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"Down these mean streets a man must go who is not himself mean, who is neither tarnished nor afraid... He is the hero, he is everything. He must be a complete man and a common man and yet an unusual man. He must be, to use a rather weathered phrase, a man of honor, by instinct, by inevitability, without thought of it, and certainly without saying it. He must be the best man in his world and a good enough man for any world."
-- Raymond Chandler
News of NoteOperation Iraqi FreedomWar Over Walls -
Iraqi parliament, officials at odds on Baghdad planForces Hunt for 3 Missing GIs; Attack Leaves 5 Others DeadIraqi Leaders: U.S. Pullout Would Be DisastrousOperation Enduring Freedom
Dozens of Taliban killed in Afghan south: officialTaliban's Dadullah said killed in Afghan clashHomeland Security / War on Terror / Hamas-Hezbollah HappeningsTerror-Teaching Mouse Returns (What's next? Minnie in a burkha?)Troops on Trial
U.S. officers rejected Haditha probe request: MarineOther Military NewsBlue Angels stage 1st show since crashHomegrown MoonbatsGeldof criticizes Gore's Live EarthPolitics / GovernmentBrownback Booed in Wisconsin After Football RemarkCheney meets Saudi king, Iraq and Iran on agendaEdwards offers students anti-war advice (Lovely.)3,000 gather for Obama rally in Missouri (Another anti-war love-in)Clinton says Bush governs 'for the few' (As opposed to her, where it'd be government of the Clintons, by the Clintons, and for the Clintons)Illegal Immigration / Border ControlBush pushes bipartisan immigration talksAnti-illegal-immigrant law OK'd in TexasIn the Courts / Crime and Punishment / Law and OrderBreak in Natalee Holloway Case?House of 2 Former Suspects Searched in Natalee Holloway DisappearanceCousin of Ski Champion Bode Miller Killed After Shooting CopCritics bash 'warrior culture' of LAPDU.N. NewsRussia may veto U.N. Kosovo resolution: ChurkinMedia in the Media / Bloggers in the News / Watching the WebCBS Cans Shock Jocks Over Asian SlursMother NatureSearchers Head to Mount Hood After 5 Climbers Reported MissingFlorida Citizens May Be Allowed to Kill GatorsFire Burns 300 Square Miles in SoutheastCrews battling California island blazeOdditiesCat Survives Trip From China to North Carolina in Cargo CrateMen's Shop in London Unknowingly Sold T-Shirts Calling for Ethnic Cleansing in Russia (DOH!)
Other News of Note27 Killed in Pakistan Political ViolencePesticides next frontier in China food safetyFox NewsSon's Bittersweet End to Search for MotherEmotional Graduation at Virginia Tech -
PICSPope: God Will Punish Drug DealersNazi Archives Help Find Long-Lost Mother, But She Won't Meet SonDon Ho's Daughter Found Dead Less Than a Week After His FuneralMontana Skydive Plane Crashes, Killing 5Red-Eyed Whitney Houston Celebrates Stevie Wonder's BirthdayReuters: Top NewsTop China negotiator to become new Taiwan premier: sourceThousands rally in Rome against unmarried couples lawS.Korea says ship sinks with 16 missingSevered head greets new troops in Mexico drug warBulgarians pray for condemned HIV nursesSerbia's "Prayer" wins Eurovision Song ContestShift may change shape of oil marketMicrosoft eyes huge launch sales of "Halo 3"Cerberus in detailed talks for Chrysler: reportBoA rules out higher LaSalle bid: mediaSaudi, Dow sign deal to build giant petchem plantUBS holds 5.3 pct of voting rights in ABN: filingTrial set for Google ad trademark caseAP World NewsAttorney: O.J. won't sue Kentucky eateryDouble-OT win sends Senators home up 2-0Spurs hold off Suns for 2-1 series leadNets top Cavs on Kidd's triple-doubleBoat to retrace voyage from JamestownO'Hair leads at Players ChampionshipHardy's slam leads Brewers past MetsOprah urges Howard grads to serve othersStudios prepare for possible strikesNadal snaps McEnroe streak at Rome eventMilitary.com"Thank a Military Spouse" ContestAdvisors:
