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State of emergency in Basra
Today's Headlines

Headline	Comments [Views]
Page 1: WoT Operations
One dead as Hamas & Fatah clash	7 00:00 DMFD [11132]
Tales from the Crossfire Gazette	1 00:00 Inspector Clueso [11133]
D.C. area sniper gets six life terms	4 00:00 mcsegeek1 [11127]
Kids brandish guns to test IDF vigilance	18 00:00 Frank G [11136]
Spain acquits Sept 11 suspect of conspiracy charge	3 00:00 Rory B. Bellows [11129]
Saudi al-Qaida militant nabbed in Northern Iraq handed over to US	2 00:00 Sock Puppet of Doom [11131]
Tom Ricks on Haditha	0 [11133]
Paleos storm Gaza parliment in riot over wages	10 00:00 Frank G [11129]
Three 'militants' killed in India	1 00:00 Cheregum Crelet7867 [11130]
Abortive Afghan suicide attack	5 00:00 Ptah [11126]
Turkey cracks 'plot' to kill PM	4 00:00 Azad [11132]
4 Algerian Militants Arrested	0 [11129]
Manila says Muslim converts continue to pose threat	4 00:00 JosephMendiola [11133]
Chechen Coppers chase hard boyz into Ingushetia	0 [11130]
Caucasus Corpse Count	0 [11130]
Dead Ingush hard boyz had just returned from Turkey	1 00:00 Azad [11128]
Iran preparing insurgent forces to fight US in the event of invasion	6 00:00 JosephMendiola [11136]
Soddies leading the fight against UK in Basra	3 00:00 6 [11130]
Financier of the Karbala shrine bombing busted	0 [11135]
Suicide bomber kills 12 in Hilla	0 [11130]
Al-Maliki declares state of emergency in Basra	0 [11128]
13 dead in latest Mogadishu fighting	5 00:00 Frank G [11133]
Chechen Killer Korps carries out additional attacks	0 [11131]
Jordan busted Karbouli in a sting operation	1 00:00 grb [11133]
Kabul riots, recent attacks underscore Taliban threat	0 [11132]
Thai insurgency still going strong	0 [11126]
LeJ member sentenced to death over Shi'ite attacks	0 [11132]
Taliban kill, capture dozens of Afghan police	3 00:00 lotp [11130]
Malaysian busts named, helped Bali bombers escape to Mindanao	0 [11129]
Sri Lankan "Jihad Islamic" leaflets warn Muslims to flee homes	4 00:00 mcsegeek1 [11128]
Hayat reaches guilty plea deal with prosecutors	2 00:00 trailing wife [11129]
Philippines links with busted Malaysian under scrutiny	0 [11131]
Arrested Indonesian appears to have served Mindanao terror camp instructor	0 [11130]
Francifada 2.0 Night Two: stoning infidel cops	14 00:00 Seafarious [11131]
Egypt Detains Sinai Bombing Suspects	0 [11129]
2 hurt in militant attack in Shakai	0 [11130]
40 corpses found in Iraq	1 00:00 mcsegeek1 [11133]
Saudis warn against action against Iran	15 00:00 Zenster [11131]
Insurgents kill Iraq media staff	3 00:00 DarthVader [11133]
Somali capital calm as Islamic fighters gain the upper hand	9 00:00 6 [11133]
Page 2: WoT Background
Blix Wants Global Disarm of Nuke Weapons	6 00:00 DMFD [11136]
E.Timor Rebel Chief may surrender	0 [11128]
Shites in Beirut Rate Over TV Comedy About Hezbollah Leader	1 00:00 Frank G [11135]
The Wilson/Plame affair gets even stranger	0 [11128]
Arnold Orders CA Troops to Border	2 00:00 mcsegeek1 [11128]
L.A. School Promotes Separatism - Reporter Attacked	7 00:00 Besoeker [11128]
Hillary Clinton's N.Y. Platform: Iraq War 'Illegal'	12 00:00 Steve White [11133]
We Will Do Anything To Make the Sale	3 00:00 bruce [11125]
