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Clashes kill 25 more Taleban in southern Afghanistan
Today's Headlines

Headline	Comments [Views]
Page 1: WoT Operations
Security alert at Melbourne railway station, police unable to locate suspect	2 00:00 Oztralian [1764]
More Community Service Bulletins fron the ROP	2 00:00 Zenster [1784]
Air scare: All 12 detained Indians freed	14 00:00 Zenster [1769]
Four charged with plotting terror attack in Europe	1 00:00 trailing wife [1732]
I Want My Hez TV	9 00:00 Raj [1744]
Eight Muslim Canadian Congress board members resign	4 00:00 john [1753]
Bomb plot halted, Thaksin fires general	1 00:00 tu3031 [1745]
Japan Sees Activity at N. Korean Nuke Test Site	4 00:00 Old Patriot [1753]
Saudi militants have chance to surrender: official	4 00:00 Zenster [1753]
Terrorist duo killed in Mumbai travelled via Bangladesh	0 [1740]
'Bomb' found near Thai PM's home	2 00:00 Lancasters Over Dresden [1748]
Philippine troops kill 6 Muslim rebels in dawn raid	1 00:00 49 Pan [1747]
Train Terror Suspect Arrested In Lebanon	1 00:00 WhitecollarRedneck [1741]
Seven "Suspected" Al-Qaeda "Militants" Killed	2 00:00 plainslow [1743]
Second German train bomb suspect held in Lebanon	1 00:00 Rob Crawford [1747]
JI IT Support Staff Arrested	1 00:00 Zenster [1736]
Israeli Soldiers Move Into Gaza Town	0 [1746]
G'morning...	16 00:00 FOTSGreg [1767]
Another slow day in the Sandbox	5 00:00 Bobby [1745]
Marine Called Haditha Shootings Appropriate	3 00:00 49 Pan [1745]
3 Lebanese troops killed taking missile apart	12 00:00 trailing wife [1744]
Lebanese army deploys along border with Syria	7 00:00 tu3031 [1741]
US State Dept. rejects Fox kidnappers' demands	24 00:00 anonymous2u [1752]
IDF nabs Hamas operative in southern Gaza Strip	1 00:00 Frank G [1744]
6 Qaeda suspects arrested in NWFP	0 [1738]
Militants blow up gas pipeline in Dera Murad Jamali	6 00:00 mcsegeek1 [1742]
Roadside bomb narrowly misses Iraqi interior minister's convoy	0 [1744]
British to adopt the tactics that beat Rommel	27 00:00 anonymous2u [1767]
Islamic Jihad bigshot winged in West Bank	4 00:00 Anguper Hupomosing9418 [1751]
Clashes kill 25 more Taleban in southern Afghanistan	3 00:00 BlackCat [1794]
September Trial for London Suspects	1 00:00 Redneck Jim [1740]
Jeddah Shootout: Security Forces Identify 2 Militants	4 00:00 Redneck Jim [1751]
Witness: Taliban dead may be civilians	14 00:00 twobyfour [1749]
LeT behind 7/11 Mumbai blasts: Al-Badr	0 [1749]
Page 2: WoT Background
WaPo Cites al-Sadr's Rising Influence	8 00:00 Zenster [1769]
WaPo: Bush sez. "It Could be Worse"	0 [1751]
Hezbollah Declares Tony Blair Persona Non Grata in Lebanon	6 00:00 Swamp Blondie [1748]
The Pentagon Plans for The Long War	2 00:00 Snease Shaiting3550 [1746]
Israel may 'go it alone' against Iran	4 00:00 Raj [1745]
Iranian exiles: Iran built at least 15 advanced centrifuges	0 [1739]
9/11 affected wages of Muslims in US: Study	12 00:00 Hupailing Ebbuns2352 [1758]
Accept Muslim leadership, rights group tells Tamils	1 00:00 Zenster [1743]
Religion of Peace Makes War on Christian Converts in Malaysia	7 00:00 Sock Puppet of Doom [1750]
Nine Japanese Americans Veterans Groups Criticize Watada	7 00:00 djohn66 [1738]
China, Kazakhstan Launch Joint Anti-terrorism Drill	0 [1746]
'Iran's response "Unsatisfactory" Germany	1 00:00 Perfesser [1737]
South Africa determined to consolidate relations with Iran..... in all fields.	6 00:00 trailing wife [1749]
U.N. Chief Heads to Tehran	15 00:00 Barbara Skolaut [1747]
Pakistan is a bigger threat than Hezbollah: Shlomo Ben Ami	6 00:00 Zenster [1757]
Israel rejects Amnesty International criticism	1 00:00 Silentbrick [1745]
NYT: Some in G.O.P. Say Iran Threat Is Played Down	2 00:00 DepotGuy [1764]
US House: Recognizing Iran as a strategic threat	12 00:00 Snease Shaiting3550 [1741]
Majority of displaced Lebanese back home	2 00:00 ed [1740]
Israel buys subs from Germany	19 00:00 Frank G [1744]
Sudan asks UNSC for time to bring peace to Darfur	2 00:00 tu3031 [1741]
Hizb-ut-Tahrir wants to declare caliphate in Gaza	11 00:00 Zenster [1747]
Kurdish woman curses Saddam for chemical attack	3 00:00 trailing wife [1740]
'PM has no authority to define Shariah'	15 00:00 Zenster [1744]
TSA screeners can't find dangerous stuff in luggage	6 00:00 Alaska Paul [1747]
