News of Note
Operation Iraqi Freedom
Iraq Official Says Terror Violence Could Spread
Bush Officials Stand Up for Iraq War Policy
Bush Urges Bipartisan Front on Iraq
Iraq PM defends govt, urges regional cooperation
Mastermind of Iraq Yazidi attack killed: U.S. military

Operation Enduring Freedom
Afghanistan's Karzai urges Taliban talks after scare
Two UK troops killed in Afghanistan: military

Homeland Security / War on Terror / Hamas-Hezbollah Happenings
Bin Laden appearance stirs uneasiness in Arab world - Video
Al Qaeda claims Algeria attacks in Web statement - Video

Other Military News
Schroeder calls U.S. missile plan "dangerous"

Worldwide Wackos
Freed Iranian-American credits hope

Politics / Government
Madeleine's Parents Leave Portugal - PHOTOS
Obama Attends Star-Studded Fundraiser at Oprah Winfrey's California Estate
Florida City Councilman Commits Suicide Amid Sex Abuse Probe
Edwards: Cabinet Wish List Includes GOP Names
White House: Successful Neck Surgery for Laura Bush
Senator Hagel retiring, not running for president
Schwarzenegger aims at Republican center for 2008

In the Courts / Crime and Punishment / Law and Order
California Orders 2,700 Sex Offenders to Move Within 45 Days
Oregon Couple Commits Suicide, Kills 5-Year-Old Daughter, With Carbon Monoxide Poisoning
Pregnant Woman Stabs Another Expecting Mother to Death Outside Homeless Shelter
Cops Probe Why Teen Sisters Died Days Apart
Drug suspect to be jailed 3 more months
2 officers killed responding to 911 call

U.N. News
Darfur peace move encouraging, but still early: Ban - Video

Media in the Media / Bloggers in the News / Watching the Web
Racy Burger Ad Leaves Teachers Furious

Science / Medicine and Health / Technology
Most polar bears could be lost by 2050: report
Little rovers survive dust storms on Mars: NASA
Palm, Motorola seen most hurt by iPhone price cut
Sony seen needing consistent PS3 strategy
Antidepressant warnings scared parents, doctors
Depression more damaging than some chronic illnesses
Chip implants linked to animal tumors
Techies ponder computers smarter than us

Mother Nature
Bracing for Gabrielle - VIDEO
Officials: Gray Whale Killed With Machine Gun Off Washington Coast
North Dakota Woman's Yard Overrun With Snapping Turtles
Clashes in Congo park endanger gorillas
Sierra forest fire moves away from homes
No trace of missing Mount Hood climbers
Bin Laden tape: timing over substance
Iraq: Baghdad calmer, but politics not

Oddities
McDonald's Worker Arrested for Serving Cop Salty Hamburger

Other News of Note
Cops: Israeli Neo-Nazi Ring Busted
Hope Fading in Search for Aviator Steve Fossett

Fox News
Pakistan Tightens Security Ahead of Return of Ex-PM
Henin Cruises to Win U.S. Open Women's Title - PHOTOS
Dutchman Seeks to Help Nail Biters Break Bad Habit
Husband Asks Country Star Sara Evans to Admit Affairs

Reuters: Top News
Sierra Leone counts votes as both sides cry foul - Video
Thousands press for Taiwan president's ouster
For some New York designers, runway shows are passe
Venice ends on sour note with shock film choices - Video
"American Idol" finally clinches an Emmy
Will stocks sink or swim after jobs data? - Video
Dollar hits 15-year low
Stocks slide after jobs data - Video
Oil up as tight U.S. supply counters economic woes
Countrywide rises after job cut news
Weak jobs report puts Fed's feet to fire
Fed funds trades tip to official rate cut
Jobs fall signals weak retail holiday
Wall Street indexes slide after jobs data
OPEC president says oil supply sufficient
APEC leaders urge speedy Doha trade deal - Video
HSBC urged to make Green non-exec chairman: paper
Countrywide to cut up to 12,000 jobs
Payrolls post first decline in 4 years - Video
Munich Re says no terror cover without state pools
Father: Missing student was in car wreck

