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Iraq commander leads convoy into Basra
Today's Headlines

Headline	Comments [Views]
Page 1: WoT Operations
Bad Voodoo's War video from Frontline availble online - Well done	0 [11129]
SFC Paul Ray Smith, the first recipient of the Medal of Honor - Video Reenactment	1 00:00 Penguin [11127]
IED planters get planted	8 00:00 Broadhead6 [11129]
Video: Special Ops in Baghdad on Night Raid - Heavy fire (Strategy Page)	2 00:00 JohnQC [11128]
Village chief gunned down in southern Thailand	0 [11126]
Good Morning..	2 00:00 Mike [11130]
Bomb explodes near top Iraq generals in Basra	5 00:00 JosephMendiola [11127]
Fighting kills 14 in Sri Lanka	0 [11125]
Indonesian students attack Dutch consulate	3 00:00 cingold [11131]
Bridge blown up	0 [11130]
Two men killed in landmine blast in Sohbatpur	0 [11130]
Iraq commander leads convoy into Basra	11 00:00 Pancho Elmeck8414 [11126]
"He Looked Like a Crazy Man, Mon!''	18 00:00 trailing wife [11126]
Two Pakistani Militants Killed in Kashmir Gunfight	0 [11128]
Dutch frigate sent to Somalia coast	1 00:00 swksvolFF [11122]
Page 2: WoT Background
Pelousi warns Petraeus on Iraq testimony	11 00:00 KBK [11132]
U.S. Cites Gaps in Planning of Iraqi Assault on Basra	7 00:00 g(r)omgoru [11129]
Soody Arabia: Learned Elder of Islam rejects visit by Jewish clergy	2 00:00 Elvis On a Tractor [11128]
Video: Qadhafi lectures to Leaders at the Arab Summit!	4 00:00 Darrell [11129]
Middle East: Top Palestinian official calls for an end to peace talks with Israel	3 00:00 g(r)omgoru [11126]
Ghost Iraqi troops and police	1 00:00 Frozen Al [11124]
Transatlantic bomb plot suspects go on trial	2 00:00 tu3031 [11130]
Pak army chief briefs PM on militancy	0 [11127]
Bush asks NATO for more Afghanistan troops	1 00:00 JosephMendiola [11125]
Perv ally dropped as intelligence chief	0 [11131]
Fitna controversy: Indonesia seeks to block YouTube	0 [11127]
Pakistan 'deeply concerned' about Al Qaeda regrouping: FO	3 00:00 bigjim-ky [11126]
Saudi Arabia is prime source of terror funds, U.S. says	1 00:00 g(r)omgoru [11125]
Osama bin Laden 'healthy and well'	17 00:00 rjschwarz [11132]
Tanks deployed in southern Yemen cities	1 00:00 JosephMendiola [11127]
SKorea urges NKorea to halt hostility, rejects apology	4 00:00 JosephMendiola [11130]
French PM announces 'several hundred' extra Afghan troops	7 00:00 Procopius2k [11124]
Timing, weaknesses in Iraqi offensive surprised Bush administration	6 00:00 RD [11127]
After Iranian mediation, firebrand Iraqi cleric orders halt to attacks	1 00:00 Chief Running Gag [11129]
Intelligence officers: Hezbollah may strike Israel via third party	2 00:00 Procopius2k [11125]
Meshal: Hamas backs Palestinian state in '67 borders	4 00:00 tu3031 [11128]
Israel: Iran listening in on IDF communications from Syria	5 00:00 Frank G [11135]
Czechs to Deploy More Than 100 Elite Troops to Fight Al Qaeda in Afghanistan	0 [11129]
Afghan opposition courts Taliban	1 00:00 gorb [11129]
Suspected Pakistani terrorist will not be tried	0 [11129]
Page 3: Non-WoT
Corn Hits $6 a Bushel on Tight Supplies	1 00:00 KBK [11137]
Carter hints at support for Obama	8 00:00 JosephMendiola [11133]
Air America suspends Randi Rhodes for offensive language (I am not making this up!)	13 00:00 Cromoting Panda8770 [11136]
Democrats: The fix is on	18 00:00 Pancho Elmeck8414 [11127]
Radiation to electricity via Nanotechnology	10 00:00 James [11128]
This Should Be Hugo's Official Rantburg "Avatar"	3 00:00 Mike [11123]
Sudan issues arrest warrants for Zoes Ark six	3 00:00 g(r)omgoru [11128]
Argentina lays new claim to Falklands	22 00:00 Pancho Elmeck8414 [11127]
Hillary's "3 a.m." Sequel Ad Misfires	7 00:00 JohnQC [11132]
Ecuador assembly OKs ban on foreign military bases	3 00:00 Yosemite Sam [11129]
Castro reforms: DVDs, farms for Cubans	13 00:00 tu3031 [11124]
Aung San Suu Kyi's party calls for 'no' vote on Myanmar constitution	0 [11131]
Zimbabwe opposition MDC claim victory in presidential poll	0 [11122]
Irish PM announces resignation, denies corruption charges	1 00:00 tu3031 [11124]
Dean committed to seating Florida's delegates	3 00:00 Frank G [11126]
ZANY/PF Loses its Majority in Parliament	0 [11126]
Opposition victory confirmed in Zimbabwe	0 [11128]
LRA leader Kony too sick to sign peace treaty	2 00:00 Barbara Skolaut [11132]
NBC to set family, blockbuster, adult hours	19 00:00 rjschwarz [11132]
Page 4: Opinion
The Basra Business - What we know, what we don't know	0 [11130]
Ann Coulter - Obama's Dimestore 'Mein Kampf'	8 00:00 M. Murcek [11135]
Video: Link from StrategyPage: Iranian Wet Dream Defense System	18 00:00 JosephMendiola [11132]
So Who Really Won Iraqi Offensive Against Shiite Militias?	11 00:00 JosephMendiola [11132]
Page 5: Russia-Former Soviet Union
Kettering University student builds fully operational half-size Panzer tank	2 00:00 JosephMendiola [11130]
Video: Police action against drug dealers in Rio de Janeiro.	2 00:00 swksvolFF [11128]
The "Helter Skelter" rap video, performed by Libertarian presidential candidate Mike Gravel	2 00:00 DMFD [11127]
Boy, 12, Kills Man Who Attacked His Mom	4 00:00 Skunky Elmereter3408 [11130]
Russian Arms Lawyers prepare to desend upon China	2 00:00 bigjim-ky [11126]
Is the Smithsonian smarter than a fifth grader?	4 00:00 Mike [11131]
La. Congressman's Brother Indicted	5 00:00 SteveS [11126]
We're still not doing background investigations on visa applicants	2 00:00 Excalibur [11133]

