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Ahmadinejad target of 'Rome X-ray plot', diplomat says
Today's Headlines

Headline	Comments [Views]
Page 1: WoT Operations
Cmdr 5th Fleet: US 'won't allow' Iran to shut key Gulf oil route	5 00:00 OldSpook [8]
Pentagon announces charges in USS Cole bombing	1 00:00 Rubins Barracheello [3]
Afghanistan deadlier than Iraq again for troops	2 00:00 Frozen Al [3]
28 militants killed in southern Afghanistan	0 [6]
Photos of Khyber Agency Extremist Leaders	0 [3]
Long War Journal: Projected Iraqi ORB in 2012.	0 [2]
Insurgents Turn Themselves In to U.S., Iraqi Troops - by the hundreds	7 00:00 Intrinsicpilot [2]
Egypt: Over 100 terror suspects arrested	1 00:00 wxjames [5]
Five Iraqi judges escape Baghdad bombs	0 [2]
'Loud blasts' heard in Pakistan - Islamabad and Rawalpindi	12 00:00 .5MT [7]
Good Morning!	9 00:00 trailing wife in Lackawanna [5]
'Forces uncover torture chamber'	3 00:00 DarthVader [6]
9 govt officials kidnapped	0 [10]
2 soldiers killed in Swat attack	0 [7]
Blast damages 25 shops in Mingora	0 [5]
Car bomb kills seven Iraqi policemen	0 [4]
Hamas arrests Palestinian behind rocket attack on Israel	1 00:00 liberalhawk [2]
Israel re-opens three Gaza border crossings	0 [3]
Israel approves Hezbollah prisoner swap	3 00:00 .5MT [6]
13 persons captured in Baghdad in 24 hours	0 [4]
4 wounded in Diyala attacks	0 [2]
Mass grave with 50 unknown bodies found in Samarra	3 00:00 .5MT [1]
Suicide bombing wounds 3 Sahwa fighters in Diala	0 [2]
Two homemade bombs explode near shops in Gaza City	0 [4]
Blast damages Sui-Och gas pipeline	2 00:00 tu3031 [4]
Forces clear Khyber, Tirah is next	2 00:00 .5MT [8]
Basra intel. chief whacked	1 00:00 mojo [3]
Page 2: WoT Background
AU demands Eritrea withdraw from Djibout	0 [2]
Galloway To Iran As Human Shield	8 00:00 Pappy [4]
Iranian Official: Ahmadinejad Was Target of Zionist Death Ray	16 00:00 Mizzou Mafia [11]
NYT: Amid Policy Disputes, Qaeda Grows in Pakistan	3 00:00 eltoroverde [5]
Iran sentences man to death for spying for Israel	1 00:00 DarthVader [5]
Hamas emboldened by Israel-Hezbollah swap	4 00:00 .5MT [4]
Iraqi tribesmen preparing for life without U.S. aid	1 00:00 Anonymoose [1]
Dutch drop charges against Wilder for Fitna	5 00:00 Ebbereper Poodle3890 [2]
New Iraq War Study Faults Both Bushes	10 00:00 Pappy [4]
Are terrorists planning UK attacks with ambulances bought on eBay?	1 00:00 Jonathan [4]
Amid policy disputes, Qaeda grows in Pakistan	3 00:00 Admiral Allan Ackbar [4]
Bush steps up covert action against Iran	7 00:00 Besoeker [6]
Iraq to sue oil-for-food suspects	7 00:00 tu3031 []
Protests over shrine paralyse Held Kashmir	0 [5]
Three top US agencies involved in Waziristan operations: New Yorker	10 00:00 3dc [7]
Lashkar-e-Islam flags fly over Bara	1 00:00 .5MT [7]
'Khyber military operation all hype no substance'	0 [5]
Israel may free 450 prisoners in exchange for Shalit	8 00:00 Lumpy Spusoth6394 []
Pak PM condemns destruction of girls' schools	0 [4]
Alain Aoun makes faces, rattles sabers at March 14th	0 [7]
MP Nicola: U.S. Interested in Shebaa Farms to Target the Resistance	0 [7]
Sayyed Ali Amin Rejects Faqih Rule and Demands Investigation in Hizbullah Assault	0 [10]
MP Jarrah: We Don't Trust Hizbullah	0 [16]
Ashraf Jum'a: Al-Aqsa Brigades still part of Fatah despite truce-breaking attack	0 [3]
Fatah accuses Hamas of detaining 49 of its 'leaders' in Gaza	0 []
TTP scraps all peace pacts	1 00:00 Old Patriot [7]
Gilani says CAR militants behind Tribal Area unrest	0 [6]
Pak militant havens biggest threat to Afghanistan: NATO	0 [2]
Opposition parliamentary blocs slam implementation of Amnesty Law	0 [1]
Curfew in Diwaniya in preparation for security handover	0 [1]
Security forces release 1213 detainees in Mosul	0 []
Zardari's frozen money will be released	0 [4]
Leb president urges creation of govt in 48 hours	0 [6]
Saudi to continue raids in bid to foil terrorist plots	0 [5]
Page 3: Non-WoT
Norway: More drama erupts around US Embassy relocation	6 00:00 Skidmark [2]
Colombia polarized by Uribe's battle with courts	1 00:00 Anonymoose [2]
Ivorian rebels prepare offensive against dissidents	0 [2]
Mugabe looks for support at African summit	2 00:00 Ivorian Rebel [1]
U.S. boosts global food aid, food security funding	5 00:00 .5MT []
UN: US ship carrying aid arrives in North Korea	2 00:00 .5MT [3]
Major new Saudi oil field to come on line in 2009	6 00:00 OldSpook [5]
Chinese protests at official coverup of teen's death	3 00:00 tu3031 [2]
French marines shoot children in bungled hostage display	25 00:00 OldSpook [4]
Mongolian votes being counted	3 00:00 .5MT [3]
Mugabe sworn in after Zimbabwe's one-man election	0 [4]
Malaysia's Anwar denies sodomy claim, seeks refuge	1 00:00 Eric Jablow [4]
Chowdhury Alam gets 12yrs for Tk 24cr extortion	0 [5]
Rising number of foreigners in religious schools in Qom	1 00:00 Alaska Paul [7]
Weasley Clark hits McCain's military credentials	31 00:00 Jan [5]
Congress votes to remove Mandela from terror watch list	1 00:00 tu3031 [4]
Anglicans form 'new church' in gay clergy row	1 00:00 OldSpook [7]
Kenyan PM Urges AU to Send Troops to Zimbabwe	3 00:00 Ecru Rebel []
New fight for Congo's riches	2 00:00 mojo [2]
Page 4: Opinion
It Was Oil, All Along - Warning, this will short out your heavy duty BS meter	5 00:00 JosephMendiola [4]
The Saddest Thing About Barack Obama's Available Military Expertise...	6 00:00 .5MT [4]
Iranian TV Documentary Series Traces Zionist Themes in Western Movies: "Saving Private Ryan"	4 00:00 Barbara Skolaut [5]
Douglas Farah: Two interesting Trends	0 [1]
Statistics are a feminist issue	0 [1]
The seven "dirty" words you can't say in Campaign 2008	1 00:00 JosephMendiola [2]
Page 5: Russia-Former Soviet Union
Searching Door-to-Door For Illegals	1 00:00 Abu Uluque [7]
FEAR & LOATHING IN DENVER (more Dem convention follies)	13 00:00 Jan [7]
Satanist Democrat Couple Arrested	6 00:00 tipper [8]
Freak show! Great pics of May Day demonstration in Los Angeles!	7 00:00 trailing wife in Lackawanna []
'Quagmire' Newspapers, reeling from slumping ads, slash jobs	5 00:00 3dc [1]
Idiot of the Day submission : Manure thief falls into dung, flees naked	4 00:00 bigjim-ky [1]
Norway: Father jailed for forcing daughter to marry	1 00:00 tu3031 [5]
Cargo plane crashes in Khartoum, killing 4 crew	1 00:00 tu3031 [3]
Russia charges gang with 20 racist murders	5 00:00 tu3031 [2]
Teenager made a desperate mobile call to friend as his killers chased him	6 00:00 RD [1]
Teenager decapitated by Six Flags roller coaster	14 00:00 no mo uro [1]
Crack dealing illegals get free trip home on SF taxpayers	6 00:00 RD [5]
Today in History: the Tunguska Event	7 00:00 bigjim-ky [1]
UK alleges misuse of aid given to Pakistan for polio vaccines	7 00:00 Eric Jablow [5]
Medical helos collide in AZ, 7 dead	1 00:00 M. Murcek [2]
Three killed in Quetta festivities	1 00:00 tu3031 [8]
Pakistani among three arrested in Cambodia	3 00:00 Pappy [3]
Cloth trader accuses Rab of 'putting him in crossfire'	2 00:00 .5MT [3]
Tulkarem man burns uncle to ground during family clash	1 00:00 tu3031 [3]
Russian supermodel plunges to her death from Manhattan apartment	8 00:00 Pappy [6]
Birthday party snub sparks human rights complaint to Swedish parliament	11 00:00 DoDo [4]

