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Nigeria Says It Has Retaken Five Islamist Strongholds
Today's Headlines

Headline	Comments [Views]
Page 1: WoT Operations
Drone strikes kill Yemeni al-Qaeda militants	0 [11125]
Syrian Army fires across border into Israel to retaliate for airstrikes	7 23:05 trailing wife [11132]
Wave Of Attacks Kills At Least 95 In Iraq	2 07:39 Glenmore [11127]
Gunmen storm Egyptian security post in Sinai Peninsula	0 [11124]
Egypt: Security Forces Foil Smuggling Of Explosives To Sinai	2 16:53 Pappy [11124]
Good Morning	2 11:07 Thiling Noodleman5194 [11128]
Bombings Kill 13 at Iraq Shiite Mosques	2 16:32 g(r)omgoru [11129]
Two Wounded as Gunmen Attack Libya Gas Site	0 [11126]
Armed Group Abducts Opposition Leader in Syria's Raqa	0 [11125]
Nigeria Says It Has Retaken Five Islamist Strongholds	0 [11126]
Russia Foils Terror Attack on Moscow	0 [11123]
Car Bomb Kills 12 in Shiite Area of Baghdad, another Targets Iran Pilgrims	0 [11124]
Two Soldiers Killed as Army Seeks to Contain Tripoli Clashes	0 [11125]
28 Hizbullah Fighters Killed in Qusayr, 70 Injured	0 [11125]
Communist rebels raid Philippine village	1 01:12 JosephMendiola [11125]
Thai police have six suspects in hotel bombing	0 [11129]
Dagestan bombing kills four, injures 44	1 02:07 JosephMendiola [11125]
Hezbollah Suffers Losses in Fierce Battle for Qusayr	0 [11127]
Page 2: WoT Background
Kabul's overtures to New Delhi are likely to rile Islamabad	0 [11126]
Sources challenge White House claim of all-hands-on-deck pursuit of Benghazi suspects	0 [11127]
Discovery of alleged Russian plot points to growing jitters	1 22:08 JosephMendiola [11130]
EU mission seeks to rebuild Mali army after U.S. faltered	2 22:24 trailing wife [11128]
Osama bin Laden photos, video: US doesn't have to release them, appeals court says	4 19:37 JosephMendiola [11126]
Accused Fort Hood Shooter Paid $278,000 While Awaiting Trial	9 22:46 Rambler in Virginia [11129]
Peres To Participate In WEF Conference In Jordan	0 [11125]
Palestinians Hold Off On UN Agency Membership	1 01:55 JosephMendiola [11125]
American Report Shows Worldwide Rise In Anti-Semitism	0 [11124]
Tunisian feminist arrested for provocation	0 [11127]
Lebanon: Public Asked To Donate Blood To Wounded Hezbollah Men	4 21:41 USN,Ret. [11126]
Health of Ailing Bouteflika Improving	3 16:08 Dopey Sinatra9196 [11126]
Britain Says No Decision Taken on Arming Syrian Rebels	0 [11126]
Kerry Pushes Dual Peace Bids on Middle East Return	6 19:04 AlanC [11123]
U.S. Condemns Syrian, Hizbullah Assault on Rebel Bastion	0 [11123]
Iraq to Hold Postponed Provincial Poll in June	0 [11126]
Radical Cleric Abu Qatada Denied Bail in Britain	0 [11127]
Reinforcements to Egypt's Sinai after Police Camp Hit	0 [11127]
Iraq PM to Alter Security Strategy as Violence Rages	0 [11124]
U.S. Denounces 'Rise' in anti-Muslim Sentiment	10 16:23 Secret Master [11130]
Suleiman Denies Receiving Direct Warning from Israel	1 11:20 Cheager Angoluque6848 [11128]
Page 3: Non-WoT
Navy dolphins find century-old torpedo	5 20:39 Bangkok Billy [11128]
More Americans Murdered In Mexico Than In Any Other (Foreign) Country In The World	4 20:59 bigjim-CA [11128]
Ugandan Police Raid Two Newspapers, Radio Station	2 13:08 Raj [11128]
Families of Aazaz Pilgrims Sneak into Turkish Cultural Center, Detain its Director	0 [11125]
51 24 reported dead in OKC storm	5 14:36 swksvolFF [11125]
Chevron countersues: Kennedy fat payday hardest hit	1 06:36 RandomJD [11128]
Weird scenes inside the Gold Mine: RIP Ray Manzerek	7 20:48 Frank G [11130]
Two FBI Hostage Rescure Team (HRT) members killled in training accident	9 17:21 Pappy [11126]
Page 4: Opinion
'Et tu,' EU? No Dutch treat here	1 21:04 Procopius2k [11129]
Convicted Hezbollah Terrorist Freed to Dearbornistan Streets Commits Bridge Card Fraud	2 22:38 CrazyFool [11131]
Farage Bashes Tax-Advantaged Hypocritical European Politicians	0 [11126]
Spengler: Syria's madness and ours	0 [11126]
Jihad experts decry White House terror training guidelines	0 [11126]
Russia is Playing a Losing Hand like a Winner	0 [11125]
Israel may not have answer to Syrian missiles	5 21:49 USN,Ret. [11124]
It Can Happen here - Victor Davis Hanson, PJ Media	3 15:34 Elmerert Hupens2660 [11125]
Page 6: Politix
The Obama Presidency Captured In One Photo	0 [11124]
Yet another union boss takes umbrage with ObamaCare	5 21:51 USN,Ret. [11124]
Rand Paul Goes Nuclear on "Spectacle" Hearing on Apple's Taxes	6 20:27 junkiron [11123]
Group fighting voter fraud among those awaiting IRS tax determination	0 [11123]
Lew taps government retiree pension fund - Social Insecurity Fund Deux	5 20:22 Redneck Jim [11127]
Tax-exempt Champ Foundation doesnt exist at listed addresses	5 21:49 Lone Ranger [11125]
Exclusive: Hildebeast's Benghazi 'Scapegoat' Speaks Out - Daily Beast	1 09:31 Besoeker [11127]
More Benghazi whistleblowers coming - PJ Media	0 [11126]
US Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (RI) Provides Erroneous Information To American Public	5 12:26 Besoeker [11125]
Report: Three Fox News Staffers Targeted By Justice Department	3 19:10 OldSpook [11126]
Hildebeast Fired From Watergate Committee for Fraud, Ethics Violations	3 20:34 Bobby [11126]
Report: DOJ Leaked Docs to Smear Fast & Furious Whistleblower, Says IG	1 05:59 Besoeker [11127]

