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7 killed in attack on Somali presidential palace
Today's Headlines

Headline	Comments [Views]
Page 1: WoT Operations
Explosion in Iranian mosque kills 15, injures 80	7 00:00 Barbara Skolaut [1765]
Talibs claim Lahore, Peshawar, Dera Khan attacks, issue more threats	4 00:00 Glenmore [1774]
Major attack in Lahore	1 00:00 Seafarious [1737]
29 Taliban buy tickets to Paradise, 6 use self service	2 00:00 Querent [1739]
Brazil frees terror suspect, citing lack of evidence	0 [1734]
Thai troops kill two ~~terrorists~~ separatists in deep South	1 00:00 Glenmore [1732]
Al-Shabaab sez they'll use Somaliland ports, airports	1 00:00 JosephMendiola [1735]
AQ shadow army with maps...	0 [1730]
Anti-piracy missile kills two fishermen	5 00:00 Seafarious [1733]
Good morning!	8 00:00 AlmostAnonymous5839 [1735]
FIA receives 'direct threats' from terrorists	0 [1733]
235kg explosives seized in Quetta	0 [1742]
10 dead in Abu Sayyaf shootout	1 00:00 49 Pan [1751]
Six suspected terrorists booked from Mardan, Swabi	0 [1736]
Nigerian Army destroys militant camp	0 [1726]
Airstrikes, fighting kill 28 in Afghanistan	0 [1729]
UN boss deplore Lahore kaboom	1 00:00 3dc [1735]
Security forces kill 15 in South Wazoo	0 [1736]
Terrorists kill 9 Algerian paratroopers in Biskra	0 [1735]
7 killed in attack on Somali presidential palace	1 00:00 Seafarious [1758]
Mullah Fazlullah may be titzup	3 00:00 Seafarious [1731]
Mingora to be cleared of Taliban in 2-3 days: ISPR	0 [1735]
3 'terrorists' held in Islamabad	0 [1738]
$3.6m reward for 3 Filipino militants	0 [1737]
Two suspects detained in ISI kaboom	0 [1738]
Page 2: WoT Background
North Korea threatens war as it tears up 50-year armistice	8 00:00 CrazyFool [1762]
Abu Hamza's sons jailed over £1 million luxury car scam	1 00:00 Old Patriot [1748]
Sri Lanka scores 'war crimes' victory at UN	2 00:00 Old Patriot [1736]
"Tartan Talib" sprung from Pak prison	2 00:00 Seafarious [1730]
Iraq to arrest 1,000 'corrupt' officials	5 00:00 Anonymoose [1735]
Islamic Courts Union sez...."Aaaarrrrgh!"	1 00:00 Broadhead6 [1754]
Sheik Aweys takes over chairmanship of Hisbul Islam	4 00:00 Seafarious [1725]
Al-Shabaab starts issuing orders, grants itself new name	0 [1732]
MILF oppose observers	3 00:00 SteveS [1739]
Norks move closer to military clash in Yellow Sea border	12 00:00 JosephMendiola [1759]
Seoul Works Out Contingency Plan for Kaesong Closure	1 00:00 Glenmore [1735]
Abbas in US to press for settlement freeze	1 00:00 Glenmore [1739]
Pakistan: GovŽt moots fresh probe into Bhutto murder	0 [1730]
EU supports war crime trial, wants fairness	0 [1738]
Israel worries about UNIFIL fate after Lebanon elections	0 [1724]
Israel threatening Iran with ŽnukesŽ	4 00:00 SteveS [1751]
Netanyahu pushes Arabs to normalize ties	0 [1737]
Russia wants ŽtoughŽ action against N. Korea	4 00:00 Alaska Paul in Coffman Cove, AK [1729]
Rezaei vows Žfundamental changeŽ in foreign policy	0 [1731]
Petreus: 'Pakistan realises Taliban threat'	3 00:00 Seafarious [1729]
Sri Lanka to retain state of emergency	0 [1737]
CJP takes suo moto notice of Baloch leaders' murder	0 [1728]
Tunisia offers to accept 10 Guantanamo prisoners	0 [1727]
Japan, U.S. outline draft UNSC resolution on N. Korea's nuclear test	1 00:00 James Carville [1729]
'Indian hand can't be ruled out' in ISI kaboom	8 00:00 Kofi Claitle6576 [1729]
Page 3: Non-WoT
Arctic may hold twice the oil previously found there	1 00:00 Raj [1732]
We will counter India's AWACS with 500 US missiles: Pakistan	1 00:00 newc [1730]
Big Brother asks: 'Do you have a flush toilet?'	18 00:00 Skunky Glins 5*** [1759]
Mortgage Delinquencies Hit Record High	8 00:00 Bright Pebbles [1731]
Queen Elizabeth PO'd for being left out of D-Day commemorations next week.	14 00:00 Alaska Paul in Coffman Cove, AK [1747]
Colonel Jack Bomar, Vietnam POW	0 [1734]
Income tax revenue dropped 44% from a year ago.	12 00:00 Skunky Glins 5*** [1753]
Iranian authorities arrest "blood suckers"	0 [1732]
Roh Died Earlier Than Reported	2 00:00 Anguper Hupomosing9418 [1728]
Serbia: Croatian Serb gets ten years for war crimes	0 [1722]
Ravalomanana: ŽMadagascar governed by banditsŽ	0 [1731]
EU should embrace 'new Turkey', says Miliband	2 00:00 bigjim-ca [1731]
Bodyguard cannot confirm whereabouts during Rohs final moments	1 00:00 bgrebel [1728]
New Investor Worry: Treasury Selloff Spiking Interest Rates	10 00:00 ed [1732]
Ahmadinejad warns rivals against ŽinsolenceŽ	1 00:00 3dc [1729]
Obama's green guru calls for white roofs	24 00:00 ed [1736]
Page 4: Opinion
Fast-track to failure	8 00:00 Frank G [1748]
Some Industries Deserve Bankruptcy- Newsweek and Katie and Maureen	3 00:00 tu3031 [1740]
FT editorial stirs comment in Italy	1 00:00 Bright Pebbles [1727]
The implication of operations in NWFP and FATA	6 00:00 Frank G [1736]
Page 6: Politix
Why?	6 00:00 rwv [1727]
Palin ethics complaint dismissed	3 00:00 Glenmore [1724]
White House tries to prove Sotomayor's smarts	11 00:00 CrazyFool [1754]
Specter to join Obama at DNC fundraiser	2 00:00 mojo [1731]
Napolitano addresses Sept. 11 Canada controversy	5 00:00 Barbara Skolaut [1730]
Dodd Complex	2 00:00 Frank G [1726]
White House to Sonia Sotomayor critics: Be 'careful'	13 00:00 Frank G [1756]

