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Tests say Noordin Mohammad Top's not the dead guy
Today's Headlines

Headline	Comments [Views]
Page 1: WoT Operations
Fifty drug lords on US target list in Afghanistan	7 00:00 ed [7]
Dozens killed in wave of Iraq bombings	2 00:00 Unitle Borgia4836 [2]
Taliban Road Crew laid off permanently	2 00:00 abu do you love [1]
Forensic tests on Indonesia militant no match for Top	0 [6]
U.S. commander says Taliban have Afghan momentum	5 00:00 JosephMendiola [2]
Two police, militant die in south Russia shootout	1 00:00 JosephMendiola [5]
Good morning	4 00:00 GolfBravoUSMC [3]
Roadside Bomb Blast Kills Afghan Soldiers	4 00:00 Pappy [7]
Charge-framing against Huji men Aug 30	0 [4]
Another BDR man dies of cardiac arrest	2 00:00 Old Patriot [5]
Two militant commanders held in Buner	0 [8]
Three peace committee members killed in Mohmand	0 [6]
Mehsud, 40 aides killed, says Turkistan	9 00:00 trailing wife [10]
12 Taliban held in Swat, Malakand	0 [6]
Three rockets fired at Peshawar's Arbab Tapu post	0 [7]
Jacket wallah arrested	0 [8]
Two security men killed in N Waziristan bomb blast	0 [6]
Mugger killed in shootout	0 [5]
Iran Police Chief blamed for Kahrizak prison deaths	0 [7]
Pak Taliban battle for succession	2 00:00 gorb [5]
No shootout, no shura meeting, says Wali	0 [6]
After Baitullah, battle on for Taliban treasure	0 [6]
Briton in Iraqi custody after contractor killings	2 00:00 Old Patriot [3]
2 mortar shells fired at Erez crossing	1 00:00 g(r)omgoru [3]
Page 2: WoT Background
Obama Adviser Says More U.S. Troops May Be Needed in Afghanistan	4 00:00 Pappy [7]
Britain: Well ease up on Muslim fanatics	4 00:00 Unitle Borgia4836 [5]
Pakistan: Al-Qaida has role in Taliban succession	1 00:00 JosephMendiola [11]
Fatah's Only Jewish Member Seeks Position on Group's Revolutionary Council	4 00:00 trailing wife [9]
Secret Talks on N.Korea Detainee 'Making Progress'	0 [3]
Fatah votes for its executive body, assembly	0 []
Mehsud's death a sign of success in Pakistan: US	0 [7]
US showed support for protesters in Iran	1 00:00 AlmostAnonymous5839 [4]
Hezbollah: Israel makes hollow threats	8 00:00 trailing wife [8]
JI vows to unite anti-US forces in country	2 00:00 trailing wife [11]
Desire for son led to Mehsud's death: report	3 00:00 AlmostAnonymous5839 [7]
Choose religious scholars as you would doctors, says Ghamdi	3 00:00 Skunky Glins 5*** [8]
More than 238 schools destroyed in Swat	0 [4]
EU slams Iran over trial of embassy staff	2 00:00 Old Patriot [5]
IRGC denies reports on defeated candidates trial	0 [5]
Iranian general calls for trials of opposition leaders	0 [2]
Tamil Tigers demand probe into leader's 'abduction'	0 [1]
Drone strikes force Al Qaeda into the cities	1 00:00 Zhang Fei [5]
The Massive Ordnance Penetrator Will Be the Largest Non-Nuclear Bomb Ever	9 00:00 Injun Grinesing9686 [1]
Page 3: Non-WoT
Magnitude 7.6 quake hits off India's Andaman Islands	2 00:00 JosephMendiola [9]
Russian AF Wish List	0 [4]
DoD Response To An Influenza Pandemic (pdf file)	0 [1]
Chinese "mitten crab" threatens to destroy New Jersey	9 00:00 JosephMendiola [11]
10 Senate Dems link warming-bill support to trade protection	0 [3]
Top insurance lobbyist Ignani: August key in health drive	0 []
At last Global Warming may kick in, 50% chance for first Atlantic named storm	2 00:00 GolfBravoUSMC [3]
Jack Daniels master distiller dies	9 00:00 Skidmark [6]
Chavez claims Colombian troops entered Venezuela	7 00:00 crosspatch []
Quarantine lifted from China plague town: report	1 00:00 gromky [1]
Madagascar rivals agree on power-sharing deal	4 00:00 3dc [3]
Page 4: Opinion
It's time California got over itself	5 00:00 Broadhead6 [5]
China should break up India: Chinese strategist	15 00:00 Zhang Fei [7]
Chinas Public Enemy	2 00:00 Barbara Skolaut [2]
Caduceus or Rod of Asclepius	1 00:00 Black Bart Ebberens7700 [4]
Look for the Union Label - the Persuasion of Power	2 00:00 Procopius2k [4]
Steyn Sez Obama Takes His Lumps	0 [2]
The North Korea Fallout	0 [3]
White House call to 'flag' dissent loathsome	10 00:00 Old Patriot [1]
Corzine Seeing Red in New Jersey	0 [2]
Jamaat claims confusing	0 [3]
Tax and Spend, or Face The Consequences	9 00:00 Old Patriot [1]
Page 6: Politix
EPA Denies Request to reconsider Climate Bill	1 00:00 ed [3]
Forget Bill, I'm the secretary of State, says Hillary Clinton	3 00:00 Besoeker [7]
In cold Northeast, officials consider limiting furnace emissions	9 00:00 AzCat [2]
How to conduct a town hall meeting: a guide for Democrats by one of their own	10 00:00 trailing wife [3]
Opposition Emerges to House's Jet Spree	1 00:00 Broadhead6 [1]
Plush Jets Are For Congress, Not Business Executives	2 00:00 Procopius2k [2]
Georgia Democrat hollers at local doctor over health care	9 00:00 Barbara Skolaut []
Hundreds greet health-care reform bus	0 [1]
Harkin health care forum gets contentious	2 00:00 Cornsilk Blondie [3]
Pro-Obama Group Urges Members to Attend Town Hall Meetings	6 00:00 49 Pan [3]

    
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12	TTP
4	Govt of Iran
3	Taliban
2	Jamaat-e-Islami
1	Hezbollah
1	HUJI
1	IRGC
1	Fatah
1	al-Qaeda in Iraq
1	Govt of Pakistan
1	Hamas

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Two weeks of WOT

Mon 2009-08-10
Tests say Noordin Mohammad Top's not the dead guy

Sun 2009-08-09
Surprise! Abbas reelected Fatah chief

Sat 2009-08-08
Noordin Mohammad Top reported titzup

Fri 2009-08-07
Fat Lady sings for Baitullah

Thu 2009-08-06
Bill Clinton springs journalists from NKor

Wed 2009-08-05
Ansar al-Islam Number 2 nabbed in Mosul

Tue 2009-08-04
Failed Coup Attempt In Qatar

Mon 2009-08-03
Prince Bandar under house arrest: report

Sun 2009-08-02
Iran puts 100 rioters on trial after post-election unrest

Sat 2009-08-01
Al-Shabaab gets $8m for French hostage

Fri 2009-07-31
Nigeria's Boko Haram chief deader than Tut

Thu 2009-07-30
Nigeria to hunt down Islamic radicals: President

Wed 2009-07-29
Nigeria fighting rages as death toll passes 300

Tue 2009-07-28
Eight security guards killed in $7 million Baghdad bank robbery

Mon 2009-07-27
Sufi Muhammad, sons, apprehended in Peshawar

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