    
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                        23:33 JosephMendiola

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                        23:25 JosephMendiola

                        23:12 M. Murcek

                        23:11 JosephMendiola

                        22:51 Frank G

                        22:44 JosephMendiola

                        22:42 Frank G

                        22:35 JohnQC

                        22:33 JosephMendiola

                        22:14 g(r)omgoru

                        22:00 rjschwarz

                        21:59 KBK

                        21:57 rjschwarz

                        21:57 KBK

                        21:42 Broadhead6

                        21:38 Mike

                        21:25 M. Murcek

                        21:23 Broadhead6

                        21:18 Elvis On a Tractor

                        21:16 Frank G

                        21:16 Mullah Richard

                        21:15 Broadhead6

Who's in the News
51	[untagged]
3	al-Qaeda
3	Mahdi Army
3	Taliban
2	Govt of Pakistan
2	Global Jihad
1	Jaish-e-Mohammad
1	Thai Insurgency
1	al-Qaeda in Europe
1	Govt of Iran
1	Hamas
1	Hezbollah
1	Islamic Courts

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Two weeks of WOT

Thu 2008-04-03
Iraq commander leads convoy into Basra

Wed 2008-04-02
45 Qaeda suspects held in Turkey

Tue 2008-04-01
US charges Foopie with Africa bombings

Mon 2008-03-31
Iraqi govt lifts curfew across Baghdad

Sun 2008-03-30
Sadr orders fighters off Iraq streets

Sat 2008-03-29
Maliki extends ultimatum for gunmen to drop the hardware in Basra

Fri 2008-03-28
Iraqi forces say kill 120 militants in Basra operation

Thu 2008-03-27
Twenty killed, 239 wounded in Sadr City clashes in 24 hrs

Wed 2008-03-26
Maliki overseeing Basra operation

Tue 2008-03-25
Tater urges 'civil revolt' as battles erupt in Basra

Mon 2008-03-24
Ayman urges attacks on Israel, U.S.

Sun 2008-03-23
Rocket, mortar strikes on Baghdad Green Zone

Sat 2008-03-22
Fatah, Jund al-Sham fight it out in Ein el-Hellhole

Fri 2008-03-21
Iraqi troops clash with Shiite hard boyz

Thu 2008-03-20
Binny accuses Pope of leading a crusade

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