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US drone kills 5 militants in northern Pakistan
Today's Headlines

Headline	Comments [Views]
Page 1: WoT Operations
Taliban Fighters Killed in Airstrike	1 21:27 Redneck Jim [11129]
US drone kills 5 militants in northern Pakistan	3 20:39 trailing wife [11131]
Syria revolt attracts motley foreign jihadi corps	7 19:06 phil_b [11124]
Salafi leader 'detained in Gaza'	0 [11126]
Over 2,000 Syrians Including One General Flee to Turkey	1 18:20 Unearong Angomosh4693 [11123]
Hamas Militant Killed in Accidental Bomb Blast	7 21:42 Barbara [11125]
72 Dead as Syrian Army Battles Rebels around Capital, Pounds Aleppo Rebel Hubs	0 [11124]
Two MQM activists gunned down	0 [11123]
Kohat tunnel closed to foreign travellers	0 [11129]
Eight militants killed in Orakzai gunfight	0 [11125]
Taliban claim attack on Minhas base; nine militants killed	0 [11124]
Bombs, attacks kill more than 50 in Iraq	0 [11127]
Four policemen killed in Chechnya	0 [11125]
Three Philippine soldiers injured in attack in Maguindanao	0 [11128]
Blast near security forces' vehicle kills four in Quetta	0 [11124]
Lone terrorist spent four hours outside base	1 15:44 jay-dubya [11125]
Bomb hits Shia bus in Karachi; one killed 11 wounded	0 [11124]
Commander of Uzbekistan Islamic Party killed in Afghanistan by aerial bombardment	0 [11128]
Page 2: WoT Background
Egypt's President Morsy to visit Tehran for NAM meeting	0 [11126]
Syria denies Assad's veep defected	0 [11125]
Romney: US must stop Iran's genocidal regime	1 17:44 Raider [11126]
Iran commander 'welcomes' possible Israeli strike	3 21:46 Barbara [11127]
Deutsche Bank in US 'laundering probe'	0 [11125]
Ban Ki-moon: Iranian comments on Israel are 'inflammatory'	8 16:24 tipper [11125]
'Iranians planned to assassinate Israeli ambassador'	0 [11123]
Bulgaria: Burgas Probe Can Take Years	0 [11123]
Russia Rejects Syria No-Fly Zones	6 20:43 trailing wife [11128]
Nasrallah Says Recent Unrest Out of Hizbullah's Control	2 07:06 g(r)omgoru [11123]
'Air base attackers trained in Waziristan'	0 [11127]
Army will not launch a joint operation in North Waziristan: Kayani	0 [11125]
Altaf sees conspiracy behind terrorist attacks, Hindus' migration	0 [11123]
Salafis attack Tunisian cultural festival	0 [11124]
Pamela Geller Exercises Her First Amendment Rights Again	7 17:06 AlanC [11127]
Police investigating soccer match terror threat in Dagestan	0 [11129]
No decision yet on operation in North Waziristan	0 [11123]
Diarrhea in Damascus	6 21:52 Unearong Angomosh4693 [11127]
Mursi tightens grip on power	3 20:24 Secret Asian Man [11123]
Turkey to citizens: don't travel to Lebanon	0 [11124]
Western nations boycott Russia meeting on Syria	0 [11124]
Frances FM says Assad regime should be smashed fast	6 22:19 Perfesser [11128]
Taliban Leader: Don't Kill Civilians	0 [11124]
Page 3: Non-WoT
Nebraskans Don't Like the Pipeline	4 22:10 Perfesser [11125]
'Gangster granny' stabs Houston home invasion suspect	1 17:47 Raider [11127]
2 dead, 18 wounded in overnight shootings across city	1 13:54 Water Modem [11130]
samovar tea leaves (CSTO) care of Alyaksandr Lukashenka	1 14:38 g(r)omgoru [11127]
New Shipment of seeds to Svabard	2 11:46 tipover [11128]
Pitching products to an Islamic audience	0 [11124]
Islamic cult members live in 'anthill' eight stories deep	1 01:58 Pliny Dribble6111 [11126]
Today's Idiot	3 22:27 Monroe [11127]
Page 4: Opinion
Saudi silence on intelligence chief Bandars fate denotes panic	2 22:09 Classical_Liberal [11131]
Ryan Slobber-Kisses Adelson's Ring (cartoon)	3 21:52 canalzone [11127]
Turkish Intelligence betrays CIA; deceived by Iran	7 14:14 Ricky bin Ricardo (Abu Babaloo) [11122]
OIC's Syria decision	1 12:15 SteveS [11123]
Airbase attack	1 02:16 Besoeker [11124]
The Fast and the Furious?	2 14:48 AlanC [11125]
Aussie Al-Quds Day an affront to Israel	0 [11123]
Page 6: Politix
Arizona Court: Public Office Requires English Proficiency	3 18:58 Frank G [11125]
John Kerry: Obama being 'swift boated'	10 22:13 Perfesser [11125]
Champ attacks US Navy SEALS	24 23:43 HAVAVE [11124]

    
                23:43 HAVAVE

                        23:30 OldSpook

                        22:27 Monroe

                        22:19 Perfesser

                        22:13 Perfesser

                        22:10 Perfesser

                        22:09 Classical_Liberal

                        21:52 canalzone

                        21:52 Unearong Angomosh4693

                        21:51 USN, ret.

                        21:46 Barbara

                        21:42 Barbara

                        21:42 Barbara

                        21:27 Redneck Jim

                        21:23 Redneck Jim

                        21:02 Pappy

                        20:43 trailing wife

                        20:41 trailing wife

                        20:41 Jack Salami

                        20:39 trailing wife

                        20:33 trailing wife

                        20:33 Jack Salami

                        20:24 Secret Asian Man

                        19:46 Frank G

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4	Govt of Pakistan
2	Hezbollah
2	TTP
2	al-Qaeda in Pakistan
2	Hamas
1	Sipah-e-Sahaba Pakistan
1	Taliban
1	Govt of Iran

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Two weeks of WOT

Sat 2012-08-18
US drone kills 5 militants in northern Pakistan

Fri 2012-08-17
Algerias Brahimi agrees to be Syria mediator

Thu 2012-08-16
20 Shiites in Pakistan pulled from buses, gunned down

Wed 2012-08-15
Pro-Saleh Troops Attack Yemen Defense Ministry

Tue 2012-08-14
Al Qaeda front group claims Iraq attacks

Mon 2012-08-13
Nigerian Troops Kill 20 Boko Haram Islamists: Military

Sun 2012-08-12
Syrian and Jordanian forces clash in border area

Sat 2012-08-11
More Than 100 Dead in Syria as Fierce Clashes Rage in Aleppo

Fri 2012-08-10
Syrian rebels retreat Aleppo district amid heavy shelling

Thu 2012-08-09
Yemen Strike Kills Key Al-Qaeda Leader, Foreign Militants

Wed 2012-08-08
Muslim Terrorists Tell Nigeria's Christian President: 'Convert or Resign'

Tue 2012-08-07
Libyas interim authorities to hand over power to congress

Mon 2012-08-06
Syria Prime Minister Riad Hijab defects

Sun 2012-08-05
Kidnapped Syrian teevee host executed

Sat 2012-08-04
IMU Emir Abu Usman Adil has Died

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