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Israel-Hamas truce begins
Today's Headlines

Headline	Comments [Views]
Page 1: WoT Operations
Hooks Hamza loses US extradition appeal	11 00:00 Frank G [11131]
Hezbollah Poised to Strike? In Canada?	15 00:00 JosephMendiola [11128]
Al-Mahdi Army militias routed without a shot fired	5 00:00 Jerry Westerby [11124]
A contrast in response to an ambush U.S. vs. British capability	35 00:00 RD [11127]
PAF squadron leader kidnapped	1 00:00 Frank G [11128]
Good morning	4 00:00 DarthVader [11127]
U.S. imposes sanctions against Al Haramain	0 [11124]
Four Pakistani soldiers killed by jihadis on LoC	3 00:00 Harcourt Jush7795 [11127]
Israel-Hamas truce begins, duration in doubt	3 00:00 tu3031 [11131]
Fomer Jaish leader arrested in Karachi	0 [11129]
BLA claims killing of 7 soldiers, police	0 [11124]
5 hard boys killed after attack on food convoy leaves 4 dead	0 [11124]
Afghan and NATO forces clear Taliban from Kandahar area	6 00:00 HalfEmpty [11130]
Iraqi jailed in Germany for online Al-Qaeda recruiting	0 [11127]
Thoughts on Baby Alex	31 00:00 RD [11127]
Page 2: WoT Background
Angry Left seethes over telecom intercept bill	5 00:00 HalfEmpty [11129]
U.S. says exercise by Israel seemed directed at Iran	17 00:00 Frank G [11129]
Funds for 'Sons of Iraq' drying up?	3 00:00 M. Murcek [11130]
Talks on expanding US Manas airbase in Kyrgyzstan	1 00:00 Shieldwolf [11125]
Asia Times: Supposed Taliban game plan including Kandahar	2 00:00 Pliny Chinemble6531 [11128]
Thai army chopper crashes in troubled south, killing 10	0 [11127]
Nigerian to head UN Human Rights Council	4 00:00 Besoeker [11129]
Lebanon still without government month after deal	1 00:00 DoDo [11125]
Full Israel-Syria talks unlikely this year: Barak	0 [11128]
Hamas calls on West to end boycott, as Gaza truce takes hold	2 00:00 Fester Ebbinegum7597 [11130]
Warrantless Wiretapping Deal Struck	3 00:00 Frank G [11125]
Olmert: Israel ready for major concessions on border dispute	2 00:00 CrazyFool [11129]
Sri Lankan supreme court restrains Muslims' settlement in religious site	1 00:00 Woozle Elmeter 2700 [11127]
Condemned Bali bomber says al-Qaida to avenge death	1 00:00 Frank G [11125]
UNHCR chief urges world to stabilize Somalia	6 00:00 tu3031 [11126]
Oil giants to sign contracts with Iraq	6 00:00 Anguper Hupomosing9418 [11130]
No direct talks with Israeli PM, says Syrian president	0 [11125]
Thackeray calls for Hindu suicide bombers to target Muslims	2 00:00 George Smiley [11127]
Some Afghan refugee camps haven for krazed killers, says PM	1 00:00 g(r)omgoru [11127]
Federal govt to honour NWFP, aka Terrorism Central, peace deals, says Malik	0 [11125]
Swat Taliban to boycott today's peace talks	0 [11126]
Taliban attacks worry Olde Peshawar business community	0 [11126]
Pak Islamists call for renewed jihad	1 00:00 Paul [11126]
Lawyer for Ft. Dix defendant calls "al-Qaeda" tag inflammatory	4 00:00 swksvolFF [11128]
Obama Campaign Clarifies 'Martyr' Comments on OBL	1 00:00 Rambler in California [11132]
Bin Laden will be killed, McCain promises	3 00:00 JohnQC [11128]
Lebanese-born businessman living in Venezuela denies helping finance Hezbollah	0 [11125]
Hezbollah sees role beyond Israel leaving Shebaa Farms	1 00:00 HalfEmpty [11128]
Page 3: Non-WoT
Homo Mayo	2 00:00 Thaimble Scourge of the Pixies4707 [11130]
Big Demonstrations in Mashad -- Iran	2 00:00 Pappy [11133]
EU to lift sanctions on Cuba	5 00:00 Procopius2k [11126]
Czech Cabinet might collapse over BMD radar	3 00:00 ed [11123]
Kenya to soon discuss re-opening border with Somalia	0 [11125]
Publisher convicted of insulting Turkey	1 00:00 Glomorong the Prolific4657 [11125]
Russia warns Georgia over peacekeepers	2 00:00 DarthVader [11124]
Nepal halts Tibetan march to China office, 600 held	0 [11128]
Rear Admiral Shahid Iqbal takes over as Fleet Commander	0 [11129]
Drilling Off Florida Coast Offers Benefits, Risks	10 00:00 JosephMendiola [11131]
US Calls for Stronger International Action on Zim	7 00:00 Pappy [11128]
Obama, facing a vet, opens his election ads with patriotism	4 00:00 swksvolFF [11128]
Zim opposition reports 4 deaths ahead of vote	1 00:00 Besoeker [11128]
Page 4: Opinion
Investors Business Daily: Nationalize This!	1 00:00 Barbara Skolaut [11129]
CBS Screws Up Again, Covers Up	4 00:00 RD [11130]
Asia Times: 'Breakthrough' in Iraq pact By Mohammed A Salih	1 00:00 Pliny Chinemble6531 [11128]
Tim Russert: exceptional because he was normal	1 00:00 Jack is Back! [11131]
Sausage Eaters, Sausage Makers & the True Cost of Oil	6 00:00 Deacon Blues [11128]
The Supreme Court Made a Mistake in 'Boumediene'	7 00:00 Harcourt Jush7795 [11128]
Page 5: Russia-Former Soviet Union
The jumbo toll collector	2 00:00 Procopius2k [11125]
1:5 Scale Model A-10	8 00:00 Mike [11124]
YouTube: Inportant informating on Energy Saving Lightbulbs (US HOUSE)	6 00:00 Procopius2k [11129]
Disabled Dog Owner faces £1,000 fine	2 00:00 Pappy [11124]
Morgan Spurlock, eat this, you moron	1 00:00 USN, Ret. [11125]
Mars: Must be ice?	11 00:00 JosephMendiola [11132]
Police Invade House At 3am To Warn Homeowner To Lock Doors	13 00:00 trailing wife [11132]
Teenager Lies To Get Into Adult Prison	9 00:00 Thaimble Scourge of the Pixies4707 [11125]
Darwin Nominee: Robber Pulls Piece, Shoots Himself Dead	14 00:00 RD [11127]
Sixth foot found in B.C. a hoax, coroner reveals	5 00:00 Frank G [11129]
Boy 'skinned, eaten by family'	5 00:00 JosephMendiola [11124]
Kenya gets US aid package	4 00:00 Besoeker [11126]
Group files suit over 'I Believe' plates in SC	17 00:00 Deacon Blues [11128]

