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N. Waziristan clashes: Troops pound militant hideouts, 40 killed
Today's Headlines

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Page 1: WoT Operations
Mexican Government Helicopters Lit Up 10 Cartel Vehicles in Shootout	0 [1745]
Missing POW's remains returned to his widow 63 years after his death	3 22:57 Barbara [1754]
Taiwanese woman kidnapped in Malaysia freed in southern Philippines	0 [1736]
Subdistrict official gunned down in southern Thailand	0 [1741]
Revealed: US 'knew of other Lockerbie suspects.	2 12:16 Frozen Al [1737]
Good morning	7 18:19 Nimble Spemble [1759]
Attack on police officer kills two, injures 15 in Karachi	0 [1760]
Nigeria Boko Haram member jailed over Christmas bomb attack	0 [1751]
Cleric killed in shelling of Syria mosque	1 02:01 g(r)omgoru [1755]
Intelligence chief killed in Libya's Benghazi	2 06:56 Skidmark [1734]
Two Egyptian army soldiers die in Sinai violence	0 [1747]
Security forces clash with pro-Morsi protesters in Cairo, Suez	1 02:04 g(r)omgoru [1738]
22 BNP-Jamaat men held in Lalmonirhat	0 [1735]
100 crude bombs seized at Mohammadpur	0 [1737]
Fresh Violence Kills at Least 29 in C.Africa	1 02:06 g(r)omgoru [1738]
'Sectarian' clashes kill nine in northern Yemen	0 [1755]
N. Waziristan clashes: Troops pound militant hideouts, 40 killed	0 [1765]
Page 2: WoT Background
Islamist bomber gets 45 year sentence in Bosnia	0 [1737]
Talks with Taliban a stepping stone to peace: Sana	0 [1739]
Mass Wedding to Promote Islamic Society in Nigeria	0 [1737]
NSA, GCHQ targeted wide spectrum of foreign interests, including allies, heads of aid groups	0 [1738]
Hezbollah to 'punish' Israel for killing of top leader	3 21:09 swksvolFF [1753]
Leading Salafist Yasser Borhami urges yes vote on constitution	0 [1734]
Syria Opposition Demands Release of Assyrian Dissident	0 [1747]
Palestinians Recognize Right to Boycott Israel	1 04:39 Shipman [1736]
Russia Says Syria's Muallem to Head Peace Talks Delegation	0 [1746]
No reimbursements if US supplies disrupted	0 [1740]
Musharraf apologises for any misdeeds	0 [1735]
Musharraf lawyers complain to UN over 'show trial'	0 [1747]
Iran calls on Yemen to return its kidnapped diplomat amid new bout of violence	1 17:42 Frank G [1752]
Students protest Waziristan shelling	0 [1743]
Page 3: Non-WoT
Updated: US military aircraft hit in Sudan. 4 ~~Three~~ wounded.	9 20:08 Pappy [1752]
Seattle gunman wrestled to ground by bus passengers -- CCTV video	1 17:49 Frank G [1742]
Israel unmoved by reports that US, UK intelligence spied on Olmert, Barak in 2009	4 11:19 swksvolFF [1732]
The Reason for the Season, December 21st, 2013	1 14:53 Sherry [1735]
This Week in Guns, December 21st, 2013	8 13:02 swksvolFF [1733]
Here, eat this 30 round magazine ya putz.	4 18:09 Frank G [1748]
India demands apology for diplomat arrest in NYC	4 18:53 mossomo [1751]
Philippine mayor assassinated outside Manila airport	1 00:38 JosephMendiola [1737]
UN Sends Helicopters to Evacuate Staff From South Sudan Base	0 [1730]
Ugandan troops deployed in South Sudan capital	0 [1736]
Scandal-hit Turkey PM presses police purge	0 [1734]
S. Sudan President Agrees to Talks	0 [1743]
Kidnappers kill doctor after getting ransom	0 [1750]
Five policemen arrested for gangraping teenager in Chandigarh	0 [1737]
Angels Have No Wings, Says Catholic 'Angelologist'	6 19:12 Deacon Blues [1757]
Tunisia's PM-Designate Promises Transparent Elections	0 [1731]
Saudi court upholds jail, lashes for Egyptian lawyer	0 [1742]
D.C. Cop Indicted; Accused of Trying to Kill Wife	0 [1730]
North Korea Threatens To Strike South 'Without Notice'	6 18:05 Frank G [1760]
Nude Activists Get Married, Arrested At San Francisco City Hall	3 19:05 Deacon Blues [1755]
Mandela Tribute Billboard Uses Picture Of Morgan Freeman	2 14:41 JohnQC [1734]
Ugandans don't understand homosexuality, says former Anglican bishop	3 20:03 Barbara [1758]
William's 'babykins' message to Kate was hacked, court hears	0 [1742]
Canada's supreme court strikes down anti-prostitution laws	8 14:49 JohnQC [1733]
US Troops to S.Sudan (whoopsie!)	1 09:13 Besoeker [1735]
Page 4: Opinion
Things are not what they seem	0 [1741]
Brandon Webb: The Gun Problem in America	11 22:09 swksvolFF [1756]
North Waziristan blast	1 13:11 Redneck Jim [1737]
Hostility to vaccine	0 [1736]
Page 6: Politix
Obama To You: Plead to me for an Obamacare "hardship exemption"	6 16:52 Thing From Snowy Mountain [1743]
Obama Shrugs Off Suggestions of Worst Year in Office	5 23:53 Silentbrick - Schlumberger Squishy Mud Division [1748]
When Political Stunts Go Wrong... And Give You Pneumonia	0 [1733]
Harry Reid Is Hospitalized	7 19:11 Redneck Jim [1759]
Champ commutes sentence of 8 convicted crack heads	3 19:07 Redneck Jim [1740]

    
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                        19:30 Glenmore

                        19:12 Deacon Blues

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                        18:53 mossomo

                        18:19 Nimble Spemble

                        18:15 Steve White

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                        16:52 Thing From Snowy Mountain

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Who's in the News
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5	Govt of Pakistan
5	Arab Spring
3	Govt of Syria
3	al-Qaeda in Pakistan
2	Jamaat-e-Islami
1	Boko Haram
1	Hezbollah
1	Houthis
1	PLO
1	al-Qaeda in Sinai Peninsula
1	Commies
1	Govt of Iran

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Two weeks of WOT

Sat 2013-12-21
N. Waziristan clashes: Troops pound militant hideouts, 40 killed

Fri 2013-12-20
AQ in Syria executes top US backed FSA commander.

Thu 2013-12-19
Suicide attack kills 5 soldiers in Miranshah

Wed 2013-12-18
Iran nuke deal implodes

Tue 2013-12-17
Ansar Al-Sharia homes attacked in revenge for Benghazi kiilling

Mon 2013-12-16
Assailants stab Japan diplomat in Yemen

Sun 2013-12-15
Six killed in US drone strike in Khyber Agency

Sat 2013-12-14
Deadly clashes in Bangladesh after top JI leader hanged

Fri 2013-12-13
Bangladesh executes Islamist leader and convicted war criminal Abdul Quader Mollah

Thu 2013-12-12
Boko Haram slaughters nine people in Borno

Wed 2013-12-11
French Army Kills 19 Islamist Militants in Mali

Tue 2013-12-10
MILF, Manila reach power-sharing agreement

Mon 2013-12-09
Top Hizbullah Military Commander Ali Bazzi Killed in Syria Fighting

Sun 2013-12-08
Gunmen Kill Nine at Baghdad Alcohol Shops

Sat 2013-12-07
Gunmen kill ASWJ Punjab chief in drive-by shooting in Lahore

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