AP World News
Tot tumbles from repossessed car
Racy Timberlake 'Box' video wins Emmy
NYC's lessons for New Orleans recovery
Pavarotti receives last standing ovation
Obituaries in the news
Cause of Pa. student's death unknown

CENTCOM: News Releases
IRAQI SPECIAL OPERATIONS FORCES, U.S. SPECIAL FORCES DETAIN 2 AL QAEDA IN IRAQ CELL LEADERS, ONE TERRORIST
THREE TERRORISTS KILLED, 18 SUSPECTS DETAINED IN COALITION RAIDS
IRAQI FORCES, U.S. SPECIAL FORCES DETAIN SIX SHI'A EXTREMISTS IN BAGHDAD

USJFCOM
Bold Quest 07 begins to test Coalition Combat ID - podcast
More about Bold Quest 07
New intelligence capability to aid in battlespace preparation for convoys - podcast
Empire Challenge 07 shows success of intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance integration - podcast

Multi-National Force-Iraq
Letter from Petraeus to troops
‘Denali’ Squadron distributes seed to farmers
Soldier’s son sends school supplies to Iraqi children
Iraqi recruits head to “Boot Camp”
Coalition airpower supports Coalition ground forces in Iraq and Afghanistan
Six terrorists killed during raids in Tarmiyah
Non-combat-related death
Coalition forces kill terrorist responsible for Ninawa bombings
Tip leads to Adhamiyah cache; suspect detained
Soldiers harden Zafaraniyah Market

DefenseLink
TOP NEWS
Thousands Take Part in Freedom Walk
Tourists Visit Crash Site on Eve of Anniversary
Bush Commends Progress in Anbar Province
9/11 Remembrance Special

IRAQ
Coalition, Iraqi Forces Capture Terrorism Suspects
Forces in Ninewah Province Continue Progress

HUMANITARIAN RELIEF
SOUTHCOM Sends Relief Supplies to Nicaragua
Team Arrives in Nicaragua to Assess Damage
USS Wasp Preps for Felix Relief Ops in Nicaragua
Comfort Docs Repair Haitian Patient´s Injured Eye

AFGHANISTAN
Afghan Forces Defeat Taliban in Eight-Hour Battle

MILITARY NEWS
NORTHCOM Hosts Pandemic Flu Conference
Defense Officials to Change Blood-Donation Policy
Hispanic Magazine Honors Latina Troops
Travels with Pace Special
Pace Thanks U.S. Troops - Story

ON THE GROUND IN IRAQ
Recruits Go to Boot Camp
Elementary School Re-opens
Police Lead Marines to Weapons
Iraqis Rebuild Pump Station
Engineers Complete Project
Airmen Deliver MRAPs

INSIDE AFGHANISTAN
Locals Turn in Munitions
Photos: Airmen Detonate Munitions

EMPLOYER SUPPORT AWARDS
Tennessee Receives Honor

WHY WE SERVE
Army NCO Urges Support

FACE OF DEFENSE
Brother, Sister Rebuild Iraq
Soldier Embraces Change
Airmen Earn Purple Hearts
Troop Teaches IED Awareness

AMERICA SUPPORTS YOU
Comedians Visit Sailors
Thousands to Participate in Third National Freedom Walk
Public May Tour Pentagon
NCO Shares His View on Service - Special

DefendAmerica
BLOGGERS' ROUNDTABLE with U.S. Army Col. Michael X. Garrett
Coalition Helps Rebuild Iraq - Story

NEWS UPDATES
Iraqi Forces Continue Progress - Story - Video

ON THE GROUND
Renovated School Features Internet Room - Story
Soldiers Help Iraqis Rebuild Pump Station - Story
Iraqi Police Lead Marines to Weapons Cache - Story
Marines, Iraqis Sweep Area for Insurgents - Story

