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Security operatives raid Boko Haram's den in Sokoto
Today's Headlines

Headline	Comments [Views]
Page 6: Politix
The science of what is (& isn't) happening with NSA's surveillance	4 12:54 swksvolFF [11128]
Page 1: WoT Operations
Syrian rebels, al-Qaida fighters battle in Aleppo	7 21:40 Watch Aircover [11131]
Army stages practice port assault	4 22:08 USN. Ret. [11130]
Good morning	1 09:52 GolfBravoUSMC [11128]
6 wounded in southern Chihuahua shootouts	0 [11132]
Security operatives raid Boko Haram's den in Sokoto	2 21:07 Barbara [11137]
Protesters head to Egypt defence ministry to demand Morsi's reinstatement	0 [11131]
Two blasts hit Hyderabad	0 [11129]
Militants kill nephew of Baloch nationalist leader	0 [11129]
Former IB assistant director shot dead in Peshawar	0 [11130]
Three Dead in Attack on African Troops in Mogadishu	0 [11127]
Nine Killed in Iraq, including Senior Police Officer	0 [11128]
Saudi Court Jails 11 for Qaida Offences	0 [11127]
Saudi Jails Two Shiites over Protests	0 [11129]
15 Killed in Damascus Shelling, 6 in City Center	0 [11129]
Lebanese Shiites Ousted from Gulf over Hizbullah Ties	0 [11127]
Leb Tripoli Man Killed Fighting Alongside Syrian Rebels in Aleppo	0 [11128]
Army: Israeli Troops Briefly Cross Blue Line at Houla	7 22:08 The UN Morekarinijhmojmohl [11131]
Terror police investigating nail bomb attack at mosque	5 14:51 Dopey Sinatra [11129]
Page 2: WoT Background
Turkey redefines duties of armed forces	0 [11129]
Nigerian military 'not aware' of Boko Haram cease-fire	0 [11128]
Nigeria: Kabiru Sokoto Disowns Boko Haram	1 09:07 Frank G [11132]
Social democrat Bahaa El-Din selected as Egypt's new deputy PM	0 [11126]
Salafist leader blames Egypt's NSF for political 'strife, division'	0 [11132]
IHC orders registration of case against Musharraf over Lal Masjid operation	0 [11125]
Pakistani Taliban set up base in Syria, BBC reports	1 01:19 JosephMendiola [11126]
Sudan Transfers Governor Wanted on War Crimes Charges	0 [11129]
Malala Vows Not to Be Silenced by Attack	0 [11130]
Retrial Ordered for Islamist Who Attacked U.S. Embassy	0 [11127]
U.S. Calls on Egyptian Army to Release Morsi	12 22:07 USN. Ret. [11130]
U.N. Urges Egypt to Rethink New Entry Rule for Syrians	0 [11128]
Nigeria Denies Bail to Lebanese 'Linked to Hizbullah'	1 09:15 Frank G [11134]
Saniora from Abra: Clashes May Renew in Presence of Non-State Arms	0 [11125]
Qassem: Those Serving Israeli Goals behind Bir al-Abed Attack	2 12:42 SteveS [11127]
Berri Says No New Cabinet without Hizbullah	5 22:41 Thing From Snowy Mountain [11133]
Page 3: Non-WoT
Britain sinking under unproductive Muslims costing £13+ billion a year	3 21:46 Redneck Jim [11128]
US navy tests new drone attack aircraft	2 20:22 Skidmark [11128]
Long Duk Dong is missing	6 22:21 USN. Ret. [11127]
Zimmerman Judge Ran Kangaroo Court	18 23:54 Jan [11131]
This Week in Guns, July 13th, 2013	14 19:59 Chantry [11132]
South Sudan gunmen battle rivals in war-torn Jonglei	0 [11125]
Did a 'Dead' Man Win Election in Mexico Town?	1 05:38 Besoeker [11125]
Kremlin Turns Back to Typewriters to Avoid Leaks	9 11:41 swksvolFF [11125]
23,000 Congolese Flee to Uganda after Clashes	2 17:14 Pappy [11125]
Israel Tests Rocket System	1 01:07 JosephMendiola [11128]
Airman Punished for Objecting to Gay Marriage in Military Chapel	8 13:13 Omavimble Stalin3583 [11127]
Meet DARPA's Humanoid Robot That Could Someday Save You From A Crumbling Building	9 10:58 Uncle Phester [11126]
Page 4: Opinion
Syria: FSA and Al-Qaeda in Power Struggle while Hezbollah helps Muslims, Christians and the Mosa	0 [11131]
Nigeria's peace 'the peace of a graveyard'	0 [11125]
Union Letter: Obamacare Will 'Destroy The Very Health and Wellbeing' of Workers	13 21:44 abu do you love [11131]
"The KGB was a funny bunch of @**holes!"	0 [11126]
Bin Laden's hat and other stories	7 08:22 Shipman [11129]

Science & Technology

The science of what is (& isn't) happening with NSA's surveillance

            Posted by: Frozen Al  ||
            07/13/2013            00:00   ||
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#1 A very accurate basic primer on Social Network Analysis.

                Posted by: Besoeker    ||
                07/13/2013 4:59                Comments ||
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#2 Well written.
Just enough fact to make it credible with enough speculation to feed the conspiracies.

                Posted by: Skidmark    ||
                07/13/2013 8:06                Comments ||
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#3 feed the conspiracies

Little "feeding" necessary, unless you're weaving in some sort of Roswell, NM theory.

                Posted by: Besoeker    ||
                07/13/2013 8:41                Comments ||
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#4 There is a great line in Episode 1 of Connections, goes something like, "If you are just now thinking about a technology, you are already years behind its development."

That was back in the 70s.

                Posted by: swksvolFF    ||
                07/13/2013 12:54                Comments ||
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                        22:08 USN. Ret.

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                        21:40 Watch  Aircover  

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4	Hezbollah
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2	al-Nusra
1	Govt of Sudan
1	Govt of Syria
1	Salafists
1	al-Qaeda in Pakistan
1	al-Qaeda in Iraq
1	al-Shabaab
1	al-Qaeda

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Two weeks of WOT

Sat 2013-07-13
Security operatives raid Boko Haram's den in Sokoto

Fri 2013-07-12
Report: Al-Qaeda Killed Free Syrian Army Commander

Thu 2013-07-11
Boko Haram Confirms Ceasefire Agreement

Wed 2013-07-10
Boko Haram: Borno ANPP in disarray after JTF arrests chairman

Tue 2013-07-09
Massive car bomb rocks Hezbollah stronghold in Beirut

Mon 2013-07-08
51 dead, 435 hurt in clashes near pro-Morsi sit-in

Sun 2013-07-07
Clashes resume outside Cairo, dozens of pro-Morsi protesters arrested

Sat 2013-07-06
Thirty killed in alleged Boko Haram attack on Nigeria boarding school

Fri 2013-07-05
Morsi Loyalists Clash With Soldiers in Cairo Protests

Thu 2013-07-04
Big party in Tahrir Square!

Wed 2013-07-03
Egypt army dumps Morsi

Tue 2013-07-02
Guards of senior Muslim Brotherhood figure arrested in Egypt

Mon 2013-07-01
Egyptian military gives 48 hour ultimatum to Brotherhood, political forces

Sun 2013-06-30
Boomers kill 43 in Pakland on Sunday

Sat 2013-06-29
Muslim Brotherhood, FJP offices attacked throughout Egypt

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