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African Union troops say seize major al Shabaab base
Today's Headlines

Headline	Comments [Views]
Page 1: WoT Operations
Syria's desperate rebels flee new northern offensive by Assad's army	7 22:50 gromky [11128]
Quangos: Democracy Activists or American Spies?	0 [11125]
French Officers Captured in Homs	2 02:56 Anguper Hupomosing9418 [11126]
Brains Behind NJ Temple Bombings Arrested	3 18:36 Barbara [11126]
African Union troops say seize major al Shabaab base	0 [11130]
Good morning	3 12:04 Ricky bin Ricardo (Abu Babaloo) [11128]
Seventy dead in NW Pakistan violence: official	1 18:37 Barbara [11128]
Mohmand elder, son killed in Afghanistan	0 [11127]
Afghan clerics demand punishment for Quran burners	17 18:00 swksvolFF [11129]
Suicide blast hits Nato convoy, 7 wounded	0 [11124]
Exchange of gunfire outside Yemen's Presidential Palace	0 [11126]
Russian bank blocks Iran embassy accounts in Moscow	2 10:22 American Delight [11131]
AU troops target rebels' stronghold	0 [11125]
75 Killed across Syria amid Demos Under Fire in Aleppo, Damascus	0 [11126]
More confrontations in Zacatecas state lead to 10 dead bad guys	0 [11126]
Saudi Arabia holds Pakistanis over drugs bust	0 [11124]
Page 2: WoT Background
AZ House OKs warnings for travel north of Mexican line	4 23:17 Shimble Guelph5793 [11129]
Israel delivers ultimatum to Obama on Iran's nuclear plans	4 22:46 CrazyFool [11129]
Denmark charges 4 suspects in terror plot against Prophet Muhammad cartoons	1 21:43 JosephMendiola [11131]
Jordans lukewarm welcome for Gazan job seekers	0 [11126]
'Torture' video shows 'Gaddafi's black African mercenaries locked in a zoo cage	1 16:19 DepotGuy [11129]
Saudi funded Salafists hold photos of bin Laden in a protest in front of U.S. Embassy in Tunisia	1 13:43 Gruth McGurque5303 [11126]
Wikileaks: Stratfor Affairs	2 16:17 crosspatch [11127]
Reaper Replacement Rescinded	2 20:52 JosephMendiola [11128]
Former Bush Staffer Says Obama Drones Destroy Good Terrorist Intelligence	4 18:13 Shimble Guelph5793 [11125]
Why Taliban are so strong in Afghanistan	8 20:18 Zhang Fei [11132]
Three men sentenced over 1988 Greek cruise ship attack	1 04:29 gromky [11125]
Syrian Refugees in Turkey: Song of the One-Legged Revolutionary	0 [11128]
New York man gets 27 years for plot to kill US troops	0 [11127]
Lebanese report: 2 men arrested for collaborating with Israel	0 [11128]
Iran, Hezbollah secretly discussed strike scenario	3 14:51 Sleresh Darling of the Hatfields8985 [11125]
Netanyahu in Canada: Israel has right to defend itself	1 23:12 Thosh Omugum4787 [11133]
Hamas blames power crisis on Egypt	0 [11125]
Karzai for deeper Pak-Afghan collaboration	0 [11125]
If Saleh continues political activities he would end up in jail, opposition leader	0 [11129]
Yemen's new President appoints military commander, governor, and security chief	0 [11124]
Libya to Donate $100m in Aid to Syrian Opposition	3 23:31 Zhang Fei [11134]
Rage as Egypt aid workers freed	5 21:19 Silentbrick - Halliburton Lost Drill Bit Division [11130]
N. Korea threatens 'sacred war' despite deal with US	5 23:16 Shimble Guelph5793 [11130]
Al-Qaeda seeks help from Maghreb affiliate	0 [11126]
Obama Warns against Premature Iran Strike, Says Assad Days 'Numbered'	5 12:44 Abu Uluque [11127]
Suleiman: Any Attack against our Oil Wealth Will Lead to War	1 09:54 Frank G [11126]
Maliki Says Qaida Moving from Iraq to Syria	0 [11129]
Analysts: Syrian Regime Won Baba Amr Battle, Not the War	1 17:56 Zhang Fei [11124]
Iran parliament vote seen bolstering Fearless Leader	0 [11124]
Netanyahu warns against renewed talks with Iran	0 [11125]
PPP makes gains in Senate polls	0 [11125]
Page 3: Non-WoT
Anti-Black Journalist Andrew Breitbart Dies Suddenly	0 [11124]
No Union, No Problem: Tennessee Auto Industry Thrives	0 [11126]
'Death on wheels' offered to Dutch	0 [11124]
SC rejects Waheeda Shah's apology	0 [11127]
'Hindu girls being forcibly converted'	0 [11129]
Oxygen envelops Saturn's icy moon	7 20:47 Alaska Paul [11133]
US gasoline prices rise for 24th straight day	7 21:26 AzCat [11129]
FBI Turns Off Thousands of GPS Devices After Supreme Court Ruling	5 10:51 Bright Pebbles [11128]
On the Sunday Morning Coffee Pot: The Mexican Food Crisis	6 18:36 Dale [11128]
Page 4: Opinion
Libya Instability Only Deepens	0 [11129]
Equality or Inequality	2 20:39 Bright Pebbles [11126]
Stunner. Georgetown Coed Sandra Fluke Is a 30 Year-Old Womens Rights Activist	0 [11126]
Reacting to the reactionaries	1 05:25 newc [11127]
Page 6: Politix
Outlawing occupy: H.R. 347	3 16:52 Bright Pebbles [11125]
US congressional nominee: Holocaust 'blackest lie' in history	7 12:59 PBMcL [11130]