IN IRAQ
Stinger Battery Returns from Duty in Iraq
Soldiers Train to Save Lives on Battlefield
New Plant Delivers Clean Water to 500,000
U.S. Airmen Deliver MRAPs to Ground Troops
Trust Key as Marines Help Train Iraqi Army

IN AFGHANISTAN
Team Works to Improve Road in Titin Valley
Cadets Intern with Army Corps of Engineers

IN DJIBOUTI
Navy Program Fosters Good Will with Residents

DefendAmerica Week in Review
Monday - Tuesday - Wednesday - Thursday - Friday

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
1513 - The English defeat Scotland's James IV in the Battle of Flodden Fields.
1739 - 25 are killed in a slave revolt in Stono, SC.
1776 - The Continental Congress renames the "United Colonies" - they become the "United States."
1830 - Charles Durant becomes the first U.S. aeronaut, flying a balloon from Castle Garden, NYC to Perth Amboy, NJ.
1839 - John Herschel takes the first glass plate photograph.
1841 - The Great Lakes steamer Erie sinks off Silver Creek NY, killing 300.
1850 - California becomes the 31st state ; the territories of New Mexico and Utah are created.
1892 - Almalthea, the 5th moon of Jupiter, is discovered.
1908 - Orville Wright makes the first 1-hr airplane flight, in Fort Myer, VA.
1912 - J. Verdrines becomes the first to fly over 100 mph (107 mph/172 kph).
1942 - In the first bombing on continental U.S. soil, Chief Flying Officer Nobuo Fujita drops incendiary bombs on Mount Emily, OR.
1943 - Italy surrenders to the Allies.
1944 - Allied forces liberate Luxembourg and Bulgaria.
1945 - Japanese in South Korea, Taiwan, China, and Indochina surrender to Allies.
1948 - The People's Democratic Republic of Korea is proclaimed.
1950 - The "laugh track" is first used on TV.
1956 - Elvis Presley appears on national TV for the first time (Ed Sullivan Show).
1957 - Nashville's new Hattie Cotton Elementary School is dynamited.
1965 - Tibet becomes an autonomous region of China.
1967 - The Saturn V completes its first successful test flight.
1971 - 1,000 convicts seize Attica prison in NY.
1975 - Viking-2 is launched toward Mars.
1977 - The first TRS-80 computer is sold.
1982 - The first private commercial rocket (Conestoga 1) makes a suborbital flight.
1983 - Radio Shack announces their color computer, the Coco2.
1986 - A NYC jury indicts Gennadly Zakharov (Soviet U.N. employee) for spying.
1990 - George H.W. Bush and Mikhail Gorbachev meet in Helsinki, urging Iraq to leave Kuwait.

Birthdays
1754 - William Bligh, nasty ship's captain (H.M.S. Bounty)
1828 - Leo Tolstoy Russia, novelist (War and Peace, Anna Karenina)
1887 - Alfred Landon (KS) presidential candidate (1932, 1936)
1890 - Harland (Colonel) Sanders, Kentucky Fried Chicken founder
1949 - Joe Theismann, NFL QB (Redskins)

Passings
1087 - William I (The Conqueror), King of England, Duke of Normandy
1817 - Paul Cuffe, entrepreneur/ civil rights activist
1976 - Mao Tse-Tung, Chinese communist party chairman (1949-76)
1990 - Samuel K. Doe, Liberian president, killed by rebels

Reported Missing in Action
1965
Stockdale, James B., USN (IL); A4E shot down (pilot), famous for leading Vietnam POW resistance - retired as a Vice Admiral - passed away July 2005.

1966
Blevins, John C., USAF (TX); F105D shot down, released by DRV March, 1973 - retired as a Lt. Colonel - alive and well as of 1998

Fischer, John Richard, USMC (PA); A4E shot down, KIA, body not recovered

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