It's All America's Fault	4 00:00 JosephMendiola [11133]
Gaddafi slams Nigeria for handing over Taylor	0 [11131]
More hate filled cartoons from Palestine	4 00:00 Thinemp Whimble2412 [11128]
Moscow's North Caucasus quagmire	1 00:00 gromgoru [11125]
Gold market's glitter a portent of gloom for many Palestinians	11 00:00 Redneck Jim [11129]
Film on radical Islam a wake-up call to the West	6 00:00 Apostate [11128]
Mahathir urges Muslims to build weapons	8 00:00 DanNY [11131]
Syrian regime courts favor with Islamists	0 [11130]
Jordan to scrap jail for press	4 00:00 trailing wife [11130]
Mustafa Setmariam Nasar profile	1 00:00 B Fwance [11129]
Boxer wants troops pulled in 6 months	30 00:00 Bobby [11126]
U.S. should scrap missile defence plan, Blix says	36 00:00 FOTSGreg [11131]
Zakayev appointed new Chechen foreign minister, sez he wants peace	1 00:00 mcsegeek1 [11128]
More al-Qaeda bios released	3 00:00 Greamp Elmavinter1163 [11135]
Imran Khan: From sports star to Islamist demagogue	8 00:00 john [11132]
US intervention in Somalia	0 [11130]
US Muslims avoiding travel due to terror fears	19 00:00 Frank G [11129]
Joint al-Qaeda, Taliban video released	2 00:00 Elmolutch Ebbeatle6080 [11133]
US changes course on Iran talks, mullahs spurn offer as propaganda	3 00:00 trailing wife [11133]
Egypt PM rules out recognition for Muslim Brothers	1 00:00 DanNY [11133]
US plans significant Pakistan missile sale	3 00:00 pihkalbadger [11131]
ElBaradei: Iran Not an Immediate Nuclear Threat	10 00:00 gromgoru [11130]
UN Calls for More Palestinian Aid	13 00:00 RWV [11133]
Tigers may move funds through Malaysia, Singapore	0 [11127]
EU formally inks Tamil Tigers ban	0 [11133]
US conducted 170 spy missions in May: DPRK	8 00:00 JosephMendiola [11129]
Khatami urges more oil money to Palestinians	2 00:00 6 [11135]
Pakistan blocks full NAM support for Afghan moves to curb Taliban	0 [11125]
Hayden sworn in as new CIA chief	8 00:00 remoteman [11129]
Iraq PM Vows 'Iron Fist' in Restive Basra	3 00:00 mcsegeek1 [11130]
U.S. sets conditions for joining Iran talks	0 [11137]
Iraq veteran sues Moore over 9/11	3 00:00 Broadhead6 [11138]
Page 3: Non-WoT
Billboards Define The Illegal Sanctuary Issue	0 [11130]
Boffins find way to make you 'invisible'	1 00:00 zazz [11130]
WND : Study: 1 million sex crimes by illegals	6 00:00 Frank G [11134]
Another NKor famine this summer?	2 00:00 JosephMendiola [11129]
Voting at 17 wins support	13 00:00 3dc [11132]
Rwandan president scoffs at "Hotel Rwanda"	5 00:00 Fordesque [11130]
New Research Tool Predicts Landslide for Gore in 2008, Defeat for Clinton	17 00:00 JosephMendiola [11138]
Bolivia President Morales Says U.S. Seeks to Kill Him	21 00:00 6 [11130]
Kuwait university fatwa 'totally irresponsible'	11 00:00 trailing wife [11128]
Moroccan fatwa declares women cannot lead prayers	3 00:00 Old Patriot [11136]
German State Bans Headscarves For Muslim Teachers In Schools	4 00:00 GK [11126]
Indonesia slaughtering poultry in bird flu area; 1 death every 2 1/2 days	2 00:00 Anonymoose [11133]
Dutch Minister "Iron Rita" loses leadership bid	2 00:00 Perfessor [11127]
South Korean party boss quits after opposition wins	6 00:00 mac [11136]
Landslide victory for South Korean conservatives in local elections	1 00:00 ed [11127]
