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UN offices attacked in Mogadishu
Today's Headlines

Headline	Comments [Views]
Page 1: WoT Operations
Mansewer Dadullah is Deadullah or Aliveullah - Unauthorized Officials	2 00:00 Nimble Spemble [1748]
Suicide blast kills ten including Pakistan vote candidate: police	1 00:00 anonymous5089 [1732]
Top Taliban commander (Mulla Mansour Dadullah) captured in S.W. Pakistan	4 00:00 Old Patriot [1747]
Special Groups Report: Another 'Commander' Grabbed	2 00:00 Creans Gonque9062 [1737]
Haniyeh goes into hiding from Israeli "assassination"	3 00:00 3dc [1735]
Senior Taliban Figure Killed in Pakistan ~~(Mansoor Dadullah)~~	12 00:00 trailing wife [1735]
German Nationals Get Training in Terror Camps	7 00:00 RD [1738]
Afghan governor survives bomb attack	0 [1740]
In Terror Case, Spain Detects Tie to Pakistan	3 00:00 ed [1733]
Senior Taliban figure killed in Pakistan	1 00:00 Paul [1735]
Five Thai border police injured in ambush	0 [1742]
East Timor leader in critical condition	0 [1755]
Mullah accidently blows up self, sons	27 00:00 Barbara Skolaut [1735]
Good Morning..	11 00:00 gorb [1742]
Iraqi Security Forces detain suspect believed to be associated with recent suicide bombings	2 00:00 trailing wife [1770]
Suspected suicide bomb facilitator arrested in Doura	4 00:00 Redneck Jim [1746]
Coalition forces disrupt al-Qaeda in Iraq, six suspected terrorists detained	0 [1743]
IAF shoots target in Gaza Strip; Palestinians: Ground troops kill gunman	2 00:00 Redneck Jim [1729]
'Israel pardons 32 Fatah gunmen'	4 00:00 Pappy [1741]
'Border' clashes kill 46 in Lanka	0 [1734]
'Suicide bomber' arrested in Khyber Agency	0 [1748]
Police seize weapons cache	0 [1736]
Top separatist killed in IHK	0 [1734]
Troops arrest 31 'militants' in Swat	0 [1743]
Wanted Colombian guerrillas among eight held	0 [1739]
Arrests blow the lid off Lashkar networks	1 00:00 Old Patriot [1748]
Six militants involved in attacks on IISc, CRPF camp held in Uttar Pradesh	0 [1744]
UN offices attacked in Mogadishu	2 00:00 Nimble Spemble [1779]
Hamas court halts distribution of major daily in Gaza	1 00:00 Frank G [1738]
12,000 terrified people flee Darfur for Chad	2 00:00 sinse [1731]
Bombings, gunmen kill 42 in Iraq	2 00:00 lotp [1740]
Page 2: WoT Background
UN office for registering damage by Israeli separation wall set up in Vienna	0 [1733]
Turkish prime minister tells crowd to resist assimilation.	5 00:00 SteveS [1747]
Audit of U.N.'s Sudan Mission Finds Tens of Millions in Waste	2 00:00 Abu do you love [1744]
Growing Rift between Somalia's Major Jihad Groups	3 00:00 Penguin [1734]
Former Terrorist - An American withdrawal will spell disaster	3 00:00 AlanC [1735]
And Toledo City Council is meeting at 2:00 Tuesday	11 00:00 Barbara Skolaut [1731]
RAF surveillance planes hear Taliban fighters talking in British accents	15 00:00 trailing wife [1755]
Death penalty sought for 9/11 mastermind	1 00:00 M. Murcek [1734]
Spate of motorcycle deaths in Gaza after border wall breach	4 00:00 Frank G [1761]
Iran sends defiant message to West on revolution day	1 00:00 JosephMendiola [1738]
British Muslims are in 'denial' over inbreeding birth defects, says second Labour MP	6 00:00 Frank G [1744]
Gaza Smugglers Ready to Resume Work	0 [1749]
Iran plans to launch two more rockets into space	3 00:00 JosephMendiola [1736]
Spanish police arrest 14 Basque nationalists	0 [1740]
While U of M campus sleeps, our military leaders are born	2 00:00 lotp [1731]
US May Ask Death for 9-11 Suspects	1 00:00 BA [1733]
U.S. to skip step for green cards	3 00:00 Redneck Jim [1735]
"W" orders clampdon on flights to US	9 00:00 Pearl Shuck3997 [1747]
Saudi royal Prince Bandar Bin Sultan's assets frozen	1 00:00 Besoeker [1738]
NY Slimes: Next Years War Costs Estimated at $170 Billion or More	4 00:00 JosephMendiola [1742]
Ayaan Hirsi Ali seeks French citizenship	4 00:00 lotp [1742]
Does Islam fit with British law?	8 00:00 Bright Pebbles [1753]
EU furious^TM as US wants extra data on all air passengers	14 00:00 Pearl Shuck3997 [1757]
Omelette in Secret Talks to Divide Jerusalem?	2 00:00 liberalhawk [1736]
Gates: Iraq drawdown may be delayed	1 00:00 Old Patriot [1748]
Al-Qaeda leaders admit: 'We are in crisis. There is panic and fear'	5 00:00 JosephMendiola [1737]
Archbishop could be forced to quit over sharia law uproar as synod meets today	11 00:00 NoMoreBS [1736]
