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US Marines start deploying in southern Afghanistan
Today's Headlines

Headline	Comments [Views]
Page 1: WoT Operations
Mullah Dastagir Captured in NW Afghanistan	5 00:00 Kofi Snomong4373 [11123]
In Iraq, the Iranians aiding not just Shia groups but Sunni terrorists as well	7 00:00 Abdominal Snowman [11131]
Three killed in Thailand south as toll tops 3,000	0 [11122]
Indian police kill 17 Maoist rebels	2 00:00 Rambler in California [11126]
Good morning...	8 00:00 smdshack [11125]
Afghan security forces kill two Taliban militants, capture five: police	0 [11126]
Girls' school blown up by militants in Pakistan	0 [11125]
30 'including civilians' killed in Afghanistan air raid	2 00:00 CrazyFool [11131]
IAF air strike wounds five Gaza gunmen	2 00:00 PlanetDan [11129]
US Marines start deploying in southern Afghanistan	12 00:00 RD [11138]
Somalia: Land Dispute Erupts in Galkayo, 10 Killed	0 [11125]
US adds Al-Qaeda-linked Somali militants to terror list	1 00:00 JosephMendiola [11126]
Somali pirates free Russian ship - local official	0 [11127]
Page 2: WoT Background
Bin Laden warns EU over cartoons	3 00:00 www [11133]
Multiple Hezbollah Terror Strikes Set To Go Off This Weekend?	0 [11129]
US Military Option on Iran Is Back on the Table	15 00:00 JosephMendiola [11129]
Iraq reconciliation talks hit by walkouts	3 00:00 lotp [11126]
Iraq wants to execute Saddam aides together	4 00:00 Eric Jablow [11131]
Syria is ready to face any Israeli attack on Hezbollah in Lebanon	3 00:00 Abu Uluque (aka Ebbang Uluque6305) [11124]
Saudis reject deal to forbid anti-religion offenses	4 00:00 Icerigger [11123]
JUI-F likely to get three federal ministries	0 [11126]
Court to hear US consulate bombing convict's appeal in three months	1 00:00 Icerigger [11129]
Mubarak warns Israel: 'No occupation lasts forever'	8 00:00 Zhang Fei [11125]
McCain gets celebrity welcome in J'lem	2 00:00 Procopius2k [11128]
A McCain Gaffe in Jordan	12 00:00 Frank G [11123]
Hamas says accepts Yemen reconciliation initiative	0 [11128]
Fatah ready to talk if Hamas accepts Yemen initiative	0 [11129]
UN chief outlines plan for possible dispatch of UN troops to Somalia	1 00:00 tu3031 [11131]
Parties to W. Sahara conflict reach no agreement, will continue to ~~shoot~~ talk	0 [11123]
Page 3: Non-WoT
VISA IPO Raises Warning Flags	0 [11126]
Anti-Obama Pastors Mac Daddy Video Tirade Sweeps Web	7 00:00 Redneck Jim [11129]
U.S. Army Isn't Broken After All, Military Experts Say	17 00:00 JosephMendiola [11128]
Democrat delegate intrigue	2 00:00 Barbara Skolaut [11133]
"Less rapid" Global Warming Alert: It's the Oceans stupid!	13 00:00 JosephMendiola [11129]
Saudi Shura Council Recommends Allowing Saudi Women to Drive With Limitations	6 00:00 GK [11127]
Indonesia 'needs bird flu help'	7 00:00 lotp [11125]
Obama's lead over Clinton narrows: poll	9 00:00 Pappy [11125]
Legal Insider Trading In Three Easy Steps	4 00:00 Anonymoose [11127]
Net addicts mentally ill, psychiatrist argues	9 00:00 Pappy [11131]
Sir Arthur C. Clarke died, Age 90	12 00:00 Redneck Jim [11129]
Oh, By The Way, We Need A New Engine	22 00:00 3dc [11129]
France raises idea of boycotting Olympics ceremony over Tibet	6 00:00 DMFD [11125]
Caroline Glick: Obama and Me	4 00:00 mhw [11128]
Pak parliament set for first female speaker	1 00:00 Barbara Skolaut [11127]
Military suicides highest in Russian army	2 00:00 Thromorong Wittlesbach1916 [11126]
Nineteen Tibetan protestors shot dead in China	4 00:00 Icerigger [11128]
Greece braces for 24 hr general strike Wednesday	0 [11126]
Queenfish: A Cold War Tale	3 00:00 Penguin [11127]
Serbia effectively seeks Kosovo partition-sources	2 00:00 JosephMendiola [11124]
Clinton extends lead in Pennsylvania	4 00:00 ed [11136]
Page 4: Opinion
What to do about Gaza: The realistic scenario	4 00:00 3dc [11132]
(Un)Civil War of Words by Dr. Mamoun Fandy: A New Book Analyzing the Arab Media	0 [11124]
One MSM Outlet (kind-of) 'Gets It' About Gaza	1 00:00 Frank G [11128]
New Look at America's North Shore Journal	1 00:00 Icerigger [11126]
Growing stability in Basra are providing cautious grounds for optimism	0 [11123]
The Obama Bargain	0 [11127]
Chickens of Our Own Making	7 00:00 Frank G [11137]
"Sorry, Barack. That's a bridge too far."	3 00:00 Crease Poodle1618 [11128]
B.O.'s Speech Falls Short	38 00:00 Halliburton - Hyperbolic Idiot Detection Service [11137]
Disarming Hezbollah and American-Iranian Rapprochement	0 [11127]
Page 5: Russia-Former Soviet Union
Woman Goes for Leg Operation, Gets New Anus Instead	6 00:00 Frank G [11130]
Idiot of the Day nominee	15 00:00 ed [11130]
Marine Corps reservist won't be charged in flag rescue	6 00:00 Procopius2k [11132]
Heparin Contaminant Identified	3 00:00 ed [11126]
Lurid Moonbat Fantasy #48 -- Spitzer was "silenced"	11 00:00 rjschwarz [11125]
Rezko jury hears of bribes, Vrdolyak ties, drug use from Levine	3 00:00 3dc [11125]
Pakistan fighter jet crashes, pilot safe	5 00:00 ed [11123]
Blast near Philippine presidential palace wounds 15	1 00:00 JosephMendiola [11126]
New NY governor admits affair	4 00:00 DMFD [11127]
105 deportees flee from airport	0 [11126]
Court upholds German school ban on headscarf	2 00:00 Woozle Elmeter 2700 [11129]