Peace deal with North Waziristan militants unlikely by 25th	0 [1741]
Sectarian convicts to be monitored strictly	0 [1738]
Lebanon wants US to help lift Israel blockade	9 00:00 wxjames [1738]
Dr AQ Khan being poisoned: Opp	9 00:00 Zenster [1738]
Islamist Court warns Puntland state	2 00:00 tu3031 [1745]
Iran to announce N-breakthrough	3 00:00 john [1741]
Australia to Boost Military	2 00:00 Alaska Paul [1743]
Record year for Afghan opium	6 00:00 Fordesque [1743]
Afghans, Paks to conduct patrols with US along border	3 00:00 lotp [1743]
US, Japan vow further missile defense cooperation	2 00:00 Silentbrick [1739]
Germany: no need for 2nd resolution	2 00:00 Captain America [1747]
Syria Committed 'Massacres' in Lebanon: Egypt Press	2 00:00 rjschwarz [1744]
Jordan objects to Russian terror list	2 00:00 Ebbolet Ebbans7895 [1741]
Oil workers may leave Niger delta	4 00:00 DepotGuy [1745]
EU seeks troops for peacekeeping force	4 00:00 Mercutio [1740]
Page 3: Non-WoT
Indian Navy may purchase BAE Hawk trainers	2 00:00 WhiteCollarRedneck [1740]
American Muslim women assert rights in Islamic marriage contracts	4 00:00 DoDo [1746]
2 Egyptian men tunnel under EU borders using shoehorns	1 00:00 gromgoru [1743]
Authorities in Saudi Arabia ban sale of pet cats and dogs	26 00:00 BA [1762]
This Just In: Scientists decide Plutos no longer a planet	10 00:00 Frank G [1771]
India buys the USS Trenton LPD	10 00:00 Chuck Simmins [1740]
Chattanooga talk station dumps Air America	4 00:00 Mike [1746]
Judge to Rule if 'Meowing' Is Harassment	13 00:00 2b [1771]
U.S. Wants Chavez to Push for Democracy in Post-Castro Cuba	8 00:00 tu3031 [1745]
Page 4: Opinion
Terrible state of affairs	1 00:00 Shaing Chosh8834 [1743]
All your fakes are belong to us (Jawa Report:Video)	1 00:00 ST [1741]
ARABS' LAST CHANCE	23 00:00 BA [1777]
How the Soviets Gave the Mullahs the Bomb	0 [1743]
John Kerry Has Hissy Fit Over NOT Being Called "Hezbocrat"	8 00:00 john [1743]
LILEKS: When High Culture Is a Low Blow for Western Civilization	3 00:00 Jigum Hupolumble7870 [1737]
Israeli citizenship law -- the "Jewish state" isn't as Jewish as they say it is	10 00:00 Frank G [1765]
Lack of Troop Pledges Exposes Europe	5 00:00 AlanC [1755]
Video: Let the [terrorist] bodies hit the floor!	4 00:00 RWV [1763]
Carterist Says: Make Our Loyal Muslims "Feel Safe."	18 00:00 BA [1761]
Intellectually Curious George -- "Texas English'' is his first language	9 00:00 FWIW in DC [1758]
Battle of Britain was won at sea(?)	29 00:00 6 [1755]
Progressive Personality Disorder	8 00:00 49 Pan [1740]
Libya and its limping reforms	3 00:00 mcsegeek1 [1738]
Page 5: Russia-Former Soviet Union
Poland protests against German navy violating its waters	1 00:00 Fordesque [1760]
Duquesne Woman Sees Jesus In MRI Image	0 [1746]
Hamtramck Hindu temple burned down; cause under investigation	3 00:00 lotp [1735]
Osama Bin Laden Threatens Drink Blender Death	2 00:00 PlanetDan [1736]
Pictures to the Boobs on Bike Parade - Politically Correct Pictures	0 [1742]
Kidnapped girl free after eight-year captivity	1 00:00 Iblis [1741]
Swiss charge Pakistani over 'honour killing' of wife	10 00:00 mcsegeek1 [1744]
Lieberman Certified to Appear on Ballot	9 00:00 Cyber Sarge [1747]
Alaska Governor Latest Incumbent Ousted	2 00:00 anymouse [1748]

    
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Two weeks of WOT

Thu 2006-08-24
Clashes kill 25 more Taleban in southern Afghanistan

Wed 2006-08-23
Group claims abduction of Fox News journalists

Tue 2006-08-22
Iran ready to talk interminably

Mon 2006-08-21
Iran Denies Inspectors Access to Site

Sun 2006-08-20
Annan: UN won't 'wage war' in Lebanon

Sat 2006-08-19
Lebanese Army memo: stand with HizbAllah

Fri 2006-08-18
Frenchies Throw U.N Peacekeeping Plans Into Disarray

Thu 2006-08-17
Lebanese Army Moves South

Wed 2006-08-16
Leb contorts, obfuscates over Hezbollah disarmament

Tue 2006-08-15
Assad: Well liberate Golan Heights

Mon 2006-08-14
Hizbullah distributes Leaflets claiming victory

Sun 2006-08-13
Lebanese Cabinet Approves Cease-Fire

Sat 2006-08-12
Israeli troops reach the Litani River

Fri 2006-08-11
Quake money used to finance UK plane bombing plot

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"Plot to blow up planes" foiled in UK. We hope.

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