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470 inmates escape Kandahar jug
Today's Headlines

Headline	Comments [Views]
Page 1: WoT Operations
Syria escalates violent crackdown	3 00:00 Frank G [11134]
Second Computer Virus Hits Iran	8 00:00 Glenmore [11130]
Kandahar prison break - US learns of event via Taliban news release.	0 [11133]
Syria seals border with Jordan	3 00:00 Zhang Fei [11135]
NATO bombs Gaddafi compound	5 00:00 Gluger Protector of the Faith9975 [11129]
Syria, another day another massacre	0 [11127]
470 inmates escape Kandahar jug	7 00:00 trailing wife [11136]
Good morning	1 00:00 GolfBravoUSMC [11125]
Anti-terror police take over probe	0 [11129]
Gunmen Kill Provincial Official in Helmand	0 [11129]
Al Qaeda advises to store weapons to create an Islamic state in Libya	2 00:00 JosephMendiola [11125]
Confessions of an Algerian recruited by Gaddafis son to blow up the airport in Geneva	1 00:00 g(r)omgoru [11131]
Korean Container Ship Escapes Pirates	1 00:00 gorb [11132]
Somali pirates release Greek-owned ship, ransom paid	0 [11129]
Easter Church Blast Wounds Four in Baghdad	0 [11129]
South Sudan army kills fighters in clashes	0 [11127]
Massive protests held in Morocco	5 00:00 Frank G [11133]
US base in Iraq under rocket attack	2 00:00 JosephMendiola [11126]
Tunisians demand interim govt. ouster	2 00:00 trailing wife [11128]
Gaddafi forces kill dozens in Misratah	1 00:00 g(r)omgoru [11126]
Pakistanis rally against drone strikes, block Nato supply route	0 [11128]
5 dead as tribesmen, troops clash in Yemen	0 [11128]
Saudi diplomat abducted in Yemen	1 00:00 g(r)omgoru [11128]
Rebels accuse Gaddafi of playing dirty tricks in besieged Libya city	2 00:00 Water Modem [11130]
Libya: Natos air raids on Zentena, south-west of Tripoli	0 [11127]
Taiz Governor Resigns after Republican Guards Invade University Campus	0 [11129]
Yemen protesters reject US-backed transition	1 00:00 JosephMendiola [11131]
Sappers Defuse Explosives Placed Under General Security Inspector's Vehicle	0 [11127]
Alitalia hijacking attempt fails	1 00:00 Water Modem [11127]
Rebels take control of Misratah	0 [11128]
Syrian forces raid homes, Assad opposition mounts	1 00:00 g(r)omgoru [11130]
More Mexican Military Mayhem: 6 Bad Guys Die	0 [11128]
Terror in Tamaulipas: Bad Guys Fire on 3 Buses, 3 Wounded -- Updated	0 [11127]
4 Killed in far western Durango	0 [11128]
More Mexican Mayhem	1 00:00 JosephMendiola [11133]
Page 2: WoT Background
WikiLeaks and the Espionage Act: Why Julian Assange is different from the New York Times.	5 00:00 bigjim-CA [11135]
Pakistan's ISI spy service listed as terrorist group	6 00:00 OldSpook [11135]
Libyan Shifts From Detainee to Rebel, and U.S. Ally of Sorts	4 00:00 Neville Elmith8300 [11127]
Iran, Iraq sign agreements on Iranian opposition	0 [11127]
Italy deports ex-Guantanamo Tunisian terror suspect	0 [11131]
WikiLeaks: US freed 'high-risk' Gitmo prisoners	3 00:00 JosephMendiola [11125]
Refugee camp kids get recruited, not educated	0 [11133]
Assad's opponents	0 [11129]
al-Maliki: US forces must withdraw by end of 2011	7 00:00 JosephMendiola [11127]
ROK Frontline Defense to Be Beefed Up	1 00:00 JosephMendiola [11128]
ROK deploys MLRs to Frontline Islands	1 00:00 JosephMendiola [11138]
Norks Deploy Rocket Launchers Along West Coast	1 00:00 Water Modem [11124]
Norks Move 50K 'Special' Forces to Frontline	7 00:00 bigjim-CA [11131]
Senators Call on Afghan Defence Minister to Resign	0 [11128]
'Mubarak to move to military hospital'	0 [11124]
Iran urges vigilance against enemy plots	0 [11125]
Leader urges media not to imply tension	0 [11130]
Page 3: Non-WoT
EPA Rules Force Shell to Abandon Oil Drilling Plans	1 00:00 Kojo Phetch5569 [11125]
Russian wont let private US spacecraft dock with ISS until proven safe to Russia's tastes	7 00:00 JosephMendiola [11126]
Silver surges 5 percent on dollar, gold at record	0 [11128]
UN calls for Thai-Cambodia ceasefire	0 [11129]
Japan launches massive search for dead	2 00:00 JosephMendiola [11127]
Nigeria rights group says 500 dead in unrest	0 [11127]
Page 4: Opinion
Boeing lives by big government, dies by big government	1 00:00 bigjim-CA [11128]
IMF bombshell: Age of America nears end	11 00:00 Rhodesiafever [11129]
This will be the Arab world's next battle	13 00:00 JosephMendiola [11125]
The Libyan insurrection between Gaddafis hammer, NATOs Anvil and the lefts confusion	0 [11130]
The Mullahs Eyes on Iraq	0 [11128]
FEMA prison camps for US citizens	12 00:00 Fi [11134]
Headlines from the Year 2020	7 00:00 Frank G [11131]
Page 6: Politix
Obama Skips Easter Greeting - Commemorated All Muslim Holidays	8 00:00 Skidmark [11133]
Romney thumps Obama in New Hampshire, poll says	8 00:00 Fi [11131]
Costly gas clouds Obama reelection prospects	22 00:00 JohnQC [11127]

    
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                        22:37 Jock the Salmon

                        22:29 JosephMendiola

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Who's in the News
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2	Pirates
2	Govt of Iran
2	al-Qaeda in Iraq
1	Taliban
1	al-Qaeda in North Africa
1	Govt of Pakistan
1	Govt of Sudan
1	Govt of Syria

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Two weeks of WOT

Mon 2011-04-25
470 inmates escape Kandahar jug

Sun 2011-04-24
US carries out first drone strike in Libya

Sat 2011-04-23
Yemen's president agrees to step down

Fri 2011-04-22
Obama Authorizes Use of Drone Airstrikes in Libya...

Thu 2011-04-21
Nigeria: Over 200 dead in the post-election riots

Wed 2011-04-20
Syria government approves lifting state of emergency

Tue 2011-04-19
Suicide Bomber Attacks Afghan Ministry of Defence

Mon 2011-04-18
Five Hurt as Regime Agents Disperse Rallies in South Syria

Sun 2011-04-17
Egypt: Justice orders the dissolution of the former ruling party

Sat 2011-04-16
Qaddafi bombards Misrata

Fri 2011-04-15
Pro-Hamas Italian activist hanged in Gaza

Thu 2011-04-14
Pro-Hamas Italian Kidnapped By Salafists In Gaza

Wed 2011-04-13
AU Libya Peace Plan Flops

Tue 2011-04-12
Syrian soldiers shot for refusing to fire on protesters

Mon 2011-04-11
Metro blast in Minsk kills several

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