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Second big turban nabbed in northern Mali
Today's Headlines

Headline	Comments [Views]
Page 1: WoT Operations
Four suspected Islamist militants arrested in France	0 [1749]
N. Korean video shows bombing of US city	7 21:56 Raider [1763]
Gunman fires at Danish anti-Islam writer Lars Hedegaard	12 23:03 Alaska Paul [1761]
Bangladesh war crimes court jails Islamic party leader for life	0 [1739]
MEMRI: Blind Sheik's son spouts off	0 [1743]
26 North Caucasus terrorists eliminated in January	1 03:57 g(r)omgoru [1747]
French airstrikes target northern Mali	1 14:01 Raider [1738]
Thai district chief survives ambush	0 [1743]
Good morning	1 00:14 GolfBravoUSMC [1736]
Lebanon issues arrest warrant for Syrian security chief	0 [1743]
French tanker hijacked by pirates off Ivory Coast	2 10:35 Bill Clinton [1740]
Afghanistan Stops Pakistan Trucks at Torkham Border	1 05:09 Skidmark [1746]
Slain activist's funeral march leads to attack on Tanta police station	0 [1740]
Local Police Detained for Crimes in Kunduz	0 [1736]
Tunisian salafists destroy more Sufi shrines	0 [1740]
Libyan official kidnapped in Tripoli	0 [1741]
Tribesmen flee as fighting rages in Tirah	0 [1738]
Second big turban nabbed in northern Mali	0 [1766]
Four killed in Kirkuk	0 [1738]
Page 2: WoT Background
ICE ex-chief: Nondeport rules wouldve spared 9/11 hijackers	0 [1737]
Obama urges Kenya to avoid violence as election looms	1 14:06 AlanC [1741]
Hezbollah linked to Burgas bus bombing	0 [1736]
Yes, Obama CAN kill Americans -- white paper sez so	19 22:02 JosephMendiola [1773]
Judge orders mental tests for Cole bombing suspect	3 06:45 Besoeker [1731]
Germany check bust stirs questions in Venezuela (Iran involved? Check)	3 22:41 mojo [1766]
Syrian opposition leader in extraordinary appeal to Bashar al-Assad	0 [1734]
Bangla Jamaat warns of civil war	2 23:36 JosephMendiola [1769]
Iran 'open' to bilateral talks with US	2 23:24 JosephMendiola [1762]
Three types of 9mm pistols used in targeted killings: report	0 [1727]
Malik signals possibility of peace talks with Pakistani Taliban	0 [1731]
BNP differs with Jamaat	0 [1733]
Enough protests and watching TV, let's start building Egypt: Prime minister	2 08:11 Fred [1727]
Al-Gamaa Al-Islamiya postpones 'protest against violence' to 15 Feb	0 [1732]
Maghreb economies confront terror fallout	0 [1732]
Verdict today in Quader Mollah's case	1 11:07 Frank G [1728]
Post-attack, Malala makes her first video appearance	1 07:25 Richard Aubrey [1734]
Pakistan committed to peaceful resolution of Kashmir dispute: PM	0 [1734]
Qadri announces 'second phase of revolution'	0 [1731]
Deal suspected in Maulana Aziz's acquittals	0 [1731]
Indian atrocities in held Kashmir condemned	2 10:33 Bill Clinton [1728]
UN Council vows strong measures over N. Korea nuclear test	5 22:49 JosephMendiola [1770]
Egypt's culture minister resigns 'to protest assault on stripped protester'	1 18:10 swksvolFF [1730]
Security fears damage tourism in Egypt	2 18:29 M. Murcek [1737]
Tessalit assumes vital importance in Mali's struggle against Islamist rebels	0 [1756]
Sri Lankan president rules out autonomy for Tamils	0 [1741]
Kerry, Abbas agree to promote peace	0 [1743]
US, ROK start naval drills. Norks unhappy. Again.	2 01:24 JosephMendiola [1738]
Abbottabad Plans Theme Park	5 11:33 Besoeker [1735]
U.S. Cyber Command To Recruit 4,000 new Cyber Soldiers	8 12:40 Frozen Al [1732]
Page 3: Non-WoT
Suez Canal increases tolls from May, 2pc for boxes, 5pc for bulkers	0 [1737]
Chinese warship directs "fire-control" radar at Japan MSDF destroyer	5 23:55 JosephMendiola [1760]
British anti-mosque lawyer speaks in Ottawa despite protests	6 17:29 Rob Crawford [1733]
Mexican antitax protesters block roads	1 07:29 Besoeker [1747]
Ahmadinejad is ready 'to be Iran's first spaceman'	9 21:02 SteveS [1766]
Health experts want polio-like vaccination drive for measles	3 08:25 Frank G [1733]
Gasoline costs take biggest share of household income in three decades	4 19:48 AzCat [1762]
Myanmar government, Kachin rebels hold talks	0 [1739]
Argentina freezes prices to break inflation spiral	13 19:34 phil_b [1755]
Fidel makes first appearance in three years [photos]	5 18:23 swksvolFF [1737]
Page 4: Opinion
Gitmo Detainees Return to Field of Battle	0 [1736]
Pakistan's dilemma	1 03:40 Water Modem [1741]
More bloodshed	0 [1732]
Containing the Hagel Disaster	7 17:47 Pappy [1733]
Bombing the Syrian Reactor: The Untold Story	3 23:50 Alaska Paul [1751]
Page 6: Politix
CBO - Seven million will lose insurance under Obama health law	5 18:03 Airandee [1732]
Islam 'Helped to Shape' CIA Nominee John Brennan's World View	3 23:22 Halliburton - Mysterious Conspiracy Division [1769]
St. Paul police join Muslims in denouncing photo	7 17:36 Muggsy Mussolini1226 [1738]
Going to Court in the Allen West Contest	10 20:58 SteveS [1759]
Flight Records Suggest Fourth Menendez Flight	9 16:03 Ebbang Uluque6305 [1738]

