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Pakistain bans TTP
Today's Headlines

Headline	Comments [Views]
Page 1: WoT Operations
Iraq: Four killed in car boom	0 [1739]
Three Blasts Kill at Least 34 in Iraq	0 [1743]
Strike 'killed 60 young Afghans' says UN	11 00:00 Glenmore [1753]
In the red corner, Insurgent, and the blue corner Reaper - Let's get ready to rumble!!!	7 00:00 USN, Ret. [1755]
Gunmen fire at senior diplomat	1 00:00 tu3031 [1751]
Good morning	6 00:00 Jack is Back! [1739]
Landmine blast kills 8 Somali soldiers	0 [1741]
Rocket attacks kill six in Bolan	0 [1752]
Militants blow up girls' school in Peshawar	2 00:00 tu3031 [1736]
Gunmen attack APCs in Karachi bound for Afghanistan	6 00:00 OldSpook [1736]
Pakistan: Eight killed in attack on MP's home	0 [1743]
Middle East: Israel frees 198 Palestinian prisoners	1 00:00 Alaska Paul in Tok, AK [1771]
Pakistan: Taliban militants targeted by security forces	1 00:00 gorb [1748]
Dozens feared shot dead in Darfur camp	1 00:00 Jack is Back! [1735]
Explosion at Niger arms handover	2 00:00 tu3031 [1749]
Grenade blast injures one in Quetta	0 [1747]
Five militants killed near Afghan border	0 [1731]
22 dead in Kurram clashes	0 [1729]
Pakistan bans main Taliban militant group	2 00:00 smdshack [1774]
Page 2: WoT Background
Switzerland closes money laundering probe against Bhutto	5 00:00 Alaska Paul in Tok, AK [1756]
UNC SUV Jihadi sentenced to 33 years	2 00:00 SteveS [1759]
Street price of drugs in Hollywood to rise - Afghan Opium Production Falls	1 00:00 USN, Ret. [1746]
Hat Trick for Aimless Gunshot Brigade	0 [1750]
North Korea makes plutonium threat	4 00:00 JosephMendiola [1737]
Afghanistan demands end to Nato air strikes on villagers	9 00:00 Ebbang Uluque6305 [1732]
Pakistans Taliban Cleanup Getting Harder to Sell	2 00:00 Fred [1747]
The Conning Khan Caper Revealed	2 00:00 trailing wife [1732]
Kurds warn of "violent reaction" if Iraqi army enters their areas	5 00:00 Zhang Fei [1750]
Khalilzad's Ties to Zadari Are Questioned	1 00:00 Old Patriot [1738]
Zardari 'suffering from severe mental problems'	6 00:00 JohnQC [1739]
Iraq says 650 doctors have returned from exile	1 00:00 gorb [1735]
Canadians honor soldiers killed in Afghanistan	2 00:00 trailing wife [1739]
No headway in peace talks with Israel: Syrian FM	0 [1732]
Israel to shut Gaza border crossings following Qassam strike	0 [1739]
India will have to maintain close ties with Pak army	0 [1737]
Qazi flays arrest of Kashmiri leaders	0 [1741]
Hezbollah warns Israel against attacking it or Iran	1 00:00 JosephMendiola [1734]
Afghans demand 'new troops deal'	4 00:00 trailing wife [1736]
Iran: Jailed Kurds begin hunger strike	0 [1731]
Iran: US air base being built near Iranian border	18 00:00 JitterBug [1733]
Philippines: Army not fighting 'all-out war' in south, says president	0 [1735]
US agrees to withdraw troops by 2011: Iraq PM	2 00:00 Zhang Fei [1733]
Nawaz violated various accords with me: Qazi	0 [1740]
Millions of dollars needed to help 300,000 Bajauris	1 00:00 online poker [1736]
Abbas: No peace until all Palestinian prisoners released	4 00:00 trailing wife [1741]
Switzerland: We should talk to Osama	17 00:00 3dc [1754]
Mosque being constructed at controversial Hindu pilgrimage site	0 [1735]
Page 3: Non-WoT
Attack on Michelle Malkin.	3 00:00 OldSpook [1754]
Kucinich electrifies convention arena (you have to be really bored)	0 [1737]
The Ad Obama doesn't want you to see	19 00:00 Slains Scourge of the Nebraskans5448 [1743]
Conflict with Russia cost us $2.3bn: Mikheil Saakashvili	38 00:00 Gabby Cussworth [1766]
Georgia president claims Russians are now within artillery range of Tbilisi	1 00:00 Mark Espinola [1752]
U.S. no longer confirms navy ships headed for Poti	7 00:00 Pappy [1754]
Norway: Russian ambassador lashes out at media and USA	1 00:00 Scott R [1735]
Hillary endorses John McCain!	4 00:00 trailing wife [1739]
Lurid Moonbat Fantasy #60: "Brown Note" & ray guns to be used on Denver protestors	14 00:00 Swamp Blondie in the Cornfields [1726]
Drought stricken Iran buys US wheat for first time in 27 years	14 00:00 Penguin [1745]
US to deliver aid to tense Georgian port of Poti	19 00:00 OldSpook [1733]
Russia recognizes breakaway Georgian regions	2 00:00 JosephMendiola [1740]
NKorea says it halted nuclear reactor disablement	1 00:00 Scott R [1729]
Rent-A-Mob revs up at Democrat Convention - 68 Redux	7 00:00 JohnQC [1738]
John Edwards calling former staffers asking for forgiveness	11 00:00 Besoeker [1734]
Plot to Kill Obama: Shoot From High Vantage Point	28 00:00 JosephMendiola [1734]
Russia mocks West's displeasure over war in Georgia	10 00:00 A Very Reasonable Man [1732]
Russia to withdraw from WTO agreements	8 00:00 OldSpook [1733]
'Georgia ready for second aggression'	1 00:00 JitterBug [1741]
Nawaz jumps coalition	0 [1735]
Why did Egypt fail at Olympics, Mubarak asks	7 00:00 Swamp Blondie in the Cornfields [1733]
Turkish soap 'Nour' takes Arab world by storm	5 00:00 Sgt. Mom [1732]
Vigilante Jerusalem Jews beat 'indecent' woman	19 00:00 PlanetDan [1740]
Violence erupts after Tarique's injury news	0 [1734]
What actually happened to Tarique	1 00:00 bigjim-ky [1734]
Pay bribe, get pension	4 00:00 USN, Ret. [1736]
Khaleda, Falu, MK Alamgir denied bail	0 [1729]
Democrats gather to endorse Obama	3 00:00 Pliny Sleash8027 [1732]
Russian MPs back Georgia's rebels	1 00:00 Maggie Thromomble8551 [1758]
MDC wins Zimbabwe parliament vote	0 [1741]
Pak FO transfers officials involved in car scam	1 00:00 tu3031 [1731]
PML-Q nominates Mushahid for presidency: PML-N, PML-Q establish contacts	0 [1736]
Indian, US warships to carry out wargames in Arabian sea	6 00:00 OldSpook [1752]
Italian priest to hold world's first online beauty pageant for nuns	9 00:00 OldSpook [1734]
Experience Is Double-Edged Sword for The Ticket	0 [1734]
Blasts in Georgia Hit Train, 2 People	0 [1731]
Page 4: Opinion
United States Marines - Why I love them.	2 00:00 Pappy [1755]
Is al-Maliki all flaps and no thrust?	2 00:00 Woozle Unusosing8053 [1753]
Finland, Russia, and NATO	3 00:00 Procopius2k [1741]
The Truth About Russia in Georgia (Michael Totten)	20 00:00 Spike Uniter [1762]
Questions for Obama and McCain	1 00:00 Jack is Back! [1735]
Lileks at the DNC: "No roughage, no peace!"	5 00:00 DMFD [1756]
Russia's aggression is a challenge to world order	5 00:00 NoMoreBS [1733]
Zardari outsmarts Nawaz	0 [1733]
Why object to Islamic rule in Kashmir?	2 00:00 JosephMendiola [1759]
Page 5: Russia-Former Soviet Union
ICE: Nearly 600 illegals detained in Miss. plant raid	3 00:00 Frank G [1744]
LPGA - This is an American tour, speak english or you're outta here!	2 00:00 USN, Ret. [1747]
U of I at Chicago opens 140 boxes of Ayers-Obama records	7 00:00 Sherry [1749]
~~Pirates~~ Armed gang rob German financiers on yacht off Corsica	3 00:00 Anonymoose [1733]
Cat survives seven weeks behind neighbour's bathtub	3 00:00 Perfesser [1734]
Gustav Is Coming!	11 00:00 Frank G [1742]
Yemen to combat terrorism through movies	4 00:00 tu3031 [1736]
Today's Jerk	7 00:00 Alaska Paul in Tok, AK [1764]
Kosi devastates Bihar; 2 million homeless	2 00:00 Procopius2k [1741]

