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Ethiopia hints at Somalia withdrawal
Today's Headlines

Headline	Comments [Views]
Page 1: WoT Operations
Palin versus Obama at Landstuhl	5 00:00 tipper [3]
Afghan commission says US troops took fire first	8 00:00 Deacon Blues [1]
Mumbai: Top "encounter specialist" shown the door	8 00:00 Redneck Jim [6]
SAS kills hundreds of terrorists in 'secret war' against al-Qaeda in Iraq	13 00:00 Skunky Glins 5*** []
Good morning	9 00:00 flooringmag [1]
9 wanted men arrested in Baaquba	0 [2]
Syrian gunman killed in Mosul	0 [2]
3 gunmen nabbed, arms cache seized in Ninewa	0 []
Kurram clashes claim 3 more lives	0 [5]
Bomb in Kabul, clashes kill dozen militants	0 [1]
18 militants surrender to Peshawar police	0 [7]
Gunmen demand $12 mln ransom for Israeli hostage in Nigeria	2 00:00 Old Patriot [1]
Bomb strikes Sri Lankan capital	0 [5]
Nigeria rebels claim deadly attacks	0 [2]
40 hard boyz killed in Swat jet attack	0 [6]
Two foreigners among four killed in US missile attack	3 00:00 Old Patriot [5]
Lashkar-e-Islam tells Landi Kotal residents to follow manifesto	1 00:00 lotp [5]
Somali pirates hijack Malaysian tanker	0 []
Uganda: Two South Africans detained on terror suspicions deported	0 [1]
Pirates fail to seize Japanese ship off Somalia- maritime watchdog	9 00:00 Pappy [1]
Pakistan halts fighting for Ramadan	1 00:00 Red Dawg [4]
Morocco dismantles Qaeda-linked cell: police	1 00:00 Jack is Back! [2]
Page 2: WoT Background
Dutch withdraw spy from Iran because of 'impending US attack'	3 00:00 trailing wife [4]
Preachers of separatism at work inside Britain's mosques	1 00:00 Betty Grating2215 [3]
Saudi women preaching hate in the British mosque	17 00:00 ed [1]
Students enter Jamia Faridia a year after closure	2 00:00 Redneck Jim [5]
Nowshera elders vow to purge area of miscreants	0 [4]
Baroud wants explanations not justifications for Hezbollah attack	1 00:00 Pappy [4]
Egypt opens Gaza border in Ramadan gesture	1 00:00 trailing wife [1]
Basque politician freed from jail	0 [2]
Iraqi police want equipment to stop bombers	0 [1]
Israel tightens grip on West Bank's Jordan Valley	3 00:00 Jolutch Mussolini7800 [1]
Somali insurgents welcome Ethiopia's hint to withdraw troops from Somalia	0 [3]
Few things are as they seem in Tehran	0 [6]
Kahwaji named Lebanon's new army chief	0 [4]
Lebanon denounces Syria's trespassing into Lebanese territory	0 [4]
Iran warns any attack would start 'world war'	5 00:00 Nimble Spemble [7]
Iraqi troops take control of Iranian refugee camp in Baghdad	1 00:00 Besoeker [1]
Hundreds leave Gaza as Egypt opens border	0 [3]
Gaza doctors strike against Hamas sackings	0 []
Page 3: Non-WoT
LJP favours citizenship for Bangladeshis	0 [5]
Palin For the Bridge to Nowhere Before She Was Against It	5 00:00 OldSpook [2]
Tubb Jones memorial a remider of Biden's aneurysms	0 [3]
Commander of the AK National Guard	5 00:00 OldSpook [3]
Sarah Palin: the Devil is in the Details	26 00:00 bigjim-ky [1]
Kerry attacks Palin as "Cheneyesque"	18 00:00 Barbara Skolaut [4]
Kremlin critic found dead	9 00:00 OldSpook []
Sarah Palin: conservatives find the girl of their dreams	0 [1]
Palin Under State Investigation	41 00:00 Betty Grating2215 [3]
Buckets of urine, slingshots, anti-bus weapons seized in raid on anti-RNC protesters	11 00:00 regular joe [2]
The drill-down on Sarah Palin	0 []
Tale of the Tape: Sarah Palin vs. Barack Obama	11 00:00 Mike N. [2]
Palin neutralizes historic Obama speech, stunts the Dems' convention bounce	0 [1]
New Orleans under IMMEDIATE evacuation order.	22 00:00 OldSpook [1]
British Economy at 60-year low, and it will get worse	9 00:00 DarthVader [1]
Sarah Palin's June 23rd letter to Dingy Harry regarding drilling in ANWR	38 00:00 Pappy [1]
Former DNC Chair Laughs About Timing of Gustav Hitting N.O.	10 00:00 Nimble Spemble [2]
Australia suffering 'man drought'	10 00:00 .5MT [2]
PML-N demands Zardari quit PPP to become president	1 00:00 Frank G [5]
Fazl, Sherpao back Mr. Ten Percent	0 [3]
Congo closes its border to cut rebel supply lines	0 [1]
Qadaffy, Berlusconi sign accord worth billions	3 00:00 Alaska Paul [1]
Study blames mums for Afghan child mortality	0 [2]
Thai PM: 'I will never resign'	0 [1]
Thousands fleeing New Orleans before Gustav	2 00:00 PBMcL [1]
Colombia expels two Venezuelans due to ''national security'' concerns	0 [1]
'Last female veteran of WWI' dies aged 109	0 [1]
Hurricane Gustav bears down on Cuba	0 [1]
Moore Under Fire for Saying Gustav Proof 'There Is a God'	10 00:00 Slats Creack aka Broadhead6 []
Why John McCain's beauty queen running mate has a grizzly bear on her office wall	9 00:00 KBK [1]
Palin Makes Good First Impression: Is Better Looking than Biden	7 00:00 Jolutch Mussolini7800 [1]
Iraq election law must pass mid-Sept for 2008 vote	0 []
Iraq to remove Baghdad squatters from next week	3 00:00 Adriane [2]
Page 4: Opinion
The Most Qualified	2 00:00 tipover [1]
Fatuous Suck-upping	4 00:00 Jolutch Mussolini7800 [1]
The Anti-Barbara Boxer	23 00:00 Frank G [1]
Page 5: Russia-Former Soviet Union
Today's Idiot: Welders love plans unscrewed	0 [2]
Nigerian man to divorce 82 wives	0 [2]
PETA and UK MoD to hold bearskin hat meeting	5 00:00 Halliburton - Asymmetrical Reply Division [5]
Doctor describes rape by dog in jail	17 00:00 Slats Glans2659 [1]
Papua hikers find 'WWII airman'	10 00:00 Nimble Spemble [2]
Rangel's Carribean hideaway on which taxes are not paid	14 00:00 Steve White []
Quick-witted flies can 'detect swatter threat'	17 00:00 Frank G []

