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MILF warns Manila against ''declaring war''
Today's Headlines

Headline	Comments [Views]
Page 1: WoT Operations
Russia warns of response "beyond diplomacy" to US missile shield	48 00:00 ed [1765]
Describing Taliban assault - video	4 00:00 anonymous5089 [1751]
Did NATO Friendly Fire kill French Soldiers in Afghanistan?	18 00:00 lotp [1738]
Pirates seize Malaysian tanker off Somalia's coast	2 00:00 Pappy [1740]
Eleven killed in new Algeria bomb attacks	0 [1745]
Pakistan missile strike kills eight: officials	2 00:00 Skunky Glins 5*** [1743]
Good morning	13 00:00 Jolutch Mussolini7800 [1736]
Pakistain: Taliban claims responsibility for hospital attack	5 00:00 bigjim-ky [1754]
Philippines: Militant leader injured in ambush in south	0 [1738]
Turkey: Suicide bomber targets police in south	0 [1743]
Sri Lanka: Tamil militants killed in new clashes	0 [1752]
Jail for Briton who recruited jihadists online	2 00:00 Steven [1742]
Baloch rebels kill five Pakistani govt officials: police	0 [1743]
Five soldiers, 13 militants killed in Pakistan clashes	0 [1745]
Twenty militants killed in Bajaur	0 [1754]
Ethiopian mortar shells kill 28 civilians	0 [1741]
Sudan: 8 Darfur rebels sentenced to death	3 00:00 JFM [1743]
Police arrest al-Qaeda wanted man in Kirkuk	5 00:00 trailing wife [1749]
Attack on Afghan Nato base foiled	2 00:00 Anonymoose [1745]
Mufti Basheer admits his involvement in explosions	1 00:00 tu3031 [1737]
Tech Note	68 00:00 Muggsy Glink [1760]
35 Pakistani Olympic spectators held as terror suspects	4 00:00 A_Rovian_Desciple [1738]
Page 2: WoT Background
MI5 report challenges views on terrorism in Britain	5 00:00 trailing wife [1742]
Widespread opposition in France to their "Wreckless" involvement in Afghanistan	2 00:00 RWV [1738]
Iraq official: US, Iraq finish draft security deal	0 [1736]
Contractors play big Iraq role	0 [1739]
Iraqi forces don't need no stinking foreign support -- Karbala governor	5 00:00 Zhang Fei [1735]
Iraq signs CTBT - now when will Iran sign?	3 00:00 3dc [1740]
"Don't hurt me!": Italy let PLO terrorists set up domestic training bases	4 00:00 trailing wife [1740]
Bali bombers seek beheading instead of firing squad	10 00:00 Redneck Jim [1727]
Thailand having a successful surge of their own	4 00:00 Zhang Fei [1728]
Afghanistan: Sarkozy affirms support for French troops	7 00:00 trailing wife [1755]
Militants warn Manila against declaring 'war'	1 00:00 Richard of Oregon [1759]
Kashmir needs freedom from India: Arundhati Roy	8 00:00 john frum [1738]
U.S. official calls Iranian satellite launch a 'dramatic failure'	7 00:00 ed [1733]
IDF magazine: Wounded soldiers will soon be evacuated by unmanned vehicles	10 00:00 lotp [1739]
Uganda rejects more rebel talks	0 [1736]
Uganda: LRA chief asks for another chance for peace talks	0 [1733]
Afghan President Karzai says he will run for office again	0 [1723]
General Kayani in Kabul	1 00:00 liberalhawk [1738]
Rab rescues 25 people from traffickers	3 00:00 USN, Ret. [1725]
Pakistan reaffirms political, diplomatic, moral support to Kashmir cause	1 00:00 john frum [1741]
Olmert: No restraint if Lebanon becomes Hezbollah state	3 00:00 Ebbang Uluque6305 [1739]
Solana slams Afghanistan ambush as 'barbaric' act	0 [1732]
Israel reopens key Gaza commercial crossing	3 00:00 Redneck Jim [1737]
Iran announces plans to build six more nuclear plants	0 [1738]
Nawaz Sharif threatens to quit Pakistani coalition	1 00:00 M. Murcek [1742]
Al-Qaida vows to hunt Musharraf down	2 00:00 Glenmore [1736]
Page 3: Non-WoT
US Rep. Tubbs Jones of Ohio dies after Brain hemorrhage	3 00:00 DMFD [1732]
U.S. stops African refugee program after DNA tests	4 00:00 JosephMendiola [1734]
Norway: Russia to cut all military ties with NATO	2 00:00 JosephMendiola [1740]
Russian Orbat in Georiga (about 1 week old) - PDF	6 00:00 DanNY [1727]
Don't laugh at Dear Leader, SKorean athletes warned	7 00:00 USN,Ret. [1735]
Bear prints found on Georgian cyber-attacks	3 00:00 ed [1751]
International community split over U.S.-India nuclear deal	0 [1738]
Indian gov't okays over $1.5 billion in arms deals with Israel	0 [1733]
McCain takes lead over Obama: poll	14 00:00 ed [1732]
BP says Baku-Ceyhan oil pipeline to resume operations	0 [1733]
Army Moves Ahead With Mobile Laser Cannon	3 00:00 DMFD [1728]
Russians dig in as pullback drags on in Georgia	5 00:00 Spike Uniter [1750]
747 crash in Spain - Google translation (spainish -> english)	15 00:00 3dc [1727]
US in talks with Turkey for Straits passage of its naval vessels	9 00:00 liberalhawk [1730]
Iraq to sign $1.2bn oil deal with China	0 [1737]
birthdays, wedding anniversaries and mother's day are unislamic.	7 00:00 Ebbang Uluque6305 [1730]
ex-Finnish PM to be lobbyist for Gasprom's pipeline.	3 00:00 Spike Uniter [1728]
NATO statement about Georgia.	7 00:00 JosephMendiola [1735]
U.S. Extraditions Raise Concerns in Colombia	1 00:00 Procopius2k [1725]
No Sign of a Russian Departure in Georgia	6 00:00 liberalhawk [1768]
Pakistan coalition cracks after Musharraf quits	5 00:00 Danielle [1733]
Coalition fails to agree on judges, next president, constitutional package: Deadlock on all issues	3 00:00 Frank G [1733]
US will consider asylum bid from Musharraf	6 00:00 Sleack Guelph4631 [1742]
Zim: Bob rejects Opposition's Prime Minister offer	0 [1729]
Venezuela backs OPEC output cut	3 00:00 .5MT [1733]
Russian navy says pulling out of NATO exercise	7 00:00 rjschwarz [1728]
Harris, family charged with amassing Tk 85cr wealth illegally	2 00:00 .5MT [1732]
12 more govt staff seek to confess graft	0 [1735]
Bolivia sees anti-Morales strikes	0 [1738]
CIS receives Georgia's exit note	3 00:00 Anonymoose [1732]
Obama may announce his running mate tomorrow	25 00:00 Mullah Richard [1732]
UN Security Council to discuss Georgia Tuesday	6 00:00 liberalhawk [1737]
13 injured in Egypt parliament building fire	2 00:00 Old Patriot [1739]
Syrian president to visit Russia on Wednesday	1 00:00 3dc [1731]
Indian Navy chief to hold talks with Japanese and South Korean officials	0 [1741]
Page 4: Opinion
Forty Years after the Death of a Party	1 00:00 JosephMendiola [1731]
Dont Loosen Nuclear Rules for India	3 00:00 tu3031 [1737]
Smart money shouldnt be on Obama	13 00:00 liberalhawk [1759]
The Gang That Can't Kill Straight	0 [1734]
The IOC's handling of the underage gymnast controversy is a shame	7 00:00 GolfBravoUSMC [1737]
Two Down	4 00:00 Sgt. Mom [1764]
Throwing our troops to the sharks	12 00:00 trailing wife [1730]
Another Dud	3 00:00 JosephMendiola [1731]
Page 5: Russia-Former Soviet Union
Lawyer: Size matters; Court: Nah	6 00:00 trailing wife [1737]
Bigfoot claims another victim	3 00:00 JosephMendiola [1739]
More Edwards dirt	9 00:00 JosephMendiola [1749]
anonymous ratings of salaries and packages and companies....	3 00:00 Bright Pebbles [1736]
Possible speaking vacancy at Dem convention.	12 00:00 Mullah Richard [1732]
Sammy's Personal Train to Run Again	5 00:00 Old Patriot [1727]
New Cell Phone Ring - Condom, Condom	1 00:00 Anonymoose [1738]
US, Japan, Taiwan launch WTO high-tech challenge against EU	0 [1740]
Tropical Storm Fay Heads for Fla. Gulf Coast	13 00:00 Jolutch Mussolini7800 [1737]
Yemen detains 9 people for converting	0 [1737]
43 dead in three days as Messico violence escalates	5 00:00 Anonymoose [1740]
4.0 earthquake jolts Mansehra	1 00:00 JosephMendiola [1735]

