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ISAF: Chairman of Taliban military council banged in Helmand
Today's Headlines

Headline	Comments [Views]
Page 1: WoT Operations
Olmert may allow Jordanian forces into West Bank	4 00:00 twobyfour [11132]
Taliban say they have killed a second SKorean hostage	4 00:00 whatadeal [11134]
Taliban kill male South Korean hostage: spokesman	5 00:00 whatadeal [11136]
Musharraf risks civil war as he invades the Al-Qaeda badlands	2 00:00 Anonymoose [11127]
Army Offering $20,000 Bonus For 'Quick' Recruits	0 [11128]
Commander: Big U.S. Presence in Iraq Until Mid-2009	9 00:00 twobyfour [11140]
Seven killed in militant violence in Pakistan	0 [11130]
Thai army claims progress against southern jihadis	0 [11129]
Good morning	1 00:00 Jonathan [11128]
Alamgir Kabir, 36 JMB men sued for extortion	0 [11127]
Constable killed in Kohat	0 [11125]
Rs 1m reward for bombing mastermind arrest	0 [11131]
Another Lal Masjid surfaces	3 00:00 Old Patriot [11130]
Intelligence official, relative kidnapped	0 [11128]
'TNSM bombers head to Pindi'	0 [11128]
ISAF: Chairman of the Taliban military council killed in Helmand	3 00:00 trailing wife [11143]
US raids charity organization that supports Lebanon's Hezbollah	5 00:00 JohnQC [11131]
Seven terrorists killed, one detained in Coalition operation	1 00:00 Rambler [11127]
Caches found, insurgent detained during Marne Avalanche	0 [11125]
Operation Rogue Thunder: Outpost Established, Cache Discovered	0 [11126]
Rusafa car bomb kills two, wounds five others	0 [11130]
Coalition operations kill 8 terrorists, capture 22 suspects	1 00:00 wxjames [11128]
Insurgents detained near Habbaniyah	0 [11127]
Insurgents target oil refinery	4 00:00 N Guard [11132]
Somalia: Fresh Bakara explosions kill civilians	0 [11129]
Insurgent kills 2 soldiers in Mogadishu	0 [11127]
Explosion Mogadishu mayor's house	0 [11123]
Somalia: Ambush attack injures one soldier, worshipers arrested	0 [11130]
Explosion Kills Tourists	0 [11129]
Page 2: WoT Background
Iran not Concerned about Arms Purchase by Regional Arab States	3 00:00 JosephMendiola [11132]
Haneef wants his old job back	0 [11125]
Brit Hume: Dems 'think War on Terror is political scam'	3 00:00 SteveS [11125]
U.S. Set to Offer Huge Arms Deal to Saudi Arabia	10 00:00 Abu Dick Bong [11125]
Israel agrees with U.S. on Saudi arms	1 00:00 OyVey1 [11125]
Idiot(s) Of The Day submission : Israel confirms soldiers left comrade behind	1 00:00 DarthVader [11127]
German-backed force to patrol Lebanon border	1 00:00 borgboy2001 [11129]
Turkey prepared to spurn U.S. alliance: advisor	6 00:00 Old Patriot [11134]
Iraq's parliament adjourns until September	5 00:00 eLarson [11129]
Reports: Iran to buy jets from Russia	3 00:00 Abu Dick Bong [11131]
Sudan: Jews behind Darfur conflict	4 00:00 gromgoru [11129]
Report to Congress: Second Iraq Insurgency	2 00:00 Abu Dick Bong [11129]
More Iraqis Starving Now Than When Saddam Ruled	14 00:00 Verlaine [11129]
Oil-rich Iran turns heat on President over petrol rationing	4 00:00 Zenster [11131]
Football victory unites Iraqs feuding leaders	4 00:00 tu3031 [11129]
No power share with uniformed Musharraf: Bhutto	0 [11128]
Two-state solution called for in Middle East	17 00:00 Abu Dick Bong [11131]
India warns Australia of dispute over Haneef visa	3 00:00 John Frum [11127]
UN protests execution of militant	4 00:00 JohnQC [11127]
US gains against Iraq Al Qaeda	3 00:00 eLarson [11132]
Fatah says members being arrested by Hamas in Gaza	2 00:00 borgboy2001 [11130]
Al Qaeda divided over Pakistan strategy	1 00:00 JohnQC [11130]
Taliban set deadline for Korean hostage deal	0 [11129]
War of words between Aoun & Gemayel over by-elections	0 [11128]
Philippine Troops Prepare to Arrest Suspects in Basilan Attack	0 [11126]
Page 3: Non-WoT
Afrikaner massacre at supermarket in Pretoria	3 00:00 Nimble Spemble [11124]
Obituary: Ingmar Bergman	6 00:00 Bobby Fischer [11127]
Violence against women "beyond rape" in Congo: U.N	0 [11127]
4 Priests Arrested in China	0 [11126]
Brown hails alliance with America	1 00:00 Slats Jineter6730 [11129]
British South Asians dont feel so British	13 00:00 Zenster [11127]
Another meeting in Abu Dhabi likely	0 [11128]
Hasina Challenges Govt Over Extortion Case	0 [11130]
Page 4: Opinion
Sarkozy's Libya Nuke Deal 'A European Disgrace'	0 [11132]
Islamization By Sexual Assault	2 00:00 JohnQC [11129]
The Real Roots of Palestinian Terror	2 00:00 gromgoru [11130]
Michael Totten: Baghdad patrol night	1 00:00 N Guard [11129]
A War We Just Might Win	7 00:00 Zenster [11137]
Strike Two for Obama (Krauthammer)	2 00:00 Frank G [11128]
Playing with Cindy in the Park	5 00:00 xbalanke [11128]
The Real Wiretapping Scandal	1 00:00 Fred [11130]
Page 5: Russia-Former Soviet Union
Global warming blamed as China endures freak weather	5 00:00 WTF [11135]
Mystery money in Japan appears in mailboxes, falls from sky	1 00:00 wxjames [11132]
Sightings of mysterious giant bird continue in San Antonio	15 00:00 JosephMendiola [11138]
Car Crashes at Nuclear Weapons Plant	23 00:00 Frank G [11133]
Islam: Saudi mosques 'not facing Mecca'	16 00:00 3dc [11137]
Finland: Defence Forces to sell old tanks to civilians	6 00:00 Gluper Platypus7792 [11127]
Japans PM suffers crushing defeat: exit polls	4 00:00 DarthVader [11130]

