News of Note
Operation Iraqi Freedom
Ex- General: Iraq a 'Nightmare' for U.S.

Other Military News
Kuwait plans Patriot missiles deal with U.S.: agency

Worldwide Wackos
Khamenei Calls for Muslim Boycott of U.S. Conference
Iran's top leader labels effort 'deception'
Venezuela Blocks Performance of Anti-Chavez Singer

Politics / Government
Lawmakers Trade Barbs Over NASCAR Vaccinations
Rice pledges support to Russian rights activists
U.S. officials head to Turkey over genocide dispute
Chinese watch political jockeying from sidelines
U.S. officials head to Turkey over genocide dispute

In the Courts / Crime and Punishment / Law and Order
Mexico Busts 25 Federal Cops in Corruption Sweep
Missing Indiana Student's Car Found in River
Texas Triple Murderer Plunges to Death After Standoff
Ex-Lacrosse Coach Sues Duke
O.J. Robbery Suspect to Plead

Adventures in Political Correctness / Intolerance on Parade
Bathed in Green for Eid-al-Fitr - PHOTOS (The Empire State Building lit up for Ramadan...does this make anyone else nauseous?)

U.N. News
Junta Mocks World in Staged Rally

Media in the Media / Bloggers in the News / Watching the Web
Spammers Get Five Years for Pornographic E-mails

News from My Neck of the Woods
Violent Burglar Proves an Earful

Fox News
Red Sox Dominate Indians, 10-3, in ALCS Opener
Rockies Nudge Diamondbacks, 3-2, for 2-0 NLCS Lead
School Bus Crash Kills Two in Wisconsin

Reuters: Top News
Bali bombers will not appeal for clemency: report
Accord on Ukraine government put off
Sri Lanka rejects U.N. rights monitoring mission
Thailand says will not take action against Myanmar
Four die and 50 hurt in Bangladesh train crash
The pill doesn't boost breast cancer death risk
Overweight kids at risk for asthma hospitalization
Hollywood honors Julia Roberts
Stocks face earnings and "Black Monday"
Oil hits record $84 on supply concerns
Biogen puts itself up for sale
GM shares surge on savings view
Tech deal news and retail spending lift stocks - Video
"Mezz" debt a hot item
GE CFO not losing sleep over slowdown
BEA rejects $6.7 billion Oracle offer
Kohn says Fed policy must be "nimble"
Solid sales ease recession jitters
Wellink says ABN break-up should not be delayed: report
Business Books Author plots cure to America's oil addiction
CEO option grants seen harmful

AP World News
Bush-Democrats budget fight up next
Lawsuits possible from Va. Tech shooting
Iraqi Shiite leader seeks US-Iran talks
Tense moments after boot camp acquittal
Rockies edge D'backs 3-2; lead NLCS 2-0
Big Two help Red Sox down Indians 10-3
Raids begin in Anna Nicole Smith probe
US-Russia missile defense talks fail
Ex-Idol contestant Clark pleads guilty
Mom charged with buying Pa. teen weapons
Thompson backs one-time rival Giuliani
Loss of leg doesn't stop hunting dog
Mitchell may name names in steroids case
5 trucks on fire on I-5 in Calif.
Iranian-American back from Tehran prison
Mistrial for former TSU president
Defense builds in pregnant woman's death
Guests for the Sunday TV news shows
2 dead, 9 injured in Wis. bus accident
Mychal Bell of the `Jena 6' back in jail

CENTCOM: News Releases
UPDATE: KILLED TERRORISTS RESPONSIBLE FOR IMAM’S ASSASSINATION ARE POSITIVELY IDENTIFIED
VIDEO AVAILABLE: OPERATION NETS 10, DESTROYS TWO BOOBY-TRAPPED HOUSES
COALITION FORCES TARGET AL-QAEDA IN IRAQ SENIOR LEADERS

USJFCOM
Joint Knowledge Online now available to wider audience - podcast
More about Joint Knowledge Online
Unified Endeavor 08-1 prepares soldiers for Afghanistan deployment
Senate confirms next commander
Nominee to be the next USJFCOM commander testifies before Senate Armed Services Committee
President nominates Marine general as new commander

Multi-National Force-Iraq
Stryker Cavalry ridding Baghdad of bombs, ‘bad guys’
Coalition general notes progress in building Iraqi Air Force
Airmen ensure safety for troops, citizens
Reconciliation begins in Muqdadiya
Scouts assist in propane distribution (Arab Jabour)
Trial date set for officer charged with aiding enemy
Coalition forces disrupt terrorist operations; one killed, 17 detained
Iraqi boy’s road to recovery ends with successful surgery (Hollendia)
15th Sustainment Brigade Soldiers attacked (Baghdad)

DefenseLink
TOP NEWS
Leaders Agree to Meet Again - Photos
Missile Defense Tops Agenda - Photos
Gates Arrives in Moscow
Photos: Gates Visits London
U.K. Talks Cover Iraq, Afghanistan
Resolution May Impact U.S., Turkey
Gates Travels to London

IRAQ
Forces Work to Halt Cycle of Violence
Local Citizens Vastly Improve Security
Air Strike Claims Terrorists, Civilians
General Notes Progress in Iraqi Air Force

AFGHANISTAN
Reservist Receives Silver Star for Valor
Troops Seize Weapons, Thwart Insurgents

