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Blasts, heavy gunfire rattle Tripoli
Today's Headlines

Headline	Comments [Views]
Page 1: WoT Operations
Report: Gaza militants agree to cease-fire	5 00:00 JosephMendiola [1766]
Militant hideout busted in J&K	0 [1737]
End is Very Near for Al Qathafi Regime as Rebels Strengthen Presence in Tripoli	18 00:00 JosephMendiola [1767]
UAV Aerial Collisions	2 00:00 JosephMendiola [1741]
Two vendors gunned down in southern Thailand	0 [1735]
Uganda Offers Asylum to Qaddafi, Then Denies It	1 00:00 SteveS [1750]
Report: Qaddafi and Two Sons Have ~~Run Away~~ Fled Libya	5 00:00 Alaska Paul [1735]
Good morning	8 00:00 Nimble Spemble [1737]
10 Hurt as Military Commander Escapes Assassination in Eastern Yemen	1 00:00 JosephMendiola [1757]
Lawmaker Accused of Drug Smuggling	1 00:00 Besoeker [1741]
Armed rebels kill 11 cops in India	1 00:00 de Medici [1736]
3 troops killed in Kurram	0 [1737]
Karachi Korpse Kount: 6	0 [1734]
'Failure to stop violence leaves question mark on govt'	1 00:00 JosephMendiola [1752]
Iran sentences US hikers to eight years for spying	5 00:00 Barbara [1757]
Two soldiers killed in Khyber ambush	0 [1733]
Former Gaddafi number two flees Tripoli	0 [1741]
Five militants, Indian army officer die in Kashmir clash	0 [1751]
Shootout at Quetta passport office; one killed	0 [1736]
Palestinian armed groups shower Israeli settlements with missiles	13 00:00 SteveS [1739]
Al-Qaeda in Iraq: 100 attacks to avenge Bin Laden	1 00:00 de Medici [1735]
Qaida Announces 100-attack Campaign in Iraq	0 [1740]
Indian ship with 21 sailors hijacked from Oman	0 [1740]
Somali pirates hijack ship from Omani port	0 [1734]
Splodydope detained in Diala	0 [1732]
Assassination network arrested in Baghdad	0 [1735]
Tunisian Troops Clash with Libyans	1 00:00 JosephMendiola [1762]
Libyan Rebels Chief Says Gahafi's End 'Very Near'	0 [1744]
Oil minister defects Kadhafi regime	0 [1739]
Battle outside Tripoli, fighting spills to Tunisia	0 [1743]
Blasts, heavy gunfire rattle Tripoli	2 00:00 S [1757]
Rebels capture Tripoli airport	1 00:00 Barbara [1738]
9 die in Nayarit in Mexico	0 [1733]
Mexican Army bags 10 bad guys in Nuevo Leon	0 [1741]
Indian Army kills 12 terrorists in Gurez Sector of Kashmir	0 [1743]
Page 2: WoT Background
General Diaz Perez and the Chiapas Conflict	0 [1733]
MILF splitter threatens jihad	1 00:00 JosephMendiola [1733]
"Jihad" in J&K bearing fruit, claims Hafiz Saeed	1 00:00 JosephMendiola [1757]
PM says govt obligated to try culprits	0 [1732]
Egypt to withdraw envoy to Israel	1 00:00 trailing wife [1732]
HRW Calls on Muslim States to Act on Syria	3 00:00 JosephMendiola [1750]
Hariri Murder Suspect: Lebanese Authorities Know Where I live	0 [1731]
UN team visits Syria to assess humanitarian situation	4 00:00 SteveS [1734]
Govt taking measures to restore peace in Karachi: Rehman Malik	0 [1737]
Calls for military action in Karachi as violence continues	0 [1735]
Clashes at Libyan embassy in Brazil	0 [1729]
Hizbullah to Counter Indictment by Issuing its Own Report	2 00:00 S [1735]
Scotland defends decision to free Lockerbie bomber	9 00:00 trailing wife [1728]
King starts fundraiser for Somali famine victims	0 [1729]
Iraqi Kurds expect Turkish, Iranian military land ops	1 00:00 JosephMendiola [1752]
Osama raid left deep imprint on Pak armed forces	4 00:00 Pappy [1736]
Page 3: Non-WoT
IAI showcases GHOST at Washington exhibition	1 00:00 Bright Pebbles [1739]
Rick Perry accused of hypocrisy as he comes under fire for investment in America's largest porno	0 [1737]
Comedian dressed as Gaddafi attacked	1 00:00 Thing From Snowy Mountain [1731]
Perry's Job Growth in Texas Due to Gubamint Jobs	16 00:00 Bright Pebbles [1738]
Decline and Fall - The arc of the Obama presidency bends towards failure.	11 00:00 Uncle Phester [1732]
Page 4: Opinion
Why Hasnt the Economic Recovery that Obama Promised Happened?	12 00:00 Besoeker [1750]
What's wrong with these bleeping people?	1 00:00 trailing wife [1728]
Three Cheers for the Ayatollahs!	6 00:00 Alaska Paul [1736]
Kurram operation	0 [1733]
Disaster management	0 [1731]
Pakistani Military Officers' Links with Jihadist Organizations	2 00:00 Bright Pebbles [1737]
Page 6: Politix
Obama Unveils Jobs Plan -- For Illegal Aliens	6 00:00 JosephMendiola [1747]
Biden makes me puke when he tries to be savvy - acts like he knows China.	0 [1731]
Obama accuses Congress of holding back US recovery	37 00:00 rjschwarz [1756]

    
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Who's in the News
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5	Govt of Pakistan
2	Govt of Syria
2	TTP
2	Hezbollah
1	Narcos
1	Pirates
1	al-Qaeda in Arabia
1	al-Qaeda in Iraq
1	Commies
1	Govt of Iran
1	HUJI
1	Hamas

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Two weeks of WOT

Sun 2011-08-21
Blasts, heavy gunfire rattle Tripoli

Sat 2011-08-20
Pakistan mosque bombing kills at least 50

Fri 2011-08-19
Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi wants to leave Power

Thu 2011-08-18
Dozens reported hurt in 3-stage terror attack near Eilat

Wed 2011-08-17
Libya rebels see victory by end of month

Tue 2011-08-16
Libyan rebels push to isolate Tripoli

Mon 2011-08-15
Medvedev signs order backing Libyan rebels

Sun 2011-08-14
Tripoli Denies Rebel Capture of Western Port Town

Sat 2011-08-13
'Cholera epidemic spreading in Somalia'

Fri 2011-08-12
Two Hariri Murder Suspects Linked to Murr, Hamadeh, Chidiac, Hawi Cases

Thu 2011-08-11
US drone strike kills 21 in north Wazoo

Wed 2011-08-10
Yemeni president 'to return home'

Tue 2011-08-09
London set for third night of riots

Mon 2011-08-08
215 Arrested in London Riots

Sun 2011-08-07
Yemen president leaves hospital but to stay in Saudi

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