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Gazooks foil attempt to seal Rafah: day 4
Today's Headlines

Headline	Comments [Views]
Page 1: WoT Operations
Afghanistan Governor claims 'proof' of Iran-Taliban weapons flow	1 00:00 doc [1750]
Fighting spreads in western Kenya	0 [1743]
Brown hits back at Afghan president's claim that UK's to blame for Taliban return	1 00:00 anonymous5089 [1751]
Good morning	5 00:00 Snealet Bonaparte6725 [1754]
Top Agents in Secret Trip to Pakistan	5 00:00 crosspatch [1767]
The Sinking Island: UK grants Terrorist Islamic Cleric Entry Visa	7 00:00 Punky Omeagum5537 [1750]
Weekend of Arab Attacks in Jerusalem Region	0 [1744]
Afghans Hunt for Kidnapped American	0 [1741]
Pakistan troops battle militants to control tunnel	3 00:00 John Kerry [1741]
Desperate fight against terror in Lebanon	0 [1740]
Pakistan Rebuffs Secret U.S. Plea for C.I.A. Buildup	8 00:00 Old Patriot [1737]
Two civilians, two terrorists killed in southern Thailand	0 [1746]
NATO troop surge - in Kosovo	5 00:00 Kojo Slusolet3501 [1747]
US military says wanted militant killed in Pakistan	1 00:00 BrerRabbit [1744]
Waziristan militant commander killed?	1 00:00 RD [1738]
US 'spy' killed in Mohmand Agency	1 00:00 bigjim-ky [1746]
Two suspects held in Swat	0 [1747]
31 killed in recent Sri Lanka fighting	0 [1741]
IDF kills rock-throwing yout in Beit Ummar	5 00:00 Frank G [1744]
IAF strikes kill four gunnies near Rafah	0 [1734]
Iraq Body Count civilian death chart	7 00:00 GolfBravoUSMC [1743]
Somalia: AU convoy attacked	1 00:00 deswatt [1749]
Somalia: Government soldiers killed in bomb attack	0 [1739]
Fistfights as Gazans clear Egyptian shelves	9 00:00 Redneck Jim [1773]
Militants capture Kohat Tunnel	3 00:00 bigjim-ky [1744]
Page 2: WoT Background
UK soldiers escape prosecution over deaths of Iraqis	0 [1747]
Marines create intel cells at rifle-company level	9 00:00 www [1765]
Egypt Tries to Control Gaza Border Chaos	1 00:00 Phaviting Trotsky1043 [1740]
Iraq Qaeda video shows police officers "repent": Web	0 [1747]
Anotheer CAIR shake down: Muslim employees get more time for prayers	4 00:00 Icerigger [1742]
Need Cash? Become a Terrorist Hunter: "Rewards For Justice"	4 00:00 sinse [1741]
Musharraf issues warning to West	4 00:00 lotp [1744]
Pakistan nuclear sites on alert	2 00:00 Old Patriot [1743]
Fatah TV Broadcasts Daily Call For Ethnic Cleansing of Jews	1 00:00 g(r)omgoru [1732]
Radical PvdA Councillor Refusing to Resign	3 00:00 Punky Omeagum5537 [1733]
Taliban factions unite to battle Pakistan	0 [1736]
Guam Youth Continue to Enlist in Declining Military	7 00:00 anonymous5089 [1739]
Bosnian Muslim officials investigated for issuing Jihad passports	6 00:00 sinse [1736]
Eid discovered the link between Fatah al Islam & Syria	3 00:00 g(r)omgoru [1739]
'Identifying murderers will not bring BB back'	3 00:00 JosephMendiola [1739]
Abbas says he won't negotiate with Hamas	0 [1734]
Gazooks foil attempt to seal Rafah: day 4	3 00:00 Old Patriot [1793]
Abbas sez, stop shooting rockets at Zionists. Pretty please.	2 00:00 bigjim-ky [1729]
Guiliani overrode report, put NYPD command center in WTC	1 00:00 DMFD [1740]
Perv: PM will be chief executive of next govt	0 [1740]
Lanka defence chief calls for ban on Tamil Tigers	0 [1736]
Wednesday: "I am also a political Bhutto"	6 00:00 john frum [1746]
Attacks Imperil U.S.-Backed Militias in Iraq	3 00:00 Chuck Simmins [1733]
'Orakzai removed due to peace deal failure'	0 [1736]
Mottaki sees no chance of mending fences with U.S.	4 00:00 bigjim-ky [1743]
Hamas welcomes Egyptian leader's mediation offer	1 00:00 bigjim-ky [1741]
PFLP founder George Habash dead at 80	5 00:00 Alaska Paul [1741]
Border Town United by Gaza Border Breach	2 00:00 Kamal al-Nahal [1736]
McCain goes after Romney on Iraq	5 00:00 JosephMendiola [1774]
Page 3: Non-WoT
Financial crisis to hit 20,000 London jobs	2 00:00 lotp [1737]
How the 21st century Artful Dodgers are making Romanian villages rich	3 00:00 JosephMendiola [1740]
Champagne corks pop - and Senators faint - in Italian parliament as Prodi's government falls	0 [1731]
Al Franken ridiculing a college student is still the most view story on the StarTrib	6 00:00 Thomas Woof [1735]
Seven killed in kenyan ethnic violence	0 [1738]
Youth gangs triple child murder rate	2 00:00 Punky Omeagum5537 [1732]
Contact lenses with Terminator vision	0 [1736]
46 cases filed against Press in Bahrain	0 [1738]
Children for sale: UK's new slave trade	7 00:00 Jomosing Bluetooth8431 [1744]
Suharto dead. Doctors expect full recovery.	5 00:00 john frum [1745]
Russia signs Serbia gas deal, wins "pipeline war" with EU	2 00:00 trailing wife [1764]
Yuri Gagarin was 4th into space!	7 00:00 OldSpook [1738]
Guilty Plea in Venezula Cash Scandal	3 00:00 JosephMendiola [1770]
Egypt Takes Offers for Nuclear Project	2 00:00 JosephMendiola [1764]
Now, fish dying in Bengal	1 00:00 trailing wife [1758]
Serbian bishop urges Germany not to recognize independent Kosovo	1 00:00 Penguin [1733]
Obama Wins South Carolina Primary	25 00:00 Punky Omeagum5537 [1750]
Fight Brews in Italy Over New Elections	2 00:00 crosspatch [1736]
Kucinich campaign peaks	6 00:00 JohnQC [1729]
Supporters rally today for John McCain	0 [1734]
Page 4: Opinion
How Bush Decided on the Surge	4 00:00 OldSpook [1767]
The collective denial	1 00:00 ed [1735]
"Your Sans Serif Is Too Thin and Weak"	5 00:00 Deacon Blues [1736]
20 Years of Research Reveals: Jerusalem Belongs to Jooooos	4 00:00 g(r)omgoru [1741]
Franco-Arabian nuclear prospects	1 00:00 JosephMendiola [1730]
We Are Proud of You, Jill Stevens!	3 00:00 trailing wife [1752]
Arafats blood hoax	1 00:00 Darrell [1734]
1857: not a jihadi uprising	4 00:00 JFM [1752]
Family pension for jihadis	0 [1753]
Page 5: Russia-Former Soviet Union
Ft. Bliss Puts Juarez Off-Limits	3 00:00 Procopius2k [1752]
Col. Rod Coffey Honors the Fallen -- 6 soldiers in that blown-up house	2 00:00 Sherry [1734]
Sheep circles!	4 00:00 Spike Uniter [1739]
Pakistan to allow screening of Indian films	2 00:00 Mike [1769]
Video: Raw: Smaller Shark Rescued From Big Shark's Jaws at Mall of America	0 [1729]
Shark's head cut off to free Australian fisherman	8 00:00 Frank G [1761]
Five-legged cat to lose two paws	3 00:00 Yuk Paw Soup [1735]
South African Muslims open their homes to US visitors	4 00:00 Punky Omeagum5537 [1733]
Okara child marriage: NWS to seek court's help	1 00:00 Icerigger [1736]
Suharto ~~Again in Very Critical Condition~~ Stabilizes	3 00:00 Thomas Woof [1730]
Sufficient Calibers	6 00:00 lotp [1746]

