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Sheikh Aweys claims Somali opposition leadership
Today's Headlines

Headline	Comments [Views]
Page 1: WoT Operations
'Hog Pilot's Quick Thinking, Huge Gonads	8 00:00 Yosemite Sam [1778]
Grenade hero awarded George Cross	5 00:00 Mizzou Mafia [1756]
Secret attack against Diyala insurgents set for August 1st: Iraqi Army	8 00:00 mhw [1744]
One killed, two hurt as army warns of attacks in Thai south	2 00:00 JosephMendiola [1777]
Kurdish journalist slain in northern Iraq	0 [1744]
Somali pirates seize Japanese vessel	4 00:00 Woozle Elmeter 2700 [1747]
Good morning	3 00:00 ryuge [1744]
Security forces kill suicide bomber, nab ten wanted individuals across provinces	0 [1744]
7 civilians injured by bomb blast in Mosul	0 [1747]
NATO aircraft violate Pakistani airspace	11 00:00 JosephMendiola [1745]
3 bombs defused in Swat	0 [1746]
LI 'arrests' plotters against Mangal Bagh	0 [1750]
Afghan warlord holding kidnapped Frenchies	5 00:00 JosephMendiola [1771]
Salam Pintu, 2 Huji cadres denied bail	0 [1743]
Mullah Sheikh killed in near Musa Qala	4 00:00 Zorba Angaimp8224 [1744]
'Operation in Hangu stopped'	0 [1740]
Zardari's chief security officer gunned down	4 00:00 .5MT [1754]
Page 2: WoT Background
Last of the Daisy Cutters	5 00:00 dorf [1742]
Hookboy loses battle against U.S. extradition	3 00:00 bruce [1743]
McCain: Obama's Plan Could 'Reverse' Progress in Iraq	1 00:00 JosephMendiola [1763]
NBC calls Obama's trip to war zones his 'Tour of Duty' - Give me a break	18 00:00 badanov [1763]
US forces may be based in Iraq's Kurdistan region	7 00:00 JosephMendiola [1737]
U.S. military advisers say they're treated as misfits	8 00:00 Frank G [1741]
'Learning to Eat Soup with a Knife'	0 [1742]
Spain Seeks to Arrest Israeli Minister and IDF Officers	6 00:00 Old Patriot [1754]
Obama and Gen Petreaus "agreed to disagree."	16 00:00 .5MT [1738]
McCain's Former War Buddy Upsets Muslims	4 00:00 JohnQC [1739]
Iran: U.S. Participation A Step Toward Recognizing Iran's Right	1 00:00 JosephMendiola [1764]
Israeli security chief reiterates that Gaza truce a mistake	3 00:00 DarthVader [1740]
Khawaja 'not the brightest,' but not a terrorist: Ex-fiancee	1 00:00 tu3031 [1742]
Michale Totten reports on the Muslims (and Catholics and Orthodox Christians) of Kosovo	19 00:00 JosephMendiola [1770]
'All the terrorist wanted to do was to kill Jews'	7 00:00 JFM [1743]
Barak lauds civilian, cop who killed bulldozer attacker 'quickly'	3 00:00 swksvolFF [1742]
'Killing may be linked to Benazir's murder'	1 00:00 tu3031 [1734]
Taliban extend ultimatum deadline to NWFP govt	1 00:00 Frank G [1743]
'Pakistan, Iran trying to stem militant flow to Iraq'	3 00:00 Free Radical [1736]
JUI-F jirga begins talks with AI	0 [1733]
U.S. lawyer urges Iran to sue over nukes	11 00:00 Hupamble Darling of the Wee Folk9167 [1735]
'Won't allow terrorists to disrupt J&K polls'	0 [1739]
Al-Qaeda commander claims responsibility for Danish embassy bombing	1 00:00 JosephMendiola [1736]
U.N.'s Ban details Hezbollah letter on prisoner swap	1 00:00 tu3031 [1740]
Prosecution: Bin Laden's driver knew hijackers aiming for Capitol	4 00:00 Abdominal Snowman [1762]
Swat Taliban to allow polio teams, but without females	3 00:00 Frank G [1733]
'Pakistan would never compromise with militants'	1 00:00 Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani [1740]
B.O. arrives in Israel, vows to 'plunge' into Mideast peacemaking	8 00:00 Besoeker [1737]
Aweys claims Somali opposition leadership	2 00:00 Old Patriot [1773]
Page 3: Non-WoT
The U.S. Presidential Candidates: Cartoons in the Arab Media	6 00:00 xbalanke [1775]
New York Times 2Q profit drops 82 percent	13 00:00 Frank G [1737]
Swiss Government protests against Libyan sanctions	1 00:00 Frank G [1752]
Dork tries to superglue himself to Gordon Brown	3 00:00 3dc [1745]
Article in Syrian Government Daily Praises Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe	2 00:00 tu3031 [1750]