    
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                        23:46 Old Patriot

                        23:46 twobyfour

                        23:07 JosephMendiola

                        22:59 Abdominal Snowman

                        22:59 3dc

                        22:53 JosephMendiola

                        22:49 Frank G

                        22:48 whatadeal

                        22:48 Frank G

                        22:40 JosephMendiola

                        22:39 Barbara Skolaut

                        22:35 whatadeal

                        22:33 Frank G

                        22:31 WTF

                        22:31 Frank G

                        22:29 Frank G

                        22:18 Frank G

                        22:15 Frank G

                        21:48 Frank G

                        21:47 Zenster

                        21:47 Frank G

                        21:38 Zenster

                        21:36 Zenster

Who's in the News
40	[untagged]
9	Iraqi Insurgency
9	Taliban
4	Islamic Courts
2	Global Jihad
1	Hamas
1	Hezbollah
1	Hizbul Mujaheddin
1	Iraqi Baath Party
1	Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh
1	Moro Islamic Liberation Front
1	Palestinian Authority
1	Thai Insurgency
1	TNSM
1	al-Qaeda
1	al-Qaeda in Iraq
1	al-Tawhid
1	Govt of Iran

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Two weeks of WOT

Mon 2007-07-30
ISAF: Chairman of Taliban military council banged in Helmand

Sun 2007-07-29
Perv to retire as Army Chief, stay as President, Bhutto to be PM

Sat 2007-07-28
New PA platform omits 'armed struggle'

Fri 2007-07-27
50 Iraq football fans killed in car bombs

Thu 2007-07-26
Iraq: Khalis tribal leaders sign peace agreement

Wed 2007-07-25
U.S., Iranian envoys meet in Baghdad

Tue 2007-07-24
Abdullah Mehsud: Dead again

Mon 2007-07-23
Summer Offensive: More than 50 Talibs killed in Afghanistan

Sun 2007-07-22
N. Wazoo Peace Jirga Rocketed

Sat 2007-07-21
Afghan Talibs kidnap 23 S. Koreans

Fri 2007-07-20
6 dead in rocket attack on Somali peace conference

Thu 2007-07-19
Hek declares ceasefire

Wed 2007-07-18
Qaida in Iraq Big Turban Captured

Tue 2007-07-17
Bombs kill at least 80 in Kirkuk

Mon 2007-07-16
Major Joint Offensive South of Baghdad, 8,000 troops

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