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Pakaboom kills 11 in Tank
Today's Headlines

Headline	Comments [Views]
Page 1: WoT Operations
Khyber Pass weapons factory tour.	1 00:00 JosephMendiola [1746]
Sudan: Strike obliterates Iranian ship at sea	10 00:00 JosephMendiola [1741]
Aftermath of 'bombed convoy' in Sudan - 26 Mar 09	3 00:00 Frank G [1735]
Suicide Bomber Kills at Least 50 in Pakistan Mosque	6 00:00 Thing From Snowy Mountain [1751]
Iraqi soldiers assist downed chopper crew	1 00:00 trailing wife [1742]
Gitmo inmates may be released in US: intel chief	20 00:00 JosephMendiola [1767]
Somali pirates hijack 2 tankers in 24 hours	1 00:00 JosephMendiola [1738]
Good morning	6 00:00 AlmostAnonymous5839 [1742]
Saudi terror recruiter nabbed in Diyala	0 [1739]
Fighters kill police in Afghanistan	2 00:00 Pinball Loser [1747]
2 Israeli Arabs sentenced for plotting to commit security offenses	0 [1752]
Jirga hands over 40 militants to political admin	0 [1747]
Hand grenade blows up in Quetta; no casualties reported	0 [1742]
Top Lashkar, Jaish militants gunned down in J&K	1 00:00 trailing wife [1735]
NGO founder's arrest still not made official	2 00:00 ed [1769]
Gunmen kill three in D.I. Khan	0 [1747]
54 civilians killed in SL 'no fire zone'	0 [1741]
Today's Pakaboom kills 11 in Tank	2 00:00 rabid whitetail [1781]
Saudi Arabia: Senior al-Qaida leader surrenders	5 00:00 trailing wife [1739]
Israel successfully tests Iron Dome rocket defense system	11 00:00 Pappy [1767]
Pirates seize tankers off Somalia	1 00:00 Pappy [1768]
Italy: Two deported for planning to blow up dam	0 [1749]
Page 2: WoT Background
Israel agrees to release 3 top Hamas prisoners for Schalit	2 00:00 Iblis [1758]
Switzerland approves arms sale to India, says no to Pakistan	1 00:00 rabid whitetail [1737]
Anti-War Groups Compare Obama's Af-Pak Plan to Kennedy's Vietnam Escalation	7 00:00 Barbara Skolaut [1757]
Free Speech Slammed in Finland as Politician is Brought up on Blasphemy Charges	1 00:00 Groluck Snolump3275 [1732]
Leading jihadi theologian under fire for moderating views	0 [1735]
Thank You UK Muslims: Rowan Williams	3 00:00 Tiny Thruque1624 [1743]
Obama: Taliban and Al-Qaida - Bring it on	2 00:00 JosephMendiola [1738]
Iran Considering New Law Putting Offensive Bloggers to Death	4 00:00 Throtch Henbane4170 [1740]
Tehran agrees to talk	1 00:00 crosspatch [1761]
Kashmiri Shia mourn India patriot	1 00:00 tipover [1728]
Slow Joe Against Afghan Escalation	2 00:00 DoDo [1739]
Senate Judiciary Committee mouthpiece for CAIR	0 [1733]
A First Look At Obama's New Afghan Policy	2 00:00 JosephMendiola [1749]
Shias under siege in NW Pakistan	0 [1748]
Israeli PM's ''final offer'' to Palestinians revealed	5 00:00 mojo [1741]
Iran set to attend UN meeting on Afghanistan	1 00:00 Redneck Jim [1740]
IAEA convenes to replace ElBaradei	1 00:00 Ulinegum Dingle4543 [1738]
Chittagong arms vessel not identified yet	1 00:00 Mullah Richard [1730]
Militancy invented	0 [1734]
Altaf urges nation to unite against terrorism	0 [1740]
New Afghan Local Force To Guard Against Taliban	0 [1738]
TNA stays away from all-party meet	0 [1737]
Iran, NATO in first talks in 30 years	0 [1729]
Hezbollah says U.S. ''top terrorist state'' in the world	6 00:00 Mike N. [1738]
US content over outcomes of Swat peace pact: Peterson	1 00:00 tu3031 [1738]
Russia 'has no plan to supply Iran with S-300'	4 00:00 rabid whitetail [1736]
Govt to steer country out of crisis soon, you betcha: Fahim	0 [1739]
Clinton: North Korea plan to fire missile 'provocative'	4 00:00 Carbon Monoxide [1738]
Sudanese minister: US planes carried out strike on convoy	4 00:00 balthazar [1738]
Byzantine Bathhouse Provides Shelter Amid Rocket Attacks	0 [1749]
Sudan's president goes to Libya, defying ICC	0 [1735]
N. Korea says criticism of rocket launches 'hostile act'	3 00:00 JosephMendiola [1731]
N Korea treats journalists 'well'	6 00:00 JosephMendiola [1760]
Pakistan against drone attacks: FO	2 00:00 tu3031 [1739]
UN approves religious criticism proposal	3 00:00 tu3031 [1739]
