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Missing cargo ship found near Cape Verde
Today's Headlines

Headline	Comments [Views]
Page 1: WoT Operations
Hamas gunmen clash with radicals who declare 'Islamic emirate'	3 00:00 Ebbang Uluque6305 [1748]
"In war people die; that is why it is called war." Taliban like new ROE	6 00:00 abu do you love [1767]
IDF Says No Soldier Missing; Returns to Normal Operations	0 [1749]
German terrorists describe hatred of US as motivation	5 00:00 Old Patriot [1741]
Nuggets from the Urdu press	0 [1753]
Two dead in terror attack against teashop in Thailand	0 [1753]
Good morning	9 00:00 mojo [1743]
Israel probes possible abduction of soldier	1 00:00 gorb [1751]
Afghanistan: Bomb blasts kill civilians in south	0 [1756]
Govt Officials among Six Convicted of Drug Trade	0 [1748]
Rab unearths gun-making factory	0 [1749]
In Lebanon, cluster bomb kills Syrian	1 00:00 JosephMendiola [1753]
Lebanon: Three injured in bomb attack in Tripoli	0 [1758]
Five al-Qaeda terrorists surrender to Algerian authorities	2 00:00 trailing wife [1748]
New al-Qaeda unit allegedly behind Mauritania suicide attack	1 00:00 JosephMendiola [1751]
Thirteen militants killed in Orakzai air strikes	0 [1761]
18 killed in Iraq suicide bombing: police	0 [1755]
Eight militants arrested from Malakand: ISPR	0 [1757]
Tribal chieftain among 14 killed in SWA clashes	0 [1748]
Army arrests Bethlehem woman, two Qalqiliya-area young men	0 [1752]
Yemen sets terms to end assault on rebels	2 00:00 Old Patriot [1747]
Somalis at odds over murder of Pakistani imams	6 00:00 Pappy [1775]
30 Abu Sayyaf eat dirt in army attack	0 [1742]
Bangla: Madrasa shut over militancy	0 [1748]
Ex-Afghan president escapes Taliban ambush	0 [1752]
N. Korea releases Hyundai worker detained since March: Yonhap	0 [1744]
New bomb cache found	0 [1753]
Page 2: WoT Background
Predators With Speakers	3 00:00 Alaska Paul [1767]
Iranian Protestors Plan New Wave of Protests	0 [1751]
New Poll Shows 78 Percent of Pakistanis Support Death Penalty for Leaving Islam	7 00:00 Anguper Hupomosing9418 [1777]
Possible Showdown Between Al-Qaeda Supporters and Hamas at Friday Prayers in Rafah;	6 00:00 Barbara Skolaut [1758]
Reformers Call for Probe of Iran Supreme Leader (AP so no preview)	0 [1736]
Shoot at the pirates? West weighs arming ships	4 00:00 Mike Kozlowski [1772]
Bashir praises Jakarta bombers	2 00:00 James Carville [1744]
StrategyPage: China gives up on N. Korea..	10 00:00 rjschwarz [1749]
IDF dismisses Cast Lead claims	3 00:00 CrazyFool [1760]
Some Iran detainees tortured to death: Karoubi	0 [1742]
No talks unless Israel halts settlements: Abbas	0 [1749]
Israeli army killed civilians with white flags: HRW	3 00:00 Mitch H. [1742]
US opposes Lockerbie bomber release	0 [1749]
In Iran, senior cleric calls for Karroubi indictment	0 [1751]
Rafsanjani responds to Karroubi 'jail rape' letter	0 [1747]
Scotland denies media reports of Lockerbie bomber release	0 [1743]
Ousted Fatah leader Qureia hints elections unclean	0 [1742]
President nods for political activities in FATA	0 [1753]
Iran: UN experts condemn alleged torture of prisoners	0 [1757]
100 injured by aerial firing in Karachi	0 [1747]
Iran issues new stamp to commemorate election	2 00:00 Redneck Jim [1755]
Report: Qaddoumi rejects Fatah elections, maintains leadership role	0 [1749]
al Jizz: Paks see USA as greatest enemy	5 00:00 gorb [1748]
Page 3: Non-WoT
Report: Madoff, ex-Hadassah chief financial officer had affair	0 [1752]
Colonial goes under in biggest US bank failure of the year	0 [1756]
Kseniya Simonova - Sand Animation Ukraine's Got Talent	2 00:00 Anguper Hupomosing9418 [1760]
Missing cargo ship found near Cape Verde	1 00:00 Barbara Skolaut [1744]
Blind Pakistan cricketers denied visas to Britain	1 00:00 Skunky Glins 5*** [1775]
MP storms out of Muslim constituents' wedding after he was segregated from his wife	2 00:00 trailing wife [1748]
Harlem Store Owner Shoots 4 Robbers, Killing 2	9 00:00 abu do you love [1777]
Animal activists boo Eagles' signing of Vick	15 00:00 badanov [1772]
Today in History	0 [1757]
China Ski Jump - Carrier Practice?	3 00:00 Mike [1739]
India Mulls Using Nuclear Energy To Power Chandrayaan II to the Moon	5 00:00 john frum [1750]
The AR-15 Crossbow	6 00:00 Skidmark [1776]
Egypt makes first arrest over female circumcision	0 [1745]
3 suspects arrested	0 [1748]
Argentina expels Honduran ambassador	0 [1744]
U of Utah Comes Up With Scary Kind of Birth Control	1 00:00 AlmostAnonymous5839 [1752]
Today's Idiot	3 00:00 rjschwarz [1750]
Colombia rushes fuel to border areas	1 00:00 SpomoperBHayes [1749]
Teenager given 'council certificate for getting on bus in Greater Manchester'	8 00:00 abu do you love [1771]
"Unexpected" jobless claims up, sales down	13 00:00 Anguper Hupomosing9418 [1777]
Page 4: Opinion
The Wall Street Journal's Cool Bank Failure Map	2 00:00 Besoeker [1751]
And if you thought WPCs in burqas were ridiculous	0 [1757]
Early release for Lockerbie bomber would be a travesty and betrayal	0 [1741]
Amazing Adventures in Astroturfing	1 00:00 WTF [1765]
"V": When Homeland Terrorism Was Good	8 00:00 JosephMendiola [1770]
Page 6: Politix
Global Warming ate my data	2 00:00 Anguper Hupomosing9418 [1775]
Moonbat fratricide: leftys boycott Whole Foods after CEO writes anti-Obamacare op-ed	2 00:00 Broadhead6 [1769]
Dem Congressman: Obama Willing To Be One-Term President Over Health Care	7 00:00 Procopius2k [1756]
Clermont police interview suspect in Obama 'Joker' posters	10 00:00 kilowattkid [1753]
'06 Flashback: Pelosi Tells Anti-War Protesters 'I'm a Fan of Disruptors'	1 00:00 Eric Jablow [1751]
Andy Burnham accuses Tory MEP who rubbished NHS in the U.S of being 'unpatriotic'	1 00:00 Anguper Hupomosing9418 [1759]
Chicago Politicians Have Got Ethics Covered: Kass	3 00:00 Mullah Richard [1745]
Senators exclude end-of-life provision from bill	8 00:00 Anguper Hupomosing9418 [1773]
Amazing Adventures in Astroturfing II: "I'm not a doctor, but I play one at town halls..."	2 00:00 trailing wife [1743]
Clown Hall Meetings	2 00:00 Procopius2k [1748]
Reid: Town hall protesters are "evil-mongers"	9 00:00 Barbara Skolaut [1747]
"When you seem slippery both in the abstract and the particular, you are in trouble."	1 00:00 Whiskey Mike [1740]
Organs R Us Investigates Own Biz	1 00:00 gorb [1745]
Humor by Specter fails to tranquilize health care hecklers	4 00:00 WolfDog [1745]
CNN's Sanchez Presses Jackson-Lee Over Weird Claim Phone Video Was 'Doctored'	6 00:00 Procopius2k [1739]
Health care town hall anger rages on	9 00:00 Eric Jablow [1749]
John Edwards Secret Dna Test Proves He's The Daddy!	9 00:00 Anguper Hupomosing9418 [1757]
Sarah Palin doubles down on 'death panels'	9 00:00 Alaska Paul [1771]
Alaskan Judge backs Palin in flap over e-mail	1 00:00 Barbara Skolaut [1750]

