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Maulvi Omar nabbed
Today's Headlines

Headline	Comments [Views]
Page 1: WoT Operations
72 Virgins Agree: Baitullah Mehsud is Dead	4 00:00 JosephMendiola [1769]
Iraq May Hold Vote On U.S. Withdrawal	9 00:00 abu do you love [1764]
Top Taliban spokesman Maulvi Omar detained	3 00:00 Steve White [1766]
Good morning	4 00:00 JohnQC [1735]
Rebels launch attack on UN compound in Somalia	0 [1748]
Pakistan: Suicide bombing kills at least six in northwest	0 [1740]
16 extremists surrender to security forces in Swat	0 [1746]
Car bomb kills 5 in Baghdad	0 [1746]
Five convicted of treason spared from execution	0 [1742]
Egyptian policeman shot by Israeli soldiers near Eilat	0 [1756]
Govt rejects remission proposals for eight convicted terrorists	0 [1748]
Suicide bomber kills 20 in Ingushetia	2 00:00 JosephMendiola [1739]
Dozens killed in Yemen clashes	0 [1744]
UK charity sues govt over rendition of two men	4 00:00 trailing wife [1769]
After daily shutdown, Iran police quell protests	0 [1743]
Iran shuts down Karroubi's paper	0 [1747]
Recruiter of suicide bombers for Taliban apprehended	4 00:00 Pappy [1747]
Predictable riots after Ali Shar Hyderi bumped off	4 00:00 Old Patriot [1749]
Chief of Millat-e-Islamia killed after gunmen ambushed his car	0 [1747]
If you've got it...	13 00:00 Barbara Skolaut [1753]
Page 2: WoT Background
Spokesman for Taliban in Swat District: During Ramadan, 'The Taliban Will Intensify Attacks"	1 00:00 JosephMendiola [1774]
Gaddafi Son: "If I had an atomic bomb I would wipe Switzerland off the map"	18 00:00 Pappy [1762]
Spy Agency Fiasco	13 00:00 trailing wife [1762]
Last defendant sentenced in California terrorist plot	1 00:00 GirlThursday [1738]
Bin Laden video shown in Shane Kent terror hearing	0 [1737]
Calls for flogging Karroubi	0 [1734]
Indian Deputy HC summoned to FO over Singh statement	0 [1740]
Pakistan once again seeks US drone technology	7 00:00 Willy [1732]
Foreign enemies got benefited	0 [1752]
In Iran, Rafsanjani links 'unjust' verdicts to chaos	0 [1744]
Hamas dismisses Abbas' call for continued talks	1 00:00 g(r)omgoru [1739]
Abbas: Negotiations are the only route to a Palestinian state	0 [1741]
Peace first, normalcy with Israel later: Egypt	1 00:00 g(r)omgoru [1740]
N. Korea allows resumption of inter-Korean tourism projects	1 00:00 Redneck Jim [1733]
Chinese nuclear envoy to visit N. Korea later Mon.: Yonhap	2 00:00 GirlThursday [1740]
N. Korea on special alert over U.S.-S. Korean military drill	2 00:00 GirlThursday [1735]
Ahmadinejad wants certain power-holders in court	1 00:00 Rambler in Virginia [1765]
Leader appoints Shahroudi to Expediency Council	0 [1737]
Muslims must unite for Islams savior: Iran	4 00:00 abu do you love [1765]
Iraqi gays face murder, torture campaign: HRW	5 00:00 trailing wife [1735]
87% Pakistanis against suicide attacks: US survey	5 00:00 Mizzou Mafia [1743]
Larijani says time ripe for righting wrongs	1 00:00 g(r)omgoru [1742]
Page 3: Non-WoT
Libya To Execute 220 Illegal Aliens	2 00:00 Gabby [1759]
Robbers Gunned Down By Customer Who Fled Police	2 00:00 Eric Jablow [1770]
It's out! The Beloit College Mindset list for the class of 2013	1 00:00 Glenmore [1749]
Our long national nightmare returns...	7 00:00 Pappy [1771]
