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Sri Lanka president declares victory in civil war
Today's Headlines

Headline	Comments [Views]
Page 1: WoT Operations
Sri Lanka president declares victory in civil war	4 00:00 DarthVader [1795]
Bombing, US strike kill dozens in Pakistan	1 00:00 Old Patriot [1751]
Fighting the Taliban - the Pink Boxers Brigade	1 00:00 Rambler in Virginia [1771]
Good morning	8 00:00 Barbara Skolaut [1776]
Govt rejects TNSM offer for talks	0 [1749]
Sulu (Phillippines) Provincal Governor cheats death in slay attempt	1 00:00 gromky [1749]
Commander among 3 Taliban killed in Mohmand	2 00:00 Anguper Hupomosing9418 [1772]
Three 'terrorists' arrested in Lahore	0 [1736]
Screening at IDPs' camps to keep Taliban away	1 00:00 tu3031 [1747]
Brave Lions of Islam shave beards, flee like nancy-boys	2 00:00 3dc [1749]
US releases Boumediene from Gitmo	1 00:00 Old Patriot [1743]
RAB discovers JMB den after arrest of outfit's top bomb expert	7 00:00 anonymous5089 [1743]
Another BDR soldier dies, reportedly of liver cirrhosis	0 [1747]
Tales from the Crossfire Gazette	4 00:00 Old Patriot [1747]
Egyptian police pop 'migrant' near Israeli border	6 00:00 SteveS [1787]
Egypt finds massive arms cache along Israel border	2 00:00 hammerhead [1755]
Page 2: WoT Background
Bad times return to Karachi	0 [1732]
Thenmozhi is her name	1 00:00 trailing wife [1744]
Afghanistan to review NATO, US military presence	3 00:00 Nimble Spemble [1741]
Muslim extremist firebombed home of Mohammed book publisher	1 00:00 hammerhead [1729]
Mohamed ElBaradei warns of new nuclear age	6 00:00 Parabellum [1747]
APC useless as parliament is powerless: Fazl	0 [1737]
Bank of Uganda: ForEx boom could be funding terror	0 [1736]
$10bn needed in 5 years to fight war on terror: Tareen	1 00:00 JosephMendiola [1740]
US senators ask India to reduce troops on Pak border	1 00:00 john frum [1741]
1.1m displaced persons registered in NWFP	0 [1736]
Perv not ruling out presidency	2 00:00 trailing wife [1740]
France offers civilian nuclear technology to Pakistan	3 00:00 Glenmore [1741]
SKor Navy Wards Off Somali Pirates for Fourth Time	1 00:00 Redneck Jim [1741]
Nork reactor restarting to lead to 2nd nuclear test: expert	0 [1732]
Audit agency questions lax monitoring of Nork trade	0 [1741]
Obama U-turn over military terror trials	3 00:00 Zorba [1752]
Nasrallah: Hezbollah capable of running Lebanon if it wins election	0 [1739]
UN: Israel should reveal secret torture centers, if they exist	11 00:00 SteveS [1751]
Assad: No partner in Israel for Syria peace talks	0 [1742]
Kerry: Chances for two-state solution dwindling	5 00:00 SteveS [1739]
Panetta's letter to CIA employees	8 00:00 Procopius2k [1750]
Page 3: Non-WoT
Obama congratulates India on election	3 00:00 john frum [1762]
INC heading back to power in India	1 00:00 john frum [1734]
Mexican Data Show Migration to U.S. in Decline	6 00:00 Redneck Jim [1743]
Dog's best friend	3 00:00 Redneck Jim [1737]
Senior ChiCom official meets visiting Sudan delegation	6 00:00 Redneck Jim [1744]
La Ghriba Jewish pilgrimage attracts thousands to Tunisian island of Djerba	5 00:00 trailing wife [1740]
Two get life term for acid attack	3 00:00 Redneck Jim [1762]
Trade Wars Brewing In Economic Malaise	3 00:00 Redneck Jim [1762]
Page 4: Opinion
President Palins First 100 Days	1 00:00 Broadhead6 [1764]
Dupe URL: Obama Has Lost Peggy Noonan	8 00:00 Halliburton - Mysterious Conspiracy Division [1768]
Political Correctness Must Die	3 00:00 Broadhead6 [1777]
The History and Meaning of "Palestine" and "Palestinians"	2 00:00 Besoeker [1737]
Obama's Military Tribunals	4 00:00 Barbara Skolaut [1757]
Objection, Dear Leader!	2 00:00 hammerhead [1740]
Does the Taepodong-2 Pose a Serious Threat?	2 00:00 SteveS [1751]
Page 6: Politix
India's Communists lose in their strongholds	3 00:00 Vinegar Slusorong4730 [1777]
Nepal's Maoist double-cross caught on Video	0 [1746]

    
                23:45 DarthVader

                        23:22 Barbara Skolaut

                        23:13 Barbara Skolaut

                        22:06 AlmostAnonymous5839

                        21:43 Halliburton - Mysterious Conspiracy Division

                        21:12 Broadhead6

                        21:03 Broadhead6

                        20:25 Halliburton - Mysterious Conspiracy Division

                        20:18 OldSpook

                        20:15 Excalibur

                        19:49 Redneck Jim

                        19:41 Redneck Jim

                        19:30 john frum

                        19:05 Vinegar Slusorong4730

                        18:44 SteveS

                        18:41 SteveS

                        18:41 Redneck Jim

                        18:36 SteveS

                        18:21 Anguper Hupomosing9418

                        18:16 Rambler in Virginia

                        18:05 Frank G

                        17:55 Pappy

                        17:27 Steve White

                        17:17 trailing wife

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Two weeks of WOT

Sat 2009-05-16
Sri Lanka president declares victory in civil war

Fri 2009-05-15
60 Talibs killed in Swat

Thu 2009-05-14
Morocco dismantles Salafiya Jihadiya cell

Wed 2009-05-13
113 deaders, thousands flee Somalia festivities

Tue 2009-05-12
Pak commandos dropped into Taliban stronghold

Mon 2009-05-11
200 Taliban killed in Swat operation

Sun 2009-05-10
Scores dead as drone hits S. Wazoo Mehsud stronghold

Sat 2009-05-09
1.2 million people leave Buner, Swat other areas

Fri 2009-05-08
Gilani orders all-out war on Pak Taliban

Thu 2009-05-07
Sufi Mohammad's son killed in Lower Dir shelling

Wed 2009-05-06
Mashaal: Hamas wants 10 year cease-fire

Tue 2009-05-05
Pirates captured after attacking the wrong ship

Mon 2009-05-04
Khaled Mashaal re-elected Hamas political leader

Sun 2009-05-03
64 civilians killed in Lanka hospital attack

Sat 2009-05-02
60 Taliban killed in Buner offensive

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