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Mighty Pak Army clears Piochar valley
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Page 5: Russia-Former Soviet Union
Beheading and crucifiction make comeback.	6 00:00 DarthVader [11126]
Page 1: WoT Operations
Pakistan secures key Swat Valley city	3 00:00 trailing wife [11132]
Good Saturday Morning!	3 00:00 Zhang Fei [11126]
Somali insurgents impose curfew after grenade attack	1 00:00 Jack is Back! [11125]
Gunmen attack Iran presidentŽs election center	1 00:00 mojo [11128]
NKorea provokes UN as it test-fires sixth missile	9 00:00 Linker [11128]
Bomb explosion at a bus station in Iraq kills at least 4 people, wounds 10	0 [11128]
Clashes leave up to 244 dead in SudanŽs South Kordofan region	2 00:00 trailing wife [11136]
Army clears Peochar Valley	0 [11136]
Head money for Fazlullah increased to Rs 50 million	1 00:00 M. Murcek [11128]
16 arrested after van attacked in Hangu	0 [11128]
Sindh releases list of 168 most wanted	0 [11126]
Suspected terrorist held in Karachi	0 [11126]
Unknown gunnies kill Hisbul Islam commander	2 00:00 M. Murcek [11123]
Sudan signs peace agreement with Sudanese Liberation Army	0 [11126]
Page 2: WoT Background
Predator Drones Could Face Legal Challenges - Usual Suspects	10 00:00 Silentbrick [11135]
New Delhi slams OICs resolutions	1 00:00 SteveS [11130]
Nashville hotel drops jihad conference over safety concerns	8 00:00 ryuge [11136]
Levin: Memos don't show what Cheney says they do	7 00:00 SteveS [11129]
Bambi blocks Apaches for Israel due to civilian casualties in Gaza	26 00:00 Zhang Fei [11128]
UN May Stop N.Korea Accessing Overseas Assets	2 00:00 gorb [11128]
Nork Press Takes Up Martial Rhetoric	1 00:00 Redneck Jim [11128]
Hezbollah says Iran ready to aid LebanonŽs army	1 00:00 bgrebel [11128]
30 Russian students arrested in Egypt: Moscow	4 00:00 trailing wife [11135]
Iraqi prisoners were not raped in Abu Ghraib: US	0 [11130]
Egypt official regrets ŽŽburn Israeli booksŽŽ remark	1 00:00 Redneck Jim [11132]
Terrorism to be uprooted, vow President, PM	0 [11129]
Punjab ready to welcome IDPs, says Nawaz	0 [11128]
India conspiring to destabilize Pakistan: Munawar	2 00:00 HammerHead [11130]
Govt confuses banker's picture with wanted militant	0 [11127]
Britain: ŽMore than 20,000 Tamils killedŽ in Sri Lankan war	2 00:00 Steve White [11127]
Killing in ŽcrossfireŽ causing concern	20 00:00 trailing wife [11128]
Daud brought to Dhaka for interrogation	0 [11129]
Australian premier urges strong financial sanctions on N. Korea	1 00:00 Aussie Mike [11134]
Chinese parliament delegation postpones N. Korea visit	3 00:00 GirlThursday [11137]
N. Korea warns UNSC against adoption of further measures	3 00:00 Redneck Jim [11134]
Knesset bill: Jordan for Palestinians	5 00:00 Barbara Skolaut [11129]
US denies involvement in Zahedan blast	0 [11129]
North Korea slams Security Council as hypocrites	0 [11129]
Committee to mediate between Taliban, govt	1 00:00 Richard of Oregon [11128]
Iran ready to aid Lebanon army: Nasrallah	2 00:00 CrazyFool [11129]
US rejects Iranian claims it was behind mosque bombing	0 [11129]
Lebanese-Syrian relations are deeply rooted -- Leb prez	0 [11129]
Burns to visit Egypt for start of "comprehensive discussions"	1 00:00 balthazar [11132]
~~Finger-pointing~~ Fact-finding mission to arrive in Gaza on Monday	0 [11126]
Page 3: Non-WoT
New Solar Cycle Prediction - Global Cooling?	4 00:00 Barbara Skolaut [11136]
Indian Navy warships set sail for exercises in Mediterranean and Atlantic	0 [11128]
Mass Poisoning of Marines and Families at Camp Lejeune	3 00:00 GirlThursday [11134]
video: growing body parts - multi series	0 [11126]
Killer struck with DIY electric chair	0 [11128]
Home Invasion Gang Leader Arrested	3 00:00 Anonymoose [11133]
$63.8 trillion	7 00:00 Jack is Back! [11133]
Prince Harry says a prayer for 9/11 victims	6 00:00 Barbara Skolaut [11133]
LTTE fall will alter drug trade in India	6 00:00 Zhang Fei [11134]
River authorities guilty too	1 00:00 JosephMendiola [11128]
Cuba not returning to OAS ŽcorpseŽ	0 [11126]
Time Warner and AOL to demerge at end of the year	4 00:00 Redneck Jim [11127]
PHIL SPECTOR GETS 19 YEARS TO LIFE IN PRISON	6 00:00 Pappy [11127]
Kuwait PM forms new cabinet with key posts unchanged	0 [11128]
Cairo hosts meeting on Arab gas pipeline Saturday	3 00:00 Rambler in Virginia [11135]
Page 4: Opinion
Can Moscow stop North Koreas nuclear march?	7 00:00 Anguper Hupomosing9418 [11127]
Edmund Burke and Obama - By Thomas Sowell	1 00:00 whatadeal [11130]
Page 6: Politix
Corruption probe heats up on Capitol Hill	4 00:00 DoDo [11124]
Dodd to air first TV ad in 2010 re-election bid	4 00:00 Jack is Back! [11130]
Durbin touts "Cash for Clunkers" idea	14 00:00 Barbara Skolaut [11132]
Rangel: Ethics probe to end "very soon"	1 00:00 Muggsy Glink [11130]
The Nation: Did Terry McAuliffe Try to Buy Off a Political Foe?	0 [11124]
"Death to Potatoes" chanted in Iran	5 00:00 bman [11129]

