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B.O. visits Afghanistan on grand tour
Today's Headlines

Headline	Comments [Views]
Page 1: WoT Operations
US troops kill son of Iraqi governor	4 00:00 Anonymoose [1758]
Three killed in Thai Muslim south after "ceasefire"	0 [1740]
Good morning	10 00:00 Fred [1736]
Thirteen die in Somalia as violence escalates	2 00:00 Brett [1749]
Canadian soldier killed by roadside bomb in Afghanistan	0 [1735]
Four people killed, 7 wounded in eastern Turkey	0 [1735]
Taliban Threaten to Kill Officials Held Hostage	3 00:00 trailing wife [1734]
Fatah policeman killed by Hamas gunmen in Gaza Strip	1 00:00 g(r)omgoru [1743]
Two killed in clashes in Ein el-Hellhole	0 [1736]
Commander: Media Reports On Afghanistan Outpost Battle Were Exaggerated	9 00:00 anymouse [1732]
A Story: That Day at that Forward Base in the Stan	12 00:00 a yankee [1747]
3 civilians wounded in Makhmour	0 [1737]
FC man, 10 militants killed in Sui clash	0 [1729]
Nine killed in Tirah clashes	0 [1735]
Police-protesters clash leaves 4 dead in Quetta	0 [1735]
Taliban kill rival group leaders	5 00:00 .5MT [1738]
Gunships pound Zargari in Hangu	0 [1738]
Report: UK hostage in Iraq is dead	0 [1731]
Page 2: WoT Background
IDF intel chief: Hamas, Hizbullah may be planning imminent attack	0 [1731]
New Gaza terror group makes Hamas seem moderate	2 00:00 bgrebel [1748]
B.O. Cultivates Karzai	6 00:00 trailing wife [1733]
Large Semtex cache stolen in France	6 00:00 Brett [1757]
IDF head to visit, hold talks in US	1 00:00 SteveS [1751]
B.O. visits Afghanistan on international tour	3 00:00 Chunky Flailing4094 [1757]
Arab League slams 'unbalanced' ICC prosecutor	3 00:00 Anonymoose [1730]
Hezbollah parade farewell their fighters returned bodies	2 00:00 Glomomp Smith2601 [1755]
EU, Iran start nuclear talks in Geneva	0 [1735]
Pakistani Senate committee calls for closure of Gauntanamo Bay jail	2 00:00 Old Patriot [1721]
Religious leaders wrap up meeting, urging enhanced dialogue between religions	0 [1728]
Solana: No clear answer from Iran over nuclear proposal	5 00:00 trailing wife [1733]
Some Arab professional unions to visit Sudan in solidarity with al-Bashir	1 00:00 McZoid [1732]
Ahmadinejad's deputy: Iran is a friend of the U.S. and Israel	2 00:00 SteveS [1744]
Hamas: Shalit talks on hold, Israel not meeting truce terms	0 [1735]
US Conducts Test On Anti Missile Defense System - The Gulf Notices	3 00:00 Redneck Jim [1728]
Americans' Faith in Afghan War Fades	16 00:00 Gleng Protector of the Hemps8662 [1730]
Iraqi PM disputes report on withdrawal plan	2 00:00 Woozle Elmeter 2700 [1730]
Lawyers set Aug 14 deadline for judges reinstatement	0 [1733]
Page 3: Non-WoT
Obama to be Prez for next 8 to 10 years	9 00:00 AzCat [1765]
Group to be stoned to death	4 00:00 OldSpook [1734]
Mugabe threatens to seize foreign firms	3 00:00 RWV [1756]
Is Obama Speech Site Contaminated by Nazi Past?	6 00:00 Frank G [1749]
Paleos: Israel uses rats against Jerusalem Arabs	4 00:00 .5MT [1735]
Medieval churches facing closure due to lack of funds, interest	9 00:00 trailing wife [1731]
UK official caught in Chinese honeytrap	2 00:00 Anonymoose [1735]
Unions ready to dump Gordon Brown	0 [1731]
Mixed Feelings For Pelosi, Nothing But Praise For Gore	7 00:00 Huperong Barnsmell4762 [1732]
Indonesian parliament agrees to investigate legislators for corruption	0 [1731]
Tsvangirai agrees to enter power sharing talks with Mugabe,	2 00:00 Pappy [1747]
Another one under the Obama bus	12 00:00 AlanC [1727]
Nepal to elect first head of state	0 [1728]
Zimbabwe introduces Z$100bn note	7 00:00 Redneck Jim [1735]
Takeovers Captivate Ecuador	0 [1738]
Saoodis to expand Prophets Mosque	1 00:00 trailing wife [1735]
Page 4: Opinion
American Murder Mystery	19 00:00 Steve White [1758]
Al-Qaida in Israel / Fertile ground for terrorism	2 00:00 Bin thinking again [1754]
Breaking the silence on Pakistan and terrorism	1 00:00 trailing wife [1731]
Hold the champagne for Canada's free speech muddle	4 00:00 OldSpook [1734]
Obamas Magical Mystery Tour	0 [1733]
Michelle Treated Unfairly, Just Like All the Other Sucessfull Black Women	16 00:00 Woozle Unusosing8053 [1738]
UK para commander on why he quit	4 00:00 Woozle Unusosing8053 [1723]
One Man's War	2 00:00 Wayne Anthony nutz [1737]
How Israeli negotiator played Nasrallah By Emmanuel Sivan	5 00:00 Steve White [1725]
Flags, veils and sharia	1 00:00 Jack is Back! [1736]
How a Young Lawyer Saved the Second Amendment	2 00:00 Redneck Jim [1736]
Page 5: Russia-Former Soviet Union
Today in History: the Eagle lands	6 00:00 gromky [1750]
Home prices rise as Saggy Pants outlawed in suburban school district.	7 00:00 bigjm-ky [1742]
Lamarck was right after all	3 00:00 trailing wife [1723]
EU bans Peking Duck: council snoopers to shut down restaurant ovens in Chinatown	10 00:00 Mizzou Mafia [1749]
Al-Aima Bridge in Baghdad to be reopened	0 [1725]