Hey, You . . . Smile!New Must-Have Benefits GuideWhat To Do This Weekend?Podcast:
An Immigrant's "Act of Honor"Def Tech:
The Aging C-130Military.com Career Fair Coming to Jacksonville on May 16thCENTCOM: News ReleasesAIRPOWER SUMMARY FOR MAY 9USJFCOMUSJFCOM and Microsoft announce cooperative research and development agreement -
podcastMore about CRADASU.S. Joint Forces Command modeling and simulation division wins award -
podcastLiveblogging: Department of Defense Modeling and Simulation Conference 2007DefenseLinkBush Honors Military Spouses at White House -
StoryBush Proclaims May 11 Military Spouse DayTranscript: Bush Commemorates Military Spouse DayChairman Recognizes Military SpousesMarine Wife, Officials Reflect on Military Spouse DayCheney to Sailors: U.S. Committed to Middle East -
StoryTranscript of Cheney's CommentsVideo: Cheney aboard the aircraft carrier USS StennisPetraeus Urges Troops to Use Ethical Standards -
StoryPetraeus Letter to the Troops (pdf)Army Must Be Prepared for ‘Persistent Conflict’ -
StoryIraqi Lawmakers Must Make Political Decisions -
StoryBlocking Flow of ‘Accelerants’ Critical in Iraq -
StoryOfficial: Progress Slow but Vital to Iraq Stability -
StoryCasey Addresses Bonuses, Stability Operations -
StoryMore Headline NewsBush Asks for Time, Resources for Iraq PlanAmerica Will Stay on Offensive Against TerrorChairman Honors Service Members and SpousesMilitary NewsMilitary Displays Equipment, Technology to PublicDeployed F-22s Leave Pacific, Return to LangleyCenter Helps Find Sailor's Family After TornadoWar on TerrorFive Soldiers Killed in Iraq -
StoryBomb-Builders Killed in RaidAir Strike Kills TerroristsThree Servicemembers KilledAmerica Supports YouGala Raises Funds for Troops -
StoryKids Salute the TroopsMother Pours Out SupportAuto Group Supports TroopsTransformationPentagon Channel Documentary Focuses on Military Technology -
StoryUnmanned Aircraft Wing DebutsNew Concept Ensures Latest Technologies Reach WarfightersTechnology Leaves No Place to Hide Face of DefenseSons Follow Mother’s Footsteps -
StorySoftball Champ Fixes Aircraft Deployed Soldier Will Rely on ‘Ohana’Specialist Sews for OthersAirman Dedicates Work to FallenDefendAmericaON THE GROUNDDevil Dogs Take a Bite Out of Anbar Insurgency -
StoryTransportation Mechanics Keep Group Rolling -
StoryDeployed Moms Stay in Touch with Families -
StoryLiaison Officer Builds Cohesive Relationship -
StoryIraqi, Coalition Forces Focus on Rashid District -
Story‘Fire Base Delta’ is Home Sweet Home for Troops -
StoryIN IRAQTeamwork Pays Off for Iraqi Farmers, ResidentsIraqi Special Ops Forces Show off CapabilitiesSoldiers Continue To Build Schools Amid AttacksIraqi Soldiers Say They Serve for Country, FamilyWolfhounds Secure Economic Success in IraqBombed-out Baghdad Building Has New MissionIN DJIBOUTI Djiboutian Institute of Arts Embraces AmericansArmy Reserve Chief Visits Troops in AfricaMarines Donate Fitness Equipment to VillagersIN AFGHANISTAN Former Infantryman Finds Calling in Civil AffairsBase Dedicated to Fallen ‘Spartan’ LeaderVanguard Engineers Pave Way for VictoryMental Health Care Moves to Military Front LinesDefendAmerica Week in ReviewSunday -
