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Attempted coup splits Hamas military wing in two
Today's Headlines

Headline	Comments [Views]
Page 1: WoT Operations
Taliban is close to taking control of Peshawar	2 00:00 crosspatch [1764]
Pakistani Taliban militants kill 22 rival tribesmen	1 00:00 Jack is Back! [1741]
Attempted coup splits Hamas military wing in two	12 00:00 Joe Jackson [1765]
Trinidad OKs extradition of JFK suspects	2 00:00 Jack is Back! [1734]
Banned SSP gets new name, gets back to work	2 00:00 Frank G [1731]
Good morning	8 00:00 Steve White [1733]
Hamas prisoners freed in West Bank, despite PA pledge to Israel	2 00:00 Grenter Protector of the Geats4975 [1744]
Gun battle kills 12 Taliban fighters in Afghanistan	2 00:00 Old Patriot [1737]
British soldier killed during fight with Taliban	0 [1733]
Court affirms "Virginia jihad network" conviction	2 00:00 Woozle Elmeter 2700 [1730]
Somalia Pirates Seize Four Tourists From Yacht	0 [1736]
Sri Lanka Bomb Attack Kills Three Police Officers	0 [1737]
Taliban pulling out of Jandola	0 [1737]
Aurakzai Agency: Taliban execute eight 'criminals'	0 [1733]
3 terror suspects plead guilty	0 [1741]
Soldier, three Taliban killed in Swat clash	0 [1737]
Blast damages house	0 [1734]
9 wanted men detained, depot found in Ninewa	0 [1733]
Gunmen kill village's mayor near Kirkuk	0 [1739]
Security forces detains 15 wanted persons, seize weapons in Basra	0 [1730]
Security forces arrest 2 armed groups' leaders in Karbala	0 [1736]
Head of municipality council arrested in Amara	1 00:00 M. Murcek [1732]
Baghdad municipal council chief gunned down- eyewitnesses	0 [1732]
IED emplacers worst 'Nightmare'	3 00:00 anymouse [1730]
PA: Islamic Jihad plans to ruin truce	1 00:00 JosephMendiola [1735]
Three Kassams hit W. Negev	2 00:00 Rambler in California [1734]
Somali pirates kidnap euroyacht crew	9 00:00 Old Patriot [1737]
Page 2: WoT Background
Iraqi Govt integrates 9000 awakening council members into Baghdad police	0 [1727]
Wilders faces arrest by Jordan over Fitna	4 00:00 gorb [1734]
Former U.S. officer training Hamas military	8 00:00 Muggsy Gling [1759]
Gypos discover seven new tunnels near Gaza	1 00:00 Frank G [1732]
Saudi Arabia arrested 701 for 'oil attack' plots this year	0 [1731]
Iran's Guards say U.S. to face 'tragedy' if it hits Iran	17 00:00 JosephMendiola [1728]
Islamic unity confernce in Tehran	0 [1728]
Quartet calls for Gaza cease-fire to be respected 'in full'	1 00:00 g(r)omgoru [1735]
Peace returns to Tripoli after deadly sectarian clashes	0 [1727]
Meshaal denies Hamas gets military aid from Iran	0 [1735]
Olmert dithers over response to renewed Qassam fire	1 00:00 USN,Ret. [1734]
Cabinet to vote Sun. on Hezbollah deal, says wife of abducted soldier	0 [1743]
Ahmadinejad: World leaders behind sanctions must stand trial	2 00:00 tu3031 [1736]
Egypt: Gaza crossing will remain shut until Shalit deal reached	1 00:00 trailing wife [1720]
Suleiman laments Lebanon discord	0 [1727]
'Cease-fire served to legitimize Hamas'	0 [1732]
North Korea May Deliver Its Nuclear List in Two Days	2 00:00 JosephMendiola [1733]
Iran Says European Union Sanctions Against Bank Melli `Illegal'	0 [1738]
'Pakistan must stop attacks'	0 [1735]
Attacks in Iraq Down 80 Percent Since June 2007	1 00:00 Bobby [1738]
Hamid Saeed appointed adviser to PM on religious affairs	0 [1735]
Pakistan: Compare and Contrast	0 [1729]
Peshawaris face kidnapping for religious reasons	0 [1732]
Banned SSP gets new name, gets back to work	0 [1732]
IJT doin' what comes naturally	0 [1731]
France closes school and cultural centre in Islamabad	0 [1737]
US finds fault with Pakistan defence aid book-keeping	1 00:00 logi_cal [1735]
Somalia ranked most unstable state' in world	12 00:00 Hellfish [1756]
12 injured in Kashmir religious riots	0 [1736]
Olmert: more time needed before prisoner swap with Hizbullah	0 [1735]
Iran threatens UK with 'drug tsunami'	4 00:00 JohnQC [1768]
Taliban Receives $100 Million to Protect Heroin Market	4 00:00 bman [1733]
At Odds With Air Force, Army Adds Its Own Aviation Unit	5 00:00 JosephMendiola [1736]
Page 3: Non-WoT
Soldier Missing in Action From The Korean War is Identified	2 00:00 JohnQC [1750]
Gallup Daily: Obama, McCain Tied at 45%	3 00:00 ReaganLives [1752]
"He's just not that in to you" -- Obama distancing himself from the nutroots	1 00:00 JosephMendiola [1736]
US SC rejects death penalty for raping children along the usual 5-4 split	10 00:00 Procopius2k [1766]
Elaborate plans to disrupt, shut down GOP convention	8 00:00 Bright Pebbles [1736]
Muslims should be free to convert, says cardinal, after death threats	2 00:00 Woozle Elmeter 2700 [1727]
South Africa's ANC Adds to Growing Mugabe Criticism	1 00:00 tu3031 [1734]
Mexico Drug Killings Leave 38 People Dead, Universal Says	9 00:00 RD [1733]
Pakistan among top dysfunctional countries	3 00:00 Abu do you love [1764]
Nawaz supporters burn effigies, shout anti-judiciary slogans	0 [1730]
Hamid Saeed appointed adviser to PM on religious affairs	0 [1734]
B'desh president hospitalised	0 [1731]
Dozens dead in 4-day Mexico border killing spree	2 00:00 JohnQC [1763]
UK bishop warns West is losing its values	3 00:00 g(r)omgoru [1759]
UK high court ruling: no barrier to EU treaty	0 [1731]
Biofuels pushing 30 million into poverty	2 00:00 rjschwarz [1735]
US to ignore ZimBob vote results	2 00:00 Spot [1735]
McCain Not Green Enough for AP	1 00:00 Bobby [1734]
Tehran Times: Iran sez EU sanctions illegal	3 00:00 Old Patriot [1752]
China develops new supersonic trainer aircraft	6 00:00 ed [1757]
African Leaders Press Mugabe	0 [1731]
Page 4: Opinion
Answering Alex's mom	5 00:00 JohnQC [1758]
Obama's seal problem	4 00:00 Besoeker [1735]
Appreciations	0 [1730]
Fight Taliban, But Not With Weapons	3 00:00 bigjim-ky [1734]
Zimbabwe: Knockout Or Standing Eight for Democracy?	0 [1736]
Death to al-Qaeda	1 00:00 JosephMendiola [1768]
The mainstreaming of anti-Semitism continues	2 00:00 Frank G [1763]
A fight for Britain's soul	2 00:00 JosephMendiola [1762]
Rantburger Finds Obama Birth Certificate to Be A Fake	8 00:00 Frank G [1756]
Page 5: Russia-Former Soviet Union
Dubai plans 'moving' skyscraper	2 00:00 JosephMendiola [1738]
Gas Prices Prompt Another Look at Four-Day Work Week	4 00:00 penguin [1755]
Fagan Really, Really Hates Children	17 00:00 Frank G [1742]
Sudden outbreak of common sense reported at the State Department	7 00:00 Frank G [1737]
North Pole man arrested for DUI on lawn mower	3 00:00 JosephMendiola [1731]
Today in History: Custer's Last Stand	12 00:00 JosephMendiola [1755]
Feet theories abound, while 28 men are missing	1 00:00 Abdominal Snowman [1756]
Protests over land for Hindu shrine; one dead	0 [1736]
IJT workers threaten to kill student	0 [1730]
Ahmadinejad's major surgery on Iran economy	1 00:00 Sliter Jones4229 [1768]
Why it's good to be a citizen of Kuwait	4 00:00 Crusoting de Medici5458 [1730]