    
                23:58 Redneck Jim

                        23:40 crosspatch

                        23:28 OldSpook

                        23:20 trailing wife

                        23:04 trailing wife

                        23:00 trailing wife

                        22:56 Punky Omeagum5537

                        22:28 Frank G

                        22:20 Snealet Bonaparte6725

                        22:12 Procopius2k

                        22:11 JosephMendiola

                        22:09 smn

                        22:07 JosephMendiola

                        22:05 Procopius2k

                        22:02 Frank G

                        21:59 JosephMendiola

                        21:57 JosephMendiola

                        21:52 Frank G

                        21:47 JosephMendiola

                        21:34 Mike

                        21:30 smn

                        21:29 Old Patriot

                        21:27 Glenmore

                        21:27 www

Who's in the News
61	[untagged]
7	Govt of Pakistan
7	Taliban
4	Hamas
2	Global Jihad
2	Fatah
2	Palestinian Authority
1	Fatah al-Islam
1	Hizb-ut-Tahrir
1	Muslim Brotherhood
1	PFLP
1	TNSM
1	Govt of Iran
1	Thai Insurgency
1	Govt of Sudan
1	Govt of Syria

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Two weeks of WOT

Sun 2008-01-27
Gazooks foil attempt to seal Rafah: day 4

Sat 2008-01-26
Mullah Omar sacks Baitullah for fighting against Pak Army

Fri 2008-01-25
Beirut bomb kills top anti-terror investigator

Thu 2008-01-24
Mosul kaboom kills 15, wounds 132

Wed 2008-01-23
Gunnies blow Rafah wall, thousands of Paleos flood into Egypt

Tue 2008-01-22
Musharraf: Pakistan isn't hunting Osama

Mon 2008-01-21
Darkness falls on Gaza

Sun 2008-01-20
Spain arrests 14 over possible Barcelona attack

Sat 2008-01-19
Nasiriyah mosque raid ends two days of slaughter

Fri 2008-01-18
Tennyboomer kills 9 Pakistani Shi'ites

Thu 2008-01-17
Army 'flees second Pakistan fort'

Wed 2008-01-16
Four arrested after Kabul hotel attack

Tue 2008-01-15
PRC, Islamic Jihad to attend Hamas-sponsored conference in Syria

Mon 2008-01-14
Attack on luxury Afghan hotel kills guard, militant: ISAF

Sun 2008-01-13
Bissau extradites al Qaeda suspects to Mauritania

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