I'm Back

I took about a month off to be with my wife while she had our third child. Little Michael Joseph was born on August 9th and I have just started to reacclimate myself to all the duties of parenting an infant.

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Iraqis Citizens Begin to Take Defense of Iraq into Their Own Hands.

U.S. Army Pfc. Emmanuel Ramanan, in background, looks on as Cpl. Ganem Najim of the Iraqi army’s 1st Battalion, 1st Brigade, 11th Infantry Division, discusses firing techniques with the first 30 members of Adhamiyah’s Critical Infrastructure Guard Force, in Baghdad. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Michael Pryor

Iraq: Marriages split al Qaeda alliance (Interesting) How life returned to the streets in a showpiece city that drove out al-Qaeda (Must Read) Iraq militants killed by own missile (oopsie!) Iraq says 72 gunmen arrested in Kerbala 237 insurgents killed in Diyala since June 19 Marines kill 12 AQI near Karmah Troops capture 24 suspected insurgents Iraqi Special Operations Forces, Iraqi Security Forces, U.S. Special Forces detain 11 militants 5 terrorists killed, 13 suspects detained in Tigris River Valley Iraqi Special Operations Forces, U.S. Special Forces detain suspected al-Qaeda Emir House found rigged to explode, US Military gear found in terrorist cache Concerned citizen leads Coalition Forces to large cache of nitric acid Iraqi Security Forces, U.S. Special Forces detain 16 al-Qaeda in Iraq terrorists Two terrorists killed, 29 suspects detained; Coalition disrupts al-Qaeda ops

The West: Terror suspect ‘hid’ files on PC Indicted USF Student has Terror Past in Egypt Prosecution Rests in Holy Land Case Members of Chuvash branch of Hizb ut-Tahrir face five years in prison Germany wants to cyber-spy on terror suspects Afghanistan / Pakistan: Nearly two dozen militants said killed in Afghanistan Feared Taliban commander believed killed in U.S. strike Over 100 Taliban killed in Afghan battle Failed Attack Leaves 12 Taliban Dead in Afghanistan Canada says arrested several Afghan bomb makers

Israel / Levant: U.S. Pledges to Support Lebanon Army Lebanese troops close in on militants at camp US delivers 130 armored vehicles to Lebanese Army Ten Fatah people injured in clashes with Hamas (Red on Red) India / Pakistan: Police intensify raids on suspected hideouts of terror groups One terrorist killed, 5 held in Valley (Indian) Army launches major strike operations in Assam Two Hizbul Commanders Among Five Militants Arrested in Kashmir JeM militant killed in encounter Africa: 2 insurgents killed in mine blast (Work Accident) Southeast Asia: (Thailand) Expert warns of terror attacks in major cities Military offensive to continue during Muslim holy month Muslims Battle Buddhists in Thailand's Troubled South

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U.S. Army Sgt. Paul Watson, a native of Manchester, England and a member of the British Army's Royal Guards, pulls rear security on a combined U.S., Iraqi, and British patrol at Patrol Base Lion's Den, Iraq. U.S. Army photo by Spc. Christina Mc Cann

Iraq: Al-Qaeda "Emir of Mosul" Shot, Killed by ISF High Value Individual detained in Al Anbar Province Two Alleged Al-Qaeda "Emirs", 20 Other Suspects Captured; Four Terrorists Killed Coalition Continues to Target al Qaeda Leaders in Iraq MND-B Soldiers Find Large Weapons Cache Near Falahat Tribal Members Assist in Detention of Three al-Qaida Leaders Iraqi Security Forces, U.S. Special Forces Detain Four Rogue JAM Suspects Paratrooper Awarded Silver Star for Actions in Samarra Coalition Forces Reclaim Jamea'a During Operation: Rogue Thunder Troops Capture Three Suspected Insurgents in East Baghdad High-Level al-Qaeda Cell Members Detained Near Taji

The West: Terror Suspect Pleads Guilty to Aiding Terrorists in Ohio Mall Plot Jose Padilla co-Defendant Rests Case in Terror Support Trial Kremlin Intensifies Military Buildup in Caucasus Afghanistan / Pakistan: 1 NATO Soldier, 10 Suspected Taliban Killed in Afghanistan Clashes One Killed in Clash Between Hamas and Islamic Jihad in Gaza 15 Militants Killed in Waziristan Pakistani Forces Rescue 3 Kidnapped Soldiers After Fighting with Militants Pakistani Police Arrest Two Suspected Taliban Militants Taliban No. 2 Behind Abductions Israel / Levant: Lebanese Troops Kill 4 Militants

