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Danish forces free ship captured by pirates
Today's Headlines

Headline	Comments [Views]
Page 1: WoT Operations
U.S. military punishes more officers for failures	5 00:00 rammer [11134]
Why is the military publicizing its upcoming operations in Afghanistan?	12 00:00 3dc [11135]
Have they finally found a 'weapon of mass destruction' in Iraq?	11 00:00 gorb [11130]
UK troops pave way for massive NATO Afghan assault	4 00:00 crosspatch [11132]
Two bombs hit Pakistan city, 22 dead	0 [11127]
Bomb kills 27 at height of Iraqi Shiite pilgrimage	1 00:00 remoteman [11127]
Danish forces free ship captured by pirates	10 00:00 Procopius2k [11131]
N. Korea says it will release detained American missionary	3 00:00 g(r)omgoru [11128]
Good morning	8 00:00 Besoeker [11125]
Srinagar under clampdown, senior leaders detained	0 [11125]
Colombian army storms FARC leader's hideout	4 00:00 Old Patriot [11127]
Police: Fatah office set ablaze near Ramallah	3 00:00 SteveS [11132]
Algeria sentences man for Black Decade murders	0 [11131]
Thirteen turbans banged in Bajaur	2 00:00 Mike Hunt [11126]
Afghan-Nato operation kills 32 Taliban	5 00:00 Glenmore [11131]
Australia blocks three shipments to Iran	0 [11129]
Page 2: WoT Background
'Inadequate' Defenses Made U.S. Outpost a Target in Afghanistan	1 00:00 crosspatch [11137]
Deficit Balloons Into National-Security Threat	0 [11131]
Who are the 300 terrorists held in U.S. prisons?	3 00:00 Barbara Skolaut [11132]
US faults command over Afghan ambush that killed 8	1 00:00 Besoeker [11130]
Chavez equates Twitter with terrorism; calls for state control of the Internet	9 00:00 Procopius2k [11132]
UN unsure if Gaza probes set up	4 00:00 g(r)omgoru [11124]
For Old Patriot: Arclight returns	6 00:00 JosephMendiola [11130]
The trouble in southern Thailand	0 [11131]
Iraq election campaigning delayed	0 [11133]
Iran: Moscow gave missile reassurance	5 00:00 JosephMendiola [11139]
Chinese official to visit Norks on mission to resume nuclear talks	3 00:00 Frank G [11132]
U.S. Urges Joint Drill for Emergency in N. Korea	0 [11127]
Seoul Denies Plan to Join U.S. Missile Defense Scheme	4 00:00 JosephMendiola [11127]
Ecuador emerges as hub for international crime	1 00:00 newc [11127]
26/11 attackers may have had Indian 'handler', admits minister	5 00:00 ed [11129]
Dubai: We'll go after Netanyahu if Mossad killed Hamas man	5 00:00 g(r)omgoru [11128]
Iraq PM calls parliament over banned candidates	0 [11127]
Clinton says no prisoner swap with Iran	2 00:00 JosephMendiola [11124]
Nuclear missile threats to U.S. mount	2 00:00 Glenmore [11126]
ROK marines storm beach in war games with US	3 00:00 Frozen Al [11127]
Hamas leader Mashal to visit Moscow next week	2 00:00 g(r)omgoru [11125]
Netanyahu assures Syria after Israeli FMs threat	1 00:00 AlanC [11127]
Lieberman warns Syrian president, his family	4 00:00 newc [11129]
Biggest Afghan Offensive Imminent	3 00:00 Anonymoose [11126]
Pakistain ready to help Afghan reconciliation	1 00:00 JosephMendiola [11134]
Iran sanctions talk will derail diplomacy: China	4 00:00 Ebbang Uluque6305 [11126]
Bomber may have hit US vehicle with help: Official	1 00:00 ed [11128]
Moscow says west closer to Iran sanctions	1 00:00 American Delight [11127]
Russia guarantees delivery of S-300 system to Iran	2 00:00 g(r)omgoru [11129]
War against India inevitable if Kashmir dispute not solved soon: Speakers	8 00:00 JosephMendiola [11134]
Page 3: Non-WoT
China Claws Back at US with Stiff Tariff on Chicken Feet Imports	2 00:00 3dc [11137]
Turnaround Offers Crisis Flashback	0 [11129]
NBC Menu in Honor of Black History Month	31 00:00 Broadhead6 [11132]
Pentagon to Offer Emergency Contraception to Military Bases Worldwide	17 00:00 JosephMendiola [11132]
Charlie Sheen's Car Goes Over Cliff	10 00:00 Procopius2k [11128]
Global Warming Alert: "Snowmagedon" to hit Mid Atlantic States	13 00:00 tu3031 [11129]
The government (and others) has your baby's DNA	0 [11127]
Egyptian cleric bans Facebook	6 00:00 Halliburton - Mysterious Conspiracy Division [11124]
Dubai discovers new offshore oilfield	3 00:00 phil_b [11127]
Lawmakers appeal on Karen	0 [11124]
Page 4: Opinion
Holder on Holder	1 00:00 M. Murcek [11130]
Caution, calibrate your BS Meter: Backing down on climate change	7 00:00 twobyfour [11128]
The Real Scoop on Lady Qaeda, Aafia Siddiqi: Her Circle of Boston Friends & How We Blew It	10 00:00 Redneck Jim [11133]
Page 6: Politix
Sen. Richard Shelby and the horrible hold	0 [11125]
Durbin threatens Cohen and Family?	0 [11129]
Another Kennedy Seat in Trouble	7 00:00 Frank G [11130]
America Rising Video An Open Letter	1 00:00 JosephMendiola [11126]
Washington's ears are still plugged	18 00:00 swksvolFF [11128]
Gangster government targets Toyota	13 00:00 swksvolFF [11125]
White House Prepares for Possibility of 2 Supreme Court Vacancies	3 00:00 tu3031 [11129]
Pennsylvania State Capital Mulls Bankruptcy as a Budget Option	4 00:00 Elmick Johnson1148 [11125]
Video: Obama salutes Navy	3 00:00 swksvolFF [11130]
Ill Keeping it Classy	8 00:00 Halliburton - Mysterious Conspiracy Division [11132]
See Anything in Common?	10 00:00 mom [11135]

    
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                        22:17 GirlThursday

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                        22:00 GirlThursday

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5	Govt of Iran
3	Taliban
2	Govt of Syria
2	Hamas
2	TTP
1	Iraqi Baath Party
1	Lashkar e-Taiba
1	Fatah

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Two weeks of WOT

Fri 2010-02-05
Danish forces free ship captured by pirates

Thu 2010-02-04
US To Send 18,000 More Troops to Afghanistan By Spring

Wed 2010-02-03
Aafia Siddiqui Guilty

Tue 2010-02-02
Philippines offers MILF autonomy

Mon 2010-02-01
Abaya Clad Boomerette Murders 40+ in Baghdad

Sun 2010-01-31
Houthis accept conditional end to Yemen war

Sat 2010-01-30
Malaysia jugs 10 associated with Undieboomer

Fri 2010-01-29
Dronezap kills at least five

Thu 2010-01-28
Saudis declare victory over Houthis

Wed 2010-01-27
Yemen rebels complete pull out from Saudi land

Tue 2010-01-26
NJ authorities seize grenade launcher, weapons from VA man at hotel

Mon 2010-01-25
Chemical Ali executed

Sun 2010-01-24
Saudis conduct 18 airstrikes on northern Yemen

Sat 2010-01-23
Militants report 15 dead in missile strike

Fri 2010-01-22
Hamas accepts Israel's right to exist. No it doesn't.

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