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Baitullah orders Talibs not to attack Pak forces
Today's Headlines

Headline	Comments [Views]
Page 1: WoT Operations
Al-Sadr Shift: Doom and Gloom Ahead for US Forces	10 00:00 RD [1750]
150 British Troops join 800 US Troops in Basra, 3,950 continue to "Overwatch"	5 00:00 trailing wife [1740]
U.S.-Iraqi troops raid hospital in Baghdad	7 00:00 RD [1742]
Jihadi training accident - Sweeeeet!	14 00:00 RD [1743]
Lots of current pirate info at EagleSpeak today.	0 [1740]
Box Score: 9 hits, 4 runs, no errors	1 00:00 wxjames [1739]
UK troop withdrawals from Iraq on hold	1 00:00 Barbara Skolaut [1734]
81 people, including senior leaders of the Mahdi militia have 24 hours to give up.	0 [1734]
Terrorists kill five construction workers in southern Thailand	0 [1742]
People of Basra "optimistic" as Iraqi Army take control in the city	4 00:00 Pappy [1737]
Mehsud orders Talibs not to attack Pak forces	0 [1769]
Good morning...	2 00:00 Mike [1736]
Turkish planes bomb Kurdish rebel bases in Iraq	0 [1740]
Scores killed in SLanka's bloodiest battle	1 00:00 gromky [1739]
Two militants killed in Jammu and Kashmir gunfights	0 [1747]
France hands over two ETA members to Spain	0 [1733]
Israeli troops search for wanted activist in Qabatiya	0 [1740]
Missiles hit Israeli settlements, Palestinian activists survive attack	3 00:00 mhw [1745]
Mosul blasts kill, injure 18 people	0 [1752]
Dutch embassy in Kabul closed	4 00:00 Abu do you love [1739]
Death toll rises as fighting spreads in Baghdad	3 00:00 remoteman [1738]
Afghan police arrest Mullah Assadullah	4 00:00 Pappy [1747]
Taliban Targets Afghan Police, Civilians	0 [1736]
Exchange of fire at Pak-Afghan borders kills 10 miscreants, soldier	0 [1735]
US army denies knowledge of Izzat Ibrahim arrest	3 00:00 liberalhawk [1738]
Izzat Ibrahim reported captured in Iraq: TV	8 00:00 Redneck Jim [1738]
Izzat Ibrahim kicked out of Syria, picked up in Iraq	0 [1736]
Page 2: WoT Background
BS Alert: US snipers accused of targeting civilians in Sadr City	13 00:00 trailing wife [1736]
Saddam's right-hand man faces trial	1 00:00 sinse [1737]
Iran expelled for showing missiles at defense show in Malaysia	5 00:00 tu3031 [1736]
N. Koreans Taped At Syrian Reactor	6 00:00 Old Patriot [1726]
FARC Planned Cyanide Bombing	3 00:00 g(r)omgoru [1735]
Pakistan seeks peace deal with Islamic militants, angering the U.S.	5 00:00 Nimble Spemble [1733]
Freed Dubai ship crew narrate ordeal	1 00:00 Old Patriot [1733]
Armed Hezbollah a challenge to Lebanon : Ban Ki-moon	4 00:00 Old Patriot [1733]
Palestinian foreign minister sees Gaza ceasefire 'very close'	5 00:00 Abu do you love [1757]
Jordan's king meets Bush, Abbas	0 [1737]
Wally still open to dialogue with opposition	1 00:00 Verlaine [1735]
Haniyeh sez Palestinian-Israeli ceasefire must include West Bank	0 [1730]
Egypt resumes heavy fuel supply to Gaza	1 00:00 Redneck Jim [1738]
UNIFIL, Lebanese army tighten Litani security	3 00:00 Pappy [1735]
UNRWA's food aid to 650,000 Palestinians refugees to stop April 24	8 00:00 USN,Ret. [1740]
Spokesman: Hamas hands over ceasefire position to Egypt	2 00:00 SteveS [1739]
U.S. concerned about possible Pakistan-Taliban talks	2 00:00 bruce [1731]
Pakistani PM opposes linking Islam with terrorism	9 00:00 trailing wife [1735]
Bombed Syrian reactor was nearly complete	3 00:00 Abu Uluque [1731]
US general urges Sadr to do more to stem bloodshed	3 00:00 KBK [1758]
Broke Pak air force to buy fewer F-16s	4 00:00 Angealing Jones9106 [1737]
Page 3: Non-WoT
Nancy Pelosi's Imaginary Bible	3 00:00 James [1765]
India Invited To Join Eurofighter Makers' Consortium - EADS	2 00:00 Steve White [1732]
Mid-air scare for Indian premier	0 [1737]
Dell to Launch PC Made of Wood and Recycled Junk (I kid you not)	2 00:00 Redneck Jim [1769]
Indian rocket to place 10 satellites into orbit next week	2 00:00 Cheadrehead [1740]
Global Oil Alert: Oil Prices to double by 2012; Canadian Study	7 00:00 Glenmore [1738]
Secret Service Catch Mexican Official Nabbing White House BlackBerries	6 00:00 Albemarle Hupert6384 [1732]
Study: ~~Dong Flogging~~ Masturbation May Prevent Prostate Cancer	15 00:00 RD [1734]
