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Baitullah offers conditional talks
Today's Headlines

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Page 1: WoT Operations
2 in UK charged with encouraging acts of terrorism	1 00:00 Raj [11128]
Sabotage alert for forces	3 00:00 RD [11129]
Two gunned down by Thai terrorists	0 [11129]
A Marine who held up his end of the bargain	19 00:00 Junior Assistant Sock Puppet of Doom [11132]
Good Morning.....	18 00:00 USN,Ret. [11129]
Baghdad bombs toll now 98 dead	5 00:00 Old Patriot [11131]
5 injured at funeral for Palestinian resistance fighters in Beit Ummar	4 00:00 Chang Smith8113 [11130]
Al Mujahidin Brigades clash with Israeli force in eastern Gaza Strip	4 00:00 trailing wife [11129]
Two children injured in explosion in Rafah	5 00:00 gorb [11130]
Four Hamas supporters arrested in West Bank	1 00:00 JosephMendiola [11128]
Al-Aqsa leader survives assassination attempt	5 00:00 imoyaro [11125]
Two policemen, 2 militants killed in Mardan clash	1 00:00 Redneck Jim [11127]
Yemen: Two die in university attack	2 00:00 Excalibur [11132]
Lebanon: Judge orders arrest of troops for shooting opposition protesters	2 00:00 Anonymoose [11133]
One gunman killed, no police losses in incident in Chechnya	0 [11128]
Indonesian court jails militant ten years over acts of terror	0 [11128]
Police retain Benazir's alleged killers for 10 more days	6 00:00 JosephMendiola [11130]
Five suspected militants held in Swat	0 [11132]
RAF forced to borrow US elint planes	16 00:00 JosephMendiola [11132]
Page 2: WoT Background
Israel Tests 1st Radar-Imagery Satellite	0 [11128]
Feds ask to halt inmate access at Supermax after letter leaks	10 00:00 jds [11126]
UK hospital porter fired in crucifix row	4 00:00 CrazyFool [11127]
Why nobody trusts the media anymore (one of a series)	14 00:00 www [11133]
Nuclear physicist/Muslim cleric fights to get back job, security clearance	7 00:00 Butch Ununs2831 [11127]
Fighting Three Wars in Iraq	4 00:00 Verlaine [11131]
Insurgency prolongs Aethiop occupation, Somalia speaker sez	0 [11129]
Somalia: Islamist leader rejects talks with the government	0 [11126]
125,000 Turks protest over head scarf ban	2 00:00 JosephMendiola [11130]
Hamas protest attempt to close Gaza border	2 00:00 JosephMendiola [11128]
One killed, two injured in family clashes in Khan Younis	1 00:00 g(r)omgoru [11124]
Likud would win if Israeli general election called	4 00:00 JosephMendiola [11129]
More than 5,000 Gazans remain stranded in Al-Arish	11 00:00 g(r)omgoru [11131]
UK to give additional welfare to men with multiple wives	22 00:00 RWV [11124]
A Frail Economy Raises Pressure on Irans Rulers	5 00:00 Steve White [11127]
Mehsud offers conditional talks	0 [11134]
Iraqi PM: Time to fight terrorism	2 00:00 Junior Assistant Sock Puppet of Doom [11132]
Warty Nose: Hamas will help close border with Egypt	0 [11128]
U.N. to help Lebanon in probing Eid assassination	1 00:00 Large Elmaish6307 [11125]
Aridi: Sunday riots confirmed threats by Hezbollah & allies	0 [11130]
18 militant hideouts in Swat	0 [11126]
Mookie The 'Manchrian Mullah'	4 00:00 JosephMendiola [11125]
UK police bugged Muslim MP	4 00:00 Bright Pebbles [11129]
Sweden slashes asylum grants to Iraqi refugees	4 00:00 Redneck Jim [11127]
They're Heeeeeeeere.......!	21 00:00 trailing wife [11130]
Page 3: Non-WoT
FOURTH undersea cable has been 'damaged'	12 00:00 SteveS [11134]
Clinton suggests garnishing wages for universal health coverage	21 00:00 Anguper Hupomosing9418 [11133]
NASA and India sign space cooperation pact	4 00:00 JosephMendiola [11129]
Russian Arms Exports to China in Collapse: Report	8 00:00 g(r)omgoru [11136]
MN Gov: Pawlenty proposes lifting moratorium on new nuke plants	4 00:00 Frank G [11132]
Roadblock for Justice nominee	3 00:00 Graviling Dark Lord of the Welsh1001 [11128]
Chad rebels seize capital after heavy fighting	5 00:00 Frank G [11129]
Barack Obama and John McCain lead rivals 2-1 in Illinois	9 00:00 JosephMendiola [11126]
Noo York: Clinton Breaks 50%, McCain Way Out In Front	4 00:00 JosephMendiola [11129]
Sark marries Carla	9 00:00 Steve White [11129]
Democrats Flood States With Ads as Tuesday Nears	13 00:00 JosephMendiola [11132]
Libya Says Chad Rebels Agree to Truce	0 [11126]
Romney wins Maine caucuses	6 00:00 Steve White [11131]
WHO reports Tamiflu-resistent influenza	7 00:00 Anonymoose [11129]
UK state schools barred from admitting middle class kids	6 00:00 Bright Pebbles [11131]
Kenya violence: 'We waited, now we'll chop them to bits'	3 00:00 Excalibur [11133]
Page 4: Opinion
Kabul is like Saigon at the end of the Vietnam war	6 00:00 JosephMendiola [11129]
Leading for patriotism - or lust??	30 00:00 trailing wife [11132]
A note to Pakistan's brave soldiers used as mercenaries	3 00:00 rjschwarz [11133]
Page 5: Russia-Former Soviet Union
Death photo of Ernie Pyle surfaces	3 00:00 Barbara Skolaut [11132]
Today in History	0 [11126]
Texas mayor resigns over Shih Tzu	7 00:00 Sgt. Mom [11126]
Lebanon rappers give Christian message a hip-hop twist	4 00:00 Jeff [11134]
Welsh life-prisoner claims MI5 wanted him to spy on Islamists	5 00:00 JosephMendiola [11127]

