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More than 40 Dead in Syria as Besieged Homs Heavily Shelled
Today's Headlines

Headline	Comments [Views]
Page 1: WoT Operations
Syrian opposition member attacked in Berlin	0 [1744]
Air Force kills Gazan terrorist in missile attack	0 [1750]
One soldier killed, another wounded in southern Thailand	1 00:00 Glenmore [1739]
Good morning	5 00:00 gorb [1744]
Boko Haram: Fears of more attacks on churches	0 [1743]
Two Wounded in Yemen Rival Protests	0 [1730]
Iran destroyer saves Saudi oil tanker	4 00:00 USN, Ret. [1762]
Arab League denies reported injury of observer in Damascus	0 [1735]
Arab League chief meets 50 observers of Syrian Mission	1 00:00 tipper [1735]
France tells Syria to give Arab League immediate access to Homs	0 [1742]
Baghdad bomb kills five as standoff deepens	0 [1738]
Scotland Yard joins hunt for Kenya terror cells	0 [1744]
Ghalioun Says Arab Monitors in Homs but 'Cannot Work'	0 [1742]
Residents Flee, Shops Burn after Nigerian Christmas Violence	0 [1735]
Ghalioun: Relations with Iran, Hizbullah after Fall of Regime Will Not be Strategic	0 [1741]
More than 40 Dead in Syria as Besieged Homs Heavily Shelled	1 00:00 Pappy [1760]
Palestinian killed, two injured in bomb explosion	1 00:00 Glenmore [1748]
Egypt indicts two Israelis for weapons smuggling	4 00:00 Steven [1742]
Egypt to try 2 Israelis, 1 Ukrainian for smuggling weapons	0 [1736]
Four killed in attack on Interior Ministry	0 [1744]
Nigerians fear more church attacks after 39 killed	0 [1740]
Tajik court jails 53 for terrorism	1 00:00 American Delight [1733]
Page 2: WoT Background
The Salafist party's plan for the Pyramids? Cover them in wax	8 00:00 Floluter Wittlesbach3688 [1759]
People want traditional form of Islam in Maldives	4 00:00 Hellfish [1742]
Ethiopia sentences Swedish journalists to 11 years	3 00:00 Hellfish [1734]
Salafist Nour Party denies link to morality police group launched on Facebook	1 00:00 Creregum Glolump8403 [1745]
Iraq Shiite Militia Says Ready to Lay Down Arms	0 [1739]
U.S. Considering Saleh Visit Request	0 [1743]
Gilani rebuffs Kayani, Pasha removal rumours	0 [1739]
Memo a 'pack of lies': interior ministry	0 [1743]
Nato supply on halt since a month	4 00:00 Glenmore [1739]
Afghanistan sets ground rules for Taliban talks	0 [1738]
'Hormuz naval drill, message to West'	2 00:00 mojo [1738]
Qatar to overthrow Saudi regime: clip	7 00:00 trailing wife [1760]
UNSC strongly condemns terrorist attacks in Nigeria	0 [1738]
Kim Jong-Il's eldest son in China visit	1 00:00 Steven [1728]
Hariri: Arab-Turk Force Must Be Formed if U.N. Fails to OK Syria No-Fly Zone	4 00:00 gromky [1730]
Govt. Seeking to Withdraw Ghosn's Statements on al-Qaida from Media Speculation	0 [1733]
Ghosn: My Statements Were Based on Information, Not Speculation	0 [1730]
Court ruling on army virginity tests against female protesters expected Tuesday	1 00:00 Anonymoose [1741]
U.N. Envoy to Iraq Doesn't Expect Civil War	0 [1741]
Sadrists Call for Elections amid Political Row	0 [1738]
Report: Algeria Names General as Counter-Terror Chief	0 [1731]
Jamaat's tough stance hampers MMA revival	0 [1741]
Libya requests Iran to help clear mine fields	4 00:00 gorb [1743]
Purges Ensure Pudgy's Succession	3 00:00 mojo [1735]
Islamists to quit Algerian gummint	0 [1740]
Page 3: Non-WoT
China begins scramble for Afghanistan's oil reserves	2 00:00 Water Modem [1769]
Santa Killer Was A Crazy Muslim Father	2 00:00 trailing wife [1764]
More Thinking fast and Slow	3 00:00 Anguper Hupomosing9418 [1736]
Netflix CEO takes massive pay cut due to company's woes	0 [1741]
Why Stratfor was hacked	8 00:00 tipper [1733]
Mexican actor Pedro Armendariz Jr. dies at 71	2 00:00 Pollyandrew [1740]
Guinea-Bissau Army Chief Says Military Coup Foiled	0 [1732]
RightHaven.com Domain Name Auction Starts On SnapNames.com	7 00:00 DarthVader [1733]
Man jailed for sexually assaulting dog	4 00:00 Super Hose [1755]
Brazil overtakes UK as 6th largest economy	2 00:00 JosephMendiola [1734]
Romeo uses 'magic' to get his girl to date	4 00:00 badanov [1767]
Guinea-Bissau soldiers attack army HQ	0 [1736]
Decades later, a Cold War secret is revealed	12 00:00 Old Patriot [1761]
Page 4: Opinion
Fitschen: Gingrich is right	0 [1746]
ISI's top secret letter unfolds new dimension of BB murder case	5 00:00 mojo [1734]
Strategic sensitivities	0 [1726]
Page 6: Politix
Ron Paul wishes Israel didn't exist	14 00:00 Dale [1764]

