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Talibs flee Arghandab for their lives
Today's Headlines

Headline	Comments [Views]
Page 1: WoT Operations
In 'enemy village,' IDF trains for battle that may lie ahead	4 00:00 RD [3]
Afghanistan : On Patrol With Para Pathfinders. - Video	1 00:00 OldSpook [4]
Afghan, NATO forces rout Taliban: officials - RotoRooters	9 00:00 trailing wife [5]
Taliban 'swept from Kandahar area'	3 00:00 RD [8]
Four Pakistani soldiers killed, three injured in firing at LoC	1 00:00 Frank G [9]
Top Sadrist official arrested in Amarah	9 00:00 mojo [6]
U.S. helicopter engines stolen en route to Pakistan port	12 00:00 crosspatch [7]
Four killed in blast, ambush in Thai Muslim south	3 00:00 tu3031 [2]
Lebanese guard slightly hurt in US embassy stoning incident	0 [5]
4 dead as insurgents ambush Somali, Ethiopian troops in Mog	1 00:00 Frank G [1]
Good morning	3 00:00 Eric Jablow [5]
Three killed in Kurram Agency	0 [4]
Militants attack police picket	0 [4]
Somalia fighting kills 17 despite peace pact	3 00:00 Pappy [1]
U.S. blames Shi'ite group for Baghdad bomb	1 00:00 Mark Espinola []
Senior Somali police commander assassinated in Mogadishu	2 00:00 trailing wife [6]
Palestinian militants fire rockets into Israel ahead of fragile lull	6 00:00 Querent [1]
8 civilians injured in car boom in Mosul	0 []
2 gangs, 4 wanted men arrested in Basra	0 []
Cop killed, 2 injured by bomb blast in Kirkuk	0 [1]
25 detainees freed in Diala	0 [2]
Over 3 dozens of Taliban militants killed in S. Afghanistan	11 00:00 Seafarious []
Hezbollah Supporters Attack Motorcade of US Envoy in Lebanon	3 00:00 trailing wife [8]
Jordanian court condemns Iraqi al-Qaida suspect to death	4 00:00 liberalhawk [1]
Page 2: WoT Background
Pakistani Islamists call for renewed jihad	1 00:00 JosephMendiola [11]
Haditha Marine prepares to sue Murtha over smear	18 00:00 crosspatch [6]
Jihad Jack to appeal retrial order	1 00:00 trailing wife []
Internet Ties Link U.S. Terror Cells	4 00:00 JohnQC [1]
Abu Qatada orders followers to terrorize infidels after release on bail	10 00:00 Beavis [3]
Israel-Hezbollah prisoner swap imminent	2 00:00 Thaimble Scourge of the Pixies4707 []
US lawmakers push to stop World Bank loans to Iran	2 00:00 USN, Ret. [5]
Taliban slam NWFP govt's inability to implement truce	0 [2]
Fazl meets Sufi Muhammad	0 [5]
'US deliberately targeted Pakistani forces'	5 00:00 Harcourt Jush7795 [5]
Get Taliban out of NWFP: Shia clerics	1 00:00 OldSpook [4]
Obama: U.S. should avoid making bin Laden a martyr	21 00:00 DMFD [4]
Boeing Wins Protest of Northrop Aerial-Tanker Award	8 00:00 Snineting Tojo5324 []
U.S. imposes sanctions against Venezuela-based Hezbollah helpers	1 00:00 Phomogum Sproing8199 []
Haniyeh says Abbas 'welcomed' in Gaza anytime	1 00:00 g(r)omgoru [1]
Iran opposes any Saudi unilateral crude oil output increase	0 [4]
Human Rights Group Alleges US Tortured Former Terror Suspects	4 00:00 Besoeker [5]
Iran has 'options' against possible new sanctions	20 00:00 JohnQC [4]
Bank official: Iran not to withdraw assets from EU banks	0 [4]
Muslim countries win concession regarding religious debates	5 00:00 swksvolFF [1]
Page 3: Non-WoT
Senate Housing Bill Requires eBay, Amazon, Google, and All Credit Card Companies to Report	8 00:00 Frank G [4]
Brazil announces a 5th new oil field discovery.	1 00:00 JohnQC [2]
France's new military	0 [1]
Oil falls $3 as China to raise fuel prices	5 00:00 Nimble Spemble [2]
"We Will Kill You"	1 00:00 Anonymoose [1]
Obama: maybe NAFTA isn't so bad after all	5 00:00 Besoeker []
House Democrats call for nationalization of refineries	30 00:00 Besoeker [1]
Four charged over killing of Politkovskaya	1 00:00 JosephMendiola []
Fidel Castro video puts latest rumors to rest	2 00:00 anonymous5089 []
Gunmen kill public official in Juarez	0 []
Zimbabwean gov't to cut number of local election observers	1 00:00 doc []
Perv says he will not resign	1 00:00 Seafarious [6]
New poll shows Clinton's supporters hesitate to stand behind Obama	11 00:00 Besoeker []
World churches urge UN act on Zimbabwe 'atrocities'	7 00:00 swksvolFF []
U.K. Lawmakers Ratify EU Lisbon Treaty After Irish Rejection	3 00:00 wxjames [1]
Rice, Odinga, Lament Election Abuses in Zimbabwe	3 00:00 trailing wife []
European Parliament Passes Stringent Immigration Guidelines	3 00:00 anonymous5089 []
Coastal Oil Drilling Becomes US Campaign Issue	33 00:00 Nimble Spemble [9]
Qadaffy Takes Center Stage at CEN-SAD Summit in Benin	1 00:00 Excalibur [1]
McCain wants 45 new nuclear reactors by 2030	16 00:00 Richard of Oregon [1]
Page 4: Opinion
Obama: let's nail bin Laden, but let's be nice about it	6 00:00 JosephMendiola []
Petitition For Oil Drilling Reaching 1M Signatures	8 00:00 Besoeker []
Page 5: Russia-Former Soviet Union
Hawaiian group demands restoration of the monarchy	5 00:00 trailing wife [5]
Girl born to Jamie Lynn Spears	2 00:00 Jan [4]
Woman Who Died While Watching TV Sat Unfound for 42 Years	7 00:00 Besoeker [3]
Today in History	2 00:00 Mike []
Your handy guide to the aliens among us	18 00:00 Abdominal Snowman [3]
Sixth foot washes up on Canadian beach	14 00:00 Goober Elmeasing7542 [1]