    
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5	Govt of Pakistan
3	TTP
2	Taliban
1	Islamic Courts
1	Moro Islamic Liberation Front
1	al-Qaeda
1	al-Qaeda in Britain
1	al-Qaeda in Iraq
1	Govt of Iran
1	Hezbollah
1	Iraqi Insurgency

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Two weeks of WOT

Wed 2008-08-20
MILF warns Manila against ''declaring war''

Tue 2008-08-19
10 French soldiers die in Afghan battle

Mon 2008-08-18
Pakistan's Musharraf steps down

Sun 2008-08-17
Baitullah launches parallel justice system for Mehsuds

Sat 2008-08-16
36 militants killed in Afghanistan

Fri 2008-08-15
Gunships Blast Pakistani Madrassa; Faqir Mohammad rumored titzup

Thu 2008-08-14
Feds: Siddique wanted to poison Worst President Ever

Wed 2008-08-13
Russian troops roll into strategic Georgian city

Tue 2008-08-12
Israel 'proposes West Bank deal'

Mon 2008-08-11
Taliban take control of Khar suburbs as Zardari, Nawaz, Fazl jockey for presidency

Sun 2008-08-10
Iraq car bomb kills 21

Sat 2008-08-09
US tourist dies in Beijing attack

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Russia invades Georgia

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