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Second man arrested after Brit blast
Today's Headlines

Headline	Comments [Views]
Page 1: WoT Operations
135 detained in raids on Shiite strongholds - Bodies found stashed in Mosque	1 00:00 Frank G [1731]
Muslim English teacher admits threatening to blow up Europe's largest shopping centre	4 00:00 gorb [1738]
This Memorial Day We Honor All Our Fallen Heros - Semper Fi	8 00:00 RD [1763]
Thai policeman targeted and killed in ambush	0 [1737]
Good morning	6 00:00 gorb [1740]
Armed men ambush peacekeepers in Darfur	1 00:00 tu3031 [1733]
PML-N leader shot dead in Karachi	0 [1741]
One PKK rebel killed in eastern Turkey	0 [1735]
Policeman killed in Fallujah car bombing	0 [1733]
Five Palestinian fighters titzup in Gaza: Hamas	2 00:00 Pappy [1739]
Kohat: 7 rockets fired at PAF airbase	0 [1736]
Iraqi Special Operations Forces capture mid-level terrorist cell leader in Mosul	0 [1743]
IA seize weapons cache at schoolhouse in Sadr City	5 00:00 Barbara Skolaut [1730]
Suspected al-Qaeda senior leader captured (Mosul, Baghdad	0 [1740]
Coalition forces capture four suspected Special Groups criminals	0 [1735]
Second man arrested after Brit blast	5 00:00 Ike [1781]
Islamists rocket power station in north Lebanon	2 00:00 ed [1732]
Pre-mature explodulation kills 5 Talibs	2 00:00 Besoeker [1740]
Pirates free Jordanian-flagged ship off Somalia	0 [1738]
Page 2: WoT Background
Violence in Iraq falls to lowest level in 4 years	8 00:00 liberalhawk [1750]
Colombia says rebel leader may be dead	3 00:00 tipper [1741]
Lawmakers loyal to al-Sadr denounce Iraqi gov't ("black clouds" on the horizon for truces)	1 00:00 gorb [1748]
AP Lies About Sistani Fatwa to fan Anti-US forces in Iraq	7 00:00 liberalhawk [1742]
Phalanx Versus The Palestinians	9 00:00 DarthVader [1756]
Ayatollah al-Sistani Fatwahs For Iraq Jihad? Prob'ly not.	5 00:00 OldSpook [1732]
Yemen ceasefire strained over arms handover	0 [1735]
Pakistan withdraws cases against 200 suspects in Bhutto's assassination	1 00:00 gorb [1743]
Pakistan seeks to allay doubts on Taliban talks	0 [1728]
'Kurram Jirga wanted end to sectarian unrest'	0 [1729]
Pelosi denies Olmert proposed naval blockade of Iran	2 00:00 3dc [1730]
By-election set to spark new Lebanon politics showdown	0 [1728]
Hamas says Israeli reply to proposed truce 'not enough'	0 [1728]
Iran reportedly irate over Israel-Syria peace talks	3 00:00 gorb [1764]
'Tehreek-e-Taliban to keep fighting foreign forces in Afghanistan'	0 [1735]
PM urges world to support Pakistan in war on terror	2 00:00 tu3031 [1734]
Chaos in Australia's top Islamic umbrella group	1 00:00 gromky [1723]
Right on cue as predicted in RB: Democrats seek Iraq embezzlement probe	5 00:00 Spats Elmusomble6031 [1756]
Page 3: Non-WoT
Colombia Farc chief 'may be dead'	0 [1727]
Philippines, US to hold naval exercises near Spratlys: report	0 [1750]
Red Thingie cares for 25,000 after South African unrest	2 00:00 Abdominal Snowman [1727]
Wikileaks: Proposed US ACTA multi-lateral intellectual property trade agreement (2007)	0 [1737]
Drill, Coast Haste	4 00:00 eLarson [1748]
Communists for Obama	1 00:00 tu3031 [1733]
Maxine Waters and John Conyers' connections to communist org, World Can't Wait	2 00:00 HammerHead [1730]
Multiple Chinese Broken Arrows	4 00:00 ABC [1728]
Rush Limbaugh Responsible for Hate Crimes per Obama	5 00:00 CrazyFool [1734]
