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French nationals kidnapped in northern Cameroon
Today's Headlines

Headline	Comments [Views]
Page 1: WoT Operations
Al Nusrah Front detonates 50 IEDs in massive ambush	12 16:31 Procopius2k [1757]
Good morning	13 12:16 Deacon Blues [1733]
French soldier killed in northern Mali, Hollande says	3 10:06 Bill Clinton [1744]
French nationals kidnapped in northern Cameroon	2 13:00 tipper [1782]
Clashes at Bahrain Shiite Memorial Service, Sunni Group Boycotts Talks	0 [1747]
Nigeria Charges Russian Sailors over Arms Transport	2 16:31 Raider [1734]
Protesters block Port Said road with trees and flaming tires	0 [1747]
Gunmen torch police station, kill inspector, two others	0 [1751]
Policeman shot dead in Swabi	0 [1746]
Peshawar blast: Assistant political agent succumbs to injuries	0 [1744]
Karachi violence claims nine more lives	0 [1748]
Quetta sit-in: Agreement reached, nationwide protests called off	0 [1741]
Islamists and Kurds End Hostilities, to Fight Syria Regime	0 [1735]
Missile Strike Kills 23 in Aleppo as Mortars Hit near Damascus Presidential Palace	1 03:45 g(r)omgoru [1743]
2 die, 3 wounded in Tamaualipas	0 [1743]
Tunisian salafists destroy El Kef mausoleum	0 [1745]
Assistant village leader gunned down in southern Thailand	0 [1748]
Page 2: WoT Background
US Budget Cuts May Axe Funds for Israel's Anti-Missile Systems	2 23:59 JosephMendiola [1766]
Bahraini security chief accuses Iran	0 [1737]
Mali: French troop pullout to start within weeks	0 [1739]
Kazakhstan Reveals Allah Vodka Terror Plot	1 15:30 Shipman [1741]
Jamaat turning religious sentiment against Shahbagh demonstration	0 [1736]
Algeria denies licence to salafist party	0 [1731]
Nationwide Crackdown on Radical Group after U.S. Mission Attack in Ankara	0 [1736]
Bahrain Accuses Iran of Forming 'Terror Cell'	1 04:45 Skidmark [1736]
U.N. Rights Watchdog Criticizes Egypt Protest Law	1 07:53 Alanc [1744]
Jama'a al-Islamiya to heal rift between Brotherhood and Salafis	1 10:40 Pappy [1737]
NSF to reject unfair parliamentary elections	0 [1738]
Jama'a al-Islamiya forms armed squads to fight thugs	0 [1742]
Hazara killings: Federal govt responsible for Quetta carnage says CJ	0 [1738]
Syria Eyes Western Reparation for 'Deaths by Sanctions'	2 20:28 Rambler in Virginia [1774]
Salafist street patrols worry Tunisians	0 [1739]
Tiguentourine gas plant to reopen this week	0 [1736]
Aquino suspects sabotage of peace talks	0 [1735]
EU spikes plea to arm rebels	0 [1733]
Iraq seeks to expel Iranian exile group	0 [1738]
Norks threaten South with "final destruction" any day now, uh-huh	13 19:38 rammer [1767]
Page 3: Non-WoT
Stranger Than Fiction	3 17:16 flash91 [1735]
Karachi to get World's Tallest Building	5 23:14 trailing wife [1760]
Taiwan animation: Chinese military hacker unit behind US attacks	1 18:45 Thing From Snowy Mountain [1768]
As Texas appeals to Californias businesses, Gov Moonbeam discusses farts	5 19:30 JosephMendiola [1759]
"Keep your so-called workers," U.S. boss tells France	11 19:19 JosephMendiola [1764]
The greatest product reviews ever on Amazon	7 18:46 swksvolFF [1758]
Mexican Army celebrates Dia de Ejercito with booze and wimminses	5 21:20 Bill Clinton [1752]
Sharqiya vigilantes kill two suspected murderers	1 10:37 Redneck Jim [1734]
Man sent to jail for burying dog near graveyard	5 16:16 Dopey Sinatra9196 [1743]
Polio drive begins in Karak after brief protest	1 12:31 SteveS [1742]
Twelve dead as Yemeni warplane crashes in capital Sanaa	0 [1731]
Michael Jackson's 'Son' Gets TV Showbiz 'Job'	1 15:27 Redneck Jim [1732]
Turkey Frees 10 Pro-Kurdish Politicians in Mass Trial	0 [1741]
Sudan Police Beat Protesting Health Workers	0 [1736]
Protestant Church Torched in Tanzania after Priest Slain	0 [1745]
Gbagbo faces ICC over Ivorian election violence	0 [1743]
Tunisian Prime Minister Hamadi Jebali resigns	0 [1743]
Russian Lawmaker's Body Found in Barrel of Cement	4 15:08 Muggsy Mussolini1226 [1733]
China military behind series of hacking attacks on US	3 15:42 Redneck Jim [1740]
Multimillion Diamond Heist at Brussels Airport	3 20:33 Secret Asian Man [1774]
Hey,Toots: This is complicated budget stuff...	4 14:54 Frank G [1733]
Page 4: Opinion
Time to Confront Tehran's International Terrorism	1 15:07 Redneck Jim [1739]
Slaughter of Shias in Pakistan	4 15:10 Muggsy Mussolini1226 [1751]
Page 6: Politix
Pentagon informs Congress of plans to furlough 800K civilians	15 23:48 JosephMendiola [1765]
Colorado Dems vote to disarm women-tell the rapists you are menstruating	8 23:05 JosephMendiola [1785]
Universal Studios resort to cancel health insurance for part-time employees	2 12:22 Bright Pebbles [1739]
Al Gores $500 Million Trojan Horse	2 16:46 Skidmark [1757]
Obama: Top U.S. General to Retire, Declines NATO Job	5 11:25 Procopius2k [1737]

    
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Who's in the News
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9	Arab Spring
3	Govt of Syria
3	Govt of Pakistan
3	Salafists
2	al-Qaeda in North Africa
2	Boko Haram
2	TTP
1	Thai Insurgency
1	Govt of Iran
1	Commies
1	Jamaat-e-Islami

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Wed 2013-02-20
French nationals kidnapped in northern Cameroon

Tue 2013-02-19
Mortars land near Syrian presidential palace

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Sun 2013-02-17
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Sat 2013-02-16
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Fri 2013-02-15
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Thu 2013-02-14
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Wed 2013-02-13
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Tue 2013-02-12
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Mon 2013-02-11
Seven killed, 11 injured in attacks across southern Thailand

Sun 2013-02-10
Syrian troops, rebels clash over Damascus highway

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India Executes Man Convicted in 2001 Attack on Parliament

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