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U.S. drones kill 2 leaders in Pakistan
Today's Headlines

Headline	Comments [Views]
Page 1: WoT Operations
PA's Internal Conflicts Erupt in Samaria Gunbattles	3 15:40 Frank G [1768]
Zliten time bomb defused with minutes to spare: report	0 [1746]
Major fighting in Hawari and Garyounis, Ansar fighters reported captured	0 [1741]
South Korean embassy attack; IS claims responsibility	0 [1744]
Syria Kurds Gain Ground in IS Bastion	0 [1757]
Ansar 'commanders' captured in Gwarsha	0 [1740]
Turkey puts travel ban on 12,500 suspected foreign fighters	0 [1744]
Aleppo under regime's fire	0 [1749]
Kurdish fighters repel suicide attack by ISIS south of Kobane	0 [1741]
Two suspected militants held in Kohat	0 [1741]
U.S. drones kill 2 leaders in Pakistan	0 [1766]
Drone strike kills four suspected militants in South Waziristan	0 [1743]
Car bomb claims 6 lives, injures 44 in Egypt Sinai	0 [1745]
Pakistan forces kill 10 Taliban militants in NW	0 [1739]
IS hero impregnates 9-year-old girl	6 05:42 no mo uro [1736]
Series of bombings kill 12 people in Iraq	0 [1742]
US, allies conduct 13 air strikes in Syria, Iraq	0 [1746]
Strike on school in Syria's Aleppo kills five children	0 [1741]
Islamic State group destroys ancient ruins of Nimrud	1 09:13 Ulique Pelosi8805 [1740]
Anbar Province Activities	0 [1748]
Mosul, where ISIS runs amok	0 [1741]
Misc. Iraqi Relevancies	0 [1736]
Leb: 'Hoblos Confessions' Lead to Arrest of Syrian in al-Zahriyeh	0 [1743]
At Least 35 Civilians Killed in Syria's Aleppo	0 [1735]
Page 2: WoT Background
Uh oh, Obean: Iran lawmakers demand 'fact sheet' on nuclear deal	1 14:38 AlanC [1747]
UNSMIL demands ceasefire in the west	2 22:35 Mullah Richard [1771]
Egypt calls for anti-IS intervention in Libya	3 14:58 g(r)omgoru [1740]
Saudi Arabia denies claims its agents helped in 9/11 attacks	5 08:13 paul [1739]
IS supporters post cartoon depicting Obama beheading	6 22:34 Mullah Richard [1762]
UN calls for safe passage from Damascus refugee camp	0 [1735]
Islamic State issues IDs to facilitate militants' movement	0 [1742]
Police told to affix court notice to Qadri's house	0 [1731]
'Enemy-backed group killed Baloch labourers'	0 [1741]
Pakistan hits out at UAE over Yemen criticism	1 07:58 paul [1740]
KSA not at war with Iran: Prince Saud	2 22:58 JosephMendiola [1768]
Iran Army set to unveil new defense achievements	1 13:08 gorb [1736]
Labour party says backs Palestinian state 'at right time'	0 [1743]
Egypt imposes life jail penalty for cross-border tunnel use	0 [1738]
Saudi minister in Pakistan after lawmakers reject troop request	1 06:16 Shipman [1741]
Pro-Saudi Hackers Seize Iran TV's Social Media Accounts	0 [1732]
U.N. Chief Warns of Growing Links between Crime and Extremism	1 11:22 Pappy [1744]
Iran Lawmakers Demand 'Fact Sheet' on Nuclear Deal	1 08:06 AlanC [1744]
Twitter suspends 10,000 accounts linked to IS in 24 hrs	0 [1740]
Page 3: Non-WoT
Jodi Arias avoids noose, gets roof over head, free meals and meds for life.	1 15:33 Hupineger Glomomp52169 [1747]
China Inversting BIllions in Kenya	1 13:42 Besoeker [1756]
Major Obvious: F-35 Pilot Says A-10 Will Always Be Better At Air Support	11 22:45 Glenmore [1769]
Last of the Civil War veterans	4 21:23 Shipman [1757]
Air independent propulsion subs at less than half the cost eliminate need for nuclear submarines	3 22:42 Lionel Thoth9784 [1762]
Rooshuns to deploy 100 SAM launchers to Kamchatka	0 [1749]
'Ukrainian artillery shell strikes Donetsk hospital'	0 [1741]
Argentina president says West seeking to destabilize Latin America	5 19:19 Procopius2k [1764]
Turkey recalls envoy to Vatican over Pope's 'genocide' remarks	1 03:16 OldSpook [1736]
Train runs 26kms back sans driver	1 07:45 Bucky Lorenzo6144 [1745]
Uncle Sam's 'science'	4 22:19 OldSpook [1762]
Anti-vaxxer mother recants after her seven children contract whooping cough	9 19:31 Procopius2k [1766]
Gwyneth Paltrow to live on $29 food stamp budget for one week to raise hunger awareness	20 21:27 Shipman [1776]
Healthy Eating May Be The New Eating Disorder	8 14:29 AzCat [1734]
Istanbul's Hagia Sophia Sees First Qoran Reading in 85 Years	2 09:44 Procopius2k [1743]
Croatia seeks to replace MiG-21s	1 07:45 ed in texas [1737]
Marie Harf Spends Workday In Pissing Match With Family Friend On Facebook	6 15:44 Frank G [1767]
Secret US memo for Congress seen by Mail On Sunday says Britain's 'special relationship' with America is over	7 23:06 JosephMendiola [1768]
Page 4: Opinion
Twelve Myths About Oil Prices	4 12:49 Skidmark [1733]
Iran through the eyes of Valerie Jarrett	3 12:10 g(r)omgoru [1748]
Why the Left Wants Iran to Get the Bomb	4 04:12 g(r)omgoru [1742]
Why Is Hillary Clinton Even Running?	7 20:52 ed in texas [1773]
Priest Reveals CLEVER Idea to Protect Christians From LGBT Demands	2 11:53 Rex Mundi [1741]
Page 6: Politix
Don't interfere with Tehran talks, Kerry tells Congress	6 11:18 Glenmore [1739]
Hillary Clinton Announces 2016 Presidential Bid	12 15:23 rjschwarz [1741]

    
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                        22:35 Mullah Richard

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                        22:19 OldSpook

                        21:27 Shipman

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                        20:52 ed in texas

                        19:52 Silentbrick

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                        19:31 Procopius2k

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                        18:41 Bright Pebbles

                        18:06 NoMoreBS

                        17:37 Alaska Paul

                        16:31 Deacon Blues

                        16:23 g(r)omgoru

                        15:49 Procopius2k

                        15:44 Frank G

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Who's in the News
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15	Islamic State
3	Govt of Pakistan
3	Arab Spring
3	Govt of Syria
2	TTP
2	Govt of Iran
2	Ansar al-Sharia
1	Ansar Bayt al-Maqdis
1	PLO
1	al-Qaeda
1	Gemaa Al-Islamiya
1	Baloch Liberation Army
1	Govt of Saudi Arabia
1	al-Qaeda in Pakistan

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