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B.O. makes surprise visit to Iraq
Today's Headlines

Headline	Comments [Views]
Page 1: WoT Operations
ISI chief refuses to meet Holbrooke, Mullen	4 00:00 Frank G [11130]
Some Troops Embrace Afghan War	6 00:00 Procopius2k [11130]
Obama Makes Surprise Visit to Iraq	16 00:00 Glenmore [11137]
Harvest Hawk - USMC plans to convert KC-130J tankers into gunships	15 00:00 Muggsy Glink [11133]
Jihadi Infiltration rising, Indian Army moves more troops to LoC	2 00:00 Paul2 [11125]
Saudis Report Plot To Assassinate Obama	11 00:00 ed [11126]
Good morning	4 00:00 JohnQC [11127]
Faisal finally shown held	0 [11124]
67 more BDR men shown arrested	0 [11128]
Somali pirates on hijacking spree	2 00:00 Chuck Simmins [11135]
Phony bomb targets ex-GIA leader Layada near Algiers	0 [11128]
Abducted Darfur aid workers Žin good shapeŽ - Sudan official	0 [11129]
Series of car bombings kill 34 across Baghdad	3 00:00 Barbara Skolaut [11135]
India: Deadly bombings hits northeast	0 [11128]
Turkey: Syrian man arrested over ŽObama murder plotŽ	0 [11129]
Pakistan makes arrests in mosque blast case	0 [11126]
Sri Lanka braces for final battle against Tigers	5 00:00 gorb [11129]
Page 2: WoT Background
Chinese company, exec indicted in Iran missile case	0 [11135]
Gates: Champion of Our Troops - Ralph Peters	4 00:00 ed [11128]
What's the Problem With Pakistan?	8 00:00 Bright Pebbles the flatulent [11129]
Meet 'world's youngest terrorist ',11	4 00:00 Crineth Barnsmell4641 [11131]
France rejects appeal by suspected Somali pirates	0 [11131]
Gates Proposal Reveals His Alienation From Procurement System	10 00:00 remoteman [11126]
EU divided over hosting Guantanamo inmates	6 00:00 tu3031 [11131]
Iraq buying dozens of military choppers from US, EU	4 00:00 49 Pan [11130]
Iran supports US-backed nuclear fuel bank idea	1 00:00 Redneck Jim [11130]
NKoreaŽs rocket launch was a failure: analysts	10 00:00 Titus Whiter9537 [11137]
Arms-laden truck hired for Žcarrying saltŽ	1 00:00 g(r)omgoru [11126]
ŽIsrael doesnŽt take orders from Obama,Ž minister Erdan says	2 00:00 AlanC [11131]
Jordan's king: Israel holding Mideast hostage	5 00:00 Besoeker [11128]
Iran defends North Korea rocket launch	3 00:00 JosephMendiola [11129]
Pentagon fears defeat by Hezbollah	7 00:00 tu3031 [11130]
Japan to decide basic guideline for new sanctions on N. Korea Friday	2 00:00 JosephMendiola [11138]
Militants face kidnap charge	0 [11127]
Hamas wants to smuggle long-range rockets in one piece	4 00:00 mojo [11127]
Moroccan officers seize 7 tonnes of drugs	3 00:00 Old Patriot [11123]
Mousavi vows to change IranŽs ŽextremistŽ image	0 [11130]
Israeli ŽcrimesŽ not same as Gaza ŽresistanceŽ: Hamas	0 [11127]
NWFP govt probably won't produce Swat flogging victim in court	2 00:00 Frank G [11129]
NGOs blowing flogging incident out of proportion: Fazl	2 00:00 tu3031 [11126]
Abbas lays down terms for peace talks with Netanyahu	4 00:00 mojo [11127]
U.S. seeks Žstrong, coordinatedŽ response to N. Korea rocket launch	5 00:00 JohnQC [11130]
Govt to seek evidence from Pakistan, US	0 [11131]
Chechen leader denies Dubai police killing claims	2 00:00 Redneck Jim [11126]
Afghanistan halts controversial Shiite law	0 [11127]