    
                23:54 JosephMendiola

                        23:45 Alaska Paul in Coffman Cove, AK

                        23:11 CrazyFool

                        23:07 CrazyFool

                        23:02 Barbara Skolaut

                        22:55 49 Pan

                        22:47 GirlThursday

                        22:44 GirlThursday

                        22:34 Frank G

                        22:30 Frank G

                        22:27 Halliburton - Mysterious Conspiracy Division

                        22:19 buwaya

                        21:29 Skunky Glins 5***

                        21:26 sjb

                        21:10 Skunky Glins 5***

                        21:05 Broadhead6

                        21:02 Broadhead6

                        21:02 Vespasian Threremp1622

                        21:01 Broadhead6

                        20:50 SteveS

                        20:41 Frank G

                        20:40 Glenmore

                        20:27 Bright Pebbles

                        20:21 Rob06

Who's in the News
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5	TTP
4	Govt of Pakistan
4	al-Qaeda in Pakistan
3	al-Shabaab
3	Govt of Iran
2	Abu Sayyaf
1	Jamaat-e-Islami
1	PLO
1	Palestinian Authority
1	Pirates
1	Hezbollah
1	Taliban
1	Thai Insurgency
1	al-Qaeda
1	Egyptian Islamic Jihad
1	Global Jihad

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Two weeks of WOT

Thu 2009-05-28
7 killed in attack on Somali presidential palace

Wed 2009-05-27
Taliban strike ISI headquarters in Lahore, 35 killed, 250 wounded

Tue 2009-05-26
SKor military bolsters defense readiness

Mon 2009-05-25
N. Korea appears to have conducted second nuclear test

Sun 2009-05-24
Pak security forces enter Mingora

Sat 2009-05-23
Car boom kills 10, injures 75 in Peshawar

Fri 2009-05-22
Thousands flee tense Wazoo

Thu 2009-05-21
Iran tests long range missile

Wed 2009-05-20
Army takes Sultanwas, kills 81; Mullah Fazlullah maybe titzup

Tue 2009-05-19
Prabhakaran dead as a rock!!!!!

Mon 2009-05-18
Norks to nullify Kaesong agreements

Sun 2009-05-17
Tamil Tigers say they surrender

Sat 2009-05-16
Sri Lanka president declares victory in civil war

Fri 2009-05-15
60 Talibs killed in Swat

Thu 2009-05-14
Morocco dismantles Salafiya Jihadiya cell

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