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140 arrested in Baghdad sweeps: US military
Today's Headlines

Headline	Comments [Views]
Page 1: WoT Operations
Syria has given Russian-made SA-18 "Grouse" Igla 9K38 anti-air missiles to Lebanese Hizballah	4 00:00 whatadeal [13]
Blast Reported Near U.S. Base in Japan (Followup)	6 00:00 JosephMendiola [5]
Blast reported near U.S. base in Japan	1 00:00 Dar [5]
Former Fatah attorney-general kidnapped by Hamas	6 00:00 mhw [4]
Talibunnies Killed in Helmand	12 00:00 Frank G [5]
Troops kill four militants in the Philippines	3 00:00 Pappy [6]
Bombs strike market areas in Baghdad, killing 14 people and wounding dozens	5 00:00 RD [4]
Mortar hits home in Somali capital, killing six-year-old boy and his father	1 00:00 anymouse [4]
Kashmir protesters seek remains of leader hanged 23 years ago	0 [7]
Good morning	12 00:00 RD [6]
2 Tamil rebels killed in clash with army	0 [6]
Suicide car bomber kills 15 near Baghdad	1 00:00 mhw [4]
Beards to stay in Bajaur	7 00:00 CB [5]
First nighttime Arrow missile defense test successful	15 00:00 gromgoru [7]
German-Syrian who knew 9/11 culprits gets 12 yrs.	1 00:00 RD [8]
Iraq says it executed 14 convicted terrorists	1 00:00 JohnQC [4]
Afghan police die in Taliban ambush	0 [13]
Fresh bomb attack wounds several people in Mogadishu	0 [5]
Kenya deports dozens Islamist suspects to Mogadishu	2 00:00 Old Patriot [4]
140 arrested in Baghdad sweeps: US military	1 00:00 CB [10]
Four killed, military chief injured in Somali bombing	2 00:00 Anguper Hupomosing9418 [4]
Page 2: WoT Background
ME Intrigue: Saudi Tries To Replace Iran As Hamas' Sponsor	1 00:00 Frank G [11]
White House defends Howards remarks	0 [5]
More Crap from Obama: Lives of troops killed in Iraq were wasted	12 00:00 Phineter Thraviger [9]
NYC Strengthens Water System Security After Bombs Found in California	8 00:00 Eric Jablow [10]
France doomed to anti-Semitism: archbishop	3 00:00 Eric Jablow [11]
Chinese TV bans piggies out of respect for Islam	18 00:00 Alaska Paul [7]
US hits back after Putin tirade	8 00:00 DarthVader [5]
Putin, Saudi king meet in landmark visit	4 00:00 Eric Jablow [14]
Iraq Shi'ite cleric urges calm on bomb anniversary	2 00:00 anonymous5089 [5]
US Democrats sceptical of Iranian weapons claim	5 00:00 JosephMendiola [5]
Brutal gun attacks cause alarm in Kenya	1 00:00 Jack is Back [6]
Women stage sit-in in Pakistan	3 00:00 john [4]
Probe into British link to oil-for-food scandal	0 [4]
Howard stands by Obama attack	33 00:00 Aris Katsaris [9]
Taliban prepare for spring offensive in Afghanistan	4 00:00 Omolurt Elmeaper6990 [6]
Panic in Karachi over two 'bombs'	0 [4]
'700 Qaeda fighters in southern Afghanistan'	2 00:00 Redneck Jim [4]
Iranian 'suicide drones' for US	12 00:00 Deacon Blues [7]
Islamic Movement founder: Muslims have accepted two-state solution	4 00:00 trailing wife [4]
Lebanese army to keep Hizbullah arms	1 00:00 AlanC [8]
Israel considering building nuclear power station	3 00:00 john [5]
PM: Mashaal can't tell us what to do near W. Wall	0 [5]
Ben-Gvir: Declare Islamic Movement illegal	1 00:00 DarthVader [5]
US says Iran arming Iraqi militias	2 00:00 Tibor [4]
North Korea nuclear talks stall	6 00:00 JosephMendiola [7]
Egypt arrests Brotherhood members	0 [5]
Olmert noncommittal on Palestinian unity agreement	1 00:00 Ebbemp Elmerong2139 [4]
Somalia PM names new ambassadors	0 [4]
Obama fights back after PM Howard attack	16 00:00 Frank G [5]
Morocco bids to host base for new U.S. Africa Command	6 00:00 liberalhawk [5]
Gulf states load up on weapons of war	5 00:00 Alaska Paul [13]
Rep. Hoyer: Vote on Iraq Will Be Limited	1 00:00 DepotGuy [5]
Page 3: Non-WoT
Religious tension in workplace on the rise	4 00:00 Omolurt Elmeaper6990 [8]
An experiment that hints we are wrong on climate change	8 00:00 JosephMendiola [5]
Association of Ugly Women Announce Valentine bouquets 'are bad for the planet'	11 00:00 john [8]
Stem Cells Used for Breast Implants	13 00:00 mhw [4]
"Let them eat Birthday Cake"	4 00:00 SteveS [4]
Police raid offices of protest group after clashes leave two dead in Kosovo	1 00:00 Pappy [4]
Muslim jail-diet ruling may open floodgates	12 00:00 rjschwarz [4]
Nearly 600 women killed in Pakistan 'honour killings' in 2006	4 00:00 RD [4]
Prosecuting corrupt politicians bigger concern than elections in BD	0 [4]
3rd anti-corruption official resigns in Bangladesh	0 [4]
Venezuela may take control of supermarkets	16 00:00 john [5]
Calderon Calls Gangs the Enemy of Mexico	7 00:00 rjschwarz [4]
Inflation, food scarcity roil Venezuela	2 00:00 gromgoru [6]
Libya has no plans for visas for Arab nationals	0 [4]
Royal unveils 100 proposals to make France strong	13 00:00 JosephMendiola [5]
Turkmenistan votes for successor to late dictator	3 00:00 john [6]
Page 4: Opinion
The Middle East is hopeless, but not serious - By Spengler	3 00:00 DarthVader [4]
Female Circumcision & Sexual Slavery In Saudi Arabia (MUST read)	21 00:00 ex-lib [49]
Macon, Eat Your Heart Out, Your Mayor Is a Muslim!	2 00:00 RWV [4]
Victory Is Not An Option	6 00:00 gromgoru [5]
Fjordman : Marxism or Decadence? The Cause of Western Weakness (excellent)	11 00:00 remoteman [4]
EDITORIAL: Iran and Al Qaeda today	2 00:00 trailing wife [5]
Page 5: Russia-Former Soviet Union
Hawaii bill would decriminalize prostitution	30 00:00 ex-lib [9]
So, "Robocop" WAS a documentary... as I suspected all along!	0 [4]
Man mistaken for coypu survives shot in the head	11 00:00 Angie Schultz [4]
Thousands ill, as Jakarta cleans up after flood	1 00:00 phil_b [6]
Moderate quake jolts Aceh	0 [5]
Medicaid law trade-off	7 00:00 Danielle [4]
Randy Brits to get Viagra OTC	3 00:00 JohnQC [7]
One killed, 10 hurt in firing at police station	0 [4]
Psychic museum closes unexpectedly	9 00:00 Redneck Jim [4]

