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Canadian-Lebanese in court over Paris bombing
Today's Headlines

Headline	Comments [Views]
Page 1: WoT Operations
Report: Iranian defector tipped Syrian nuke plans, prompting Israeli strike	1 00:00 Glenmore [11139]
Ex-Bush Admin Official: Many at Gitmo are Innocent	6 00:00 Halliburton - Mysterious Conspiracy Division [11131]
US asks India to pull back troops from Pak border	9 00:00 Deacon Blues [11129]
Iranian blogger Omid Reza Misayafi dies in prison	5 00:00 newc [11133]
Israelis round up Hamas politicians in West Bank	3 00:00 Frank G [11128]
Roadside bomb kills Afghan MP, 4 bodyguards	0 [11124]
Thai terrorists target Muslim women's rights activist	0 [11128]
US rejects deal to end long Gitmo hunger strike	6 00:00 Jack is Back! [11128]
Good morning	10 00:00 GolfBravoUSMC [11129]
Three Iraqis shot dead in Mosul	2 00:00 Whineter Sproing9941 [11136]
Four killed in Malakand University attack	0 [11125]
Sindh Sports Minister's vehicle comes under fire	0 [11124]
Fresh case filed against 41 Shibir men	0 [11128]
Suspected Saddam-era mass grave found in Iraq	5 00:00 Old Patriot [11126]
Taliban threaten to kill Canadian journalist	2 00:00 Ming the Merciless [11127]
Two men killed in Swat violence	2 00:00 Old Patriot [11128]
Fighting between govt, rebels kills 14 in Somalia	0 [11125]
ISI sponsored spy ring busted by Punjab police	2 00:00 Old Patriot [11132]
Somali pirates hijack Iranian vessel	3 00:00 Jack is Back! [11127]
Canadian-Lebanese in court over Paris bombing	0 [11134]
'Kabul bombing was planned in Pakistan'	0 [11128]
33 Taliban killed in clashes with NATO forces	0 [11131]
Page 2: WoT Background
Zaranj-Dilaram highway shifts Afghan transit from Karachi harbor to Chabahar in Iran	1 00:00 Glenmore [11127]
Muslim Groups Consider Breaking FBI Ties Over Irvine Case	1 00:00 Redneck Jim [11127]
Prison Officials Are Loosening Restrictions on Johnny Jihad	2 00:00 Rambler in Virginia [11128]
Ottawa may halt grants to anti-Semitic groups	2 00:00 Barbara Skolaut [11124]
Bin Laden Urges Somalis To Topple New President	1 00:00 Old Patriot [11131]
Iran's Ongoing Proxy War in Iraq	0 [11128]
Where have the jihadis gone? Return to Islamberg	5 00:00 trailing wife [11125]
Qaeda bomber behind Yemen attack trained in Somalia	0 [11126]
"Uncovered meat" kicks door, blames vandals	2 00:00 Frank G [11127]
StrategyPage Hamas: Never Change, Never Surrender	0 [11128]
Obama to send Community Organizers to Afghanistan	16 00:00 49 Pan [11128]
Thai government mulls Sharia law proposal	1 00:00 Clomoling Black6393 [11127]
NATO says 4,000 extra troops needed for Afghan poll	2 00:00 Old Patriot [11130]
Briton alleges torture in Pakistan	1 00:00 rabid whitetail [11127]
Turkey warned of possible al-Qaeda attack	0 [11125]
China's Wen calls on N. Korea to jointly promote 6-way talks	0 [11129]
Pak-based terror groups eyeing Lok Sabha polls: Intel	0 [11128]
Cairo: US, Europe should deal with any gov't Palestinians agree on	3 00:00 Frank G [11124]
Lankans seeking escape routes: ICRC	1 00:00 Mike Kozlowski [11127]
Swat awaits anti-polio drive despite peace	1 00:00 tu3031 [11125]
US considering expanding drone strikes into Pakistan: Report	3 00:00 AlanC [11127]
N. Korea likely to make 'surprise but limited attack' on S. Korea	16 00:00 citigirl [11129]
'Israel to return Golan Heights'	5 00:00 DarthVader [11130]
Bashir urges Darfur rebels to lay down arms, pitches unification rhetoric	1 00:00 Old Patriot [11130]
Muslim group urges U.K. to deny visa to Modi	2 00:00 ed [11126]
Page 3: Non-WoT
I am not a Pakistani child bride (but the U.K. can't tell the difference)	2 00:00 Thing From Snowy Mountain [11133]
Moscow starts to shut up shop	1 00:00 Nimble Spemble [11132]
Pictures of Eruption of Undersea Volcano: Don't Miss Them	6 00:00 Alaska Paul [11131]
India's ISRO gearing up to put Israeli satellite in orbit	1 00:00 john frum [11129]
Strong quake near Tonga prompts tsunami warning	2 00:00 Anonymoose [11128]
Another NY Post classic front page	5 00:00 Ricky bin Ricardo (Abu Babaloo) [11132]
'Democratic process isn't working'	3 00:00 Procopius2k [11124]
Useful Economics Debt Pyramid Graphic	0 [11131]
Sheep Thrills	7 00:00 Grunter [11126]
Baghdad's water still kakapoo 6 years after invasion	4 00:00 trailing wife [11130]
Ala. sheriff says he asked Rucker MPs for help	8 00:00 Glenmore [11127]
Autism, Somalians, and Minnesota	8 00:00 mom [11130]
Sri Lankan postmaster insists on English	4 00:00 Ebbang Uluque6305 [11127]
Pentagon in "intense review" of Europe missile shield	1 00:00 Procopius2k [11127]
How to sabotage the econmomy	12 00:00 tipper [11130]
US Mint Suspends Production of More Gold and Silver Coins	15 00:00 Alaska Paul [11132]
UK unemployment to pass 2 million	0 [11125]
Malaysia ruling party in disarray	0 [11126]
Madagascar: Court accepts Rajoelina as president	0 [11125]
Zambia calls on AU to suspend Madagascar	0 [11125]
Sherry denies reports of her resign from PPP	0 [11123]
Madoff's accountant charged with fraud	1 00:00 Anguper Hupomosing9418 [11126]
Cholera claims 120 lives in Mozambique	0 [11125]
Israel rejects revised draft of Durban II statement	0 [11128]
Today's Idiot	5 00:00 rabid whitetail [11128]
Kuwait to name crown prince as premier	0 [11125]
US Fed buys $ 1 trillion in Treasury securities	15 00:00 Mike N. [11134]
Fritzl pleads guilty to incest, homicide charges	1 00:00 lotp [11124]
Putin Says No Cuts to Space Program	3 00:00 Steve White [11125]
Azeris Vote on Extending Aliyev's Term	3 00:00 Glenmore [11125]
Page 4: Opinion
Cop Killer Bill Ayers Now Wants Police Protection	7 00:00 Cyber Sarge [11135]
Afghan Intellectual: The U.S. Should Be Wary of the British, Saudi Negotiations with the Taliban	0 [11131]
The Struggle for Power, Influence, and Control Surrounding Sheikh Yousef Al-Qaradhawi	0 [11126]
Guilty as Hell, Free as a Bird (for now)	2 00:00 Glenmore [11123]
Jonah Goldberg: the "anything goes" mentality	2 00:00 Anguper Hupomosing9418 [11127]
Congress in a lynching Mood: Steve Chapman	8 00:00 SR-71 [11129]
Genocide by any other name	7 00:00 Barbara Skolaut [11129]
Page 6: Politix
House Passes Bill To Tax AIG Bonuses	7 00:00 Procopius2k [11130]
Fannie plans bonuses of $1M for 4 execs	4 00:00 Glenmore [11126]
Michael Yon: Murtha to get Navy Public Service award? Outrageous!	7 00:00 Rambler in Virginia [11132]
Obama backs down on vets insurance billing	4 00:00 Pappy [11128]
John Kass: Illinois' New Mascot, the Chupacabra	2 00:00 anonymous5089 [11126]
Rep Maxine Waters used campaign funds to help her daughter	8 00:00 anymouse [11127]
Dodd says he was key to allowing AIG executives to keep bonuses	3 00:00 lotp [11126]
House sets up vote on taxing bonuses	9 00:00 DepotGuy [11127]
Dodd facing fresh political firestorm	5 00:00 DepotGuy [11127]
Obama's $500,000 book bonanza	8 00:00 Pappy [11128]
AIG boss defends $165m bonuses	16 00:00 Barbara Skolaut [11123]
Obama/Holder to Release Gitmo Prisoners into the US	21 00:00 Mike N. [11128]

