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Iran MPs call for 'maximum punishment' of protesters
Today's Headlines

Headline	Comments [Views]
Page 1: WoT Operations
At Least Six Americans Killed in Afghan Attack	2 00:00 JosephMendiola [1745]
Yemeni Forces Storm Al-Qaida Hide-Out, Arrest 1 (with US help)	1 00:00 Mike Hunt [1770]
Afghanistan army flunks Pentagon report card	3 00:00 Matt [1750]
Abdulmutallab trained by ex-Gitmo prisoner	13 00:00 Rhodesiafever [1753]
Twin Iraq attacks kill 23, provincial governor wounded	0 [1736]
70 dead in clashes in northern Nigeria: morgue	1 00:00 JosephMendiola [1760]
FNC VIDEO: CIA has been tracking Abdulmutallab Since August	11 00:00 Rhodesiafever [1742]
Terror inquiry looks at suspects time in Britain	2 00:00 Besoeker [1738]
Bomb kills two defense volunteers in southern Thailand	0 [1733]
RAB chief finds no wrong in crossfire deaths	5 00:00 anonymous5089 [1735]
Norks Confirm Activist's Arrest	7 00:00 Ho Chi Whavise4499 [1740]
Good morning	3 00:00 lotp [1741]
Four militants killed in Hangu	0 [1743]
9 militants killed in Orakzai Agency	0 [1738]
Egypt detains 4 Palestinians entering via tunnels	1 00:00 mojo [1737]
Ten Afghan civilians killed in military operations: Karzai	4 00:00 abu do you love [1760]
Nine militants arrested in Khyber	0 [1741]
Troops kill wanted terrorist commander in Swat	0 [1732]
Important clues found on Ashura blast: Qaim	3 00:00 JosephMendiola [1737]
'Four Arrested in Attack on Afghan Deputy Intelligence Chief'	0 [1735]
Iraqi given $85,000 reward for car bomb tip-off	5 00:00 USN, Ret. [1762]
Sudan passes law on south independence vote	0 [1737]
Lebanese army fires at Israeli fighter planes	10 00:00 USN, Ret. [1760]
Three sentenced to death for June Iraq bombing	0 [1740]
Somali pirates seize two more ships	3 00:00 JosephMendiola [1742]
Iran says body of Mousavi's nephew not missing	1 00:00 JosephMendiola [1744]
Larijani raps US, UK over Tehran protests	0 [1733]
Memphis man charged with terrorism	8 00:00 Dean Wormer [1736]
Page 2: WoT Background
Dutch to use full body scanners for US flights	5 00:00 Cornsilk Blondie [1758]
Al-Qaeda practises beating body scanners	4 00:00 Rhodesiafever [1728]
Yemen permits wanted al Qaeda leaders to operate in the open	0 [1730]
Flight 253 jihadist: "I imagine how the great jihad will take place, how the muslims will win"	2 00:00 JosephMendiola [1726]
Al-Jazeera, Hamas TV Interview Former British MP George Galloway	5 00:00 Mike Hunt [1769]
Muslim Guerilla Training in New York	8 00:00 JosephMendiola [1729]
Obama Quietly Changes U.S. Immigration Policy	6 00:00 crosspatch [1731]
'European funding of Israeli NGOs isn't 'meddling' in policy'	3 00:00 Jame Retief [1734]
Over 80% of N. Koreans Depend on Markets	2 00:00 Mitch H. [1733]
Al-Qaeda in Yemen Expands Operations	0 [1730]
Iraqi MP: 30,000 Baathists Included in Debathification Program	0 [1733]
JI demands probe into Karachi blast, fire incident	0 [1736]
Hamas: We wont sign Egyptian unity plan	0 [1732]
Egypt: Viva Palestina must obey our rules	0 [1728]
Fatah official: Deadly Beirut blast was an accident	5 00:00 Barbara Skolaut [1762]
Terrorists out to destabilise Pakistan: Sharif	0 [1731]
Top's relatives are suspects	0 [1738]
Iran: Fatemeh Karroubi Condemns Attacks Against Her Family	0 [1725]
'Nauseating' Zionist play behind protests: Iran	2 00:00 ed [1731]
US group to protest terrorism in name of Islam	6 00:00 Cyber Sarge [1737]
Obama denies US involvement in Iran protests	2 00:00 Uncle Phester [1730]
Iran MPs call for 'maximum punishment' of protesters	6 00:00 BigEd [1770]
Obama says 'systemic failure' allowed airline plot	15 00:00 abu do you love [1758]
Page 3: Non-WoT
Connie Hines of 'Mister Ed' is Dead - PHOTOS	1 00:00 Atomic Conspiracy [1739]
China mulling naval base in Gulf of Aden: admiral	4 00:00 Mike Hunt [1753]
eco-snoop an I-Phone app to rat on everybody for eco-offenses	1 00:00 gromky [1739]
RC Helicopter Sniffer for indoor Pot Growing	6 00:00 Uncle Phester [1735]
Video - Sea Shepherd attacks Japanese whalers with laser	11 00:00 Rambler in Virginia [1761]
Dave Barry's year in review: 2009	1 00:00 Besoeker [1738]
Putin threatens new missiles to counter U.S. shield	7 00:00 Mike Hunt [1765]
Honduran business leaders hope elections restore investors' faith	1 00:00 USN, Ret. [1732]
Myanmar to take back soon 9,000 of its nationals from BD	1 00:00 JosephMendiola [1744]
Abortions delay Messiahs arrival: Israeli rabbis	4 00:00 Scooter McGruder [1731]
Chavez warns of US-Colombia plot	0 [1735]
Wild elephants kill 1	1 00:00 Grunter [1732]
Page 4: Opinion
Three Days in December	3 00:00 AlanC [1738]
Stormy Times For Global Warmists	3 00:00 JosephMendiola [1751]
Bankers Get $4 Trillion Gift From Bawney Fwank	1 00:00 Abu Uluque [1729]
Barack Obama gets an 'F' for protecting Americans	2 00:00 Don Vito Anginegum8261 [1731]
Iowahawk: Man, Do I Hate Holiday Travel	4 00:00 Steve White [1731]
Swiss minaret vote "a reaction to the ever more shrill demands of Europe's Islamic Leaders"	0 [1734]
Ralph Peters mugged by reality	5 00:00 lord garth [1729]
The third time as tragic farce	1 00:00 lex [1733]
Politics and the no-fly list	1 00:00 Besoeker [1738]
Willful Blindness	0 [1729]
The Wages of Weakness	2 00:00 g(r)omgoru [1736]
Why is Carter suddenly concerned about forgiveness?	9 00:00 BigEd [1741]
The alternate-reality decade	1 00:00 Procopius2k on vacation [1737]
Europe's looming demise	31 00:00 Zebulon Ebbusoger5635 [1766]
Gene Healy: Not quite the 'decade from hell'	1 00:00 Bobby [1738]
Iran, the Hard-Liners, and the Most Hard-Line	2 00:00 BigEd [1738]
Bombs, Swiss Cheese and Fools	3 00:00 AlanC [1735]
Page 6: Politix
Ben Nelson will Interrupt Holiday Bowl to Defend Himself	10 00:00 DarthVader [1761]
Napolitano: No War Here	7 00:00 JosephMendiola [1737]
Immigration overhaul is next	6 00:00 Abu Uluque [1733]
Obama Budget Director to Marry ABC Reporter	6 00:00 CrazyFool [1728]
Obama Describes Nigerian As 'Isolated Extremist,' Despite Ties to Yemen	4 00:00 anymouse [1729]
Urban Democrats are flooding rural districts to steal elections..	9 00:00 eLarson [1750]

