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Major battle on Haifa street in Baghdad
Today's Headlines

Headline	Comments [Views]
Page 1: WoT Operations
Sadr's Militia Prepares for Possible U.S. Strikes - Drafting All Sadr City Males To Fight	6 00:00 JosephMendiola [1763]
Somali forces arrest seven religious Pakistanis	6 00:00 Nimble Spemble [1741]
Terrorists Killed in Iraq, 35 Detained; Bomb Damages Tank	3 00:00 SpecOp35 [1736]
Iraqi Army, Coalition Forces Continue To Clear Safe Haven	0 [1732]
U.S. launches new attacks in Somalia	9 00:00 tipper [1753]
Major battle on Hafia street in Bagdhad.	16 00:00 Mike N. [1741]
Did the US prevent Israel from kidnapping Hezbollah's #2?	3 00:00 doc [1751]
China says militants still at large in northwest	4 00:00 Mike N. [1735]
U.S. strikes at al Qaeda in Somalia, "many dead"	15 00:00 ed [1730]
Sniper (Brit) celebrates with cigar after killing Taliban officer	17 00:00 Laurence of the Rats [1757]
Good morning...	15 00:00 RD [1733]
Weird incidents in US airports are raising questions	7 00:00 Mike N. [1733]
US imam deported for terror group ties missing	12 00:00 Mike [1724]
Six Afghan troops wounded in blast	0 [1740]
Iraqi Soldiers Pressure Insurgents in Western Baghdad	4 00:00 Old Patriot [1752]
16 suspected Taliban arrested from Pashin	0 [1735]
35 killed in Iraq violence	1 00:00 Captain America [1731]
Debka: Khamenei suffered a stroke last Wednesday	13 00:00 Asymmetrical T [1749]
Manhattan Subway Bomb Plotter Sentenced to 30 Years in Prison	2 00:00 Spot [1734]
Islamist group wants attacks on French in Algeria	4 00:00 Old Patriot [1730]
Six gunmen surrender to authorities in Chechnya	1 00:00 bigjim-ky [1738]
UK: British Muslim is Al-Qaeda banker	7 00:00 BA [1747]
Qaeda's suspected financial bridge arrested in Turkey	1 00:00 liberalhawk [1729]
Philippine Military Said Jemaah Islamiyah Terrorist Among Those Killed In Sea Battle	2 00:00 Pappy [1725]
U.S. Strikes Al Qaeda In Somalia	6 00:00 RD [1737]
German Court Sentences Motassadeq to 15 Years	3 00:00 Spomort Greling4204 [1745]
Bikie gang linked with rocket 'plot'	2 00:00 bigjim-ky [1730]
Page 2: WoT Background
House Report: Sandy Berglar "hurt national security"	6 00:00 Rob Crawford [1732]
Last Week's State Dept. Weekly Report on Iraq	0 [1727]
Ahmadinejad to go visit pals in south america	10 00:00 Seafarious [1731]
EU Rights Watchdog Chief Urges Club Gitmo's Immediate Closure	8 00:00 Barbara Skolaut [1746]
Somalia: Italian Foreign Minister Joins European Condemnation Of U.S. Airstrikes	5 00:00 Steve White [1731]
Iran runs Iraq terror network	5 00:00 Flish Uleregum9913 [1736]
Egyptian Weekly Roz Al-Yousef: Bush Should Be Executed	6 00:00 Verlaine [1734]
JPost - Was tactical nuke story planted?	7 00:00 JosephMendiola [1751]
Supreme Court Allows Secret Laws For Airport Security	2 00:00 gorb [1732]
Iran arrests 'nuclear spy' in parliament	4 00:00 Ebbang Uluque6305 [1726]
Lebanese Army Commander Vows to Protect Public Institutions	0 [1729]
Iran: Members of Parliament Try To Impeach Ahmadinejad	4 00:00 Barbara Skolaut [1745]
Japan plans for NorK refugees	6 00:00 gorb [1730]
Jihadi threat in the Sahel	5 00:00 Old Patriot [1741]
UNHCR seeks $60M to aid Iraq refugees	1 00:00 exJAG [1733]
Pakistan Criticized Over Missing Terrorists	0 [1731]
Defense Gets Files in 'Fragging' Case	9 00:00 exJAG [1736]
UN Molesters Given Severe Wrist-Slaps	9 00:00 Pappy [1732]
U.S. Submarine, Japanese Ship Collide	25 00:00 Pappy [1747]
Saddam and cousin discussed killing thousands: tapes	5 00:00 Old Patriot [1743]
Batasuna calls on ETA to resume ceasefire	1 00:00 gromgoru [1734]
No negotiation with Islamists: Somali president	3 00:00 liberalhawk [1737]
Pakistan denies 'covert assistance' to Taliban	4 00:00 Excalibur [1734]
Qazi unlikely to step down as MMA president	3 00:00 Grunter [1733]
Iran threatens to block strategic oil strait	12 00:00 Alaska Paul [1752]
Iran troops massing near border	6 00:00 49 Pan [1729]
