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Prabhakaran dead as a rock!!!!!
Today's Headlines

Headline	Comments [Views]
Page 1: WoT Operations
Pakistan troops fight Taleban on streets	6 00:00 Zhang Fei [11132]
Promotions all around for SL brass	7 00:00 Chief [11130]
Video of Prabhakaran, his LTTE-issued ID, and his dogtag #001	0 [11126]
Taliban Influx Threatens 'Hot Months' in Afghanistan	3 00:00 tu3031 [11131]
A General Steps From the Shadows	8 00:00 trailing wife [11128]
Prabhakaran's body positively identified; it looks like Mario took a head shot, boys	20 00:00 KBK [11138]
SKor Navy warned Somali pirates may have Stingers	3 00:00 Pappy [11132]
Mario's final hours before death	10 00:00 Angusock Henbane5559 [11128]
Good morning!	8 00:00 European Conservative [11131]
Iraqi army frees kidnapped man in Mosul	1 00:00 bman [11128]
Armed group leader busted in Ninewa	0 [11130]
Taliban demand Rs 25m to release Afghan diplomat	3 00:00 tu3031 [11131]
Army ready for urban warfare in Swat	2 00:00 lord garth [11126]
Taliban to fight until last breath	6 00:00 Skunky Glins 5*** [11139]
617 more BDR soldiers held in stir	0 [11130]
Four JMB hard boyz sent to jail	0 [11127]
Tiger dead, a secret spills	0 [11135]
Tamil Tiger leader 'dead'	5 00:00 Redneck Jim [11135]
Iraqi forces arrest Diyala City Council member	0 [11131]
Five Al-Qaeda militants killed in Algeria	0 [11129]
Page 2: WoT Background
India offers Rs 500cr aid to Lanka	0 [11129]
PCHR's Wonderful World of Gaza	1 00:00 Seafarious [11129]
Mullen: 2 years to turn tide in Afghanistan	2 00:00 Besoeker [11130]
Somali pirates embrace capture as route to Europe	5 00:00 Pappy [11129]
Cash-strapped Navy puts hold on transfers, goodwill visits by ships	5 00:00 JosephMendiola [11131]
Doing Easy Time	1 00:00 Frozen Al [11127]
German FM Opposes Taking Uighur Gitmo Inmates	6 00:00 Richard of Oregon [11128]
Muslim Brotherhood officials face 'terror camp' charges	0 [11131]
Netanyahu says Paleos must accept Israel	13 00:00 Alaska Paul [11132]
More than two million flee unrest: UNHCR	3 00:00 UNHCR [11129]
Detained Al-Qaeda leader funded by Arab states	1 00:00 Paul2 [11129]
US believes Pakistan rapidly expanding nukes	0 [11129]
Sri Lanka: EU demands war crimes inquiry --of both sides	13 00:00 Alaska Paul [11129]
U.S. Positions Interceptors for Nork Missiles	3 00:00 DMFD [11128]
Stalemate on 50th Day of Detention of SKor	0 [11125]
Bill Clinton: Internal politics drive North Korea	8 00:00 Pappy [11133]
Rohingya rebels trained JMB men	0 [11130]
US Admits Training Palestinian Armed Forces While PA Negotiates With Hamas	3 00:00 trailing wife [11129]
Shin Bet warns terrorists using Facebook to recruit spies, find kidnap victims	0 [11128]
Barry & Bibi, together at last	0 [11129]
USSC: Ashcroft, Mueller Cannot Be Sued for Abuse	5 00:00 Obamaton [11130]
Britain is Lost, Cont'd - MoD Edition	6 00:00 Jonathan [11130]
Lebanese authorities detect spying equipment	0 [11128]
Gaza War stalled Greater Mediterrabia Co-Prosperity Sphere	4 00:00 Redneck Jim [11128]
Page 3: Non-WoT
The beauty of Multiculturalism	4 00:00 Barbara Skolaut [11132]
Prince Chuck's gardening skills rewarded by the Queen	2 00:00 Besoeker [11129]
Doing it "on the cheap" could cause GPS Systems to Fail Next Year, Report Warns	14 00:00 Cornsilk Blondie [11135]
Scientists Unveil Missing Link In Evolution	7 00:00 Skidmark [11138]
Senate Approves Bill to Overhaul Credit Card Industry	5 00:00 Barbara Skolaut [11125]
12 Shavetails make arrested landings then join Military Parade.	1 00:00 746 [11127]
Cheesus Jesus Likeness Found In Cheetos Bag	3 00:00 Richard of Oregon [11128]
Russian commission to guard against false history	11 00:00 Besoeker [11129]
New DoD toy concept...	2 00:00 ed [11127]
I did not say Cheney killed Benazir: Sy Hersh	14 00:00 Dark Lord Cheney [11131]
India to send 25 tonnes of medicine to Sri Lanka	0 [11132]
Surge in oil prices leads other commodity prices upwards	10 00:00 Thing From Snowy Mountain [11133]
Brazil and China eye plan to axe dollar	4 00:00 DMFD [11127]
Page 4: Opinion
California has become liberalism's "canary in the coal mine."	9 00:00 Frank G [11131]
"Currahee"	2 00:00 OldSpook [11130]
Nancy Pelosi: Martyr to Self-Righteousness	4 00:00 Besoeker [11129]
Iran's Nuclear Shopping List	1 00:00 whatadeal [11128]
West's cool reception to Sri Lanka's victory	1 00:00 746 [11127]
Chicago Boyz:	2 00:00 Jack is Back! [11131]
Gen. Jones USMC. This certainly didn't take long.	14 00:00 Frank G [11135]
America requires a dose of healthcare reality	12 00:00 CrazyFool [11132]
Doing Penance	1 00:00 newc [11129]
Page 6: Politix
Scotch Cures Cancer?	3 00:00 Frank G [11130]
Slow Joe Biden Does a Commencement Address: Hilarity Ensues	3 00:00 Frank G [11138]
Bill Clinton to be Special Envoy to Haiti	17 00:00 Frank G [11137]
Poll shows trouble for Reid	7 00:00 Frank G [11132]

    
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                        23:45 KBK

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                        23:37 Cornsilk Blondie

                        23:36 Frank G

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                        23:25 Mike N.

                        23:24 Frank G

                        23:23 Cornsilk Blondie

                        23:21 KBK

                        23:14 Skunky Glins 5***

                        23:13 Alaska Paul

                        23:11 Frank G

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                        23:09 KBK

                        23:06 Alaska Paul

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                        23:01 3dc

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                        22:57 OldSpook

                        22:53 Pappy

                        22:53 Alaska Paul

                        22:36 Frank G

Who's in the News
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2	Govt of Pakistan
2	al-Qaeda
1	Pirates
1	Islamic State of Iraq
1	Iraqi Insurgency
1	Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh

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Two weeks of WOT

Tue 2009-05-19
Prabhakaran dead as a rock!!!!!

Mon 2009-05-18
Norks to nullify Kaesong agreements

Sun 2009-05-17
Tamil Tigers say they surrender

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

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