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Ansar as-Sunna Chief Arrested on Syria-Iraq Border
Today's Headlines

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Page 1: WoT Operations
Danish Tank Commander Exemplifies cool under fire	1 20:37 Squinty Chaith8856 [11130]
Saudi Teen Caps Wild Week With Airplane Bust	4 16:01 Anguper Hupomosing9418 [11129]
Seven Marines killed in Arizona helicopter collision	2 21:34 swksvolFF [11137]
Afghan soldier "kills two NATO troops" at protests	4 13:26 Anonymoose [11126]
Mitt and Newt in agreement with McShame on arming Syrian rebels.	5 18:35 Zhang Fei [11130]
Village leader, terrorist gunned down in southern Thailand	0 [11124]
Five Killed in Afghan Protests over Quran Burning	1 11:35 Ebbang Uluque6305 [11126]
Good morning	2 18:42 Mizzou Mafia [11126]
Dawn Explosions, Gunshots Rock Nigeria's Kano City	0 [11127]
Detention of Iranian Bomb Suspect Extended in Thailand	0 [11134]
Syrian National Council Demands 'Safe Havens'	2 08:45 AlanC [11128]
Nine girls injured as NATO chopper hits Afghan school	4 11:16 Glenmore [11126]
Three Georgian soldiers killed in Afghanistan	0 [11129]
Azerbaijan Arrested Attack Plotters 'Linked to Hizbullah, Iran'	0 [11128]
Ansar as-Sunna Chief Arrested on Syria-Iraq Border	0 [11139]
26 Killed in Syria as Calls Mount for Truce to Allow Humanitarian Aid	0 [11127]
Ansar al-Sunna armed group leader captured in Anbar	2 12:37 Fred [11126]
Egypt judge sets Mubarak verdict for June 2	1 08:50 Anonymoose [11125]
Ethiopia, Somali Troops Seize Rebel Stronghold	0 [11127]
U.N. Extends Hariri Investigation in Lebanon	0 [11127]
Ethiopian troops seize Baidoa	0 [11128]
US Congress members receive threatening letters	8 21:05 swksvolFF [11131]
7 die in La Laguna	1 11:42 Ebbang Uluque6305 [11126]
Page 2: WoT Background
Manning formally charged in WikiLeaks case	4 19:57 charger [11126]
Syria: wounded journalists' YouTube pleas for help	0 [11126]
Tunisia, Egypt Islamists signal bigger religion role	2 14:06 g(r)omgoru [11128]
Obama sends letter of apology to Afghan president over Koran burning	14 20:53 Elmising Poodle6592 [11132]
Iran Squeezes Internet Tighter	2 18:47 Capsu78 [11127]
Russia Says U.S. might Use Kyrgyz Airbase in Iran Strike	2 23:20 JosephMendiola [11133]
Supreme Leader Says Iran Not Seeking Atomic Weapon	4 21:57 JosephMendiola [11130]
U.N. Council Increases Somalia Force to 17,731	0 [11125]
Enough evidence to convict PM, AGP tells SC	0 [11127]
Pakistan president behind secret memo to US	4 12:48 trailing wife [11125]
Rights Group Presses U.S. to Prosecute Saleh	0 [11127]
Abbas in Cairo for Reconciliation Talks with Hamas	0 [11128]
Israel to Approve 500 New West Bank Homes in Shilo	4 23:23 JosephMendiola [11132]
Chavez health setback creates uncertainty	0 [11123]
Egypt Wraps Up Legislative Elections	0 [11123]
Israel approves 695 homes in West Bank settlement, outpost	0 [11129]
Iran to send new satellite into space	2 21:45 Elmising Poodle6592 [11133]
IAEA will not hold talks with Iran	0 [11126]
Ruling party proposes citizenship certificates for Nork defectors	0 [11127]
Kim Jong-un Inspects Nuclear, Missile Unit	2 01:14 JosephMendiola [11128]
Israel Warns U.N. Over Alleged Hizbullah Powerbase in West Africa	0 [11124]
