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Page 1: WoT Operations
U.S. forces storm house of radical cleric	0 [1737]
U.S. marines take centre of Najaf (One more for the good guys!)	0 [1745]
Fatwa forbids Iraq forces from helping US troops	14 00:00 Gentle [1762]
Missing Yemeni Student Found In N.Y., Held By FBI	2 00:00 Frank G [1736]
1200 Captured in Najaf	8 00:00 AWW [1741]
Muslim Militants unleash firebomb attacks in Thailand's south	1 00:00 Frank G [1740]
Mohammed Junaid Babar linked to US plots	0 [1738]
Al-Qaeda planning to hit Athens	0 [1743]
Taliban commander toes up	1 00:00 anymouse [1749]
Pakistan jugs 2 more top al-Qaeda	0 [1738]
80 Muslim converts trained under Janjalani	3 00:00 Super Hose [1768]
Marines storm Tater's house...	17 00:00 tu3031 [1735]
Malaysian riot suspect in southern Thailand arrested	0 [1740]
U.S., Iraqi Forces Launch Najaf Offensive ((Thank God))	1 00:00 Rex Mundi [1738]
Marines In the House	8 00:00 Frank G [1742]
20 die in clashes with UK troops	2 00:00 Howard UK [1749]
Six dead in new violence in Indian Kashmir	0 [1736]
Pakistan, India exchange lists of each other's wanted terror suspects	0 [1739]
Saudi terror suspects flee, one killed	6 00:00 Frank G [1743]
At least 72 people die in fighting in Kut	3 00:00 Anonymous6060 [1744]
Search for al-Houthi Continues	0 [1737]
Thousands Evacuated From Spanish Beaches	5 00:00 Alaska Paul [1744]
Terror Suspects Lose Internment Challenge	1 00:00 .com [1735]
Photos from IDF Kalandia checkpoint	0 [1737]
U.S. Jet Fighters Bomb Fallujah, Killing 4	1 00:00 Mr. Davis [1737]
Israeli Woman Arrested on Security Charge	0 [1742]
Mauritania Arrests Prominent Islamist	0 [1748]
Al-Sadr's Militia Seems to Control Slum	3 00:00 mojo [1742]
Palestinians Occupy Gov't Office in Gaza	2 00:00 tu3031 [1741]
Sadr urges his army to fight on even after his death	0 [1738]
165 killed in clashes across Iraq in 24 hrs	2 00:00 Alaska Paul [1738]
Kidnappers release Jordanian	0 [1740]
Two Syrian nationals attempt to attack PUK headquarters in Mosul	1 00:00 Atropanthe [1737]
Saudi Arab wants to destroy the KDP headquarters in Mosul	0 [1737]
Turkey Pins Blame for Istanbul Blasts on PKK	0 [1745]
Najaf ops, from DEBKA...	0 [1743]
Algerian arrested in Ireland for forging passports	3 00:00 Steve White [1744]
Bin Laden To Air Message Ending Truce Offered To Europe	5 00:00 Binny The Terror Nazi [1744]
Pakistan Nabs Five More Terror Suspects	1 00:00 Steve [1755]
It's on in Najaf	61 00:00 Mark Espinola [1733]
Another Passenger from Flight 327 Steps Forward With Disturbing New Details	1 00:00 crazyhorse [1740]
Al-Qaeda sez they beheaded a CIA agent	1 00:00 Frank G [1755]
More details emerge of al-Qaeda activities in West Africa	4 00:00 Old Patriot [1766]
How 1 cell phone led to Pakistani al-Qaeda arrests	1 00:00 Ptah [1771]
Caucasus Corpse Count	0 [1734]
3 arrested in tribal areas trying to enter Afghanistan	2 00:00 BH [1736]
Atrocities 'continue in Darfur'	4 00:00 jules 187 [1763]
Page 2: WoT Background
U. N. extends commitment to Iraq	1 00:00 Barbara Skolaut [1755]
Islam and the Question of Violence - Al-Serat	2 00:00 Gentle [1767]
Proof Goss Pick Was Good: Gore criticizes Bush's CIA director pick	0 [1729]
Najaf - Military Trivia	6 00:00 borgboy [1744]
Encore, les Francaises.....	0 [1739]
Internet is a virtual classroom for al-Qaeda supporters	18 00:00 Frank G [1781]
Iran makes a not-so-subtle threat against Australia	6 00:00 Super Hose [1759]
More on Taylor and al-Qaeda	1 00:00 Super Hose [1760]
Tawhid, Mohammed Atta Brigade threaten El Salvador	1 00:00 Super Hose [1741]
Sadr appeals for Arab intervention	24 00:00 Long Hair Republican [1820]
Zarqawi behind Mauritanian coup attempt	0 [1734]
Sudan says West wants its oil and gold	12 00:00 mojo [1744]
Binny to air message announcing the truce is up	6 00:00 Zenster [1782]
New ploy by Iranian Government to deprive Baha'is of higher education	0 [1750]
Sharia: 6 Await Amputation	2 00:00 Shipman [1738]
History of the Shrine of Imam Ali -- Side note for those interested	11 00:00 Seafarious [1757]
Iraqi National Conference Date Set	0 [1746]
Al Qaeda's South American Sanctuary	0 [1736]
Well I'm Glad He Cleared That Up!	1 00:00 tu3031 [1739]
Opinion poll shows Israelis trust Egypt more than UN and EU	3 00:00 Zenster [1739]
The Pakistan problem	1 00:00 Spot [1735]
Cracking open Pakistan's jihadi core	4 00:00 Spot [1745]
House of Saud exits cocoon of denial. Really.	1 00:00 Zenster [1737]
Chalabi Returns to Iraq to Face Charges	0 [1741]
