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185 Syrians Dead as corpse count hits three digits for the first time
Today's Headlines

Headline	Comments [Views]
Page 1: WoT Operations
Marines in Afghanistan Execute the World's First Cargo Resupply with an Unmanned Helicopter	0 [11132]
Activists say at least 100 killed in Syrian town	1 00:00 JosephMendiola [11128]
Terrorist weapons cache seized in southern Thailand	0 [11124]
Five Polish soldiers killed by roadside bomb in Afghanistan	2 00:00 Richard Aubrey [11130]
Good morning	2 00:00 JohnQC [11126]
U.S. insists on Syrian president's ouster	4 00:00 newc [11129]
Vice mayor shot dead in S Philippines	0 [11126]
50 Taliban lay down arms in S Afghan town Kandahar	5 00:00 mojo [11124]
Constable denied bail in militants' escape case	0 [11126]
Egyptian women protest army's violence	0 [11127]
Bahraini Police Disperse Shiite Protest	0 [11126]
Taiz youths march to Sana'a demanding trial for Saleh and his aides	0 [11125]
Syria Conducts War Games to Test 'Readiness to Repulse Any Attack'	1 00:00 JosephMendiola [11129]
185 Syrians Dead as corpse count hits three digits for the first time	3 00:00 Barbara [11131]
Egypt Army 'Regrets Transgressions' against Women Protesters	2 00:00 Anonymoose [11125]
U.S. man convicted of supporting al-Qaeda	0 [11125]
8 die in Coahuila state	0 [11127]
Page 2: WoT Background
Reducing Guard Troops on US-Mexico Border -- 75%	1 00:00 bigjim-CA [11128]
Reduce Guard Troops on the US-Mexico border by 75	0 [11130]
Project Gunwalker: Issa picks January 24 for Holder D-Day	2 00:00 DarthVader [11125]
DOJ indicts gundealer for Fast & Furious-like sales	5 00:00 JosephMendiola [11127]
Biden calls Maliki about sectarian tensions	7 00:00 swksvolFF [11125]
Iran to send 900,000 Afghan refugees home	3 00:00 Zhang Fei [11125]
Iran to send 900,000 Afghan refugees home	0 [11126]
S Korea permits civilians to send condolences on Kimmy's death	4 00:00 JosephMendiola [11128]
Iran to send 900,000 Afghan refugees home	0 [11125]
Assad refuses to meet with Mashaal	1 00:00 Lord Garth [11123]
Sonny Boy 'to share power with his uncle'	11 00:00 JosephMendiola [11125]
US military 'ready to engage in a conflict with Iran'	8 00:00 JosephMendiola [11128]
Confessions against Hashimi by his bodyguards	0 [11122]
Kim Jong Il Will Always Live	7 00:00 swksvolFF [11128]
Mike Ledeen: Wow, They're Still Blowing Up Iran	5 00:00 Anonymoose [11124]
Nork Economy Shrinks Again	5 00:00 P2Kontheroad [11123]
Why Did Norks Announce Kim Autopsy?	4 00:00 swksvolFF [11123]
Clues from Kim Jong-il Funeral List	5 00:00 gorb [11126]
ROK won't light border Christmas Tree	2 00:00 Barbara [11123]
Pudgy, Masses Mourn Departed Evil Dear Leader	1 00:00 Anonymoose [11122]
GCC Adopts Saudi King Call for Formation of Gulf Union	1 00:00 JosephMendiola [11131]
Iraqi leaders call for talks to end political crisis	1 00:00 American Delight [11123]
Sri Lankan opposition members arrested	0 [11123]
Rebel leader reportedly killed in South Sudan	0 [11124]
Nawaz asks govt to hold elections for saving democracy	0 [11124]
Karzai wants immediate halt to Nato night raids	1 00:00 Frank G [11125]
Pakistan sees lull in US drone strikes	0 [11124]
Iraqi VP denies role in terror acts	0 [11124]
GCC Urges Syria to End Violence, Asks Iran to 'Stop Meddling' in Gulf	0 [11125]
AL, allies to move jointly	0 [11123]
PW tells of torture by Sayedee, his cohorts	0 [11123]
Iran Invites U.N. Nuclear Inspectors	0 [11123]
Page 3: Non-WoT
Imagine there's a heaven: MoveOn.org says running out of money	3 00:00 tu3031 [11134]
Finns impound Patriot Missiles on way to China	3 00:00 JosephMendiola [11125]
'Punk will never die!'	2 00:00 JosephMendiola [11125]
California to Tap Wind Power form Chugwater (Wyoming)	4 00:00 kelly [11125]
Aussie gets job back after "bacon hater" comments on Facebook	1 00:00 Barbara [11125]
British baby was at risk of honor killing	3 00:00 JosephMendiola [11129]
Iran's Currency takes a dive	4 00:00 bigjim-CA [11123]
Attorney General questions 12 Coahuila officials about illegal loans	0 [11123]
Court orders protection for swara victim	0 [11125]
Karo-kari claims 43 lives in last three weeks	0 [11125]
Police arrest Occupy Denver protesters	3 00:00 Pappy [11122]
Kabila sworn in to new term as rival plans his own ceremony	0 [11125]
Mugabe rails against promiscuous ministers	1 00:00 Anonymoose [11128]
Berlusconi's Professional Tootsie Produces Bambino with Nightclub Owner	6 00:00 AuburnTom [11122]
Page 4: Opinion
Nouri al-Maliki is pulling Iraq apart	1 00:00 Zhang Fei [11126]
The Paramilitarization Of Local Police	16 00:00 JosephMendiola [11130]
Canada's State-Sponsored Fight Against State-Sponsored Anti-Semitism	2 00:00 Canuckistan sniper [11124]
Lahore rally	1 00:00 JosephMendiola [11127]
Disturbing confessions	1 00:00 g(r)omgoru [11126]
Tom Friedman's losing battle	4 00:00 newc [11125]
Page 6: Politix
Michelle Obamas Unsavory School Lunch Flop	1 00:00 P2Kontheroad [11129]
Matt Damon dismisses Barack Obama as 'one-term president'	6 00:00 P2kontheroad [11124]
NY State Senator Kruger pleads guilty to taking $1m in bribes	6 00:00 Pappy [11122]

    
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1	al-Qaeda
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Two weeks of WOT

Wed 2011-12-21
185 Syrians Dead as corpse count hits three digits for the first time

Tue 2011-12-20
Syria allows Arab observers

Mon 2011-12-19
20 Civilians, 6 Troops Killed in Fresh Syria Violence

Sun 2011-12-18
Kimmie Dead

Sat 2011-12-17
Australian terror conspirators jailed for 18 years

Fri 2011-12-16
Syrian Dissidents Declare Creation of 'National Alliance'

Thu 2011-12-15
U.S. War in Iraq Declared Officially Over

Wed 2011-12-14
33 Civilians, 7 Regime Troops Killed

Tue 2011-12-13
Mexican Army bags 11 bad guys in Tamaulipas state

Mon 2011-12-12
Mysterious explosion kills 7, injures 16 in Iran

Sun 2011-12-11
Syrian Opposition Reports Deputy Defense Minister Killed

Sat 2011-12-10
Rival Yemeni forces said to quit streets of Taiz city

Fri 2011-12-09
Twenty trucks torched in attack at Nato terminal in Quetta

Thu 2011-12-08
Yemen's unity government announced

Wed 2011-12-07
New coalition government formed in Yemen

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