New Italian president pardons left-wing terrorist	1 00:00 C-Low [11126]
German state bans Muslim headscarf for teachers	10 00:00 mrp [11130]
Outrage as President pardons police chief's 'anarchist' killer	7 00:00 anonymous5089 [11131]
Bolivia farmers plan for 'self defense'	5 00:00 Jackal [11130]
Russia in arms talks with Chavez	3 00:00 Besoeker [11132]
Sen. Reid says boxing matches part of his official duties	6 00:00 wxjames [11130]
Congressman Tried to Hide Papers, Justice Dept. Says	3 00:00 Besoeker [11129]
Page 4: Opinion
My Haditha Debacle	0 [11126]
"Deterring those who are already dead?"	6 00:00 Shinemp Ebbitch6305 [11131]
Sixty-Two Years and Two Hard Words (a Memorial Day essay by Scott Ott)	0 [11128]
Liberals must come down off our high horses	28 00:00 JosephMendiola [11126]
NSA Honors Screaming Eagle	1 00:00 Eric Jablow [11128]
Damage Is Done - The Bush administration's bad Iran move	5 00:00 SteveS [11128]
Not Too Swift	30 00:00 Pappy [11133]
The predictable stupidity of the racist left	0 [11127]
Condi's Iran Gambit	4 00:00 JosephMendiola [11125]
Europe's Good Intentions Have Gone Sour	6 00:00 no mo uro [11126]
Terror's New Homeland	6 00:00 wxjames [11135]
Page 5: Russia-Former Soviet Union
Czechs to vote today in close national elections	0 [11129]
A back-alley approach to fight crime in Minneapolis	3 00:00 rhodesiafever [11133]
British farmer discovers WOT ultimate bio-engineered living weapon, lives to tell the tale	12 00:00 twobyfour [11132]
Prehistoric ecosystem found in ~~Gaza and West Bank~~ Israeli cave	4 00:00 Nimble Spemble [11129]
Historical Revisionism Exposed	1 00:00 trailing wife [11128]
New Version of the Akaka Bill Released	1 00:00 mcsegeek1 [11135]
Bios on two Brit soldiers killed in southern Iraq	3 00:00 trailing wife [11125]
FBI Arrests 2 Pa. Senate Legislative Aides	4 00:00 Sherry [11130]
Fla. Man in Women's Bathing Suit Arrested	5 00:00 DepotGuy [11129]
Boy's leg amputated after abuse	6 00:00 Broadhead6 [11131]

    
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                        22:39 twobyfour

                        22:38 Frank G

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                        22:20 Shinemp Ebbitch6305

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                        22:09 DarthVader

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Two weeks of WOT

Thu 2006-06-01
State of emergency in Basra

Wed 2006-05-31
Malaysia captures 12 suspected terrorists

Tue 2006-05-30
Death Sentence for Bangla Bhai

Mon 2006-05-29
Israeli air raid strikes Palestinian sites in Beqaa, southern Beirut

Sun 2006-05-28
Plot fears prompt Morocco crackdown

Sat 2006-05-27
Islamic Jihad official in Sidon dies of wounds

Fri 2006-05-26
30 killed, many wounded in fresh Mogadishu fighting

Thu 2006-05-25
60 suspected Taliban, five security forces killed in Afghanistan

Wed 2006-05-24
British troops in first Taliban action

Tue 2006-05-23
Hamas force battles rivals in Gaza

Mon 2006-05-22
Airstrike in South Afghanistan Kills 76

Sun 2006-05-21
Bomb plot on Rashid Abu Shbak

Sat 2006-05-20
Iraqi government formed. Finally.

Fri 2006-05-19
Hamas official seized with $800k

Thu 2006-05-18
Haqqani takes command of Talibs

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