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Qaida in Iraq Big Turban Captured
Today's Headlines

Headline	Comments [Views]
Page 1: WoT Operations
100 Billion Barrels of Oil in Iraq per U.S. Consultancy IHS	6 00:00 DarthVader [1752]
Dallas Muslim Women Arrested After Police Standoff	5 00:00 DieMuzzieScum [1737]
UK Muslim Student Jailed for Smuggling Weapons Plans	1 00:00 Jack is Back! [1732]
Pakistan seals border with Afghanistan	8 00:00 RD [1740]
Two terror attacks in Ingushetia: 7 people wounded	0 [1726]
US: al-Qaida in Iraq Big Turban Captured	12 00:00 Elmomoth Javitle4523 [1776]
One killed, one wounded in southern Thailand	0 [1738]
Max Boot: "You dont hear much about Anbar Province anymore."	3 00:00 JohnQC [1735]
G'morning...	7 00:00 mojo [1729]
Rantapalooza reminder!	6 00:00 Eric Jablow [1755]
Attack weapons team engages IED triggerman	4 00:00 Richard Aubrey [1725]
Marines launch Operation Mawtini in western Al Anbar	8 00:00 Free Radical [1731]
Iraqi Army, Coalition Forces capture Al Qaeda Emir in Qayyarah	4 00:00 3dc [1728]
Coalition Forces detain suspected al-Qaeda senior leader in Mosul	5 00:00 Nimble Spemble [1734]
US: Major al-Qaida figure dead in missile strike	20 00:00 OldSpook [1728]
Democrats hold a pajama party to celebrate impending defeat in Iraq	15 00:00 Super Hose [1730]
Israel releases two Hamas members	3 00:00 Abu do you love [1737]
Pro-Syrian terrorists surrender to Lebanese Army	1 00:00 Liberalhawk [1740]
8 Taliban killed in Afghan clashes	6 00:00 Jack is Back! [1730]
Pak-Afghan border sealed at Chaman crossing	3 00:00 Anonymoose [1739]
Two policemen killed in Bolan	0 [1731]
Militants attack Hindu pilgrims in Indian Kashmir	5 00:00 treo [1734]
3 more held for Musharraf attack	0 [1735]
4 die in Wazoo suicide attack	2 00:00 Ebbang Uluque6305 [1737]
Suicide attack kills 16 at CJP rally	0 [1733]
Kurd rebels kill two Turkish soldiers	0 [1739]
Militants kill scores in Iraqi village	5 00:00 Abu do you love [1733]
Page 2: WoT Background
Russian military men predicting war against USA	13 00:00 Barbara Skolaut [1749]
Israel drafting plans for moat to thwart arms smuggling from Egypt	2 00:00 RD [1721]
The Enforcers Turn on Their Masters	6 00:00 xbalanke [1730]
TV appeal over Afghan rapist cancelled	3 00:00 Super Hose [1754]
NYTimes: Six Years After 9/11, the Same Terror Threat	7 00:00 Barbara Skolaut [1756]
NYPD compared to LAPD: two approaches to the Home Front WoT front line	2 00:00 trailing wife [1726]
One in Four Israeli Men Dodge Draft	5 00:00 Super Hose [1729]
Mariane Pearl sues al Qaeda over husband's killing	1 00:00 Super Hose [1732]
Merkel Open to Missile Shield Due to Iran Threat	1 00:00 Ebbang Uluque6305 [1727]
Zogby: Bush up to 34% approval, Congress down to 14%	8 00:00 twobyfour [1732]
1993 Mumbai blasts: Three get death sentence	0 [1726]
Pak seeks American NGO's help to curb religious extremism	0 [1726]
Iraq in search of its 'missing' petroleum	0 [1727]
Joint Chiefs chair declares 'sea change' in Iraq security	0 [1736]
Legal action planned against prisoner release plan	0 [1732]
Syria denies UN claims it is smuggling weapons into Lebanon	2 00:00 Super Hose [1754]
Iranian defense minister: Israel doesnt have our power. Nope, nope, nope.	4 00:00 AT [1729]
Four jailed for hate crimes at cartoon protest	6 00:00 USN, ret. [1750]
Pak quake aid scaled back after Red Mosque revenge attacks	3 00:00 Duh! [1730]
Iranian militants demand return of British diplomatic compound	7 00:00 Crusader [1730]
VA head quits amid scrutiny over vet care	5 00:00 Cromert [1744]
Iran opposes Turkish incursion into Iraq	0 [1727]
US, Russia concerned with Turkish-Iranian gas deal	0 [1733]
Italian FM warns West against isolating Hamas	1 00:00 3dc [1728]
'Shalit deal stuck over Olmert's stubborness'	0 [1731]
Jumblatt had talks with Saudi King Abdullah over Lebanon crises	0 [1730]
Peru arrests 7 Iraqis allegedly trying to enter US	2 00:00 Frank G [1728]
Hezbollah denies discussing fate of Israeli soldiers with Kouchner	0 [1730]
Unveiled: The Pakistani tribe that dares to defy the fundamentalists	5 00:00 Total War [1721]
