Rantburg

Today

Sun 01/22/2012

Sat 01/21/2012

Fri 01/20/2012

Thu 01/19/2012

Wed 01/18/2012

Tue 01/17/2012

Mon 01/16/2012

Archives

		582781 articles and 1984928 comments are archived on Rantburg. Today: 71 articles and 207 comments as of 3:03.
Post a news link Post your own article

Area:	WoT Operations	WoT Background	Non-WoT	Opinion	Politix
Bangladesh army says plot to topple government foiled
Today's Headlines

Headline	Comments [Views]
Page 1: WoT Operations
Marine helicopter crashes in Afghanistan killing six	1 00:00 texhooey [1773]
Bangladesh army says plot to topple government foiled	6 00:00 Skidmark [1746]
Pakistan to re-open NATO supply routes	4 00:00 gorb [1760]
Israeli hackers take down Gaza, UAE bank websites	5 00:00 SteveS [1741]
Radioactive material said stolen from Egypt plant	14 00:00 Anonymoose [1745]
Good morning	4 00:00 Bugs Glomoque3110 [1765]
PM urges Saleh to swiftly leave Yemen	0 [1736]
Local tribal chiefs give al-Qaeda 24 hours to leave Yemeni town	0 [1735]
13 killed in Afghanistan attacks	0 [1739]
Al-Shabaab release photos of abducted Kenyans	0 [1736]
Mali Troops, Tuareg Rebels Battle for Second Day	0 [1735]
Yemen Intelligence Chief Escapes Assassination	0 [1739]
Syria's Muslim Brotherhood Says Rejected Iran Power Deal	2 00:00 Frank G [1738]
China Says Arab League 'Effective' in Syria	2 00:00 Mullah Richard [1733]
Syria Accuses Qatar of Arming Rebels	2 00:00 Mike Ramsey [1732]
Troops kill nine insurgents in Afghanistan	1 00:00 Mike Ramsey [1749]
Tribesmen fire at US drones	2 00:00 mojo [1731]
5 Europeans Killed in Ethiopia Attack, Eritrea Denies Involvement	1 00:00 Ebbang Uluque6305 [1740]
Syrian Forces Kill 15 amid Clashes with Defectors in Idlib	0 [1736]
Israeli strike kills two Palestinians in Gaza	0 [1740]
Page 2: WoT Background
Dolphins have no part in this dispute with Iran	9 00:00 tu3031 [1760]
Iran planning attacks on U.S. targets in Turkey	2 00:00 lotp [1758]
In Libya, Salafists begin persecution of other moslems	4 00:00 Procopius2k [1753]
Iran Threatens U.S., Persian Gulf Cities with Missile Attacks	8 00:00 Anonymoose [1728]
TSA admits wrongdoing in cases of two elderly woman who ~~didn't~~ got strip-searched	0 [1733]
Iranian Fishermen Rescued By U.S. Navy, Again	6 00:00 Pappy [1731]
Iran, Under New Strain, Makes Offer to Talk	2 00:00 Mike Ramsey [1728]
Police and politicians in denial about murder of Iranian student activist in TX	4 00:00 Tamir Pardo [1733]
Strait of Hormuz should remain open : NATO	4 00:00 Bugs Glomoque3110 [1746]
Yemen Opposition Express Sorrow at FM Irresponsible Comments	0 [1727]
Saleh's advisor: Yemen will change after February 21	1 00:00 g(r)omgoru [1733]
'Iran war could end life on earth'	11 00:00 tu3031 [1754]
'US waging war on Iran with oil ban'	1 00:00 Mike Ramsey [1729]
Lavrov Says New Sanctions Aimed at 'Suffocating' Iran Economy	0 [1733]
Britain Says Hizbullah Offering Support to 'Tyrant' Assad	0 [1727]
Musharraf to be arrested upon return: Malik	0 [1731]
Sacked defence secretary challenges dismissal	0 [1733]
Hariri Says GCC Must Adopt Qatar Proposal on Syria Troops	0 [1732]
STL: Our Mandate Will Be Renewed because Our Work is Not Done yet	0 [1729]
Berri: It is in Lebanon's Best Interest to Distance Itself from External Affairs	1 00:00 Mike Ramsey [1733]
EU to Slap Fresh Sanctions on Syria	0 [1726]
Moscow Defends Mystery Syria Shipment	3 00:00 Mike Ramsey [1728]
Egypt army responsible for killings: Mubarak lawyers	0 [1728]
Reject BNP, Jamaat in next elections	0 [1736]
Hizbullah Denies Firing Rockets into Syria	1 00:00 Skidmark [1733]
Page 3: Non-WoT
Destroying Some Of The Last Of America's Chemical Weapons	1 00:00 Procopius2k [1750]
More cracks found in Airbus A380 wings	1 00:00 USN, Ret. [1757]
A Fixer-Upper, Hitler's 'Wolfs' Lair' For Rent In Poland	0 [1740]
Greek Police Arrest Woman for EU48 Million in Unpaid Taxes	3 00:00 Thing From Snowy Mountain [1733]
Loughner Update - A Primer On The Insanity Defense	5 00:00 lotp [1737]
App That Would Guide Users Away From High-Crime Areas Proves Controversial	16 00:00 Glolugum Hitler1017 [1735]
Iranian company wants to send toy drone to Obama	1 00:00 Skidmark [1737]
FBI Sweep Targets Big Funds	2 00:00 Mike Ramsey [1730]
In this corner, we have Jerry Springer. In that corner, we have Gretchen Carlson ....	1 00:00 Ebbang Uluque6305 [1731]
Golshifteh Farahani banned from Iran over topless photo	5 00:00 Mike Ramsey [1725]
Rwanda arrests four generals, alleges Congo ties	0 [1730]
US calls on South Africans to prevent S. Sudan disaster	0 [1734]
Suicide rare among Tarahumara, says church, political leaders	0 [1729]
Greece, creditors talk to avoid default	3 00:00 Redneck Jim [1724]
Smoke Bomb Thrown over White House Fence	0 [1731]
Cop killed in gunfight with criminals	1 00:00 Anonymoose [1735]
Nawaz vows to establish "a new Pakistan"	1 00:00 Frank G [1733]
Page 4: Opinion
Civilization in Reverse - VDH	1 00:00 Anguper Hupomosing9418 [1742]
Why Taiwan matters to the US	3 00:00 Steve White [1736]
Ezra Levant on Keystone	9 00:00 manversgwtw [1761]
Page 6: Politix
children are 'brainwashed with European propaganda' handed out by EU staff	1 00:00 jack salami [1755]
Illinois' Unpaid Bill Crisis Worse - despite raising taxes 67%	8 00:00 Bigfoot Jeter8554 [1737]
F&F Update: Issa Subpoenas Patrick Cunningham, US Atty for AZ	2 00:00 Procopius2k [1758]
The Budget Before Borrowing Act	1 00:00 Steve White [1731]
Perry to drop out	24 00:00 Barbara [1755]
Jimmuah: Newt uses 'subtlety of racism'	17 00:00 Frank G [1757]