Senator Obama: Talk to Commanders or Meet with Dictators?	0 [1731]
Breaking: Earthquakes indicate Chaiten Eruption about to Intensify	8 00:00 phil_b [1759]
Global Warming Alert: Jupiter is getting warmer near the equator	7 00:00 Alaska Paul [1735]
Whopper Tales score card: Obama 8, McCain 8, Clinton 12	3 00:00 tu3031 [1731]
Chinese Weapons Reach Zimbabwe	5 00:00 3dc [1731]
Burundi: fresh clashes alarm UN	0 [1725]
Mali: gummint, rebs clash	0 [1733]
Note the position of US Oil companies on BIG OIL chart - Thanks Democrats!	11 00:00 CrazyFool [1727]
Obama: Doggs (sic) and Limbaugh to blame for xenophobia	2 00:00 Pappy [1727]
Myanmar Grants Entry to All International Aid Workers, Ban Says	0 [1736]
Clinton draws rebuke over assassination remark	4 00:00 tu3031 [1726]
Obama harps on race and religion at Jewish temple	5 00:00 trailing wife [1729]
Clinton calls talk of veep negotiations untrue	1 00:00 swksvolFF [1730]
Obama promises 'unshakable commitment' to Israel if elected	7 00:00 tu3031 [1735]
Singer Amy Winehouse to undergo drug rehab again, this time in Israel	10 00:00 Alaska Paul [1737]
Bugti's grandson released	0 [1737]
'Govt will introduce legislation to facilitate media'	0 [1734]
45 hurt as Rab, villagers clash in Kushtia	1 00:00 tu3031 [1741]
'Foreign agencies involved in disturbing law and order'	0 [1727]
Page 4: Opinion
Iraq PM rides high on successes - BUT!	1 00:00 OldSpook [1758]
Time to Curb Code Pink	2 00:00 OldSpook [1747]
How Crypto Marxism won the Cold War	3 00:00 jds [1729]
Video - Obama Announced Demilitarization Of America	9 00:00 gorb [1749]
Kerry Argues for Talks with Short Round	8 00:00 Baba Tutu [1745]
Obama: Stealth Socialist?	14 00:00 OldSpook [1750]
West backs Lebanese gov't capitulation to Hezbollah	1 00:00 JosephMendiola [1731]
Page 5: Russia-Former Soviet Union
Becks and Stella Artois brewer plans £23bn Budweiser bid	0 [1736]
How Cat Turned Into Woman In P/Harcourt (nigeria)	1 00:00 Gabby Cussworth [1735]
Advice from Dear Barry	0 [1726]
Today's Idiot	1 00:00 tu3031 [1728]
FDA warns of harmful nipple cream	5 00:00 DarthVader [1755]
Tories take Crewe by storm	0 [1727]
Australia says sorry to Bollywood actress	1 00:00 tu3031 [1733]

    
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                        23:32 OldSpook

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                        23:22 OldSpook

                        23:18 eLarson

                        23:16 Frank G

                        23:08 DarthVader

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                        22:43 phil_b

                        22:35 Spats Elmusomble6031

                        22:29 tipper

                        22:07 Frank G

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Who's in the News
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6	Govt of Pakistan
4	Taliban
3	al-Qaeda in Iraq
2	Hezbollah
2	Hamas
2	Govt of Iran
1	Lashkar-e-Islami
1	Mahdi Army
1	Global Jihad
1	Thai Insurgency
1	Fatah al-Islam
1	Govt of Sudan
1	IRGC

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Two weeks of WOT

Sat 2008-05-24
Second man arrested after Brit blast

Fri 2008-05-23
AQI Moneybags Poobah captured by Iraqi Security Forces

Thu 2008-05-22
Hezbollah Wins Veto After Talks End Lebanon Stalemate

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

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