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Egyptian official: Israel has accepted Gaza cease-fire
Today's Headlines

Headline	Comments [Views]
Page 1: WoT Operations
US military killed Mahdi Army commander Arkan Hasnawi in May 3 strike	7 00:00 GolfBravoUSMC [1765]
Bradley has the right-of-way - Cool Rake job	13 00:00 Silentbrick [1763]
Afghanistan: Taliban claim death of 'female US spy'	2 00:00 Paul [1752]
US says its troops kill 11 militants in Baghdad	1 00:00 mhw [1738]
17 (inc. two NATO soldiers and their interpreter) killed in Afghanistan	0 [1738]
Iraqi army success in Sadr City, per NYT	10 00:00 Pappy [1737]
Sweden: Two arrests in nuke plant bomb plot	4 00:00 mrp [1739]
Good morning	18 00:00 trailing wife [1761]
IDF attacks Palestinian terror suspects near Karni crossing	0 [1741]
Top 'Lashkar-e-Taiba' insurgent killed in Kashmir	0 [1740]
Four Palestinian killed, 15 injured by Israeli attacks in Gaza	0 [1741]
Gunmen kill 11 police conscripts in northern Iraq	0 [1735]
Explosion in Pakistan wounds seven people including soldiers	1 00:00 JosephMendiola [1737]
Police arrest jirga members from Kurram Agency	0 [1732]
Roadside bomb wounds 10 in Kohat	0 [1736]
Religious leader shot dead in Khyber Agency by rival militants	0 [1737]
Boy, 12, Beheads Man In Al Qaeda Video	4 00:00 JohnQC [1741]
Ten killed in latest Somalia violence: witnesses	0 [1738]
Five civilians killed, militant leader held in Afghanistan	0 [1740]
Sudanese army take control of Abyei area, S. Sudan	0 [1744]
Page 2: WoT Background
SOCOM Leads the Way?	3 00:00 trailing wife [1759]
Pakistan in deal with militants	6 00:00 sinse [1738]
Hamid Karzai: without American action, Afghanistan would be "the most miserable nation on earth"	13 00:00 trailing wife [1761]
New US-trained Palestinian police bested by handful of terrorists	5 00:00 g(r)omgoru [1735]
YouTube Refuses To Remove Terrorist Videos	3 00:00 Bobby [1728]
Lebanon's feuding factions reach agreement	1 00:00 M. Murcek [1735]
Israel says it is holding peace talks with Syria	5 00:00 g(r)omgoru [1728]
Obama's evolving take on meeting with Iran	4 00:00 tu3031 [1727]
Islamic Jihad says Israel-connected spy network discovered in Gaza Strip	5 00:00 Steve White [1728]
Thousands of former Army personnel to return to service in Mosul	4 00:00 OldSpook [1729]
Diplomats say UN probe of Iran nukes a failure	3 00:00 sinse [1737]
White House denies plans to attack Iran before W's term ends	5 00:00 Bobby [1739]
Mediators set Lebanon opposition deadline	0 [1731]
U.S. military wrestles with the problem of the Afghan-Pakistani border region	8 00:00 liberalhawk [1736]
Iraqi officer denies US role in 'Sadr peace process'	3 00:00 Rambler in California [1733]
Army to remain in Swat, Tribal Areas, says Rehman Malik	0 [1731]
Man denies role in 7/7 bombings	1 00:00 trailing wife [1730]
Jaishul Islami warns of Dire Revenge™for Bajaur attack	0 [1725]
Deal struck with Taliban for release of ambasssador	3 00:00 Old Patriot [1729]
Britain: Terror suspects claim detention caused mental harm	7 00:00 ed [1731]
Iraqi forces to fully control security by year-end - Talabani	3 00:00 mhw [1732]
Daniel Pearl case appeals put off indefinitely	2 00:00 ed [1727]
Egyptian official: Israel has accepted Gaza cease-fire	1 00:00 tu3031 [1765]
Lawyer says terror suspect at Guantanamo attempted suicide last month	6 00:00 Bobby [1733]
Sudan ruling, opposition parties sign reconciliatory deal	0 [1735]
Page 3: Non-WoT
Global Expert Alert: $12 for a gallon of gas is inevitable.	24 00:00 Whoting Sinatra6662 [1761]
China to probe builders after quake collapses	3 00:00 Rambler in California [1744]
Clinton nearly $20 million in debt at end of April	3 00:00 Bobby [1737]
Former IRA guerrilla leader Brian Keenan dies	2 00:00 Thaimble Scourge of the Pixies4707 [1725]
South Africa riots: I was paid to kill foreigners	5 00:00 Secret Master [1755]
Berlin Philharmonic Escapes Severe Damage	1 00:00 Procopius2k [1736]
Britain: Gay Iranian given asylum	2 00:00 DarthVader [1729]
In State Legislature Altercation, Obama 'Had To Be Physically Restrained.'	8 00:00 Angie Schultz [1760]
Fishermen clash with Paris police	1 00:00 M. Murcek [1730]
Senator Kennedy leaves hospital	1 00:00 Redneck Jim [1735]
Obama's Triumph Is Written In The Stars	3 00:00 Ricky bin Ricardo (Abu Babaloo) [1761]
