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Zardari officially surrenders Swat
Today's Headlines

Headline	Comments [Views]
Page 1: WoT Operations
21 killed as Lashkar, police fight Taliban in Buner	1 00:00 john frum [1763]
Pakistan may not accept deportation of students	4 00:00 mojo [1750]
Troops in fatal Kashmir avalanche	3 00:00 trailing wife in Buffalo [1749]
Maritime piracy and hijacking implications - A memory jogger	0 [1746]
Thousands of Dolphins Block Somali Pirates	20 00:00 Gluting Fillmore6653 [1767]
Undeterred Somali pirates hijack 3 more ships	12 00:00 JosephMendiola [1775]
Mossad may have Tipped Egypt Off Re: Hezbollah Cell	2 00:00 mhw [1735]
22 CISF men hold off 200 Naxals for 10 hours, save 150 lives	6 00:00 tu3031 [1746]
Good morning	3 00:00 Barbara Skolaut [1761]
Bajaur mosque bombing: 3 of 8 suspects handed over to Khyber admin	0 [1735]
Mohmand tribesmen kill Taliban leader	0 [1749]
Taliban execute eloping pair in Afghanistan	0 [1744]
Police arrested 'handler' of Mumbai attackers: Malik	0 [1738]
Trial begins in New York for al-Qaeda helpers	0 [1750]
Taliban stop polio vaccination drive in Hangu union council	1 00:00 tu3031 [1744]
Taliban consolidating grip in Buner	0 [1744]
Taliban recruiting anew in Swat	0 [1750]
UNSC unanimously condemns N. Korea launch in presidential statement	5 00:00 Redneck Jim [1737]
Israeli lightly hurt in Sinai stabbing	0 [1751]
ŽMastermindŽ of Aug 21 attack held in Kolkata	0 [1739]
Lebanese soldiers killed in attack in Bekaa region	1 00:00 Mark Espinola [1747]
US soldier killed in EFP attack in Karbalah	1 00:00 Jack is Back! [1744]
Two BCL central leaders held as hunt continues	0 [1745]
Another BDR man commits suicide	0 [1752]
Air strikes kill six Afghans	0 [1745]
7 held in Ctg for 'link with militancy'	0 [1746]
Sudan executes nine found guilty of editors murder	3 00:00 Pappy [1742]
Egypt police surround wanted Lebanese in Sinai	2 00:00 Frank G [1744]
Page 2: WoT Background
Sonia can end war in 24 hrs, says Thiruma	1 00:00 john frum [1739]
Kasab's mother to come to India to visit him	0 [1749]
No conditions on aid: Kerry	5 00:00 Rambler in Virginia [1743]
From the "You Should Have Thought of This 5 Years Ago" Dept	2 00:00 Mike N. [1739]
Iran says US journalist tried behind closed doors	1 00:00 3dc [1739]
Unclenched fist watch: Uranium enrichment edition	0 [1740]
Pakistan president signs off on Islamic law deal	0 [1736]
Gaza kids art proves Israeli war crimes: activist	3 00:00 whatadeal [1773]
NSC recommends review of foreign policy	1 00:00 newc [1747]
TNSM welcomes surrender of Swat	0 [1736]
Zardari says ready to hold judicial inquiry into killing of Baloch leaders	0 [1744]
Pakistan: Taliban asserts itself in north and south	0 [1736]
FaisalŽs JMB link found in probe	0 [1750]
Ahmadinejad to attend UN anti-racism forum in Geneva	0 [1730]
UNSC set to condemn N. Korea launch	0 [1737]
IDF chief hails naval forcesŽ vigilance	1 00:00 newc [1746]
ElBaradei: US responsible for nuclear Iran	14 00:00 Mike N. [1740]
US vying to 'hand-pick' Afghan president	1 00:00 Redneck Jim [1745]
'Egypt unintelligently set Hezbollah up'	1 00:00 newc [1742]
N. Korean newspaper reports leader Kim appeared thin	3 00:00 swksvolFF [1732]
We don't accept Taliban sharia: Altaf	0 [1732]
India asked to provide missing 26/11 info	0 [1741]
UK to deport 'terror plot suspects'	0 [1740]
'Terrorist' groom thrown off flight to wedding	1 00:00 PBMcL [1736]
Terror suspect's father says Islamophobia to blame for son's arrest	3 00:00 tu3031 [1738]
Scot known as 'Tartan Taliban' held in Peshawar	1 00:00 Mark Espinola [1742]
Pakistan may get close to $4bn aid in Donors' Conference	1 00:00 Redneck Jim [1736]
Followup to the mystery of the exploding Gaza boat	1 00:00 Bertie Jeatle9804 [1746]
Israeli settlers storm Al-Aqsa Mosque	3 00:00 Clalet de Medici3237 [1745]
Ex-army man confesses to killing Maj Gen Alvi	0 [1745]
Kidnapped Dutch couple released in Yemen	0 [1738]
Chief Justice Chaudry retires - welcome Chief Justice Sharif	0 [1731]
US sez envoy Mitchell on way to Morocco	0 [1747]
Obama vows to confront pirates	22 00:00 CrazyFool [1766]
Teen pirate raises legal, moral issues	14 00:00 Whineger Black9201 [1734]
Zardari signs Swat into ~~slavery~~ submission	0 [1759]
Report: Pirates were out of ammo, sought to trade captain	17 00:00 Mike N. [1752]
Page 3: Non-WoT
2nd person dies as result of sword fight	2 00:00 Eric Jablow [1740]
High-speed sex costly in Norway	2 00:00 Eric Jablow [1745]
"You may hide in the caves, they'll be only your graves"	1 00:00 Unavinter Peacock2245 [1744]
Jimmy Carter's "killer rabbit": a math puzzle	4 00:00 phil_b [1776]
MCU students do drinking bird for SECDEF.	2 00:00 Besoeker [1769]
PG&E makes deal for space solar power!	7 00:00 mojo [1737]
And so it begins: Federal agency warns of radicals on right	13 00:00 Besoeker [1741]
Castro insists US go further, lift 'cruel' embargo	1 00:00 tu3031 [1738]
N. Korea says it will restart its nuclear reactor	1 00:00 Jack is Back! [1751]
Girls Gone Wild: Vatican telecast spurred record sales	0 [1746]
Religious Police Mess With The Wrong Dude	2 00:00 tu3031 [1745]
Trial balloon watch: Immigration legal system does not protect rights	6 00:00 DepotGuy [1737]
Penn State worried about dumb, aggressive Veterans	9 00:00 Mitch H. [1746]
India conman hypnotizes jeweler, gets diamonds	2 00:00 tu3031 [1743]
Turkey: Academics detained in coup probe	0 [1743]
JS probe digs out more graft by Sircar	0 [1749]
Bolivia settling electoral impasse?	0 [1749]
Brightly-painted mummies found in Egypt	9 00:00 Cynicism Inc [1745]
Investors press ahead for MadoffŽs personal assets	6 00:00 Nimble Spemble [1763]
Zim sets up committee to draft new Constitution	0 [1742]
Thai army cracks down on anti-govt protesters	0 [1740]
2 policemen to hang	1 00:00 Besoeker [1742]
Oil prices of $40-50 bbl "realistic" - Qatari energy minister	4 00:00 Jack is Back! [1750]
Kuwait sets parliamentary elections for May 16	0 [1739]
Page 4: Opinion
Stories Wed Be Reading if Bush Were Still President	0 [1741]
Piracy: The Family Business?	1 00:00 Steve White [1744]
Conspiracy Theory - Chinese Organ Harvesting And Military Purge	8 00:00 JosephMendiola [1759]
Ignoring International Law	2 00:00 Procopius2k [1750]
Iran's Western enablers	0 [1738]
0's photo op in Iraq stocked with shills	4 00:00 tipover [1749]
An open letter to Gen Kayani	2 00:00 trailing wife in Buffalo [1762]
The lust for power	0 [1746]
War By Any Other Name	7 00:00 Aussie Mike [1760]
Page 6: Politix
JJ Jr promised Blago $5 million for Senate seat?	3 00:00 Fred [1752]
Yes, it's true: Senator Al Franken	10 00:00 whatadeal [1757]

