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Iraqi troops roll into Sadr City
Today's Headlines

Headline	Comments [Views]
Page 1: WoT Operations
Top ETA political leader arrested in French raid: Spain	1 00:00 Zebulon Cretle4504 [1733]
Attacks on Khyber trucking threaten US supply line	1 00:00 Frank G [1761]
Taxi customized by Abrams - Chopping and Channeling gaining popularity in Iraq	9 00:00 Redneck Jim [1759]
Al-Qa'eda training children as suicide bombers	6 00:00 Procopius2k [1737]
Iraqi troops roll into Sadr City	4 00:00 lotp [1766]
Jihadists Admit Defeat in Iraq:Al-Qaedas 94 % Decline in Operational Ability Last 12 Months	21 00:00 JosephMendiola [1776]
Good Morning.	23 00:00 Nimble Spemble [1733]
Al Qaeda crackdown yields 100 'critical' militants	3 00:00 JosephMendiola [1755]
Israeli troops bang would-be boomer in West Bank	2 00:00 USN, Ret. [1740]
Bomb under bed kills local Iraqi police chief	4 00:00 g(r)omgoru [1740]
Palestinian forces arrest two Islamic Jihad militants	0 [1736]
Three killed, two injured in Bajaur blast	0 [1734]
Intelligence official among three killed in Balochistan	0 [1737]
Taliban suicide bombing trainer killed?	1 00:00 USN, Ret. [1737]
Noordin may have fled Indonesia	2 00:00 George Smiley [1737]
Pirates attack oil tanker off Somalia: Malaysian watchdog	3 00:00 anonymous5089 [1740]
Somali Rebels Seize Two More Towns	1 00:00 Old Patriot [1735]
Page 2: WoT Background
"Allah Will Send An American Gorbachev To End The American Empire Soon."	5 00:00 bigjim-ky [1752]
At last! Master of Hyperbole found : Hamas Culture Minister	1 00:00 g(r)omgoru [1739]
Vid: Nuclear Jihad and Conquest of the World! Muslim Cleric on All JIZZ TV	1 00:00 tu3031 [1726]
Kennedy has tumor	0 [1732]
Researchers closer to botulin bioterror agent antidote	4 00:00 JosephMendiola [1731]
Where's the Beef? Mystery Grows Surrounding Whereabouts of Adam Gadahn	14 00:00 Free Radical [1765]
Big Brother Is Watching You	11 00:00 Bobby [1732]
Feds expected to rest case tomorrow in Toledo terror trial	0 [1730]
Arrest of Gaza man 'trained in Iran' made public	1 00:00 DK70 the Scantily Clad7177 [1728]
Lebanese Villagers Take Aim at Hezbollah Amid Talks	5 00:00 mhw [1725]
Hamas officials in Egypt for Israel truce talks	0 [1731]
U.N. calls for cluster bomb ban at global gathering	12 00:00 RD [1734]
Iraqi VP demands action against U.S. soldier over Koran	24 00:00 bigjim-ky [1758]
France says its envoy held talks with Hamas	0 [1734]
Lebanon talks in balance after Qatari proposal spurned	0 [1729]
Swat militants deny hand in Mardan blast	0 [1728]
Somalia: More Than 2.6 Million Somalis in Crisis	11 00:00 Shieldwolf [1726]
Int'l group slams US-backed security operations	2 00:00 Menhadden Snogum6713 [1732]
Pakistani Taliban claim responsibility for suicide attack	2 00:00 JosephMendiola [1761]
Pakistan Army denies shooting Indian soldier across LoC	0 [1725]
Page 3: Non-WoT
Video: The unexplored and unmapped %50 of the USA	1 00:00 bigjim-ky [1759]
House passes bill to sue OPEC over oil prices	9 00:00 bigjim-ky [1760]
US Money Discriminates Against the Blind: Appeals Court	4 00:00 Old Patriot [1733]
Kennedy diagnosed with malignant brain tumor	27 00:00 bigjim-ky [1755]
Kentucky-fried Democrat Fratricide	2 00:00 Deacon Blues [1733]
Global Al Gore Alert: 30,000 Scientists Reject Global Warming Hypothesis	16 00:00 Eric Jablow [1757]
Abuse of UK troops to become a crime	5 00:00 Mad Eye Gluck2704 [1723]
WND : 31,000 scientists reject 'global warming' agenda	3 00:00 George Smiley [1729]
Rev. Wright drops Philly Engagements, Needs Fueling	5 00:00 USN, Ret. [1720]
Zimbabwe opposition says army plots to kill leader	1 00:00 Besoeker [1732]
Racial violence spreads in S Africa	11 00:00 Besoeker [1740]
France sees Security Council 'cowardice' on Myanmar	19 00:00 mojo [1735]
SC declares Fazl's brother MNA from Tank	0 [1735]
Drought and food prices threaten millions of Somalis: U.N.	5 00:00 Frank G [1761]
Dalai Lama hails fall of Berlin Wall	12 00:00 Chinegum McGurque5166 [1727]
Hamas bans pørn sites in Gaza Strip	6 00:00 Eric Jablow [1733]
McCain and Obama Trade Barbs on Iran	0 [1730]
Courts often confront controversy	3 00:00 Woozle Elmeter 2700 [1735]
Grow your fuel the smart way	18 00:00 phil_b [1733]
Justices: Child pr*n is not protected speech	8 00:00 George Smiley [1733]
Venezuela accuses U.S. of airspace incursion	9 00:00 Old Patriot [1733]
Page 4: Opinion
SUCCESS IN IRAQ: A MEDIA BLACKOUT	1 00:00 Bobby [1732]
Iraq Hunts Al-Qaeda in Its Last Urban Stronghold	1 00:00 Mike [1735]
Defending Obama by defending Hitler--again???	0 [1728]
Clinton Quiet About Own Radical Ties	0 [1728]
Freedom, democracy, and BDS	4 00:00 charger [1735]
The Spectacle of War: Insurgent video propaganda and Western response	5 00:00 rjschwarz [1734]
Obama and the Jews	9 00:00 ed [1724]
Defending Obama by defending . . . Hitler???	4 00:00 mhw [1731]
Pakistan's rivalrous coalition	0 [1729]
Michael Yon : Michael Moores Crime	6 00:00 Frank G [1748]
The BBC's birthday present to Israel	1 00:00 Abu Uluque [1727]
Goodbye Mosque, Hello Oriana Fallaci Square	3 00:00 CrazyFool [1731]
Page 5: Russia-Former Soviet Union
Democrats set tough preconditions in negotiations with . . . their caterers!	5 00:00 tu3031 [1758]
Drag Queen Robs Burger King	0 [1735]
Wife of Zimbabwean general on warpath over website report	1 00:00 Rambler in California [1727]
Woman dancing on bar sets customer on fire	4 00:00 JosephMendiola [1730]
Marines are tough, example #237	12 00:00 Jan [1756]
News crew attacked during report at Islamic TiZA charter school, Police Don't Arrest	2 00:00 Mad Eye Gluck2704 [1729]
Skunkworks seems to have developed boomless supersonic plane . . .	5 00:00 Alaska Paul [1726]
Two suspected criminals killed in Bannu	0 [1728]
Study: Using a mobile phone while pregnant can seriously damage your baby	38 00:00 Old Patriot [1749]

