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WMD Documents Found in NYC Apartment of Iraq Translator
Today's Headlines

Headline	Comments [Views]
Page 1: WoT Operations
New Zealand plane in hijack bid, (Somali) woman held	4 00:00 Sock Puppet of Doom [1742]
Israeli combat pilots may soon fly high on Viagra	8 00:00 RD [1739]
U.S. Helps Pakistan Expand Commando Unit	1 00:00 ed [1747]
Egypt will "break the legs of those who breach the border," foreign minister warns	13 00:00 DMFD [1765]
American al-Qaeda leader also killed?	35 00:00 www [1771]
Israel kills seven in new strikes on Gaza	3 00:00 Redneck Jim [1745]
Traitor: WMD Documents Found in Translator's Brooklyn Apartment	6 00:00 Jan [1775]
France may come to Canada's aid in Kandahar	16 00:00 trailing wife [1744]
Defense volunteer shot dead in southern Thailand	0 [1738]
Mosul situation veers from 'Baghdad model'	6 00:00 phil_b [1749]
Good morning...	6 00:00 Excalibur [1734]
JI activists clash with police on Kashmir Solidarity Day	0 [1753]
Suspects behind U.N. office bombing, other terror attacks in Algeria in pre-trial hearing	0 [1735]
Gaza Rocket Wounds 2 Israeli Girls	3 00:00 jim [1733]
Polish troops attacked in Iraq	6 00:00 Chuck Simmins [1739]
Hunt on for ex-SIMI leader; police raid house in Bangalore	0 [1746]
LTTE targets "destroyed"	0 [1740]
GOC among 8 dead in chopper crash	3 00:00 ed [1739]
Riots in Karachi after ANP Sindh VP's murder	1 00:00 liberalhawk [1738]
Militants send threatening letter to newspaper	2 00:00 USN,Ret. [1731]
Police looking for Dadullah deputy in Sargodha bombing probe	0 [1735]
Jundullah men remanded into custody for robberies	0 [1742]
Three killed in Khyber Agency	0 [1744]
18 more militants surrender in Swat	2 00:00 Redneck Jim [1739]
Page 2: WoT Background
Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani seen to be in Virginville's waiting room	0 [1732]
Karzai denies tensions with West	0 [1742]
IRGC Commander: If Attacked, Iran Will Target U.S. Forces in Neighboring Countries	10 00:00 JosephMendiola [1767]
Sadr Tells Militia to Maintain Ceasefire	6 00:00 swksvolFF [1736]
Kosovo independence in 10 days	10 00:00 Frank G [1742]
West warned over Afghan failure	7 00:00 g(r)omgoru [1741]
Sharia law in UK is 'unavoidable'	19 00:00 Barbara Skolaut [1769]
Iranians Plant Their Flag In Wilds of Nicaragua	9 00:00 ed [1742]
Dear Hesham Islam, Go Fark Yourself. Signed, Stephen Coughlin	3 00:00 JohnQC [1738]
Swedish state to train imams	7 00:00 ed [1735]
UN agency pleads for funds to feed Somali refugees in Yemen	1 00:00 Procopius2k [1739]
Main accused still in Pakistan: CBI	0 [1741]
Over 400 militants active in Chechnya - Russian Interior Ministry	0 [1738]
Qaeda Recruiting Westerners, Possibly U.S. Citizens	12 00:00 swksvolFF [1739]
'Ceasefire could be a tactic to regroup'	6 00:00 swksvolFF [1731]
Deal possible with Mehsud: Hamid	1 00:00 liberalhawk [1733]
'Army facing undue challenges in fighting terrorism'	3 00:00 mojo [1730]
Iran bars Khomeini's grandson from poll	0 [1738]
Nepal Maoists revive 'parallel govt'	0 [1731]
Checkpoints return to Ulster amid bomb fears	3 00:00 Procopius2k [1731]
Reconstruction begins on Golden Mosque in Samarra	0 [1742]
Turkish hackers hijack German Internet sites	0 [1737]
Page 3: Non-WoT
McCain seals GOP nod as Romney suspends	9 00:00 KBK [1769]
Police regarded as a joke	3 00:00 SteveS [1736]
Global Warming Alert: Sen. Kerry Blames Tornados on Global Warming	16 00:00 3dc [1743]
Religious police arrest mother for sitting with a man	6 00:00 Icerigger [1736]
India's intel chief lacking intelligence	3 00:00 DarthVader [1751]
India said mulling missile-shield work with U.S.	0 [1750]
A Shotgun designed to hunt Jihadi Vermin	21 00:00 RD [1766]
Obama Says He Leads in Delegates After Super Tuesday	8 00:00 JohnQC [1742]
Clinton, Obama Duel Over Delegates After Super Tuesday, Each Claiming Majority	4 00:00 3dc [1772]
McCain, Clinton lead delegate count	0 [1736]
Finnish embassy in Kenya receives threats	2 00:00 trailing wife [1727]
Mugabe media onslaught against surprise presidential candidate	2 00:00 Frank G [1742]
Italian President dissolves Parliament	0 [1737]
Italian elections set for April	0 [1726]
Zimbabwe Election Chaos Deepens	0 [1731]
ZANY/PF Expels Simba	1 00:00 twobyfour [1735]
NHS closes its doors to foreign doctors	6 00:00 phil_b [1736]
Toy claimed as world's first hydrogen-powered car	0 [1739]
Page 4: Opinion
Putin's New Cold War	0 [1753]
Suzuki Calls For Imprisoning Those Who Do Not Support MMGW Theory	9 00:00 twobyfour [1772]
Impending Obama Backlash?	5 00:00 3dc [1762]
Michael Moore Issues a FATwa: Says Morality Prohibits a Clinton Vote	1 00:00 Mike [1763]
Symposium: The Mullahs Vice List	3 00:00 tu3031 [1730]
Why the West Is Best	4 00:00 Eric Jablow [1744]
UN Watch welcomes clarification by UN rights chief on Arab Charter	2 00:00 tu3031 [1737]
U.S. Spy Chief Retreats on Iran Estimate	11 00:00 Frank G [1755]
What Position Will Cairo Take?	1 00:00 trailing wife [1732]
Lileks: "Love of country must always be qualified these days"	10 00:00 newc [1743]
Abu Dhabi: East Leans West	0 [1737]
Paying a Price For Launching Israeli Spy Satellite	1 00:00 Cheadderhead [1744]
Musharrafs Last Jam	0 [1731]
Uniquely Bizarre	1 00:00 SteveS [1734]
Page 5: Russia-Former Soviet Union
Mardi Gras or Katrina Stress Syndrome? You Make the Call	8 00:00 trailing wife [1756]
Indian doctor gets life over porn	0 [1741]
'Mafiosi' held in US and Sicily	2 00:00 ed [1732]
Quote of the day	2 00:00 GK [1739]
Video: Minnesota toe sucker gets five years probation	4 00:00 trailing wife [1762]
"The headscarf girls" - note the responses.	1 00:00 Icerigger [1733]
From the YJCMTSU Files: "Obama Girl" Didn't Vote	2 00:00 Mike [1736]
Thai diners show appetite for rat	16 00:00 trailing wife [1765]
Tribal politician expelled for using father's name instead of mother's	0 [1750]
Small Romanian Town Gets Rich Through eBay Scams	2 00:00 tu3031 [1740]
Severed ears, fingers sent to government	3 00:00 Frank G [1764]
About HijabGirl	11 00:00 JosephMendiola [1758]