Wally threatens war with opposition	1 00:00 Ptah [1729]
Archbishop of Canterbury has no intention of resigning	10 00:00 Old Patriot [1763]
PFLP: Gheit must apologize to Gazans	2 00:00 tu3031 [1733]
Malaysia offers to help Thai Muslims	0 [1732]
Rights watchdog sounds alarm over Dutch Islamophobia	4 00:00 gorb [1739]
Qazi calls polls 'fraud with nation'	0 [1740]
Afghanistan backs 'Bin Laden in Pakistan' charge	0 [1735]
Harems pay off for Muslims	7 00:00 Ebbang Uluque6305 [1736]
Fighting to break out in Kismayu	1 00:00 Besoeker [1739]
Iran Hails Turkey's Hijab Law	1 00:00 JosephMendiola [1728]
Ahmadinejad may visit Baghdad by late March	4 00:00 Halliburton-Crossfire Division [1742]
17,000 'honour' victims in Britain a year	2 00:00 Dr. William Rowan, Archbishop of Canterbury [1743]
Al-Qaeda threat to British prisons	2 00:00 Excalibur [1745]
Top UK judges to rule on sharia marriage	1 00:00 liberalhawk [1741]
Sharia row persists for Williams	5 00:00 tu3031 [1737]
Page 3: Non-WoT
Whites 'to be US minority by 2050'	6 00:00 trailing wife [1751]
Boston police set to search for guns at homes	16 00:00 Redneck Jim [1755]
Global Warning Alert: International Falls, Minnesota, falls to record 40 below zero	1 00:00 Eric Jablow [1737]
2 Espionage Cases Involving China; 4 Arrested Including DoD Official	4 00:00 ed [1731]
California Rep. Tom Lantos dies at 80	3 00:00 buwaya [1726]
Seoul's iconic ancient city gate destroyed by fire	1 00:00 Darrell [1734]
Sex and marriage - things you didn't know about Sharia . Revolting	9 00:00 CrazyFool [1735]
Oil prices fall amid profit taking after Venezuela threat	2 00:00 ed [1730]
Operation Board Games - watch this one	2 00:00 allmobilesstt [1762]
UN: 600,000 People Displaced in Kenya	1 00:00 JosephMendiola [1734]
Bubba's Dilemma	5 00:00 Barbara Skolaut [1729]
Chavez Calls for Farm Seizures, Raises Prices Amid Shortages	9 00:00 Abdominal Snowman [1730]
Chavez Threatens to Auto-Darwinate	11 00:00 trailing wife [1732]
Iran replaces Teheran University chancellor after student protest	0 [1734]
Obama defeats Clinton in Maine Democratic caucuses	0 [1732]
Clinton seeks to cast herself as underdog vs Obama	4 00:00 Frank G [1734]
Resounding victories bolster Obama campaign	0 [1737]
Russia Wants Multinational Arms Control	3 00:00 mojo [1732]
China turns to economic controls	1 00:00 JosephMendiola [1730]
East Timor president shot at home	1 00:00 Gladys [1726]
Page 4: Opinion
Mystery disease killing dogs in South Florida	1 00:00 Procopius2k [1746]
Christopher Hitchens: To Hell With the Archbishop of Canterbury	4 00:00 SteveS [1768]
Europe in the 'House of War'	0 [1739]
Two Hundred Years and Nothings Changed	1 00:00 Anonymoose [1746]
Wretchard: Looking Ahead	0 [1734]
Jonah Goldberg: There's Always Horse Manure	1 00:00 SteveS [1735]
A Cover-Up in Israel	0 [1736]
Clinton v. Obama: The Lawsuit	1 00:00 JohnQC [1740]
Instapundit: Pelosi's lament	2 00:00 JohnQC [1737]
Poll: plummeting support for Taliban, bin Laden, Al Qaeda	6 00:00 DMFD [1762]
Bill Clinton Warns Virginia! Most vile of threats!	10 00:00 smn [1732]
Next Up for the Democrats: Civil War	9 00:00 Barbara Skolaut [1746]
McCain forces Obama, Clinton to readjust campaigns	4 00:00 JosephMendiola [1752]
Britain must reject craven counsel of despair	2 00:00 M. Murcek [1755]
5 Myths About Those Nefarious Neocons	9 00:00 OldSpook [1745]
Page 5: Russia-Former Soviet Union
Man lived with corpse in flat for years	1 00:00 Frank G [1737]
UK Anglican Bishop Fined £47,345 and Sent for "Re-Education" in Gay Employment Case	1 00:00 ed [1731]
Towtruck driver pulls out Weiner on PA highway	7 00:00 Mullah Richard [1758]
Battle Royal Brewing for Berkeley Council Meeting	13 00:00 DMFD [1756]
Robbers Steal $100m in Art From Zurich	7 00:00 Barbara Skolaut [1732]
The 2 Minnesotas: Report outlines Who Is Failing, Doing the Crime & Blames the Governor?	4 00:00 Anonymoose [1756]
Youre Gonna Need A Bigger Boat	3 00:00 Tibor [1760]
Die Welt endorses Obama.	3 00:00 tu3031 [1735]
Hilderbeast Campaign Manager steps down, ~~requests protective custody.~~	8 00:00 Pappy [1754]
The Obituary of Indiana Jones	12 00:00 trailing wife [1743]
Villagers take up arms, kill 13 bandits	5 00:00 Barbara Skolaut [1732]
Crisis Looms as Bitter Cold, Blackouts Hit Tajikistan	6 00:00 Barbara Skolaut [1729]