Nigerian Terror Threat: $6 a Gallon Gasoline	6 00:00 Barbara Skolaut [1734]
Pakistan ruler in poll deal with exile	2 00:00 liberalhawk [1727]
Khamenei Calls For Sunni, Shia Unity	5 00:00 Old Patriot [1734]
Hamas warns 'putschist' Fatah: 'Those who play with fire will be burned'	9 00:00 Sneaze Shaiting3550 [1742]
Page 3: Non-WoT
Wives of jailed dissidents urge U.S. activist Sheehan to visit Cuba's prisons	2 00:00 RD [1738]
Russia halts oil exports through key pipeline to Europe	3 00:00 SteveS [1728]
Gore Personally Trains 1,000 Mind-Numbed Robots To Spread Disinformation	17 00:00 Barbara Skolaut [1756]
Army given blanket power to arrest	0 [1735]
Huge cost of Iranian brain drain	2 00:00 Penguin [1746]
On Aussie beaches, burqa plus bikini equals burqini	16 00:00 Barbara Skolaut [1747]
Sharpton considers running for president	13 00:00 Captain America [1751]
Local ownership can help renew a newspaper's priorities, but it's no panacea.	3 00:00 Cromoper Glinens6509 [1732]
Democrats not ruling out higher taxes for rich	12 00:00 Broadhead6 [1742]
Romney fund-raising blitz nets more than $1 million	0 [1740]
Bush congratulates new Nicaraguan President Ortega	2 00:00 Steve White [1730]
Chavez announces plans to move toward 'Socialist Republic of Venezuela'	18 00:00 Alaska Paul [1756]
Page 4: Opinion
Democrats' Bad Faith: "The War Is Lost"	4 00:00 JosephMendiola [1752]
The Redeker Affair	1 00:00 Excalibur [1725]
Pakistan Bans the Truth	2 00:00 USN, Ret. [1734]
WND : War with Iran is imminent	9 00:00 JosephMendiola [1748]
Daily Kos: Iran Has A Right To Attack Israel (and the US)	19 00:00 Flish Uleregum9913 [1734]
Israel Raid on Iran Could Hurt Environment, Kill Puppies and Kittens	18 00:00 SteveS [1741]
Palestine's leaders have become their own worst enemies	7 00:00 PlanetDan [1740]
Page 5: Russia-Former Soviet Union
Zoo puts Australians on display	0 [1730]
Iran : Death Penalty For Pr0n Movie Authors	4 00:00 Frozen Al [1740]
Rival Budweisers declare hudna	4 00:00 Shipman [1740]
Iwao Takamoto, creator of Scooby Doo, dies	2 00:00 Jonathan [1728]
Today's Idiot (literally)	10 00:00 USN, Ret. [1734]
30 Killed in Cargo Plane Crash in Iraq	1 00:00 bigjim-ky [1736]
New Jersey eyed as source of Big Stink in Big Apple	8 00:00 Tony Soprano [1729]
Shi'a stores vandalized in Detroit	11 00:00 Shipman [1734]
Protestors against charging illegal immigrants out-of-state tuition	8 00:00 Silentbrick [1735]
Cyclone cuts transport links to Sakhalin, Kuriles again	0 [1732]
Morocco Tries 2 Journalists On Morals	3 00:00 James [1735]
Houston hit & run driver, runs, is hit & killed.	12 00:00 USN, Ret. [1731]

    
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                        21:55 Asymmetrical T

                        21:52 Captain America

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                        21:28 Pappy

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Two weeks of WOT

Tue 2007-01-09
Major battle on Haifa street in Baghdad

Mon 2007-01-08
US Gunship Hits Al-Qaeda In Somalia

Sun 2007-01-07
Iraqi Papers Sunday: Iranian Coup Plot Foiled?

Sat 2007-01-06
Top Dems Oppose More Troops in Iraq

Fri 2007-01-05
White House Postponing Loss of Iraq, Biden Says

Thu 2007-01-04
Report: Supreme Ayatollah Khamenei is Supremely Stable

Wed 2007-01-03
Iran Funding Both Shiite And Sunni Jihadists In Iraq

Tue 2007-01-02
Islamists decamp from Kismayu

Mon 2007-01-01
Baathists pledge loyalty to Izzat Ibrahim

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Aethiops and Somalis moving on Kismayo

Sat 2006-12-30
Saddam hanged

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Daffy Janjalani presumed dead

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Islamic Courts Hang It Up

Wed 2006-12-27
Up to 1,000 Somalis dead in Ethiopia offensive

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Islamic fighters quitting Somalia front

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