    
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                        22:20 DMFD

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                        22:13 JosephMendiola

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                        21:55 Frank G

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                        21:46 Steve White

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                        21:34 Scooter McGruder

                        21:33 Jan

                        21:32 KBK

                        21:24 Sock Puppet of Doom

Who's in the News
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6	Taliban
4	Iraqi Insurgency
4	Govt of Pakistan
3	Hamas
2	Govt of Iran
1	Lashkar e-Taiba
1	Mahdi Army
1	Palestinian Authority
1	TNSM
1	Thai Insurgency
1	al-Qaeda
1	al-Qaeda in North Africa
1	Chechen Republic of Ichkeria
1	IRGC
1	Islamic Courts
1	Jamaat-e-Islami
1	Lashkar e-Jhangvi

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Two weeks of WOT

Thu 2008-02-07
WMD Documents Found in NYC Apartment of Iraq Translator

Wed 2008-02-06
Baitullah declares hudna

Tue 2008-02-05
Nine dead as Israel strikes Gaza after suicide kaboom

Mon 2008-02-04
Woman killed, one critically hurt in Dimona suicide attack

Sun 2008-02-03
Baitullah offers conditional talks

Sat 2008-02-02
British bishop gets police protection after Islamist death threats

Fri 2008-02-01
Yemen: Al-Qaeda fighting rebels 'at government's request'

Thu 2008-01-31
Abu Laith al-Libi titzup?

Wed 2008-01-30
18 Orakzai tribes form Lashkar against Taliban

Tue 2008-01-29
Egypt starts to rebuild Gaza border fences

Mon 2008-01-28
9 killed, dozens injured during Hezbollah-led riots in Leb

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

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