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Explosions rock Baghdad; 18 killed, dozens injured
Today's Headlines

Headline	Comments [Views]
Page 1: WoT Operations
BREAKING NEWS -- 16 die in Veracruz -- UPDATED	5 00:00 Skidmark [1763]
Explosions rock Baghdad; 18 killed, dozens injured	10 00:00 Barbara [1768]
Jalisco state coppers bag 6 Zetas	0 [1742]
Lil Kim Orders Army Back to Barracks	10 00:00 newc [1743]
Mosul Governor Advisor arrested	0 [1740]
Good morning	5 00:00 Dale [1734]
UK police arrest student arriving from UAE on terror grounds	0 [1731]
4 Yemen Troops Die in Clashes with Militants	0 [1736]
Clash kills 25 militants in Orakzai	0 [1738]
Attack on Lankan team: warrants for accused	0 [1745]
Iranian technicians kidnapped in Syria	3 00:00 gorb [1729]
Bomb blast injures eight in NW Pakistan	0 [1742]
Kenyan hotels, malls on alert over terror strike fears	0 [1737]
Court finds Swedes guilty of terror links	0 [1735]
Lebanese Fake-bomb Suspect in Chicago to Plead Guilty in Deal	0 [1743]
Fighter Jets Kill 10 in South Somali Air Raid	1 00:00 Old Patriot [1739]
Turkish Troops Kill 21 Kurdish Rebels	1 00:00 g(r)omgoru [1738]
22 Killed as Ban Urges Syria to Cooperate with Arab Monitors	0 [1740]
Taliban destroy two schools in Charsadda	0 [1733]
10,000 soldiers desert Syrian military	3 00:00 Anonymoose [1738]
Page 2: WoT Background
Syria: Sunnis Threatening to Massacre Minority Alawites	0 [1750]
Israel nixes defense deal with Turkey	0 [1739]
Kim Jong-il death: 'Nature mourns' N Korea leader	3 00:00 JosephMendiola [1736]
Pakistan plot to overthrow government, says PM Gilani	3 00:00 JosephMendiola [1743]
Lockerbie bomber proclaims innocence, promotes book	1 00:00 Redneck Jim [1741]
NY man sues airlines over plane attack	13 00:00 CrazyFool [1735]
Iraq's Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki threatens to replace Sunni ministers	0 [1743]
Palestinian factions walk out of Cairo meeting	2 00:00 Frank G [1735]
Egypt: Tahrir Square calm, run-off votes in nine provinces	0 [1741]
Fortified ER installed in Haifa hospital	5 00:00 g(r)omgoru [1731]
Lawfare: two imams sue after pilot refuses them passage	3 00:00 Lord Garth [1734]
How Putin's party got 99% of the vote in Chechnya	2 00:00 Mercutio [1746]
The Tenuous Position of Kimmie's Eldest Son	8 00:00 g(r)omgoru [1741]
French Doctor Recalls Treating Kimmie	1 00:00 Spaiter Whising4650 [1763]
Did Kimmie Really Die on a Train?	6 00:00 newc [1727]
US trainers will stay in Iraq , sez Maliki	5 00:00 Ulose Munster2089 [1752]
Egypt Slams 'Interference' after Clinton Comments	2 00:00 Redneck Jim [1731]
Gilani stresses on new rules of Pak-US engagement	0 [1736]
Tehran dismisses anti-Iran Arab claims	1 00:00 JosephMendiola [1765]
Majority of Syrians support al-Assad	0 [1729]
Russia Demands Probe into Civilian Deaths from NATO Air-strikes in Libya	1 00:00 P2Kontheroad [1738]
Geagea: Whole of Lebanon, Not Just Beirut, Must be Stripped of Arms	1 00:00 Redneck Jim [1741]
Yemen's opposition supports Hadi in the forthcoming Presidential elections	0 [1738]
Witness brings rape charge against Sayedee	0 [1741]
Drones still flying over Fata, says Fazl	1 00:00 Redneck Jim [1730]
Khyber admin tells Kukikhels: Expel extremists or face action	0 [1747]
Army needs to accept role of civilian govt: Nawaz	0 [1740]
Iraqi Leader Warns of Government's Collapse	4 00:00 AlanC [1729]
Page 3: Non-WoT
Army to allow hijabs, turbans in Junior ROTC	2 00:00 P2Kontheroad [1753]
CNN Calculates Santas Carbon Footprint	4 00:00 JosephMendiola [1737]
CT is the new mistletoe	0 [1739]
It's Official: US Debt-To-GDP Passes 100%	0 [1737]
69 Patriot Missiles Found Destined For China	2 00:00 Black Charlie Jirong1793 [1741]
Female sailors share US Navy's coveted first same-sex kiss	23 00:00 USN, Ret. [1760]
"Layaway Angels" striking throughout the USA	7 00:00 49 Pan [1746]
Trollhaven files emergency appeal to block copyright auction	6 00:00 Barbara [1756]
Quebec to allow prison guards to wear hijab	6 00:00 Canuckistan sniper [1755]
Ghanaian president's campaign pledges on graft war haunt him	1 00:00 M. Murcek [1735]
Chevy Volt Costing Taxpayers Up to $250K Per Vehicle	9 00:00 newc [1740]
Page 4: Opinion
Why we need to start discriminating again	1 00:00 Bright Pebbles [1732]
Rally in Lahore sends alarm bells ringing	1 00:00 SteveS [1762]
Honour killings	0 [1729]
How to Free North Korea	8 00:00 SteveS [1775]
Page 6: Politix
Citing medical condition, Edwards seeks delay in trial	9 00:00 Barbara [1761]
Did Bo Return From Hawaii for Obamas Photo Op?	0 [1742]
Carter surges ahead by a snout in race for WPE Crown by sending condolences to Junior	7 00:00 gorb [1744]
Paul to US govt.: Mind your own business	27 00:00 Pappy [1761]
Obama calls Boehner, Reid amid tax cut standoff	5 00:00 whitecollar redneck [1760]
Fmr. Dem Gov. Doug Wilder To Obama: Drop Biden	6 00:00 crosspatch [1755]

    
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Who's in the News
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3	TTP
3	Govt of Pakistan
3	Govt of Syria
2	al-Shabaab
2	Jamaat-e-Islami
1	Lashkar-e-Islami
1	Jamaat-e-Ulema Islami
1	al-Qaeda in Arabia
1	al-Qaeda in Pakistan
1	Govt of Iran

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Two weeks of WOT

Thu 2011-12-22
Explosions rock Baghdad; 18 killed, dozens injured

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

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