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US ambassador Robert Ford pelted with tomatoes by Syrian brownshirts
Today's Headlines

Headline	Comments [Views]
Page 1: WoT Operations
US ambassador Robert Ford pelted with tomatoes by Syrian brownshirts	4 00:00 swksvolFF [1766]
Fresh fighting breaks out in Yemen	0 [1742]
Libyan interim government forces capture Sirte airport	0 [1746]
Four Thai soldiers killed in school attack	0 [1735]
Mass. man charged with targeting Pentagon, Capitol with aerial explosives	1 00:00 kelly [1735]
Local JL leader hacked to death in Mymensingh	0 [1737]
More Mexican Mayhem	2 00:00 badanov [1730]
Good morning	6 00:00 Thing From Snowy Mountain [1731]
Taliban Kills 8 Policemen with Insider Help	0 [1741]
Bahrain Court Upholds Life Terms for Opposition Leaders	0 [1743]
Egypt ex-Minister Gets 7 Years for Corruption	0 [1734]
NTC Senior Commander Killed in Bani Walid	2 00:00 Pappy [1733]
US sanctions two leaders of Pakistan militants LeT	0 [1735]
Finance ministry employee arrested for militant links	0 [1733]
'Toy' bomb kills man, grandson in Buner	0 [1739]
Angola Expels 16 Lebanese over Terrorism, Money Laundering	0 [1735]
Libya 'Issues Summons' for Kadhafi's Ex-PM	0 [1739]
U.S. Embassy in Saudi Warns of 'Terror Kidnap Plot'	0 [1737]
Syria:14 Dead, Nuclear Scientist Assassinated	3 00:00 SteveS [1742]
Islamabad-Rawalpindi: Button men bang four	0 [1733]
Afaq Ahmed to remain detained for one more month	0 [1744]
AQIM Treasurer Titzup in Algeria	2 00:00 JosephMendiola [1732]
Swiss Parliamentarians Vote for Burqa Ban	1 00:00 Eohippus Phater7165 [1742]
Terror in Tamaulipas: 1 dead in series of grenade attacks	0 [1738]
Page 2: WoT Background
Interpol wants Kadhafi son for 'football crimes'	1 00:00 Thing From Snowy Mountain [1730]
Daniel Pipes: Attack on Israeli Embassy Organized by Military Regime	1 00:00 trailing wife [1738]
China 'shadow-boxing' US at sea: Philippines' Ramos	10 00:00 Sping Panda9115 [1759]
Protesters throw stones and tomatos at US envoy in Damascus	0 [1732]
Happy (Jewish) New Year	3 00:00 Dale [1740]
Israel asks airbase in Cyprus in exchange for air defense	19 00:00 Frank G [1760]
Dupe URL: Defunct Islamic charity leader sentenced to nearly 3 years	0 [1729]
Hannan submitted no legal petition	0 [1731]
BNP's latest stance throws a political challenge to trial of war criminals	0 [1738]
No disagreement in Pentagon on Pakistan role: US	1 00:00 Besoeker [1734]
Pakistan reportedly linked to 2007 attack on US troops	2 00:00 Pappy [1734]
Assad: Painful Events are Over, Syrian Cities Regaining Stability	0 [1736]
U.N. Council Sends Palestine Bid to Membership Committee	0 [1745]
Photos Reveal Party Life of Hannibal Gadhafi, Lebanese Wife	8 00:00 tu3031 [1749]
Miqati: We are Trying to Distance Lebanon from Developments in Syria	0 [1732]
Jumblat Meets March 14 Figures, Agrees with Most of Their Positions	1 00:00 borgboy [1742]
U.S. Dismisses Iranian Long-Range Naval Reach	5 00:00 JosephMendiola [1740]
Resolution to stop aid moved in US Congress	9 00:00 newc [1769]
White House will not second admiral on Pakistan	1 00:00 Pappy [1727]
Partnership between Pakistan-US difficult to revive: Mullen	6 00:00 newc [1767]
Defunct Islamic charity leader sentenced to nearly 3 years	1 00:00 Frank G [1764]
Cops feared a British 9/11	0 [1731]
Page 3: Non-WoT
Chinese Engines Miss The Finish Line	1 00:00 Procopius2k [1755]
Mind the postings and stay clear of the water!	0 [1727]
OBGYN and gardening, there is a difference.	0 [1735]
Valdez STOL competition	2 00:00 USN, Ret. [1769]
Reinforced platoon of druggies arrested at Boeing plant.	2 00:00 USN, Ret. [1761]
Cut trees for Solar Panels	10 00:00 USN, Ret. [1767]
Janeane Garofalo: Racist Republicans Support Herman Cain	27 00:00 newc [1762]
Cities with the highest, lowest unemployment rates	5 00:00 Besoeker [1736]
Hugo Chavez in hospital 'for kidney failure'	14 00:00 gromky [1758]
Righthaven Desperately Trying To Avoid Paying Legal Fees	9 00:00 newc [1766]
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez reportedly in hospital with kidney failure	1 00:00 Bright Pebbles [1733]
US pledges continued support to KP farmers	2 00:00 Bill Clinton [1732]
Peshawarites continue to reel under power outages	2 00:00 g(r)omgoru [1731]
Saudi King 'Revokes' Woman Driver's Lashing Sentence	7 00:00 Frank G [1765]
Auditors Back to Athens as Debt Crisis Hits Crunch	0 [1733]
Criminals kill Jubo League activist	0 [1739]
Nepal arrests villagers for eating leopard	2 00:00 USN, Ret. [1759]
Another Obama Green Scheme is Circling the Drain	3 00:00 abu do you love [1735]
Page 4: Opinion
Obama: A disaster for civil liberties	4 00:00 JohnQC [1733]
A French Infantryman's View of American Soldiers	8 00:00 Secret Master [1745]
America's hard talk	3 00:00 SteveS [1725]
The trouble with 'strategic assets'	3 00:00 Hellfish [1734]
Page 6: Politix
GOP's Solyndra probe threatens to ensnare Energy Secretary Chu	2 00:00 Shieldwolf [1740]
Crony Socialism: Obama Gives $737 Million to Solar Firm Linked to the Pelosi Clan	15 00:00 newc [1766]
Al-Qaeda warns Ahmadinejad to stop denying 9/11	0 [1735]