    
                23:53 Pappy

                        23:52 Barbara Skolaut

                        23:47 bigjim-ky

                        23:36 Pappy

                        23:20 Betty Grating2215

                        23:17 Betty Grating2215

                        23:10 trailing wife

                        22:56 tipper

                        22:20 OldSpook

                        22:15 lotp

                        22:06 OldSpook

                        22:05 Nimble Spemble

                        22:04 Nimble Spemble

                        22:03 Angie Schultz

                        22:03 john frum

                        21:48 Frank G

                        21:45 Nimble Spemble

                        21:30 Procopius2k

                        21:26 Slats Creack aka Broadhead6

                        21:25 CrazyFool

                        21:18 Slats Creack aka Broadhead6

                        21:01 49 Pan

                        21:00 OldSpook

                        20:53 SteveS

Who's in the News
59	[untagged]
4	TTP
3	Govt of Pakistan
2	Iraqi Insurgency
2	Govt of Iran
2	al-Qaeda in Iraq
1	Hamas
1	Hezbollah
1	Islamic Courts
1	Islamic State of Iraq
1	Lashkar-e-Islami
1	Palestinian Authority
1	Taliban
1	al-Qaeda
1	al-Qaeda in North Africa
1	Global Jihad
1	Govt of Syria

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Two weeks of WOT

Sun 2008-08-31
Ethiopia hints at Somalia withdrawal

Sat 2008-08-30
Report says China offered widespread help on nukes

Fri 2008-08-29
Hezbollah shoots at Lebanese Army helicopter, kills officer

Thu 2008-08-28
Baitullah declared ''proclaimed offender''

Wed 2008-08-27
Nearly 50 militants killed on Pak-Afghan border

Tue 2008-08-26
Pakistain bans TTP

Mon 2008-08-25
Afghan commanders sacked over deadly strike

Sun 2008-08-24
Geelani, Mirwaiz Umer Farooq arrested

Sat 2008-08-23
Bali bombers execution to be delayed

Fri 2008-08-22
37 more killed in Kurram festivities

Thu 2008-08-21
TTP suicide bombers hit Pak ordnance plant; dozens dead

Wed 2008-08-20
MILF warns Manila against ''declaring war''

Tue 2008-08-19
10 French soldiers die in Afghan battle

Mon 2008-08-18
Pakistan's Musharraf steps down

Sun 2008-08-17
Baitullah launches parallel justice system for Mehsuds

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