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Nigeria: Gunmen attack Kano emir's convoy
Today's Headlines

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Page 1: WoT Operations
Two Planes to Evacuate Russians from Syria	7 19:54 Besoeker [1745]
Eritrean troops lay siege to information ministry	0 [1732]
Work place accident 13 militants killed in Yemen in blast and drone attack	0 [1738]
South African court convicts Nigerian terrorist	0 [1741]
Four-hour gunfight rages after Taliban suicide bombers attack traffic police building in Kabul	2 11:47 tipper [1749]
Durango side of La Laguna receives federal and state security reinforcements	0 [1733]
Good morning	1 00:03 GolfBravoUSMC [1732]
Riot inside Yemen Central Prison; Unconfirmed Reports of Deaths	0 [1737]
Yemen Intelligence Hunts Qaeda Car Bombs	1 23:20 Injun Stalin7884 [1769]
Two Attacks Injure Seven in Hajja, Taiz	0 [1741]
Prayer leader shot dead in Korangi	0 [1739]
Five Family Members Die in Syria Air Raid, Says NGO	0 [1739]
Cairo Clashes with Police Leave Four Dead	0 [1734]
Libyan defence minister caught in gunfight	0 [1744]
Militant leader killed in Russias North Caucasus	0 [1737]
French troops advance in Mali as Islamists melt away	0 [1737]
2 Bedouins Arrested For Planning Terror Attacks In Israel	0 [1745]
Nigeria: Gunmen attack Kano emir's convoy	0 [1751]
Egypt busts massive explosive haul heading for Gaza	0 [1738]
Page 2: WoT Background
Mali Musicians Maintain Support for French Military	0 [1733]
House intel chair: We knew something big was coming before Algerian hostage crisis	5 23:32 Injun Stalin7884 [1760]
Preliminary charges filed against Turkish man regarding 3 Kurdish activists killed in Paris	0 [1738]
Obama cleaning house - CENTCOM commander latest victim	6 20:17 Glenmore [1732]
Inside job, 2 Canadian militants in Algeria siege	1 21:17 Maggie Flomong2662 [1759]
Bangla: 'Hang Azad' chants fill air	0 [1743]
Syrian opposition fails to form transitional government	1 11:06 M. Murcek [1734]
7 Japanese confirmed dead in Algeria hostage crisis, 3 still missing	0 [1741]
Abbas: Israel to allow Palestinian refugees from Syria into PA	2 14:46 trailing wife [1737]
Despite curbs on target killings, CIA to get free hand in Pakistan	1 21:10 Maggie Flomong2662 [1735]
British Islamists During Protest: Islam Will Dominate France	6 21:40 tu3031 [1774]
'It was like the Great Escape': Britons' 20-hour desert trek to escape hostage slaughter	1 05:33 tipper [1738]
Algeria Hostage Crisis: Al Qaeda Had Help From Inside Claim Security Sources	1 17:57 JohnQC [1744]
A "Mutiny" in Kabul: Guards Allege Security Problems Have Put Embassy at Risk	2 09:08 Beoseker [1739]
Defence minister says former deputy behind assassination attempt	0 [1728]
Agreement on Bara killings: Tribesmen give governor two days to comply	0 [1726]
Imran threatens 'tsunami march to save democracy'	0 [1741]
France Says Military Goal is 'Total Reconquest of Mali'	5 21:09 Maggie Flomong2662 [1741]
Assad's Mother in Dubai, Syrian Expats Say	1 14:24 Frank G [1732]
Syria Opposition Seeks Deal on PM-in-Exile	0 [1742]
Maliki Trades Blame with Kurdistan Leader over Political Crisis	0 [1729]
Syria FM Rejects Idea of Assad Ouster	0 [1743]
Philippine government: MILF peace pact still far off	0 [1745]
Mother of US-born militant confronts al-Shabaab threat: 'It's in God's hands'	2 10:53 Procopius2k [1752]
Manning denied chance to make whistleblower defence	2 20:27 DepotGuy [1737]
Clashes at trial of Egypts ex-security officers	0 [1732]
3 Jordanians among 21 Al Qaeda members on trial	0 [1743]
Iraq opens Christian centre in Kirkuk	2 13:44 g(r)omgoru [1736]