France Demands Access to Wounded Journalists in Homs, Summons Syrian Ambassador	0 [11127]
Jumblat In Demo vs.Syrian Regime: The People's Revolution Will Prevail	1 21:21 Elmising Poodle6592 [11133]
Hamas irons out dispute over Palestinian unity	3 18:43 tu3031 [11127]
Mubarak turns down chance to address trial court	0 [11126]
Syria talks futile, Saudi King tells Russia	0 [11128]
N. Korea calls nuke summit a childish farce	2 01:03 JosephMendiola [11123]
NYPD built secret files on mosques outside NY	4 21:15 swksvolFF [11134]
Religion of Peace Sentences Christian Convert to Death	0 [11126]
Page 3: Non-WoT
Sacha Baron Cohen Will Respond Friday To Movie Academy Of Arts & Zionists	0 [11125]
'Egypt, Hamas agree to link electricity grids'	1 20:34 Frank G [11131]
Military linked to rise in HIV cases in Fairbanks, Alaska	0 [11126]
DuPont to Establish Molecular Breeding Technology Hub in China	6 23:55 JosephMendiola [11129]
Chinese Marines Conducting Massive Coastal Invasion Exercise [video]	10 22:14 JosephMendiola [11130]
Faster-Than-Light Neutrino Results May Be Due to Bad Cables	5 23:43 JosephMendiola [11131]
When in Saudi Arabia, dont swear at a cop	1 12:38 Redneck Jim [11131]
Vlad praises Soviet atomic spies	3 22:06 JosephMendiola [11131]
Report: Taiwan to Arm Subs with U.S. Missiles	1 23:27 JosephMendiola [11129]
Bosnia Arrests Four Croats for Warcrimes against Serbs	0 [11127]
New government formed in Turkmenistan	0 [11124]
Australia foreign minister quits	2 16:28 Frank G [11125]
Just When You Thought She Was Gone	8 20:52 DepotGuy [11131]
Page 4: Opinion
Sectarian issues complicate Syrian situation	0 [11125]
Page 6: Politix
Australian Government Imploding	7 20:12 Bright Pebbles [11135]
First Man of Finland caught gawping at Danish princess's breasts	9 21:37 JosephMendiola [11134]
Nancy Pelosi Issues Statement On Soaring Gas Prices	15 22:51 Elmising Poodle6592 [11134]
Strauss-Kahn Freed But Faces New Grilling on Sex Charges	3 12:52 swksvolFF [11124]
Iraqiya member pledges release of 20 prisoners	0 [11126]
Philippines' Arroyo pleads not guilty to vote fraud	0 [11124]

    
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Two weeks of WOT

Thu 2012-02-23
Ansar as-Sunna Chief Arrested on Syria-Iraq Border

Wed 2012-02-22
Hugo has new tumor

Tue 2012-02-21
Afghans rescue 41 child suicide bombers

Mon 2012-02-20
Syrian army reinforcements head to Homs

Sun 2012-02-19
Iran stops oil sales to British, French

Sat 2012-02-18
SWIFT To Cut Off Iran - No Financial Telecommunications

Fri 2012-02-17
Feds arrest another thinks-he-is suicide bomber heading to Capitol building

Thu 2012-02-16
U.S. drone kills five insurgents in Miranshah

Wed 2012-02-15
Thailand charges Iranian bomb suspects in Bangkok

Tue 2012-02-14
Suspected Iranian Agent Bungles Bombing in Bangkok

Mon 2012-02-13
Israel says bombs target embassies in India, Georgia

Sun 2012-02-12
Uzbek man in US pleads guilty in Obama murder plot

Sat 2012-02-11
Arrests in Quetta Related to Rabbani Assassination

Fri 2012-02-10
Zawahiri says Somalia's Shebab Joined al-Qaida

Thu 2012-02-09
Badar Mansoor Dronezapped in North Wazoo

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