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U.N. Security Council Approves Mali Intervention Force
Today's Headlines

Headline	Comments [Views]
Page 1: WoT Operations
South Sudan: UN peacekeeping mission's helicopter crashes killing all crew members	3 20:53 Charles [1765]
Israel Charges Tel Aviv Bus Bomb Suspect	1 19:06 Redneck Jim [1766]
Good morning	11 21:55 tu3031 [1771]
Nephews of Syria vice president arrested: NGO	1 13:21 Shipman [1731]
Two killed in Sohrab Goth police raid	0 [1727]
Journalist, two others shot dead	0 [1733]
Bomb Kills Seven in Southwest Afghanistan	0 [1731]
Morsi-Appointed Chief Prosecutor Retracts Resignation	0 [1737]
U.N. Security Council Approves Mali Intervention Force	3 16:39 Muggsy Mussolini1226 [1775]
Libya airstrike targets traffickers	1 01:55 Besoeker [1734]
Three terrorists gunned down in Ingushetia	0 [1743]
Thai terrorists target teachers and officials	0 [1741]
Page 2: WoT Background
Authorities arrest 10 guards for Iraqi minister	0 [1740]
State Dept Official: Libya warnings 'went to the top'	4 18:52 Redneck Jim [1769]
U.S. on alert for Islamist ire to Zero Dark Thirty	4 22:37 Thing From Snowy Mountain [1765]
West Bank Palestinians Strike As Israeli Sanctions Bite	3 17:52 SteveS [1729]
Congress petition to close PLO's US office 'won't pay off'	0 [1724]
Police arrests of Salafist 'Hazemoun' condemned	0 [1728]
Egypt's Islamists call for Friday rally 'to defend scholars and mosques'	0 [1732]
Al-Qaeda grows powerful in Syria as endgame nears	2 19:02 Redneck Jim [1772]
Egypt's presidency 'open to dialogue': Spokesman	0 [1736]
Probe into polio workers' killing under way	0 [1734]
Mali's neighbors fear spread of Islamism in region	0 [1733]
Syrian conflict has become 'overtly sectarian': UN probe	0 [1730]
Kashmir dispute should be resolved as per wishes of people: Altaf	0 [1732]
'Complementary' raids carried out in border areas	0 [1730]
Sudan's War-Torn South Kordofan to Be Divided	0 [1733]
No military solution to Kashmir issue, sez Imran	0 [1733]
Afghan Talks in France Bolster Hopes of Peace Process	0 [1732]
U.N. Hits Out at Syria, Iran, North Korea over Rights	2 19:04 tu3031 [1758]
7 Iranians hanged in Esfahan prison	0 [1729]
God Helps Those Who Help Themselves	0 [1724]
Russia's Putin Denies Propping up Assad	1 14:00 Raider [1733]
Thousands of Palestinians Return to Damascus Refugee Camp	1 18:04 tu3031 [1734]
General Prosecutor Receives FBI Report on Hasan Assassination	0 [1730]
Egypt Paper Says Morsi 'To Undergo Brain Surgery'	8 21:28 Eric Jablow [1751]
Salafist imams face complaints	0 [1734]
Libya pursues Benghazi consulate attack inquiry	1 02:05 Besoeker [1736]
Southern Factions to Participate in Yemen Dialogue	0 [1730]
Massive Demonstration Blesses Restructuring of Yemen's Armed Forces	0 [1738]
Under Restructuring of Yemen Army: Defense Minister Can Be Civilian, Official	0 [1732]
Fighters returning from Syria risk to Australia	1 18:56 Redneck Jim [1757]
Malaysian terrorist killed in the Philippines buried	0 [1739]
Page 3: Non-WoT
Russia's Putin set for stand-off with EU on Syria, energy	2 16:25 P2Kontheroad [1744]
Italian Premier Monti jests Mayan calendar has nothing to do with his government's end	1 17:04 Redneck Jim [1741]
Iranian MP blasts 'immodest' Russian nuke plant employees	0 [1742]
Egypt's cabinet approves draft law on Islamic bonds	0 [1736]
At least 12 killed in South Sudan riots	0 [1743]
PTI to recover country's looted wealth once in power: Imran	0 [1736]
Park Geun-hye Elected Korea's 1st Female President	1 17:00 Redneck Jim [1725]
Deoband says making videos is against Islam	4 20:54 notascrename [1759]
Hollande: no apology for Algerian past	0 [1733]
3 Palestinians Die Of Swine Flu	8 18:53 Charles [1767]
Tunisia to sell Ben Ali possessions	0 [1741]
British Muslim leaders condemn discriminatory gay marriage draft law	0 [1726]
Abdel Jalil case sparks controversy in Libya	0 [1736]
Canada's Supreme Court says niqab can be worn while testifying	1 13:10 AlanC [1732]
Chechnyan newspaper shut down after Putin press conference	0 [1731]
Page 4: Opinion
Buried Christian Empire Casts New Light on Early Islam	3 22:50 Barbara [1762]
Qatar Helps Muslim Brotherhood Come to Power, MB Buys Qatari Gas at 3 Times the Price	1 20:14 trailing wife [1765]
An opinion on gun control	2 12:58 Broadhead6 [1743]
Army rolls out brass to defend anti-IED software	4 11:08 Rob Crawford [1740]
National shame	1 12:40 Ebbang Uluque6305 [1730]
Page 6: Politix
John Kerry 'to be nominated for secretary of state'	10 21:13 rjschwarz [1762]
Obama is 'Time' person of year, Egypt's Morsi included	7 20:42 trailing wife [1763]
Indefinite Detention Protection Stripped From Bill	6 16:33 DarthVader [1739]

    
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                        19:06 Redneck Jim

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                        18:53 Charles

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                        18:46 KBK

                        18:32 Redneck Jim

Who's in the News
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10	Arab Spring
5	Govt of Pakistan
5	Govt of Syria
3	Palestinian Authority
2	Taliban
2	Salafists
1	al-Nusra
1	Ansar Dine
1	Govt of Sudan
1	Hamas
1	Narcos
1	Thai Insurgency

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Two weeks of WOT

Fri 2012-12-21
U.N. Security Council Approves Mali Intervention Force

Thu 2012-12-20
Yemeni President Restructures Army, Removes Saleh Cronies

Wed 2012-12-19
Three more polio workers shot in Pakistan; eight dead in 48 hours

Tue 2012-12-18
Syrian rebels take control of Damascus Palestinian camp

Mon 2012-12-17
Rebel Offensive In Hama

Sun 2012-12-16
Rockets Fired on Peshawar Airport, Five Dead, Dozens Injured

Sat 2012-12-15
Tunisian Salafists attack bar, call drinkers 'infidels'

Fri 2012-12-14
Coca-Cola resumes its production in Somalia

Thu 2012-12-13
'Friends of Syria' Recognize Syrian Opposition

Wed 2012-12-12
Syria Fires Scud Missiles at Insurgents, U.S. Says

Tue 2012-12-11
North Korea 'launches long-range rocket'

Mon 2012-12-10
Rebels Seize Chunk of Aleppo Base as Fighting Rages across Syria

Sun 2012-12-09
Mohammad Ahmed Almansoor Drone-zapped in North Wazoo

Sat 2012-12-08
Abu-Zaid al Kuwaiti Drone-zapped During Breakfast

Fri 2012-12-07
6 dead, 450 injured in clashes at Egypt's presidential palace

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