    
                23:41 JosephMendiola

                        23:15 trailing wife

                        23:12 Abdominal Snowman

                        23:10 mojo

                        23:08 Frank G

                        23:05 Greamble the Kid6252

                        22:54 trailing wife

                        22:53 DMFD

                        22:51 trailing wife

                        22:48 FOTSGreg

                        22:44 FOTSGreg

                        22:41 trailing wife

                        22:39 Frank G

                        22:36 Eric Jablow

                        22:32 RD

                        22:30 Angie Schultz

                        22:25 trailing wife

                        22:24 RD

                        22:23 Redneck Jim

                        22:21 Beavis

                        22:20 Redneck Jim

                        22:12 crosspatch

                        22:11 crosspatch

                        22:06 Besoeker

Who's in the News
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7	Taliban
4	Hezbollah
4	Govt of Iran
3	al-Qaeda
3	Govt of Pakistan
3	Islamic Courts
2	Iraqi Insurgency
2	al-Qaeda in Iraq
2	Mahdi Army
1	Hamas
1	Islamic Jihad
1	TNSM
1	Global Jihad
1	Thai Insurgency
1	IRGC

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Two weeks of WOT

Thu 2008-06-19
Talibs flee Arghandab for their lives

Wed 2008-06-18
Talibs destroy bridges in preparation for Arghandab battle

Tue 2008-06-17
Muntaz Dogmush deader than a rock

Mon 2008-06-16
Hundred of Talibs swarm Arghandab district of Kandahar

Sun 2008-06-15
Karzai threatens to send troops across Pak border

Sat 2008-06-14
Hamas: Enormous kaboom in Beit Lahiya preparation for quality attack

Fri 2008-06-13
Talibs Attack Kandahar Kalaboose With Car Boom, Free Inmates

Thu 2008-06-12
Pakistain, US differ over border airstrike

Wed 2008-06-11
Somali Islamist head rejects UN-sponsored pact

Tue 2008-06-10
Sufi Mohammed survives Taliban kaboom attempt

Mon 2008-06-09
Hero of Anbar Would Stir a Revolt in Afghanistan

Sun 2008-06-08
G8 energy chiefs meet as oil soars

Sat 2008-06-07
U.S. court upholds Qaeda conviction in Bush murder plot

Fri 2008-06-06
Guantanamo arraignment begins for five accused 9/11 plotters

Thu 2008-06-05
Iraq police arrest five Shias wanted for over 720 murders

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