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70 militants killed in Pak operation
Today's Headlines

Headline	Comments [Views]
Page 1: WoT Operations
Baghdad - Six car bombings in four hours killed 48 people	2 00:00 Large Snerong7311 [1753]
U.S. sets fight in the poppies to stop Taliban	4 00:00 gorb [1747]
42 Talibunnies receive One Way Tickets to Paradise, four of them Dutch Treat	1 00:00 Cranter Barnsmell5062 [1738]
U.S.-Iraqi Patrol Ambushed While Handing Out Grant Money	1 00:00 Redneck Jim [1749]
Udaloy-class destroyer captures boat with 29 pirates aboard after attack on Russian ship	9 00:00 rammer [1766]
Good morning	9 00:00 49 Pan [1743]
UK court clears three of plotting London bombs	1 00:00 Besoeker [1742]
Afghanistan: Rocket attacks target foreign troops in east	0 [1742]
Twin bomb attack kills 2 Algerian communal guards	0 [1742]
Charges against Faisal, finally	0 [1739]
4 BDR men held	0 [1745]
Ten killed by suspected rebels	0 [1745]
Filipino mistaken for US soldier	2 00:00 49 Pan [1742]
SŽporean terrorist jailed	2 00:00 ed [1750]
Priest, wife hacked to death	3 00:00 Lftbhndagn [1745]
Protestors kill Yemeni soldier at checkpoint	0 [1741]
Large weapons depot found in Falluja	2 00:00 Seafarious [1740]
Detained man is Abu Omar al-Baghdadi: Iraq	3 00:00 tu3031 [1747]
The News correspondent taken away by intelligence agencies in Peshawar	2 00:00 balthazar [1746]
6 killed, 30 hurt as in Karachi violence	0 [1741]
Five policemen kidnapped, 11 suspects arrested in Swat	0 [1745]
Paleo faces death for selling land to Israel	2 00:00 Old Patriot [1764]
70 militants killed in Pak operation	1 00:00 JosephMendiola [1795]
Spanish navy captures pirate suspects	7 00:00 Barbara Skolaut [1753]
Taliban deceived govt, staged withdrawal drama: ISPR	0 [1738]
Page 2: WoT Background
Somali pirates getting more sophisticated; cruise ship captain a heel	8 00:00 JosephMendiola [1765]
Turkish army unhappy over drill with Syria	2 00:00 trailing wife [1742]
Pakistan: Govt claims Lower Dir under control	3 00:00 JosephMendiola [1772]
AL factions clash over mosque land grab	0 [1734]
4 militant outfits regrouping in SW	0 [1732]
Sick Gazans victims of Hamas-Fatah power struggle	1 00:00 Glenmore [1748]
Abbas: ŽThe ball is in AmericaŽs courtŽ	3 00:00 tu3031 [1746]
Taliban moving from Pak-Afghan border to Africa	5 00:00 Pappy [1764]
Inter-Korean trade drops 30% during political tension	4 00:00 JosephMendiola [1738]
Ulema delegation says TNSM wants own clerics as qazis	0 [1739]
Muslim links peace talks with establishment of Darul Qaza	2 00:00 trailing wife [1745]
Altaf terms Talibanisation a conspiracy to split Pakistan	0 [1731]
Buner operation may trigger militants' reaction: Rehman	0 [1734]
Dar-ul-Qaza to be made functional within week: Zahid Khan	0 [1736]
Lanka snubs Sweden as tensions over war mount	1 00:00 JosephMendiola [1732]
Jordan: Palestinians need a state, not jobs	4 00:00 Thealing Borgia 122 [1770]
Army coup possible if Pak govt doesn't perform: ex-Saudi intelligence chief	7 00:00 Redneck Jim [1737]
Iraq owes Kuwait 25.5 bln dlrs in war damages	0 [1739]
S.Korean Remains Locked Up in the North	0 [1735]
TNSM warns of a 'storm'	0 [1739]
NWFP govt invites TNSM to peace talks	0 [1743]
Calls for Release of U.S. Journalists in N. Korea	4 00:00 Cyber Sarge [1761]
Sweden: Rosengård firefighters call it quits	11 00:00 Bright Pebbles the flatulent [1740]
Page 3: Non-WoT
Obama Said to Plan for Chrysler "fallito", Alliance	10 00:00 JosephMendiola [1769]
Less than one in four identify as Republican	17 00:00 crosspatch [1772]
PALEOCENE DINOS?	14 00:00 john frum [1751]
Huge blasts rock Tanzanian city	2 00:00 ed [1760]
Obama seeks to change crack sentences	16 00:00 Broadhead6 [1768]
Glasgow jeweler bans customers wearing veils after robbery	2 00:00 Eric Jablow [1753]
Putin uses police shooter as excuse to fire troublesome Moscow police chief	0 [1758]
Muslim group slams new videogame as offensive	10 00:00 JosephMendiola [1774]
Bouteflika retains Algerian PM	0 [1741]
Swine flu could be man-made	11 00:00 Mizzou Mafia [1768]
Poaching drives skittish elephants across ZimŽs borders	4 00:00 JosephMendiola [1762]
Swine flu spreads to Middle East, Asia-Pacific	4 00:00 JosephMendiola [1741]
US reaction to swine flu more muted than elsewhere	5 00:00 Thealing Borgia 122 [1743]
WHO not recommending swine flu travel restrictions	1 00:00 Barbara Skolaut [1745]
Page 4: Opinion
Obama's Ratings Won't Last - In Ancient Rome a slave would whisper memor vos es letalis	5 00:00 Redneck Jim [1740]
Talibanization of Pakistan: Realizing the Dreams of Founding Fathers	5 00:00 JosephMendiola [1742]
AQ Khan on History and Present Politics	5 00:00 john frum [1732]
Swine Flu Facts	7 00:00 Besoeker [1748]
Protect yourself from swine flu with the ultimate body cleanse!	20 00:00 Barbara Skolaut [1749]
Howza 'bout a Credit Card With Obama's Face On It?	8 00:00 DMFD [1764]