    
                23:55 trailing wife

                        23:49 trailing wife

                        22:35 Water Modem

                        22:29 Dale

                        22:05 Barbara

                        21:56 Dale

                        21:25 Floluter Wittlesbach3688

                        21:23 badanov

                        21:21 JosephMendiola

                        21:14 newc

                        21:04 JosephMendiola

                        21:00 rjschwarz

                        20:57 USN, Ret.

                        20:50 Dale

                        20:37 Super Hose

                        20:33 Old Patriot

                        20:31 Super Hose

                        20:30 Old Patriot

                        20:29 Super Hose

                        20:26 Old Patriot

                        19:46 Jack is Back!

                        19:40 Grunter

                        19:40 KBK

                        19:28 Lord Garth

Who's in the News
39	[untagged]
7	Govt of Syria
5	Govt of Pakistan
3	Boko Haram
2	Fatah al-Islam
1	Jamaat-e-Islami
1	Pirates
1	Taliban
1	al-Qaeda in Iraq
1	Commies
1	al-Shabaab
1	Govt of Iran
1	Hamas

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Two weeks of WOT

Tue 2011-12-27
More than 40 Dead in Syria as Besieged Homs Heavily Shelled

Mon 2011-12-26
Sudan kills Darfur rebel leader Khalil Ibrahim

Sun 2011-12-25
Two Christmas Day church bombings in Nigeria kill 28

Sat 2011-12-24
Syria Says 40 Dead in Capital Suicide Blasts, Opposition Blames Regime

Fri 2011-12-23
Arab Observers Arrive in Syria to Monitor Peace Plan

Thu 2011-12-22
Explosions rock Baghdad; 18 killed, dozens injured

Wed 2011-12-21
185 Syrians Dead as corpse count hits three digits for the first time

Tue 2011-12-20
Syria allows Arab observers

Mon 2011-12-19
20 Civilians, 6 Troops Killed in Fresh Syria Violence

Sun 2011-12-18
Kimmie Dead

Sat 2011-12-17
Australian terror conspirators jailed for 18 years

Fri 2011-12-16
Syrian Dissidents Declare Creation of 'National Alliance'

Thu 2011-12-15
U.S. War in Iraq Declared Officially Over

Wed 2011-12-14
33 Civilians, 7 Regime Troops Killed

Tue 2011-12-13
Mexican Army bags 11 bad guys in Tamaulipas state

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