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U.S. aircraft carrier goes through Strait of Hormuz without incident
Today's Headlines

Headline	Comments [Views]
Page 1: WoT Operations
Handcuffed, blindfolded and shot in the back of the head	6 20:25 AuburnTom [11129]
Dem Senate Staffer: Charged with Releasing CIA Names to Gitmo Folks	6 20:57 Procopius2k [11131]
US drone zap kills at least four in northern Waziristan	0 [11128]
U.S. aircraft carrier goes through Strait of Hormuz without incident	11 21:01 JosephMendiola [11134]
Afghan envoy confirms talks with Haqqani network	1 19:02 Mike Ramsey [11128]
15 die in fighting in Guerrero state	0 [11129]
Six marines injured in attack on military outpost in southern Thailand	2 23:09 Pappy [11132]
AQI bad boy gets life	0 [11125]
Good morning	5 17:19 Atomic Conspiracy [11126]
Mogadishu fighting kills nine Somalis	0 [11129]
Pakistan demo raps US policies, strikes	2 11:11 Uleaper Hupamble7506 [11128]
Taliban Video Shows Execution of 15 Pakistani Soldiers	0 [11125]
Turkey Says Ready to Work with U.N. if Syria Crisis Worsens	2 18:40 Mike Ramsey [11128]
Opposition Urges U.N. to Refer Syria File to ICC	0 [11129]
Four security men hurt in Mohmand blast	0 [11130]
Five killed in clashes between Al-Qaeda and tribesmen	0 [11124]
Soldiers of Yemen's Air Forces protest against their Commander	0 [11126]
Arab League to Seek U.N. Support for Syria Decisions, Asks Assad to Cede Power to VP	0 [11126]
Syrian Troops Kill 12 as Rebels 'Overrun' Damascus Suburb	0 [11127]
10 Dead, Churches Attacked as Nigerian Leader Visits Kano	0 [11126]
Saleh Says Leaving for U.S., Asks People for Forgiveness	0 [11124]
Guard shoots axe-throwing Palestinian at Kalandiya	0 [11130]
Page 2: WoT Background
Haditha defendant Wuterich agrees to plea deal	4 21:16 OldSpook [11130]
Project Gunwalker: Jan 24 Hearing -- Cunningham to Invoke the Fifth	9 23:53 gorb [11128]
Iran threatens to close Strait of Hormuz over EU oil sanctions	3 22:58 JosephMendiola [11124]
Russia arms Syria	0 [11127]
Syria signs Russian military jet deal	2 14:21 Thurong Forkbeard5561 [11126]
Assad's fall could solve Iraqi weapons mystery	8 19:26 JosephMendiola [11129]
Rights group says Iraq becoming police state	3 22:56 SteveS [11124]
Mubarak still rules Egypt, defense tells court	0 [11128]
Military: Filipino rebels kill 100 troops in 2011	0 [11127]
Moroccan justice minister may seek royal pardon for Salafists	0 [11125]
Libyan NTC No.2 Says He is Resigning	0 [11129]
BNP cautions army, says govt giving incomplete info	0 [11125]
Military says its mission to cripple Shabaab is largely accomplished	2 20:14 Glenmore [11126]
Leaders 'appalled' by Nigeria attacks	0 [11127]
Syria Hands over 2 Lebanese Fishermen, 16-Year-Old Buried	0 [11128]
Saudi Says Will Pull Observers from Syria Mission	0 [11129]
Bangla general (retd): No link with 'plot in army'	2 05:42 Paul [11127]
Hizb-ut shows its eerie presence	0 [11126]
Mexican citizens hiring private security as they move to Texas	2 18:44 Mike Ramsey [11130]
PM to A-G: Investigate Jerusalem mufti for incitement	0 [11126]
Hamas denies Mashaal's daughter arrested in Syria	1 16:22 Mike Ramsey [11131]
Page 3: Non-WoT
Geothermal test will pour water into volcano to make power	4 23:10 junkiron [11129]
SCOTUS: GPS Tracking Qualifies as Search	3 22:44 JosephMendiola [11132]
Saudi female driver who defied ban dies in fatal accident	7 22:01 USN, Ret. [11129]
DeLorean Rolls Out Electric Car	12 18:56 Mike Ramsey [11129]
Yuma Couple Suicide, Wanted To Kill SWAT Team	4 18:19 Angie Schultz [11128]
Sri Lanka deports 161 Islamic scholars	5 20:31 Glenmore [11124]
Many more file sharing sites closing their doors	0 [11126]
Air Zimbabwe on final step to liquidation	0 [11125]
House's Giffords to leave Congress	0 [11125]
Khaleda, 3 others summoned	0 [11125]
Page 4: Opinion
John Kerry Shows Up With Broken Nose And Two Black Eyes. Met A Vietnam Vet, Did He?	7 23:59 gorb [11127]
Beware the humanitarian racist	4 19:01 Barbara [11124]
Forget China, 'System D' Is World's Second Largest Economy (Infographic)	4 17:53 Anonymoose [11131]
EGYPT: After the Arab Spring comes the raw heat of popular Islamism	8 21:29 trailing wife [11126]
See no jihad, speak no jihad	1 10:45 g(r)omgoru [11125]
The European Union and the United States Sign a Suicide Pact	5 16:04 Ebbang Uluque6305 [11128]
Will Iraq become an Iranian satellite?	3 17:31 Mike Ramsey [11125]
Christian canaries in the Arab coal mine	2 17:18 Snease Hupuper4845 [11130]
Author Q&A: North Caucasus insurgency	0 [11127]
European Court of Human Rights in need of restraint	2 10:50 g(r)omgoru [11131]
Page 6: Politix
KY Senator Rand Paul (Ron's son) detained by TSA after refusing a full body pat down!	13 22:14 Frank G [11130]
Chris Dodd Admits Hollywood Bribery	27 23:41 CrazyFool [11128]

    
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2	TTP
2	al-Shabaab
2	Boko Haram
2	Jamaat-e-Islami
1	al-Qaeda in Arabia
1	Hizb-ut-Tahrir

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Two weeks of WOT

Mon 2012-01-23
U.S. aircraft carrier goes through Strait of Hormuz without incident

Sun 2012-01-22
Syrian Forces Kill More than 50 Civilian as Dissidents Clash with Troops

Sat 2012-01-21
Terror attacks in Kano, Nigeria, kill at least 162

Fri 2012-01-20
Aslam Awan of Abbottabad Dronezapped

Thu 2012-01-19
Bangladesh army says plot to topple government foiled

Wed 2012-01-18
Syria 'absolutely rejects' calls for Arab troops

Tue 2012-01-17
Kenyan jets bomb Al-Shabaab bases

Mon 2012-01-16
Kenya Arrests 29 Ugandans 'Headed to Somalia to Fight'

Sun 2012-01-15
3 men in US terror ring get 15-45 years in prison

Sat 2012-01-14
Mob Kills 2, Burns Mosques in Raid on Nigerian Village

Fri 2012-01-13
Syrian Forces Kill 32, Fire on Protesters in Presence of Monitors

Thu 2012-01-12
Dronezap Recess is Over: 2nd in two days

Wed 2012-01-11
Iranian 'nuclear scientist' killed in Tehran bomb attack

Tue 2012-01-10
Baghdad Bombs Target Shi'ite Pilgrims, 16 Killed

Mon 2012-01-09
Suspected Islamic Extremist Arrested in Alleged Florida Bomb Plot

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