    
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                        22:45 Mizzou Mafia

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                        22:24 AzCat

                        22:17 Ho Chi Flaiper4630

                        22:16 bigjm-ky

                        22:13 Bin thinking again

                        22:09 Frank G

                        22:01 RWV

                        21:51 Anonymoose

                        21:46 Pappy

                        21:44 Pappy

                        21:32 Steve White

                        21:31 Besoeker

                        21:25 Frank G

                        21:22 Brett

                        21:18 Brett

                        21:11 eLarson

                        21:06 Glomomp Smith2601

                        20:47 a yankee

                        20:43 a yankee

Who's in the News
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3	Taliban
2	Govt of Sudan
2	Hamas
2	Govt of Iran
2	Hezbollah
1	al-Qaeda in Iraq
1	Islamic Courts
1	Jund al-Sham
1	Global Jihad
1	Govt of Pakistan

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Two weeks of WOT

Sun 2008-07-20
B.O. visits Afghanistan on grand tour

Sat 2008-07-19
Mighty Pak Army zaps 10 Hangu Talibs

Fri 2008-07-18
Four Madrid bomb convicts cleared

Thu 2008-07-17
Israel-Hezbollah 'prisoner' exchange

Wed 2008-07-16
Paks: NATO massing forces on border

Tue 2008-07-15
ICC charges against Sudan's Bashir

Mon 2008-07-14
Failed Meknes suicide bomber sentenced to life

Sun 2008-07-13
Nine US soldier among scores who die in wave of attacks in Afghanistan

Sat 2008-07-12
Leb Forms New Cabinet, Hezbollah Keeps Veto Power

Fri 2008-07-11
Petraeus takes command of CENTCOM

Thu 2008-07-10
3 dead and 32 wounded in Leb fighting

Wed 2008-07-09
Turkey: 3 turbans, 3 cops killed in shootout outside U.S. consulate

Tue 2008-07-08
One killed, scores injured in series of blasts in Karachi

Mon 2008-07-07
Suicide bomber kills 41 at Indian embassy in Kabul, 141 injured

Sun 2008-07-06
Maliki: government has defeated terrorism

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