UN Urges 'Humanitarian Pause' in Sri Lankan Fighting	1 00:00 tu3031 [1731]
U.S. destroyers on move as Norks prepare rocket launch	2 00:00 Nimble Spemble [1737]
Mystery over Sudan 'air strike'	1 00:00 William Marcy Tweed [1730]
Page 3: Non-WoT
Freeman Dyson has, apparently, angered all the right people.	4 00:00 phil_b [1746]
Hungry Crustaceans Eat Climate Change Experiment	8 00:00 JosephMendiola [1772]
Spokane residents smuggle suds over green brands	6 00:00 Gluting Fillmore6653 [1776]
The fusion pileline....national ignition facility warms up	0 [1742]
Border checks resume for NATO summit	0 [1733]
Fruitcakes (April Fools?) Propose Life Vests For Polar Bears	10 00:00 Barbara Skolaut [1740]
Don't drink and throw Molotov cocktails	4 00:00 Glenmore [1759]
Daniel Hannan: The Rise of a Free Market Star	0 [1733]
U.S. freezes Venezuelan 'parallel market' account	0 [1733]
Brazil's leader blames white people for crisis	5 00:00 Pappy [1763]
Obama "Oui Oui" to French in a Town Hall Meeting	4 00:00 Besoeker [1734]
Russia plans to create Arctic military force	3 00:00 JosephMendiola [1735]
Screaming, bum-flashing law lecturer jailed for contempt	5 00:00 Frank G [1735]
Second ivy league law school dean tapped by Obama	7 00:00 mom [1731]
Deportation hearing for Obama's illegal immigrant aunt set for April 1st	10 00:00 Frank G [1735]
Clinton vows US backing in Mexico's war on drugs	4 00:00 Ebbang Uluque6305 [1740]
NY times, Washington Post to cut jobs	4 00:00 Barbara Skolaut [1737]
Thailand begins stimulus handout	0 [1739]
Thaksin's supporters surround Thai gov't headquarters	0 [1738]
Irish economy in sharp contraction	1 00:00 JosephMendiola [1749]
IBM to outsource 5,000 American jobs	6 00:00 GirlThursday [1732]
Over 5.5 million Americans unemployed	0 [1735]
End navel gazing: Jindal	7 00:00 JosephMendiola [1732]
BUFFALO: WNY Tea Party organized to protest state government policies	5 00:00 JosephMendiola [1762]
Springtime for New England Republicans?	1 00:00 no mo uro [1738]
Hmong repatriated to Laos	2 00:00 Besoeker [1731]
Soo Locks open to empty waterways	5 00:00 dan [1734]
Italy convicts crash pilot who paused to pray	0 [1729]
Turkey:Compensation for saying the president is of Armenian origin	0 [1734]
Page 4: Opinion
Mil Power of the PRC - Annual Report to Congress 2009 UNCLAS	1 00:00 JosephMendiola [1765]
Sayonara Social Security Surpluses	2 00:00 Bright Pebbles [1736]
Re-emerging As an Emerging Market	7 00:00 Glenmore [1761]
Foreign Policy and the Global Financial Crisis	0 [1735]
Fiscal stimulus and German unification	0 [1733]
Photo Essay: Pakistan's New Homeless	4 00:00 mojo [1736]
Is China the New America?	7 00:00 Gluting Fillmore6653 [1751]
Rehab for an 'all-consuming peace addiction'	4 00:00 gromky [1739]
'Pakistan has become a toxic jelly state'	3 00:00 JosephMendiola [1755]
What do we want? Free trade! Now!	2 00:00 newc [1749]
Page 6: Politix
Economy rescue: Adding up the dollars	0 [1743]
Viral Video Silly - Yes We Can - Thank You Satan	3 00:00 Uncle Phester [1733]
Should the Navy Reconsider Murtha's Distinguished Public Service Award?	6 00:00 Broadhead6 [1751]
National Health Preview	3 00:00 Bright Pebbles [1752]
Bank Regulator on Leave Pending Inquiry	0 [1737]
Rahm Emanuel's profitable stint at mortgage giant	4 00:00 tu3031 [1752]
Barney Frank Named 'Porker of the Month' by Government Watchdog	6 00:00 JosephMendiola [1736]
A Fumo-like case in western Pa.	2 00:00 Omerenter Henbane5221 [1737]
Obama's budget adds up to more burdens for Michigan	3 00:00 JosephMendiola [1766]
McAuliffe Criticized For Ties to Lobbyist	0 [1731]
N.Y. special election a preview of 2010	2 00:00 DoDo [1734]
Lobbyists Are First Winners in Obama's Clean-Technology Push	0 [1734]
Democrats Bid Business Adieu	4 00:00 Thing From Snowy Mountain [1761]
Obama Points Back to the GOP's Future	2 00:00 mojo [1739]
world's prettiest politicos	4 00:00 rabid whitetail [1738]
Oz Defence Minister failed to declare gifts from a Chinese-born businesswoman.	2 00:00 tu3031 [1735]

