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3500 U.S. troops surge home
Today's Headlines

Headline	Comments [Views]
Page 1: WoT Operations
2 soldiers' deaths in Iraq raise doubts about MRAP vehicle	8 00:00 trailing wife [1766]
Lions of Islam attack "soft targets" Beauty Salons and Whore Houses	3 00:00 Ebbatle Protector of the Leprechauns7911 [1742]
3,500 Troops Surge Home	6 00:00 trailing wife [1791]
Oregon parents accidentally hear son's firefight in Afghanistan on voice mail!	9 00:00 trailing wife [1757]
Casualties mount in Sadr City as U.S. troops press ahead with attack	22 00:00 trailing wife [1761]
Iraqi CTF, U.S. Special Forces kill seven Special Groups criminals in Baghdad	3 00:00 Anonymoose [1744]
Mahdi Army takes a hit in Baghdad, Basrah - Bill Roggio, Long War Journal	6 00:00 trailing wife [1743]
Medic gets Distinguished Service Cross	8 00:00 swksvolFF [1748]
Good Morning	1 00:00 RD [1737]
Sumon carried bombs along with 3 other Huji men	0 [1745]
Five police officials killed in bomb attack in Chechnya	0 [1749]
Taliban ban music in Tribal Areas	8 00:00 Ebbatle Protector of the Leprechauns7911 [1744]
Militants attack village in Kurram Agency	0 [1738]
Constable shot dead in Swat	0 [1748]
Former ANP secy gen kidnapped	0 [1748]
Army official hurt as Taliban resume attacks	0 [1746]
Sri Lankan Air Force pounds rebel target	0 [1743]
Two PKK rebels killed in SE Turkey	0 [1737]
Indonesian Police Arrest 2005 Bali Bomb Suspect, AFP Reports	0 [1749]
At least 5 killed in Somalia food riots	1 00:00 RWV [1743]
Accidental explosions kill 6 in Afghanistan	3 00:00 trailing wife [1774]
Tamil rebels attack military base in NW Sri Lanka	0 [1736]
Witnesses: Somalia fighting kills 15	0 [1737]
Page 2: WoT Background
Bolton: US should bomb ~~the crap out of~~ Iranian camps	5 00:00 Ebbatle Protector of the Leprechauns7911 [1761]
Gaza/Egypt border looks like final climatic scenes from "Paint Your Wagon"	8 00:00 Redneck Jim [1731]
Moonbats Frustrated By Apathy, Indifference, Disinterest, Disregard, Disgust	5 00:00 Cyber Sarge [1737]
Cleric calls for ban of infidel sect	6 00:00 trailing wife [1736]
Saddam Worried About HIV in Jail	9 00:00 Omoque Pelosi8695 [1728]
US committing 'massacre' in Iraq: Iran	3 00:00 gorb [1728]
JI asks JUI-F to quit govt, join APDM	0 [1730]
Promotion of virtue and suppression of vice in Khyber Agency	3 00:00 Abu Uluque [1734]
Tribal jirga demands separate province under SAFRON	0 [1732]
Mardan residents fear attacks by Taliban if peace overtures fail	0 [1731]
Lebanese prosecutor probes reports Hezbollah has surveillance cameras near airport	1 00:00 JosephMendiola [1750]
Peres: Fight terror - reduce global dependence on oil	5 00:00 Alaska Paul in Thorne Bay, AK [1732]
UN: Israel has given us enough fuel for 20 more days of Gaza aid	3 00:00 Redneck Jim [1735]
Hamas rejects Abbas' call for early elections	0 [1729]
'Israel offering us nothing more than mini-state of cantons'	8 00:00 M. Murcek [1734]
US monitors to observe lifting of Israeli barriers	5 00:00 Ike [1736]
Page 3: Non-WoT
Indonesia mulls Opec withdrawal	0 [1731]
Egg on Indian Government's face as NAM and Iran slam US-India nuclear deal	1 00:00 AlanC [1742]
Burned Omelette? A bribery scandal may bring down Olmert!	0 [1732]
Moonbat Fratricide: Democrat convention protest groups split	2 00:00 Ebbatle Protector of the Leprechauns7911 [1739]
Clinton: OPEC 'can no longer be a cartel'	7 00:00 anonymous2u [1759]
Americans discover vehicles that can pass anything but a gas station are not good	20 00:00 Frank G [1757]
Lie to Your Employer. BO's Field Director	0 [1736]
Myanmar cyclone death toll soars past 22,000	2 00:00 JosephMendiola [1758]
Hackers harpoon US executives with phony email subpoenas	3 00:00 Redneck Jim [1731]
"Ragin' Cajun" questions Obama's masculinity	6 00:00 Chinegum McGurque5166 [1736]
Iraq orders 30 Boeing 737s and 10 Canadian Aircraft	5 00:00 Shieldwolf [1730]
Georgia 'close to war' with Russia	4 00:00 JosephMendiola [1738]
Voters may put Hillary Clinton in position to halt Barack Obama	1 00:00 Redneck Jim [1736]
McCain Chastises B.O.; Gets Chastised by AP	2 00:00 Betty Juth9594 [1736]
Marines to Re-Deploy to Guam- No, not Murtha's plan	5 00:00 JosephMendiola [1760]
Global Hot Air Alert: Are celebrities ecological platitudes a greenhouse gas?	5 00:00 Rambler in California [1737]
Malaysia drops idea of travel restrictions for women	0 [1734]
Lollywood turns 60 on 27th	3 00:00 Raj [1733]
UN chief urges quick, peaceful solution in Zimbabwe	8 00:00 mojo [1732]
NC polling firm puts Obama 10 points ahead of Clinton	1 00:00 smn [1743]
Confrontations leave 20 injured in Bolivia's referendum	0 [1732]
U.S. provides initial aid to cyclone-hit Myanmar	4 00:00 JosephMendiola [1761]
Nigeria: Shell Shuts Down Production After Militants Attack	3 00:00 Redneck Jim [1739]
US, EU must cut back on biofuels: UN	20 00:00 Ebbatle Protector of the Leprechauns7911 [1777]
Page 4: Opinion
Sam Harris: Losing Our Spines To Save Our Necks	1 00:00 Frank G [1731]
Israel, at 60, shows admirable grit	1 00:00 JosephMendiola [1759]
Selected Questions and Answers from Dr. Ayman al-Zawahiri Part 1	5 00:00 JosephMendiola [1736]
John Bolton: US should bomb Iranian camps	3 00:00 JosephMendiola [1728]
Michelle Obama's gospel of bitterness	4 00:00 Bobby [1743]
The strategy of suicide-bombing	1 00:00 Sninert Black9312 [1725]
In the library with a leading Islamic liberal	2 00:00 Broadhead6 [1733]
Teaching rocket science	3 00:00 USN, Ret. [1731]
Page 5: Russia-Former Soviet Union
Insidious Canadian world domination plot revealed, eh?	2 00:00 rjschwarz [1759]
Two women report ghost has been having sex with them	11 00:00 RD [1751]
McGreevey Divorce Trial Underway Tuesday	5 00:00 tu3031 [1734]
"The harsh content of old photographs"	5 00:00 M. Murcek [1740]
Ohio AG Refuses to Resign; Faces Impeachment	3 00:00 Redneck Jim [1732]
Jude Loses $54 M Suit for Pants, Now Sues to be a Judge Again	8 00:00 JosephMendiola [1758]
2 injured in explosion of homemade bomb	4 00:00 Redneck Jim [1764]