India / Pakistan: LeT's Five Afghani Terrorists Killed in Encounter Top Hizbul Mujahideen Commander Killed in J&K Lashkar Militant, Accomplice Arrested in Kashmir, by Indian Army Africa: Algiers Attacks Mastermind Killed GSPC Leader in South Algeria Surrenders Southeast Asia: Thai Police Say 5 Suspected Muslim Insurgents Killed in Gunbattle Over 30 Suspected Insurgents Arrested in Thai South Five More Suspected Insurgents Netted in Thailand Manhunt on for Beheading Suspects (Phillipines)

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Norwegian Capt Steine W. Skjaeret, on foot patrol in Kabul, is greeted warmly by Afghan women. Photo by Sgt Andreas Steindl

Iraq: Iraqi security forces & U.S. Advisors Battle Mahdi Army in Karbala Iraqi National Police Rescue Infant from Trash After Terrorists Murder Mother, Uncle U.S., Iraqi Generals Chart Security Progress in Baghdad Iraqi, Coalition Forces Consolidating Anbar Gains Iraq Operations Net Suspected Weapons Smuggler (from Iran) MND-B Attack Aircraft Kills Two Armed Insurgents Iraqi Army, U.S. Special Forces Detain 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 'Holy warrior' Turns Against the Cause

The West: Terrorist Aide Sentenced in New York Court Hearing for London and Glasgow Attacks Suspect Man Gets 10-year Term in 'Virginia Jihad' Case Bosnia: High Representative Demands Expulsion of Islamic Radicals Russian Interior Begins Special Preventive Operation in Ingushetia Sleeper Terrorist Had al-Qaida Links (UK paid him $240K in welfare) Afghanistan / Pakistan: Stepping Up Hunt for Osama Bin Laden, Taliban and Al Qaeda Hideouts (The Reaper) ISAF Kills 160 Taliban Since Sunday Zawahiri ‘Obsessed With Killing Musharraf’ Freed Prisoners Return to Jihad, Says US Military (Duh!)

Israel / Levant: Three Fatah Activists Injured in Hamas Shooting Lebanon: Army Seizes Command Bunker (terrorists hide behind women, children) India / Pakistan: Suspected Lashkar Guerrilla from Kashmir Arrested in Indian Capital Senior Militants Killed in J&K Hizbul IED Expert Arrested Africa: Algerian Military Kills 22 Al-Qaeda Militants Southeast Asia: Philippines: Talks Avert Threat of Guerilla Conflict Indonesian President Says Terrorists Are Losing Their Battle to Spread Hatred

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President George W. Bush runs along the south driveway of the White House with wounded soldiers, Army Sgt. Neil Duncan, left, and Army Specialist Max Ramsey. Defense Department photo by Chris Greenberg

Iraq: US Helicopter Kill 14 Insurgents in Diyala 36 Suspected al-Qaeda Terrorists Detained Iraqi, U.S. Special Operations Forces Detain al-Qaeda Cell Leader Danish Troops Flee in Cowardice From Iraq IED Team Captured Baghdad Revives as Surge, Economic Programs Take Effect UK: Basra 'Will Be Handed Over to Iraqis by End of Year' Shiite Militiamen Killed in Clash With US Military in Iraq Africa: Algerian Army Hindered by Women and Children Among Militants Eritrea Is Arming Islamic Fighters in Somalia

The West: Extremist Students Are Sentenced (UK) Spain Remands One Syrian, Frees Another in Terror Finance Probe Afghanistan / Pakistan / Central Asia: Sixty Taliban Killed in Fierce Afghan Clashes Troops in Afghanistan Thwart Ambushes, Kill Scores of Enemy Fighters Tajikistan Detains Seven IMU Suspects Insurgents Suffer Heavy Losses in Helmand Province India & South Asia: Two Insurgents Shot Dead in Kashmir Attack

