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Ethiopian troops seize Somali town
Today's Headlines

Headline	Comments [Views]
Page 1: WoT Operations
IRED	4 00:00 Alaska Paul [11131]
Video of Rocket Attack on US Base in Afghanistan - Garden Spot?	0 [11128]
Marines send Taliban Cheech and Chong message - "Up in Smoke"	1 00:00 Richard of Oregon [11127]
Massive bunker complex destroyed in eastern Afghanistan	8 00:00 Richard of Oregon [11127]
Cheney Says He Was Proponent for Military Action Against Iran	7 00:00 Pappy [11125]
Bombing wounds 2 soldiers in Jolo, Philippines	0 [11129]
Good Monday Morning!	2 00:00 GolfBravoUSMC [11127]
Ethiopian troops seize Somali town	2 00:00 Chuck Simmins [11128]
Suicide attack in Mingora kills 12	1 00:00 g(r)omgoru [11125]
Cop gunned down in Mosul	0 [11128]
Gunmen wound cop in Kirkuk	0 [11125]
Border blast sets Nato fuel trucks afire	1 00:00 3dc [11125]
PKK kills four soldiers in east Turkey	0 [11125]
Pakistani forces kill 14 militants	0 [11130]
Roadside bomb kills two Algerian soldiers, civilian	0 [11125]
Extra 200 Brit bomb experts for Afghanistan	0 [11124]
Page 2: WoT Background
U.S. commander: Afghan strategy must change	2 00:00 Pappy [11130]
The man who had his nose and ears cut off by the Taliban for daring to vote	1 00:00 Lone Ranger [11130]
Somali rebels warn French advisors	2 00:00 Old Patriot [11130]
Corruption undermines Libya's oil-rich economy	5 00:00 Old Patriot [11129]
Iran, Syria call for stability in Iraq	2 00:00 g(r)omgoru [11128]
Somaliland Troops 'Seize Parliament,'	0 [11126]
Govt-backed Ulema's assassination continues: Gul	0 [11129]
Govt decision of autonomy for Gilgit-Baltistan regrettable: Yasin	0 [11129]
Fozia for plea hearing of money funneled to politicians	0 [11123]
Iraq's stability is in Syria's interest- Assad	0 [11126]
Iraq ministry bombers had been 'recently freed by US'	3 00:00 mojo [11126]
US military still holding 9,000 Iraqi prisoners	1 00:00 Chuck Simmins [11126]
Leader hails handling of post-vote events	0 [11128]
BDR names 23 fugitive jawans	0 [11126]
Gen Dostum Not in Exile: Foreign Ministry	2 00:00 Besoeker [11124]
'Terror backlash' claim undermines MacAskill	5 00:00 Rent boy [11137]
Page 3: Non-WoT
Gets You High	7 00:00 Mullah Richard [11134]
Help Obama, win a trip to see where he was born	5 00:00 Jumbo Slinerong5015 [11130]
Liquidity Bubble's Impact on the Markets	3 00:00 AzCat [11124]
Hurricane Jimena Update (5pmEDT)	0 [11125]
Australian Cabinet Minister Missing In Mountains	4 00:00 Grunter [11137]
FA-18 Hornet Haircut	4 00:00 GolfBravoUSMC [11127]
Hit by Recession, Cocaine Dealers Resort to Cold-calling	2 00:00 ed [11127]
U.S. Pervs Nabbed in Cambodia Child Molester-Tourist Sting	1 00:00 49 Pan [11129]
Gunmen kill 8 partygoers in Mexican coastal town, arrest 4 who killed 211	0 [11125]
Two Try To Hold Up Pawn Shop. One Dead.	1 00:00 Redneck jim [11129]
Jimmy Carter & Elders of Doom, we can have peace (without you) in the Holy Land	4 00:00 Old Patriot [11131]
Please Don't Feed The Zoftig Burros	2 00:00 Redneck Jim [11129]
Marvel to be turned into baby food mush - Purchase by Disney	5 00:00 Redneck Jim [11137]
Some would rather not dig up the Saudi past	5 00:00 ed [11129]
China: Major work on Varyag Island	0 [11129]
Chinese Cooperation Translates Like Transaction	3 00:00 badanov [11134]
While Opel's in limbo, GM's laughing	0 [11125]
Chinese sex theme-park gave way to public clamor	2 00:00 Sonny Sninert2190 [11129]
Larijani fires opposition-trial prosecutor	0 [11126]
Pakistan denies it altered US-made missiles	6 00:00 Redneck Jim [11130]
Hatoyama vows distance from US-style capitalism	1 00:00 g(r)omgoru [11125]
Chavez says US bases in Colombia are 'a threat to security'	5 00:00 notascrename [11134]
Ecuador's Correa to close private TV station for 'spying'	0 [11128]
Late Presidents Son Leads in Gabon Vote	0 [11130]
Japan Democrats take power, tough challenges loom	2 00:00 Procopius2k [11127]
Airspace violations by Chinese choppers	2 00:00 Redneck jim [11133]
Page 4: Opinion
Mr. President, Please Dont Bogart the Blunt	2 00:00 eLarson [11125]
Nobody talks to my staff like that. Unda da bus u FOOOO!	4 00:00 Hellfish [11127]
Zuma came, saw, showed Zim he cares	2 00:00 Redneck Jim [11130]
The Age Of The Celebrity Tyrant	1 00:00 Besoeker [11124]
What the new era in Japan might mean for Israel	1 00:00 g(r)omgoru [11127]
Why Recognition of Israel as a Jewish State is a Prime Requirement for Israel-Palestinian Peace	3 00:00 Besoeker [11127]
Page 6: Politix
The Pain of Elizabeth Edwards	9 00:00 Barbara Skolaut [11126]
Jack Straw admits cave-in over Libyan Lockerbie bomber demands	2 00:00 mojo [11126]
57% Would Like to Replace Entire Congress	17 00:00 Rambler in Virginia [11127]
DC Dems Move To Save Rangel	11 00:00 GolfBravoUSMC [11131]
Hatch, Dodd back Vicki Kennedy appointment	15 00:00 Redneck Jim [11128]
Publisher Accuses Reid of 'Bullying' Nevada Newspaper	0 [11129]
State to probe if public is paying for mosques	3 00:00 lord garth [11127]

