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19 Killed in Failed French Raid to Free Somalia Hostage
Today's Headlines

Headline	Comments [Views]
Page 1: WoT Operations
Blast in Afghanistan kills seven civilians	2 22:17 Thing From Snowy Mountain [11125]
Pakistan roadside bomb 'kills 14 soldiers'	4 17:13 Pappy [11126]
Britain assists operations in Mali	1 23:44 JosephMendiola [11127]
Morsi opponents attacked at presidential palace in Cairo	1 10:13 lord garth [11124]
Good morning	9 19:05 gorb [11127]
Syrian Intelligence Official 'Says He Has Defected'	1 08:08 Glenmore [11131]
Bahrain Shiites Protest at Jail for 13 Activists	0 [11124]
New Clashes Erupt in Tunisia Town near Libya	0 [11124]
Italian Consul in Libya Escapes Gun Attack	1 13:52 Besoeker [11131]
Blast near ANP leader Shakeel Omarzai's convoy; 12 injured	1 15:15 Mike Ramsey [11130]
IED blast kills child, leaves one injured in Quetta	1 17:37 Redneck Jim [11125]
19 Killed in Failed French Raid to Free Somalia Hostage	0 [11124]
Damascus Hit by Clashes after Key Rebel Gain, Says NGO	2 22:20 Thing From Snowy Mountain [11126]
Guard killed, four hurt in attack on JUI-S leader	0 [11126]
40 arrested over Mingora blast	1 12:22 tipover [11123]
Syrian troops capture majority of key Damascus suburb	2 07:12 Shipman [11127]
Egypt Authorities Seize 500 Kg Of Explosives Meant For Sinai	0 [11125]
Page 2: WoT Background
'Mosque buster' claims he can stop 'tide of Islam'	6 18:36 JosephMendiola [11126]
EU 'to propose' peace plan after Israel vote	6 23:51 JosephMendiola [11131]
Gold price continue rise at Iran's free market	4 14:51 trailing wife [11126]
Olmert slams Netanyahu for Iran spending	2 14:44 Frank G [11124]
Foreign Fighters Seek Islamic State In Post-Assad Syria	1 14:01 g(r)omgoru [11124]
Hundreds back Maliki amid Calls for Iraq PM to Quit	2 14:04 g(r)omgoru [11125]
Libya, Algeria, Tunisia Join Forces to Secure Borders	1 13:26 Pappy [11126]
PM orders delegation of policing powers to FC in Quetta	0 [11123]
MQM pledges support for Hazara Shia protest	0 [11124]
After Karzai's visit to Washington, fears about U.S. withdrawal linger in Afghanistan	0 [11127]
Obama: U.S. Has Fallen 'Short of the Ideal' in Afghanistan	14 17:16 Redneck Jim [11129]
Talks between govt, Hazara Shia protesters end inconclusively	0 [11122]
Pakistani Taliban say they will not attack Pak army	0 [11128]
Islamists Protest in London against French Mali Role	2 17:17 Redneck Jim [11124]
Sectarian killings in Balochistan: DNA samples of Mastung victims lost	1 23:55 JosephMendiola [11130]
Syria talks end in Geneva without solution	0 [11123]
Malik terms Qadri's march as "suicide attack on democracy"	0 [11123]
Champ sez Taliban must renounce workplace violence	2 12:26 tu3031 [11125]
A Trail of Bullet Casings Leads From Africa's Wars Back to Iran	9 20:44 SteveS [11127]
Page 3: Non-WoT
Miss New York Mallory Hagan Named Miss America 2013	0 [11128]
New plans to defend Falkland Islands	5 23:24 Alaska Paul [11127]
NASA: 'Doomsday Asteroid' Poses no Threat	9 23:28 JosephMendiola [11128]
Cannon Found Loaded with Powder, Ball	6 14:29 SteveS [11126]
Central Africa Deal Moves Forward after PM Dismissal	0 [11126]
Uncle turns out to be nephew's kidnapper	0 [11123]
Qadri refuses to meet Malik Riaz; persists with long march	0 [11124]
Time Inc. Will Lay Off 700 After 5% Ad Decline	9 22:45 Thrater Thrineger7877 [11129]
Britney Spears Calls off Engagement	0 [11125]
Robbery victim wants to thank Good Samaritans who came to his rescue	8 20:50 Barbara [11131]
Man with shoe camera arrested for photographing up women's skirts	7 16:58 CrazyFool [11124]
Report: Israeli Nabbed In Egypt Asks For 'Political Asylum'	2 19:53 JosephMendiola [11130]
Riot breaks out at housing assistance event in Metro Detroit	3 23:59 JosephMendiola [11127]
Retiring Pirate - Next Career Politics?	2 14:49 swksvolFF [11126]
Page 4: Opinion
Something To Kill And Die For In Iraq	4 16:56 Redneck Jim [11131]
MEMRI: Morsi in 2010: No to Negotiations with the Blood-Sucking, Warmongering "Descendants of Apes and Pigs"	1 16:46 Redneck Jim [11123]
Criticizing Islam considered national security threat	1 16:48 Redneck Jim [11123]
"It can't happen here."	4 19:48 JosephMendiola [11127]
Krauthammer: The meaning of Hagel	0 [11124]
Boundaries of the permissible	2 08:20 Glenmore [11125]
Chuck Hagel Joins the Palestine Firsters	1 14:12 g(r)omgoru [11125]
As depth of betrayal sinks in, followers of Al Gore feel confused and misled	13 16:58 Redneck Jim [11129]
Obamacare's Other Shoe	1 10:56 JohnQC [11124]
Oops! DiFi doesn't buy her domain name	0 [11127]
Page 6: Politix
Sharpton: Is Obama Ready for Mt. Rushmore?	22 20:12 KBK [11134]
George P. Bush Weighing Run In Texas	4 08:00 Shipman [11125]
Utah A.G. tied to alleged fraud, says indicted businessman	5 13:45 Shipman [11127]
State removes violent games from rest stops	9 23:01 JosephMendiola [11133]
Bloomberg Slaps Down Criticism of Painkiller Restriction Plan	13 21:32 Alaska Paul [11132]

