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''Assad's right hand man'' assassinated in Syria
Today's Headlines

Headline	Comments [Views]
Page 1: WoT Operations
Top Syrian general assassinated: reports	7 00:00 Mullah Richard [1805]
Air Force Looks To A New Drone To Keep Peace In Iraq	3 00:00 OldSpook [1771]
Kenyan police say Al Qaeda's Fazul escapes raid	1 00:00 Frank G [1775]
It's oficial: Mudhat Mursi no more - friends confirm ''He's dead Jim''	5 00:00 JohnQC [1772]
2 news channels blacked out in Jammu, 2 newspapers shut, as protests rage on	1 00:00 bigjim-ky [1769]
Seven bombs hit southern Thai tourist towns	0 [1767]
Gaza fugitives 'to be sent back'	6 00:00 liberalhawk [1754]
Taliban militants planting bomb have red wire green wire mix up	4 00:00 Turboimage [1764]
Good morning	1 00:00 Jack is Back! [1745]
10 killed after rival clans clash in southwestern district	0 [1759]
Palestinian man infiltrates IDF base in Jordan Valley	1 00:00 Spike Uniter [1772]
Govt to launch operation in Mohmand and Bajaur	0 [1748]
Militants target military installations in Lower Dir	0 [1753]
Bomb kills eight policemen in Swat	0 [1756]
9 hard boyz killed in Gaza festivities	0 [1768]
Lebanese reach draft on Hezbollah arms	0 [1758]
Al-Qaeda number two al-Zawahiri reported injured by US missile	6 00:00 JohnQC [1775]
Gas pipeline blown up in Dera Bugti	1 00:00 .5MT [1736]
150 Fatah supporters enter Israel after Hamas takes over east Gaza	0 [1772]
Afghan bride, groom among 13 dead in wedding bus blast	1 00:00 Jack is Back! [1770]
Sri Lankan troops close to rebels' de facto capital	0 [1757]
Qoranic schools, mosques closed down for security reasons	3 00:00 Hellfish [1761]
Embattled Mogadishu mayor says he is still in charge	0 [1736]
Kabul bomber identified	0 [1738]
Page 2: WoT Background
Iraq Getting M-1A1 Tanks	12 00:00 Anonymoose [1768]
Mad 'Thrax Genius Was Banking On Success In The Mail	5 00:00 McZoid [1772]
Afghan president heads to India to cement ties	3 00:00 Old Patriot [1756]
Report: Syria's liaison officer to Hizbullah assassinated	4 00:00 Nimble Spemble [1746]
Travelers' Laptops May Be Detained At Border	19 00:00 Anonymoose [1758]
Islamic group urges support for peace agreement	0 [1755]
Rival clans sign peace agreement on Islamic law in central Somalia	0 [1745]
Hawiye clan accuses president of being opposed to peace efforts	0 [1745]
Islamist group expresses solidarity with Al-Shabab fighters	0 [1749]
Israel set to free 5 Palestinians in final stage of prisoner swap with Hezbollah	0 [1746]
Lebanon: Hezbollah may fight Israel to recover land	5 00:00 Old Patriot [1751]
Posters slamming 'Talibanisation' appear in Karachi areas	0 [1753]
JUI-F hints at leaving coalition	0 [1731]
Haqqani seeks proof in embassy bombing charges	0 [1736]
CII to devise anti-terror guidelines	0 [1756]
Plan to place ISI under IM intact	0 [1754]
'No such thing as Indian Mujahideen'	0 [1752]
Kabul attack: U.S. warning was accurate	0 [1746]
Iran defiant on nuclear deadline	0 [1746]
Rogue Pakistan spies aid Taliban in Afghanistan	0 [1752]
Weak dollar caused 30 percent of oil price rise: Iran	5 00:00 Bright Pebbles [1748]
"You don't understand al Qaeda," 9/11 plotter says	6 00:00 Slats Glans2659 [1750]
Taliban deny Ayman hit by missile	6 00:00 Red Dawg [1750]
Iran: US creating nuclear precedence for Israel	0 [1756]
Rogue Pakistan spies aid Taliban in Afghanistan	1 00:00 Jack is Back! [1755]
Page 3: Non-WoT
House Reps Back On the Floor Tomorrow Over Drilling	4 00:00 Pappy [1764]
Town Unfazed By Missile Booster In Nearby Ditch	1 00:00 Frank G [1753]
Chavez Tells Castro Bush Seeks to Relive Cold War	1 00:00 gromky [1733]
120 die in India shrine stampede	0 [1744]
Despite boasts, Russia's weaponry shows its age	3 00:00 Besoeker [1746]
Woman's ties to Anthrax unclear.	1 00:00 Besoeker [1748]
Aids Worse than Thought; Prevention Paying Off	5 00:00 Besoeker [1753]
Skeet shooting with a 120MM trap gun - Pull!	3 00:00 ed [1735]
Congressman Murtha's Dark Horse Challenger Turns Out to be a Thoroughbred	5 00:00 Barbara Skolaut [1764]
As Kadima struggles to deal with Olmert's resignation, Netanyahu stands to gain	0 [1751]
B.O. flips on offshore drilling	5 00:00 Red Dawg [1748]
Obama backs away from McCain's debate challenge	4 00:00 Woozle Elmeter 2700 [1743]
Obsolete coins cause chaos at Zimbabwean tills	2 00:00 Glenmore [1747]
'Taslima must not be allowed to return'	2 00:00 Omiting the Younger9947 [1743]
Defiant Mofaz vows to beat frontrunner Livni in Kadima race	0 [1738]
Kakodkar: India is firm on unconditional nuke waiver from NSG	0 [1748]
Page 4: Opinion
O's Tour De Farce	2 00:00 Besoeker [1752]
Repubs to Continue Energy Sit-in on Monday at 10	0 [1750]
John Kerry is a Douche: Maybe French Subtitles Would Help	0 [1754]
Islamabad Dateline: Oh America!	4 00:00 Nimble Spemble [1751]
Barack Obama's Stealth Socialism	3 00:00 Barbara Skolaut [1768]
U.S. vilifies faithful old ally	11 00:00 Nimble Spemble [1757]
Chart Massive Drop Off Of CO2 Levels At Mauna Loa In One Month	5 00:00 DarthVader [1765]
Global Warming? It's a People Problem!	6 00:00 Barbara Skolaut [1769]
Flip Flop Alert: Obama's surge switch	6 00:00 eLarson [1750]
Book - Foolish Americans Who Trusted In Communists, And What Happened To Them	9 00:00 Eric Jablow [1733]
Hindu intifada	2 00:00 Frank G [1754]
Page 5: Russia-Former Soviet Union
Museum: Civil War Surrender Document No Photocopy	3 00:00 Besoeker [1747]
Grass-roots effort in Egypt fights female circumcision	0 [1746]
B-52H reaches retirement	2 00:00 Bobby [1754]
Obama scolds three black protestors in Florida.	0 [1741]
S.F. fund aids teen felons who are illegals	1 00:00 Rambler in California [1749]
Australian doctors warn against 'designer vagina' craze	8 00:00 Barbara Skolaut [1763]
Recent history of Huthist rebellion in Yemen	0 [1735]
Radio Conversation During Barge Collision	0 [1736]
Video - Two US Police Arrested For Arms-Ammo Smuggling To Mexico	2 00:00 OldSpook [1745]
U.S. sub may have leaked radiation in Japan	7 00:00 penguin [1749]
Saudi accused of having six wives	5 00:00 AzCat [1749]
Another polio case detected in Bajaur	0 [1737]
Truly Impressive YJCMTSU	10 00:00 JohnQC [1757]
Models may sashay to head of US visa queue	4 00:00 badanov [1748]