ON THE GROUND IN IRAQ
Soldiers Learn Basic Humvee Maintenance
New Iraqi Air Force Continues to Grow
Stryker Cavalry Sweeps Baghdad for Bombs
U.S. Airmen Help Secure Baghdad Streets
Welders Develop Up-Armored Truck for Iraqis

INSIDE AFGHANISTAN
Reaper Aids Commanders on Battlefield - Video

MILITARY NEWS
Guard Works to Bring Back Soldiers
Crash Victims Buried Together in Arlington
Roughead Becomes Chief of Naval Ops
Plan to Help Balance Active Army, Guard

WHY WE SERVE
Medic Saves Lives

FACE OF DEFENSE
Officer Makes Big Splash - Story

AMERICA SUPPORTS YOU
Troops to Get Thank Yous
Group to Send Goodies
'Neighbors' Affect Troops

DefendAmerica
BLOGGERS' ROUNDTABLE with U.S. Army Col. John RisCassi
Soldiers Sweep Baghdad for Bombs - Story

NEWS UPDATES
Missile Defense Tops Agenda - Story

ON THE GROUND
More Than 70 Graduate From Air Force School - Story
Iraqi Soldiers Learn Basic Humvee Maintenance - Story
Reapers Aid Commanders in Afghanistan - Story
Welders Develop Up-Armored Iraqi Police Truck - Story

IN IRAQ
Airmen Help Secure Law and Order in Baghdad
Soldiers Continue Fight Against Insurgents
Cluster Pump Stations to Boost Oil Production
Marines, Iraqis Work to Disrupt Enemy Activity
Program Molds Elite Iraqi Warfighters
Hospital Renovation Nears Completion

IN AFGHANISTAN
Mentor Team Helps Train Afghan Police Officers
RED HORSE Team Beats Construction Odds

IN SOUTHWEST ASIA
Maintenance Workers Keep Aircraft Flying

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

National Hurricane Center

Today in History
1775 - The Continental Congress orders construction of a naval fleet.
1792 - Washington lays the cornerstone of the Executive Mansion (White House).
1812 - The Battle of Queenston Heights.
1843 - B'nai B'rith is founded in NY.
1845 - Texas ratifies a state constitution.
1860 - 1st aerial photo taken in US (from a balloon), Boston
1943 - Italy declares war on Germany, its former ally.
1944 - The U.S. 1st Army begins the Battle of Aachen.
1947 - "Kukla, Fran & Ollie" premieres.
1953 - The burglar alarm is patented.
1957 - The German Democratic Republic recalls the East Mark and issues new currency.
1964 - The Voskhod-1 crew returns.
1969 - Soyuz-8 is launched
1972 - An Aeroflot jet crashes in a large pond outside Moscow, killing 176; a plane carrying a team of Uruguayan rugby players crashes on its way from Uruguay to Chile; the survivors are rescued on 12/23.
1978 - Tiros-N, the U.S.'s first third-generation weather satellite, is launched.
1981 - Vice President Hosni Mubarak is elected president of Egypt.
1982 - The IOC restores two gold medals from the 1912 Olympics to Jim Thorpe.
1984 - The STS 41-G mission lands at the Kennedy Space Center.
1987 - In the Persian Gulf, the U.S. Navy makes the first military use of trained dolphins.
1991 - Blue Jay Cito Gaston becomes the first manager ejected in a playoff game.

Birthdays
1769 - Horace H. Hayden, co-founder of the first dental college
1909 - Herblock (Herbert L. Block), political cartoonist
1920 - Nipsey Russell, comedian (Car 54, Barefoot in the Park)
1925 - Margaret Thatcher, British PM (1979-90)
1961 - Jerry Rice, NFL receiver (San Francisco 49ers, Oakland Raiders)

Passings
0054 - Claudius Roman Emperor
1795 - William Prescott, American Revolutionary soldier
1974 - Ed Sullivan, TV host (Ed Sullivan Show)
1979 - Clarence Muse, actor (Sam-Casablanca)
1988 - Mike Venezia, jockey, dies in a 5th-race fall at the Belmont Race Track in NY
1989 - Jay Ward, animator (Rocky & His Friends)

Reported Missing in Action
1966
Borden, Murray L., USAF (NC); F4C shot down (w/Meadows)

Meadows, Eugene T., USAF (NC); F4C shot down (w/Borden) remains returned November, 1994

1967
Miller, Edison Wainright, USMC (IA); F4B shot down (pilot, w/Warner), released by DRV February, 1973 (injured); later accused of collaboration, sued fellow POW's who spoke against him when he was running for office (associated w/ Jane Fonda, Tom Hayden); he lost the suit

Warner, James H., USMC (MI); F4B shot down (Backseater, w/Miller), released by DRV March, 1973

1968
Hunt, James D., USN (MT); A6A shot down (bombardier/navigator, w/Orell)

Masterson, Michael J., USAF (WA); bailed out of A1G after mechanical problems

Orell, Quinlen R., USN (OH); A6A shot down (pilot, w/Hunt)

1969
Getchell, Paul E., USAF (ME); B57 shot down (co-pilot)

1970
Chestnut, Joseph L., USAF (TN); T28 disappeared while on mission, remains returned / ID'd July, 1995

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