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Sheikh Aweys claims Somali opposition leadership
Today's Headlines

Headline	Comments [Views]
Page 1: WoT Operations
'Hog Pilot's Quick Thinking, Huge Gonads	8 00:00 Yosemite Sam [11136]
Grenade hero awarded George Cross	5 00:00 Mizzou Mafia [11133]
Secret attack against Diyala insurgents set for August 1st: Iraqi Army	8 00:00 mhw [11133]
One killed, two hurt as army warns of attacks in Thai south	2 00:00 JosephMendiola [11132]
Kurdish journalist slain in northern Iraq	0 [11132]
Somali pirates seize Japanese vessel	4 00:00 Woozle Elmeter 2700 [11127]
Good morning	3 00:00 ryuge [11126]
Security forces kill suicide bomber, nab ten wanted individuals across provinces	0 [11128]
7 civilians injured by bomb blast in Mosul	0 [11132]
NATO aircraft violate Pakistani airspace	11 00:00 JosephMendiola [11129]
3 bombs defused in Swat	0 [11128]
LI 'arrests' plotters against Mangal Bagh	0 [11133]
Afghan warlord holding kidnapped Frenchies	5 00:00 JosephMendiola [11132]
Salam Pintu, 2 Huji cadres denied bail	0 [11127]
Mullah Sheikh killed in near Musa Qala	4 00:00 Zorba Angaimp8224 [11126]
'Operation in Hangu stopped'	0 [11130]
Zardari's chief security officer gunned down	4 00:00 .5MT [11130]
Page 2: WoT Background
Last of the Daisy Cutters	5 00:00 dorf [11129]
Hookboy loses battle against U.S. extradition	3 00:00 bruce [11128]
McCain: Obama's Plan Could 'Reverse' Progress in Iraq	1 00:00 JosephMendiola [11137]
NBC calls Obama's trip to war zones his 'Tour of Duty' - Give me a break	18 00:00 badanov [11130]
US forces may be based in Iraq's Kurdistan region	7 00:00 JosephMendiola [11126]
U.S. military advisers say they're treated as misfits	8 00:00 Frank G [11130]
'Learning to Eat Soup with a Knife'	0 [11131]
Spain Seeks to Arrest Israeli Minister and IDF Officers	6 00:00 Old Patriot [11129]
Obama and Gen Petreaus "agreed to disagree."	16 00:00 .5MT [11129]
McCain's Former War Buddy Upsets Muslims	4 00:00 JohnQC [11129]
Iran: U.S. Participation A Step Toward Recognizing Iran's Right	1 00:00 JosephMendiola [11135]
Israeli security chief reiterates that Gaza truce a mistake	3 00:00 DarthVader [11130]
Khawaja 'not the brightest,' but not a terrorist: Ex-fiancee	1 00:00 tu3031 [11128]
Michale Totten reports on the Muslims (and Catholics and Orthodox Christians) of Kosovo	19 00:00 JosephMendiola [11135]
'All the terrorist wanted to do was to kill Jews'	7 00:00 JFM [11129]
Barak lauds civilian, cop who killed bulldozer attacker 'quickly'	3 00:00 swksvolFF [11126]
'Killing may be linked to Benazir's murder'	1 00:00 tu3031 [11129]
Taliban extend ultimatum deadline to NWFP govt	1 00:00 Frank G [11128]
'Pakistan, Iran trying to stem militant flow to Iraq'	3 00:00 Free Radical [11127]
JUI-F jirga begins talks with AI	0 [11130]
U.S. lawyer urges Iran to sue over nukes	11 00:00 Hupamble Darling of the Wee Folk9167 [11123]
'Won't allow terrorists to disrupt J&K polls'	0 [11128]
Al-Qaeda commander claims responsibility for Danish embassy bombing	1 00:00 JosephMendiola [11130]
U.N.'s Ban details Hezbollah letter on prisoner swap	1 00:00 tu3031 [11129]
Prosecution: Bin Laden's driver knew hijackers aiming for Capitol	4 00:00 Abdominal Snowman [11132]
Swat Taliban to allow polio teams, but without females	3 00:00 Frank G [11129]
'Pakistan would never compromise with militants'	1 00:00 Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani [11129]
B.O. arrives in Israel, vows to 'plunge' into Mideast peacemaking	8 00:00 Besoeker [11126]
Aweys claims Somali opposition leadership	2 00:00 Old Patriot [11134]
Page 3: Non-WoT
The U.S. Presidential Candidates: Cartoons in the Arab Media	6 00:00 xbalanke [11137]
New York Times 2Q profit drops 82 percent	13 00:00 Frank G [11129]
Swiss Government protests against Libyan sanctions	1 00:00 Frank G [11129]
Dork tries to superglue himself to Gordon Brown	3 00:00 3dc [11131]
Article in Syrian Government Daily Praises Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe	2 00:00 tu3031 [11131]
How Do Norwegians Vote When They Are Angry	8 00:00 Glenmore [11129]
Bishops invited to give tribal politics a go at the Lambeth Conference	9 00:00 OldSpook [11129]
Record 450 French Jews headed for Israel	7 00:00 Procopius2k [11127]
Hurricane Dolly -now a Cat2- to make landfall today.	8 00:00 mhw [11133]
John McCain's Veepstakes	10 00:00 xbalanke [11135]
Obama Visits West Bank; Bagel to be Named	4 00:00 Beavis [11127]
Investigation into Kunming bus bombing continues, explosive identified	1 00:00 Frank G [11125]
Russia to return Chinese territory siezed during 1929 border skirmish	5 00:00 JosephMendiola [11129]
Investors Business Daily Calls Out NYT over Obama-worship	1 00:00 bigjim-ky [11127]
Do you feel that thrill running up your leg yet?	10 00:00 xbalanke [11134]
Return to class tough for vets	10 00:00 Broadhead6 [11131]
Indian vote clears path for landmark US nuclear deal	4 00:00 sludge [11127]
EU broadens Zimbabwe sanctions	0 [11128]
Turkish court to hear AK Party closure on July 28	0 [11128]
Morris Talansky: I arranged cash payments to Yitzhak Rabin	1 00:00 JosephMendiola [11134]
Sen. John Edwards Caught With Mistress And Love Child!	19 00:00 .5MT [11128]
Livni: When I'm PM, I'll seek unity gov't with Labor, Likud	0 [11124]
Page 4: Opinion
Obama Pledge To Overturn All State Anti-Abortion Laws One Year Old Today	1 00:00 Besoeker [11130]
Al-Qaeda's got a brand new bag	4 00:00 JosephMendiola [11130]
". . . the fluffiest, most inconsequential coverage of the candidate."	6 00:00 Darrell [11132]
WaPo: Mr. Obama's Account Of His Strategic Vision Remains Eccentric	3 00:00 trailing wife [11133]
After 60 years, black officers rare	9 00:00 trailing wife [11138]
Behind Maliki's Games	0 [11130]
Basra - here's the good news story	2 00:00 bigjim-ky [11129]
Media guilt plays well for Obama and McCain	1 00:00 OldSpook [11129]
VDH: The Obama Paradox	2 00:00 Woozle Elmeter 2700 [11136]
Lileks: cheese merchants, cat stranglers, and swamp developers	14 00:00 KBK [11131]
Paving the way for 'soft jihad'	5 00:00 trailing wife [11124]
Lebanon's 'Soldiers of Virtue'	0 [11131]
Start fighting for real	2 00:00 Besoeker [11127]
Obama Birth Announcement in Hawaii Newspaper	10 00:00 Percy Spumble4268 [11127]
'Carter can be surprisingly tone-deaf to Jewish sensitivities'	4 00:00 .5MT [11126]
Editorial: Al Qaeda and suicide-bombing	2 00:00 Paul [11130]
Humanizing al Qaeda, Demonizing the Bush Team	1 00:00 McZoid [11124]
Page 5: Russia-Former Soviet Union
0.491 Blood Alcohol Level	1 00:00 .5MT [11131]
Newspaper misspells its own name on front page	2 00:00 tu3031 [11131]
DNC pumps tax-free gas in Denver	0 [11126]
Idiot of the Day: Posthumous	6 00:00 Lone Ranger [11133]
PRC prohibits display of Warhol athletic paintings during Olympics	4 00:00 bigjim-ky [11130]
Guy Saves Gas of 3-mile Commute - Lives in Paint Shed	5 00:00 USN, Ret. [11128]
Grid Can Handle Electric Cars	10 00:00 JosephMendiola [11130]
Statue of 'Elvis' chiselled 1800 years before his birth goes under the hammer	2 00:00 Anonymoose [11128]
Immunity law passed in Italy	1 00:00 Elmavirong Johnson3058 [11127]
'Allah meat' astounds Nigerians	18 00:00 trailing wife [11136]
Transporters call off strike on Sindh govt assurance	1 00:00 JosephMendiola [11133]
Gun sex delays Dubai-bound flight	0 [11127]

