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Iraqi forces say kill 120 militants in Basra operation
Today's Headlines

Headline	Comments [Views]
Page 1: WoT Operations
Iran Backing Sadr Revolt in Iraq	12 00:00 McZoid [11131]
U.S. Armor Forces Join Offensive In Baghdad Against Sadr Militia	20 00:00 Chuck Simmins [11129]
Marine amputee returning to combat	3 00:00 ex-lib [11129]
Iraqi forces say kill 120 militants in Basra operation	2 00:00 Sock Puppet of Texas [11128]
Iraqi police in Basra shed their uniforms, kept their rifles and switched sides	15 00:00 tipover [11131]
67 Terrorists Killed	0 [11127]
Hillah Guerilla Update - US Special Forces vs. 'Special Groups'	2 00:00 JosephMendiola [11127]
Bomb attack injures three Thai policemen	0 [11130]
NY-Times: Iraqi security forces failed for a third straight day to oust Shiite militias from the	24 00:00 Old Patriot [11128]
Good morning.	5 00:00 gorb [11126]
2 intel officers shot dead in Karachi	4 00:00 ed [11125]
Sadr followers march to demand new govt	3 00:00 JohnQC [11128]
50 Swat policemen sacked for 'lack of courage'	0 [11129]
Clouds of smoke over US embassy in green zone	2 00:00 Procopius2k [11125]
Iraqi killed, seven injured by car bomb in Kirkuk	0 [11126]
Police in Lahore arrest 4 terrs, seize boom jackets	0 [11127]
Three German soldiers injured in Afghan blast	0 [11128]
Egypt''s border guards kill two persons attempting to infiltrate to Israel	2 00:00 trailing wife [11126]
Heavy clashes in Iraq's S. city of Nasiriya	1 00:00 Mitch H. [11126]
Violence in Basra claims life of medical official, injures 20 soldiers	0 [11124]
Lashkar men's arrest averted strike on BSE	0 [11125]
Lashkar courier escapes from custody	1 00:00 Redneck Jim [11127]
Yemen hands over four Al-Qaeda suspects to Saudi	1 00:00 Sock Puppet of Texas [11132]
Police Search for Va. Highway Gunman	1 00:00 USN, Ret. [11127]
Iraqi government spokesman abducted amid Baghdad violence	0 [11126]
Israeli forces arrest eight Palestinians in West Bank	0 [11125]
Shiite area shut down in Baghdad after Green Zone attack	0 [11128]
Muslim group seeks fine for Wilders, ban on anti-Quran film	13 00:00 gorb [11126]
Kurdish police officer killed, six wounded in Kirkuk	0 [11128]
Seven killed in attack on Pakistani ambulance	2 00:00 Redneck Jim [11125]
Danish soldier killed in Afghanistan firefight	1 00:00 Menhadden Snogum6713 [11129]
SIMI did legwork for LeT, Jaish, HuJI	1 00:00 Sock Puppet of Texas [11126]
Lashkar takes over D-Company	0 [11124]
Page 2: WoT Background
Fitna - Geert Wilders Video - Still at this site	5 00:00 GolfBravoUSMC [11129]
Incomplete list of US Muslims arrested and/or convicted for planning or acting out jihad	1 00:00 McZoid [11126]
Anchor quits Al-Jazeera, cites anti-American tone	0 [11127]
I'll be Nepal's 1st prez: Prachanda	0 [11127]
The life and times of Qasim Toori Part-I	0 [11124]
Former Terror Detainee Recalls Captivity - Where else, on 60 Minutes	3 00:00 Spot [11126]
Talibunnies herald Spring Offensive 2008	4 00:00 Frank G [11128]
Arab summit conspicuous for its absentees	0 [11125]
Burning a Bridge Between Faiths	3 00:00 Tarzan Glavimble1277 [11126]
UN OKs Islamic text against defamation	4 00:00 Deacon Blues [11125]
N.K. test-fires missiles into West Sea	7 00:00 JosephMendiola [11130]
Pentagon criticised over contract for company run by 22-year-old	12 00:00 sinse [11123]
Strict action against militants, jirga tells Afghan army	0 [11124]
New government will withdraw army from Swat: ANP president	1 00:00 tipover [11127]
No retreat, nor negotiation with armed men in Basra - Iraqi PM	3 00:00 Thuter Lumplump3247 [11126]
Syria: Arab leaders to look at nuclear-free Middle East	6 00:00 Querent [11127]
Afghanistan: Berlusconi to look at troop increase if re-elected	0 [11124]
Hamas, Islamic Jihad reject Egypt truce	0 [11125]
Syrian foreign minister: Israel doesn't want peace	2 00:00 Sock Puppet of Texas [11125]
Kurds allege ethnic cleansing in Syria	1 00:00 rjschwarz [11129]
Tater calls for end to violence, political solution to deadly clashes	5 00:00 ed [11127]
Taliban warn tribesmen against meeting Americans	1 00:00 Menhadden Snogum6713 [11126]
A chill ushers in new diplomatic order in Pakistan	4 00:00 john frum [11133]
Jordan opposition to scrap Israel peace treaty	2 00:00 Thuter Lumplump3247 [11130]
Bhutto attack suspect rearrested in Pakistan	0 [11128]
Rapid Action Battalion - Licensed to kill!	5 00:00 bigjim-ky [11127]
Page 3: Non-WoT
You're not paranoid if .....	2 00:00 JosephMendiola [11131]
Obamas Former Pastor Getting $1.6M Home in Retirement	1 00:00 Rupert Glasing8221 [11133]
Pakistan: Coalition partners in dispute over key ministries	1 00:00 ed [11127]
Italy: EU Mozzarella cheese ban looms	11 00:00 Eric Jablow [11131]
Comoros Demands France Hand Over Rebel Leader	0 [11128]
Could Zimbabwe vote oust Mugabe?	8 00:00 JosephMendiola [11129]
Taiwan says did not dismantle U.S. missile parts	5 00:00 JosephMendiola [11135]
Protesting monks embarass China during press tour	3 00:00 JosephMendiola [11127]
Page 4: Opinion
Wal-Mart to the rescue!	10 00:00 Barbara Skolaut [11132]
Obama compares primaries to the Bataan Death March	8 00:00 Anguper Hupomosing9418 [11124]
Iraqis for McCain	0 [11126]
How Bush's treaty power grab failed	3 00:00 Procopius2k [11125]
Hey! Lookee dat! The Clintons have ethical problems! Whoda thunk it?	5 00:00 JohnQC [11125]
Could the Wilders Film Have Been Banned?	6 00:00 Anguper Hupomosing9418 [11127]
Hillary under fire	7 00:00 Frank G [11127]
Operation Calvary Charge (New Info)	3 00:00 Omereper Pelosi4915 [11127]
Analysis: Al-Sadr in trouble, Iraq headed for meltdown	8 00:00 flash91 [11129]
Civil Fights: What George Habash understood	0 [11126]
Fitna (from LiveLeak)	16 00:00 wxjames [11125]
Page 5: Russia-Former Soviet Union
Massive Oil Deposit Could Increase US reserves by 10x	17 00:00 McZoid [11129]
Adventures in Airport Security	1 00:00 Procopius2k [11128]
Idiot of the Day	6 00:00 Sock Puppet of Texas [11131]
Shipping container shortage: It's the economy, silly!	12 00:00 bigjim-ky [11124]
Imam masjid shot dead	5 00:00 Excalibur [11129]
McCain, Romney make nice on trip out West	1 00:00 JosephMendiola [11129]
Human Rights Campaigner abu Jamal spared Death Penalty	5 00:00 Mike [11128]