    
                23:31 Zhang Fei

                        23:17 Shimble Guelph5793

                        23:16 Shimble Guelph5793

                        23:12 Thosh Omugum4787

                        22:50 gromky

                        22:46 CrazyFool

                        21:43 JosephMendiola

                        21:37 JosephMendiola

                        21:26 AzCat

                        21:19 Silentbrick - Halliburton Lost Drill Bit Division

                        21:17 JosephMendiola

                        21:12 JosephMendiola

                        20:59 Dale

                        20:52 JosephMendiola

                        20:47 Alaska Paul

                        20:39 Bright Pebbles

                        20:35 crosspatch

                        20:21 Zhang Fei

                        20:18 Zhang Fei

                        20:02 Zhang Fei

                        19:13 Frank G

                        18:56 Zhang Fei

                        18:54 Zhang Fei

                        18:52 Zhang Fei

Who's in the News
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5	Arab Spring
4	Govt of Pakistan
4	Govt of Iran
2	Govt of Syria
1	Commies
1	Global Jihad
1	Lashkar-e-Islami
1	Narcos
1	Taliban
1	al-Qaeda in Iraq
1	al-Qaeda in North Africa
1	al-Qaeda in Pakistan
1	al-Shabaab

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Two weeks of WOT

Sat 2012-03-03
African Union troops say seize major al Shabaab base

Fri 2012-03-02
39 Dead as Syrian Army Seizes Baba Amr and Rebels Withdraw 'Tactically'

Thu 2012-03-01
Syrian rebels pull out of Homs after siege

Wed 2012-02-29
Singapore: Iran assassination plot against Israeli Defence Minister Barak foiled

Tue 2012-02-28
Yemen's Saleh formally steps down after 33 years

Mon 2012-02-27
Congressmen Attacked on Mount of Olives

Sun 2012-02-26
Afghan interior ministry employee sought in NATO killings

Sat 2012-02-25
Yemen gets new president after 33 years

Fri 2012-02-24
Air strke kills al-Shaboobs

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

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