    
                23:44 Zebulon Ebbusoger5635

                        23:36 USN, Ret.

                        23:35  abu do you love

                        23:33 USN, Ret.

                        23:30 eLarson

                        23:09  abu do you love

                        23:04 European Conservative

                        22:45 KBK

                        21:18 Cornsilk Blondie

                        21:01 Rambler in Virginia

                        20:57 Mike Hunt

                        20:55 Mike Hunt

                        20:51 Mike Hunt

                        20:49 Mike Hunt

                        20:27 JosephMendiola

                        20:20 JosephMendiola

                        20:08 Barbara Skolaut

                        20:05 Barbara Skolaut

                        20:04 Thing From Snowy Mountain

                        20:04 trailing wife

                        19:57 DarthVader

                        19:48 lord garth

                        19:45 JosephMendiola

                        19:34 JosephMendiola

Who's in the News
55	[untagged]
6	Govt of Iran
4	TTP
3	Hamas
2	Taliban
2	Govt of Pakistan
2	Global Jihad
1	Jamaat-e-Islami
1	Jemaah Islamiyah
1	Pirates
1	al-Qaeda
1	al-Qaeda in Arabia
1	al-Qaeda in Iraq
1	Commies
1	Fatah
1	Govt of Sudan
1	Hezbollah
1	Iraqi Baath Party
1	Iraqi Insurgency

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Two weeks of WOT

Wed 2009-12-30
Iran MPs call for 'maximum punishment' of protesters

Tue 2009-12-29
Iran MPs rally against populace

Mon 2009-12-28
13 turbans titzup in N.Wazoo dronezap

Sun 2009-12-27
Mousavi's nephew banged in Tehran

Sat 2009-12-26
Delta boomer wasn't on no-fly list

Fri 2009-12-25
Nigerian attempts to detonate on Delta flight from Amsterdam

Thu 2009-12-24
Yemeni strike kills 30, targets cleric linked to Ft. Hood attack

Wed 2009-12-23
Iran militia attack pro-reform cleric's home in Qom

Tue 2009-12-22
Clashes at Montazeri funeral

Mon 2009-12-21
Terrorists kidnap Italian couple in Mauritania

Sun 2009-12-20
Suspected Al Qaeda #1 in Yemen escapes raid, #2 doesn't

Sat 2009-12-19
5 dead in N.Wazoo dronezap

Fri 2009-12-18
La Belle France, U.S. launch offensive in Uzbin valley

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12 dead in N.Wazoo dronezaps

Wed 2009-12-16
First of 30,000 new troops arriving in Afghanistan

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