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Obama under fire for admitting he has no ISIL strategy
Today's Headlines

Headline	Comments [Views]
Page 1: WoT Operations
Fijian UN troops in Golan used as hostages	3 14:29 SteveS [11127]
Obama under fire for admitting he has no ISIL strategy	18 19:43 rjschwarz [11135]
Libyan militias claim to down Haftar forces' plane	1 19:50 Shipman [11126]
Nine including six Zikirs gunned down in Balochistan	0 [11127]
Four Egyptian Chrisitians abducted near Sirte	0 [11124]
Released Al-Qaeda Prisoner Leading Insurgents in Kunduz	1 08:13 Frank G [11126]
Armed Men Gang Rape Women in Suburbia Kabul	1 12:08 AlanC [11128]
Pakistani Insurgents Involved in Nuristan Attack	0 [11123]
Tunisian terrorist arrested in Libya	0 [11127]
Mali armed groups agree to end hostilities	0 [11129]
Obama 's Team Could Not Agree on a Syria Strategy	3 13:47 Shipman [11126]
Report: Assad Partially Recaptures Syrian Golan Heights	1 02:48 newc [11122]
Jerusalem: Three Fire Bombs Thrown At Jewish Family Home	0 [11126]
Three Men Suspected of Fighting against Army Detained in Arsal	0 [11126]
Jihadists Behead Iraq Kurdish Fighter	6 14:30 Shipman [11124]
75 Philippine U.N. Peacekeepers Defy Syria Rebels	0 [11125]
Gunmen Kill Six Worshippers at Pakistan Shrine	0 [11126]
Page 2: WoT Background
UK goes soft on Muslim Brotherhood: won't man up to fight Islamism	4 22:20 Zorba Fleresh4606 [11129]
Ex-Myanmar beauty queen accused of stealing crown	3 18:54 Steve White [11126]
Islamic State vows to reach 'Palestine' and 'kill the barbaric Jews'	1 12:50 Mike Kozlowski [11129]
Sharif: Protests will not divert our journey	0 [11127]
Houthis must end anti-government protests: UNSC	0 [11127]
Iran completes indigenous missile system	6 21:40 Rob Crawford [11128]
Besieged UN peacekeepers ready to fight Syria militants	2 09:00 ed in texas [11124]
US identifies nearly a dozen citizens joining terror groups	2 08:32 Frank G [11129]
Army statement echoes govt's view: Nisar	0 [11124]
Politicians decry army's role in politics	0 [11127]
India says it is willing to discuss Kashmir	0 [11125]
400 policemen found missing from duty	3 11:34 Pappy [11125]
PPP asks Shahbaz to resign	0 [11124]
Thinni government resigns to allow for new PM elections	0 [11124]
Egypt prepared to take lead in ensuring stability in Libya	0 [11126]
Haqqania Madrassa Largest Islamic Training Center for Taliban	4 11:14 Grunter [11127]
Helmand Conflict Results in Heavy Losses	0 [11125]
No invitation to expelled US official, says Bahrain	0 [11126]
Pakistan crisis deepens as Sharif denies seeking army role	0 [11128]
What does ISIS mean for Indonesia?	1 10:10 Besoeker [11125]
Found: ISIS 'Weaons of Mass Distruction' Laptop of Doom	0 [11126]
ALERT: Feds Warn of Southern Border Terrorist Attack via Ciudad Juarez, Mexico	12 18:28 Bright Pebbles [11133]
Security Services 'Foiled Massive Cyber-Attack on Israel'	3 21:50 Shipman [11128]
US Delivers Military Aid To Lebanon	3 05:55 Besoeker [11123]
U.N.: Number of Syrian Refugees Tops Three Million Mark	2 06:32 g(r)omgoru [11125]
PM: Negotiations Underway to Free Fijian Peacekeepers	0 [11127]
Pakistani Academic Held by Taliban for Four Years Freed	0 [11124]
Page 3: Non-WoT
Lesotho PM confirms coup, flees to South Africa	3 14:56 Besoeker [11125]
Government publishes detailed instructions on how to safely roast marshmallows	6 22:47 Rambler in Virginia [11125]
Denny's Goes Upscale With $300 Champagne Brunch in NYC	0 [11123]
Paul Harvey's Warning in 1965 has come to pass	0 [11125]
Seven NATO Allies Will Reportedly Create New Rapid Reaction Force	1 16:51 ed in texas [11124]
Your Feel Good Moment of the Day	0 [11125]
Police Officer Resigns, Another Is Fired After Ferguson Incidents	0 [11123]
$40 million lawsuit slams Ferguson police actions during recent protests	0 [11123]
'Russian troops now directly involved in Ukraine fighting'	4 08:57 Frank G [11127]
Massive hair lump removed from patient's stomach	8 21:42 Rob Crawford [11128]
Locust plague descends on Madagascar capital	2 14:57 Shipman [11126]
Pro-Russians tighten control over Ukraine's coastal town	0 [11127]
Two Norwegians plan to open art academy in North Korea	3 18:05 swksvolFF [11130]
This Week in Guns: August 30th, 2014	2 17:40 Besoeker [11127]
Imprisoned spy John A. Walker TANGO UNIFORM	5 11:31 AlmostAnonymous5839 [11122]
First case of Ebola confirmed in Senegal	3 20:09 Frank G [11126]
Guinean Security Forces Break Up Riot In Ebola-Racked South	1 12:02 Graing Speaking for Boskone6293 [11128]
North Korean Leader's Money Manager Defects In Russia	3 11:41 Pappy [11126]
Page 4: Opinion
Obama's "can't do" attitude	1 11:23 AlanC [11126]
The Lone Ranger rides again -- America's return to Iraq	3 23:56 Bill Clinton [11127]
Demons of a British ghetto	3 07:55 Besoeker [11124]
A day of shame	0 [11125]
War in Europe is not a hysterical idea	5 13:50 NoMoreBS [11123]
From Al-Qaeda to IS, familiar games and known players	1 06:47 g(r)omgoru [11123]
If You Want To Stop ISIS, Here Is What It Will Take	4 15:36 Elmerert Hupens2660 [11127]
Page 6: Politix
Obama's Labor Day Weekend: Three Fundraisers And An MSNBC Wedding	4 16:55 ed in texas [11129]
Chelsea Clinton Is Leaving NBC New$	12 21:08 Frank G [11129]
George Galloway get the full Fisking	2 16:55 anon1 [11129]
Moved From "Needs Doing" to "Done"	2 12:52 Sgt. Mom [11125]

