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Baitullah reported titzup
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Headline	Comments [Views]
Page 1: WoT Operations
More Somalian Piracy Discussion	1 00:00 Alaska Paul [1745]
Spanish report ties Pakistan spy agency to Taliban	10 00:00 Raj [1735]
Russia approved to use force against Somali pirates	13 00:00 ed [1761]
Violence escalates in southern Thailand as PM announces visit	0 [1738]
Brutal Afghan Winter Finally Arrives	13 00:00 Steven [1764]
Good morning	5 00:00 Old Patriot [1742]
Iraq: Saudi Arabia hands over 16 prisoners to Baghdad	0 [1737]
53 rebels, five soldiers killed in Lanka clashes	0 [1747]
Iraqi officers detained, homes blown up	1 00:00 crosspatch [1745]
"Nitric acid, nails used in Malegaon blast"	3 00:00 Mizzou Mafia [1737]
13 militants killed in Bajaur offensive: officials	1 00:00 sinse [1744]
Army-backed tribesmen kill several Taliban	0 [1747]
8 dead as Sri Lanka navy sinks rebel boats	0 [1745]
Hizb ut-Tahrir leaders released on bail	3 00:00 Old Patriot [1747]
'Most wanted' militant killed in Kashmir shootout	1 00:00 JohnQC [1745]
US drone strike kills five in Pakistan	2 00:00 tu3031 [1748]
Assam: Militant outfit hangs it up	1 00:00 tu3031 [1742]
Police detain 15 for questioning in Gujarat blast	0 [1740]
Five 'terrorists' arrested from Gujranwala	0 [1751]
Recovery of kidnapped Afghan envoy denied	0 [1738]
Baitullah Mehsud reported titzup	6 00:00 sinse [1770]
US official: 3 pirates may be dead in shootout	10 00:00 Procopius2k [1770]
Page 2: WoT Background
U.S. combat hospital treating more Iraqis than soldiers	0 [1749]
British envoy says mission in Afghanistan is doomed.	5 00:00 rjschwarz [1994]
U.S. Begins Transferring Control of Sunni Militias to Iraqi Government	0 [1739]
Muslim Children Gassed at Dayton Mosque After "Obsession" DVD Hits Ohio	12 00:00 rjschwarz [1760]
Israel asks to buy F-35s: Pentagon	4 00:00 tipover [1746]
NY judge: PLO can't disguise terror as war	3 00:00 USN, Ret. [1737]
35 years for man who offered speakers for grenades	8 00:00 Jolutch Mussolini7800 [1764]
Bali bombers vow revenge for executions	4 00:00 tu3031 [1736]
Four dead after UN helicopter crashes in Darfur	0 [1742]
Rival Palestinian leaders pledge unity talks	1 00:00 RD [1740]
MP: Iran may revise IAEA cooperation	1 00:00 Redneck Jim [1736]
Karzai seeks Saudi help for Taliban talks	1 00:00 bigjim-ky [1741]
Red warrants for 5 involved in Zardari murder attempt	1 00:00 tu3031 [1731]
'Pakistan turns to tribal militias to combat Taliban'	8 00:00 Redneck Jim [1738]
New ISI chief considered close to Pak Army Chief	1 00:00 Glenmore [1738]
Hunt intensifies for Indian Mujahideen's missing module	2 00:00 Ulush Gonque1304 [1758]
Pakistan rejects US demand to question Dr A Q Khan	8 00:00 Hellfish [1736]
Karzai calls on Taliban for peace	1 00:00 sinse [1736]
U.S. diplomat seeks to salvage N.Korea deal by trip	1 00:00 JosephMendiola [1731]
US set to sell F-35s to Israel	2 00:00 USN, Ret. [1740]
Israel cuts off US cluster bombs, buys local	5 00:00 remoteman [1741]
Page 3: Non-WoT
Google, DiCaprio urge US to vote	1 00:00 USN,Ret. [1764]
Democrats Trying To Lock Up The Idiot Vote	3 00:00 JosephMendiola [1767]
France seeks 300bn rescue fund for Europe	3 00:00 Chuck Sinatra8071 [1770]
You should be afraid, real afraid - Illinois Cadaver Vote secure, Now Ohio Homeless Vote,	5 00:00 tu3031 [1760]
Another perspective on stupid-crazy	1 00:00 Betty [1737]
Bill Clinton tries to help Obama, sorta, kinda, definition of is, is, wink, wink	2 00:00 GolfBravoUSMC [1741]
UK electric company urges kids to turn parents in for 'climate crimes'	4 00:00 rjschwarz [1764]
Auto sales tank	10 00:00 Darrell [1732]
Commodity price falls sharpest for half century	14 00:00 Alaska Paul [1732]
Biden tells phony war stories, gets a pass	0 [1740]
What the rates did in London today	5 00:00 Besoeker [1733]
McCain hurts editorial board's feelings	3 00:00 Besoeker [1738]
Pressure grows on Europe to protect banks	0 [1735]
Brussels stiffens bank capital requirements	1 00:00 Bright Pebbles [1735]
Beginning of the end for HUMVEE	5 00:00 JosephMendiola [1736]
Bill v. Barack on Banks	2 00:00 lotp [1740]
Do-little Congress does more earmarks	0 [1740]
Pelosi paid husband with PAC funds	6 00:00 ed [1736]
Nobel literature head: US too insular to compete	13 00:00 Barbara Skolaut [1765]
Crisis of confidence shakes banks ahead of Congressional vote today	13 00:00 JosephMendiola [1758]
Transcript: Palin And McCain Interview	9 00:00 Glenmore [1736]
Brown gambles on £1.9 TRILLION bank bail-out to guarantee ALL savings	15 00:00 JosephMendiola [1761]
VP Debate Moderator Releasing Pro-Obama Book on Inauguration Day	12 00:00 Glenmore [1732]
House limits constituent e-mails to prevent crash	4 00:00 Ebbang Uluque6305 [1742]
S.E.C. Move May Relax Asset Rule	15 00:00 Chuck Simmins [1741]
Big Three Nets' Evening News Programs Still in Collective Decline	14 00:00 Procopius2k [1732]
"Obama Youth" sing about their "Dear Leader"	30 00:00 Glenmore [1735]
Sunni-Shiite hacking war disables 900 websites	0 [1736]
India hopes to sign civil nuke deals with other EU nations: PM	0 [1742]
Gurkhas win right to settle in Britain	7 00:00 Tranquil Mechanical Yeti [1737]
Fearful consumers stop spending in August	5 00:00 ExtremeModerate [1736]
Zim: Power talks remain deadlocked	2 00:00 Besoeker [1737]
Iranian minister admits to fake Oxford degree	6 00:00 tu3031 [1747]
Bush warns of worsening economic crisis	37 00:00 Besoeker [1734]
At Least 168 Killed in Panicked Stampede at Indian Temple	3 00:00 john frum [1743]
European Governments Rescue Another Failing Bank	5 00:00 Bright Pebbles [1736]
Page 4: Opinion
A Bible Lesson for Sarah Palin: King David and the Coat of Mail	0 [1740]
Wilders: America As the Last Man Standing	2 00:00 Jules 187 [1740]
Rep. Brad Sherman On Foreign Investor Handout Bill	6 00:00 Zhang Fei [1765]
McCain camp didn't know about Ifill book	6 00:00 Besoeker [1737]
A debate prep suggestion	1 00:00 bigjim-ky [1731]
Sarah Palin on Hugh hewitt yesterday (audio)	0 [1740]
WaPo: Pelosi failed on Monday	4 00:00 trailing wife [1735]
Robert Spencer interview with Le blog drzz	5 00:00 trailing wife [1736]
Russia and the U.S. in a Post-Aug. 8 World	1 00:00 JosephMendiola [1728]
Ahmadinejad means what he says	3 00:00 Anonymoose [1740]
Time for McCain to Name Names	9 00:00 Besoeker [1738]
Flash: Senate bailout vote scheduled tomorrow at approx. 9pm Eastern; shamnesty tactics all over	6 00:00 3dc [1745]
Putin could pay price for belligerence as markets tumble	3 00:00 Procopius2k [1735]
Page 5: Russia-Former Soviet Union
Life returning to normal for 'Treeman'	1 00:00 Barbara Skolaut [1760]
MP : 'Shoot every crocodile until you find the killer'	0 [1748]
India's remote faith battleground	2 00:00 JosephMendiola [1754]
Chinese Olympic gymnasts legit - Chinese documents confirm 12 yr old is 16	2 00:00 JosephMendiola [1740]
Here Kitty! Kitty! Whoop!	3 00:00 JosephMendiola [1737]
Crowd jeers suicidal jumper to his death	15 00:00 Barbara Skolaut [1734]
online poker rip-off - internal cheating by employees	5 00:00 .5MT [1740]
AIDWA demands arrest of Orissa rape accused	4 00:00 Anonymoose [1736]