    
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                        23:14 Thing From Snowy Mountain

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                        23:08 Gluting Fillmore6653

                        23:01 Barbara Skolaut

                        22:55 Gluting Fillmore6653

                        22:51 crosspatch

                        22:51 Broadhead6

                        22:50 Glenmore

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                        22:40 JosephMendiola

                        22:37 Pappy

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                        22:17 Iblis

Who's in the News
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5	Govt of Pakistan
3	TTP
2	Taliban
2	Pirates
2	Govt of Sudan
2	Govt of Iran
1	Palestinian Authority
1	al-Qaeda
1	Global Jihad
1	Hezbollah
1	Islamic Jihad
1	Islamic State of Iraq
1	Jamaat-e-Islami
1	Lashkar e-Taiba

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Two weeks of WOT

Fri 2009-03-27
Pakaboom kills 11 in Tank

Thu 2009-03-26
Drone attack kills six in Pakistain

Wed 2009-03-25
North Korea loading rocket on launch pad

Tue 2009-03-24
Indian Army:16 Infiltrators: 8 in Kupwara overtime

Mon 2009-03-23
Five soldiers, 6 militants killed in Kashmir battle

Sun 2009-03-22
Prabhakaran & Son sighted in ''No Fire Zone''

Sat 2009-03-21
Pak fires on Indian army positions

Fri 2009-03-20
Jihad Unspun Proprietress Held for Ransom by Taliban

Thu 2009-03-19
Canadian-Lebanese in court over Paris bombing

Wed 2009-03-18
Islamic courts go to work in Swat

Tue 2009-03-17
Death toll at 11 in Pindi kaboom

Mon 2009-03-16
Zardari caves: Judges restored

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

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