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Somalia Islamic movement appoints new leadership
Today's Headlines

Headline	Comments [Views]
Page 1: WoT Operations
Iraq Qaeda group confirms top figure killed	6 00:00 C18 [1765]
Hamas detains spies suspected of assisting Israel	1 00:00 ryuge [1748]
Cops bust plan to target Mayawati, gun down 2 terrorists	0 [1743]
Good Morning	10 00:00 RD [1752]
Iraqi group leader killed at mosque in Baghdad	1 00:00 Seafarious [1745]
Turkish planes bomb Kurds in northern Iraq	2 00:00 Whomong Guelph4611 [1739]
US-Iraqi forces storm Iraqi party in Baghdad	1 00:00 Thomas Woof [1743]
Suicide bomber kills four, injures six W. Baghdad	1 00:00 Almost Anonymous5839 [1738]
14 LTTE rebels, 1 trooper killed in separate clashes in Northern Sri Lanka	3 00:00 I think you dropped this [1747]
Terror suspects released in Belgium	4 00:00 swksvolFF [1737]
Heavy fighting rocks Somali capital, no casualties reported	7 00:00 Rob Crawford [1748]
Pakistan hunts for bombing clues	5 00:00 Phinater Thraviger [1751]
Qaeda operative accused of Killing nine U.S. soldiers nabbed in Iraq	1 00:00 Bill [1744]
Israeli shelling leaves two fighters injured in central Gaza Strip	5 00:00 Old Patriot [1749]
Israeli soldier shot in Gaza, PFLP fighters say	2 00:00 Frank G [1744]
Egyptian border guard killed in confrontation with smugglers	1 00:00 swksvolFF [1746]
Man accused of transporting projectile detained near Nablus	1 00:00 Deacon Blues [1771]
Hunting for weapons underway in Mogadishu, govt. to lose a key town	0 [1746]
Somalia Islamic movement appoints new leadership	0 [1796]
Page 2: WoT Background
Weekly Iraq Attack Trend	0 [1737]
A holiday message for our troops . . .	2 00:00 Frank G [1738]
Hamas Charges $3,000 a Day for Each Smuggling-Tunnel	1 00:00 Swamp Blondie [1749]
Olmert: No Ceasefire with Hamas; This is War	6 00:00 Barbara Skolaut [1742]
Pakistan's Islamic Parties Struggle for Support	0 [1750]
Koirala to end monarchy, proclaim Nepal a republic	7 00:00 Aris Katsaris [1761]
Reid Retreat?	12 00:00 DepotGuy [1759]
France could boost troops in Afghanistan	5 00:00 Woozle Uneath8763 [1739]
Any UNSC resolution against Iran would lack legitimacy, logic - Spokesman	3 00:00 gorb [1738]
Iraq rejects Sahwa patrols turning into independent forces	4 00:00 Old Patriot [1744]
Bangalore transit point in hawala racket	0 [1736]
Hariri International Tribunal Gets Base, Judges	1 00:00 g(r)omgoru [1735]
Geagea for the Election of a President Even if Suleiman was Dropped	0 [1737]
Is Berri Threatening to Drop Suleiman's Nomination?	0 [1734]
Aoun: Bush, Sarkozy Incapable of Escalation	3 00:00 Old Patriot [1773]
Israeli military court extends detention of West Bank Hamas leader	0 [1740]
Page 3: Non-WoT
Elect me and oil prices instantly drop, says Hillary Clinton in Iowa	2 00:00 Old Patriot [1766]
Iran's oil income $52 bln in Jan-Nov	1 00:00 Glung McGurque2454 [1761]
Danish politician stakes claim to Swedish provinces	4 00:00 Procopius2k [1735]
Illegal immigrants packing up and leaving Arizona	25 00:00 Zhang Fei [1754]
Thailand votes in first polls since coup	1 00:00 phil_b [1741]
Tony Blair converts to Catholicism	6 00:00 OldSpook [1765]
Uzbekistan votes as Karimov gears up for long rule	0 [1736]
French TV crew may face Niger death penalty	7 00:00 SteveS [1738]
Democrat Edwards looks to pull a surprise in Iowa	9 00:00 DepotGuy [1738]
Clinton targets women voters	5 00:00 DepotGuy [1764]
~~Inbreeding~~ Genetic diseases cost Arabs USD 13 bln a year	14 00:00 anonymous5089 [1739]
O'Bama Moves to Defend Foreign Policy Experience	3 00:00 Excalibur [1741]
Page 4: Opinion
Video - 747 Airborne Laser	0 [1732]
MoDo: Bill & Hillary's "conjugal psychodrama"	1 00:00 Frozen Al [1735]
WSJ: The Real Charlie Wilson	4 00:00 Icerigger [1736]
Page 5: Russia-Former Soviet Union
Chuck Norris Never Loses A Lawsuit	0 [1739]
Rage Against The Traffic Speed Camera Machine	7 00:00 twobyfour [1761]
GI Saves Iraqi Boy In Unlikely Adoption	2 00:00 Mark Z [1762]
Margaret Thatcher's grandson becoming an American football star	4 00:00 www [1762]
Q Train Hero Is Honored By Own Community	1 00:00 doc [1760]
Bomb wing will have more time to prepare for major inspection	1 00:00 Mike Kozlowski [1739]
Umshini Wami (bring me my machinegun) echoes through SA	0 [1747]
Music video by 3 Doors Down - Citizen Soldier	0 [1756]

    
                23:25 Glung McGurque2454

                        23:19 C18

                        23:15 www

                        23:09 Zhang Fei

                        22:46 Deacon Blues

                        22:25 Aris Katsaris

                        22:23 Rob Crawford

                        22:17 Old Patriot

                        21:24 Old Patriot

                        20:54 Procopius2k

                        20:11 twobyfour

                        19:51 bruce

                        19:44 DepotGuy

                        19:34 phil_b

                        19:21 DepotGuy

                        18:55 Mark Z

                        18:55 Deacon Blues

                        18:54 DepotGuy

                        18:51 Frank G

                        18:50 Deacon Blues

                        18:47 Frank G

                        18:31 OldSpook

                        18:28 Anonymoose

                        18:25 Old Patriot

Who's in the News
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3	Hezbollah
3	Islamic Courts
2	al-Qaeda in Iraq
2	Hamas
2	Taliban
1	Govt of Syria
1	Lashkar e-Taiba
1	PFLP
1	Govt of Iran
1	al-Aqsa Martyrs
1	al-Qaeda
1	al-Qaeda in Europe
1	Iraqi Insurgency

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Somalia Islamic movement appoints new leadership

Sat 2007-12-22
Paks raid madrassah after mosque boom

Fri 2007-12-21
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Thu 2007-12-20
Hamas leader appeals for truce with Israel

Wed 2007-12-19
Turkey's military confirms ground incursion; claims heavy PKK losses

Tue 2007-12-18
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Mon 2007-12-17
Paks form team to rearrest Rashid Rauf

Sun 2007-12-16
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Fri 2007-12-14
Khamenei appoints Qassem as Hezbollah military commander

Thu 2007-12-13
Leb car boom murders top general

Wed 2007-12-12
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Taliban abandons Musa Qala

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Fierce battle rages for Taliban stronghold

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