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Two Canadians killed in Wana missile attack
Today's Headlines

Headline	Comments [Views]
Page 1: WoT Operations
Pakistan army 'just miss' Zawahiri - "Missed him by that much, chief"	8 00:00 Hank [11127]
British troops carry out most daring raid 'since Second World War'	10 00:00 Frank G [11130]
German prosecutors charge 3 in terror plot	1 00:00 trailing wife [11131]
Two Canadians killed in Wana missile attack	9 00:00 mojo [11129]
Some troops say Iraqis need to do more	3 00:00 Procopius2k [11128]
American troops to help Canadians in Afghanistan	2 00:00 bigjim-ky [11129]
Bombs kill dozens of Ethiopian troops in Mog	0 [11129]
Egypt police find huge weapons cache in Sinai	2 00:00 g(r)omgoru [11128]
Good morning	9 00:00 Todd Palin [11131]
Pro-al-Qaeda fighters train in Gaza Strip	0 [11127]
Bomb tears through Philippines bus	3 00:00 Fred [11128]
68 killed in fresh Lankan fighting	0 [11125]
Baloch militant groups suspend their activities 'for people'	1 00:00 Mad Eye [11128]
Taliban leader, four militants surrender	0 [11124]
Nine killed in Darra Adam Khel operation	0 [11127]
Lashkar captures Taliban stronghold in Kurram	0 [11125]
Aircraft target Taliban positions in Swat	0 [11127]
65-kilogramme bomb seized in Hangu	0 [11126]
Pakistan: Banks directed to freeze Taliban accounts	2 00:00 JohnQC [11123]
Iraq takes over Anbar from US forces	0 [11125]
JMB leader gets 34yrs in arms case	0 [11124]
Page 2: WoT Background
Paki Lawmaker: 'Honor Killings' of Five Women just carrying out a "centuries-old tradition."	0 [11126]
US probe finds fewer Afghan deaths than UN claimed	3 00:00 gorb [11127]
Murder is permissible if the victim is...	8 00:00 GolfBravoUSMC [11125]
Court: PA to compensate terror victims	1 00:00 trailing wife [11128]
Israel foiled Hezbollah kidnap plots abroad	0 [11127]
Zehri: Proud of having women buried alive for wanting to choose husband	6 00:00 Eric Jablow [11130]
Russia, Iran, S300s, Ukraine and Georgia	0 [11133]
Goncharov: NATO repeating Soviet mistake in Afghanistan	11 00:00 JosephMendiola [11126]
U.S. Military Will Transfer Control of Sunni Citizen Patrols to Iraqi Government	3 00:00 Pappy [11127]
Securing Baghdad with militiamen	0 [11126]
Some 2.35 million Palestinians in West Bank: census	8 00:00 Barbara Skolaut [11130]
Lebanon Minister: 'Friendly fire kills exactly as enemy fire does'	0 [11128]
Afghanistan: UN provides aid to victims of violence	2 00:00 tu3031 [11125]
Israel rejects bid to revoke Arab MP's citizenship	1 00:00 ed [11129]
Somali MPs quash no-confidence bid against premier	1 00:00 tu3031 [11128]
Shias protest against Taliban	0 [11126]
No joy for besieged Gazans during Ramadan	9 00:00 Pappy [11128]
TTP is an extension of Al Qaeda: Rehman	0 [11123]
Nations step up piracy patrols in Gulf of Aden	3 00:00 Pappy [11125]
Biden to Israel: Get Used to a Nuclear-Armed Iran	21 00:00 JosephMendiola [11131]
Page 3: Non-WoT
Sarah Palin Facts	5 00:00 Mike [11131]
While McCain Raises Money For Hurricane Victims Obama Set To Jet Off For Geneva	5 00:00 lotp [11130]
McCain camp: Questions on Palin's party a 'smear' - FUD	7 00:00 Frank G [11131]
The Obamessiah's 10 worst ideas	18 00:00 Spot [11130]
Gateway Pundit on Violence at Trunk Convention	1 00:00 DLR [11133]
Sarah Palin: she came from nowhere	39 00:00 Frank G [11130]
Gaza Phone Squad Supports Obama	5 00:00 Bulldog [11125]
Attorney challenges Monegan firing query	0 [11127]
Russia says EU was right not to choose sanctions	7 00:00 European Conservative [11127]
Oil falls as global demand concerns resurface	3 00:00 Richard of Oregon [11131]
Bristol Palin's pregnancy and engagement was no secret back home	3 00:00 Barbara Skolaut [11134]
St. Paul WoT Update 3: "Protestors" attack Cub Scouts	4 00:00 Anonymoose [11125]
Obama Begs Palin: Don't Punish Bristol with a Baby	32 00:00 Spot [11126]
Canadian PM will call election: Opposition leader	1 00:00 Canuckistan sniper [11123]
St. Paul WoT Update 2: Mob attack on Alabama delegation.	10 00:00 Procopius2k [11131]
Putin saves journalists from tiger: report	13 00:00 Rambler in California [11127]
Italy: Illegal migrants land on southern island of Lampedusa	0 [11129]
Iran and Bolivia are natural allies: Ahmadinejad	9 00:00 Pappy [11129]
Laghdaf to head new government in Mauritania	0 [11126]
EU warns Russia over Georgia	4 00:00 g(r)omgoru [11131]
Political rivals clash in Bangkok	0 [11126]
EU suspends talks on Russia pact	0 [11124]
Humanitarian aircraft goes missing in Congo: U.N.	3 00:00 Besoeker [11125]
Anne Patterson meets Nawaz	2 00:00 James Carville [11125]
Govt decides to rename NWFP as Pakhtunkhawa	1 00:00 ed [11127]
Fukuda resigns as Japan PM	0 [11129]
UAE group buy UK football team Manchester City	0 [11125]
In Africa, a New Middle-Income Consumerism	0 [11126]
Qadaffy promises Libyans a share of oil wealth	7 00:00 Skunky Glins 5*** [11131]
Ankara fires back in row with Moscow	0 [11126]
US Republican convention opens	2 00:00 Nimble Spemble [11128]
Long estrangement from United States finally over, Gadhafi tells populace	8 00:00 mojo [11132]
Hurricane Gustav hits land	5 00:00 Rambler in California [11123]
India flood victims swamp hospitals	0 [11125]
Palin's teen daughter pregnant	20 00:00 Abu do you love [11125]
Nigeria seizes money 'for Obama'	6 00:00 USN, Ret. [11127]
Iran slams UAE police over 'mistreatment of Iranian tourists'	0 [11126]
Russia 'could destroy NATO ships in Black Sea within 20 minutes'	38 00:00 Frank G [11135]
Page 4: Opinion
Asia Times/"Spengler" on the State of the Presidential Race	9 00:00 Abdominal Snowman [11127]
Reasons to like Sarah Palin, #146: the difference is between a hockey mom and a Pit Bull	3 00:00 Barbara Skolaut [11126]
Putins Useful Idiots	5 00:00 lotp [11128]
Does Cheney's trip to Caucasus presage a tougher Russian policy?	3 00:00 JosephMendiola [11129]
A Timely Palin Family History -- Privacy And Political Possibilities	2 00:00 Darrell [11131]
Georgia Crisis Plays to Iran's Advantage - For Now	2 00:00 Shieldwolf [11126]
My friendship with John McCain	8 00:00 Grunter [11126]
Page 5: Russia-Former Soviet Union
Loudoun County archeological discovery.	5 00:00 Besoeker [11132]
Rabid badger attacks Russian woman	3 00:00 Hellfish [11124]
Don LaFontaine, the man you heard, but never heard of	4 00:00 Black Bart Snusotch1262 [11125]
45th Mersenne prime discovered (possibly)	4 00:00 Pappy [11126]
Cuba says 90,000 houses damaged by Gustav	1 00:00 JosephMendiola [11123]
Video: Amy Goodman arrested at RNC	21 00:00 Beldar Glutch4777 [11130]
Fathers, brother arrested for burying five Baloch women alive	6 00:00 mojo [11124]
Iran to attend Bulgaria's Plovdiv Int'l Puppet Theatre Festival	3 00:00 Frank G [11129]