    
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                        22:51 Pappy

                        22:48 Pearl Shuck3997

                        22:48 trailing wife 

                        22:46 DMFD

                        22:44 DMFD

                        22:43 trailing wife 

                        22:37 allmobilesstt

                        22:36 trailing wife 

                        22:27 Redneck Jim

                        22:25 ed

                        22:17 Anonymoose

                        22:14 Pearl Shuck3997

                        22:07 Pearl Shuck3997

                        22:04 SteveS

                        22:02 ed

                        22:00 Bright Pebbles

                        21:56 Old Patriot

                        21:55 Mullah Richard

                        21:54 Frank G

                        21:53 Frank G

                        21:53 Abu do you love

                        21:51 tu3031

                        21:51 Redneck Jim

Who's in the News
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6	Taliban
5	Govt of Iran
4	al-Qaeda in Iraq
4	Global Jihad
3	Hamas
2	Lashkar e-Taiba
2	al-Qaeda in Europe
1	PFLP
1	Palestinian Authority
1	Hezbollah
1	Harkatul Mujahideen
1	Thai Insurgency
1	al-Aqsa Martyrs
1	al-Qaeda
1	TNSM
1	Islamic Jihad
1	Jamaat-e-Islami

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Two weeks of WOT

Mon 2008-02-11
UN offices attacked in Mogadishu

Sun 2008-02-10
UK Oil Rig Evacuated After Bomb Alert

Sat 2008-02-09
Sudan planes, militia attack Darfur towns-witnesses

Fri 2008-02-08
Israel may target Hamas heads

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

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