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US launches new offensive around Baghdad
Today's Headlines

Headline	Comments [Views]
Page 1: WoT Operations
Looters raid Arafat's home, steal his Nobel Peace Prize	7 00:00 FOTSGreg [1760]
Debka: What goes around comes around.	9 00:00 Mike N. [1769]
Good... ummm... afternoon	2 00:00 Mac [1741]
IWPR Woman Journalist Killed in Mosul	0 [1737]
US launches new offensive around Baghdad	2 00:00 Harry Reid [1761]
Fatah storms Hamas-controlled buildings	8 00:00 Cyber Sarge [1740]
Debka: Western intelligence archive now in the hands of terrorists	11 00:00 McZoid [1748]
Today's tech notes...	43 00:00 Pappy [1771]
Peretz says he's resigning as defense minister	11 00:00 Red Dawg [1744]
US judge halts deportation of Egyptian	9 00:00 Elian Gonzales [1745]
Palestinians shoot at IDF in N. Gaza	5 00:00 Shipman [1743]
Deadly Explosions Rock Mogadishu	1 00:00 xbalanke [1739]
7 soldiers, Buddhist killed in Thai south	0 [1744]
F-16 Crashes in Iraq	9 00:00 Steve [1759]
Hamas claims full control of Gaza	4 00:00 Alaska Paul [1751]
Abbas appoints former finance minister as new Palestinian PM	7 00:00 Shipman [1738]
Johnston to be freed RSN	2 00:00 tu3031 [1745]
Booby trap kills 6 Lebanese troops	1 00:00 Shipman [1742]
UK convicts 7 for involvement in terror plot	1 00:00 Grumenk Philalzabod0723 [1739]
Five Afghan children killed by suicide bomber	2 00:00 anymouse [1737]
Mansehra man behind Nishtar park blast	0 [1742]
Dozens held after Quetta ambush	0 [1743]
Page 2: WoT Background
N. Korean Money Scam Technique	2 00:00 Zenster [1759]
IWPR - Woman Parlamentarian In-Hiding	0 [1731]
IWPR: Renewed Focus on US Base in Kyrgyzstan	1 00:00 Zhang Fei [1763]
Hamas bans masks, except when killing Joooooos	2 00:00 trailing wife [1735]
Kidnapped athletes found dead in Iraq	1 00:00 tu3031 [1730]
Israel's options: Disconnect from Gaza or talk to Hamas	8 00:00 Mike N. [1762]
Sandia Labs mutating extremophiles to produce cellulosic ethanol for fuel.	12 00:00 Anonymoose [1744]
Abductee Escapes NKorea After 30 Years	0 [1750]
'Multinational force must fight Hamas'	8 00:00 FOTSGreg [1755]
Ayatollah: US forces plotted attack on shrine	9 00:00 Super Hose [1742]
Japans send 4 N. Korean defectors to South Korea	1 00:00 Super Hose [1735]
Joe Lieberman denies warmongering	4 00:00 Gary and the Samoyeds [1729]
S. Korean staying in China after fleeing N. Korea	1 00:00 Redneck Jim [1735]
Carter Meets With Nepalese Maoist Communists	20 00:00 USN, ret. [1763]
Haniyeh calls for Palestinian unity	6 00:00 Old Patriot [1735]
Ban distances himself from idea of deploying int'l presence in Gaza	5 00:00 tu3031 [1744]
Fishing boat brings fugitive Palestinians to Egypt	4 00:00 tu3031 [1745]
'Johnston may be freed in 24 hours'	5 00:00 Anonymoose [1737]
Pity party for Scots Muslims	10 00:00 Zenster [1741]
Khatami's Cleric Status At Risk Over Handshake With Italian Women	7 00:00 xbalanke [1739]
DPRK slams U.S. for developing missile defense system	6 00:00 Redneck Jim [1740]
Arab FMs hold emergent meeting on Palestinian, Lebanese issues	0 [1740]
Meshaal calls for dialogue with Fatah	3 00:00 tu3031 [1745]
Geagea urges Aoun's bloc to join Lebanon cabinet	0 [1732]
Hezbollah kidnaps & interrogates Lebanese Police	0 [1741]
Iraq troop surge complete, says US military	4 00:00 Redneck Jim [1738]
Iraq urges Turkey to stick to dialogue	0 [1737]
Saudis ask Palestinians to revive Mecca agreement	3 00:00 Zenster [1737]
Arab foreign ministers discuss Gaza clashes	2 00:00 tu3031 [1743]
MQM improving image across Punjab	0 [1737]
MMA, PML-N strike call fails	0 [1740]
Halimzai and Safi tribes hold peace jirga	4 00:00 Redneck Jim [1739]
Massive operation planned: Jam Yousaf	0 [1743]
Page 3: Non-WoT
High-tech border towers in place, but not operational	6 00:00 Phineter Thraviger [1768]
Senate Leaders Agree to Revive Immigration Bill	6 00:00 Redneck Jim [1752]
Human DNA much more complicated then expected.	6 00:00 twobyfour [1735]
a robot decoy for teasing air defenses	4 00:00 occasional observer [1731]
FBI Reaches Out to Arab Muslim Americans	8 00:00 Mac [1735]
Taiwan parliament passes part of US arms purchase bill	1 00:00 USN, ret. [1771]
Mysterious shortage of coins grips Calcutta	14 00:00 Zenster [1741]
'Bangladesh not ready to lift ban on politics'	1 00:00 Gary and the Samoyeds [1739]
Turkish president calls referendum on reforms	1 00:00 Redneck Jim [1737]
Page 4: Opinion
Fjordman : Eurabian Art Explores Mediterranean Man	2 00:00 trailing wife [1740]
Fjordman : Denouncing White Christians Is OK	3 00:00 Natural Law [1765]
Spengler - The faith that dare not speak its name [Superb]	1 00:00 mrp [1741]
Gaza - Underlying Causes (Amir Taheri)	8 00:00 Zenster [1739]
Cry me a river	8 00:00 twobyfour [1759]
Syria's opponents in Lebanon remain targets	0 [1733]
Page 5: Russia-Former Soviet Union
When puns are outlawed, only outlaws will write puns	16 00:00 Frank G [1760]
Nifong Sez He'll Resign	29 00:00 Craving Platypus1729 [1735]

