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Somali gummint claims to have whacked 74 Shaboobs
Today's Headlines

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Page 1: WoT Operations
Understanding the Mysterious Appearance of the Chechen 'Vostok' Battalion in Eastern Ukraine	3 23:43 JosephMendiola [1756]
Libya's new prime minister Maiteeq takes office amid strife	0 [1731]
Pentagon Did Not Want To Risk Troops on Rescuing a "Deserter"	32 21:23 Frank G [1768]
Good Morning	1 00:51 Clemp Graviger6156 [1735]
Mob Torches Christian Shops In Egypt Ahead Trial	1 13:57 Snusort Spomose2148 [1741]
Officials: Bomb hits northeast Nigerian town	0 [1737]
Suspicious Object Found In School; Premises Evacuated	0 [1735]
Truck Bomb Attack Kills 10 in Syria's Homs Province	0 [1738]
7 Troops among Several Dead as Yemen Army, Shiites Clash	0 [1733]
Israel Hits Back after Fire from Gaza, Syria	0 [1738]
Fierce Fighting Kills 18 in Libya's Benghazi	4 22:05 Bill Clinton [1758]
Nine Dead in Iraq Attacks as Unrest Spikes	0 [1735]
Philippines captures bomber behind attack on US troops	0 [1741]
Bakool Bodies Bagged	0 [1743]
Somali gummint claims to have whacked 74 Shaboobs	0 [1772]
Turkey to issue arrest warrant for Shaboob leaders	0 [1733]
Two Shaboobs Mangled in Mandera	0 [1735]
Rochester man accused of plotting to kill troops	2 15:01 rjschwarz [1739]
We Lost Soldiers in the Hunt for Bergdahl	0 [1744]
Page 2: WoT Background
Egypt's Sissi Wins 97 Percent; Iran Invited to His Inauguration	0 [1731]
Beijing, Kunming, Urumqi and Guangzhou: The Changing Landscape of Anti-Chinese Jihadists	1 19:51 JosephMendiola [1746]
Netanyahu: Europe Condemns Brussels Attack But Talk Of Friendship With Hamas	1 05:26 Besoeker [1743]
Top Egyptian TV Comic Says Show Pulled Off Air	1 15:20 Frank G [1727]
Ismail Haniyeh: Palestinian Unity A 'Historic Day'	0 [1730]
Abbas Says Unity Government Will Recognize Israel	0 [1741]
Marine Vet Held By Iran: "Do not trade terrorists for my release."	0 [1740]
White House Defends Release of Guantanamo Detainees	7 16:07 swksvolFF [1735]
Report: Russia Lifts Arms Embargo to Pakistan	2 18:50 remoteman [1740]
Many Afghans Oppose Release of Taliban Officials	0 [1735]
Syrian Refugees Believe Vote 'Illegitimate'	0 [1738]
Iran's Khamenei Warns Supporters of Syrian Rebels	0 [1732]
New Palestinian Unity Government Sworn In	1 09:56 lord garth [1738]
Syria Gears Up for Presidential Vote as Jarba Warns of Attacks on Polling Stations	0 [1732]
Jumblat: Impact of Regional Disputes on Christians Made al-Rahi's Trip to Jerusalem Inevitable	0 [1730]
Abra Detainees Go on Hunger Strike in Jezzine Prison	0 [1733]
Syria Conflict Costs Lebanon $7.5 Bln	0 [1741]
Ingush leader threatens to 'punish' relatives of militants	1 14:10 Snusort Spomose2148 [1732]
Philippines insists Bangsamoro homeland law on track	1 23:54 JosephMendiola [1761]
Leadership: Arabs Discuss Forbidden Subjects	3 16:18 trailing wife [1737]
The Structural Problem Of Arab Businesses In Israel	0 [1742]
Page 3: Non-WoT
Liberal Austin homeowners surprised to find they have to pay all the taxes they voted for	16 22:37 Procopius2k [1745]
Five More Arrested in Pakistani Woman Bludgeoning Case	2 08:31 Procopius2k [1732]
U.S. Says Russia Allows Fighters to Cross into Ukraine	1 09:23 Procopius2k [1731]
U.S. Top Court Declines to Intervene in NY Times Case	3 15:56 Barbara [1741]
Four Killed in Tehran Sandstorm	1 17:16 Frank G [1728]
NATO, Russia 'Fundamentally' Differ over Ukraine Crisis	0 [1732]
Tribe: 41 Killed in Sudan Clashes over Oil-rich Land	0 [1735]
Spanish King Juan Carlos Abdicates	0 [1749]
Lebanon Could See Additional Power Rationing Hours	0 [1739]
Caracas Goes Thirsty	4 22:20 USN, Ret. [1767]
Malaysia now finds Cadbury products do not contain pig DNA	3 19:50 Uncle Phester [1757]
Cop fired for secretly filming police chief having sex in ambulance	3 18:46 ed in texas [1729]
7 Things The Marines Have To Do To Make The F-35B Worth The Huge Cost	6 21:34 Squinty [1756]
Russia to urge UN create aid corridors in East Ukraine	1 16:59 Frank G [1730]
1961: America Welcomes President Ayub Khan of Pakistan	1 14:04 lord garth [1732]
Page 4: Opinion
Putin's Eurasian Project Aggravates Russia's Problems	1 23:41 JosephMendiola [1746]
Why Bergdahl probably won't be court martialed for desertion.	29 22:28 USN, Ret. [1755]
Belmont Club: The Face of Defeat	3 11:43 Ebbang Uluque6305 [1737]
EPA's carbon planning emulates communism	4 20:02 Besoeker [1756]
Obama's New Powerplant CO2 Rules: Guaranteed to Succeed (Retroactively)	6 20:13 Squinty [1769]
BODY-LANGUAGE EXPERT: I Would Not Trust Anything Snowden Said To NBC	6 15:15 Squinty [1743]
Bob Woodward Doesn't Buy Hilldebeast Benghazi Denial	7 19:52 mossomo [1751]

    
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                        22:05 Bill Clinton

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                        21:23 Frank G

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                        19:53 mossomo

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Who's in the News
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4	al-Shabaab
2	Govt of Syria
2	Taliban
2	Palestinian Authority
1	Moro Islamic Liberation Front
1	Salafists
1	Govt of Iran
1	Boko Haram
1	Hamas
1	Houthis

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Tue 2014-05-27
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