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Close shave for Somali prez in assassination boom
Today's Headlines

Headline	Comments [Views]
Page 1: WoT Operations
US-Indian counterinsurgency exercises in Hawaii	6 00:00 Barbara Skolaut [1770]
Al-qaeda linked group calls for sharia to punish Pope	11 00:00 49 Pan [1754]
Operation Matador Photo Tour	0 [1751]
Tales from the Crossfire Gazette	2 00:00 tu3031 [1747]
Army official: Imminent al-Qaeda threat to Eilat	0 [1749]
2nd Recon Battalion Marines stir the hornets nest in Operation Rubicon	21 00:00 trailing wife [1775]
Iraq ~~poobahs~~ chiefs up in arms, vow to fight al-Qaeda	15 00:00 anon [1749]
American al Qaeda Spotted in Pakistan	21 00:00 Fun Dung Poo [1766]
Who saw this Coming: The Pope must die, says Muslim	61 00:00 Goopta [1771]
Good morning...	22 00:00 Thoth [1769]
Somalia's president escapes assassination attempt; 11 killed	2 00:00 tu3031 [1802]
Suspected LeT terrorists arrested in Ahmedabad	1 00:00 Cheregum Crelet7867 [1742]
ATC acquits man accused of attack on Musharraf	2 00:00 Besoeker [1737]
Iraq violence kills 35 as govt expresses optimism	2 00:00 Bobby [1745]
Man claims Mecca fatwa authorised cleric's murder	9 00:00 trailing wife [1744]
Man declared absconder in US consulate blast case	4 00:00 Dolly [1746]
UK terror suspect goes silent 'to protect family in Pakistan'	2 00:00 Snineger Spavitle5395 [1744]
Court convicts Muslim pair in Mumbai blasts	0 [1747]
Taliban execute Tribesman	0 [1747]
Blast damages 24 vehicles	0 [1744]
2 soldiers hurt in Shakai attack	0 [1748]
Quetta blast injures five	0 [1745]
Gunman wounds two at Ein el-Hellhole	3 00:00 tu3031 [1737]
IDF neutralizes two Kassam launchers in n. Gaza	0 [1743]
Peretz okays demolition of illegal Judea buildings	0 [1743]
Two infiltrators arrested near Egyptian border	0 [1740]
Page 2: WoT Background
Senator Voinovich compares Iran's Ahmadinejad to Hitler	0 [1732]
Bush Sends Iran Strong but Wrong Message	11 00:00 Zenster [1757]
Just Another Day in Gaza	2 00:00 49 Pan [1744]
Iraq removes chief judge in Saddam trial	0 [1742]
Musharraf calls for ban on 'defamation of Islam'	8 00:00 Jules [1756]
Pope asked to convert to Islam	17 00:00 Zenster [1764]
French TV Network Sues Over Palestinian Shooting Controversy	8 00:00 mrp [1749]
Vatican experts say Pope 'unrepentant'	15 00:00 Zenster [1740]
Angry Turk workers urge Pope's arrest during visit	3 00:00 trailing wife [1769]
The Pope did NOT apologize for truth in his speech.	8 00:00 Sock Puppet of Doom [1735]
J&K terrs are filthy rich	2 00:00 Yasser [1740]
Scotland Yard to investigate reported calls to kill Pope	6 00:00 anonymous5089 [1739]
Benedict the Brave	14 00:00 Chutch Gleter7329 [1743]
Poland's President Wants Peace Role	3 00:00 Ptah [1736]
Lawyers Go to Court for Gitmo Detainee	8 00:00 mcsegeek1 [1734]
Kuwaiti court reopens trial of 36 Qaeda suspects	0 [1742]
Paleo officials deny nominating Meshaal as PLO deputy chairman	1 00:00 tabd [1731]
US advised to seek political accommodation with Taliban	16 00:00 Zenster [1735]
Iraq neighbours vow to block foreign fighters	4 00:00 flyover [1739]
Pakistan recognises Islamic Emirate of Waziristan?	3 00:00 rjschwarz [1742]
Pakistan's 'sympathy' for Taliban worries Australia	5 00:00 anonymous2u [1757]
Al Qaeda pledges jihad until West meets defeat	0 [1736]
India rules out LoC troop withdrawal	0 [1728]
Chirac: UN resolution 1701 must be enforced	4 00:00 Bobby [1737]
Muslim countries ask UN to address Pope's remarks	10 00:00 Perfesser [1727]
UNIFIL commander: Troops won't disarm Hizbullah	11 00:00 flyover [1741]
Mubarak: Many prisoners to be freed	3 00:00 Alaska Paul [1761]
Rice to Livni: No link between Palestinian track and Iran	0 [1734]