    
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                        22:46 Rambler in Virginia

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                        21:51 USN,Ret.

                        21:49 USN,Ret.

                        21:49 Lone Ranger

                        21:41 USN,Ret.

                        21:04 Procopius2k

                        20:59 bigjim-CA

                        20:58 RandomJD

                        20:48 Frank G

                        20:43 Pappy

                        20:39 Bangkok Billy

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                        20:29 Bobby

                        20:28 Raj

                        20:27 junkiron

                        20:22 Redneck Jim

                        20:20 Capsu78

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3	Hezbollah
1	Govt of Syria
1	Palestinian Authority
1	Thai Insurgency
1	Boko Haram
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Two weeks of WOT

Tue 2013-05-21
Nigeria Says It Has Retaken Five Islamist Strongholds

Mon 2013-05-20
Syria: 20 Hezbollah Fighters Killed In Qusair

Sun 2013-05-19
Syria army 'storms' rebel town Qusair

Sat 2013-05-18
Moroccan Jailed For Milan Synagogue Bomb Plot

Fri 2013-05-17
Syrian troops flush out rebels from prison

Thu 2013-05-16
Nigeria declares 'massive' military campaign on borders

Wed 2013-05-15
IMU takes credit for Quetta suicide bombing

Tue 2013-05-14
Nigeria Court Convicts Iranian of Illegal Arms Shipment

Mon 2013-05-13
Tunisia Police Disperse Salafists in Two Cities

Sun 2013-05-12
Pak: Dozens killed in poll day violence

Sat 2013-05-11
Car bombs in Turkey near Syria border killed more than 30

Fri 2013-05-10
Syria troops, Hizbullah advancing on Qusayr

Thu 2013-05-09
Nigerian cult ambush kills 46 policemen

Wed 2013-05-08
Lashkar-i-Jhangvi's Karachi chief arrested

Tue 2013-05-07
22 dead as police clash with Bangladesh Islamists

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