Rajapaksa vows to wrest all land from Tigers	2 00:00 Old Patriot [1729]
No talks with Israel without guarantees, says Assad	1 00:00 Spot [1729]
UK resumes financial aid to Palestinians	0 [1731]
Suicide blast is an un-Islamic act	1 00:00 Hank [1727]
US NGO requested for madrassa teachers' training	4 00:00 Old Patriot [1737]
CIA leaders helped EU report in order to fight Rumsfeld	12 00:00 Asymmetrical T [1733]
MMA chief condemns army deployment in NWFP	0 [1724]
Traffic spies to join UK fight against crime	5 00:00 Woozle Elmeter2970 [1727]
Ex-commanders says Pakistan could be next Afghanistan	2 00:00 Old Patriot [1725]
Musharraf serious about fighting terrorism: US	4 00:00 Duh! [1726]
Kurdish vote stirs tensions in oil rich region	0 [1729]
Ban offers to facilitate Israel-Syria talks	1 00:00 gromgoru [1722]
Page 3: Non-WoT
Bush Vows To Veto Democrat $10-Per-Cigar Tax	5 00:00 Super Hose [1754]
BBC suspends all phone-in competitions -"fictitious winners ..."	3 00:00 Abu do you love [1731]
John Murtha and more earmarks (Hat tip Politico Blog)	0 [1726]
Lithuanian MP calls for reciprocal measures in case of militarization of Kaliningrad	1 00:00 borgboy [1727]
Russian Rail Cargo to Estonia Halved	0 [1731]
Study: Americans Don't Understand Others	20 00:00 Rob Crawford [1730]
Hell on Earth: The never before seen colour photographs of the bloody battle of Passchendaele	12 00:00 Super Hose [1749]
Over 200 dead in Brazil air crash	0 [1728]
Senate criticizes sentences for border agents	7 00:00 Tell D Truth [1727]
Mandela, Carter form "Council of Elders" to save world	25 00:00 Beau [1727]
Justice Will Intervene for UAE in Camel Jockey Lawsuit	0 [1732]
Euros lukewarm as Britain tries to rally support in row with Russia	5 00:00 Oldcat [1735]
Airborne ABM laser completes test	4 00:00 Throlunter Sinatra3896 [1728]
Sweden to ease rules for non-EU workers to migrate	4 00:00 Glenmore [1727]
Hasina, Khaleda given 7 days for wealth report	0 [1727]
Wal-Mart to test Bible action figures in US	14 00:00 Mark E. [1756]
Bulgarian medics get life in prison, not execution	0 [1729]
Japanese freaking out about jury duty	1 00:00 Procopius2k [1724]
Brazilian plane crashes into fuel station, 176 aboard	0 [1730]
Drug barons turn Bissau into Africa's first narco-state	0 [1728]
OECD paints bleak picture of pollution in China	2 00:00 AlanC [1732]
Taste of betel nut in condoms	6 00:00 RD [1731]
Bombs explode at Bangla U.	0 [1725]
BBC chief will demand tighter quality controls after editorial errors	1 00:00 Redneck Jim [1728]
Chinese Party cells spread into corporate world	3 00:00 Anonymoose [1728]
Brussels alarm at porous borders	0 [1730]
China overtakes Germany as world's 3rd-largest economy	6 00:00 trailing wife [1725]
Finance sector swells Obama poll funds	1 00:00 wxjames [1726]
Convictions in China slave trial	3 00:00 AlanC [1733]
Page 4: Opinion
Video: This Is Your Geology On Drugs	3 00:00 RD [1748]
How to Win in Iraqand How to Lose	4 00:00 RD [1757]
Myths and Realities of the George Bush Presidency	0 [1732]
The Threat From Sino-America	3 00:00 RD [1756]
Greatest Living American Ignored	2 00:00 Anonymoose [1729]
Bill Clinton Implicated In NV Prostitution Ring; 'School' Had $200K 'Earmark'	15 00:00 Elmomoth Javitle4523 [1740]
Michelle Malkin's up-all-night Senate Slumber Party livebolgging thread	1 00:00 Jonathan [1733]
What Has Gone Wrong, And Right, In Iraq	0 [1730]
Nabih Berri TV rehires evil anchor Sawsan Darwish	0 [1732]
Page 5: Russia-Former Soviet Union
Buck naked	6 00:00 Elmomoth Javitle4523 [1729]
Shooting Suspect ~~deprives Greta of days and days of progamming~~ Commits Suicide	6 00:00 Super Hose [1751]
Now for a degree in prostitution?	4 00:00 Super Hose [1753]
Navy says missing Whidbey officer's a deserter	2 00:00 Army Life [1726]
You must be 18 to run in Pamplona or NO BULL!	4 00:00 AT [1728]
Briton opened aircraft door in 'air rage' attack	4 00:00 Barbara Skolaut [1753]
When Elvis Impersonators Attack	5 00:00 tu3031 [1725]
'Downloading images of torture made him feel like a better man	0 [1734]
French youth damage Brussels police cars	3 00:00 Mike [1732]
Poison threat from Ukraine train	1 00:00 gromky [1729]

