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Afghan army reaches target strength
Today's Headlines

Headline	Comments [Views]
Page 1: WoT Operations
WikiLeaks Preparing to Release 15,000 Remaining Afghan War Documents	1 00:00 newc [11130]
Egypt seizes 17 tunnels along Gaza border	2 00:00 3dc [11136]
Gunmen Use Kids To Lure Iraqi Soldiers Into Trap	1 00:00 Anonymoose [11134]
23 Christians arrested, 3 executed in North Korea	7 00:00 gorb [11131]
4 rockets hit U.S. camp in Diwaniya	0 [11129]
North Central Mexico: Mexican Army Bags 3 Bad Guys	0 [11128]
Good morning	1 00:00 GolfBravoUSMC [11130]
Mauritania, Mali discuss co-operation against AQIM	0 [11130]
3 detained for links to militants	0 [11124]
Gunmen use new tactics to kill Iraqi soldiers	3 00:00 Shieldwolf [11130]
Afghan Govt. Urged UN to Delist 47 Afghans	1 00:00 American Delight [11129]
3 Taliban Commanders Arrested in Eastern Afghanistan	0 [11130]
Release of two Mali civilians, abducted after the Franco-Mauritanian raid	0 [11135]
Fire rages, flow stops on bombed Turkey pipeline	0 [11132]
Suicide Attackers Prematurely Kaboom in a Mosque in Western Afghanistan	0 [11128]
Iraq combat ops end Aug. 31, US says	0 [11129]
More Mexican Mayhem	0 [11128]
Page 2: WoT Background
Report: Turkey & Iran Sending "Sophisticated" Arms to Hezbollah...	7 00:00 Halliburton - Mysterious Conspiracy Division [11143]
Navy Testing Two New Camo Uniforms	7 00:00 Pappy [11135]
Gitmo Jury Recommends 14 Years For Al Qaeda Cook	6 00:00 phil_b [11140]
Mercenaries to Fill Void Left By U.S. Army	8 00:00 chris [11132]
More Middle-Class N. Koreans Defect	1 00:00 Mitch H. [11129]
Norks go YouTube-savvy in its propaganda offensive	0 [11131]
N. Korea slams Kan for apologizing only to S. Korea for colonization	1 00:00 Anonymoose [11127]
Kashmir separatists reject Singh's autonomy offer	0 [11128]
UN Pakistan flood envoy warns of militant threat	1 00:00 American Delight [11131]
Brazil signs UN resolution against Iran	0 [11133]
Russia against unilateral Iran sanctions	0 [11133]
Iran hails unity against Israel	0 [11126]
Iran: US can't turn threats into action	3 00:00 bigjim-CA [11132]
Insecurity Threatens Parliamentary Candidates in Ghazni	0 [11127]
Sudans north-south foes begin end-game talks	0 [11125]
Russia resumes gasoline sales to Iran	1 00:00 Mike Hunt [11132]
Israeli army chief backs use of live fire on flotilla	0 [11126]
US can keep 'conditional' aid: Lebanon minister	2 00:00 Ebbang Uluque6305 [11134]
UN Hariri tribunal urges submission of evidence	1 00:00 mojo [11133]
US consults with quartet on Mideast peace talks	1 00:00 Willy [11133]
UN appeals for $460 million boodle for Pakistain floods	4 00:00 chris [11126]
Israel, US nearing their fall: Jannati	2 00:00 Pappy [11131]
Afghan army reaches target strength	0 [11137]
Lebanon: US Military Aid Halt is Unwarranted	2 00:00 Frank G on the road [11131]
Page 3: Non-WoT
Man Jailed for Assaulting Fortune Teller that Predicted He Would Go to Jail	0 [11132]
Quayle son gets harsh on Obama	0 [11134]
Undocumented Democrats Bear 8% of Children Born in the U.S.	1 00:00 Besoeker [11133]
Farce of the Week: Father kills 15-yo son execution-style. Jury sez: 2nd degree murder!	5 00:00 gorb [11139]
Man walks a mile with a knife in his head	4 00:00 Warthog [11131]
George W. Bush and Laura Makes Surprise Visit To U.S. Troops	11 00:00 OldSpook [11132]
2% of Dutch Deaths Due to Euthanasia	1 00:00 BrerRabbit [11130]
Ramadan: There's An App For That	1 00:00 tu3031 [11131]
Near Riots as 1000s Seek Atlanta Section 8 Assistance	12 00:00 Beavis [11138]
North Korea probed over claims World Cup team tortured for ignoring Kimmie's guidance	5 00:00 DMFD [11128]
N.H. Dem wishes Palin was on board Stevens' plane	9 00:00 Redneck Jim [11131]
Congressional candidate Lieutenant Colonel West speaking at the American Freedom Tour	6 00:00 Hellfish [11127]
Democrats, Advocacy Groups Blast Cuts to Food Stamps to Fund $26B Aid Bill	7 00:00 3dc [11129]
Harry Reid: "I don't know how anyone of Hispanic heritage could be a Republican."	5 00:00 Swamp Blondie [11129]
Feds rethink policies that encourage home ownership	10 00:00 no mo uro [11127]
New superbugs spreading from South Asia: study	11 00:00 phil_b [11135]
Man grows pea plant inside lung	4 00:00 Frank G on the road [11129]
Ten years after the Kursk sinking, its crew is remembered	2 00:00 gorb [11133]
In an Assault on Hell, You'd Want This Congressional Candidate Covering Your Back	9 00:00 Broadhead6 [11126]
China Feels Left Out After Japanese Apology to Korea	1 00:00 bigjim-CA [11131]
EEOC Says Not Hiring Ex-Cons Is Discriminatory	2 00:00 Redneck Jim [11134]
US trade deficit hits record high	7 00:00 Besoeker [11130]
Azerbaijan bans prayers in barracks	2 00:00 Black Charlie Chinemble5313 [11132]
Present democratic govt believes in free media: Kaira	0 [11128]
Rwandan leader wins re-election with 93 percent	0 [11134]
Thaksins appeal rejected	0 [11128]
Mexican Mafias Move to Movie Matinee	1 00:00 Anguper Hupomosing9418 [11128]
Burqa Being Robs MD Bank	3 00:00 Grenter, Protector of the Geats [11132]
Page 4: Opinion
July highest all-time for background checks on firearm sales	9 00:00 Whiskey Mike [11141]
Chinas Eyes in the Skies	0 [11129]
Enough	2 00:00 Frank G on the road [11130]
Page 6: Politix
CA Sen: Ma'am Babs Slips Against Fiorina	5 00:00 Frank G on the road [11138]
Poll: 76 Percent Say Time for Obama to Take Responsibility	3 00:00 chris [11135]
Poll Shows GOP Tide Starting to Roll	3 00:00 DMFD [11128]
Public Unions: Dems' True Priority?	4 00:00 DMFD [11132]
First lady went to Spain to spend time with grieving friend	8 00:00 phil_b [11135]