Carter in peace talks with Hillary, Obama	0 [1735]
Moonbat Fratricide: Fox News is a puppet of the Clintons!	4 00:00 DK70 the Scantily Clad7177 [1738]
China Suing CNN For $1.3B Over Hurt Feelings	7 00:00 sinse [1727]
China down to 12 days worth of coal	16 00:00 RD [1756]
North American leaders rebuke critics of NAFTA	2 00:00 USN,Ret. [1733]
Israel says no spying on US since 1985	10 00:00 Redneck Jim [1766]
Zuma Backs Zimbabwe Unity Idea	1 00:00 SteveS [1736]
Finnish PM: EU needs diversified energy sources	0 [1731]
Director of 'Basic Instinct' writes Jesus biography	21 00:00 OldSpook [1787]
Zimbabwe State Media Floats Proposal For National Unity Government	2 00:00 Old Patriot [1740]
Page 4: Opinion
Saudi Cleric Muhammad Al-Munajid Warns: Freedom of Speech Might Lead to Freedom of Belief	4 00:00 anonymous2u [1758]
Brazil Oil Finds May End Reliance on Middle East	7 00:00 Omoque Pelosi8695 [1734]
Ann Coulter - You Don't Need A Weatherman to Know Which Candidate Blows	1 00:00 RD [1759]
McCain's shrewd play	3 00:00 tu3031 [1729]
Mark Steyn: Superdelegate supercalculations	0 [1727]
The Soaring Price of Oil and Terrorism	6 00:00 Procopius2k [1729]
Hollywood's quagmire	15 00:00 OldSpook [1756]
How swiftly the narrative can change!	1 00:00 Bernardz [1730]
Is Obama Ready for Prime Time?	16 00:00 Frank G [1761]
Olympic Flame Out	3 00:00 GolfBravoUSMC [1724]
Back to Basra - MSM = Main Stream Misinformation	1 00:00 Bobby [1732]
Folk Songs of the Far Right Wing Album	3 00:00 Eric Jablow [1727]
Taliban reap a peace dividend	3 00:00 trailing wife [1725]
Page 5: Russia-Former Soviet Union
Porno movie dispute lands woman in jail	2 00:00 Anonymoose [1736]
By Far The Stupidest Political Blunder This Year	1 00:00 KBK [1759]
Logo No-No	3 00:00 Barbara Skolaut [1757]
Blade gets 36 month reservation at the Crossbar Hotel	2 00:00 tu3031 [1738]
This Day in 1981, IBM....	5 00:00 lotp [1746]
Hottentots driven almost extinction due to Climate Change	13 00:00 Redneck Jim [1733]
Global Warming Ski Alert: Idaho ski resort extends season into May	1 00:00 BA [1735]
Pennsylvania Cost Him the Presidency	1 00:00 JosephMendiola [1769]
Metaphor alert: there's hogs in the bilges, Skipper!	9 00:00 Redneck Jim [1736]
Peace Terrorists Assault Iraq War Veteran and Family	2 00:00 Thaimble Scourge of the Pixies4707 [1765]
POLICE: BUSH BASHER SMASHES DISABLED TEEN (More peace thuggery)	2 00:00 Bright Pebbles [1736]
Congenital Idiot: Possible Nazi Theme of Grand Prix Bosss Orgy Draws Calls to Quit	3 00:00 remoteman [1739]
Today's Political Idiot	1 00:00 tu3031 [1741]
Scientist's aim: Alter weather	7 00:00 JosephMendiola [1765]
Study shows bananas make baby boys	6 00:00 JosephMendiola [1754]
7 'flour looters' shot in Chaman	6 00:00 USN,Ret. [1732]
Dreaded dacoit Mohar Singh gunned down	6 00:00 mojo [1732]

    
                23:56 JosephMendiola

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                        23:38 OldSpook

                        23:37 OldSpook

                        23:35 Barbara Skolaut

                        23:33 JosephMendiola

                        23:32 anonymous2u

                        23:31 Thaimble Scourge of the Pixies4707

                        23:18 Frank G

                        23:15 Redneck Jim

                        23:10 Frank G

                        23:08 Redneck Jim

                        23:02 RD

                        22:55 Redneck Jim

                        22:52 RD

                        22:40 KBK

                        22:38 RD

                        22:34 James

                        22:32 trailing wife 

                        22:29 KBK

                        22:27 Abu do you love

                        22:23 g(r)omgoru

                        22:19 Redneck Jim

                        22:19 KBK

Who's in the News
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6	Taliban
5	Hamas
3	Hezbollah
2	Iraqi Baath Party
2	Mahdi Army
2	Global Jihad
1	al-Qaeda in Iraq
1	Govt of Pakistan
1	Islamic Jihad
1	Jaish-e-Mohammad
1	Palestinian Authority
1	al-Aqsa Martyrs

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