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Afghans bang 120 resurgent Talibs
Today's Headlines

Headline	Comments [Views]
Page 1: WoT Operations
Terrorists kill one, wound two in southern Thailand	0 [1741]
Still a Gunfight - Great Ops Story, Hohah	0 [1745]
Shiite violence threatens to overshadow gains	2 00:00 M. Murcek [1742]
Janjaweed vs. Janjaweed in East Sudan	8 00:00 trailing wife [1747]
Double VC for Afghan heroes reveals ferocity of war against Taliban	9 00:00 Red Dawg [1765]
Banglacops arrest key suspect in Hyderabad bombings	1 00:00 Paul [1736]
Good morning	7 00:00 Zenster [1741]
Islamic Jihad claims IAF missile missed target	3 00:00 Throper Ghibelline9098 [1740]
Teen killed in mass pro-Hamas rally near Rafah	7 00:00 Thomas Woof [1757]
Al-Absi, leader of Fatah al-Islam is dead	3 00:00 The Death of Rats [1733]
Victory at last in Lebanon!	2 00:00 JohnQC [1739]
Sri Lankan forces capture Tiger base	1 00:00 gromky [1744]
Indian police arrest 4 in Hyderabad blasts probe	0 [1741]
Somalia: 3 soldiers killed in ambush attack	0 [1737]
UK troops begin pull out from Basra	4 00:00 doc [1738]
US forces in Iraq kill eight suspected militants	2 00:00 N Guard [1735]
Egypt detains 12 Islamists	1 00:00 HammerHead [1735]
73 killed, 76 injured in NWFP, FATA in August	0 [1735]
Police claim killing 120 suspected Talebans	9 00:00 Elroy the Magnificent [1815]
Security official killed in Dera Bugti explosion	0 [1743]
Pakistani bomb 'experts' held in Kandahar	0 [1747]
Mehsud Talibs claim abduction of soldiers, demand withdrawal of troops	0 [1741]
Page 2: WoT Background
Jaish-e-Mohammed Joins Hands with Al Qaeda	0 [1736]
SK: Ex-hostages say Taliban beat them for refusing to convert	10 00:00 Zenster [1764]
Hyper-Lethal Mini Robotic Attack Helicopter with Turbine Engine Debuts	6 00:00 Silentbrick [1727]
Test - The Iraq War	7 00:00 Bobby [1728]
Baghdad's New Owners	2 00:00 Zenster [1741]
Remnants of the Second Temple Being Destroyed by Islamic Wakf	6 00:00 newc [1742]
Bush makes surprise visit to Iraq	3 00:00 GK [1734]
Gulf Arabs turn to Egypt as tourist destination	8 00:00 trailing wife [1755]
John Howard tight-lipped on Aust-US security pact	1 00:00 Nimble Spemble [1728]
An American Muslim visits Cairo	6 00:00 Zenster [1755]
Abu Mazen overhauls Paleo election law	2 00:00 Nimble Spemble [1733]
U.S. spies get a top-secret Web of their own	4 00:00 Old Patriot [1750]
Increased signs of anti-Hamas 'intifada' in Gaza	1 00:00 Bobby [1740]
Siniora declares victory over terrorism	3 00:00 trailing wife [1730]
Kenyan Muslims protest US backed torture	1 00:00 tu3031 [1728]
NorKs give up their NuKes?	10 00:00 Zenster [1757]
Maliki orders investigation into Karbala clashes	1 00:00 McZoid [1730]
Maliki complains US critics don't understand problems	4 00:00 gromgoru [1750]
Abbas overhauls election law to marginalise Hamas	0 [1736]
Ahmadinejad lashes out at Iranian 'nuclear informers'	1 00:00 smn [1736]
'Taliban's participation necessary for peace'	1 00:00 gorb [1733]
Top MMA leaders meet today	0 [1734]
'Guantanamo better than Peshawar detention camp'	2 00:00 john frum [1736]
Fazl rules out cooperation with PML	0 [1727]
Democratic leadership too will pursue war on terror: Nawaz	1 00:00 Grunter [1724]
Page 3: Non-WoT
Sweden: Navy mothballs its largest vessel due to lack of officers	3 00:00 Gary and the Samoyeds [1749]
In oasis of calm in Kurdish north, Iraq builds university	1 00:00 smn [1738]
10 top outlaws still run parties in southwestern region	0 [1730]
Barkatullah Bulu, wife sued for Tk 1.15cr extortion	0 [1735]
Wife of Mirza Abbas jailed for 16yrs	0 [1730]
Edwards Backs Mandatory Preventive Care	25 00:00 newc [1750]
Major step in military opening	1 00:00 Procopius2k [1727]
Chavez Says He Could Govern Until 2027	5 00:00 Alaska Paul [1726]
Somalia reopens Somaliland flights as Kenya flights to resume	0 [1739]
Former Bangladesh PM Zia charged with graft	0 [1737]
Egypts Mubarak is in good health: first lady	1 00:00 Excalibur [1735]
Page 4: Opinion
Emperor Misha on Haditha and the Media (Rottweiller )	0 [1728]
Libyan Reformist Writer Dr. Muhammad Al-Huni Criticizes Arab Abuse of the Term 'Resistance'	1 00:00 Gary and the Samoyeds [1729]
"Give up your SUV!" and other nauseating hypocrisy	3 00:00 twobyfour [1736]
How the West summoned up a nuclear nightmare in Pakistan	4 00:00 john frum [1750]
Some jobs don't suit orthodox Muslims: ex-commissioner	2 00:00 Zenster [1737]
Rereading Vietnam	1 00:00 Mike [1731]
Muslim Genital Mutiliation is a Good Thing	12 00:00 wxjames [1736]
From Zombietime's mailbag	1 00:00 trailing wife [1752]
"What I thought was a wasted week"	5 00:00 McZoid [1737]
A Toast to American Troops, Then and Now	5 00:00 Zenster [1750]
Page 5: Russia-Former Soviet Union
Israel launches Ofeq-7 Spy Satellite	4 00:00 whitecollar redneck [1761]
Sweden: Axe-wielding mother invades school playground	2 00:00 Brett [1740]
Global Warming Leads to Power Outages in California	9 00:00 Intrinsicpilot [1726]
Why kissing means more to women	10 00:00 Broadhead6 [1746]
Sydney brothels prepare for APEC boom	4 00:00 McZoid [1733]
Egypt doctors to be prosecuted for female circumcision	0 [1732]