    
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                        22:39 Alaska Paul

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                        22:28 Alaska Paul

                        22:19 Skunky Glins 5***

                        22:12 Sgt. Mom

                        22:04 Skidmark

                        21:17 Phineth the Anonymous8743

                        20:56 JosephMendiola

                        20:51 badanov

                        20:49 Anguper Hupomosing9418

                        20:46 ed

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                        20:07 Anguper Hupomosing9418

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                        19:50 Anguper Hupomosing9418

Who's in the News
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5	Govt of Iran
3	TTP
2	Taliban
2	Govt of Pakistan
2	al-Qaeda in North Africa
1	Jemaah Islamiyah
1	PLO
1	Palestinian Authority
1	Thai Insurgency
1	al-Qaeda
1	al-Qaeda in Europe
1	al-Shabaab
1	Abu Sayyaf
1	Fatah
1	Hamas
1	Hezbollah
1	Iraqi Insurgency

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Two weeks of WOT

Fri 2009-08-14
Missing cargo ship found near Cape Verde

Thu 2009-08-13
Seven Pak preachers gunned down in Puntland mosque

Wed 2009-08-12
Georgia Man Guilty In Terrorism Trial

Tue 2009-08-11
Kuwait arrests al-Qaida linked group

Mon 2009-08-10
Tests say Noordin Mohammad Top's not the dead guy

Sun 2009-08-09
Surprise! Abbas reelected Fatah chief

Sat 2009-08-08
Noordin Mohammad Top reported titzup

Fri 2009-08-07
Fat Lady sings for Baitullah

Thu 2009-08-06
Bill Clinton springs journalists from NKor

Wed 2009-08-05
Ansar al-Islam Number 2 nabbed in Mosul

Tue 2009-08-04
Failed Coup Attempt In Qatar

Mon 2009-08-03
Prince Bandar under house arrest: report

Sun 2009-08-02
Iran puts 100 rioters on trial after post-election unrest

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Al-Shabaab gets $8m for French hostage

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