    
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Who's in the News
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5	Taliban
5	Govt of Pakistan
3	al-Qaeda
2	Global Jihad
1	Hezbollah
1	HUJI
1	Iraqi Insurgency
1	Islamic Courts
1	Jamaat-e-Ulema Islami
1	Lashkar-e-Islami
1	Lashkar e-Taiba
1	al-Qaeda in Iraq
1	Govt of Iran

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Two weeks of WOT

Wed 2008-07-23
Sheikh Aweys claims Somali opposition leadership

Tue 2008-07-22
Another Paleo Bulldozer Operator Goes Jihad

Mon 2008-07-21
Death-row Bali bombers forgo presidential pardon

Sun 2008-07-20
B.O. visits Afghanistan on grand tour

Sat 2008-07-19
Mighty Pak Army zaps 10 Hangu Talibs

Fri 2008-07-18
Four Madrid bomb convicts cleared

Thu 2008-07-17
Israel-Hezbollah 'prisoner' exchange

Wed 2008-07-16
Paks: NATO massing forces on border

Tue 2008-07-15
ICC charges against Sudan's Bashir

Mon 2008-07-14
Failed Meknes suicide bomber sentenced to life

Sun 2008-07-13
Nine US soldier among scores who die in wave of attacks in Afghanistan

Sat 2008-07-12
Leb Forms New Cabinet, Hezbollah Keeps Veto Power

Fri 2008-07-11
Petraeus takes command of CENTCOM

Thu 2008-07-10
3 dead and 32 wounded in Leb fighting

Wed 2008-07-09
Turkey: 3 turbans, 3 cops killed in shootout outside U.S. consulate

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