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60 die in AQI car booms
Today's Headlines

Headline	Comments [Views]
Page 1: WoT Operations
The Wages of Treating Terrorism as a "Law Enforcement Matter"	0 [11127]
Sadrist detained in Basra - 50 Bombs over limit found in his house	5 00:00 Grineck Barnsmell2740 [11134]
Mullah Ahmad Shah aka Commander Ismail Killed	0 [11130]
Iraq removes commanders after Basra crackdown	4 00:00 crosspatch [11131]
Iraqi Unit Flees Post, Despite Americans Plea	9 00:00 Hector [11128]
Activist of al-Quds Brigades Killed in 'Mysterious' Circumstances	8 00:00 Spechul Engineering [11127]
Two gunned down in southern Thailand	0 [11129]
Mahdi loses in Basra, 400 KIA, 1000 WIA & 400 POW - Roggio	13 00:00 Thaimble Scourge of the Pixies4707 [11128]
Good morning....	11 00:00 Broadhead6 [11124]
Palestinian police clash with escaped gunmen in chase through Nablus	4 00:00 liberalhawk [11129]
Egypt sentences 25 Islamists in prison	0 [11124]
Egypt searches for terror cell in Sinai	1 00:00 USN,Ret. [11128]
60 die as car bombs rip through crowded areas in Iraq	23 00:00 trailing wife [11133]
Explosives tunnel blown up near IDF troops in Gaza; none hurt	1 00:00 trailing wife [11128]
Islamic Jihad commander killed as IAF fires missile at motorbike	4 00:00 Redneck Jim [11126]
Page 2: WoT Background
Hamas delegation in Egypt for Carter meeting	0 [11132]
Kurds snatch new concessions on oil and militias	1 00:00 phil_b [11137]
What's going on in Syria?	5 00:00 Frank G [11129]
Afghan troops told to lay down trusty AK47s	20 00:00 RD [11129]
Iraqi Air Force: good pilots...[who] flew in an air force owned by an a$$hole	2 00:00 Mike Kozlowski [11127]
Over 50 Congressmen ask Carter not to Meet With Hamas Chief...	6 00:00 DMFD [11129]
Keyes leaves GOP, looks at Constitution Party: "border issue" as a reason he is leaving the GOP	3 00:00 Anonymoose [11128]
Australian would-be terrorist lived the high life	0 [11125]
More ties discovered between Olajuwon	2 00:00 USN,Ret. [11124]
U.S. hopes to counter Mahdi Army's clout in Baghdad	1 00:00 JosephMendiola [11125]
State Department warns of forced service in Iraq	10 00:00 Hector [11129]
NATO: Taliban 'spring offensive' mere propaganda	9 00:00 JosephMendiola [11126]
Hezbollah denies Iranian report that it will attack inside Israel	1 00:00 Bobby [11135]
Al Qaeda has new sanctuaries in Pakistan, says FBI chief	6 00:00 bigjim-ky [11127]
Int'l rights panel call for action in Sri Lanka rights probe	0 [11127]
Jordan's king meets Abbas on Mideast peace talks	0 [11130]
Hamas asks Egypt to reopen Rafah crossing	3 00:00 Thaimble Scourge of the Pixies4707 [11129]
U.S. official: reports on ISAF support to Taliban groundless	0 [11129]
Syria arming Hezbollah despite UN resolution: Israel	0 [11129]
Somali pirates who held yacht face trial in France	6 00:00 bigjim-ky [11129]
Worst President Ever embraces Hamas official at West Bank meeting	11 00:00 RD [11132]
Iraq: Al-Qaeda leader calls for Sunnis to unite against US troops	2 00:00 Menhadden Snogum6713 [11126]
Mullah Fudlullah: Livni's Qatar visit 'an insult to Arabs and Muslims'	2 00:00 doc [11129]
Two Sistani aides escape assassination attempts	5 00:00 liberalhawk [11129]
US Muslim group declines to meet pope	7 00:00 Nimble Spemble [11129]
Page 3: Non-WoT
Mugabe has stolen poll win, Brown tells UN	0 [11127]
Democrat fratricide: Hillary on Southern working class whites: "Screw 'em"	1 00:00 tu3031 [11134]
The Gift that Keeps Giving: Angry Michelle O	5 00:00 trailing wife [11126]
CNN tells China it didn't mean to cause offence	2 00:00 DMFD [11129]
Poll Shows Erosion Of Trust in Clinton	7 00:00 Grineck Barnsmell2740 [11134]
Another Malicious Murtha Mumble	5 00:00 trailing wife [11124]
Obama winning the "New Jersey oldies rock legend" demographic	3 00:00 OldSpook [11126]
Hillary losing the Pink Floyd vote	14 00:00 Broadhead6 [11125]
Carbon-Market Millionaires Take a Hit	5 00:00 USN,Ret. [11126]
Crude oil at new high just above $114	7 00:00 JosephMendiola [11129]
Illegal immigrants pay billions in taxes	17 00:00 Rambler in California [11129]
Burmese junta holds opposition leader's aide and 20 activists	0 [11129]
EU needs to mature on Moscow ties: Russia	1 00:00 Chief Running Gag [11128]
Europeans View China as Biggest Threat to Global Security	19 00:00 ex-lib [11126]
Afghanistan: Supreme Court issues 100 death sentences	1 00:00 Menhadden Snogum6713 [11130]
Divorce, kids out of wedlock cost U.S. $112 bln	2 00:00 DepotGuy [11124]
Spokesman: Pakistani deposed judges to be restored	0 [11127]
B.O. says Clinton criticism not racially motivated	6 00:00 swksvolFF [11127]
Food and energy costs lead wholesale prices to soar in March	5 00:00 trailing wife [11128]
Zimbabwe general strike flops, Tsvangirai warms on run-off	2 00:00 Farmin B. Hard [11128]
Foreclosures up 57 percent, not done yet	12 00:00 bigjim-ky [11130]
Muslim cleric objects to repairing Western Wall stones	8 00:00 Old Patriot [11127]
McCain proposes break in gas taxes	20 00:00 Pappy [11130]
Page 4: Opinion
Barack Obama the self-loathing yuppie	1 00:00 Frank G [11131]
Missing Rush Limbaugh	1 00:00 Thaimble Scourge of the Pixies4707 [11126]
The cost of green tinkering is in famine and starvation	10 00:00 bigjim-ky [11128]
MoDo: Obama the elitist	3 00:00 Woodrow Slusorong7967 [11129]
Bush decides to book passage on sinking Global Warming ship	11 00:00 OldSpook [11126]
Obama would ask his AG to "immediately review" potential of crimes in Bush White House	6 00:00 Korora [11127]
Ehud Olmert on the Damascus road - By Spengler	1 00:00 Thaimble Scourge of the Pixies4707 [11124]
Page 5: Russia-Former Soviet Union
Pakistani beauty queen wants to date Musharraf	3 00:00 Mike [11128]
Shape-shifting skin to reduce drag on planes and subs	4 00:00 bigjim-ky [11128]
Police Shoot, Kill 150-Pound Cougar on Chicago's North Side	9 00:00 Frank G [11129]
Angry cross-dresser drives car into lingerie store	5 00:00 Thaimble Scourge of the Pixies4707 [11127]
Yemen: 8 Year-old Girl Granted Divorce From Pedophile, Shades of Muhammad	5 00:00 gorb [11128]
London mayor candidates clash over competence	2 00:00 Frank G [11129]
Woman convicted of running Washington hooker service	4 00:00 tu3031 [11126]
S Africa official says cops should shoot to kill	2 00:00 bigjim-ky [11130]
Seven historic synagogues in Tehran destroyed	5 00:00 hammerhead [11129]
Police chief in detention in Iran after being caught nude with 6 women	7 00:00 bigjim-ky [11131]