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SaturdayBACKGROUNDIRAQ
Renewal In IraqIraq: Security, StabilityFact Sheet: Progress and Work AheadReport: Strategy for Victory in Iraq Iraq Daily UpdateThis Week in Iraq Multinational Force IraqState Dept. Weekly Iraq Report 'Boots on the Ground' Audio ArchiveWeekly Reconstruction Report (PDF) Iraq ReconstructionMapsAFGHANISTAN
Afghanistan UpdateMapsWAR ON TERRORISMFact Sheet: Budget RequestFact Sheet: Terror Plots DisruptedWaging and Winning the War on TerrorTerrorism TimelineTerrorism Knowledge BaseWeatherAfghanistanBost/Laskar Ghurian Herat Kabul QandaharGermanyAnsbach Aschaffenburg Berlin Berlin-Tempelhof Berlin/Schonefeld BremerhavenDarmstadt Frankfurt Frankfurt/Main Freiburg/Breisgau GarmischGarmisch-Partenkirchen Geilenkirchen Gelnhausen Giessen KitzingenHanau Am Main Heidelberg Mainz Mannheim Nurnberg Stuttgart TrierWiesbaden WurzburgGitmoGuamAgana Agana Heights Agat Andersen AFB Asan BarrigadaIraqAl Azamiyah Al Basrah Al Hillah Al Karkh Al Kazimiyah Al KutAn Nasiriyah Baghdad Baqubah Mosul Najaf Nineveh Tall KayfJapanKadena Air Base Okinawa Tokyo YokohamaToday in History1110 - Crusaders march into Beirut, causing a bloodbath.
1568 - At the Battle of Langside, the English defeat Mary Queen of Scots.
1607 - English colonists land near James River in Virginia.
1643 - English parliamentary armies beat Royalists at the Battle of Grantham.
1787 - Arthur Phillip and 11 ships of criminals set sail for Botany Bay.
1828 - The U.S. the Tariff of Abominations.
1830 - The Republic of Ecuador is founded.
1846 - After 2 months of fighting, the U.S. finally declares war on Mexico.
1861 - Queen Victoria announces England's neutrality.
1864 - Battle of Resaca, GA.
1865 - In the final Civil War engagement, at South Brownsville, TX (Palmito Ranch), PVT John J. Williams, 34th Indiana, is the last man to be killed.
1888 - Brazil abolishes slavery
1913 - The first four-engine aircraft makes its first flight.
1918 - The first U.S. airmail stamps are issued; they cost 24 cents.
1926 - The German Government of Luther falls.
1927 - "Black Friday" on the Berlin Stock Exchange.
1930 - Hail kills a farmer in Lubbock, TX; the only known hail fatality.
1939 - The SS St Louis leaves Hamburg with 937 fleeing Jews.
1940 - The British bomb a factory at Breda; Winston Churchill says, "I have nothing to offer but blood, toil, tears and sweat."; Queen Wilhelmina of Holland flees to England; Germans break through at Grebbelinie
1941 - Resistance fighter comte d'Estienne d'Orves' trial begins.
1942 - A helicopter makes its first cross-country flight.
1943 - In Africa, German and Italian forces surrender.
1945 - U.S. troops conquer Dakeshi, Okinawa.
1946 - The U.S. sentences 58 Mauthausen camp guards to death.
1949 - The first British-produced jet bomber has its first test flight.
1958 - In Algeria, French settlers riot against the French army; Jordan and Iraq form the Arab Federation; In Venezuela, Vice President Nixon is attacked by rioters.
1965 - A number of Arab nations break ties with West Germany after it established diplomatic relations with Israel.
1966 - Federal funding is denied to 12 southern school districts due to violations of the 1964 Civil Rights Act; The Rolling Stones release "Paint it Black."
1968 - 1,000,000 French demonstrate against De Gaulle and Pompidou.
1979 - In Teheran, Iran, the Shah and his family are sentenced to death.
