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Taliban target U.S. army base in Nangarhar, attack ongoing
Today's Headlines

Headline	Comments [Views]
Page 1: WoT Operations
Terrorist killed, policeman wounded in Dagestan	0 [11125]
Taliban target U.S. army base in Nangarhar, attack ongoing	3 20:33 Frank G [11137]
Good morning	1 01:27 GolfBravoUSMC [11128]
Details emerge on Jebel Chaambi terrorists	0 [11125]
Benghazi car bomb injures Special Forces officer	0 [11132]
Algeria security forces rescue hostages	0 [11129]
Charge-sheet in judge's convoy attack case admitted	0 [11128]
Imambargah trustee killed in 'sectarian' attack	0 [11127]
Five dead in attacks on clinics in Karachi	0 [11127]
Egypt Expels 3 Foreign Freelancers Working for Al-Jazeera	0 [11127]
Threat to blow out Ctg court	0 [11124]
Roadside bomb kills nine soldiers in NWA	0 [11130]
Copt Murdered by Suspected Islamists in Egypt's Sinai	0 [11126]
Top Sinai militant confesses murder of 25 policemen	0 [11128]
Egypt Arrests 3 in Suez ship attack	0 [11125]
Kerry: Samples from Syria tested positive for sarin	6 13:54 Shipman [11128]
Iran exiles claim 44 dead in Iraq raid on camp	0 [11127]
Egypt's Morsi 'To Stand Trial Over Deaths'	0 [11127]
The Rantburg Treasury Department	21 10:40 USN,Ret. [11129]
Page 2: WoT Background
State Department reveals Hillary Clinton received $500K worth of jewelry from Saudi king	3 22:29 Pappy [11126]
Cuban General in Nork Arms Smuggling Case Killed in Auto Accident	6 16:45 USN,Ret. [11131]
USS Nimitz Carrier Rerouted for Syria	1 17:00 Bobby [11127]
Obama's climb-down on Syria attack spells military nightmare for allies Israel, Turkey, Jordan	3 10:00 Redneck Jim [11125]
Hamas slams Egyptian plan to create buffer zone with Gaza	4 11:55 swksvolFF [11131]
Afghan Presidential Hopeful Named Acting Interior Minister	0 [11126]
France to Make Public Syria Chemical Arms Documents	0 [11128]
Ban Presses for Faster Probe into Syria Chemical Attack	3 04:12 Shipman [11128]
Thousands Rally for South Yemen Independence	2 09:19 Frank G [11125]
Syria Opposition Chief Urges Arabs to Back Western Strikes	7 17:47 Besoeker [11135]
Mustaqbal Official Criticizes Berri's Initiative, Says Problem Lies in Lack of Trust in Hizbullah	1 22:34 Pappy [11130]
Chilling details of huge arsenal revealed by French spies	6 11:09 Shipman [11126]
Kerry: Time to retire 'slam-dunk' on intel	4 15:37 KBK [11123]
Syria Dismisses Obama as Confused, Moves Troops	1 00:36 Uncle Phester [11128]
Assad Says Syria Can Confront 'Any External Aggression', Iran Warns U.S.	1 17:40 Whomoper Oppressor of the Danes1311 [11133]
Shia 'Advocacy Journalism' Behind Story Claiming Saudis Gave Rebels Chemical Weapons	0 [11125]
PM expected to approve joint grand targeted operation in Karachi	0 [11126]
PML-F slams call for army deployment in Karachi	0 [11126]
Police block Istanbul's Gezi Park as peace protests erupt	0 [11127]
Egypt names key constitution panel with few Islamists	0 [11126]
Saudis: We support US-led strike if Syrian people do	2 07:47 AlanC [11127]
Iran refurbishes ~~destroyer~~ LST	3 09:32 Frank G [11125]
Iran to stage massive military drill in September: commander	0 [11126]
Amos 4 Satellite Launched Into Space	3 13:58 Shipman [11124]
Page 3: Non-WoT
Birmingham Islamic TV channel fined £85,000 over presenter's rant	5 15:03 gorb [11127]
Wife 'Boils Husband In Pressure Cooker'	7 17:28 Zenobia Floger6220 [11132]
Upazila chairman killed in Mymensingh AL clash	0 [11125]
South Carolina ends fiscal year with higher-than-expected $68M surplus	2 08:52 Procopius2k [11125]
8 didn't graduate; counselors told to turn over 'deleted' info	3 18:38 Skidmark [11132]
Mandela discharged from hospital, still in critical condition, will get intensive care at home	1 00:25 Uncle Phester [11128]
EU plans to fit all cars with speed limiters	13 16:26 AlanC [11126]
Egyptian authorities detain suspected 'spy' bird	3 12:00 Zenobia Floger6220 [11125]
Merkel, Election Rival Face Off in TV Debate	0 [11127]
Outrage in India over Gang-rape Sentence as Police Arrest Guru in Teen Assault Claim	0 [11126]
May 11 poll defeat: ANP dissolves countrywide organisations	1 09:07 Thing From Snowy Mountain [11127]
3 children found chained in ex-minister's house	0 [11128]
Cop killed, another hurt in outlaws' fire	0 [11126]
Tangier to host flamenco fest	5 16:26 Barbara [11125]
Armenian forces violate ceasefire in Gazakh region	1 11:07 bman [11129]
Page 4: Opinion
VDH: Obama then vs Obama now. The utter hypocrisy	6 19:08 Besoeker [11127]
The Obama Imperium	4 20:04 Thing From Snowy Mountain [11127]
Galrahn: Syria: Sitrep	2 10:52 AlanC [11128]
Will the House Authorize a Syria Strike?	23 22:41 Pappy [11131]
Obama unleashes horror in Jerusalem	8 18:22 swksvolFF [11130]
Perfunctory and ineffectual war-making in Syria is worse than nothing.	2 09:53 Besoeker [11128]
Page 6: Politix
Sen. Scott builds base across SC in first 8 months	0 [11129]

