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Dronezap ices 12 turbans in Haqqaniland
Today's Headlines

Headline	Comments [Views]
Page 1: WoT Operations
Good morning	0 [1743]
Thai terrorists celebrate start of Ramadan predictably	0 [1745]
Taliban Titzup	1 00:00 Mike Ramsey [1744]
Lebanon 'kills Fatah al-Islam militant leader'	1 00:00 Odysseus [1754]
Suspected US missile strike 'kills 12 in NW Pakistan'	4 00:00 Besoeker [1750]
Posting on the Burg -- reminders & changes	35 00:00 gorb [1774]
Darfur: 2 UN police Advisors Abducted	0 [1748]
Three killed in Khost rocketry	1 00:00 trailing wife in Germany [1741]
UAE asks Germany why it freed Israeli spy	2 00:00 3dc [1746]
Dronezap ices 12 turbans in Haqqaniland	1 00:00 3dc [1766]
Gunmen kill 4 Iraq policemen, set bodies ablaze	1 00:00 Old Patriot [1773]
Land Disputes Kill 8 in S Afghanistan	0 [1741]
4 Guards of a Security Company Killed in Afghan Violence	0 [1744]
3 Killed, Scores Wounded in Kuchi-Hazara Clashes	1 00:00 trailing wife in Germany [1746]
Italy releases PKK leader on probation	0 [1748]
Lukoil snubs fuel sanctions against Iran	1 00:00 Whiskey Mike [1748]
Six killed in ethnic attack in Quetta	0 [1749]
Afghan, Nato troops pursue Haqqani fighters	0 [1746]
Gunmen attack bus, kill 10 near Quetta	0 [1742]
Kurdish Rebels Kill Iran Militiamen: Report	0 [1753]
Tamaulipas: Mexican Army Rescues 6 Kidnap Victims	0 [1756]
Suspected Qaeda gunmen kill Yemeni officer	0 [1747]
Lebanese army kills wanted top leader	2 00:00 Pappy [1743]
2 cops killed, 2 wounded in 2 attacks in Baghdad	0 [1750]
Diala police arrest Baghdads Aadhamiya assassin	0 [1742]
More Mexican Mayhem	0 [1749]
Nuevo Leon: Mexican Army Bags Four Bad Guys in Monterrey	0 [1750]
Northern Mexico: Mexican Army Seizes 5.7 Tons of Pot, Weapons	2 00:00 Nimble Spemble [1747]
Page 2: WoT Background
Army to use 'Dirty Harry' bullet against the Taliban	8 00:00 OldSpook [1773]
Hamas, Islamic Jihad struggle over strategy	0 [1747]
Hamas, Paleos just say no to direct talks	2 00:00 SteveS [1754]
Is Iran Supplying the Taliban With Missle Tech?	0 [1746]
Mob Threats Lead to Closure of Church Building in Indonesia	0 [1752]
Azerbaijan releases men jailed for Israel embassy bomb plot	0 [1735]
'Thank God for Gordon': Gaddafi orders Libyans to pray for Gordon Brown	2 00:00 Pappy [1749]
Durango: 300 Mexican Federal Agents Deploy to Lerdo, Gomez Palacio	1 00:00 Anonymoose [1737]
John Bolton: Russia's Loading of Nuke Fuel Into Iran Plant Means Aug. 21 Deadline for Israel	12 00:00 JosephMendiola [1772]
Lebanon sets up fund to equip army	0 [1744]
HRW fears stoning to death of Iran woman close	2 00:00 Swanimote [1740]
'US fears backing Iran attack by Israel'	2 00:00 Broadhead6 [1765]
Obama defends Ground Zero mosque	15 00:00 Hellfish [1733]
Specter of war haunts south Sudan referendum	0 [1737]
Baja California: All 246 Prison Officials Fail Drug Test	1 00:00 Redneck Jim [1738]
U.S. to announce new Nork sanctions late this month	1 00:00 JosephMendiola [1767]
Maliki says optimistic about breakthrough soon	0 [1743]
Congresscritters with military experience	6 00:00 Pappy [1746]
Saudi Cleric Muhammad Al-Arifi: The Desire to Shed Blood, Smash Skulls...	0 [1752]
Page 3: Non-WoT
BP Spill's Gulf Threat May Fade as Farms Pollute, Wetlands Sink	1 00:00 tipover [1772]
Bahrain renews ban on mosque loudspeakers	1 00:00 Black Bart Shick7973 [1755]
BP to pay $50 mln for Texas refinery penalties	0 [1747]
Alabama sues BP over oil spill	3 00:00 Procopius2k [1735]
Obama family taking solidarity vacation to Gulf coast	10 00:00 Besoeker [1732]
Political parties slam Baku court ruling	0 [1739]
One killed, 18 injured in gunsex in Hyderabad	0 [1736]
American woman found beheaded in India; son detained	1 00:00 Redneck Jim [1739]
Haia set to put up unit for cyber crimes	0 [1737]
Gangs Targeting Chicago Police Officers? Email Warns Officers Of Planned Violence	3 00:00 JosephMendiola [1758]
Page 4: Opinion
Pakistan: A role model for a progressive Muslim state	4 00:00 SteveS [1752]
Page 6: Politix
10 reasons why the Obama presidency is in meltdown	17 00:00 Bright Pebbles [1761]
American Socialists Release Names of 70 Congressional Democrats in Their Ranks	15 00:00 Pappy [1777]

    
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                        23:25 crosspatch

                        23:23 Broadhead6

                        23:22 Pappy

                        23:12 Glenmore

                        23:05 Goober Goobelopolous

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                        22:31 CrazyFool

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                        22:18 Old Patriot

                        21:56 tipover

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                        20:55 3dc

                        20:44 Barbara Skolaut

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                        20:39 Bright Pebbles

                        20:30 Harcourt 1

                        20:25 linker

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3	Taliban
3	Govt of Iran
2	Global Jihad
1	Thai Insurgency
1	al-Qaeda in Pakistan
1	Govt of Sudan
1	Hamas
1	Islamic State of Iraq

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Two weeks of WOT

Sun 2010-08-15
Dronezap ices 12 turbans in Haqqaniland

Sat 2010-08-14
B.O. defends plans for mosque near ground zero

Fri 2010-08-13
Durango: Mexican Army Bags 12 Bad Guys; 5 Others Die

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

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Five rockets slam into Israeli resort

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Assad wants Hariri tribunal closed

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