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Blasts Rock N. Nigeria, Police Station Attacked
Today's Headlines

Headline	Comments [Views]
Page 1: WoT Operations
Blast targets military barracks in Nigeria	0 [1731]
Chicago cabbie pleads guilty to financing jihad	3 15:54 Bubba de Medici3120 [1739]
Chicago man admits giving cash to al-Qaida militant	0 [1741]
US to expand special operations forces' role in Afghanistan	6 16:37 JohnQC [1746]
In Afghan war, an officer becomes a whistle-blower	6 18:48 Zhang Fei [1743]
Good morning	3 22:38 Iblis [1759]
Obama tightens Iran sanctions over bank 'deception'	1 21:28 gorb [1739]
Massive blast hits Pakistan Railways	0 [1737]
Clashes between Southern Movement followers and security forces in Hadramout	0 [1729]
Sectarian clashes continue in north Yemen, at least 55 killed	0 [1736]
British Judge Orders Release on Bail of Abu Qatada	9 22:25 RandomJD [1761]
Blasts Rock N. Nigeria, Police Station Attacked	0 [1755]
Armed groups fire missiles into Homs	0 [1737]
Egypt protesters, police clash in Cairo	0 [1744]
At Least 69 Killed as Syrian Regime Pounds Protest Hubs	0 [1741]
Rocket Fired from Gaza Hits Israel	0 [1740]
U.N. Chief Says Homs Onslaught an Affront to 'Humanity'	0 [1733]
Britain recalls ambassador; US closes embassy	0 [1740]
Page 2: WoT Background
U.S. plans cuts in Iraq embassy personnel, eyes Syria envoy as next ambassador	0 [1737]
Former Tucson DEA Head: Holder Either Knew Of Gun-Walking, Or Was Willfully Unaware	3 22:54 Chesh Squank6666 [1760]
Israel will ask to station IAF jets in Cyprus	11 21:36 Frank G [1750]
Hezbollah, Iran preparing for 'day after' Assad	3 13:08 Mitch H. [1725]
Abu Qatada could be entirely free within two years, says Government adviser	1 07:30 Paul D [1730]
Anti-Israel activist convicted for attack on Israel supporter	3 21:49 USN, Ret. [1761]
Morocco's king pardons Islamists	1 01:20 Besoeker [1738]
Jumblat Asks State to Aid Syrian Refugees instead of Flexing Military Muscle in North	2 20:33 Thing From Snowy Mountain [1739]
Libya Postpones Trial Against 41 Qadaffy Loyalists	1 01:13 Besoeker [1725]
IGP Sindh ordered to arrest murderers of Domki family	0 [1729]
US-made bomb killed Iran expert: Report	6 12:57 RandomJD [1736]
'Hamas agrees to Qatar's proposal on Abbas premiership'	0 [1742]
Yemeni VP meets British Deputy National Security Advisor	0 [1733]
VP to launch electoral campaign Tuesday	0 [1730]
Yemeni Salafists to create political party, empower women	1 12:51 AlanC [1731]
PM fails to persuade judges of ending protests	0 [1734]
Defiant Norway gunman asks court for 'immediate release'	4 18:38 tipper [1734]
US has 'very good' intelligence on Iran: Obama	8 22:48 Chesh Squank6666 [1751]
US scenario in Syria: Turkish incursion, Israeli invasion	3 23:27 JosephMendiola [1762]
ALBA member states voice support for Syrian government	3 23:31 JosephMendiola [1747]
'Obama staged the killing of bin Laden'	5 19:50 manversgwtw [1730]
Egypt names American NGO workers facing trial	13 21:53 trailing wife [1761]
Syria's most senior defector: Assad's army is close to collapse	3 18:59 Zhang Fei [1731]
Page 3: Non-WoT
Iran defaults on rice payments to India	1 16:43 Frank G [1740]
Florida Barbecue: Man Self-immolates in Attempt to Roast Spouse.	6 23:30 USN, Ret. [1756]
AGW strikes again	1 19:07 JosephMendiola [1726]
Feds Order FAA To Devise Scheme So That Drones Share Airspace With Aircraft	11 23:43 Eric Jablow [1768]
"No Country For Old Men?" Bernanke Plan To Exterminate Savers Is Unsustainable	19 22:05 RandomJD [1752]
Dick Lowe and the Devil Boat.	0 [1737]
Shanghai Shipping Slumps	9 19:14 Zhang Fei [1731]
Gibraltar: Between the Rock and an increasingly hard-line place	6 09:07 Mitch H. [1748]
Ministers become Advisors with same privileges	0 [1736]
IMF warns Pakistan over slow growth, high deficit	1 07:07 Paul D [1728]
Senegalese rally anew against president's bid for third term	5 21:55 trailing wife [1757]
Romania's prime minster resigns following anti-austerity protest	0 [1736]
Protests follow Yemeni outgoing President to New York	0 [1735]
Kuwait Emir Asks Outgoing PM to Form Cabinet	0 [1726]
Shaken by Rallies, Putin Says Russian Civil Society Maturing	2 10:05 Anonymoose [1734]
China on highest guard over Tibet protests	3 07:03 badanov [1737]
Page 4: Opinion
Former Head Of Russian JCS Says Russia Will Defend Syria And Iran	12 23:05 JosephMendiola [1761]
McCain: "Arab Spring Coming To China"	6 10:10 Anonymoose [1736]
As Falls Sarkozy, So Falls Europe	3 06:54 Bright Pebbles [1745]
German locals worry about impact of withdrawing U.S. soldiers	4 23:17 JosephMendiola [1756]
Crockett Keller's Riverside Store, deep in the heart of Texas.	6 18:42 Hupusoth the Bunyip4399 [1728]
Truth, lies and Afghanistan - How military leaders have let us down	9 00:02 Procopius2k [1764]
Opinion: Is Libya Degaddafinated?	2 08:50 AlanC [1742]
Israel and Iran on the Eve of Destruction in a New Six-Day War	5 20:57 Mike Kozlowski [1734]
Page 6: Politix
Obama to Return Major Donations Tied to Fugitive	6 21:08 Procopius2k [1734]

    
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                        22:54 Chesh Squank6666

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                        22:38 Iblis

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                        22:25 RandomJD

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Two weeks of WOT

Tue 2012-02-07
Blasts Rock N. Nigeria, Police Station Attacked

Mon 2012-02-06
36 Civilians, 28 Troops Killed in Fresh Syria Violence

Sun 2012-02-05
Expel Syrian Envoys, Says Arab League Official

Sat 2012-02-04
Libya's ex-envoy to France dies in custody

Fri 2012-02-03
Britain Appoints First Ambassador to Somalia in 21 Years

Thu 2012-02-02
Three top terror leaders killed in the Philippines

Wed 2012-02-01
US raids kill 15 militants in Yemen

Tue 2012-01-31
12,000 BNP, Jamaat men charged with violence

Mon 2012-01-30
Assad's family caught trying to escape the country, returned to Damascus

Sun 2012-01-29
Nigerian military kills 11 militants in northeast

Sat 2012-01-28
UN loses count on Syria killings

Fri 2012-01-27
Sectarian clashes kill at least 22 in Yemen

Thu 2012-01-26
Woman Dead as Bombs, Bullets Rain on Nigeria Police Station

Wed 2012-01-25
SEALS Spring Two, Bag Nine

Tue 2012-01-24
EU imposes sanctions on Iran oil

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