    
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                        23:58 Zenster

                        23:50 Zenster

                        23:19 trailing wife

                        23:07 trailing wife

                        22:50 Old Patriot

                        22:48 Red Dawg

                        22:39 CrazyFool

                        22:37 Zenster

                        22:34 Zenster

                        22:26 Zenster

                        22:01 mrp

                        21:48 Gary and the Samoyeds

                        21:23 whitecollar redneck

                        21:14 gromgoru

                        21:07 trailing wife

                        21:06 Broadhead6

                        20:57 trailing wife

                        19:48 john frum

                        19:41 Thomas Woof

                        19:41 Frank G

                        19:39 john frum

                        19:38 Thomas Woof

                        19:34 Elroy the Magnificent

Who's in the News
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7	Iraqi Insurgency
6	Taliban
6	Global Jihad
3	Mahdi Army
3	Fatah al-Islam
3	al-Qaeda
2	Hamas
2	HUJI
2	Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal
1	al-Qaeda in Iraq
1	Fatah
1	Govt of Iran
1	ISI
1	Islamic Courts
1	Islamic Jihad
1	Janjaweed
1	Muslim Brotherhood
1	Palestinian Authority
1	Thai Insurgency

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Two weeks of WOT

Mon 2007-09-03
Afghans bang 120 resurgent Talibs

Sun 2007-09-02
Nahr al-Bared falls to Lebanon army

Sat 2007-09-01
Knobby gives up veto in return for consensus on new president

Fri 2007-08-31
Liverlips plans to form a puppet government in Lebanon

Thu 2007-08-30
Mullah Brother is no more

Wed 2007-08-29
Shiite Shootout Shuts Shrine

Tue 2007-08-28
Gul Elected Turkey's President

Mon 2007-08-27
12 Taliban fighters killed along Pakistan-Afghanistan border

Sun 2007-08-26
Two AQI big turbans nabbed

Sat 2007-08-25
Hyderabad under attack: 3 explosions, 2 defused bombs, 34 dead

Fri 2007-08-24
Pak supremes: Nawaz can return

Thu 2007-08-23
Izzat Ibrahim to throw in towel

Wed 2007-08-22
Aksa Martyrs: We'll no longer honor agreements with Israel

Tue 2007-08-21
'Saddam's daughter won't be deported'

Mon 2007-08-20
Baitullah sez S. Wazoo deal is off, Gov't claims accord is intact

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