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Nawaz arrested!
Today's Headlines

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Page 1: WoT Operations
Israeli policemen gunned down near Jewish settlement	0 [1753]
South Korean tourists blown up as they admire sunset in Shibam, Yemen	3 00:00 ed [1747]
Justice Iftikhar Chaudhry to be restored as Chief Justice of Pakistan	2 00:00 Halliburton - Mysterious Conspiracy Division [1750]
Taliban attacks NATO trucking terminal in Peshawar	2 00:00 JosephMendiola [1749]
Pak Army reinforcements may affect war on terror	0 [1739]
Sharif heads for Islamabad as rebellion fears haunt Pakistan	1 00:00 M. Murcek [1736]
Minister beaten after clashing with Muslims on his TV show	3 00:00 M. Murcek [1744]
Government adviser on Islamic terror arrested after man is stabbed at his home	2 00:00 Bulldog [1740]
Three militants killed in Jammu mosque	2 00:00 Besoeker [1733]
Where's Osama? Chitral, Pakland?	8 00:00 Pappy [1744]
Arson attack on school leads to shootout with Thai terrorists	0 [1735]
Nawaz arrested!	4 00:00 Shipman [1795]
Sri Lanka military kills 32 rebels in heavy combat	2 00:00 Shipman [1752]
NIreland Riots After Police Arrest 3 Over Killings	5 00:00 Alaska Paul [1738]
Good morning	2 00:00 GolfBravoUSMC [1733]
Four UN officials kidnapped in Lower Dir	1 00:00 Glenmore [1745]
Five Lashkar militants killed in IHK clashes	0 [1741]
Seven LI members released	0 [1740]
Two killed in Quetta firing	0 [1744]
Kidnappers free Darfur aid workers: Official	0 [1753]
Gunmen kidnap 3 Philippine schoolteachers	0 [1743]
Seven Dutch-Moroccans accused of planning Amsterdam terror attack	0 [1733]
Al-Qaeda suspects gunned down in Iraqi custody	6 00:00 Redneck Jim [1737]
Page 2: WoT Background
Swilling beer, smoking dope and leering at porn, the other side of hate preacher 'Andy' Choudary	4 00:00 Paul2 [1737]
ISM Corrie Brigade Teargas Catcher Was Berkeley Treesitter	10 00:00 Broadhead6 [1767]
'Allah's flag in Downing St'	6 00:00 49 Pan [1765]
Choudary caught on tape seeking donations for Afghan jihadis	1 00:00 Alistaire Greash5374 [1734]
The U.S. Prison for Iraq's Worst Prisoners Prepares to Close	1 00:00 Glenmore [1744]
The Myth of Kurdistan	2 00:00 Frank G [1739]
Pakistan Opposition Leader Under House Arrest	0 [1731]
Iraqi security leader wants 'war of intelligence'	0 [1739]
New report describes slight improvements in N. Korea	1 00:00 Shipman [1735]
Curse of Al Khansaa	0 [1745]
Zardari announces concessions	0 [1737]
Iranian president declares his country a space and nuclear power	0 [1737]
Tunisians unhappy with Qaradawi's visit	1 00:00 Alistaire Greash5374 [1741]
Rwanda Hutu rebels claim gains in DRC	0 [1729]
Ugandan troops begin pull-out from DRC on Sunday	0 [1734]
U.S. eyed envoy visit to N. Korea on condition Pyongyang halt launch	1 00:00 JosephMendiola [1780]
Hamas blasts int'l anti-smuggling plan	2 00:00 g(r)omgoru [1743]
Dekel and Diskin in Cairo for intensive talks on Schalit	2 00:00 Redneck Jim [1742]
Mutiny motive was to destabilise country	0 [1729]
Nawaz inviting army by calling for civil disobedience: Watto	0 [1737]
PTI, lawyers vow to stage sit-in in Karachi	0 [1735]
Bin Laden tape slams Arab nations over Gaza	2 00:00 JosephMendiola [1745]
Pakistan political standoff near boiling point	0 [1729]
Palestinian factions to end low-level dialogue	0 [1742]
Lanka denies UN charges of firing on civilians	0 [1740]
Mumbai attack suspect remorseful, says report	3 00:00 trailing wife [1740]
Page 3: Non-WoT
Putin's poster girl: Pin-up politician who hates the West... but loves Thatcher	3 00:00 49 Pan [1764]
Pauline Hanson hits out at claims nude photos are of her	0 [1735]
Inshallah Maintainence Comes Back to Bite Turkish Airlines	2 00:00 SteveS [1763]
Petraeus IS NOT Planning 2010 Visit to Iowa	16 00:00 Frank G [1741]
Obama launches message war	3 00:00 Nimble Spemble [1741]
Even Episcopalians Can No Longer Abide Fruitcake Radical Priest	3 00:00 M. Murcek [1751]
Oh, Canada	1 00:00 Glomotch Thavise2856 [1739]
Latest Bailout Just in Time for AIG Bonuses!	5 00:00 rabid whitetail [1742]
Journalism evolving, not dying: science author	8 00:00 ed [1738]
Bolivia's Morales: Army, police have CIA contacts	2 00:00 JosephMendiola [1763]
Germany and France reject Brown's global economic recovery plan	3 00:00 Bright Pebbles the flatulent [1738]
North Korean dictator Kim Jong Il wants Italian food - and it better be good!	2 00:00 rabid whitetail [1729]
Zimbabwe's fledgling leaders plead for cash	1 00:00 Besoeker [1734]
Lion used for debt recovery seized in Colombia	0 [1739]
Algerian border guards seize 3.5 tonnes of cannabis	5 00:00 Frank G [1770]
West Lombok forbids Ahmadiyah refugees from returning home	2 00:00 g(r)omgoru [1733]
Opposition says it's seized power in Madagascar	0 [1738]
Madoff's $823m life of luxury	13 00:00 3dc [1770]
Man puts wife on sale	2 00:00 Richard of Oregon [1735]
Zim police detain MDC mayor	0 [1733]
Sherry Rehman resignation 'accepted'	1 00:00 SteveS [1771]
Winds of change have started blowing: Nawaz	2 00:00 mhw [1731]
Dubai issues list of prohibitted public behavior	3 00:00 49 Pan [1766]
12 die of poisonous liquor in Karachi	9 00:00 trailing wife [1733]
Page 4: Opinion
Obama is Carter Redux	3 00:00 49 Pan [1757]
Enforcement of section 13 of the CHRA has been suspended	1 00:00 rabid whitetail [1731]
Nobody listens to the real climate change experts	2 00:00 JosephMendiola [1729]
And Another One???	6 00:00 trailing wife [1742]
Is Obama Incomptetent?	11 00:00 Broadhead6 [1760]
Britain is fighting a war and we are too soft on our enemies	0 [1744]
More Conspiracy Theories from Seymour Hersh	8 00:00 Broadhead6 [1775]
Tales From Torture's Dark World	5 00:00 DepotGuy [1736]
Page 6: Politix
Obama Is Open to Taxing Health Benefits	8 00:00 Broadhead6 [1760]
Bronx pol gets Maryland state tax break	2 00:00 Cyber Sarge [1737]
Paglia & Co. Blame Everyone-Anyone But Man In Charge	4 00:00 Besoeker [1735]
Speaker Pelosi: I am not partisan	9 00:00 Broadhead6 [1775]
Mark Steyn: Welcome, kids, to the Brokest Generation	6 00:00 Broadhead6 [1770]
'Bridge to Microsoft' Is One of Puget Sound Prizes in Stimulus	3 00:00 Frank G [1735]
Obama Moves to Reverse Bush Boycott of UN Conference on Racism	2 00:00 CrazyFool [1746]