17 Year Old Girl Claims To Have Knifed 30 Men To Death	8 00:00 Dopey Omamp9336 [1741]
Gitmo Inmates Now Michigan's Only Hope	5 00:00 Barbara Skolaut [1768]
Wall Street plunges amid global sell-off	2 00:00 3dc [1776]
Bob Novak Dies	0 [1746]
Weird Phoenix Kidnapping	3 00:00 Anonymoose [1733]
Plant That Eats Rats	8 00:00 anonymous5089 [1745]
Eight 'pirates' now in Russian custody aboard frigate Ladny	10 00:00 Free Radical [1740]
U.S. report: Chavez moving to silence media critics	2 00:00 Ebbang Uluque6305 [1737]
Cash-for-clunkers boost Japanese car sales	24 00:00 Thing From Snowy Mountain [1737]
Zim banks start reissuing chequebooks	3 00:00 Besoeker [1739]
30,000 seek Thaksin pardon	0 [1741]
Police say 30 injured in brawl near Bethlehem	1 00:00 g(r)omgoru [1744]
Ex-wife confesses to Kuwait wedding fire: report	4 00:00 GirlThursday [1738]
Irked by US-Colombia deal, Chavez warns of war	10 00:00 GirlThursday [1740]
Page 4: Opinion
Palestinian Intellectual on the Arab World's Double Standard	1 00:00 SteveS [1757]
Science ponders 'zombie attack'	2 00:00 Besoeker [1739]
The Torturers and the Secretary	3 00:00 Frozen Al [1746]
North Koreas Dollar Store	0 [1744]
Palestine problem hopeless, but not serious	5 00:00 GirlThursday [1748]
Page 6: Politix
State senator, and CAIR chairman, misses votes for Islamic faith	0 [1752]
College Credit for Pushing Obama's Agenda	1 00:00 Besoeker [1742]
Postal workers disgruntled by Obama remarks	5 00:00 Anguper Hupomosing9418 [1744]
Benedict Arlen remains a clueless "Feeble Old Fart"	1 00:00 Anonymoose [1739]
And the astroturfing right-winger that created the Obama 'Socialism' poster is ...	12 00:00 Skunky Glins 5*** [1760]
White House suggests third-party groups are to blame for unsolicited health care e-mails.	11 00:00 Barbara Skolaut [1767]
Administration Official: "Sebelius Misspoke"	10 00:00 Besoeker [1737]
Democratic senator: Public health insurance option dead	3 00:00 Besoeker [1740]
Video - NY Rep. Massa: I will vote against the interests of my district	5 00:00 DMFD [1744]
B.O. & Joe to raise money for Specter	3 00:00 DMFD [1738]
Ross: 'I might not support the health care bill I voted for'	2 00:00 Anguper Hupomosing9418 [1743]
Dean: Public option a must for health care reform	6 00:00 Anonymoose [1743]

    
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                        21:13 James

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                        20:47 Eric Jablow

                        20:28 Barbara Skolaut

                        19:59 Thing From Snowy Mountain

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Who's in the News
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8	Govt of Iran
3	Govt of Pakistan
2	Palestinian Authority
2	Sipah-e-Sahaba Pakistan
2	TTP
1	al-Qaeda in Pakistan
1	al-Shabaab
1	Chechen Republic of Ichkeria
1	Hamas
1	Iraqi Insurgency
1	Jemaah Islamiyah
1	Lashkar e-Taiba

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Two weeks of WOT

Tue 2009-08-18
Maulvi Omar nabbed

Mon 2009-08-17
Maulvi Nazir one with the ages

Sun 2009-08-16
Iran chooses hardliner to head judiciary. Wotta surprise.

Sat 2009-08-15
Eight killed, 80 injured in Hamas, radicals clashes

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

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