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Taliban Hideout dronezapped
Today's Headlines

Headline	Comments [Views]
Page 1: WoT Operations
Suspected US Drone Strike Hits Taliban Hideout	8 00:00 Red Dawg [1795]
USMC developing UAV to re-supply combat forces	5 00:00 Anonymoose [1769]
FBI tracks Somali Terror Links throughout US	6 00:00 ed [1777]
Suicide bomb blast in Sri Lanka caught on camera	10 00:00 Red Dawg [1772]
Good morning	4 00:00 Whiskey Mike [1753]
Philippine troops capture suspected bomber	0 [1752]
Accused Al Qaeda agent in court	0 [1745]
Bilour survives attempt on life	1 00:00 tu3031 [1747]
NWFP governor ratifies Swat surrender	0 [1748]
Tariq Aziz gets 15 years for crimes against humanity	2 00:00 Redneck Jim [1742]
Police race to stop Real IRA bomb plot	8 00:00 Last Breath Farm Resident [1754]
45 arrested in Hangu operation	0 [1753]
NATO supply truck torched near Quetta	0 [1749]
Security official killed, 3 injured in explosions	0 [1746]
Troops kill 35 Taliban in Darra Adam Khel	1 00:00 Whineter Sproing9941 [1743]
Alleged terrorist held, explosives seized	3 00:00 Deacon Blues [1762]
Page 2: WoT Background
Zardari: Pakistan 'functioning society'	1 00:00 Frank G [1740]
'Cowards who can't fight': Muslim hate preacher taunts grieving families	7 00:00 Anonymoose [1774]
SKorea: NKorea to launch satellite April 4-8	3 00:00 JosephMendiola [1764]
Medecins Sans Frontieres workers abducted in Darfur	0 [1747]
Gaza sewage flood visible from outer space	5 00:00 Frank G [1752]
Iraqi Shoe Pitcher Gets 3 Years in Jug	3 00:00 Last Breath Farm Resident [1742]
Malmö, Sweden: Growing Muslim Influence	5 00:00 ebrown2 [1742]
Iran says capitalism on verge of collapse	8 00:00 Last Breath Farm Resident [1744]
Italian court tosses key evidence in CIA case	1 00:00 Richard of Oregon [1742]
Mideast rights activists need protection: Amnesty	3 00:00 tu3031 [1732]
US could mediate Syria-Israel talks: Assad	2 00:00 Ebbomotle Untervehr4254 [1738]
Obama Considering Air Force Tanker Deal Delay	7 00:00 Valentine [1740]
Congressman hints at splitting tanker contract	2 00:00 balthazar [1732]
Quaeda terror threats feared during long march: report	2 00:00 James Carville [1741]
Ahmadinejad Blames Economic Woes on West at Tehran Summit	2 00:00 Anguper Hupomosing9418 [1746]
Gilani, Kayani discuss political situation	0 [1732]
No reconciliation with Mullah Omar: Pentagon	2 00:00 rabid whitetail [1744]
U.S. Gaza pledge depends on recognition of Israel	2 00:00 mhw [1749]
Hamas makes Islamic Jihad vow not to fire rockets	4 00:00 DMFD [1762]
AU peacekeepers to stay in Somalia 3 more months	0 [1740]
Kerry says Washington must help Pakistan democracy	5 00:00 Red Dawg [1766]
Fazl urges govt to solve challenges through reconciliation	0 [1743]
40 sepoys ID'd as ringleaders	0 [1730]
Page 3: Non-WoT
Video - Israelis Selling Arms In A Bollywood Style Movie	1 00:00 phil_b [1742]
Man wrestles 'lunatic ninja' kangaroo in his underwear	1 00:00 Grunter [1740]
Thaksin 'thanks' Thai military for holding wealth	0 [1742]
GM 'doesn't need' $3bn bailout	1 00:00 Barbara Skolaut [1746]
Soldier pleads guilty to 1995 Bragg shootings	5 00:00 CrazyFool [1743]
China stocks up on bargain oil	5 00:00 Thing From Snowy Mountain [1761]
Madoff pleads guilty, goes to jail in handcuffs	0 [1744]
Obama: Troop move to Mexican border under consideration	11 00:00 Rambler in Virginia [1731]
Australia Threatens to Ditch Durban II	0 [1741]
Destroyer now escorting ship involved in US-China incident	9 00:00 JosephMendiola [1769]
Man survives Niagara plummet	3 00:00 Redneck Jim [1731]
Several lawyers, political activists held amid crackdown	0 [1733]
March will change destiny, says Nawaz	0 [1741]
Catholics protest 'maltreatment' by Conn. leaders	6 00:00 DMFD [1761]
Texas Senate advances voter ID bill	5 00:00 Procopius2k [1743]
'Shahbaz will be held under house arrest if law and order worsens'	0 [1736]
Bristol Palin, Fiance Call Off Engagement	15 00:00 Eric Jablow [1759]
Page 4: Opinion
Obama's Quirks	0 [1741]
The Obama Rosetta Stone	1 00:00 phil_b [1763]
Mere coincidence?	2 00:00 Vortigern Sheth3864 [1741]
Londonistan Rising	0 [1734]
Michael Yon : Afghan Army	0 [1742]
Obama's Fear Mongering	0 [1733]
Economic trends: Surviving the storm - Jeff Sanford Canadian Business Journal	0 [1739]
Lileks: Once upon a time...	1 00:00 49 Pan [1733]
LISTEN TO THE GITMO FIVE	1 00:00 trailing wife [1757]
What to do with a captured pirate	7 00:00 DMFD [1765]
Blaming Obama	6 00:00 mojo [1764]
Obama's strategy requires the perpetual crisis his economic policy produces	3 00:00 trailing wife [1753]
VA Hospital Pulls Japs Surrender Headline from Historical Display	7 00:00 trailing wife [1769]
Islam and the West: Lines of Demarcation	0 [1738]
Ajmal Kasab has no right to trial	1 00:00 john frum [1757]
Indonesia should bring back Hambali	1 00:00 tu3031 [1728]
This Is Not a Test. This Is Not a Test.	13 00:00 Sgt. Mom [1743]
Russia has 'Chechnya' ploy for Afghanistan	3 00:00 phil_b [1762]
If Admiral Lord Nelson were alive today.	4 00:00 mojo [1730]
Page 6: Politix
Sheriff Joe Under Investigation for Inforcing Immigration Law	0 [1737]
Waters Helped Bank Whose Stock She Once Owned	0 [1749]
Economists give Barak and team a failing grade	0 [1742]
Reporters ask Daley tough questions, and Desmond Tutu frowns on them	4 00:00 Jack is Back! [1748]
Connecticut Tries To Seize Control Of Catholic Financing	3 00:00 Carbon Monoxide [1748]
FBI raids office of D.C. CTO, Obama appointee	7 00:00 Besoeker [1743]
Chris Dodd's Irish 'Cottage'	2 00:00 Jack is Back! [1748]
B.O. Signs 'Imperfect' Spending Bill Away From Cameras	9 00:00 Frank G [1736]
U.S. drug czar named as Mexico drug war worsens	11 00:00 mojo [1740]
Brooklyn Republicans Endorse Bloomberg's Third-Term Run	1 00:00 Jack is Back! [1744]

