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Iraq says Qaeda cleared from Mosul
Today's Headlines

Headline	Comments [Views]
Page 1: WoT Operations
Filipino marines battle Muslim militants	5 00:00 Shieldwolf [1771]
Good morning	12 00:00 CrazyFool [1759]
Turkish guard, three PKK rebels killed	0 [1743]
Militants kill 'US spy' in Pakistan	5 00:00 Abu Uluque [1736]
Sudanese terror suspect charged at Guantanamo Bay	0 [1750]
Pakistan: 2 bombs attacks kill local police chief, 2 civilians in northwest	0 [1732]
Bike bomb explodes near bank in Kirkuk	1 00:00 www [1739]
Three killed, four wounded in western Baghdad blast	3 00:00 atomic conspiracy [1733]
4 army personnel killed in Mosul blast	1 00:00 canaveraldan [1727]
Karbala Police forces kill gunman, wound another in clashes	0 [1733]
6 wanted men captured in Basra	0 [1730]
Israel, Hamas exchange fire; 4 Hamas gunmen hurt	0 [1737]
IDF attacks rocket launch squad in northern Gaza Strip	0 [1736]
Key Al Qaeda figure apparently died in U.S. strike in Pakistan	2 00:00 RD [1739]
Violence in Iraq falls to lowest level in 4 years	4 00:00 OldSpook [1735]
108 detainees freed in Mosul	0 [1731]
Mosul's mayor survives 4th assassination attempt in 10 days	2 00:00 PBMcL [1739]
Colombia's top FARC commander is dead: government source	1 00:00 JFM [1737]
Iraq says Qaeda cleared from Mosul	1 00:00 McZoid [1792]
Al-Para sentenced to death in Batna	2 00:00 rhodesiafever [1738]
Page 2: WoT Background
Iraqi military: al-Qaida fleeing Mosul	1 00:00 OldSpook [1740]
Lebanese parliament elects army chief as president	1 00:00 George Smiley [1733]
Iran, Venezuela Manipulating World's Oil Prices	0 [1733]
FARC might cough up hostages (to stay alive)	6 00:00 Shieldwolf [1755]
Iran 'paid Iraq insurgents to kill UK soldiers'	2 00:00 trailing wife [1725]
Suicide bomb suspect in honeytrap probe	4 00:00 trailing wife [1732]
Iraq Gov Might Be Planning Campaign in Maysan Province	1 00:00 trailing wife [1729]
Israel increased number of W Bank roadblocks	5 00:00 Frank G [1749]
Pakistan may hand over Jundullah men to Iran	0 [1732]
Afghanistan urges Pakistan to stop attacks	0 [1733]
Swat Taliban discuss release of members with Malakand cops	0 [1739]
No co-operation with UN on BB murder probe, says Mehsud	2 00:00 RD [1728]
AKP again under secularist gun	0 [1734]
Sadrists threaten 'firm stand' if banned from Friday prayers	5 00:00 RD [1732]
Syria Rejects Israel's Call to Cut Ties With Iran, Arab Militant Groups	1 00:00 g(r)omgoru [1734]
Hamas fumes at Egypt as talks collapse	1 00:00 g(r)omgoru [1732]
Al Qaeda in Iraq "never closer to defeat": U.S. envoy	2 00:00 OldSpook [1733]
Siniora unwilling to be reelected	0 [1728]
Page 3: Non-WoT
S.African violence kills 50 as 35,000 flee	1 00:00 Besoeker [1734]
Zimbobwe's Mugabe threatens to expel US ambassador	1 00:00 Besoeker [1750]
Asian governments forced to act as oil prices soar	0 [1736]
Indiana Jones movie upsets commies	5 00:00 Frank G [1760]
Sheriff's deal in Honduras defended	0 [1740]
China, Russia sign $1B nuclear deal	2 00:00 CrazyFool [1732]
US sets condition for aid: unhindered access	3 00:00 George Smiley [1739]
Nepal PM asks Maoists to form new government	0 [1747]
Education Ministry orders not separating between female and male students at schools	0 [1734]
Nearly 200 people detained by Belgian police after rioting in Brussels	6 00:00 gromky [1736]
Jessica Lange bashes Iraq war in graduation speech	14 00:00 CrazyFool [1736]
Zardari unveils plan to drive Perv from power	0 [1731]
Aid groups prepare to enter Myanmar	0 [1732]
Tsvangirai says Mugabe wants to decimate opposition	2 00:00 George Smiley [1737]
Robert Mugabe flew to Far East for secret tests for prostate cancer	4 00:00 SteveS [1760]
Co-chair of Clinton Hispanic council endorses Obama	3 00:00 3dc [1739]
Farhatullah Babar suffers stroke	0 [1743]
Egypt to extend state of emergency	2 00:00 Alaska Paul [1735]
Page 4: Opinion
asia times: Ducking and diving under B-52s By Syed Saleem Shahzad	2 00:00 3dc [1735]
Jihadist Groups Perpetrate Terror in Jaipur, India	0 [1730]
Either Allah isnt on their side, or jihadis are just plain useless	4 00:00 swksvolFF [1727]
Marcus Luttrell speaks to the NRA	2 00:00 JohnQC [1732]
Red Herring Fatwas	1 00:00 Skunky Glins 5*** [1726]
On Obama: 'What would grandma Ida do?'	1 00:00 3dc [1732]
Mark Steyn: Your car can't run on Congress' hot air	9 00:00 JohnQC [1727]
The Climate Security Act: Reject this nonsense	2 00:00 JohnQC [1729]
A Texas Timeout on Biofuels	18 00:00 RD [1725]
Petraeus takes the Hill	6 00:00 lotp [1736]
Page 5: Russia-Former Soviet Union
Dongfang Turbine, China's largest turbine producer, was virtually wiped out by quake.	14 00:00 Chinegum McGurque5166 [1758]
German couple 'try to sell baby' on Ebay	2 00:00 Frank G [1753]
Desperation at the New York Times	6 00:00 KBK [1755]
Top court overturns dead fly-in-water damage claim	5 00:00 Barbara Skolaut [1731]
Pilots run out of fuel, pray, land near Jesus sign	2 00:00 www [1753]
TV's 'Laugh-in' comic Dick Martin dies at 86	7 00:00 Deacon Blues [1729]
Pakistan Premier League will have Chacha instead of cheerleaders	4 00:00 phil_b [1735]
Gov.'s friend gets nearly $38K pension boost	2 00:00 Barbara Skolaut [1732]