    
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                        23:45 mojo

                        23:36 Frank G

                        23:35 European Conservative

                        23:24 European Conservative

                        23:09 Barbara Skolaut

                        23:08 Barbara Skolaut

                        23:07 Frank G

                        23:04 Barbara Skolaut

                        23:02 49 Pan

                        22:59 Besoeker

                        22:43 Eric Jablow

                        22:36 Regional Peace

                        22:16 Frank G

                        22:13 trailing wife

                        22:13 Barbara Skolaut

                        22:11 Frank G

                        22:09 Frank G

                        22:09 Barbara Skolaut

                        22:07 Hank

                        22:06 Maggie Jomotle2926

                        22:00 Halliburton - Asymmetrical Reply Division

                        21:56 JosephMendiola

Who's in the News
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8	TTP
4	Iraqi Insurgency
3	Govt of Pakistan
3	Hamas
3	Hezbollah
2	Taliban
1	Moro Islamic Liberation Front
1	Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh
1	Islamic Courts
1	Palestinian Authority
1	al-Qaeda
1	Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan

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Two weeks of WOT

Tue 2008-09-02
Two Canadians killed in Wana missile attack

Mon 2008-09-01
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Sun 2008-08-31
Ethiopia hints at Somalia withdrawal

Sat 2008-08-30
Report says China offered widespread help on nukes

Fri 2008-08-29
Hezbollah shoots at Lebanese Army helicopter, kills officer

Thu 2008-08-28
Baitullah declared ''proclaimed offender''

Wed 2008-08-27
Nearly 50 militants killed on Pak-Afghan border

Tue 2008-08-26
Pakistain bans TTP

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

Sun 2008-08-24
Geelani, Mirwaiz Umer Farooq arrested

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

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MILF warns Manila against ''declaring war''

Tue 2008-08-19
10 French soldiers die in Afghan battle

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