    
                23:41 mom

                        23:36 Ricky bin Ricardo (Abu Babaloo)

                        23:29 Halliburton - Mysterious Conspiracy Division

                        23:08 citigirl

                        23:05 Thing From Snowy Mountain

                        22:55 Alaska Paul

                        22:46 Alaska Paul

                        22:40 Cyber Sarge

                        22:34 Mike

                        22:31 Pappy

                        22:18 newc

                        22:14 tipper

                        22:12 Pappy

                        22:10 tu3031

                        22:06 KBK

                        21:55 KBK

                        21:22 Old Patriot

                        21:10 Rambler in Virginia

                        20:55 Whineter Sproing9941

                        20:54 Deacon Blues

                        20:47 Bright Pebbles the flatulent

                        20:39 Mike N.

                        20:34 Mike N.

                        20:30 Nimble Spemble

Who's in the News
68	[untagged]
4	TTP
4	Govt of Pakistan
3	Taliban
3	al-Qaeda
1	Global Jihad
1	Govt of Sudan
1	Govt of Syria
1	Hamas
1	Iraqi Baath Party
1	Iraqi Insurgency
1	ISI
1	Jamaat-e-Islami
1	Lashkar e-Taiba
1	PFLP
1	Pirates
1	al-Qaeda in Yemen
1	al-Qaeda in Turkey
1	al-Shabaab

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Two weeks of WOT

Thu 2009-03-19
Canadian-Lebanese in court over Paris bombing

Wed 2009-03-18
Islamic courts go to work in Swat

Tue 2009-03-17
Death toll at 11 in Pindi kaboom

Mon 2009-03-16
Zardari caves: Judges restored

Sun 2009-03-15
Nawaz arrested!

Sat 2009-03-14
Sudan: Kidnappers demand Bashir arrest warrant be dropped

Fri 2009-03-13
Pakistain: Political leaders in hiding as hundreds arrested

Thu 2009-03-12
Taliban Hideout dronezapped

Wed 2009-03-11
Boomer near Sri Lanka mosque kills 15

Tue 2009-03-10
33 dead as Iraq tribal leaders attacked

Mon 2009-03-09
Iraq suicide bomber kills 30, wounds 57

Sun 2009-03-08
Palestinian PM submits resignation making way for unity govt

Sat 2009-03-07
US taps Delhi on Lanka foray: Marines to evacuate civilians

Fri 2009-03-06
Marwan to be 'freed' as part of Shalit deal

Thu 2009-03-05
ICC issues arrest warrant for Sudan's president-for-life

Wed 2009-03-04
Lanka troops in last Tamil Tiger Towne

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