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Shiite Shootout Shuts Shrine
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Headline	Comments [Views]
Page 1: WoT Operations
Lebanese army storms Fatah al-Islam outposts	2 00:00 macofromoc [1767]
Taj Mahal closed due to Lutheran mini-riot	5 00:00 xbalanke [1739]
"Now some we caught, some we didn't,"	3 00:00 gorb [1744]
One, two, three, Allan's Snackbar	7 00:00 Steve White [1746]
Saudi Arabia bans Arab newspaper after report on Al Qaeda in Iraq	4 00:00 Skunky Glins5285 [1738]
Jihad: PA security forces thwarted kidnapping	3 00:00 Thomas Woof [1742]
More than 100 insurgents killed	9 00:00 eLarson [1741]
Dutch women marry "extremely high-risk" Tunisians - lose Nato jobs	12 00:00 Shieldwolf [1761]
Al-Sadr suspends militia activity in Iraq	11 00:00 Shieldwolf [1767]
U.S. troops release detained Iranians	7 00:00 Skunky Glins5285 [1756]
Taliban release 8 South Korean hostages	2 00:00 ed [1755]
Good morning	5 00:00 Harcourt, etc. [1742]
US, Iraq troops kill 33 in airborne assault	3 00:00 wxjames [1742]
Mog: Clashes in Bakara market kill five	1 00:00 Jack is Back! [1730]
Somalia: Government kills 3 militants, spokesman says	0 [1747]
Death toll rises in pilgrim festivities in Karbala	5 00:00 lotp [1739]
Sderot: Man moderately hurt by Kassam rocket	1 00:00 Liberalhawk [1745]
Mehsuds free 18 soldiers, one govt official	0 [1730]
Strike inside Pakistan due to 'mistake': NATO	14 00:00 B. Hussein Obama [1758]
5 civilians, soldier injured in Waziristan	0 [1746]
Kashmir Korpse Kount: 7	0 [1738]
Shiite Shootout Shuts Shrine	5 00:00 Thomas Woof [1773]
Page 2: WoT Background
General: MRAPs Becoming Media Target	2 00:00 Nimble Spemble [1741]
Iran Vows to Use Smart Bomb on Enemies	6 00:00 Barbara Skolaut [1754]
MSM - Hotel Room Journalism or Enemy Mouthpiece?	4 00:00 Barbara Skolaut [1758]
Iran ready to fill the vacuum in Iraq, Short Round sez	5 00:00 gromgoru [1736]
Iran's Ahmadinejad says OK for Stone to film him	9 00:00 Asymmetrical T [1753]
Short Round sez : Nuclear case is closed, US can't attack Iran, nope, nope, nope.	0 [1736]
Pakistan president to quit as army chief	4 00:00 Frank G [1737]
Murtha's Malicious Misinformation May Mean Mega-Misery	25 00:00 Thomas Woof [1766]
Pres. Bush Addresses the Convention of the American Legion	4 00:00 JosephMendiola [1763]
Soddy Fingerprints Iranian Hajj Pilgrims. Iran Unhappy	7 00:00 Zenster [1729]
Soldiers win new respect in Lebanon	1 00:00 Spot [1734]
Lebanese government may cut off Hezbollah's illegal network	1 00:00 M. Murcek [1730]
Religion comes first in Lebanon, even for orphans	0 [1733]
Sleeper cells 'exist in Indian city Hyderabad'	0 [1733]
Commies mock Arroyo's peace talks plan	1 00:00 Abu Uluque6305 [1736]
Olmert offers PA control of Ramallah, Nablus, Jenin	1 00:00 gromgoru [1733]
Short Round says his country now a 'nuclear Iran'	4 00:00 OyVey1 [1745]
Germany to give Syria $5.4 million to help cope with Iraqi refugees	3 00:00 ed [1740]
Saudis ban al-Hayat after al-Qaida accusations	1 00:00 Paul [1737]
Warty Nose reportedly gives Abbas offer to mend Hamas-Fatah relations	0 [1743]
Supreme Court orders school on Jamia Hafsa site	1 00:00 Frank G [1723]
Khyber Agency seizes chemicals, arrests Afghan	0 [1733]
No breakthrough in Bajaur peace talks	1 00:00 tu3031 [1742]
ISI still supports Qaeda, Taliban, says Benazir	2 00:00 Jack is Back! [1730]
MMA holds resignation option on Musharraf's re-election: Mir	3 00:00 Thomas Woof [1733]
'Durban II' is being discredited, Pakistan warns	6 00:00 tu3031 [1753]
Page 3: Non-WoT
Soros Group Fined $775k Petty Cash Over Illegal $137M Kerry Contribution	3 00:00 gorb [1727]
Big-Time Clinton fundraiser Norman Hsu is a wanted CA fugitive	6 00:00 BigEd [1763]
The Incredible Shrinking Zimbabwe	4 00:00 JosephMendiola [1731]
Attempt To Take Baby Over Theoretical Harm; Possibly To Meet Quota	9 00:00 SteveS [1732]
Castro: Clinton-Obama ticket 'invincible'	2 00:00 JosephMendiola [1729]
Now Arizona law chases illegals out	3 00:00 gorb [1733]
Iran's people await their share of riches	5 00:00 Barbara Skolaut [1766]
India seeks bids for 126 fighter jets	12 00:00 Old Patriot [1754]
Somalia: 1.2 million people need food, UN agency warns	1 00:00 Gary and the Samoyeds [1750]
Serbia: Controversial archbishop starts hunger strike	1 00:00 tu3031 [1740]
Perv may trade uniform for re-election	3 00:00 Steve White [1741]
Bosnia: Serb leader threatens dissolution of country	2 00:00 Barbara Skolaut [1757]
Berezovsky lashes out at Kremlin	1 00:00 JosephMendiola [1735]
Benazir wants share in caretaker setup	0 [1740]
PML-N finalises Sharifs' return plan today	0 [1727]
Iran probes 'anti-Shia sermon' in Mecca	6 00:00 Deacon Blues [1737]
Britney accused of 'dental abuse'	13 00:00 BA [1752]
Gov't to present bills vetoed by Sezer for Gül's approval	0 [1735]
Page 4: Opinion
Turkeys leaders plan Muslim Europe	1 00:00 Nimble Spemble [1763]
The Boys of the Taliban	1 00:00 trailing wife [1744]
State of the Sunnii Insurgency iin Iraq: August 2007	0 [1738]
Gitmo's not bad, but this poetry is	0 [1732]
Defending Our Own Civilization	1 00:00 Christine Amanpour [1732]
Study: US preparing 'massive' military attack against Iran	18 00:00 Halliburton - Jihadi Disposition Affiliate [1765]
The case against banning the Koran	15 00:00 Zenster [1760]
Hegazi case: Islams obsession with conversions	3 00:00 Zenster [1728]
Analysis: How strong has Hamas become?	4 00:00 anonymous5089 [1730]
Sarko Steps Up	4 00:00 ed [1735]
Page 5: Russia-Former Soviet Union
Pre-hi-tech CSI--Tracking making a comeback?	0 [1742]
Son of Satan born in Mongolia, baby healthy and well	7 00:00 JosephMendiola [1738]
More Anti-War "Support" of the Troops (They trashed a war memorial)	4 00:00 mcsegeek1 [1727]
Sweden: Bear chases woman on bicycle	4 00:00 Iblis [1745]
Your Black Muslim Hotel	2 00:00 tu3031 [1739]
'Group' robbery at Mesa store has police worried	11 00:00 Zenster [1741]
Absolutely, Positively No Puns Allowed	32 00:00 Mike Vick [1731]
US Marshals nab 249 Seattle area fugitives in ONE WEEK	10 00:00 Zenster [1742]
Frontier police arrest four people in swara case	0 [1744]
Indian police help mob beat suspected thief	5 00:00 john frum [1737]