Guantanamo Prisoner Says He Was a Cook	4 00:00 tu3031 [1733]
Muslims Face Persecution in Ivory Coast	3 00:00 James [1743]
Iraq Police Say They Won't Arrest Chalabi	2 00:00 Liberalhawk [1742]
Iran Summons Iraqi Embassy Official	0 [1746]
Court rules Kopassus chief innocent in human rights trial	0 [1744]
Philippines, Muslim rebels to inspect suspected JI training camps	0 [1740]
Ngruki Muslim boarding school revamps image	0 [1745]
Jaffar: Saddam destroyed all WMD after Gulf War	8 00:00 Parabellum [1736]
Beshir seeks tribal help disarm Darfur rebels	0 [1740]
Arab League urges dialogue to stop fighting in Najaf	12 00:00 borgboy [1738]
The state of Jewish-Kurdish relations	1 00:00 Liberalhawk [1746]
Syrian authorities must investigate deaths in detention, sez AI	3 00:00 dreadnought [1740]
Sudan threatens UN	3 00:00 Spot [1738]
Hamburg cell said to be smaller than investigators thought	0 [1752]
Pakistan identifies suspects in Shaukat assassination attempt	1 00:00 Seafarious [1741]
IRGC general admits to helping Zarqawi	8 00:00 Liberalhawk [1739]
Iran Protests Iraq's Arrest of Four Iranian ~~Spies~~ News Agency Workers	1 00:00 Super Hose [1733]
Page 3: Non-WoT
OOPS! JANUARY -- NOT CHRISTMAS -- KERRY IN CAMBODIA	2 00:00 nada [1732]
Kerry biographer found no basis for 'Christmas in Cambodia' claim	5 00:00 GK [1774]
Lest we forget	3 00:00 Anonymous4021 [1762]
Don't Yield an Inch to George Bush	6 00:00 Steve White [1797]
Suspect Had 'Rob Bank' on To-Do List	1 00:00 Dar [1735]
Mass. CEO Of EMC Corp. Gives $2K To... Ralph Nader!	6 00:00 Super Hose [1776]
Powell to eschew superstition by posing with black cat on Friday the 13th	1 00:00 BigEd [1746]
Muslim Scholars Denounce Upcoming 'Kingdom of Heaven'	8 00:00 Silentbrick [1767]
Iraq beats Portugal, 4-2	9 00:00 Scott R [1740]
NJ Gov. McGreevey To Resign, Maybe	26 00:00 Frank G [1735]
Leader, Muddled by Gender, Bans TV Make-Up	4 00:00 BigEd [1753]
National Lampoons answer to Moveon.org	3 00:00 Shipman [1727]
Future Coffee Breaks to be Even Better	8 00:00 AlanC [1741]
Mobile Phone Being Used for Sorcery	14 00:00 Silentbrick [1768]
Porn investigation shuts seminary	2 00:00 Jarhead [1742]
Funk Musician Clinton Pleads in Drug Case	5 00:00 tu3031 [1740]
Suspected Rebels Kill Nine in Colombia	0 [1734]
Indonesian ministers tell Washington to keep quiet on Timor verdicts	0 [1734]
President Hugo Chavez Frias gathers momentum as RR approaches	2 00:00 tu3031 [1738]
Hugo Chavez is heading towards total defeat	5 00:00 Mark Espinola [1735]
Call sign: Boston strangler	0 [1745]
Twas the Night before Christmas	2 00:00 .com [1746]
Wash Post Ignores kerry's Cambodia Statements while blaming TruthSwiths	5 00:00 BigEd [1742]
"Giant mutant ant colony" beneath Melbourne	14 00:00 Have Tongue Will Travel [1737]
Unfit for command?	5 00:00 Oldspook [1748]
Moslem Family Honorably Guarantees Daughter's Safety, Then Kills Her	27 00:00 Gentle [1757]
NOAA Image of the day: Bonnie & Charlie in the Gulf	24 00:00 Deacon Blues [1734]
Five Swedish children abducted by Palestinian father	20 00:00 Have Tongue Will Travel [1749]
Kerry Up, Markets Down	8 00:00 Anonymous6056 [1763]
The first rule of DU is don't talk about CU	2 00:00 Asedwich [1746]
Turkmenbashi orders "ice palace"	7 00:00 BigEd [1742]
Shooting intensifies in Georgia	9 00:00 Liberalhawk [1740]
Russia tests intercontinental ballistic missile	5 00:00 N Guard [1734]
Kerry's Cambodia question	23 00:00 .com [1762]
Page 4: Opinion
Bush gambles as Najaf burns	20 00:00 Zenster [1742]
Page 5: Russia-Former Soviet Union
Calif. Court Voids S.F. Same-Sex Marriages	3 00:00 Capt America [1738]
Russian Scientists Claim Discovery Of Alien Spaceship Wreck In Siberia	11 00:00 tu3031 [1738]

    
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Wed 2004-08-11
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Tue 2004-08-10
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Mon 2004-08-09
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Sun 2004-08-08
Qari Saifullah nabbed in Dubai

Sat 2004-08-07
Islamist Spy in the Navy?

Fri 2004-08-06
Pakistan hunting for more al-Qaeda

Thu 2004-08-05
Federal Agents Raid Mosque In Albany, N.Y.

Wed 2004-08-04
British Arrest 13 in Anti-Terror Sweep

Tue 2004-08-03
Paks jug 18 Qaeda

Mon 2004-08-02
Pakistan confirms arrest al-Qaeda computer expert

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Iran Resumes Building Nuclear Centrifuges

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