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Gunnies Off Senior Sadr Aide in Najaf
Today's Headlines

Headline	Comments [Views]
Page 1: WoT Operations
French forces capture pirates and recover ship!	13 00:00 trailing wife [9]
Video: IDF Airstrike On Cell Responsible For Nahal Oz Attack.	1 00:00 Chief Running Gag [6]
Navy ship fires warning flare at Iranian boat in Persian Gulf	13 00:00 trailing wife [16]
Coalition issuing 6 Packs of Virgin Vouchers with complementary Tickets to Paradise	3 00:00 Frank G [7]
Fight for Sadr City a Proving Ground for Iraq Military	6 00:00 trailing wife [8]
Gunmen Kill Senior Al-Sadr Aide in Najaf	13 00:00 Verlaine [5]
Two Islamic Jihadis convicted in Uzbekistan	1 00:00 Menhadden Snogum6713 [6]
Pay heed Iran: US shifts enemy in Iraq	21 00:00 Pappy [5]
US airstrike in Baghdad martyrs six militants. Families overjoyed.	5 00:00 Frank G [3]
Spy photos reveal secret Iran long range missile facility	13 00:00 JosephMendiola [10]
Good morning...	1 00:00 Slavinter Oppressor of the Faith5430 [6]
3 men charged over scouting 7/7 targets	0 [6]
Forces take control of Imam Dheri	0 [8]
NWFP launches campaign to negotiate peace in Swat	0 [9]
'12 Afghans killed near Iran border'	4 00:00 Steve White [5]
8 killed, 22 injured in Afghan blast	0 [5]
Mass grave discovered near Baghdad	1 00:00 Chief Running Gag [3]
Pak army swings into action as Taliban re-emerges in Swat	2 00:00 trailing wife [10]
Turkish army kills 11 PKK, captures one	0 [5]
Page 2: WoT Background
Pentagon to China: 'Can you hear me now?'	4 00:00 BA [3]
UK : High Court rules under-equipped troops violates 'human rights'	6 00:00 Rambler in California [6]
Ron Paul the ~~principled libertarian~~ protectionist	3 00:00 Old Patriot [3]
Video: New prosthetic arm for veterans	2 00:00 JosephMendiola [3]
Bulgarian drug dealing helps fund Hezbollah and Islamic Jihad	0 [3]
Not so Fast, Bilal: US holds AP photographer in Iraq despite amnesty	4 00:00 Verlaine [5]
Powerful new military communications satellite to debut over Pacific	16 00:00 Deacon Blues [3]
Israel concludes largest civil defence drill	1 00:00 OldSpook [5]
'Terrorists planning to kidnap important personalities'	5 00:00 JosephMendiola [11]
Saudi: Many militants on drugs	5 00:00 Eric Jablow [11]
'Paris behind disappearance of witness'	4 00:00 Abu Uluque [9]
The Taliban talk the talk	3 00:00 ed [7]
Iraqi Leader Tries to Isolate Sadrists	6 00:00 mhw [5]
In Sadr City, Leisurely Preparations for War	5 00:00 M. Murcek [7]
Bush hails 'major shift' in Iraq	0 [5]
Polish MEPs against Hezbollah	1 00:00 liberalhawk [9]
Iran vows to remove world's 'corrupt leadership'	8 00:00 Chief Running Gag [10]
Anti-Terrorism Group Urges Indonesian TV Station To Stop Airing Hezbollah Channel	0 [8]
Jihad loses its pull in Kashmir	0 [6]
Iran FM backs Yemen effort to broker Fatah-Hamas thaw	0 [4]
State urges Carter not to meet Hamas	5 00:00 Darrell [3]
Besieged Sadrists warn of retaliation	3 00:00 tu3031 [5]
'Israel to settle score with Hamas'	1 00:00 g(r)omgoru [4]
Siniora hinges progress on election	0 [9]
Page 3: Non-WoT
McCain Twists The Knife While on American Idol	0 [6]
Last American WWI vet to be allowed to be buried at Arlington	0 [6]
Venezuela Seizes Sugarcane Plantations	10 00:00 DepotGuy [5]
How long will oil last? (Popular Mechanics article)	5 00:00 badanov [6]
Barack Obama's Jedi mind trick	0 [5]
Is a "Pennsylvania surprise" coming?	13 00:00 M. Murcek [11]
"Iranian Rushdie" dares to challenge Muslim orthodoxy	1 00:00 ed [5]
Man accused in fellow Marine's death captured	1 00:00 Abu Uluque [3]
Pope to attack "might is right" notion at U.N.	8 00:00 Anonymoose [6]
L.A. Mayor Villaraigosa warns ICE to back off immigration raids	13 00:00 sinse [3]
Athletes who take Tibet stand 'face Olympic cut'	6 00:00 Nimble Spemble [5]
Pelosi backpedals, offers "real" reason for push-back on Columbia	9 00:00 Deacon Blues [3]
Dean: McCain's Age, Health, and Old-Fashioned Views Worries Voters	4 00:00 tu3031 [5]
Emergency summit to discuss Zimbabwe	4 00:00 USN,Ret. [3]
Glenn Beck: Dysfunctional American political scene needs a 12-step program	1 00:00 ed [4]
Climate experts predict temperature drop - Due to Global Warming no doubt	9 00:00 Menhadden Sleaper5840 [5]
UN chief courts Moscow to keep job, Kosovo loses	2 00:00 Chief Running Gag [4]
Thousands of troops, police guard violence-hit Karachi streets	2 00:00 Frank G [10]
Erdogan prepared to amend constitution	1 00:00 Frank G [3]
Democrats Stall Trade Pact With Colombia	4 00:00 Grenter Protector of the Geats4975 [3]
McCain courts women voters	7 00:00 Deacon Blues [5]
Ahead Of Regional Summit, Zimbabwe's Tsvangirai Charges 'De Facto Coup'	0 [4]
Top Shia cleric says unveiled women turn men into beasts	7 00:00 newc [10]
We fully support China on Tibet: Hugo Chavez	7 00:00 JosephMendiola [7]
Cleric allows tiny amount of alcohol	4 00:00 Mike [4]
Page 4: Opinion
Anti-US German Hate Opera To Be Performed At Ground Zero	18 00:00 ex-lib [4]
Bush has failed to stop Iran from getting the Bomb	0 [7]
American Idol canidates on youtube	0 [3]
How Hamas fuels Gaza 'gas shortage'	1 00:00 DepotGuy [6]
YON: Let's 'Surge' Some More	2 00:00 rjschwarz [6]
Protecting Pakistan's Hindus	0 [9]
VDH: Here we go again with Wright Redux.	1 00:00 Zorba Sletch9834 [6]
Fashion Flash for Army Brass: Ribbons are For Typewriters, Girlfriend	5 00:00 Woodrow Slusorong7967 [4]
Our deceitful progressives	3 00:00 Mike [8]
Frog bites scorpion	3 00:00 Barbara Skolaut [8]
Page 5: Russia-Former Soviet Union
heh heh -video- U of Wisconsin Leftist Students vs Westboro Baptist Church	0 [4]
Video: drone washes ashore in Alabama!	1 00:00 Zorba Sletch9834 [7]
The Onion: 9/11 Conspiracy Theories 'Ridiculous,' Al Qaeda Spokesman Says	3 00:00 Frank G [5]
Gay property developer forced to flee angry Penguin	2 00:00 Rex Mundi [6]
Did'ya hear the one about the Attorney General and the girl in pajamas?	0 [7]
"Were guarding the Swedish fish. Hurry."	2 00:00 USN,Ret. [6]
WA Supreme Court - Fasting Inmate Can't Refuse Force-Feeding	5 00:00 M. Murcek [9]
Navy officer testifies in D.C. Madam case	13 00:00 JosephMendiola [9]
Muslim Perverts: Re-hab is Against Allah	5 00:00 Abu Uluque [6]
Drug protects mice, monkeys from radiation damage	5 00:00 JosephMendiola [9]
Is that really a naked woman in Dick Cheney's sunglasses?	5 00:00 JosephMendiola [6]
Today's Idiot	19 00:00 RD [6]
Reality comes home to roost: Suspects in video beating could get life in prison	19 00:00 Frank G [5]
Stolen military items for sale online	3 00:00 Procopius2k [4]
Teacher beating leads to calls to address classroom violence	11 00:00 Rambler in California [3]

