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Pak forces claim victory in police academy shootout
Today's Headlines

Headline	Comments [Views]
Page 1: WoT Operations
Europe warms to missile defence as the US cools	3 00:00 Old Patriot [1774]
Terror group turns to new tactics in Iraq	3 00:00 Pappy [1744]
Time reveals details of Sudan strike	6 00:00 Skunky Glins 5*** [1750]
Afghan police: 30 Taliban killed in clashes - Really, trust us	0 [1743]
UK troops begin Iraqi withdrawal - Hand over Basra to US	5 00:00 Frank G [1746]
Taliban leader vows to attack D.C. "soon"	18 00:00 JosephMendiola [1738]
Good morning	13 00:00 Emmaline [1771]
US agrees to release another Guantanamo detainee	4 00:00 Don Vito Anginegum8261 [1747]
Bomb blasts kill 22 in Afghanistan	1 00:00 Sarge Reports From The Front [1747]
45 LTTE cadre killed, claims military	4 00:00 Glenmore [1743]
Plot to kidnap and kill leaders: Dawood's aide, four others held	1 00:00 Jack is Back! [1742]
Iraqi Army begins pullout from Baghdad flashpoint after weekend violence	1 00:00 Anonymoose [1734]
Pakistani forces claim victory in police academy shootout	0 [1771]
Entrances, exits being strictly monitored in Mohmand	0 [1739]
Five soldiers among seven killed in Bannu Pakaboom	0 [1748]
Rebels set time for beheading	2 00:00 Glenmore [1740]
Pakistan says arrested suspect in police school attack is Afghan national	2 00:00 Jack is Back! [1738]
Page 2: WoT Background
Netanyahu to Obama: Stop IranOr I Will	2 00:00 tipover [1777]
Hamid Karzai signs law 'legalising rape in marriage'	0 [1738]
Basra hopes US forces emulate British - Roto-Reuters	1 00:00 ed [1754]
Galloway loses bid to enter Canada	8 00:00 Glenmore [1731]
Iran offers to help in Afghanistan - Clinton refuses to meet with Iranians, breaks Obama pledge	3 00:00 JosephMendiola [1765]
France to boost aid to Afghanistan - Books and pencils, no troops	0 [1741]
Taliban reject ransom offer for Canadian journalist	8 00:00 Frank G [1735]
Cyber war: Indian Army says its systems are hack-proof	5 00:00 djh_usmc [1740]
Bosnian al-Qaeda fighter deported	0 [1738]
Gates securing a role under yet another president	2 00:00 Pappy [1746]
Libya's Gadhafi storms out of Arab summit in Qatar	5 00:00 Frank G [1739]
Obama to propose $2.8 billion in military aid to Pakistan	8 00:00 Asif Zardari [1763]
Freed Iraqi detainee vows to keep fighting Americans	8 00:00 whatadeal [1767]
Turkey seeks to contain Islamic radicals	2 00:00 Spot [1748]
British woman sentenced for jihad leaflet	0 [1745]
Petraeus hints at striking targets within Pak as 'Last Resort'	7 00:00 Besoeker [1731]
N. Korea has 2 nuclear warheads for Rodong missiles, group says	2 00:00 JosephMendiola [1774]
DPRK lashes out at UN human rights resolution	2 00:00 Sponter McCoy6577 [1736]
Those wanting instability in country behind terrorists: Reham	0 [1740]
Fayyad to stay on as PA prime minister - for now	0 [1745]
Israel military police rejects Gaza war testimonies	0 [1748]
30 more days given for BDR probe report	0 [1732]
We still seek peace with Israel: Syria president	0 [1730]
UN suggests power-sharing for Kirkuk	0 [1728]
At last, gunman Ajmal gets a lawyer	0 [1736]
Chavez: No plan to restore ties with Israel	1 00:00 g(r)omgoru [1737]
North Korea 'to try US reporters'	16 00:00 Skidmark [1762]
Army warns citizens not to hunt south of Litani	1 00:00 Seafarious [1736]
Hizbullah vows 'no operations abroad'	0 [1739]
Netanyahu vows to pursue peace, stays silent on Palestinian state	1 00:00 g(r)omgoru [1740]
Arab summit rejects charges against Bashir	3 00:00 tu3031 [1734]
Kenyan police abused scores of Somali refugees - Human Rights Watch	0 [1742]
Think tank urges US to adopt more pragmatic approach toward Hamas	3 00:00 Mitch H. [1745]
'Fatah-Hamas rift threatens Gaza sick'	2 00:00 Old Patriot [1745]
Security across Sindh beefed up after Manawan ambush	0 [1737]
Political agent sees foreign hand™ behind Jamrud mosque blast	1 00:00 tu3031 [1739]
Foreign powers behind attack: LHCBA	0 [1733]
Lahore attack part of TTP campaign	3 00:00 ricky katoch [1739]
Benazir's killers planning further attacks, says Holbrooke	3 00:00 JosephMendiola [1758]
Rehman sees foreign hand™	0 [1739]
Page 3: Non-WoT
Another one bites the dust - Sun-Times Group Files for Bankruptcy	5 00:00 ed [1751]
Today's Schadenfreude moment	3 00:00 Gluting Fillmore6653 [1758]
Mysterious East Coast Boom Was Falling Russian Rocket	2 00:00 Vespasian Sloting1841 [1741]
Chinese Develop Special 'Kill Weapon' to Destroy U.S. Aircraft Carriers	14 00:00 Halliburton - Mysterious Conspiracy Division [1774]
Latest Ones to Walk Away from Foreclosed Properties....Banks!	1 00:00 AlanC [1735]
First US Ship Sunk In WW2 Found Off Victoria	2 00:00 ed [1737]
Miss Universe Visits Guantanamo Bay	2 00:00 ed [1733]
Somali pirates make big mistake	11 00:00 Bill Clusose5913 [1750]
Soros Fund Fined For Illegal Market Manipulation	1 00:00 tu3031 [1743]
Obama speaks, St. Thomas Aquinas weeps.	3 00:00 Rambler in Virginia [1730]
The Last Sucker into the Stock Market Was the Pension Guaranty Corp.	1 00:00 mhw [1732]
Battered By The ShamWow Guy	5 00:00 Gluting Fillmore6653 [1762]
Sarkozy blames Anglo-Saxons for financial crisis	13 00:00 phil_b [1733]
Russia backs return to Gold Standard to solve financial crisis	11 00:00 Old Patriot [1725]
If You Can Raed Tihs, You Msut Be Raelly Smrat	14 00:00 Frank G [1749]
Gangster's moll who relished the champagne lifestyle, jailed	3 00:00 Abu Uluque [1736]
Regional bloc suspends Madagascar	0 [1739]
Bibi names cabinet; ready to swear in	1 00:00 Old Patriot [1773]
Mauritania junta leader confirms presidential run	0 [1738]
Shevardnadze Says Saakashvili Should Resign	0 [1734]
Khmer Rouge torture chief faces trial for 'Killing Fields' atrocities	2 00:00 James Carville [1740]
China dismisses cyber espionage reports	1 00:00 Galactic Coordinator Omavising9607 [1732]
Page 4: Opinion
Logistical Nightmare in Iraq - 283 Bases, 170,000 Pieces of Equipment, 140,000 Troops	6 00:00 JosephMendiola [1769]
I'm a Born Again American - 5821419 views so far...	1 00:00 Spack Bonaparte1310 [1741]
Exclusive: Big Banks' Recent Profitability Due to AIG Scam?	1 00:00 phil_b [1739]
Berlin: Obama just another Bush	2 00:00 ed [1734]
Prime Minister Obama	2 00:00 g(r)omgoru [1740]
US southern border update.	5 00:00 borgboy [1735]
The Pakistani Leak Machine (via Strategy Page)	2 00:00 Jack is Back! [1745]
Our departure from Iraq ends a dismal period in our military history	5 00:00 JosephMendiola [1734]
10 terms not to use with Muslims	16 00:00 Jereger Hapsburg2215 [1735]
America's Ignorance Of Her Heroes	1 00:00 Jack is Back! [1746]
ANALYSIS: Either troops are liars, or the IDF is pure as snow	4 00:00 AlanC [1739]
Are the police not trained to handle a live terrorist?	1 00:00 Jack is Back! [1738]
Page 6: Politix
House Democrats Unveil Pollution (Energy Rationing) Reduction Plan	3 00:00 Old Patriot [1767]
Obama's Most Perilous Legal Pick	3 00:00 newc [1734]
Moving Right Along	1 00:00 Richard of Oregon [1737]
Fox News Host Beck Slams Connecticut AG: 'You are an Insult to George Washington'	5 00:00 newc [1739]
NYTimes Killed Story on Crooked Obama Donor	4 00:00 tu3031 [1735]