    
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                        23:22 Halliburton - Mysterious Conspiracy Division

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                        22:41 mojo

                        22:02 JosephMendiola

                        21:56 Raider

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                        21:47 CrazyFool

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Who's in the News
38	[untagged]
6	Govt of Pakistan
5	Jamaat-e-Islami
4	Arab Spring
3	al-Qaeda in North Africa
2	Govt of Iran
2	TTP
2	Govt of Syria
2	Salafists
1	al-Qaeda in Pakistan
1	Commies
1	Lashkar-e-Islami
1	Pirates
1	Thai Insurgency

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Two weeks of WOT

Tue 2013-02-05
Second big turban nabbed in northern Mali

Mon 2013-02-04
Ansar Dine #3 arrested in northern Mali

Sun 2013-02-03
Yemen Troops Kill 12 'Qaida Militants' in Restive South

Sat 2013-02-02
Syria Suicide Attack on Regime Kills 53

Fri 2013-02-01
Binori Mosque cleric among 10 killed in Karachi

Thu 2013-01-31
Boko Haram 'commander' declares ceasefire

Wed 2013-01-30
Mali and Niger forces retake Ansongo

Tue 2013-01-29
Sahel jihadist groups splinter

Mon 2013-01-28
Timbuktu mayor: Mali rebels torched library of historic manuscripts

Sun 2013-01-27
French and Malian troops begin restoring control in Timbuktu

Sat 2013-01-26
Green-on-green clash in Khyber tribal region kills 32

Fri 2013-01-25
AQAP #2 killed for the THIRD time in Yemen

Thu 2013-01-24
US drone strike near Sanaa kills 7 hard boyz

Wed 2013-01-23
Nuristan Airstrike Kills 14 Insurgents

Tue 2013-01-22
French seize control of Diabaly, Douentza

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