    
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                        22:54 Free Radical

                        22:49 JosephMendiola

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                        22:36 Eric Jablow

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                        22:31 Redneck Jim

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Who's in the News
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4	Hamas
3	Taliban
2	Hezbollah
2	Govt of Pakistan
1	Jemaah Islamiyah
1	Mahdi Army
1	TNSM
1	al-Qaeda in Iraq
1	Abu Sayyaf
1	Global Jihad
1	Islamic Courts
1	Islamic Jihad

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Two weeks of WOT

Tue 2008-05-20
Iraqi troops roll into Sadr City

Mon 2008-05-19
Boomer kills 11, maims 24 near Pakistan army centre

Sun 2008-05-18
Tater under arrest in Iran?

Sat 2008-05-17
Ten held in Europe for Al Qaeda ties

Fri 2008-05-16
Burqaboomer kills 18 near crowded bazaar

Thu 2008-05-15
Dozen militants killed in suspected US strike on Damadola

Wed 2008-05-14
Commander Says al-Qaida ''Virtually Destroyed'' in Kirkuk

Tue 2008-05-13
Sudanese troops hunt for rebels in Khartoum

Mon 2008-05-12
Hezbollah foiled US-planned coup. Really.

Sun 2008-05-11
Army sides with Nasrallah against Leb govt

Sat 2008-05-10
Leb coup d'etat: Hezbollah seizes control of west Beirut

Fri 2008-05-09
Hezbollah seizes large parts of Beirut

Thu 2008-05-08
Hezbollah at war with Leb

Wed 2008-05-07
Hezbollah telecom network shut down

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

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