    
                23:27 Gluting Fillmore6653

                        23:27 Skidmark

                        23:23 Gluting Fillmore6653

                        23:18 Halliburton - Mysterious Conspiracy Division

                        23:17 Old Patriot

                        23:13 Old Patriot

                        23:08 Old Patriot

                        22:56 tipover

                        22:48 Thing From Snowy Mountain

                        22:37 JosephMendiola

                        22:29 Bill Clusose5913

                        22:25 Asif Zardari

                        22:23 whatadeal

                        22:22 whatadeal

                        22:20 DMFD

                        22:17 JosephMendiola

                        22:13 JosephMendiola

                        22:11 JosephMendiola

                        22:06 JosephMendiola

                        22:04 JosephMendiola

                        22:01 Scooter McGruder

                        22:00 Emmaline

                        21:54 Frank G

                        21:50 Frank G

Who's in the News
65	[untagged]
7	Govt of Pakistan
4	Hamas
3	al-Qaeda in Pakistan
3	TTP
2	Hezbollah
2	Taliban
2	al-Qaeda
2	Palestinian Authority
1	Abu Sayyaf
1	Govt of Syria
1	Govt of Sudan
1	Global Jihad
1	ISI
1	Lashkar e-Taiba

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Two weeks of WOT

Tue 2009-03-31
Pak forces claim victory in police academy shootout

Mon 2009-03-30
Bashir arrives in Qatar for Arab summit despite arrest warrant

Sun 2009-03-29
Yemen cops killed in shootout with Islamists

Sat 2009-03-28
76 killed in Jamrud mosque Pakaboom

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

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