-Lurid Crime Tales-

Beheading and crucifiction make comeback.

Saudi beheads and crucifies murder convict

Saudi authorities beheaded and crucified a man convicted of brutally slaying an 11-year-old boy and his father, the Interior Ministry announced. According to Friday's statement from the ministry, Ahmed al-Anzi molested the boy and then strangled him to death. He then fatally stabbed the boy's father when the man came looking for his son. He hid both the bodies in his shop, the statement said, adding that al-Anzi threatened police with a knife when they came to arrest him.

Al-Anzi had previously been convicted of sodomy and owning pornographic films, a crime in conservative Saudi Arabia.

Crucifying the headless body in a public place is a way to set an example, according to the kingdom's strict interpretation of Islam. Normally those convicted of rape, murder and drug trafficking in Saudi Arabia are just beheaded.

If Mr. al-Anzi actually did this horrible thing, I find it impossible to feel any sympathy.

            Posted by: Besoeker  ||
            05/30/2009            07:46   ||
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#1 THAT is a deterrent

                Posted by: 746    ||
                05/30/2009 10:10                Comments ||
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#2 Does tend to decrease the recidivism rate ...

                Posted by: Steve White    ||
                05/30/2009 10:44                Comments ||
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#3 Doesn't that give you a feeling deep down inside about that old time religion? Continuing to treat the Saudi government with deference and respect is a costly mistake.

                Posted by: Richard of Oregon    ||
                05/30/2009 11:56                Comments ||
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#4 All very barbaric... but can you really say the world isn't a better place now that Ahmed al-Anzi is freezing his ass off in Islamic hell?

                Posted by: Secret Master    ||
                05/30/2009 17:08                Comments ||
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#5 Can't really say I disagree too much with this ruling. I think the same fate should apply to pedophiles.

                Posted by: DarthVader    ||
                05/30/2009 17:24                Comments ||
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#6 Apply to ALL pedophiles.

note to self:
Proof Read Before Posting

                Posted by: DarthVader    ||
                05/30/2009 17:25                Comments ||
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2	Govt of Iran
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1	Jamaat-e-Islami
1	al-Qaeda
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Two weeks of WOT

Sat 2009-05-30
Mighty Pak Army clears Piochar valley

Fri 2009-05-29
Pakistan: Suspects arrested for ´plotting attack against spy agency´

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

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