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Famed Tunisia Mausoleum Torched by Salafists
Today's Headlines

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Page 1: WoT Operations
Second French commando dies of wounds -Somali rebels	9 23:13 JosephMendiola [11129]
Mali Islamists counter attack, promise France long war	2 23:01 JosephMendiola [11124]
N.Korea Still Worst Oppressor of Christians	2 13:23 Ebbeath Ulise1733 [11124]
Good morning	7 23:14 Scooter McGruder [11133]
Nigerian army deploys 2nd batch of 800 soldiers to Darfur	2 13:06 Redneck Jim [11136]
Iraq Finance Minister 'Escapes Assassination'	2 23:17 JosephMendiola [11128]
Tunisia Sends in Army after Border Town Unrest	0 [11122]
3 Iraq soldiers killed in attack	0 [11123]
SBP officer shot dead in Gulistan-i-Jauhar	0 [11124]
Security man among four hurt in Bara incidents	0 [11124]
IED blast kills child, leaves one injured in Quetta	1 01:22 Redneck Jim [11127]
Blast in Lower Kurram tribal region kills one, injures eight	0 [11123]
Syrian Artillery Pounds Rebel Zones Near Damascus	0 [11126]
Famed Tunisia Mausoleum Torched by Salafists	0 [11128]
French Jets Pound Mali as Top Islamist Reported killed	3 18:27 JohnQC [11130]
Russia Says Assad Removal from Power 'Impossible' as Violence Kills 100	2 01:26 Redneck Jim [11129]
Armed Vigilante Groups Policing Two Mexican Towns	10 20:41 SteveS [11126]
Badanov's Buzzkill Bulletin	1 23:14 SteveS [11128]
Thai terror suspect gives truck bomb tip-off	1 01:24 Redneck Jim [11126]
Somali pirates release Syrian hostages after two years	0 [11124]
Page 2: WoT Background
Canada sends C-17 to Mali, but Harper says no combat for Canadians	1 23:19 JosephMendiola [11123]
French Strikes in Mali Supplant Caution of U.S.	3 23:35 JosephMendiola [11131]
Jordan forming int'l bloc to spur peace talks	0 [11123]
Medal of Honor recipient sees a whirlwind of attention	1 16:40 Redneck Jim [11125]
Egypt court orders retrial for Mubarak	2 20:40 SteveS [11124]
EU pledges support for Egypt's democratic transition	4 10:22 tipper [11123]
Arab League Decides to Send Team to Syria Neighbors as Lebanon Asks for $180mn in Aid for Refugees	1 23:22 JosephMendiola [11127]
Hizbullah: Elections Won't Affect Resistance-Army-People Equation	2 11:05 Anguque Ebbomorong2684 [11122]
Hundreds of Thousands Rally for South Yemen Self-Rule	0 [11122]
Pakistan, Indian Military to Hold Border Talks	1 00:15 JosephMendiola [11126]
Ex-NSI chief in the dock	0 [11123]
Punjab promises foolproof security	3 11:21 Mullah Richard [11125]
Indian air chief makes veiled threat	1 00:21 JosephMendiola [11125]
Shia Ulema Council call for strike in Sindh	1 19:52 JosephMendiola [11125]
Qadri's long march departs from Lahore	1 17:10 Dopey Sinatra9196 [11125]
Governor rule to be imposed in Balochistan	2 09:47 Redneck Jim [11125]
Italy's FM Condemns Attack on Libya Consul as 'Terrorism'	0 [11122]
Syria State Media Calls Brahimi's Mission 'Useless'	2 18:32 Shipman [11126]
W. African Leaders to Meet in Emergency Mali Summit	1 01:09 Redneck Jim [11124]
Obama: US forces assisted failed French raid in Somalia	8 00:08 JosephMendiola [11127]
Dane's life as an al-Qaeda informant	1 16:25 trailing wife [11122]
Page 3: Non-WoT
Even Goldman Says China Is Cooking The Books	4 20:37 tipper [11124]
The Unforeseen Social Effects of Chinas One-Child Policy	4 21:36 SteveS [11127]
Prayers for Sarah Decareux family and friends, Scott AFB, IL	0 [11125]
GOP: Obama's adds $4 billion to the national debt every day	2 19:12 JosephMendiola [11128]
Smog in China Pegs Polution Meters - At least 2,400% above safe levels	3 17:51 Thing From Snowy Mountain [11124]
'Red October' cyber-attack found by Russian researchers	1 19:18 JosephMendiola [11122]
KY sherrif to Feds: You are never going to pull guns out of Jackson County	9 20:03 JosephMendiola [11126]
BBC bunker: News studios built in bomb proof room to protect it from suicide attacks	3 22:25 Alaska Paul [11125]
Sri Lanka president sacks chief justice	0 [11123]
Kuwaiti Opposition Rallies for Dissolving Parliament	0 [11122]
Astronomers Spot Biggest Structure in Universe	5 19:13 JosephMendiola [11124]
How Boeings non-lethal CHAMP missiles could mark a new era in modern-day warfare	9 14:10 CrazyFool [11127]
Boy, 14, brutally executed on his doorstep in Chicago is sixth teenager shot since Friday	12 21:45 Pappy [11128]
Piers Morgan brings worst ratings to CNN prime time slot in 21 years	8 18:37 JohnQC [11123]
Tap-dancing woman from Brooklyn, 23, is crowned Miss America	0 [11124]
Hostess sells Wonder Bread and five other brands to Tastykakes	9 11:45 Dale [11126]
4 Women Strip, Protest Vatican Gay Marriage Stance	9 23:27 SteveS [11131]
6 arrested in new gang rape of a bus passenger in India	2 15:14 Rambler in Virginia [11125]
Page 4: Opinion
Hollande shows new mettle as war leader, reformer	5 18:40 Zhang Fei [11125]
Al-Azhars double game to Islamize Egypt and maintain power	2 13:08 AlanC [11123]
Despite US efforts, no Egypt-Israel hot line. Cairo hosts Gen. Soleimani	0 [11126]
No easy exit for French fighting terror in Mali	3 18:01 Raider [11122]
CAIRs New Disinformation Campaign on Jihad	0 [11124]
Epitome of hate	1 00:46 Redneck Jim [11123]
Wahwambulance for a Hizbie hatemonger	3 08:37 Grunter [11122]
Page 6: Politix
GOP congressman threatens impeachment if Obama uses executive action for gun control	4 23:33 DarthVader [11122]
White house won't meet budget planning deadline, breaking law.... again	7 18:40 JohnQC [11125]
Powell defends Clinton, rips GOP as racists	10 20:45 Dale [11124]
Monday is D-Day -- Delivery Day -- for Richard Windsor's Emails	1 05:49 Besoeker [11122]
U.S. Rules Out Trillion-Dollar Coin in Debt Row	10 19:07 PBMcL [11123]
U.S. states flirt with major tax changes	7 18:41 Shipman [11128]
Man pardoned by former Mississippi governor involved in shooting	5 21:58 Redneck Jim [11122]