    
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                        22:23 Fred

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Who's in the News
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10	Govt of Pakistan
4	Govt of Syria
1	Hezbollah
1	Jamaat-e-Islami
1	Lashkar e-Taiba
1	Palestinian Authority
1	TTP
1	Taliban
1	al-Qaeda in Arabia
1	al-Qaeda in North Africa
1	al-Qaeda in Pakistan
1	Govt of Iran
1	HUJI

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Two weeks of WOT

Thu 2011-09-29
US ambassador Robert Ford pelted with tomatoes by Syrian brownshirts

Wed 2011-09-28
NTC Fighters Capture Sirte's Port

Tue 2011-09-27
1 injured, 2 missing as Egypt pumps sewage into Gaza tunnel

Mon 2011-09-26
Missile targets Afghan president palace

Sun 2011-09-25
French Envoy Targeted with Eggs, Stones in Damascus

Sat 2011-09-24
Paleostinians ask UN for statehood

Fri 2011-09-23
President of Yemen returns home

Thu 2011-09-22
Series of bombs kills 1, injures at least 60 in Dagestan

Wed 2011-09-21
Lashkar-e-Jhangvi gunmen kill 29 Shia pilgrims in Pakistan

Tue 2011-09-20
Murder most foul: Barhanuddin Rabanni assassinated

Mon 2011-09-19
Fighting erupts in Bani Walid

Sun 2011-09-18
"Norwegian" held over Danish cartoonist plot

Sat 2011-09-17
Syrian Forces Kill 46

Fri 2011-09-16
NTC Fighters Enter Gadhafi Hometown Sirte

Thu 2011-09-15
US Drone Attack Kills Two Militants in Pakistan

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