    
                22:49 Willy

                        22:37 Redneck Jim

                        22:30 Pappy

                        22:22 Pappy

                        22:03 phil_b

                        22:03 Beavis

                        21:33 Frank G on the road

                        21:28 Free Radical

                        21:14 phil_b

                        20:48 Halliburton - Mysterious Conspiracy Division

                        20:32 tipper

                        20:28 Whiskey Mike

                        20:28 3dc

                        20:27 no mo uro

                        20:23 Thing From Snowy Mountain

                        20:23 phil_b

                        20:15 OldSpook

                        20:14 OldSpook

                        20:12 gorb

                        20:12 OldSpook

                        19:59 Besoeker

                        19:57 Broadhead6

                        19:44 Eric Jablow

                        19:41 Iblis

Who's in the News
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7	Govt of Iran
4	Taliban
4	Govt of Pakistan
2	al-Qaeda in North Africa
1	Hamas
1	Islamic State of Iraq
1	Jemaah Islamiyah
1	Palestinian Authority
1	Govt of Sudan
1	al-Qaeda in Iraq
1	Commies

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Two weeks of WOT

Thu 2010-08-12
Afghan army reaches target strength

Wed 2010-08-11
Nuevo Leon: Mexican Army Seizes $1.3 Million in Cash, Drugs

Tue 2010-08-10
Hezbollah accuses Israel of Hariri assassination

Mon 2010-08-09
Indonesian police arrest Bashir on terror charges

Sun 2010-08-08
60 killed in triple bombing in Basra

Sat 2010-08-07
10 Medical Aid Workers Murdered Near Kabul

Fri 2010-08-06
Tamaulipas: Car Bomb Explodes at State Police HQ

Thu 2010-08-05
Chief of Frontier Constabulary rubbed out in suicide attack

Wed 2010-08-04
Hezbollah accuses Israel of killing Rafik Hariri

Tue 2010-08-03
Two Lebanese soldiers killed in clash with IDF on northern border

Mon 2010-08-02
Five rockets slam into Israeli resort

Sun 2010-08-01
Assad wants Hariri tribunal closed

Sat 2010-07-31
Three Kenyans charged over Kampala bomb attacks

Fri 2010-07-30
20 Bad Guys Die in Gun Battle in Sonora

Thu 2010-07-29
Federal judge guts Arizona immigration law

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