    
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Who's in the News
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6	Govt of Pakistan
4	Govt of Syria
3	Arab Spring
2	al-Qaeda in North Africa
2	Lashkar e-Jhangvi
2	Salafists
1	Hezbollah
1	al-Qaeda in Iraq
1	Lashkar-e-Islami
1	Narcos
1	Govt of Iraq
1	TTP
1	Thai Insurgency
1	Govt of Sudan
1	HUJI

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Two weeks of WOT

Mon 2013-01-14
Famed Tunisia Mausoleum Torched by Salafists

Sun 2013-01-13
19 Killed in Failed French Raid to Free Somalia Hostage

Sat 2013-01-12
French commandos attack al-Shabab base, explosions, gunfire heard

Fri 2013-01-11
France confirms Mali intervention

Thu 2013-01-10
Taliban suspects arrested over Karachi polio killings

Wed 2013-01-09
Indonesia Foils Terror Plot on Tourist Spots

Tue 2013-01-08
US drone attack kills four in North Waziristan

Mon 2013-01-07
Syria Opposition Rejects Assad's Reconciliation Plan

Sun 2013-01-06
Dronezap in South Wazoo send 18 TTP Jihadis to their rewards

Sat 2013-01-05
Syria jets, troops wage offensive on rebels near capital

Fri 2013-01-04
New U.S. Drone Strike Kills Three Qaida Suspects in Yemen

Thu 2013-01-03
Iran to Citizens: Flee Isfahan

Wed 2013-01-02
Fourteen Killed as Nigerian Troops Clash with Islamists

Tue 2013-01-01
Pakistan: Six charity workers shot dead

Mon 2012-12-31
Qaeda in Yemen offers bounty for killing US ambassador, troops

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