    
                23:40 Anguper Hupomosing9418

                        23:31 texhooey

                        23:25 gorb

                        22:53 Bugs Glomoque3110

                        22:30 USN, Ret.

                        22:30 Procopius2k

                        22:28 Procopius2k

                        22:23 Procopius2k

                        22:23 Bugs Glomoque3110

                        21:26 Frank G

                        21:19 tu3031

                        21:15 tu3031

                        20:53 Uncle Phester

                        20:20 OldSpook

                        20:10 trailing wife

                        19:43 Deacon Blues

                        19:40 lotp

                        19:37 Barbara

                        19:21 lotp

                        19:19 Whiskey Mike

                        19:14 Ebbang Uluque6305

                        19:14 Ebbang Uluque6305

                        18:45 jack salami

                        18:34 manversgwtw

Who's in the News
44	[untagged]
7	Govt of Syria
4	Hezbollah
3	Govt of Iran
3	Govt of Pakistan
2	al-Shabaab
2	Taliban
2	al-Qaeda in Arabia
1	Hamas
1	al-Qaeda in North Africa
1	Jamaat-e-Islami
1	al-Qaeda in Pakistan

On Sale now!

A multi-volume chronology and reference guide set detailing three years of the Mexican Drug War between 2010 and 2012.

Rantburg.com and borderlandbeat.com correspondent and author Chris Covert presents his first non-fiction work detailing the drug and gang related violence in Mexico.

Chris gives us Mexican press dispatches of drug and gang war violence over three years, presented in a multi volume set intended to chronicle the death, violence and mayhem which has dominated Mexico for six years.

Click here for more information

Meet the Mods
In no particular order...

Steve White

Seafarious

tu3031

badanov

sherry

ryuge

GolfBravoUSMC

Bright Pebbles

trailing wife

Gloria

Fred

Besoeker

Glenmore

Frank G

3dc

Skidmark

Two weeks of WOT

Thu 2012-01-19
Bangladesh army says plot to topple government foiled

Wed 2012-01-18
Syria 'absolutely rejects' calls for Arab troops

Tue 2012-01-17
Kenyan jets bomb Al-Shabaab bases

Mon 2012-01-16
Kenya Arrests 29 Ugandans 'Headed to Somalia to Fight'

Sun 2012-01-15
3 men in US terror ring get 15-45 years in prison

Sat 2012-01-14
Mob Kills 2, Burns Mosques in Raid on Nigerian Village

Fri 2012-01-13
Syrian Forces Kill 32, Fire on Protesters in Presence of Monitors

Thu 2012-01-12
Dronezap Recess is Over: 2nd in two days

Wed 2012-01-11
Iranian 'nuclear scientist' killed in Tehran bomb attack

Tue 2012-01-10
Baghdad Bombs Target Shi'ite Pilgrims, 16 Killed

Mon 2012-01-09
Suspected Islamic Extremist Arrested in Alleged Florida Bomb Plot

Sun 2012-01-08
Kenyan airstrikes kill 60 in Somalia

Sat 2012-01-07
17 Dead as Gunmen Attack Mourners of 5 Christians in Nigeria

Fri 2012-01-06
Qatar: Arab monitors made mistakes in Syria

Thu 2012-01-05
Baghdad bombings kill 29 in Shiite neighborhoods

Rantburg was assembled from recycled algorithms in the United States of America. No trees were destroyed in the production of this weblog. We did hurt some, though. Sorry.

216.73.216.168

Help keep the Burg running! Paypal:

Better than the average link...

San Remo Manual (Laws of War at Sea)
The Geneva Conventions and their Commentaries
Internet Outages Map
E. W. Dijkstra Archive

WoT Operations (20)

WoT Background (25)

Non-WoT (17)

Opinion (3)

Politix (6)