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La Belle France, U.S. launch offensive in Uzbin valley
Today's Headlines

Headline	Comments [Views]
Page 1: WoT Operations
U.S. Launched Missile Strikes on Al Qaeda in Yemen	1 00:00 Halliburton - Mysterious Conspiracy Division [11132]
Newt sez non-Rotarians are the threat.	0 [11126]
Hackers steal SKorean-US military secrets	4 00:00 JosephMendiola [11131]
Hackers bring down Twitter	3 00:00 Nimble Spemble [11124]
Afghan overwatch duty from a Marine grunt's point of view - CAUTION: Colorful language	5 00:00 JosephMendiola [11131]
Assault Breacher Vehicle sees first combat in Afghanistan	1 00:00 JosephMendiola [11131]
Mumbai gunman recants confession, alleges torture	3 00:00 chris [11128]
Good morning	2 00:00 GolfBravoUSMC [11133]
Israeli police arrest 9 Palestinians	2 00:00 Frank G [11126]
IED blast kills seven civilians in Afghanistan	0 [11126]
Two security officials killed in Bara explosion	0 [11126]
Militants open fire at police in Mathra area of Peshawar	0 [11130]
Egypt: Shots fired at crew building Gaza wall	3 00:00 mojo [11134]
Somali militant group shuts down UN mine agency	3 00:00 Steve White [11127]
Car bomb kills 3 Iraqi civilians, injures 16	0 [11129]
US, France launch major operation in Afghanistan	4 00:00 Rhodesiafever [11139]
Pakistani mayor, 60 others escape bomb attack	1 00:00 ed [11129]
Yemen foils al-Qaeda plot, kills 34, arrests 17	1 00:00 Frank G [11130]
Twelve killed in multiple US drone strikes	1 00:00 Atomic Conspiracy [11126]
Uh-Oh....Danger Room What's Next in National Security Not Just Drones: Militants Can Snoop on Mo	4 00:00 lotp [11128]
Page 2: WoT Background
Pakistan travel bans spark fears of coup	1 00:00 Rhodesiafever [11129]
Pakistan Ministers Are Called Before the Courts	0 [11127]
Iranians Rally to Protest Khomeini Photo Burning	0 [11129]
Obama's 'personal interest' led to speedy indictment of Headley	6 00:00 JosephMendiola [11136]
Assault Breacher Vehicle Demo	3 00:00 lotp [11131]
Headley called terror plot a 'Mickey Mouse Project'	0 [11127]
Dutch rapper convicted of threatening Wilders	3 00:00 Dave UK [11123]
Mom of US hiker in Iran begs Khamenei to free three	3 00:00 Kelly [11131]
Iran Trying To Start A Fight, With Iraq?	7 00:00 Frank G [11127]
Jamaat-e-Islami, Chinese Communist Party ink MoU	5 00:00 JosephMendiola [11127]
Egypts Gaza barrier a sovereign right: report	1 00:00 Old Patriot [11128]
Pakistan in turmoil after Zardari amnesty blow	0 [11127]
Abbas term extension devoid of legitimacy	0 [11126]
Ahmadinejad calls for 'reasonable oil prices'	2 00:00 3dc [11127]
Ahmadinejad blames capitalism for climate change	7 00:00 Besoeker [11128]
Houthis slam UN inaction over Yemen crisis	3 00:00 OldSpook [11127]
'Corrupt' Afghan Ministers' List Unveiled	3 00:00 mojo [11129]
UN Envoy: Settlement slowdown not enough	2 00:00 AlanC [11124]
Hizb Ut-Tahrir: PA attempts arrest of member	0 [11139]
Hamas declares PLO decision on Abbas a coup	1 00:00 g(r)omgoru [11126]
Egypt reopens probe of Hamas members death	0 [11129]
US military drone security breach fixed-official	3 00:00 gorb [11130]
Pak will hunt Haqqani group after TTP: Mullen	1 00:00 ed [11126]
Page 3: Non-WoT
Environmentalists Asked: "How Did You Get To Copenhagen?"	13 00:00 Frank G [11129]
RIP Dan O'Bannon, A Sci-Fi Great	5 00:00 Mike Kozlowski [11132]
US Signs Nuclear Deal with UAE	3 00:00 Besoeker [11130]
Japanese Fight Back Against Anti-Whalers	5 00:00 JosephMendiola [11127]
The Lynch Mobs Of Guatemala	3 00:00 gorb [11131]
Rare gender identity defect hits Gaza families	17 00:00 trailing wife [11134]
Cargo ship carrying dozens sinks off Lebanon coast	2 00:00 Mitch H. [11125]
Top Mexican drug cartel leader 'killed'	2 00:00 mojo [11126]
Ban black magic: Clerics	2 00:00 3dc [11126]
Page 4: Opinion
Bringing terror home: Obama's colossal mistake	6 00:00 JosephMendiola [11130]
Job losses send disability (social security) claims soaring	1 00:00 Besoeker [11127]
Homegrown Insurgency	7 00:00 JosephMendiola [11126]
Page 6: Politix
Nine Months After Stimulus 49 of 50 States Have Lost Jobs	1 00:00 JohnQC [11126]
Obama the America denier	1 00:00 DepotGuy [11127]
Completely Reckless, Completely Irresponsible	1 00:00 newc [11125]
Union pulls back on supporting bill	5 00:00 Mike [11128]
Walpin-Gate Suit Has New Motion	7 00:00 Procopius2k [11129]
Chuck Schumer: Defender of Women's Rights, Insulter of Actual Woman	4 00:00 Thing From Snowy Mountain [11137]
Sen. Lincoln: Congress Can Force Americans to Buy Health Insurance Because Constitution 'Charges Congress With the Health' of the People	19 00:00 trailing wife [11132]
Court documents suggest John Edwards is father of Rielle Hunter's baby -- and now it's time to pay	7 00:00 gorb [11133]

