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Somali pirates seize ship with 21 Americans onboard
Today's Headlines

Headline	Comments [Views]
Page 1: WoT Operations
Ten held after security blunder	2 00:00 john frum [11130]
War-like situation in 8 places of J&K	0 [11135]
Americans Take Ship Back From Pirates, Keep One As Evidence	22 00:00 Frank G [11138]
Pakistan: Suspected US missile strike kills 3	1 00:00 Unique Battle [11127]
Pakistan seeks additional $30 billion U.S. aid	6 00:00 ed [11137]
Obama Gives And Takes From Israeli Missile Defenses	4 00:00 ed [11131]
Army commandos take on Taliban in J&K	3 00:00 Frank G [11130]
Somali pirates seize ship with 21 Americans onboard	23 00:00 JohnQC [11132]
At least 16 Palestinians hurt in clash with Bat Ayin settlers	0 [11130]
Good morning	16 00:00 Flueldcheep [11132]
Another BDR man dies	0 [11130]
Tk 50,000 bounty declared for fugitive mutiny suspect	0 [11131]
450 bullets of SMG seized in Tangail	2 00:00 Redneck Jim [11128]
Two DG Khan suicide attack accused held	0 [11126]
Four bodies found from Kund forest	0 [11131]
HMCS Winnipeg thwarts Arabian Sea pirate attack	0 [11131]
Agencies arrest over 300 suspected terrorists in Lahore	0 [11129]
Taliban agree to 'partial' cable broadcast in Swat	5 00:00 ed [11131]
Taliban blow up music shop	0 [11126]
JUI-F clerics ban festival dancers in Sindh	0 [11128]
Taliban kill five in Buner	0 [11129]
Algerian citizen discovers bomb on rail line	0 [11128]
Iraq bomb kills 9, baby survives in slain motherŽs lap	1 00:00 g(r)omgoru [11131]
Iraqi tribal leader assassinated near Mosul	0 [11127]
2 militants killed in Lolab gunbattle	0 [11129]
Israel tests Arrow interceptor missile	1 00:00 49 Pan [11131]
Arab killed while ramming car into JŽlem cops	0 [11126]
3 Jemaah Islamiyah hard boyz get 12 years each	0 [11127]
Page 2: WoT Background
U.S Cargo Ship Maersk Alabama battles Pirates, Captain held.	3 00:00 JosephMendiola [11134]
An Interview With Osama Bin Laden's Former African Mistress	3 00:00 john frum [11129]
ACLU extracts $350k from School District for Muslima with fuzzy claim	0 [11133]
US wants to break up Pakistan, says minister	1 00:00 Old Patriot [11128]
Canadian terror law challenged in court	1 00:00 Ebbang Uluque6305 [11130]
Taliban shelve plan to kill Canadian hostage	6 00:00 Darrell [11129]
Biden warns Israel against Iran strike	6 00:00 JosephMendiola [11134]
Lieberman: It's time for new ideas	0 [11128]
Obama Invites OIC's Ihsanoglu to visit the White House	0 [11126]
Calls for Better Missiles for SKors	3 00:00 AlanC [11127]
N.Korea Airs Kim Jong-il Clip	1 00:00 GirlThursday [11127]
Japanese upper house seeking sanctions against Norks	0 [11125]
Japan Could Boost Defense Over N.Korea Launch	7 00:00 Alaska Paul [11125]
Nork ship tasked with tracking rocket malfunctioned	4 00:00 tu3031 [11127]
Somalia official calls for assistance to tackle piracy	3 00:00 Ebbang Uluque6305 [11131]
Opposition leaderŽs remarks on BDR mutiny were motivated: PM	0 [11125]
Statement of Joj Miah recorded in Aug 21 case	0 [11129]
Militancy spread during past AL rule: Khaleda	0 [11125]
ŽAbbas got Russian arms guaranteesŽ	0 [11126]
N. Korea state-run TV broadcasts rocket launch footage	2 00:00 tu3031 [11125]
DonŽt pay militant kidnappers	0 [11125]
Petition challenging Hafiz Saeed's detention admitted for regular hearing	1 00:00 ed [11124]
JI concerned over showing video of girl's flogging	3 00:00 tu3031 [11127]
LTTE myth shattered: Rajapaksa	0 [11125]
Bashir vows his own officials will track down war criminals	3 00:00 Ebbang Uluque6305 [11126]
UN team arrives for BB's murder probe	1 00:00 tu3031 [11128]
Levin urges Af-Pak de-hyphenation	0 [11126]
Why Mehsud is claiming responsibility for attacks	3 00:00 Paul2 [11129]
SC rejects govt plea against Aziz's bail	0 [11126]
Page 3: Non-WoT
Awww......	6 00:00 Thing From Snowy Mountain [11133]