    
                23:49 Old Patriot

                        23:06 Barbara Skolaut

                        23:02 Gary and the Samoyeds

                        23:00 Barbara Skolaut

                        22:55 Shieldwolf

                        22:51 Shieldwolf

                        22:50 Shieldwolf

                        22:48 Barbara Skolaut

                        22:46 Barbara Skolaut

                        22:44 Halliburton - Jihadi Disposition Affiliate

                        22:38 macofromoc

                        22:34 Shieldwolf

                        22:32 BigEd

                        22:09 JosephMendiola

                        22:04 BA

                        21:55 B. Hussein Obama

                        21:54 Whiskey Mike

                        21:46 Nimble Spemble

                        21:45 Asymmetrical T

                        21:44 Skunky Glins5285

                        21:38 BA

                        21:34 Zenster

                        21:33 Halliburton - Work Accident Division

                        21:31 Skunky Glins5285

Who's in the News
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7	Govt of Iran
6	Taliban
3	ISI
3	Global Jihad
2	al-Qaeda
2	Iraqi Insurgency
2	Islamic Courts
2	Mahdi Army
1	Islamic Jihad
1	Govt of Syria
1	Palestinian Authority
1	Hezbollah
1	Hamas
1	al-Aqsa Martyrs

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Two weeks of WOT

Wed 2007-08-29
Shiite Shootout Shuts Shrine

Tue 2007-08-28
Gul Elected Turkey's President

Mon 2007-08-27
12 Taliban fighters killed along Pakistan-Afghanistan border

Sun 2007-08-26
Two AQI big turbans nabbed

Sat 2007-08-25
Hyderabad under attack: 3 explosions, 2 defused bombs, 34 dead

Fri 2007-08-24
Pak supremes: Nawaz can return

Thu 2007-08-23
Izzat Ibrahim to throw in towel

Wed 2007-08-22
Aksa Martyrs: We'll no longer honor agreements with Israel

Tue 2007-08-21
'Saddam's daughter won't be deported'

Mon 2007-08-20
Baitullah sez S. Wazoo deal is off, Gov't claims accord is intact

Sun 2007-08-19
Taliban say hostage talks fail

Sat 2007-08-18
"Take us to Tehran!" : Turkish passenger plane hijacked

Fri 2007-08-17
Tora Bora assault: Allies press air, ground attacks

Thu 2007-08-16
Jury finds Padilla, 2 co-defendents, guilty

Wed 2007-08-15
At least 175 dead in Iraq bomb attack

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