    
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                        23:33 Halliburton - Mysterious Conspiracy Division

                        23:00 trailing wife

                        22:50 trailing wife

                        22:42 Dar

                        22:33 gorb

                        22:25 gorb

                        22:11 Thing From Snowy Mountain

                        22:07 Frank G

                        22:06 Frank G

                        21:43 gorb

                        21:39 JosephMendiola

                        21:34 CrazyFool

                        21:30 gorb

                        21:24 JosephMendiola

                        21:21 JosephMendiola

                        21:17 lotp

                        21:16 JosephMendiola

                        21:12 lotp

                        20:59 Rhodesiafever

                        20:58 Mike Kozlowski

                        20:35 Rhodesiafever

                        20:24 Rhodesiafever

                        20:23 JosephMendiola

Who's in the News
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5	Hamas
2	Govt of Iran
2	Govt of Pakistan
2	al-Qaeda in Pakistan
2	Taliban
2	TTP
1	Hizb-ut-Tahrir
1	al-Shabaab
1	al-Qaeda in Yemen
1	Iraqi Insurgency
1	Jamaat-e-Islami

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Two weeks of WOT

Fri 2009-12-18
La Belle France, U.S. launch offensive in Uzbin valley

Thu 2009-12-17
12 dead in N.Wazoo dronezaps

Wed 2009-12-16
First of 30,000 new troops arriving in Afghanistan

Tue 2009-12-15
Suicide kaboom outside Punjab chief minister's house kills 33

Mon 2009-12-14
Pax wax at least 22 turbans in Kurram

Sun 2009-12-13
Blackwater behind Pakabooms: Ex-ISI chief

Sat 2009-12-12
Hariri government wins Lebanon parliament vote

Fri 2009-12-11
Houthis stop Saudi offensive. Saudis stop Houthis offensive

Thu 2009-12-10
Clashes on the Streets of Khartoum

Wed 2009-12-09
Baghdad bomb attacks kill 127, wound 450

Tue 2009-12-08
Peshawar blast kills 10, injures 45

Mon 2009-12-07
Explosions rock market in Lahore

Sun 2009-12-06
Little resistance on day 2 of US-Afghan offensive

Sat 2009-12-05
Attack temporarily shuts Herat airport

Fri 2009-12-04
Russian Police find car packed with explosives near train station

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