    
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                        22:33 Frank G

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                        21:59 M. Murcek

                        21:52 Rambler in California

                        21:50 Eric Jablow

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                        21:33 BA

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Who's in the News
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7	Mahdi Army
3	TNSM
3	Hamas
3	Iraqi Insurgency
2	Govt of Syria
2	Taliban
2	Hezbollah
2	Govt of Iran
1	al-Qaeda
1	Govt of Pakistan
1	al-Qaeda in Britain
1	Global Jihad

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Two weeks of WOT

Fri 2008-04-11
Gunnies Off Senior Sadr Aide in Najaf

Thu 2008-04-10
Nahal Oz fuel depot closed after attack. Surprise.

Wed 2008-04-09
Two Israelis killed as terrorists infiltrate Nahal Oz

Tue 2008-04-08
French Military Police Mobilized After Somalia Hijacking

Mon 2008-04-07
Sadr City assault strains cease-fire

Sun 2008-04-06
US troops move into Sadr City

Sat 2008-04-05
Jalaluddin Haqqani not dead, releases video, still 71

Fri 2008-04-04
Maliki Vows Crackdown in Baghdad

Thu 2008-04-03
Iraq commander leads convoy into Basra

Wed 2008-04-02
45 Qaeda suspects held in Turkey

Tue 2008-04-01
US charges Foopie with Africa bombings

Mon 2008-03-31
Iraqi govt lifts curfew across Baghdad

Sun 2008-03-30
Sadr orders fighters off Iraq streets

Sat 2008-03-29
Maliki extends ultimatum for gunmen to drop the hardware in Basra

Fri 2008-03-28
Iraqi forces say kill 120 militants in Basra operation

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