    
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Who's in the News
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7	Hamas
3	Iraqi Insurgency
2	TNSM
2	Govt of Iran
2	Hezbollah
2	Islamic Courts
2	Taliban
1	Govt of Pakistan
1	Govt of Syria
1	al-Qaeda in Iraq
1	Jemaah Islamiyah
1	al-Qaeda
1	Chechen Republic of Ichkeria
1	Fatah
1	Global Jihad
1	al-Aqsa Martyrs

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Two weeks of WOT

Sun 2008-02-03
Baitullah offers conditional talks

Sat 2008-02-02
British bishop gets police protection after Islamist death threats

Fri 2008-02-01
Yemen: Al-Qaeda fighting rebels 'at government's request'

Thu 2008-01-31
Abu Laith al-Libi titzup?

Wed 2008-01-30
18 Orakzai tribes form Lashkar against Taliban

Tue 2008-01-29
Egypt starts to rebuild Gaza border fences

Mon 2008-01-28
9 killed, dozens injured during Hezbollah-led riots in Leb

Sun 2008-01-27
Gazooks foil attempt to seal Rafah: day 4

Sat 2008-01-26
Mullah Omar sacks Baitullah for fighting against Pak Army

Fri 2008-01-25
Beirut bomb kills top anti-terror investigator

Thu 2008-01-24
Mosul kaboom kills 15, wounds 132

Wed 2008-01-23
Gunnies blow Rafah wall, thousands of Paleos flood into Egypt

Tue 2008-01-22
Musharraf: Pakistan isn't hunting Osama

Mon 2008-01-21
Darkness falls on Gaza

Sun 2008-01-20
Spain arrests 14 over possible Barcelona attack

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