Chavez getting stronger: VP	6 21:47 tu3031 [1774]
Page 3: Non-WoT
Big Easy: 5 teens shot on MLK blvd, on MLK day.	5 22:51 SteveS [1753]
Germany joins the Anglosphere as the UK joins the Wirtschaftswunder	0 [1732]
Difference Engine: Phones up in the air	7 23:39 JosephMendiola [1768]
Red October closes as Kaspersky publishes more details	5 22:36 Skidmark [1762]
Indian air force chief visits Israel	1 22:37 Skidmark [1762]
Briton hailed a 'hero' after saving paddling children from shark	3 14:10 swksvolFF [1746]
EU doubts put pound's 'safe haven' status at risk, traders warn	6 20:06 Alaska Paul [1742]
Saudi Arabia donates thousands of copies of the Koran to Libya	3 21:30 tu3031 [1749]
Ghadames clashes with Zintanis: report	0 [1732]
Police officers held in kidnap for ransom case	0 [1731]
Measles claims three more lives in Mohmand	0 [1743]
Punjab governor's three sons join PPP	0 [1732]
Myanmar Rebels Accuse Army of Flouting Ceasefire	0 [1730]
1 Dead, 5 Hurt in Blast at Banana Fermentation Plant in Sidon	0 [1724]
Blood is offered, by doting Rahul Gandhi brigade, for him	0 [1726]
Bulgaria Turk leader's attacker charged	1 18:04 Redneck Jim [1742]
Niger ambassador to Belgium, wife found dead	0 [1742]
Anthony Watts: Great Moments in Failed Predictions	7 11:26 Nimble Spemble [1744]
Russians draft 'Guantanamo list' to sanction U.S. officials	3 15:17 Mike Ramsey [1738]
Page 4: Opinion
A comment on The Struggle for the Soul of the West	1 23:08 Dino Shomomp7692 [1748]
In defense of moderate mass murderers	1 18:33 JosephMendiola [1734]
Algerian Killers: Weve Come In the Name of Islam, To Teach the Americans What Islam Is	9 19:35 Iblis [1742]
Christianity, Islam, and Atheism: The Struggle for the Soul of the West	6 23:29 JosephMendiola [1752]
Merit and Preferences: Never the Twain Shall Meet	8 14:31 Thing From Snowy Mountain [1736]
"It's snowing, and it really feels like the start of a mini ice age"	7 20:54 Mike Ramsey [1741]
Muslims raised on hatred of Jews	4 10:31 lord garth [1737]
Hostages and the Value of Life	6 19:40 Frank G [1728]
Algeria 'surprise' attack: everybody should have seen coming, says renowned historian	4 23:55 Zhang Fei [1768]
Page 6: Politix
Sen Schumer: NRA is a Fringe Group Doesn't Represent Average Gun Owners	10 22:47 Injun Stalin7884 [1760]
MP rebukes magistrate, snatches owner of illegal brick kiln from cops	2 10:48 Procopius2k [1735]
Obama sworn in for second term	32 00:27 JosephMendiola [1770]
How President Obama's campaign used big data to rally individual voters	16 23:47 JosephMendiola [1760]

    
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                        21:17 Maggie Flomong2662

Who's in the News
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6	Arab Spring
5	Govt of Pakistan
5	Govt of Syria
4	al-Qaeda in North Africa
2	al-Qaeda in Arabia
1	al-Shabaab
1	Boko Haram
1	Govt of Iraq
1	Jamaat-e-Islami
1	Moro Islamic Liberation Front
1	al-Qaeda

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Two weeks of WOT

Mon 2013-01-21
Nigeria: Gunmen attack Kano emir's convoy

Sun 2013-01-20
Algeria crisis: Hostage-takers 'taken alive' at gas plant

Sat 2013-01-19
Boko Haram leader Shekau shot, escapes to Mali

Fri 2013-01-18
1,400 French soldiers in Mali for ground assaults: minister

Thu 2013-01-17
41 snatched by AQIM in Algeria gas plant attack

Wed 2013-01-16
France deploys armoured vehicles towards northern Mali

Tue 2013-01-15
Pakistan paralysed after court demands PM arrest

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

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