Al-Qaeda
US forces begin a new offensive, targeting al-Qaeda in Mesopotamia in areas around Baghdad, where car bombings and other insurgent attacks have intensified
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June
Chemical Ali
Three Iraqi army officials, including Ali Hassan al-Majid, a cousin of Saddam Hussein who was known as "Chemical Ali, are convicted and sentenced to death for carrying out the murder of about 50,000 Kurds in 1988-what was called the Anfal campaign
Kurds
Three Iraqi army officials, including Ali Hassan al-Majid, a cousin of Saddam Hussein who was known as "Chemical Ali, are convicted and sentenced to death for carrying out the murder of about 50,000 Kurds in 1988-what was called the Anfal campaign
Siege of Baghdad
US forces begin a new offensive, targeting al-Qaeda in Mesopotamia in areas around Baghdad, where car bombings and other insurgent attacks have intensified
Trial
Three Iraqi army officials, including Ali Hassan al-Majid, a cousin of Saddam Hussein who was known as "Chemical Ali, are convicted and sentenced to death for carrying out the murder of about 50,000 Kurds in 1988-what was called the Anfal campaign
New Horizons
New Horizons enters its first long hibernation period during the cruise from Jupiter toward Pluto.
August
Credit Crunch
The Federal Reserve cuts its discount rate by half a percentage point to improve access to emergency central-bank funding as credit markets tighten.
Discount Rate Cut During Credit Stress
The Federal Reserve cuts the primary credit rate by one-half percentage point and lengthens borrowing terms as strains in money and credit markets threaten to impair the orderly functioning of financial markets.
Invasion of Iraq
A review of progress in Iraq, called the National Intelligence Estimate, says the Iraqi Government has failed to end sectarian violence even with the surge of American troops
National Intelligence Estimate
A review of progress in Iraq, called the National Intelligence Estimate, says the Iraqi Government has failed to end sectarian violence even with the surge of American troops
Voyager 2 Termination Shock
Voyager 2 crosses the termination shock at a different distance from Voyager 1.
Voyager 2 Termination Shock Crossing
Oversees analysis as Voyager 2 crosses the termination shock and returns the first direct plasma measurements obtained during passage through this solar-wind boundary.
September
Invasion of Iraq
Petraeus tells the House Foreign Affairs and Armed Services committees that the US military needs more time to meet its goals in Iraq, he says troops in Iraq may be reduced from 20 brigades to 15, or from troops to 130,000, beginning in July 2008
Invasion of Iraq
Senator Carl Levin, Democrat from Michigan, says, "Year after year, the president and the administration have touted progress in Iraq and called for patience. It has been a litany of delusion"
Invasion of Iraq
Petraeus and Ryan Crocker face more intense and critical questioning from members of the Senate Foreign Relations and Armed Services committees, they failed to answer definitely repeated questions about how long US troops would be in Iraq
Senate Foreign Relations and Armed Services Committee
Petraeus and Ryan Crocker face more intense and critical questioning from members of the Senate Foreign Relations and Armed Services committees, they failed to answer definitely repeated questions about how long US troops would be in Iraq
Blackwater
17 Iraqi civilians, including a couple and their infant, are killed when employees of private security company Blackwater USA reportedly fire on a car that fails to stop, Nuri al-Maliki threatens to evict Blackwater employees from Iraq
Invasion of Iraq
n a nationally televised address, President Bush outlines a plan for withdrawing troops from Iraq, he says by July 2008 troop levels would drop from the current high of 169,000 to 130,000
Credit Crunch
The Federal Reserve lowers the federal funds target by half a percentage point as housing losses and financial-market strains threaten economic growth.
Federal Funds Rate Cut as Crisis Deepens
The Federal Open Market Committee lowers the federal funds target by one-half percentage point to 4.75 percent, responding to tighter credit conditions and the risk that financial disruption could weaken economic growth.
Magic
Releases Magic with the E Street Band, combining bright rock arrangements with darker political themes.
Legislation
Obama and Senator Feingold introduce a corporate jet provision to the Honest Leadership and Open Government Act, which is signed into law
Open Government Act
Obama and Senator Feingold introduce a corporate jet provision to the Honest Leadership and Open Government Act, which is signed into law
October
Invasion of Iraq
Lt. Gen. Ricardo Sanchez, the former Commander of US forces in Iraq, criticizes the Bush administration for its "catastrophically flawed, unrealistically optimistic war plan"
Invasion of USA
Ricardo Sanchez, the former commander of US forces in Iraq, criticizes the Bush administration for its "catastrophically flawed, unrealistically optimistic war plan"
Invasion of Iraq
Turkeys Parliament votes, 507 to 19, to allow the deployment of troops into northern Iraq to deal with attacks on Turkey by Kurdish rebels in Iraq
Death of Everette Howard Hunt
Death of Everette Howard Hunt
Credit Crunch
Merrill Lynchs Stan ONeal is ousted after the bank reveals an $8.4 billion quarterly loss
Long Road Out of Eden
Releases Long Road Out of Eden with Eagles, the band's first full studio album since 1979.
Merrill Lynch
Merrill Lynchs Stan ONeal is ousted after the bank reveals an $8.4 billion quarterly loss
November
Comet Holmes Outburst
Hubble resolves fine structures in Comet 17P/Holmes after the comet suddenly brightens by nearly a millionfold.
Invasion of Iraq
Six American soldiers are killed in Iraq, bringing the total deaths in 2007 to 852, the highest annual total since the war began in 2003
Death of Norman Kingsley Mailer
Death of Norman Kingsley Mailer
Credit Crunch
Freddie Mac announces largest quarterly loss to date as it unveils $4.8 billion bad debts and writedowns
Freddie Mac
Freddie Mac announces largest quarterly loss to date as it unveils $4.8 billion bad debts and writedowns
Invasion of Iraq
A brigade of 5,000 U.S. troops starts to leave Diyala Province, the first significant pullback of troops. Once the withdrawal is complete, there will be 157,000 soldiers in Iraq, from a high of 162,000
December
Credit Crunch
The Federal Reserve announces the Term Auction Facility to provide banks with secured term funding and reduce persistent pressures in money markets.
Term Auction Facility Established
The Federal Reserve establishes the Term Auction Facility and coordinates foreign-exchange swap arrangements with other central banks to improve the distribution of term funding during severe money-market pressures.
Bombing of Dohuk Province
With the help of the US military, Turkish fighter jets bomb areas in Dohuk Province in northern Iraq, targeting the Kurdish militant group, the Kurdistan Workers Party
Invasion of Iraq
With the help of the US military, Turkish fighter jets bomb areas in Dohuk Province in northern Iraq, targeting the Kurdish militant group, the Kurdistan Workers Party
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