    
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                        22:35 JosephMendiola

                        22:33 JosephMendiola

                        22:31 Thealing Borgia 122

                        22:29 Cyber Sarge

                        22:28 JosephMendiola

                        22:26 Pappy

                        22:21 JosephMendiola

                        22:21 DMFD

                        22:17 Blinky Hupogum5670

                        22:10 AzCat

                        21:31 Old Patriot

                        21:29 Mizzou Mafia

                        21:28 Eric Jablow

                        21:23 Broadhead6

                        21:22 john frum

                        21:18 Broadhead6

                        21:18 john frum

                        21:16 ed

                        21:14 Broadhead6

                        21:12 James

                        21:10 Bright Pebbles the flatulent

Who's in the News
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7	Govt of Pakistan
4	TTP
2	Global Jihad
2	al-Qaeda
2	TNSM
1	Pirates
1	Taliban
1	Thai Insurgency
1	al-Qaeda in Britain
1	al-Qaeda in Iraq
1	al-Qaeda in North Africa
1	Govt of Syria
1	Hamas
1	Islamic State of Iraq
1	Jemaah Islamiyah
1	Palestinian Authority

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Wed 2009-04-29
70 militants killed in Pak operation

Tue 2009-04-28
TNSM suspends talks with govt

Mon 2009-04-27
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Sun 2009-04-26
North Korea reactivates its nuclear program

Sat 2009-04-25
US may use daisy-cutters 'if Pakistan shows reluctance'

Fri 2009-04-24
73 killed in twin suicide blasts in Baghdad

Thu 2009-04-23
Abu Omar al-Baghdadi nabbed

Wed 2009-04-22
Turkish police detain 37 in anti-Qaeda raids

Tue 2009-04-21
Lanka gives Tigers 24 hours to hang it up

Mon 2009-04-20
Iraq arrests children recruited by Al-Qaeda

Sun 2009-04-19
Parliament approves Islamic law in Somalia

Sat 2009-04-18
Pakaboom kills 27

Fri 2009-04-17
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Lal Masjid holy man makes bail

Wed 2009-04-15
Pak police told to give Talibs a free hand

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