Abu Qatada issues fatwas from Brit calaboose	3 00:00 Frank G [11131]
Page 3: Non-WoT
Strange, Very Rare, Jewish Astronomical Holiday Tomorrow, Apr 08	3 00:00 mhw [11135]
Nuclear test-ban treaty chief: US must ratify pact	3 00:00 john frum [11131]
Rwanda lambasts 'cowardice' of UN	0 [11130]
Israel tests system to shoot down Iranian missiles	2 00:00 Frank G [11130]
China objects to Indian Presidents visit to Arunachal Pradesh state	1 00:00 john frum [11136]
French Legionnaire kills three colleagues in Chad and flees	5 00:00 Chuck Simmins [11136]
The banker who said "No"	1 00:00 Bright Pebbles the flatulent [11133]
Court reduces sentence for Iraqi shoe thrower	0 [11130]
Man nabbed after plane chased by F-16s	9 00:00 Mike N. [11130]
Americans! Don't copy the British healthcare system! - Daniel Hannan	0 [11132]
Libya jamming sat-signals, says Syria	2 00:00 ed [11131]
Saudi man guilty in child porn case	2 00:00 ed [11128]
Mexico Attacking Santa Muerte Cult	2 00:00 Anonymoose [11128]
Israel to build 5 munition plants in Bihar, India	3 00:00 john frum [11133]
IsraelŽs religious stripper strikes again	5 00:00 JosephMendiola [11135]
Up to 150 dead in ItalyŽs worst quake since 1980	1 00:00 ed [11128]
AL mulls radical changes in BCL leadership	0 [11127]
4 killed as villagers clash in Rangpur	0 [11131]
Cheney still ŽSupreme OperatorŽ in US	18 00:00 JosephMendiola [11136]
Zim to relax media restrictions	1 00:00 ed [11127]
Fifteen years after Rwandan genocide, culprits still at large	3 00:00 Kofi Flomotch5556 [11129]
Freer MŽsian media: Najib	0 [11130]
Death for Žpop starŽ prisioner	1 00:00 Besoeker [11127]
Viet finds soldiersŽ mass grave	2 00:00 Anonymoose [11130]
I will reveal all	1 00:00 JosephMendiola [11129]
Gilani orders inquiry into cutting nose of woman	2 00:00 tu3031 [11130]
Page 4: Opinion
Oldest Air Force getting even older - Air Force Association (AFA) President	1 00:00 Jack Ebbemble3450 [11129]
New Irish drug found to inhibit sleep - BBC	13 00:00 Bright Pebbles the flatulent [11129]
Strategypage: The Hamas And Hezbollah House Of Horrors	1 00:00 JohnQC [11128]
Hail to the 'Car Designer in Chief'	9 00:00 Skunky Glins 5*** [11140]
The Nuclear Illusionist	4 00:00 Skunky Glins 5*** [11131]
Page 6: Politix
Bawney Fwank gets his hackles up when asked question by lowly Harvard Student	2 00:00 JohnQC [11126]
Payback is a...	7 00:00 Broadhead6 [11130]

    
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Who's in the News
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2	Govt of Pakistan
2	Govt of Iran
2	Hamas
1	Hezbollah
1	Islamic State of Iraq
1	Jamaat-e-Ulema Islami
1	Palestinian Authority
1	Pirates
1	al-Qaeda
1	al-Qaeda in Pakistan
1	Abu Sayyaf
1	GIA
1	Govt of Sudan

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Two weeks of WOT

Tue 2009-04-07
B.O. makes surprise visit to Iraq

Mon 2009-04-06
Today's Pakaboom: 22 dead in Chakwal mosque

Sun 2009-04-05
North Korea space launch 'fails'

Sat 2009-04-04
Six dead in Islamabad Pakaboom

Fri 2009-04-03
Air strike kills 20 Talibs in Helmand

Thu 2009-04-02
Ax-wielding Paleo kills 13-year-old Israeli boy

Wed 2009-04-01
Netanyahu sworn in as Israeli PM

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

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