    
                11:28 Ulush Gonque1304

                        23:50 USN,Ret.

                        23:47 Jolutch Mussolini7800

                        23:35 Steven

                        22:57 JosephMendiola

                        22:57 Barbara Skolaut

                        22:52 Barbara Skolaut

                        22:48 JosephMendiola

                        22:42 Chuck Sinatra8071

                        22:38 JosephMendiola

                        22:33 Zhang Fei

                        22:18 JosephMendiola

                        22:16 JosephMendiola

                        22:13 JosephMendiola

                        22:11 rjschwarz

                        22:08 Uleth Guelph1169

                        22:06 rjschwarz

                        22:04 rjschwarz

                        22:04 Procopius2k

                        21:54 ed

                        21:52 Jolutch Mussolini7800

                        21:49 Procopius2k

                        21:42 tipover

                        21:41 tu3031

Who's in the News
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5	TTP
2	Indian Mujahideen
2	Govt of Pakistan
2	Taliban
2	ISI
1	Lashkar e-Jhangvi
1	SIMI
1	al-Qaeda
1	al-Qaeda in North Africa
1	Govt of Iran
1	Govt of Sudan
1	Hizb-ut-Tahrir
1	Iraqi Insurgency
1	Jaish-e-Mohammad

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Wed 2008-10-01
Baitullah reported titzup

Tue 2008-09-30
ISI chief, four corps commanders changed

Mon 2008-09-29
At least six dead in Tripoli kaboom

Sun 2008-09-28
Sudan desert chase 'n gunfight kills 6 kidnappers

Sat 2008-09-27
Car boom kills 17 in Damascus

Fri 2008-09-26
Shots fired in US-Pakistan clash

Thu 2008-09-25
NKor bans nuke inspectors

Wed 2008-09-24
Five Indian Mujaheddin nabbed in Mumbai

Tue 2008-09-23
Livni asked to form a new government

Mon 2008-09-22
Up to 15 tourists kidnapped in Egypt

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