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Fat Lady Sings for Abd el Kader Mahmoud Mohamed el Sayed
Today's Headlines

Headline	Comments [Views]
Page 1: WoT Operations
Tunisian politician's assassination prompts outpouring of grief and anger	2 20:58 trailing wife [1762]
Fat Lady Sings for Abd el Kader Mahmoud Mohamed el Sayed	1 21:33 JosephMendiola [1788]
Pirates ambush barge in Niger delta [beegeagle story & fotos]	0 [1740]
France: Hundreds of Islamist militants killed in Mali	0 [1743]
4 die in Sinaloa state	0 [1741]
7 die in Nuevo Laredo	0 [1742]
Bulgaria Implicates Hezbollah in July Attack on Israelis	0 [1751]
Four traders gunned down execution-style In Southern Thailand	0 [1742]
Good morning	1 00:15 GolfBravoUSMC [1733]
Undertrial prisoner escapes from ATC lock-up	0 [1744]
Tunisia bans Abu Iyadh radio interview	0 [1738]
Tunisia security forces on high alert	0 [1740]
Civilians Killed in Faryab Bomb Blast	0 [1743]
Israel Deploys 3rd Missile System to North	0 [1746]
Chadian troops secure Kidal as global players meet on Mali	0 [1748]
3 killed in Ctg violence	0 [1749]
Algeria sends troops to Mali border	0 [1743]
Sudan: Mali Islamist Fighters Seen in Kutum, North Darfur	4 10:36 JFM [1748]
Page 2: WoT Background
Canada:legislation needed to strip citizenship of dual nationals involved in terrorism	3 20:39 Canuckistan sniper [1752]
Eat Less, Egypt's Government Tells Its People	13 21:09 tu3031 [1776]
Bulgaria: IDs, location of terror suspects	0 [1734]
Germany warns of 'consequences' for Hezbollah	0 [1734]
U.S. launched drone from secret Saudi base: reports	0 [1745]
Leading Tunisian opposition politician killed	0 [1734]
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's ally released without explanation	0 [1740]
Ahmadinejad: Iran has already achieved nuclear capability	7 22:27 DarthVader [1763]
PA Leaders Meet Ahmadinejad At Cairo Islamic Summit	0 [1734]
Iranian leader Ahmadinejad targeted with shoe in Egypt	6 16:59 Charles [1739]
Newly named La Laguna security operation to begin	0 [1736]
Boko Haram warned not to join Mali sect	0 [1733]
Nigeria: Mali - Military Warns Boko Haram Sect	0 [1739]
Iran to attend nuclear talks in Kazakhstan	0 [1741]
Stop violence, or face worse consequence PM warns Jamaat-Shibir	0 [1739]
IMF Unlocks Aid as Afghan Govt Pledges Reform	1 08:18 Shipman [1741]
Taliban Weakening Despite Increased Attacks: Officials	1 16:03 Dopey Sinatra9196 [1741]
Aoun Urges State to Crackdown on Gunmen	0 [1730]
Main Group in Syria Opposition Rejects Talks with Regime	0 [1744]
Arab League Backs Syria Opposition Talks Call	0 [1736]
Egypt Top Cleric Tells Ahmadinejad not to Interfere in Gulf	1 22:30 JosephMendiola [1743]
Salafist Leader Says Tunisia 'Obeying' West	0 [1732]
Coptic Pope Tawadros II criticises Egypt's Islamist leadership, new constitution	0 [1735]
Egypt Islamic coalition calls for ban on 'disruptive' protest activity	0 [1731]
Western powers plan a longer stay and wider presence in Africa	2 18:26 lotp [1737]
'US engaged in a war on the Muslim nations'	6 10:49 JohnQC [1744]
Sunni Ittehad Council issue fatwa against terrorism	0 [1731]
Experts: Post-Assad Syria Poses New, Unknown Dangers for Israel	2 22:47 JosephMendiola [1752]
Will romanticising the Tuareg threaten the peace in Mali?	2 18:48 Barbara [1740]
Page 3: Non-WoT
Woman Flips off Judge and Gets 30 Days in Jail	10 19:39 JosephMendiola [1745]
Test Flight of ChiCom J-20 Stealth Fighter	12 23:23 USN,Ret. [1768]
China state media: North Korea would 'pay a heavy price' for nuclear test	4 23:43 JosephMendiola [1760]
Another Democrat Bastion Sinking Into a Deficit Swamp	13 23:25 USN,Ret. [1766]
Saudi prince jailed for murder in Britain to be sent home	4 21:08 trailing wife [1755]
South Pacific Quake 7 Tsunami	6 22:01 trailing wife [1749]
Despite Sanction, Iran Offers Egypt Aid Package	2 23:05 USN,Ret. [1749]
Domestic Drones	0 [1738]
St. Paul policeman apologizes for hijab photo	2 10:44 Rob Crawford [1732]
All-female rock group forced to break up in Kashmir	2 20:12 JosephMendiola [1728]
Egypt's foreign reserves enough for 3 months of imports: Minister	0 [1737]
Nawaz says 'certain forces' conspiring to delay elections	0 [1737]
Measles: 51 more children hospitalised in city	0 [1726]
Marzouki to retain Tunisia presidency	0 [1735]
China Police Chief Accused of Having 192 Houses	1 12:52 Iblis [1738]
Ghana extradites former Gbagbo military commander	0 [1736]
Parisian women finally 'allowed' to wear trousers	0 [1732]
Page 4: Opinion
Is Turkey Leaving the West?	3 23:31 Procopius2k [1762]
Losing the battle with Islam	2 21:23 Ptah [1765]
Is it okay to pour water on a terrorist's face if it's dropped from an unmanned drone?	4 23:27 USN,Ret. [1754]
An Australian Hezbollah terrorist? No great surprise	2 13:16 SteveS [1738]
Iran seeks Islamic revolutionary alliance	0 [1741]
The fundamentalist mind	3 20:20 Ptah [1736]
Page 6: Politix
Which president is Obama closest to on the political spectrum?	12 22:08 Procopius2k [1773]
ICE Union Boss Rips Obama Admin on Immigration	2 19:15 JosephMendiola [1746]
News of CIA's Secret Saudi Drone Base Leaks, Just in Time for Brennan's Confirmation Hearing	43 21:57 Thing From Snowy Mountain [1769]
Ground Zero Iman charged with using Mosque funds for personal use	6 17:03 Besoeker [1741]
Obama passes legislation to lift debt ceiling	1 18:56 JosephMendiola [1739]