Out-of-wedlock births hit record high -The sad case of LaShanda Henry	2 00:00 Procopius2k [11130]
Almost 1 of 2 new Americans in 2008 was Latino	2 00:00 crosspatch [11136]
Saharan manhunt under way for killer legionnaire	0 [11124]
Obama to Cool Atmosphere to Combat Non-existent Warming	7 00:00 JosephMendiola [11132]
Death watch at the Boston Globe?	2 00:00 ed [11129]
Medical Errors in Hospitals Still Occur at Alarming Rate	2 00:00 Anonymoose [11130]
McCain Returns to 'Hanoi Hilton' Prison	1 00:00 JosephMendiola [11129]
NZ sheep ranchers ordered to stop using sheepdogs	9 00:00 tu3031 [11126]
Perus Ex-President Convicted of Rights Abuses	0 [11126]
Kuwaiti officers refuse to salute female superiors	6 00:00 GirlThursday [11127]
JCD destabilises educational institutions in guise of BCL: PM	0 [11125]
Electricity more important than democracy: Dr Akbar	0 [11125]
Karroubi accuses GC of partiality	0 [11129]
Chavez urges US apology to Japan	11 00:00 Procopius2k [11131]
Ford completes tender offer, cuts billions in debt	0 [11126]
Protesters attack PMŽs car	0 [11125]
ŽNo civil warŽ: Abhisit	0 [11126]
MŽsia to revive caning pupils	0 [11126]
Destined to be ŽsmashedŽ	1 00:00 Procopius2k [11128]
Raul Castro meets with 6 visiting US lawmakers	4 00:00 Besoeker [11126]
EU suspends co-operation with Mauritania	0 [11126]
Young protesters in Moldova storm Parliament and presidentŽs offices	0 [11125]
Sikh journalist hurls shoe at Indian home minister	1 00:00 john frum [11129]
Page 4: Opinion
Somalia Piracy - A Backgrounder	0 [11126]
O'S Amateur Hour - Appeasing Islamist in Turkey	1 00:00 swksvolFF [11130]
The Gay Marriage Fantasy	8 00:00 Cornsilk Blondie [11133]
Obama and Gates Gut the Military	0 [11124]
Bow-ow-ow: Obama's painful missteps	1 00:00 DepotGuy [11128]
The Myth of Soft Power	3 00:00 Barbara Skolaut [11126]
Kimmie photos: death warmed over	11 00:00 Iblis [11126]
Page 6: Politix
YJCMTSU, Anything For A Buck Cake Dept.	0 [11128]
"Obama didn't bow to Saudi King"	2 00:00 Hyper [11127]
Congressional Black Caucus members praise Castro	9 00:00 JosephMendiola [11127]
Bambi refuses trip to Normandy to avoid insulting Germans	24 00:00 and it shouldnCheaderhead [11123]

    
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                        23:29 Flueldcheep

                        23:25 Rambler in Virginia

                        23:21 crosspatch

                        23:19 JosephMendiola

                        23:17 JosephMendiola

                        23:11 Cornsilk Blondie

                        22:54 Frank G

                        22:48 Thing From Snowy Mountain

                        22:41 ed

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                        22:37 JosephMendiola

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                        22:35 ed

                        22:34 3dc

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                        22:29 WTF

                        22:27 JosephMendiola

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                        22:13 Thing From Snowy Mountain

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                        21:59 Pappy

                        21:50 Pappy

Who's in the News
70	[untagged]
5	TTP
3	Govt of Pakistan
2	Pirates
1	Jaish-ul-Islami Pakistan
1	Jamaat-e-Islami
1	Jemaah Islamiyah
1	Lashkar e-Taiba
1	Palestinian Authority
1	al-Muhajiroun (East Africa AQ)
1	al-Qaeda in Iraq
1	al-Qaeda in North Africa
1	al-Qaeda in Pakistan
1	Abu Sayyaf
1	Govt of Iran
1	Islamic State of Iraq

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Two weeks of WOT

Wed 2009-04-08
Somali pirates seize ship with 21 Americans onboard

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

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