    
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                        23:23 Barbara Skolaut

                        23:23 3dc

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                        23:06 Halliburton - Hyperbolic Idiot Detection Service

                        23:04 Halliburton - Hyperbolic Idiot Detection Service

                        23:01 Elmereth Dingle3003

                        22:46 JosephMendiola

                        22:34 Redneck Jim

                        22:32 JosephMendiola

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                        22:19 RD

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                        22:18 JosephMendiola

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                        21:48 Pappy

                        21:43 OldSpook

                        21:40 Frank G

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Who's in the News
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4	Taliban
3	Islamic Courts
2	Hamas
1	Govt of Pakistan
1	Govt of Syria
1	Iraqi Baath Party
1	Iraqi Insurgency
1	Islamic Jihad
1	Jamaat-e-Ulema Islami
1	Thai Insurgency
1	al-Qaeda
1	Global Jihad
1	Govt of Iran

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Two weeks of WOT

Wed 2008-03-19
US Marines start deploying in southern Afghanistan

Tue 2008-03-18
Pak parliament sworn in

Mon 2008-03-17
37 killed, over 50 hurt in Karbala kaboom

Sun 2008-03-16
Drone missiles kill 20 in S. Wazoo

Sat 2008-03-15
Hamas sez they hit Israeli heli

Fri 2008-03-14
Coalition strike on Haqqani compound

Thu 2008-03-13
Jordan frees al-Maqdessi

Wed 2008-03-12
Israel-Hamas Hudna

Tue 2008-03-11
Qaeda in North Africa grabs two Austrian hostages

Mon 2008-03-10
Jaber al-Banna released on bail in Yemen

Sun 2008-03-09
Chinese aircrew thwarts hijacking attempt

Sat 2008-03-08
Police Believe Recovered Bike Was Times Square Bomber's

Fri 2008-03-07
Viktor Bout arrested in Bangkok, indicted in U.S.

Thu 2008-03-06
Times Square recruiting station boomed

Wed 2008-03-05
Double kaboom at Pak navy college kills 5

Tue 2008-03-04
Hamas claims 'victory' as Olmert dithers, IDF pulls out of Gaza

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