    
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                        20:33 Frank G

                        20:04 Thing From Snowy Mountain

                        19:08 Besoeker

                        18:38 Skidmark

                        18:31 Paul D

                        18:22 swksvolFF

                        18:02 Barbara

                        17:47 Besoeker

                        17:42 Shipman

                        17:40 Whomoper Oppressor of the Danes1311

                        17:28 Zenobia Floger6220

                        17:20 Airandee

                        17:02 badanov

                        17:00 Bobby

                        16:58 g(r)omgoru

                        16:55 Bobby

                        16:47 USN,Ret.

                        16:46 AlanC

                        16:45 USN,Ret.

                        16:41 AlmostAnonymous5839

                        16:37 AlanC

Who's in the News
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10	Govt of Syria
7	Arab Spring
4	Govt of Pakistan
1	Ansar al-Sharia
1	al-Qaeda in Sinai Peninsula
1	Govt of Iran
1	al-Qaeda in Pakistan
1	al-Qaeda in North Africa
1	Hamas
1	Hezbollah
1	Jamaat-e-Islami
1	Lashkar e-Jhangvi
1	Taliban

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Mon 2013-09-02
Taliban target U.S. army base in Nangarhar, attack ongoing

Sun 2013-09-01
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Sat 2013-08-31
Breaking: Obama hands the ball off to Congress

Fri 2013-08-30
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Thu 2013-08-29
Report: 20 Injured In Another Chemical Attack In Syria

Wed 2013-08-28
DEATH SENTENCE FOR Maj. NIDAL HASAN

Tue 2013-08-27
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Mon 2013-08-26
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Sun 2013-08-25
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Sat 2013-08-24
Twin blasts at Lebanese mosques kill at least 43

Fri 2013-08-23
Musharraf charged with Benazir's murder

Thu 2013-08-22
Two Somalis Killed, Swedish Pol Wounded in Mog Attack

Wed 2013-08-21
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Tue 2013-08-20
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Mon 2013-08-19
Dozens of Egyptian policemen killed in North Sinai blast

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