    
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                        23:59 gromgoru

                        23:57 whatadeal

                        23:40 ex-lib

                        23:35 smn

                        23:33 ex-lib

                        23:27 ex-lib

                        23:23 ex-lib

                        23:22 Eric Jablow

                        23:19 Eric Jablow

                        23:17 Thereth Slump3787

                        23:11 Anonymoose

                        23:11 Eric Jablow

                        22:12 JosephMendiola

                        22:12 Alaska Paul

                        22:08 Frank G

                        22:05 Phineter Thraviger

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                        21:56 Broadhead6

                        21:53 Omolurt Elmeaper6990

                        21:51 Swamp Blondie

                        21:45 Alaska Paul

                        21:43 gromgoru

                        21:32 RD

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Two weeks of WOT

Mon 2007-02-12
140 arrested in Baghdad sweeps: US military

Sun 2007-02-11
Petraeus takes command

Sat 2007-02-10
Iraqi and US forces push into Baghdad flashpoints

Fri 2007-02-09
Hamas and Fatah sign unity accord

Thu 2007-02-08
UN creates tribunal on Lebanon political killings

Wed 2007-02-07
Fatah, Hamas talks kick off in Mecca

Tue 2007-02-06
Yemen prepared to grant top Sheikh Sharif asylum

Mon 2007-02-05
McNeill Assumes Command Of NATO Forces In Afghanistan

Sun 2007-02-04
Truck boomer kills 135 in deadliest Iraq blast

Sat 2007-02-03
22 killed and 245 wounded since Thursday in Trucefire

Fri 2007-02-02
Three wannabe head choppers in Brit court

Thu 2007-02-01
Hamas ambushes Gaza "arms convoy" , Trucefire holding

Wed 2007-01-31
Mo Jamal Khalifa mysteriously bumped off

Tue 2007-01-30
Chlorine Boom in Ramadi

Mon 2007-01-29
US and Iraqi forces kill 250 militants in Najaf

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