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12 boomers among 27 zapped in Wazoo
Today's Headlines

Headline	Comments [Views]
Page 1: WoT Operations
Airstrikes Kill More Than 60 Taliban	5 00:00 anymouse [1742]
Seven killed in Burma bus blast	0 [1746]
Good morning	12 00:00 Mike [1738]
25 killed in Sri Lankan fighting	0 [1750]
Nine killed, 13 injured in Baghdad car bombing	0 [1751]
Iraq pours in police to protect Christians	5 00:00 Milton Fandango [1750]
Leb army busts 'terrorist network'	2 00:00 Pappy [1740]
N Korea to resume nuclear disablement	0 [1743]
Three killed in Khyber Agency	0 [1746]
Four would-be suicide bombers held in Zhob	1 00:00 Ebbang Uluque6305 [1748]
FC detain 47 armed Afghan refugees	0 [1737]
US drones fly over North Waziristan	6 00:00 Old Patriot [1751]
Somali pirates die in fighting with Puntland forces	1 00:00 chris [1747]
Pakistan hit 'kills 27 Taleban'	1 00:00 Last Breath Farm Resident [1774]
Turkey launches more strikes on Kurdish rebels in Iraq	3 00:00 JosephMendiola [1769]
Top outlaw killed in Rab 'shootout'	9 00:00 Darrell [1749]
Gazans plant anti-tank IED trap on Israeli side of border	2 00:00 Last Breath Farm Resident [1746]
Page 2: WoT Background
Russia offers nuke cooperation to leftist Venezuela	2 00:00 g(r)omgoru [1767]
Taliban 'infiltrating Pakistan cities'	2 00:00 john frum [1748]
Magazine says arrested Iranian businessman was German spy	1 00:00 Anonymoose [1742]
As Afghanistan Slides, Chance of a Taliban Deal Increases	2 00:00 Anonymoose [1744]
Iraqi government in biggest ever sale of oil assets	0 [1745]
Letters show anger of Canadian terrorism suspect	5 00:00 Free Radical [1750]
Israel to allow 700 additional armed PA troops into Hebron	1 00:00 g(r)omgoru [1789]
Khalid Sheikh Mohammed denied internet access	5 00:00 Frank G [1750]
Iran arrests cleric's aide	0 [1753]
Indonesia marks sixth Bali bombing anniversary	1 00:00 USN, Ret. [1764]
Australia expresses concerns over violence in Sri Lanka	0 [1747]
General Says Hes Hopeful About War Against Taliban	1 00:00 JosephMendiola [1762]
Iraqi PM: British troops not needed anymore	0 [1743]
Page 3: Non-WoT
Dow jumps 938 as governments pledge bank aid	1 00:00 Darrell [1737]
How stupid is this guy?	9 00:00 g(r)omgoru [1767]
Castro: Racism in US keeps many away from Obama	10 00:00 Barbara Skolaut [1777]
Venezuela's oil output slumps under Hugo Chavez	4 00:00 OregonGuy [1736]
Hanged for being a Christian in Iran	0 [1745]
Smith college editor: "Obama is my Jesus" "I will follow him"	12 00:00 Frank G [1768]
Volker on the strength of the US economy	21 00:00 JosephMendiola [1773]
Paul Krugman Wins Economics Nobel	13 00:00 Iblis [1738]
Mexico nabs major drug cartel money man	0 [1742]
Gunmen open fire on US consulate in Mexico	0 [1740]
What happened in Iceland	2 00:00 Scott R [1740]
Kimmie's pictures are a summer rerun	3 00:00 tu3031 [1754]
Pair arrested after McCain sign torched in Sellwood	1 00:00 Procopius2k [1742]
Obama is hit by 'affair' smears following claims that attractive aide was banned by his wife	0 [1739]
Did Obama Have an Affair with Vera Baker Recently?	4 00:00 Betty [1772]
EU leaders OK bank rescue plan	1 00:00 Anguper Hupomosing9418 [1733]
European leaders agree on financial deal	1 00:00 Anguper Hupomosing9418 [1744]
Mbeki seeks to save Zimbabwe deal	0 [1739]
Video: Louis Farrakhan (Nation of Islam) calls Obama "the Messiah".	5 00:00 trailing wife [1762]
Pak Prez fatwa'd for flirting with Sarah	3 00:00 SteveS [1739]
Obama 'Rainbow High'	0 [1741]
German Bank Bailout to Top More Than $500 Billion	1 00:00 Anguper Hupomosing9418 [1745]
Page 4: Opinion
From a De Oppresso Liber friend.	2 00:00 Whiskey Mike [1774]
But On A More Positive Note	0 [1746]
Denmark Deals with Immigration - This article should be reviewed annually	4 00:00 ex-lib [1765]
Obama's 95% plan, from each according to his ability , to each according to his need"	6 00:00 rjschwarz [1783]
Obama, defined	0 [1744]
"The new rules of engagement" for domestic politics	5 00:00 rjschwarz [1771]
Did Somali pirates thwart Iranian dirty bomb attack on Israel?	6 00:00 rjschwarz [1757]
CBS News' Bob Schieffer to Determine Next President, so he thinks	3 00:00 BigEd [1741]
The Government Is Contributing to the Panic	3 00:00 Anguper Hupomosing9418 [1742]
Warning signs of an Israeli strike on Iran	8 00:00 Don Vito Omeling5062 [1759]
TIME's expert solves Afghanistan from armchair	9 00:00 JFM [1743]
State Dept sends Kimmie a get well card	3 00:00 Abu do you love [1743]
Obama's Kenya ghosts	74 00:00 Flitch the Imposter aka Broadhead6 [1795]
Page 5: Russia-Former Soviet Union
Zombies invade Manhattan Beach	2 00:00 Anguper Hupomosing9418 [1742]
On Christians' demand, Tamil Nadu to withdraw affirmative action quota	0 [1741]
Mojave, where aircraft go to die	3 00:00 Atomic Conspiracy [1744]
Saddled With Debt, Some Decide to Torch Vehicles	6 00:00 Grunter [1741]
Today's Idiot	5 00:00 tu3031 [1740]
After deployment alters wedding plans, couple pays tribute	0 [1746]
Protesters show support for cop killer	2 00:00 SteveS [1740]