    
                23:55 crosspatch

                        23:51 Sliter Jones4229

                        23:24 Abu do you love

                        23:22 g(r)omgoru

                        22:54 JosephMendiola

                        22:49 Hellfish

                        22:45 ReaganLives

                        22:34 tu3031

                        22:19 Old Patriot

                        22:18 Procopius2k

                        22:12 Frank G

                        22:10 Frank G

                        22:03 one eyed wolf

                        21:59 Abdominal Snowman

                        21:58 JosephMendiola

                        21:56 JosephMendiola

                        21:52 Muggsy Gling

                        21:50 JohnQC

                        21:48 JosephMendiola

                        21:44 JohnQC

                        21:42 JohnQC

                        21:39 ed

                        21:37 JohnQC

                        21:29 ed

Who's in the News
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9	Taliban
5	Hamas
3	Iraqi Insurgency
3	Govt of Pakistan
3	Mahdi Army
3	Hezbollah
2	Govt of Iran
1	al-Qaeda in Iraq
1	Global Jihad
1	Islamic Jihad
1	Jamaat-e-Islami
1	Lashkar e-Taiba
1	Sipah-e-Sahaba Pakistan

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Two weeks of WOT

Wed 2008-06-25
Attempted coup splits Hamas military wing in two

Tue 2008-06-24
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Mon 2008-06-23
Israel opens Gaza crossing points

Sun 2008-06-22
25 Christians kidnapped in Peshawar

Sat 2008-06-21
Sadrists collapse in Missan

Fri 2008-06-20
Israel-Hamas truce begins

Thu 2008-06-19
Talibs flee Arghandab for their lives

Wed 2008-06-18
Talibs destroy bridges in preparation for Arghandab battle

Tue 2008-06-17
Muntaz Dogmush deader than a rock

Mon 2008-06-16
Hundred of Talibs swarm Arghandab district of Kandahar

Sun 2008-06-15
Karzai threatens to send troops across Pak border

Sat 2008-06-14
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Fri 2008-06-13
Talibs Attack Kandahar Kalaboose With Car Boom, Free Inmates

Thu 2008-06-12
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Wed 2008-06-11
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