    
                23:51 Pappy

                        23:47 Pappy

                        23:41 Jan

                        23:26 Pappy

                        23:24 OldSpook

                        23:24 Abu Uluque

                        23:23 OldSpook

                        23:23 Pappy

                        23:19 OldSpook

                        23:19 Abu Uluque

                        23:15 Jan

                        23:15 Abu Uluque

                        23:13 Jan

                        23:12 RD

                        23:12 crosspatch

                        23:11 Mizzou Mafia

                        23:11 crosspatch

                        23:07 DarthVader

                        23:06 DarthVader

                        23:05 tipper

                        22:40 Skidmark

                        22:30 OldSpook

                        22:30 mojo

                        22:28 OldSpook

Who's in the News
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5	Hamas
5	Taliban
5	Hezbollah
4	Iraqi Insurgency
2	TNSM
2	al-Qaeda in Iraq
2	Lashkar-e-Islami
1	Govt of Pakistan
1	Global Jihad
1	al-Qaeda in Britain
1	al-Qaeda in Arabia
1	al-Aqsa Martyrs
1	al-Qaeda
1	Govt of Iran

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Two weeks of WOT

Mon 2008-06-30
Ahmadinejad target of 'Rome X-ray plot', diplomat says

Sun 2008-06-29
Afghan, U.S. troops kill 32 Taliban

Sat 2008-06-28
N. Korea destroys nuclear reactor tower

Fri 2008-06-27
Muslim anger at sniffer dogs at station

Thu 2008-06-26
Israel shuts Gaza crossings after rocket attacks

Wed 2008-06-25
Attempted coup splits Hamas military wing in two

Tue 2008-06-24
US Special Forces: 1 Al Qaeda's emir in Mosul: 0

Mon 2008-06-23
Israel opens Gaza crossing points

Sun 2008-06-22
25 Christians kidnapped in Peshawar

Sat 2008-06-21
Sadrists collapse in Missan

Fri 2008-06-20
Israel-Hamas truce begins

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

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

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