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Hezbollah shoots at Lebanese Army helicopter, kills officer
Today's Headlines

Headline	Comments [Views]
Page 1: WoT Operations
Hizb'allah Security Honcho Dies By Falling Off Of a Building	11 00:00 swksvolFF [1770]
Iraqi girl tells of ordeal as suicide bomber	2 00:00 xbalanke [1749]
Hezbollah's new missiles have range 'Israel can't fathom'	9 00:00 Jolutch Mussolini7800 [1775]
Two Chinese officers dead in clash with Uighurs	0 [1736]
Pentagon Reports U.S. Airstrike Killed 5 Afghan Civilians, Not 90	10 00:00 Barbara Skolaut [1743]
Dead Talibunnies cheaper by the dozen	1 00:00 anymouse [1749]
How British forces took Garmsir from the Taliban	2 00:00 tipover [1742]
Iraqi Cellphone supplier killed by Coalition forces	1 00:00 Mitch H. [1735]
Iraqi forces starting to lead but need US ~~Training Wheels~~ aid	0 [1747]
Good morning	1 00:00 Bobby [1739]
Egypt: Police arrest 21 Muslim Brotherhood members	0 [1733]
Sri Lanka: Tamil militants killed in army offensive	0 [1744]
Iraq: Casualties in northern bomb attack	0 [1743]
Iraq's Sadr suspends militia operations	5 00:00 Verlaine [1736]
Militant kingpin Galib freed on bail	1 00:00 tu3031 [1746]
Afghans take over Kabul security	0 [1742]
Ethiopia hints at Somali pullout	4 00:00 OregonGuy [1744]
US coalition: 100 militants killed in Afghanistan	2 00:00 Mitch H. [1751]
Suspected bomber shot dead, two arrested	0 [1746]
Army kills 23 militants, four 'spies' slaughtered	0 [1740]
US missile attack in Waziristan injures 4	1 00:00 tipover [1745]
U.S army detain 9 al-Qaeda suspects in Baghdad, Diala-military	0 [1741]
Police forces capture plundering gang in Diwaniya	0 [1748]
Two extradited prisoners from Guantanamo Bay subject to cross examination in Algeria	5 00:00 Frank G [1734]
Israel arrests Fatah man who was pardoned but 'returned to terror'	2 00:00 Rambler in California [1743]
Hezbollah shoots at Lebanese Army helicopter, kills officer	0 [1765]
UK: 3 men charged with terror offenses	0 [1744]
Tunisian courts convicts 19 Islamic militants	0 [1742]
Indian Air Force sends planeloads of tear gas shells and riot batons to Kashmir	0 [1732]
Pakistan: Gillani orders inquiry into Bannu kaboom	1 00:00 g(r)omgoru [1740]
Pakistan: Car bomb in Bannu 'kills at last nine people'	0 [1740]
Page 2: WoT Background
Report: 4,000 centrifuges in Iran nuclear program	4 00:00 trailing wife [1757]
Israel reaches strategic decision not to let Iran go nuclear	6 00:00 trailing wife [1770]
Two Israeli Arab suspects deny terror allegations	1 00:00 g(r)omgoru [1741]
Sheikh Said: Al Qaeda's financier	0 [1744]
WND: Israel pardons Palestinian terrorist chief	1 00:00 Woozle Elmeter 2700 [1744]
Afghanistan Puts Germans Off Military Career	18 00:00 Seafarious [1753]
Xinjiang oil boom fuels Uighur resentment	2 00:00 Glenmore [1735]
Aussie troops cleared of detainee abuse	1 00:00 Besoeker [1742]
Iraqi symbol of renewal	0 [1731]
Victory of Hamas 'warlords and thugs' may hamper Schalit effort	0 [1745]
Philippines: UN offers food aid to 200,000 displaced in south	3 00:00 trailing wife [1762]
Conflict in Kashmir not about religion, says expert	1 00:00 john frum [1743]
Gaza blockade protesters sail back to Cyprus	1 00:00 Muggsy Glink [1741]
Lanka asks Tamils to flee to govt territory	0 [1736]
Jumblatt: Lebanese must cool sectarian tensions	0 [1734]
Abbas: no to settlement of refugees in Lebanon	0 [1745]
Pak procuring paper from London to make fake Indian notes	0 [1731]
Page 3: Non-WoT
Palin vs Obama: compare and contrast	1 00:00 swksvolFF [1763]
New Virginia Class Sub Delivered Early and Under Budget	8 00:00 OldSpook [1761]
Tomb of the Unknowns caught in battle	7 00:00 Frank G [1733]
McCain picks Palin for VP	110 00:00 3dc [1768]
South Ossetia says Russia intends to absorb region	6 00:00 JosephMendiola [1752]
In milestone deal, China to produce oil in Iraq	3 00:00 Zhang Fei [1740]
Olbermann Demands more Security, Drama Queen Fears Assassination	18 00:00 Pappy [1743]
McCain makes decision on running mate	48 00:00 Slats Glans2659 [1738]
Obama tells huge Dem crowd he'll fix Washington	20 00:00 swksvolFF [1759]
India: Hundreds of Christians forced to flee to jungles, say missionaries	2 00:00 mojo [1743]
Pakistan: Angry protests and renewed violence rock country	0 [1738]
Italy: Record illegal migrant landing in southern Sardinia	0 [1736]
Muslims not globalization 'separatists': survey	3 00:00 rjschwarz [1730]
Tarique secures bail in all 13 cases against him	0 [1734]
Putin blames US for Georgia role	3 00:00 European Conservative [1742]
Dalai Lama admitted to hospital	1 00:00 tu3031 [1734]
Rebels and army clash in DR Congo	0 [1739]
After 1,500 years, pagans plan Acropolis prayer	10 00:00 .5MT [1738]
Prince Harry: I belong on the front line	4 00:00 mojo [1745]
Asian countries rebuff Russia's plea for support on Georgia	0 [1736]
Rooskies test Topol missile	7 00:00 OldSpook [1736]
Democrats nominate Obama	0 [1740]
Page 4: Opinion
The Torricelli Gambit	7 00:00 bigjim-ky [1767]
Reaction to Palin Nod at Hillary Clinton Forum	2 00:00 abu Chuck al Ameriki [1741]
No Class: Obamanauts lash out at Palin	11 00:00 lotp [1742]
Class	1 00:00 Besoeker [1739]
Jimmy Carter's New Low	13 00:00 Barbara Skolaut [1780]
A Speech to the Delegates	4 00:00 .5MT [1737]
What Happened to Iraq?	2 00:00 Nimble Spemble [1732]
The assault on free speech has gone global	0 [1736]
BO: International Man of Mystery	3 00:00 Woozle Elmeter 2700 [1743]
Farewell, NATO	7 00:00 Fog of War [1735]
Page 5: Russia-Former Soviet Union
Crocodile eats Bangladesh man who sought its blessing	9 00:00 DarthVader [1744]
What scandal? Edwards hikes speaking fee	8 00:00 Deacon Blues [1746]
SF's "Lion of the Left" talk show host heads for the Gray Bar Hotel today	2 00:00 mojo [1741]
Jabir Herbert Muhammad, son of Nation of Islam founder, dies at 79	3 00:00 M. Murcek [1734]
Hackers prepare to rob US bank accounts with British supermarket check-outs	0 [1742]
It's time for some campaignin' (cute)	2 00:00 Mike [1737]
You might be a member of the Taliban if...	1 00:00 Barbara Skolaut [1741]
Bahrain jails man for "pimping out" wife: report	2 00:00 bigjim-ky [1735]
Palestinian girl locked in cellar for being disabled	2 00:00 Spavick the Ruthless3954 [1737]
US plans to close 15 Army facilities in Germany	7 00:00 Dopey Whease4821 [1742]
Video - Police Use Girl As Informant Instead Of Prison, Girl Murdered	7 00:00 ex-lib [1738]
Officials may evacuate New Orleans as Gustav nears	5 00:00 Omiting the Younger9947 [1763]
No licence to rape woman who appears to be promiscuous: SC	2 00:00 bigjim-ky [1732]

