECRUITER; ISOF DETAIN SUSPECTED AL-QAEDA EMIR
IRAQI ARMY SOLDIERS STOP TANKER TRUCK LOADED WITH EXPLOSIVES
ATTACK ON STREET SWEEPER KILLS FIVE IRAQIS IN EASTERN BAGHDAD
EXTREMISTS DETONATE VBIED AGAINST VILLAGERS, KILL AND INJURE DOZENS
15 SUSPECTED AL-QAEDA TERRORISTS DETAINED
TWENTY IRAQIS INJURED IN BUS BOMBING
SUICIDE CAR BOMB TARGETS DOURA
EXTREMISTS CONTINUE TO HIT IRAQI RESIDENTIAL COMMUNITIES WITH INDIRECT FIRE ATTACKS
LOCAL RESIDENT BRINGS LARGE CACHE TO SOLDIERS
F-16 FIGHTING FALCONS ELIMINATE ROGUE JAM EXTREMISTS ATTEMPTING AN ATTACK ON COALITION FORCES
STATEMENT FROM MULTI-NATIONAL FORCE-IRAQ CONDEMNING THE BOMBING NEAR TAL AFAR

USJFCOM
Commander announces retirement

Multi-National Force-Iraq
Operation Hoplite clears Had Maksar
Thousands of miles away, troops take part in Sturgis Bike Rally
Puppets help U.S. troops reach out to children in Baqubah
Iraqi Scouts, U.S. Special Operations Forces detain suspected extortionist in Rawah
Six suspected terrorists detained, one terrorist killed in Coalition raids
Coalition Forces Kill 30 Special Groups Cell Terrorists, detain 12
U.S. Special Forces, Iraqi SOF detain eight, kill one in air-strike
Suspected Al-Qaeda terrorist captured during Marne Avalanche
Top General pays visit to Strike Force

DefenseLink
TOP NEWS: Powell, Stamp Honor Wounded - Video
AFGHANISTAN: Allies Confront Terrorists
IRAQ: Central Front in Terror War, Cheney Says
MILITARY NEWS: Troops Rush to Disaster Sites - Story - Video

More Headline News
TOP POSTS: Senate Confirms Mullen, Cartwright
GATES: Troop Surge Helps Stabilize Iraq
Pentagon Official Describes AFRICOM’s Mission
GAO Report Recognizes Program Improvements
CENTCOM Leader Says Surge Making Progress

War on Terror
Reconstruction Teams Guide Progress in Iraq's Provinces
Iraqis Sign Up to be Policemen
Citizens Oust Terrorists from Mosque
Task Force Analyzes Motivation
Apache Crews Protect Ground Soldiers

Face of Defense
Infantryman Builds for Soldiers
Father, Son Serve Together
First Sergeant Gets Bronze Star

America Supports You
Freedom Walks Total 157
NASCAR Welcomes Chairman
Group Ensures Troops Get Support
Officials Laud Volunteers

DefendAmerica
NEWS UPDATES
Iraq: Central Front in Terror War- Story

ON THE GROUND
Iraqi Soldiers Host Luncheon for Troops - Story
Local Afghan 'Cop' Show a Big Success - Story
Iraqis Sign Up to be Police Officers - Story

IN IRAQ
Iraqi Citizens Oust Terrorists from Mosque
Iraqi Tribes Unite to Eliminate Terrorists
Engineers Complete 112 Projects in Iraq
Therapists Teach Iraqi Soldiers Physical Fitness

IN DJIBOUTI
Seabees Lay Foundation for CH-53 Hangar

IN AFGHANISTAN
Program Connects Volunteers with Mission
Airmen Mentor Afghan Air Corps 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
'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
1814 - Peace negotiations begin in Ghent, Belgium.
1815 - Napoleon Bonaparte sets sail for exile on St. Helena.
1918 - Six American Soldiers are surrounded by German troops in France. With Alvin York in command, they kill 20 and capture 132 more.
1919 - In the Treaty of Rawalpindi, the British recognize Afghanistan's independence.
1929 - The German airship Graf Zeppelin begins a round-the-world flight.
1940 - The Battle of Britain begins - Germany launches air attacks.
1942 - In Washington, D.C., six convicted Nazi saboteurs who landed in U.S. are executed.
1945 - Pres Harry S Truman signs the U.N. Charter; the U.S.S.R. declares war on Japan; it also establishes a communist government in North Korea.
1949 - Bhutan becomes an independent monarchy.
1953 - The U.S. and South Korea sign a mutual security pact.
1955 - In Geneva, a conference is held to discuss peaceful uses of atomic energy.
1960 - The Ivory Coast declares independence.
1973 - VP Spiro T. Agnew calls reports he took kickbacks "damned lies," vowing not to resign. 1974 - President Nixon announces he is resigning effective 12PM, August 9th.
1983 - Brigadier General Efrain Rios Montt is deposed as president of Guatemela.
1988 - Russian troops begin pulling out of Afghanistan after 9 years of war.
1988 - In Bolivia, Secretary of State Shultz narrowly escapes an assassination attempt.
1989 - The U.S. space shuttle STS-28 is launched.
1990 - Iraq annexes Kuwait.
1991 - Shite Muslims release British hostage John McCarthy.

Birthdays
1763 - Charles Bulfinch, first American professional architect (MA State House)
1879 - Emiliano Zapata, Mexican revolutionary, peasant leader
1884 - Sara Teasdale, American poet, first Pulitzer Prize winner (1918-"Love Songs")
1901 - Dr. Ernest O. Lawrence, inventor of the Cyclotron, Nobel Prize winner (1939)
1902 - Paul A.M. Dirac, theoretical physicist, Nobel prize winner (1933)
1908 - Arthur J. Goldberg, UN ambassador / Supreme Court justice (1962-65)
1913 - Robert Stafford (Sen-VT)
1926 - Richard Anderson, actor (Oscar Goldman-6 Million Dollar Man)
1927 - Jim Weaver (Rep-OR)
1948 - Svetlana Y. Savitskaya, second woman in space (Soyuz T-7, T-12)
1988 - Princess Beatrice of England

Passings
1961 - Charlie Gemora, actor who portrayed King Kong
1976 - John Roselli, hired by CIA to kill Castro, murdered

Reported Missing in Action
1964
Grainger, Joseph W., Civilian (CT); USAID service worker, died in captivity January, 1965

1966
Flom, Fredric R., USAF (WI); F105D shot down, released by DRV March, 1973 - retired as a Colonel - alive and well as of 1998

Golberg, Lawrence, USAF (MN); F4C shot down (see Wynne), remains returned September, 1977

Kommendant, Aado, USAF (NJ);F4C shot down (backseater to Walling)

Kasler, James H., USAF (OH); released by DRV March, 1973 - retired as a Colonel - alive and well as of 1998
**endured "third-country interrogations" - read his story here
**Korean War "Ace" flying the F-86 (100 missions), also USA Air Corp B-29 tailgunner, Pacific Theater, WWII (7 missions)**

Walling, Charles M., USAF (AZ); F4C shot down (pilot)

Wynne, Patrick Edward, USAF (FL); F4C shot down (see Golberg), remains returned March, 1977

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