    
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7	Govt of Pakistan
4	TTP
2	al-Qaeda in Pakistan
1	Islamic Jihad
1	Jemaah Islamiyah
1	Taliban
1	al-Qaeda
1	al-Shabaab
1	Govt of Iran
1	Hamas
1	Iraqi Baath Party

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Two weeks of WOT

Thu 2009-03-12
Taliban Hideout dronezapped

Wed 2009-03-11
Boomer near Sri Lanka mosque kills 15

Tue 2009-03-10
33 dead as Iraq tribal leaders attacked

Mon 2009-03-09
Iraq suicide bomber kills 30, wounds 57

Sun 2009-03-08
Palestinian PM submits resignation making way for unity govt

Sat 2009-03-07
US taps Delhi on Lanka foray: Marines to evacuate civilians

Fri 2009-03-06
Marwan to be 'freed' as part of Shalit deal

Thu 2009-03-05
ICC issues arrest warrant for Sudan's president-for-life

Wed 2009-03-04
Lanka troops in last Tamil Tiger Towne

Tue 2009-03-03
Lanka cricketers shot up in Lahore

Mon 2009-03-02
Hariri tribunal gets underway in The Hague

Sun 2009-03-01
Mighty Pak Army claims famous victory in Bajaur

Sat 2009-02-28
Bangla sepoy mutiny: Mass grave horror stuns nation

Fri 2009-02-27
Paleofactions agree to form unity govt

Thu 2009-02-26
Bangla: At least 50 feared dead in sepoy mutiny

Wed 2009-02-25
Lanka: Troops enter last Tamil Tiger-controlled town

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