    
                23:59 rjschwarz

                        23:56 rjschwarz

                        23:48 Barbara Skolaut

                        23:25 Betty

                        23:18 ex-lib

                        23:17 Flitch the Imposter aka Broadhead6

                        23:06 ex-lib

                        23:02 Frank G

                        23:02 trailing wife

                        22:53 Tranquil Mechanical Yeti

                        22:49 Frank G

                        22:47 rjschwarz

                        22:25 bigjim-ky

                        22:23 Old Patriot

                        22:19 JosephMendiola

                        22:14 JosephMendiola

                        22:07 JosephMendiola

                        22:03 g(r)omgoru

                        22:01 Griting Gonque8968

                        22:01 g(r)omgoru

                        21:59 g(r)omgoru

                        21:59 Whiskey Mike

                        21:51 g(r)omgoru

                        21:31 eltoroverde

Who's in the News
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2	Islamic State of Iraq
2	al-Qaeda
1	Lashkar-e-Islami
1	Palestinian Authority
1	Taliban
1	al-Qaeda in Pakistan
1	Govt of Iran
1	Jemaah Islamiyah

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Two weeks of WOT

Mon 2008-10-13
12 boomers among 27 zapped in Wazoo

Sun 2008-10-12
Lankan president asks LTTE to surrender

Sat 2008-10-11
North Korea taken off US terror list

Fri 2008-10-10
15 dead in suicide blast at Pakistan tribal meeting

Thu 2008-10-09
Boom Bitch Kills 10 in Diyala Province

Wed 2008-10-08
World's Stock Markets Plunge

Tue 2008-10-07
Iran forces down Corporate Executive ''Fighter Jet''

Mon 2008-10-06
Saudi hosts Afghan peace talks with Taliban reps

Sun 2008-10-05
Baitullah makes appearance amid reports of his death

Sat 2008-10-04
US drone strikes kill 20 in North Waziristan

Fri 2008-10-03
'Biggest suspect' in ship piracy arrested

Thu 2008-10-02
U.S. Begins Transferring Sunni Militias to Iraqi Government

Wed 2008-10-01
Baitullah reported titzup

Tue 2008-09-30
ISI chief, four corps commanders changed

Mon 2008-09-29
At least six dead in Tripoli kaboom

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