    
                23:56 Bill Clinton

                        22:47 Rambler in Virginia

                        22:20 Zorba Fleresh4606

                        21:50 Shipman

                        21:42 Rob Crawford

                        21:40 Rob Crawford

                        21:08 Frank G

                        20:09 Frank G

                        20:01 BrerRabbit

                        19:50 Shipman

                        19:43 rjschwarz

                        19:37 Besoeker

                        18:58 Steve White

                        18:54 Steve White

                        18:28 Bright Pebbles

                        18:14 Bright Pebbles

                        18:13 Bright Pebbles

                        18:05 swksvolFF

                        17:42 Besoeker

                        17:40 Besoeker

                        17:38 49 Pan

                        17:25 Besoeker

                        16:55 ed in texas

                        16:55 anon1

Who's in the News
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7	Govt of Pakistan
6	Islamic State
5	al-Nusra
4	Arab Spring
3	Govt of Iran
2	al-Qaeda in Pakistan
1	Jamaat-e-Ulema Islami
1	Taliban
1	TTP
1	Ansar al-Sharia
1	Commies
1	Govt of Syria
1	Houthis

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Two weeks of WOT

Sat 2014-08-30
Obama under fire for admitting he has no ISIL strategy

Fri 2014-08-29
Sinai Group Says It Beheaded 4 Egyptian 'Mossad Agents'

Thu 2014-08-28
Online photos show ISIL executing Syrian soldiers

Wed 2014-08-27
TTP commanders form new splinter group 'Jamatul Ahrar'

Tue 2014-08-26
Thousands flee to Cameroon after Boko Haram attack in Nigeria

Mon 2014-08-25
Boko Haram leader declares Islamic caliphate in Nigeria

Sun 2014-08-24
Boko Haram Executes Two People For Smoking Cigarettes

Sat 2014-08-23
Syrian army ambushes 140 IS fighters in al-Raqqa

Fri 2014-08-22
Boko Haram Takfiris seize town in NE Nigeria

Thu 2014-08-21
Israeli Fire Kills 31 in Gaza as Hamas Warns Foreign Airlines, Declares Truce Talks Over

Wed 2014-08-20
Geelani, Yasin Malik meet Pak envoy after India calls off talks

Tue 2014-08-19
Kurdish PKK trains Yazidis to fight back against Islamic State.

Mon 2014-08-18
Apple employee took assassin's bullets for British colonel

Sun 2014-08-17
Jihadists kill dozens in north Iraq 'massacre': officials

Sat 2014-08-16
Iraq Sunni Tribes Take Up Arms against Jihadists

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