    
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                        23:46 JosephMendiola

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                        23:37 JosephMendiola

                        23:17 CrazyFool

                        22:43 Bright Pebbles the flatulent

                        22:41 Barbara Skolaut

                        22:31 Mike N.

                        22:29 Aussie Mike

                        22:27 whatadeal

                        22:18 trailing wife in Buffalo

                        22:16 whatadeal

                        22:09 Mike N.

                        21:57 Nimble Spemble

                        21:53 Nimble Spemble

                        21:52 Nimble Spemble

                        21:45 Besoeker

                        21:43 trailing wife in Buffalo

                        21:43 Besoeker

                        21:39 trailing wife in Buffalo

                        21:30 Alaska Paul

                        21:25 Kofi Flomotch5556

                        21:25 phil_b

                        21:23 Mike N.

Who's in the News
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7	TTP
4	Govt of Pakistan
3	al-Qaeda
2	Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh
2	al-Qaeda in Pakistan
2	Govt of Iran
2	Hamas
2	Hezbollah
1	Taliban
1	TNSM
1	al-Qaeda in Britain
1	Lashkar e-Taiba

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Two weeks of WOT

Tue 2009-04-14
Zardari officially surrenders Swat

Mon 2009-04-13
Somali insurgents fire mortars at U.S. congressman

Sun 2009-04-12
Breaking: Captain Phillips Freed

Sat 2009-04-11
Holbrooke reaches out to Hekmatyar

Fri 2009-04-10
French attack Somali pirates, free captured yacht

Thu 2009-04-09
500 killed in Lanka fighting

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

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