    
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                        23:29 Redneck Jim

                        23:11 Hector

                        23:10 Frank G

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                        22:43 Pappy

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                        22:23 Grineck Barnsmell2740

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                        22:21 Lumpy Ominerong2204

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                        21:45 Mike

                        21:23 Harcourt Jush7795

Who's in the News
60	[untagged]
4	Hamas
3	Taliban
2	Hezbollah
2	Govt of Iran
2	Takfir wal-Hijra
1	al-Aqsa Martyrs
1	al-Qaeda in Iraq
1	Govt of Pakistan
1	Iraqi Insurgency
1	Islamic Jihad
1	Mahdi Army
1	Palestinian Authority

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Two weeks of WOT

Wed 2008-04-16
60 die in AQI car booms

Tue 2008-04-15
Indonesia Jugs Two JI Big Turbans

Mon 2008-04-14
Tunisia jugs 19 for al Qaeda links

Sun 2008-04-13
More than 200 dead as battle rages in Baghdad

Sat 2008-04-12
Iraq military thumps Sadr City

Fri 2008-04-11
Gunnies Off Senior Sadr Aide in Najaf

Thu 2008-04-10
Nahal Oz fuel depot closed after attack. Surprise.

Wed 2008-04-09
Two Israelis killed as terrorists infiltrate Nahal Oz

Tue 2008-04-08
French Military Police Mobilized After Somalia Hijacking

Mon 2008-04-07
Sadr City assault strains cease-fire

Sun 2008-04-06
US troops move into Sadr City

Sat 2008-04-05
Jalaluddin Haqqani not dead, releases video, still 71

Fri 2008-04-04
Maliki Vows Crackdown in Baghdad

Thu 2008-04-03
Iraq commander leads convoy into Basra

Wed 2008-04-02
45 Qaeda suspects held in Turkey

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