    
                23:59 Eric Jablow

                        23:55 Mark E.

                        23:48 Super Hose

                        23:48 USN, ret.

                        23:36 Cromert

                        23:33 Barbara Skolaut

                        23:32 USN, ret.

                        23:27 Barbara Skolaut

                        23:25 Barbara Skolaut

                        23:22 RD

                        23:16 Super Hose

                        23:07 RD

                        23:06 Super Hose

                        23:04 RD

                        23:04 Super Hose

                        23:03 Super Hose

                        22:55 Super Hose

                        22:53 trailing wife

                        22:52 DarthVader

                        22:50 Anonymoose

                        22:48 Super Hose

                        22:47 DarthVader

                        22:47 Anonymoose

                        22:43 DarthVader

Who's in the News
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6	Iraqi Insurgency
5	Global Jihad
4	al-Qaeda in Iraq
4	al-Qaeda
4	Taliban
3	Govt of Syria
3	Govt of Iran
3	Hamas
2	TNSM
2	Hezbollah
1	Islamic State of Iraq
1	Hizbul Mujaheddin
1	Chechen Republic of Ichkeria
1	Fatah al-Islam
1	Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal
1	Palestinian Authority
1	Thai Insurgency
1	al-Qaeda in Britain

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Two weeks of WOT

Wed 2007-07-18
Qaida in Iraq Big Turban Captured

Tue 2007-07-17
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Mon 2007-07-16
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Sun 2007-07-15
N Korea closes nuclear facilities

Sat 2007-07-14
Thai army detains 342 Muslims in southern raids

Fri 2007-07-13
Hek urges Islamist revolt in Pakistain

Thu 2007-07-12
Iraq: 200 boom belts found in Syrian truck

Wed 2007-07-11
Ghazi dead, crisis over, aftermath begins

Tue 2007-07-10
Paks assault Lal Masjid

Mon 2007-07-09
Israeli cabinet okays Fatah prisoner release

Sun 2007-07-08
Pak arrests Talibigs

Sat 2007-07-07
100 Murdered in Turkmen Village of Amer Li

Fri 2007-07-06
Failed assasination attempt at Musharraf

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