    
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                        23:36 FOTSGreg

                        23:35 Frank G

                        23:35 Mike N. 

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                        23:22 ryuge

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                        23:21 Zenster

                        23:20 USN, ret.

                        23:18 badanov

                        23:03 Frank G

                        23:02 Steve

                        22:57 USN, ret.

                        22:42 twobyfour

                        22:41 Zenster

                        22:38 Zhang Fei

                        22:38 Phineter Thraviger

                        22:35 Barbara Skolaut

                        22:33 Barbara Skolaut

                        22:32 Zenster

                        22:32 Natural Law

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Sat 2007-06-16
US launches new offensive around Baghdad

Fri 2007-06-15
Abbas dissolves unity govt

Thu 2007-06-14
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Wed 2007-06-13
Qaeda emir in Mosul banged

Tue 2007-06-12
Hamas Captures Fatah Security HQ in Gaza

Mon 2007-06-11
Gunmen fire on Haniyeh's house in Gaza; no one hurt

Sun 2007-06-10
Hamas-Fatah festivities renew in S Gaza, only 2 killed

Sat 2007-06-09
Olmert 'offers Golan Heights in peace deal'

Fri 2007-06-08
Lebanon Security Forces find 3 car bombs in Bekaa village

Thu 2007-06-07
HuJi boss Hannan, 5 others to be charged

Wed 2007-06-06
Kabul to trade Deadullah's carcass for hostages

Tue 2007-06-05
Terror suspect surrenders in Trinidad

Mon 2007-06-04
Clashes in Ein el-Hellhole between army and Syrian sock puppets

Sun 2007-06-03
UAE gives $80 million to Palestinians

Sat 2007-06-02
Report: Feds arrest 3 in alleged JFK airport plot

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