    
                23:49 bigjim-ky

                        23:48 Barbara Skolaut

                        23:25 OldSpook

                        23:16 Omiting the Younger9947

                        23:16 Seafarious

                        23:13 OldSpook

                        23:12 Seafarious

                        23:12 OldSpook

                        23:08 JosephMendiola

                        22:55 JosephMendiola

                        22:43 Jolutch Mussolini7800

                        22:33 trailing wife 

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                        22:27 3dc

                        22:25 swksvolFF

                        22:25 JosephMendiola

                        22:23 swksvolFF

                        22:21 3dc

                        22:20 JosephMendiola

                        22:20 swksvolFF

                        22:12 JosephMendiola

                        22:10 JosephMendiola

                        22:02 trailing wife

Who's in the News
61	[untagged]
5	Taliban
5	TTP
2	Hezbollah
2	Iraqi Insurgency
2	Hamas
2	Govt of Pakistan
2	Global Jihad
1	Palestinian Authority
1	al-Qaeda
1	al-Qaeda in Britain
1	al-Qaeda in Iraq
1	al-Qaeda in North Africa
1	Fatah
1	Islamic Courts
1	Islamic State of Iraq
1	Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh
1	Mahdi Army
1	Moro Islamic Liberation Front
1	Muslim Brotherhood

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Two weeks of WOT

Fri 2008-08-29
Hezbollah shoots at Lebanese Army helicopter, kills officer

Thu 2008-08-28
Baitullah declared ''proclaimed offender''

Wed 2008-08-27
Nearly 50 militants killed on Pak-Afghan border

Tue 2008-08-26
Pakistain bans TTP

Mon 2008-08-25
Afghan commanders sacked over deadly strike

Sun 2008-08-24
Geelani, Mirwaiz Umer Farooq arrested

Sat 2008-08-23
Bali bombers execution to be delayed

Fri 2008-08-22
37 more killed in Kurram festivities

Thu 2008-08-21
TTP suicide bombers hit Pak ordnance plant; dozens dead

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

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