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Putin warns against military action on Iran
Today's Headlines

Headline	Comments [Views]
Page 1: WoT Operations
Shia tribal leaders afraid of Shia Islamists in southern districts	1 00:00 trailing wife [7]
The HK (hunter-killer) from Terminator is finally here!	19 00:00 lotp [7]
Iraq Drawdown to Begin in Volatile Area	1 00:00 eLarson [5]
Egypt: Two tunnels discovered near Gaza-Strip border	6 00:00 Redneck Jim [7]
Terrorists Arrested, Self-Proclaimed Messiah Shot by Hamas	14 00:00 Redneck Jim [9]
Roadside Bomb Kills 7 Iraqi Police	0 [6]
Attack in Somali Capital Kills 9	0 [4]
Kurdish Rebels Battle Iran	5 00:00 JohnQC [7]
In Iraq, a veteran Marine gunner sees a war to be won	2 00:00 trailing wife [6]
Rioting in Amsterstan after yoot is shot in cop shoppe	26 00:00 Icerigger [6]
Good morning.	9 00:00 Zenster [8]
10 Palestinians investigated for planning UN bombing	10 00:00 Zenster [11]
Iraq bombs kill 10 in Baghdad, northern city	0 [7]
Top Yemen Qaeda suspect turns himself in, then checks out and goes home	4 00:00 tu3031 [8]
3 men tied to Al Qaeda in Iraq killed	2 00:00 Mike [5]
Blast destroys 4 shops, damages dozen others	0 [12]
IDF troops arrest two Palestinian terror suspects in Nablus	1 00:00 JosephMendiola [4]
Ceasefire after Pakistan Border Bloodshed: Tribal Elder	0 [12]
Convicted JMB man held in Bogra	0 [5]
2 criminals killed in 'shootouts'	4 00:00 trailing wife [10]
Page 2: WoT Background
Blackwater will not allow arrests	12 00:00 Zenster [7]
Dupe entry: Bush press conference this a.m. (fun!)	4 00:00 JosephMendiola [6]
President George W. Bush's Press Conference - 10/17/07	7 00:00 JosephMendiola [4]
Turkish parliament OKs N. Iraq incursion request: report	5 00:00 JosephMendiola [8]
Expensive FISA Wiretaps	3 00:00 Xenophon [7]
Turkey awaits go-ahead over Iraq	4 00:00 Glenmore [7]
Somali aid stopped after kidnap	0 [4]
Syrian Confirms Israel Destroyed Nuclear Facility	7 00:00 JosephMendiola [9]
Iran: Russia Made Nuclear Proposal	3 00:00 JosephMendiola [8]
Cabinet endorses bill for maritime mission for Afghan operations	1 00:00 Icerigger [5]
StrategyPage Iraq: No One Knows For Sure	2 00:00 JosephMendiola [5]
StrategyPage Afghanistan: Follow The Money	6 00:00 JFM [4]
Giuliani says U.S. must threaten force	8 00:00 trailing wife [3]
As violence falls in Iraq, cemetery workers feel the pinch	17 00:00 Mike N. [5]
Hezbollah attempts to marginalize Lebanon's Christians	0 [9]
Palestinian kids set off grenade in North Lebanon	2 00:00 tu3031 [8]
Putin invites Short Round for Moscow talks	3 00:00 ed [10]
Libya elected to U.N. Security Council	3 00:00 tu3031 [5]
Progress in talks on captured Israeli soldiers: Hezbollah	0 [8]
Bush admin said to plan regime change in seven ME countries	23 00:00 Besoeker [4]
Jihadis appeal for Waziristan bombing victims	1 00:00 tu3031 [8]
Russia to sell Iran 50 MiG-29 engines	10 00:00 trailing wife [8]
'Hamas wouldn't object to negotiations'	4 00:00 Zenster [3]
Putin warns against military action on Iran	6 00:00 Unutle McGurque8861 [10]
Iraq to send team to Turkey to discuss border standoff	2 00:00 JosephMendiola [5]
Egyptian officials due in Sudan to defuse north-south tension	0 [4]
Congress may condemn Syria and Iran over Lebanon interference	2 00:00 Spot [8]
Page 3: Non-WoT
No campaigns, only one party in Cuban elections	1 00:00 Frank G [5]
More Schadenfreude: Morgan Stanley Sells Entire NYT Stake	8 00:00 JosephMendiola [10]
BBC to axe jobs over £2bn shortfall	8 00:00 Frank G [5]
BBC unions prepare to strike over job cuts - Aaaahhhhh	5 00:00 Alaska Paul [6]
UN: Tribunal upholds Bosnian Muslim ex-army commander's acquittal	2 00:00 RWV [3]
There's 50,000 names carved into the wall.	3 00:00 Red Dawg [4]
Thailand: New bill boosts powers of prime minister	1 00:00 Unutle McGurque8861 [5]
Cheney, Obama 'distant cousins'	10 00:00 Broadhead6 [7]
Air America errs: Randi Rhodes not mugged	13 00:00 eLarson [4]
Japan gets Iran's assurance to solve student kidnap	1 00:00 ed [11]
Support Wanes in House for Genocide Vote	8 00:00 Frank G [5]
Lebanon and Australia compete for Fat Tony	2 00:00 mojo [9]
Poll: As Thompson's star fades, Clinton's on the rise	4 00:00 RWV [6]
Bush hosts Dalai Lama amid Chinese outrage	5 00:00 whitecollar redneck [6]
Myanmar's beating of monks "very bad": Dalai Lama	2 00:00 The Dalai Lama [4]
Alert on Indonesian volcano raised to maximum	6 00:00 Alaska Paul [6]
Spain seizes U.S. treasure ship at gunpoint	11 00:00 Alaska Paul [4]
Leahy expects Bush nominee Mukasey to be confirmed	0 [5]
Sen. Larry Craig: Liability to Republicans?	6 00:00 JosephMendiola [4]
Zimbabwe: Lawyer Assaulted By Senior Police Official	0 [5]
Thousands flock to Karachi to welcome Benazir Bhutto	1 00:00 JosephMendiola [8]
Gen Moeen says he has no desire to become president	0 [4]
A different Eid for Hasina, Khaleda	3 00:00 Broadhead6 [5]
Page 4: Opinion
Africans are less intelligent than Westerners	27 00:00 Unutle McGurque8861 [10]
Dowd: Rudy Roughs Up Arabs	7 00:00 wxjames [5]
Invisible Victims: White Males and the Crisis of Affirmative Action Revisited	2 00:00 Icerigger [3]
The Russia Problem	0 [4]
How Vladimir Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Islamic Bombski	7 00:00 JosephMendiola [4]
VDH : The Chains of the Past	2 00:00 JohnQC [5]
Spanish Newspaper Showcases Saddamist Insurgent Leader	3 00:00 Fred [4]
What made Western creativity possible? And why is it waning?	27 00:00 Redneck Jim [7]
Page 5: Russia-Former Soviet Union
Dallas homeowner shoots, kills intruder after parrot's warning	2 00:00 gorb [4]
Traumatized by 7-foot python that showed up in toilet	10 00:00 JosephMendiola [4]
Hypnotist's show in Logan sends girl to the hospital	2 00:00 Icerigger [5]
Crime Wave in New York City	5 00:00 Frank G [3]
County set to deny illegals	4 00:00 Frank G [4]
Attack on church in Gowindh: Muslim and Christian villagers sign agreement	4 00:00 trailing wife [12]
Two killed as villagers clash in Magura	0 [5]