    
                23:57 Maggie Thromomble8551

                        23:55 3dc

                        23:48 OldSpook

                        23:38 Gabby Cussworth

                        23:33 Jolutch Mussolini7800

                        23:32 Spike Uniter

                        23:30 Pappy

                        23:23 European Conservative

                        23:15 Zhang Fei

                        23:10 Alaska Paul in Tok, AK

                        23:07 SteveS

                        23:07 Glenmore

                        23:06 OldSpook

                        23:03 OldSpook

                        22:57 Troll Watch

                        22:57 Spike Uniter

                        22:53 Mark Espinola

                        22:41 Pappy

                        22:32 DMFD

                        22:28 European Conservative

                        22:25 Alaska Paul in Tok, AK

                        22:17 Alaska Paul in Tok, AK

                        22:14 JosephMendiola

                        22:10 Woozle Unusosing8053

Who's in the News
75	[untagged]
6	TTP
5	Govt of Pakistan
2	al-Qaeda
2	Jamaat-e-Islami
2	Palestinian Authority
1	Islamic Courts
1	Islamic State of Iraq
1	Taliban
1	Moro Islamic Liberation Front
1	Govt of Iran
1	Hamas
1	Takfir wal-Hijra
1	Hezbollah
1	Iraqi Insurgency

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Tue 2008-08-26
Pakistain bans TTP

Mon 2008-08-25
Afghan commanders sacked over deadly strike

Sun 2008-08-24
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Sat 2008-08-23
Bali bombers execution to be delayed

Fri 2008-08-22
37 more killed in Kurram festivities

Thu 2008-08-21
TTP suicide bombers hit Pak ordnance plant; dozens dead

Wed 2008-08-20
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Tue 2008-08-19
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Mon 2008-08-18
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