1981 - In St. Peter's Square, Pope John Paul II is shot and wounded.
1982 - The Soyuz T-5 is launched
1985 - Philadelphia police bomb a house held by the group "Move", killing 11 people.
1989 - Approximately 2,000 Chinese students begin a hunger strike in Tiananmen Square.
1991 - South African activist Winnie Mandela is convicted of abducting four blacks.
1992 - For the last time, three astronauts simultaneous walk in space
1996 - O.J. Simpson appears on British TV to discuss his "not guilty" verdict.
Birthdays1769 - Joâo VI, King of Portugal
1795 - Joshua Ratoon Sands, Union Navy Commander
1830 - Confederate Governor Zebulon Baird Vance
1857 - Sir Ronald Ross, English pathologist, Nobel Prize winner
1913 - William R. Tolbert, President of Liberia
1930 - Mike Gravel (Senator-AK)
1931 - Jim Jones, reverend, orchestrated Jonestown Massacre in Guyana
1933 - Sid Morrison (Representative-WA)
1939 - William W. Cobey, Jr. (Representative-NC)
1942 - Vladimir A. Dzhanibekov, cosmonaut (Soyuz 27, 39, T-6, T-12, T-13)
1952 - John R. Kasich (Representative-OH)
1957 - Claudie André-Deshays, cosmonaut (Soyuz TM-24)
Passings1390 - Robert II, the Steward King of Scotland (1371-90)
1864 - Junius Daniel, Confederate Brigadier-General, dies at 35
Reported Missing in Action1968Smith, Donald G.,
US Army (PA); Released in January, 1969
1969Aiken, Larry,
US Army (NY); Recovered from VC Hospital in July, 1969 - deceased
Bessor, Bruce C.,
US Army (VA); O1G shot down (w/Scott)
Brooks, John H.,
US Army (ME); UH1H shot down
Masuda, Robert S.,
US Army (CA); Possibly thrown into well (w/Munoz)
Munoz, David L.,
US Army (CA); Possibly thrown into well (w/Masuda)
Scott, Mike J.,
US Army (NJ); O1G shot down (w/Bessor)
1970 Huberth, Eric J.,
USAF (CA); F4D shot down (w/Trent), presumed KIA
Trent, Alan R.,
USAF (OH); F4D shot down (w/Huberth), presumed KIA
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Family, friends and media wait for 44 Airmen to disembark a KC-135 Stratotanker April 30, 2007, at Fairchild Air Force Base, Wash. The Airmen returned after their deployment to support Operation Enduring Freedom at Manas Air Base, Kyrgyzstan. U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Jocelyn Ford 
Capt. Brendan Voitik embraces his wife, Amy, after disembarking a KC-135 Stratotanker April 30, 2007, at Fairchild Air Force Base, Wash. Captain Voitik returned with 44 other Airmen after their deployment to support Operation Enduring Freedom at Manas Air Base, Kyrgyzstan. U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Jocelyn Ford
Jasmine Hernandez receives a big hug from her father, Tech. Sgt. Juan Hernandez, just minutes after his return April 30, 2007, to Fairchild Air Force Base, Wash. Sergeant Hernandez returned with 44 other Airmen from Manas Air Base, Kyrgyzstan. U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Jocelyn Ford
Kole and Kade Turner stick close to their dad, Tech. Sgt. Kevin Turner, after going months without seeing him April 30, 2007, at Fairchild Air Force Base, Wash. Sergeant Turner returned with 44 other Airmen after their deployment to support Operation Enduring Freedom at Manas Air Base, Kyrgyzstan. U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Jocelyn Ford
Staff Sgt. Michael Overman tickles his 2-year-old daughter, Miquela, after disembarking a KC-135 Stratotanker April 30, 2007, at Fairchild Air Force Base, Wash. Sergeant Overman returned with 44 other Airmen after their deployment to support Operation Enduring Freedom at Manas Air Base, Kyrgyzstan.U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Jocelyn Ford
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