    
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                        23:45 McZoid

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                        23:40 Eric Jablow

                        23:35 McZoid

                        23:34 Barbara Skolaut

                        23:33 GolfBravoUSMC

                        23:30 Steve White

                        23:30 Herman Sninesing5936

                        23:29 wxjames

                        23:25 Rupert Glasing8221

                        23:05 Sherry

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                        22:53 trailing wife

                        22:49 Old Patriot

                        22:49 Frank G

                        22:49 Sock Puppet of Doom

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                        22:45 Sock Puppet of Texas

                        22:44 Frank G

                        22:42 James Carville

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Who's in the News
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12	Mahdi Army
5	Govt of Pakistan
5	Taliban
5	Lashkar e-Taiba
4	Govt of Syria
3	Global Jihad
2	al-Qaeda
2	al-Qaeda in Iraq
1	Thai Insurgency
1	al-Qaeda in Yemen
1	Muslim Brotherhood
1	PFLP
1	al-Aqsa Martyrs
1	Hamas

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Two weeks of WOT

Fri 2008-03-28
Iraqi forces say kill 120 militants in Basra operation

Thu 2008-03-27
Twenty killed, 239 wounded in Sadr City clashes in 24 hrs

Wed 2008-03-26
Maliki overseeing Basra operation

Tue 2008-03-25
Tater urges 'civil revolt' as battles erupt in Basra

Mon 2008-03-24
Ayman urges attacks on Israel, U.S.

Sun 2008-03-23
Rocket, mortar strikes on Baghdad Green Zone

Sat 2008-03-22
Fatah, Jund al-Sham fight it out in Ein el-Hellhole

Fri 2008-03-21
Iraqi troops clash with Shiite hard boyz

Thu 2008-03-20
Binny accuses Pope of leading a crusade

Wed 2008-03-19
US Marines start deploying in southern Afghanistan

Tue 2008-03-18
Pak parliament sworn in

Mon 2008-03-17
37 killed, over 50 hurt in Karbala kaboom

Sun 2008-03-16
Drone missiles kill 20 in S. Wazoo

Sat 2008-03-15
Hamas sez they hit Israeli heli

Fri 2008-03-14
Coalition strike on Haqqani compound

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