How Do Norwegians Vote When They Are Angry	8 00:00 Glenmore [1742]
Bishops invited to give tribal politics a go at the Lambeth Conference	9 00:00 OldSpook [1736]
Record 450 French Jews headed for Israel	7 00:00 Procopius2k [1736]
Hurricane Dolly -now a Cat2- to make landfall today.	8 00:00 mhw [1761]
John McCain's Veepstakes	10 00:00 xbalanke [1765]
Obama Visits West Bank; Bagel to be Named	4 00:00 Beavis [1742]
Investigation into Kunming bus bombing continues, explosive identified	1 00:00 Frank G [1746]
Russia to return Chinese territory siezed during 1929 border skirmish	5 00:00 JosephMendiola [1747]
Investors Business Daily Calls Out NYT over Obama-worship	1 00:00 bigjim-ky [1737]
Do you feel that thrill running up your leg yet?	10 00:00 xbalanke [1763]
Return to class tough for vets	10 00:00 Broadhead6 [1756]
Indian vote clears path for landmark US nuclear deal	4 00:00 sludge [1739]
EU broadens Zimbabwe sanctions	0 [1741]
Turkish court to hear AK Party closure on July 28	0 [1744]
Morris Talansky: I arranged cash payments to Yitzhak Rabin	1 00:00 JosephMendiola [1758]
Sen. John Edwards Caught With Mistress And Love Child!	19 00:00 .5MT [1736]
Livni: When I'm PM, I'll seek unity gov't with Labor, Likud	0 [1739]
Page 4: Opinion
Obama Pledge To Overturn All State Anti-Abortion Laws One Year Old Today	1 00:00 Besoeker [1740]
Al-Qaeda's got a brand new bag	4 00:00 JosephMendiola [1733]
". . . the fluffiest, most inconsequential coverage of the candidate."	6 00:00 Darrell [1741]
WaPo: Mr. Obama's Account Of His Strategic Vision Remains Eccentric	3 00:00 trailing wife [1763]
After 60 years, black officers rare	9 00:00 trailing wife [1766]
Behind Maliki's Games	0 [1745]
Basra - here's the good news story	2 00:00 bigjim-ky [1742]
Media guilt plays well for Obama and McCain	1 00:00 OldSpook [1741]
VDH: The Obama Paradox	2 00:00 Woozle Elmeter 2700 [1740]
Lileks: cheese merchants, cat stranglers, and swamp developers	14 00:00 KBK [1767]
Paving the way for 'soft jihad'	5 00:00 trailing wife [1736]
Lebanon's 'Soldiers of Virtue'	0 [1737]
Start fighting for real	2 00:00 Besoeker [1735]
Obama Birth Announcement in Hawaii Newspaper	10 00:00 Percy Spumble4268 [1743]
'Carter can be surprisingly tone-deaf to Jewish sensitivities'	4 00:00 .5MT [1734]
Editorial: Al Qaeda and suicide-bombing	2 00:00 Paul [1739]
Humanizing al Qaeda, Demonizing the Bush Team	1 00:00 McZoid [1742]
Page 5: Russia-Former Soviet Union
0.491 Blood Alcohol Level	1 00:00 .5MT [1741]
Newspaper misspells its own name on front page	2 00:00 tu3031 [1741]
DNC pumps tax-free gas in Denver	0 [1748]
Idiot of the Day: Posthumous	6 00:00 Lone Ranger [1757]
PRC prohibits display of Warhol athletic paintings during Olympics	4 00:00 bigjim-ky [1735]
Guy Saves Gas of 3-mile Commute - Lives in Paint Shed	5 00:00 USN, Ret. [1731]
Grid Can Handle Electric Cars	10 00:00 JosephMendiola [1775]
Statue of 'Elvis' chiselled 1800 years before his birth goes under the hammer	2 00:00 Anonymoose [1734]
Immunity law passed in Italy	1 00:00 Elmavirong Johnson3058 [1738]
'Allah meat' astounds Nigerians	18 00:00 trailing wife [1753]
Transporters call off strike on Sindh govt assurance	1 00:00 JosephMendiola [1732]
Gun sex delays Dubai-bound flight	0 [1732]

    
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Who's in the News
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5	Govt of Pakistan
5	Taliban
3	al-Qaeda
2	Global Jihad
1	Islamic Courts
1	Jamaat-e-Ulema Islami
1	Lashkar e-Taiba
1	Lashkar-e-Islami
1	al-Qaeda in Iraq
1	Govt of Iran
1	HUJI
1	Hezbollah
1	Iraqi Insurgency

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Two weeks of WOT

Wed 2008-07-23
Sheikh Aweys claims Somali opposition leadership

Tue 2008-07-22
Another Paleo Bulldozer Operator Goes Jihad

Mon 2008-07-21
Death-row Bali bombers forgo presidential pardon

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
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