Israel / Levant: Israeli Air Raid Kills Hamas Terrorist in Khan Younis 'US wants Israeli-Palestinian deal within year' (Legacy time) Israeli Air Strike Kills 3 Gaza Militants Lebanese Army Fights Militants in Streets of Camp PA Shares Info to Help Israel Quash Terror in West Bank Saudi Peninsula U.S. Tracks Saudi Bank Favored by Extremists Southeast Asia: Japan, Canada Oppose anti-Terror Fight in Philippines 3 ex-Cabinet Member Jailed for Terror Links in Bangladesh

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Iraq: Antiterrorism Successes Continue in Iraq Despite Foreign-Born Resistance Troops Detain 19 Suspects, Seize Weapons in Iraq US Forces Kill Militants in Sadr City Suspected Secret Cell Terrorist Detained by Coalition Forces Operation Sets up Combat Outpost (on Iranian Border) US Military Says Nearly 30 Militants Killed in Iraq US Slams Iran Complicity in Killing Soldiers Paratroopers Capture Cell Leader Iraqi Police Seize 200 Bomb Belts in Truck from Syria US Forces Capture South Baghdad's Most Wanted Terrorist (Kidnapped our soldiers)

Europe: French Court Convicts 8 for Suicide Bomb Plot Four Found Guilty of 2005 London Bomb Plot Police Seize 2 Caches in Chechnya, Detain 3 Suspect Militants EU Builds Air Passenger Database Afghanistan / Pakistan: Afghan President Criticizes Militants for Killing Children & Hiding Under Burqas Pakistanis Clear Mosque of Militants US Gets Short-Changed by Pakistan in Anti-Terror Fight: Intel Chiefs Osama's Army of Doctors, Engineers ANP Kills Taliban District Commander

Israel / Levant: Lebanese Army Bombs Militant Strongholds in Nahr El-Bared India / Pakistan: Pak Police Detain Militant Wanted by India 2 Hizb Militants Killed in Gunbattle Saudi Peninsula Yemeni President Blasts at al-Qaeda Leaders (Calls Them Zionist Recruits) Southeast Asia: Bangladesh Nabs Fugitive Militant After Gunfight

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Canadian troops from the NATO-led coalition rest atop a mountain above the forward operating base of Ma'sum Ghar, Afghanistan. REUTERS/ Finbarr O'Reilly (AFGHANISTAN)

Iraq: Civilian Deaths/Iraqi Security Forces Deaths Drop Dramatically In Baghdad MND-B Aircrews Engage Insurgents in Southern Baghdad Iraq Security Crackdowns Shutdown Insurgents Iraq Militias Turning Against al Qaeda Iraqi Army Detains Five Al-Qaeda in Iraq Members in Al Doura Captured Hezbollah Agent Helped Plan Deadly Karbala Raid Kurd Rebels said Quitting Iraq Camps Due to Turk Threat

Europe: U.K. Probe Nets Iraqi, Jordanian Doctors British Police Arrest 5th Terror Suspect Terrorism Threat Remains 'Very High' in Europe' AQ Linked to London Bombs Counter-Terror Intelligence: Citizens Doing The Job Government Won't Do Russian Freed From Guantánamo Is Killed by Police Near Chechnya The Spiritual Leader of Yarmuk Jamaat Killed in North Caucasus Germany Expects Attacks Like Britain's Afghanistan / Pakistan: Afghans: 62 Taliban, 45 "Civilians" Dead Eight Arrested in Pakistan for Ten Christians Murdered Musharraf Dithers on Action Against Militant Clerics Afghanistan Arrests Seven IMU Suspects US Senators Press NATO on Afghanistan

Israel / Levant: Israeli PM Vows Crackdown on Palestinian Militants Will Continue Israeli Air Strike Kills 7 Militants Africa: FBI Head Visits Morocco for Terrorism Talks Algerian Security Forces Reportedly Kill A Top Islamic Insurgent Somalia: Police Arrest 30 Civilians for Sunday's Roadside Bomb Blast Southeast Asia: Philippine Military Launches New Offensive 50 Suspected Insurgents Arrested (Thailand) India / Pakistan: 3 Terrorist Dean in 26 Hr Engagement in Jammu - Kashmir Bangladeshis Arrested for Terror Links