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100 Talibs killed in Farah
Today's Headlines

Headline	Comments [Views]
Page 1: WoT Operations
Iraqi Army and US not winning, Insurgents just choosing not to fight - NYT	7 00:00 gorb [1769]
Mysterious House Explosion in Gaza	4 00:00 trailing wife [1762]
100 Taliban-linked militants killed	5 00:00 RD [1772]
Senior Special Groupie Grabbed	0 [1734]
Good morning	7 00:00 George Smiley [1737]
Blast at CD Centre, 4 shops damaged	2 00:00 Redneck Jim [1741]
US helicopters violate Pak airspace	8 00:00 Skidmark [1773]
BLA kills six youths playing cricket in Quetta	2 00:00 JohnQC [1748]
Two civilians killed as two charges explode in Diala	0 [1740]
Joint force captures 5 wanted men in Baaquba	0 [1746]
Joint security forces arrest wanted men, seize weapons cache in Diwaniya	0 [1741]
Senior police officer killed north of Basra	0 [1744]
Though checked by Customs services arms loaded car sold in auction	0 [1745]
Lankan troops capture rebel base in north	0 [1749]
Somalia: Islamists seize Somali MP	0 [1733]
Al Qaeda suspects go on trial in Azerbaijan	0 [1742]
Yemen: Worshippers shot dead in village mosque festivities	4 00:00 anymouse [1751]
12 gunmen captured in Karbala	0 [1744]
Iraqi troops kill 11 suspected Qaeda fighters	0 [1742]
Afghan town in Ghazni province recaptured by security forces	0 [1745]
Page 2: WoT Background
AP: Iraq deaths down, . . . but . . . blah blah blah	1 00:00 OldSpook [1771]
Sadrists want referendum on US-Iraq pact	2 00:00 ed [1735]
Swiss destroy black market nuke plans, more floating around	1 00:00 gorb [1737]
Outrage as French judge annuls Muslim marriage over bride's virginity lie	8 00:00 Frank G [1745]
Norks 'Test' Missiles	0 [1733]
Jihadis Post Photo Shop of Nuked DC	17 00:00 gorb [1773]
Iran's foreign minister slams US foreign policy	2 00:00 George Smiley [1738]
Ahmadinejad: Forego Iran war 'chimera'	11 00:00 George Smiley [1739]
'Pakistani havens can sustain Afghan insurgency'	2 00:00 Nimble Spemble [1748]
Govt to document Mehsud accords	0 [1741]
Frontier Corps may be aiding Taliban fighters	4 00:00 g(r)omgoru [1744]
Iraq wants refugees to return home	0 [1741]
Nigerian group threatens attacks	0 [1745]
Iraq: Shia Sistani official attacks US agreement	4 00:00 Nimble Spemble [1738]
Puntland official: 'We've ordered our forces to retake seized Dutch ship'	2 00:00 George Smiley [1749]
Arab League to send team to Somali peace talks in Djibouti	0 [1739]
Somali Islamic courts deny buying arms from Ethiopia	0 [1741]
Hamas: Israel uninterested in truce	0 [1745]
Austria remains confident that Al-Qaeda hostages will be released	0 [1735]
A.Q. Khan retracts nuclear confession	7 00:00 Crumble Dark Lord of the Jutes5173 [1771]
Sadrists protest in Missan against Iraqi-U.S. agreement	0 [1749]
Bugti's grandson says armed struggle only solution for Baloch	2 00:00 George Smiley [1744]
Perv ain't going peaceful-like, so he sez	2 00:00 Nimble Spemble [1734]
Page 3: Non-WoT
Obama Resigns From Racist Church	8 00:00 Hellfish [1768]
Dems to Decide Fate of Florida, Michigan	16 00:00 eLarson [1746]
DNC host officials short on cash	8 00:00 Alaska Paul [1736]
Beijing athletes urged to speak out on human rights	1 00:00 Procopius2k [1740]
Chances dim for climate-change legislation	6 00:00 Bright Pebbles [1761]
Clinton blames vast left-wing conspiracy.	1 00:00 Procopius2k [1735]
Rice Rebukes Russia Over Activities in Disputed Arctic Waters	4 00:00 George Smiley [1735]
MDC: Zim in a 'state of disrepair'	0 [1741]
Tsvangirai seeks unity with Zanu-PF	0 [1733]
Croatian war crimes general jailed	0 [1743]
Grace Mugabe: Bob will never step aside	4 00:00 Old Patriot [1732]
'Army considers Perv legal president'	4 00:00 Nimble Spemble [1743]
Turkey passes law for 24-hr Kurdish broadcasts	0 [1738]
Myanmar starts evictions from cyclone camps	6 00:00 George Smiley [1735]
EUropeans want Hussein for POTUS. And think America is evil. Like Michelle.	11 00:00 Frank G [1733]
Chinese hackers behind US blackouts	8 00:00 Alaska Paul [1740]
Page 4: Opinion
U.S. Cites Big Gains Against Al-Qaeda	0 [1741]
Ground Breaking Research - Men Are Pigs	9 00:00 RD [1745]
Enoch Powell - Rivers of Blood	0 [1753]
A Confusion of Tongues by Theodore Dalrymple	2 00:00 George Smiley [1741]
Al Qaeda on the Run - Hold them by the nose, kick em in the ass! G. Patton	0 [1732]
Look What They've Done to Her Hillaryness	3 00:00 Hellfish [1753]
Moving Toward Energy Rationing	13 00:00 Frank G [1733]
Descent into Appeasement Pakistan's dangerous deals with terrorists.	0 [1739]
Page 5: Russia-Former Soviet Union
Thief 0, Lions 10	2 00:00 Hellfish [1764]
Oui-Ha! France brings line dancing craze under state control	2 00:00 ed [1743]
Obama says his ears too big for Rushmore	5 00:00 RD [1741]
Osama Shot Dead in India (not 'the' Osama)	3 00:00 Nimble Spemble [1743]
Tourist bitten in worst possible place by deadly snake	11 00:00 Frank G [1733]
Homeless Japanese woman evicted from closet	0 [1734]
Jewish family builds mosque for Islamic sect in Cambodia	4 00:00 mhw [1762]
Praying for Lower Gas Prices	5 00:00 twobyfour [1735]
Brazil says uncontacted Amazon tribe threatened	5 00:00 ed [1739]
Speed traps -- new way to avoid them	1 00:00 RD [1743]
Specter on cancer battle: 'Never give in'	3 00:00 Frank G [1756]
California torture trial airs Muhummed family horror stories from nine years prior	1 00:00 anonymous5089 [1737]
Today in History: the Battle of Jutland, 1916	4 00:00 borgboy [1743]
Kiwi man convicted of assault with hedgehog	3 00:00 George Smiley [1737]
All eyes on palace for Nepal king's eviction	1 00:00 newc [1739]

    
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3	Taliban
2	al-Qaeda in North Africa
1	Govt of Iran
1	Hamas
1	Mahdi Army
1	al-Qaeda
1	IRGC

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Sat 2008-05-31
100 Talibs killed in Farah

Fri 2008-05-30
Suicide bomber kills 16, injures 18 near Mosul

Thu 2008-05-29
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Wed 2008-05-28
Yemen reports crushing Zaidi rebels near capital

Tue 2008-05-27
Leb: 9 wounded in gunfight between pro-gov't, opposition supporters

Mon 2008-05-26
Lebanon Elects Suleiman President as Hezbollah Gains

Sun 2008-05-25
Iraq says Qaeda cleared from Mosul

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
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