    
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Who's in the News
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5	Govt of Pakistan
2	Hamas
2	TTP
2	Lashkar e-Taiba
1	Palestinian Authority
1	al-Qaeda
1	al-Qaeda in Europe
1	al-Qaeda in Iraq
1	Abu Sayyaf
1	Govt of Iran
1	Govt of Sudan
1	Jamaat-e-Islami

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Two weeks of WOT

Sun 2009-03-15
Nawaz arrested!

Sat 2009-03-14
Sudan: Kidnappers demand Bashir arrest warrant be dropped

Fri 2009-03-13
Pakistain: Political leaders in hiding as hundreds arrested

Thu 2009-03-12
Taliban Hideout dronezapped

Wed 2009-03-11
Boomer near Sri Lanka mosque kills 15

Tue 2009-03-10
33 dead as Iraq tribal leaders attacked

Mon 2009-03-09
Iraq suicide bomber kills 30, wounds 57

Sun 2009-03-08
Palestinian PM submits resignation making way for unity govt

Sat 2009-03-07
US taps Delhi on Lanka foray: Marines to evacuate civilians

Fri 2009-03-06
Marwan to be 'freed' as part of Shalit deal

Thu 2009-03-05
ICC issues arrest warrant for Sudan's president-for-life

Wed 2009-03-04
Lanka troops in last Tamil Tiger Towne

Tue 2009-03-03
Lanka cricketers shot up in Lahore

Mon 2009-03-02
Hariri tribunal gets underway in The Hague

Sun 2009-03-01
Mighty Pak Army claims famous victory in Bajaur

Sat 2009-02-28
Bangla sepoy mutiny: Mass grave horror stuns nation

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