Chirac proposes Iran compromise	6 00:00 flyover [1736]
Where have you gone, Air America: The nation hasnt turned its ears to you	20 00:00 3dc [1764]
Hamas Supporters March in Gaza	0 [1739]
Page 3: Non-WoT
Mystery Object Delays Shuttle Return	11 00:00 lotp [1736]
Military, police seize Bangkok: TV	28 00:00 Mike [1737]
Rumors of a Coup Sweep Through Thailand	1 00:00 BigEd [1739]
Coup rumors widely spread in Thailand: Xinhua+	12 00:00 newc [1741]
Sen. John Kerry: 'Take Up God's Work as Our Own'	25 00:00 GK [1769]
US Treasury Sets New 1-Day Tax Receipt Record Of $85.8 Billion	5 00:00 Shavise Angeamp7988 [1735]
NYC Mayor Suggests Paying Poor	12 00:00 Pappy [1737]
Wal-Mart strides into election fray	5 00:00 Frank G [1743]
Frist: It's time to secure the border with Mexico	12 00:00 DepotGuy [1728]
Bottled toads have explosive potential	4 00:00 Zenster [1735]
Gore says tax pollution, not payrolls. IRS jails gore for being a polluting gasbag.	8 00:00 Bright Pebbles in Blairistan [1739]
France to amnesty 7,000 illegal immigrants ~~as a start~~	6 00:00 tabd [1731]
Sonny Nicole Smith's Second Autopsy Inconclusive	6 00:00 Frank G [1736]
Open your Diebold AccuVote-TS with a minibar key	6 00:00 Frozen Al [1734]
Warren Buffett: Berkshire-Hathaway in Israel forever	0 [1731]
Violence erupts at protests in Hungary	1 00:00 twobyfour [1732]
Page 4: Opinion
Head-in-the-Sand Liberals	1 00:00 Bobby [1741]
Mohammedans proved Pope's point	0 [1744]
Death Ray Dies of Fear	13 00:00 SOP35/Rat [1738]
Enough Apologies	3 00:00 Threang Shager3675 [1738]
Farrakhan's Candidate	3 00:00 tu3031 [1749]
Where are the Voices of Moderate Muslims?	8 00:00 Thinemp Whimble2412 [1739]
Refugees from Scarborough Country	0 [1735]
Who The Terror Apologists Support	6 00:00 ex-lib [1741]
Korea-US: Swan song for an alliance	14 00:00 3dc [1765]
My Conversion to Radical Islam	9 00:00 Frozen Al [1744]
We should Kill this Hate-filled Violent Mullah	14 00:00 Thinemp Whimble2412 [1739]
Where Synagogues Burn, So Will Churches	13 00:00 ex-lib [1738]
Page 5: Russia-Former Soviet Union
Abducted newborn in Missouri recovered alive--woman arrested	1 00:00 Broadhead6 [1745]
Judge throws out Ga. photo-voter ID law	3 00:00 mcsegeek1 [1778]
"For the record, I like puppies."	11 00:00 Zenster [1732]
Talk Like a Pirate Day (September 19)	9 00:00 Alaska Paul [1758]
Nelson charged with drug possession	20 00:00 Frank G [1750]
First three-way talks bring agreement on Gibraltar access	6 00:00 anonymous2u [1742]
Transdniestria votes to stay with Mother Russia	0 [1735]
Hawks Attack More Than 100 People in Rio	5 00:00 wxjames [1736]
Warsaw to get statue of ex-president Reagan	5 00:00 tu3031 [1739]
N.J. senator had no-work job	9 00:00 tu3031 [1737]

    
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Two weeks of WOT

Tue 2006-09-19
Close shave for Somali prez in assassination boom

Mon 2006-09-18
Afghan boomer targets crowd of kiddies

Sun 2006-09-17
Mujahideen Army threatens Pope with suicide attack

Sat 2006-09-16
Somali cleric calls for Muslims to hunt down and kill Pope

Fri 2006-09-15
Muslims seethe over Pope's remarks

Thu 2006-09-14
General Udi Adam resigns

Wed 2006-09-13
Law, order restored to outskirts of US Embassy in Damascus

Tue 2006-09-12
Bush rallies nation to struggle for civilization

Mon 2006-09-11
Five Years: Never Forgive, Never Forget, Never "Understand"

Sun 2006-09-10
NATO troops kill 60 Taliban in Afghanistan

Sat 2006-09-09
5 more suspects held in Danish terror probe

Fri 2006-09-08
Blasts near Indian mosque kill 20

Thu 2006-09-07
Iraq hangs 27 on terrorism charges

Wed 2006-09-06
7 held in Denmark after anti-terror sting

Tue 2006-09-05
Peace deal signed in Wazoo

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