    
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Who's in the News
38	[untagged]
8	Govt of Iran
5	al-Qaeda in North Africa
4	Arab Spring
4	Govt of Pakistan
4	Govt of Syria
3	Salafists
2	Jamaat-e-Islami
2	Boko Haram
1	Commies
1	Taliban
1	Thai Insurgency
1	al-Qaeda
1	Hezbollah

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Two weeks of WOT

Wed 2013-02-06
Fat Lady Sings for Abd el Kader Mahmoud Mohamed el Sayed

Tue 2013-02-05
Second big turban nabbed in northern Mali

Mon 2013-02-04
Ansar Dine #3 arrested in northern Mali

Sun 2013-02-03
Yemen Troops Kill 12 'Qaida Militants' in Restive South

Sat 2013-02-02
Syria Suicide Attack on Regime Kills 53

Fri 2013-02-01
Binori Mosque cleric among 10 killed in Karachi

Thu 2013-01-31
Boko Haram 'commander' declares ceasefire

Wed 2013-01-30
Mali and Niger forces retake Ansongo

Tue 2013-01-29
Sahel jihadist groups splinter

Mon 2013-01-28
Timbuktu mayor: Mali rebels torched library of historic manuscripts

Sun 2013-01-27
French and Malian troops begin restoring control in Timbuktu

Sat 2013-01-26
Green-on-green clash in Khyber tribal region kills 32

Fri 2013-01-25
AQAP #2 killed for the THIRD time in Yemen

Thu 2013-01-24
US drone strike near Sanaa kills 7 hard boyz

Wed 2013-01-23
Nuristan Airstrike Kills 14 Insurgents

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