    
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                        22:45 Thrater Thrineger7877

                        22:20 Thing From Snowy Mountain

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                        21:32 Alaska Paul

                        21:07 Pappy

                        20:50 Barbara

                        20:44 SteveS

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                        19:00 Maggie Flomong2662

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4	Arab Spring
4	TTP
4	Govt of Syria
1	al-Shabaab
1	Govt of Iraq
1	Salafists
1	Sipah-e-Sahaba Pakistan
1	al-Qaeda

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Two weeks of WOT

Sun 2013-01-13
19 Killed in Failed French Raid to Free Somalia Hostage

Sat 2013-01-12
French commandos attack al-Shabab base, explosions, gunfire heard

Fri 2013-01-11
France confirms Mali intervention

Thu 2013-01-10
Taliban suspects arrested over Karachi polio killings

Wed 2013-01-09
Indonesia Foils Terror Plot on Tourist Spots

Tue 2013-01-08
US drone attack kills four in North Waziristan

Mon 2013-01-07
Syria Opposition Rejects Assad's Reconciliation Plan

Sun 2013-01-06
Dronezap in South Wazoo send 18 TTP Jihadis to their rewards

Sat 2013-01-05
Syria jets, troops wage offensive on rebels near capital

Fri 2013-01-04
New U.S. Drone Strike Kills Three Qaida Suspects in Yemen

Thu 2013-01-03
Iran to Citizens: Flee Isfahan

Wed 2013-01-02
Fourteen Killed as Nigerian Troops Clash with Islamists

Tue 2013-01-01
Pakistan: Six charity workers shot dead

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Qaeda in Yemen offers bounty for killing US ambassador, troops

Sun 2012-12-30
Pakistan reports 21 tribal policemen kidnapped, found dead

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