Strike against murder by Maoists affects life in Kathmandu	1 00:00 tu3031 [1741]
US to allow Americans to send cell phones to Cuba	3 00:00 Procopius2k [1728]
What MSM didn't mention: Portland crowd drawn by free rock concert	1 00:00 Abdominal Snowman [1735]
Former White House aide Hamilton Jordan dies at 63	2 00:00 Nimble Spemble [1729]
China's post-earthquake challenge: five million homeless	3 00:00 USN,Ret. (from home) [1756]
Ex-professor accused of passing military secrets	8 00:00 Angie Schultz [1761]
Kentucky Votes Just Like You Might Have Expected	3 00:00 USN, Ret. [1734]
As Primaries End, Clinton Appeals Directly to Blogs	3 00:00 tu3031 [1740]
Survivors Rescued 8 Days After China Quake	1 00:00 Redneck Jim [1732]
Older Brain Really May Be a Wiser Brain	7 00:00 anonymous5089 [1724]
Al Gore calls on Israel to solve Middle East water crisis	15 00:00 sinse [1729]
Sichuan says provincial death toll reaches 39,577 from earthquake	0 [1731]
South Africa: Businessman Murdered for Employing Zimbabweans	2 00:00 USN, Ret. [1733]
Hikind says he saw Olmert take cash	0 [1734]
McCain again criticizes Obama for saying he would meet with Castro	9 00:00 jds [1752]
US: Myanmar's leaders will be responsible for deaths if aid not allowed	4 00:00 JosephMendiola [1728]
Page 4: Opinion
Global Moonbat Alert: Americans are Cold Blooded Killers - Olbermann meltdown	12 00:00 Chinegum McGurque5166 [1758]
'What's Important Is to Kill the Germans'	4 00:00 ed [1738]
History Will Redeem Bush	5 00:00 Bobby [1732]
The Gates Doctrine - Kick A and Take Names, skip the pencil	1 00:00 Besoeker [1732]
Barack Obama Muslim apostate?	1 00:00 Woozle Shomock6636 [1732]
We are making progress in Iraq: Barzani prime minister of Kurdistan Regional Government	0 [1742]
Hezbollah's network confirms terror goals	3 00:00 Frank G [1733]
Page 5: Russia-Former Soviet Union
The New York Times is beyond parody - Example #1,285	0 [1732]
San Franciso to charge Global Warming Tax	7 00:00 tu3031 [1740]
Today's Idiot	2 00:00 Frank G [1745]
Girl, 7, starves to death	8 00:00 Redneck Jim [1733]
Teenager, 15, facing prosecution for holding a sign labelling Scientology 'a cult'	5 00:00 Snash Oppressor of the Mohammatans aka Broadhead6 [1730]
Muslim man threatens to sue driving school for sending transsexual instructor to teach his wife	9 00:00 trailing wife [1749]
Indian toxic alcohol toll soars	0 [1737]
Kenyans burn alive 11 'witches'	4 00:00 borgboy [1737]
Boy band creator sentenced to 25 years in prison	5 00:00 tu3031 [1728]
Auto-eroticism -- man admits having sex with 1,000 cars	11 00:00 JohnQC [1737]
Legislator with DUI record attacks blogosphere for "lack of responsibility"	4 00:00 DarthVader [1728]
Mayo Clinic page: Glioma overview, diagnosis, treatment, prognosis, etc.	1 00:00 Bobby [1730]
UN chief: Myanmar says yes to foreign helicopters	4 00:00 CrazyFool [1742]

    
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                        23:52 Whoting Sinatra6662

                        23:50 GolfBravoUSMC

                        23:50 Angie Schultz

                        23:45 Angie Schultz

                        23:41 Secret Master

                        23:30 USN,Ret. (from home)

                        23:23 Paul

                        22:56 Zhang Fei

                        22:55 Anonymoose

                        22:52 trailing wife

                        22:49 trailing wife

                        22:48 Ricky bin Ricardo (Abu Babaloo)

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                        22:19 3dc

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                        22:14 Silentbrick

                        22:12 Frank G

                        22:07 Skunky Glins 5***

                        22:06 Frank G

                        22:04 jds

Who's in the News
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5	Taliban
3	Govt of Pakistan
3	Hamas
2	al-Qaeda in Iraq
2	Govt of Sudan
2	Hezbollah
2	Iraqi Insurgency
2	al-Qaeda
2	al-Qaeda in Britain
1	Mahdi Army
1	Islamic Jihad
1	Islamic Courts
1	Lashkar e-Taiba
1	Lashkar-e-Islami

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Two weeks of WOT

Wed 2008-05-21
Egyptian official: Israel has accepted Gaza cease-fire

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

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