    
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                        22:45 Mullah Richard

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                        21:53 Pappy

                        21:51 McZoid

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                        21:44 DarthVader

                        21:43 Frank G

                        21:42 DarthVader

                        21:31 Steve White

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                        21:24 Nimble Spemble

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                        21:18 DarthVader

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                        21:13 Zhang Fei

Who's in the News
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8	Taliban
5	Islamic Courts
3	al-Qaeda
3	Govt of Pakistan
3	Hezbollah
2	ISI
2	Hamas
2	Govt of Iran
1	Jamaat-e-Ulema Islami
1	SIMI
1	Global Jihad

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Two weeks of WOT

Sun 2008-08-03
''Assad's right hand man'' assassinated in Syria

Sat 2008-08-02
Taliban deny al-Qaida No. 2 hit by missile

Fri 2008-08-01
189 arrested, curfew lifted in Diyala

Thu 2008-07-31
Qaeda big turban in Afghanistan killed in US airstrike

Wed 2008-07-30
Gilani in Washington; Paks raid Haqqani's empty madrassa in N Wazoo

Tue 2008-07-29
Military offensive under way in Diyala

Mon 2008-07-28
Mudhat Mursi: Dead Again?

Sun 2008-07-27
3 people killed in second day of Tripoli festivities

Sat 2008-07-26
India: Serial kabooms in Ahmadabad

Fri 2008-07-25
Serial booms in Bangalore

Thu 2008-07-24
'Mohmand Agency now under Taliban control'

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

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