    
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                        23:09 rhodesiafever

                        22:59 Anonymoose

                        22:50 Mullah Richard

                        22:25 notascrename

                        22:08 Rambler in Virginia

                        22:04 Old Patriot

                        21:50 Broadhead6

                        21:43 Grunter

                        21:42 Rent boy

                        21:39 Pappy

                        21:35 Pappy

                        21:33 Pappy

                        21:19 Cornsilk Blondie

                        21:17 Cornsilk Blondie

                        21:16 tipover

Who's in the News
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3	TTP
2	Iraqi Insurgency
2	Govt of Iran
2	Govt of Pakistan
1	Jamaat-e-Ulema Islami
1	Palestinian Authority
1	Taliban
1	al-Qaeda in North Africa
1	al-Qaeda
1	al-Shabaab
1	ISI

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Two weeks of WOT

Mon 2009-08-31
Ethiopian troops seize Somali town

Sun 2009-08-30
Swat suicide kaboom kills a dozen

Sat 2009-08-29
Suicide kaboom in Chechnya kills two, wounds six

Fri 2009-08-28
'Surrendering' Qaeda boy tries to boom Prince Nayef, Jr.

Thu 2009-08-27
Baghdad demands Damascus hands over boom masterminds

Wed 2009-08-26
'Prince of Jihad' arrested in Indonesia

Tue 2009-08-25
NKor proposes summit with SKor

Mon 2009-08-24
Holder to Appoint Special Prosecutor to Probe Terror Suspect Interrogations

Sun 2009-08-23
Hakimullah Mehsud appointed Baitullah's successor

Sat 2009-08-22
Karzai, Abdullah declare victory in Afghan vote

Fri 2009-08-21
Lockerbie bomber home in Libya amid US anger

Thu 2009-08-20
Maulvi Faqir claims TTP leadership, Muslim Khan replaces Omer

Wed 2009-08-19
Khatami, Karroubi join Mousavi's Green movement

Tue 2009-08-18
Maulvi Omar nabbed

Mon 2009-08-17
Maulvi Nazir one with the ages

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