    
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                        23:18 Unutle McGurque8861

                        23:06 Bright Pebbles

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                        22:46 JosephMendiola

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                        22:30 Alaska Paul

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                        22:22 trailing wife

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                        22:15 Unutle McGurque8861

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                        21:57 Redneck Jim

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                        21:35 lotp

                        21:32 lotp

                        21:31 Unutle McGurque8861

                        21:30 whitecollar redneck

                        21:28 Broadhead6

                        21:27 Redneck Jim

                        21:24 Broadhead6

Who's in the News
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6	Govt of Iran
4	Taliban
4	Iraqi Insurgency
3	Hamas
3	Govt of Syria
2	Hezbollah
1	Islamic Courts
1	Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh
1	al-Qaeda in Yemen
1	Fatah
1	Govt of Sudan
1	al-Qaeda in Iraq

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Two weeks of WOT

Wed 2007-10-17
Putin warns against military action on Iran

Tue 2007-10-16
Time for Palestinian State: Rice

Mon 2007-10-15
Six killed, 25 injured as terror strikes Indian town of Ludhiana

Sun 2007-10-14
Khamenei urges Arabs to boycott Mideast meet

Sat 2007-10-13
Wally accuses Hezbullies of planning to occupy Beirut

Fri 2007-10-12
Sufi shrine kaboomed in India

Thu 2007-10-11
Wazoo ceasefire

Wed 2007-10-10
Gunmen kidnap director of Basra Int'l Airport

Tue 2007-10-09
Al Qaeda deputy killed in Algeria: report

Mon 2007-10-08
Tehran University student protest -- 'Death to the dictator'

Sun 2007-10-07
Support network in Pakistan accused of helping Taliban, others sneak across border to attack U.S

Sat 2007-10-06
Paleo arrestfest as Hamas, Fatah detain each other's cadres

Fri 2007-10-05
Korean leaders agree to end war

Thu 2007-10-04
US-led team to oversee N. Korea nuclear disablement

Wed 2007-10-03
3 die in explosion at Hamas HQ

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