    
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Who's in the News
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7	Taliban
3	Hamas
2	Govt of Pakistan
2	Mahdi Army
2	Global Jihad
1	IRGC
1	Islamic Courts
1	Jemaah Islamiyah
1	Lashkar-e-Islami
1	Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal
1	Palestinian Authority
1	TNSM
1	Chechen Republic of Ichkeria
1	Govt of Iran
1	HUJI
1	Hezbollah

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Two weeks of WOT

Tue 2008-05-06
3500 U.S. troops surge home

Mon 2008-05-05
Kaboom misses Iraqi first lady

Sun 2008-05-04
24 killed, 26 injured in Iraqi violence

Sat 2008-05-03
Marines chase Talibs through Helmand poppy fields

Fri 2008-05-02
Orcs strike Iraqi wedding convoy, kill at least 35, wound 65

Thu 2008-05-01
Paks deny Karzai murder plot hatched in Pakistain

Wed 2008-04-30
Hamas steals Gaza fuel

Tue 2008-04-29
Pak Talibs quit peace talks

Mon 2008-04-28
U.S. Marines join Brits fighting Taliban in Helmand

Sun 2008-04-27
Karzai survives another assassination attempt

Sat 2008-04-26
Tater loses nerve, tells fighters to observe truce

Fri 2008-04-25
Basra in govt hands

Thu 2008-04-24
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