    
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                        23:27 gromky

                        23:18 www

                        22:54 SteveS

                        22:27 CrazyFool

                        21:55 Shieldwolf

                        21:48 Shieldwolf

                        21:46 Procopius2k

                        21:14 Frank G

                        21:11 Deacon Blues

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                        20:46 gromky

                        20:39 SteveS

                        20:30 Goober Jineting3229

                        19:53 Deacon Blues

                        19:50 Frank G

                        19:49 Frank G

                        19:44 Besoeker

                        19:39 Zhang Fei

                        19:35 Frank G

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Who's in the News
43	[untagged]
6	Iraqi Insurgency
5	Taliban
4	al-Qaeda in Iraq
3	Govt of Pakistan
3	Hamas
2	Global Jihad
2	Mahdi Army
2	al-Qaeda
1	Abu Sayyaf
1	al-Qaeda in North Africa
1	Govt of Syria
1	Palestinian Authority

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Two weeks of WOT

Sun 2008-05-25
Iraq says Qaeda cleared from Mosul

Sat 2008-05-24
Second man arrested after Brit blast

Fri 2008-05-23
AQI Moneybags Poobah captured by Iraqi Security Forces

Thu 2008-05-22
Hezbollah Wins Veto After Talks End Lebanon Stalemate

Wed 2008-05-21
Egyptian official: Israel has accepted Gaza cease-fire

Tue 2008-05-20
Iraqi troops roll into Sadr City

Mon 2008-05-19
Boomer kills 11, maims 24 near Pakistan army centre

Sun 2008-05-18
Tater under arrest in Iran?

Sat 2008-05-17
Ten held in Europe for Al Qaeda ties

Fri 2008-05-16
Burqaboomer kills 18 near crowded bazaar

Thu 2008-05-15
Dozen militants killed in suspected US strike on Damadola

Wed 2008-05-14
Commander Says al-Qaida ''Virtually Destroyed'' in Kirkuk

Tue 2008-05-13
Sudanese troops hunt for rebels in Khartoum

Mon 2008-05-12
Hezbollah foiled US-planned coup. Really.

Sun 2008-05-11
Army sides with Nasrallah against Leb govt

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