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Lahore, Islamabad on red alert after Taseer assassination
Today's Headlines

Headline	Comments [Views]
Page 1: WoT Operations
Navy frigate saves tanker from pirates	4 00:00 anon1 [1733]
Guatemala Gunfire Gazette	1 00:00 trailing wife [1729]
More Mexican Mayhem	3 00:00 badanov [1749]
Baaquba suicide attack casualties up to 20	1 00:00 JosephMendiola [1752]
Police captain wounded in eastern Baghdad	0 [1735]
Good morning	7 00:00 Old Patriot [1723]
Darfur Rebel Group Agrees to Deal with Khartoum	0 [1732]
Two Suspects Held in Grenade Attack on Faisal Karami's House	0 [1731]
Afghan Police Killed in Kabul Bomb Blast	0 [1730]
60 Soldiers under Siege in Al-Jawf Province	2 00:00 trailing wife [1731]
Clash in Mohmand; 39 suspected militants detained	0 [1730]
Dutch search for explosives in train from Germany	2 00:00 Huperens and Company9851 [1733]
Lahore, Islamabad on red alert after Taseer assassination	0 [1768]
Guatemala bus blast kills four	0 [1729]
Protests erupt after Taseer assassination	0 [1725]
Egypt prevents some convoy activists from entering Gaza	0 [1730]
Egypt reinforces security in anticipation of Coptic Christmas	2 00:00 g(r)omgoru [1734]
Pakistan bus bomb targets children	1 00:00 gorb [1736]
Page 2: WoT Background
China military eyes preemptive nuclear attack in event of crisis	2 00:00 JosephMendiola [4202]
NKorea calls for unconditional talks with South	1 00:00 JosephMendiola [1759]
MEMRI to launch Global Jihad News website	1 00:00 trailing wife [1749]
New suits for Thai bomb squads	0 [1734]
Tater's Back......	3 00:00 gorb [1739]
Rally to support southern Sudan independence to be held in...Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	3 00:00 trailing wife [1732]
The Luxury Homes of the N. Korean Elite	0 [1730]
Nork soldiers go AWOL en masse looking for food	3 00:00 JosephMendiola [1764]
Skinny jeans a hit in North Korea	2 00:00 gorb [1732]
S. Korea, Japan 'Seek 1st-Ever Military Pact'	6 00:00 mojo [1729]
Japan 'Could Deploy Troops in Korea in Emergency'	3 00:00 JosephMendiola [1749]
Deputy premier meets Iranian Ambassador	0 [1735]
'Afghanistan Should Know its Friends and Enemies'	0 [1726]
Afghan Peace Delegation Visits Pakistan	0 [1734]
Karzai: Foreigners Should Stop Meddling in Constitution Implementation	2 00:00 Hellfish [1736]
Karzai Stalls Operations to Target Taliban	0 [1736]
Karoubi demands open trial	0 [1727]
Pope Shenouda urges calm after Egypt church blast	0 [1732]
Muslims in Holland offer to protect Coptic churches	2 00:00 Free Radical [1724]
Coptic Bishop in Rome "not" to accept Muslims in Alexandria commemoration	0 [1730]
ICRC distributes emergency assistance for people displaced by North Darfur clashes	0 [1726]
Tribe warns of war over Sudan vote	3 00:00 trailing wife [1733]
Sudan opposition 'to oust regime'	0 [1725]
Bashir Says Ready for Secession of South Sudan	0 [1731]
Philippines communist rebels vow attacks	1 00:00 JosephMendiola [1753]
Page 3: Non-WoT
Self sustaining fusion coming closer to reality	3 00:00 Alaska Paul [1754]
Internet Approaching TV As Primary News Source	0 [1743]
Dupe URL: Halal KFC worker has a bacon-related meltdown	0 [1734]
Halal KFC worker has a bacon-related meltdown	4 00:00 tipper [1750]
Norwegian Icebreaker makes it's way up the Mississippi	9 00:00 JosephMendiola [1759]
800 soldiers in dock at Bangladesh mutiny hearing	0 [1735]
Catholic school board found guilty of religious discrimination against UFO cult	4 00:00 Mullah Richard [1735]
Army relieves 172nd Infantry Brigade Commander	5 00:00 Anonymoose [1728]
Chinese Military Buildup Apparent Ahead of Gates Visit	1 00:00 Uleger Barnsmell4617 [1719]
Number of Brits converted to Islam doubled	4 00:00 trailing wife [1724]
Barriers against Venezuela's business operations increase in 2010	0 [1729]
Venezuela has no plans to "break relations" with the US	1 00:00 Redneck Jim [1728]
Gbagbo agrees to negotiate a peaceful end	0 [1727]
African leaders fail to convince Gbagbo to quit	0 [1730]
Jeddah will have worlds biggest gold factory	0 [1722]
NY man leaps from window, saved by uncollected trash	6 00:00 mojo [1732]
Ariel Sharon marks 5 years in coma	1 00:00 Anonymoose [1733]
Vulture flies into Saudi Arabia without permission; promptly gets arrested on landing.	6 00:00 swksvolFF [1729]
Son of late Shah of Iran found dead in Boston	8 00:00 Frank G [1752]
Rifqa Barry: "A professional organization for lawyers..."	0 [1724]
Page 4: Opinion
Troops First Foundation	0 [1732]
Obama shouldn't joke about threatening to audit opponents	4 00:00 DarthVader [1733]
UFC Competitor Jacob Volkmann Calls Out The One	1 00:00 OldSpook [1751]
Murder most foul!	0 [1723]
Peace Loving Arabs Defamed By Right Wing Judeo-Christians	5 00:00 mojo [1728]
2010: The Year of Islamist Infiltration	3 00:00 JohnQC [1730]
Page 6: Politix
~~Goebbels~~ Gibbs to Depart White House	6 00:00 trailing wife [1745]
What a Beautiful Sight	8 00:00 ryuge [1750]
Sebelius: Health care repeal would take away personal freedoms	16 00:00 Sgt. D.T. [1749]
Biden's chief of staff leaving post at end of month	2 00:00 JohnQC [1722]
New Congress convenes under watchful eye of Tea Partiers	5 00:00 gorb [1729]

    
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1	Hamas
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Two weeks of WOT

Wed 2011-01-05
Lahore, Islamabad on red alert after Taseer assassination

Tue 2011-01-04
Punjab governor Salman Taseer assassinated in Islamabad

Mon 2011-01-03
Osama's top aide Nasir al-Wahishi killed in drone strike

Sun 2011-01-02
Clashes follow Egypt church bombing

Sat 2011-01-01
Islamic New Years Greetings to Copts in Egypt, 21 dead

Fri 2010-12-31
US missiles kill 8 in northwest Pakistan

Thu 2010-12-30
Cartel threatens Guatemala with 'war'

Wed 2010-12-29
Denmark Arrests 5 Suspected of Planning Terror Attack

Tue 2010-12-28
15 More Drone-zapped in North Wazoo

Mon 2010-12-27
Pakistan drone attack 'kills 18 militants'

Sun 2010-12-26
Burqa-clad suicide bomber kills 42 in Bajaur Agency

Sat 2010-12-25
Pakistan suicide bombing kills dozens at food aid center

Fri 2010-12-24
Iraq arrests 93 al-Qaeda suspects

Thu 2010-12-23
Clashes between Houthis and Tribesmen in Sa'ada Province

Wed 2010-12-22
Kenya bus explosion kills 3, injures 30

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