    
                23:55 RD

                        23:51 Thaimble Scourge of the Pixies4707

                        23:42 RD

                        23:29 Harcourt Jush7795

                        23:23 RD

                        23:16 JosephMendiola

                        23:05 JosephMendiola

                        22:51 Frank G

                        22:49 Frank G

                        22:48 Frank G

                        22:47 badanov

                        22:47 Harcourt Jush7795

                        22:45 Pappy

                        22:40 Pappy

                        22:32 Pappy

                        22:26 trailing wife 

                        22:06 Old Patriot

                        22:05 Anguper Hupomosing9418

                        21:41 Procopius2k

                        21:27 Procopius2k

                        21:19 Nimble Spemble

                        21:02 JosephMendiola

                        20:55 HalfEmpty

                        20:52 lotp

Who's in the News
51	[untagged]
6	Taliban
4	al-Qaeda
2	Hezbollah
2	Govt of Pakistan
2	Govt of Syria
1	Hamas
1	Govt of Iran
1	Jaish-e-Mohammad
1	Jemaah Islamiyah
1	Lashkar e-Taiba
1	Mahdi Army
1	al-Qaeda in Europe
1	Thai Insurgency

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Two weeks of WOT

Fri 2008-06-20
Israel-Hamas truce begins

Thu 2008-06-19
Talibs flee Arghandab for their lives

Wed 2008-06-18
Talibs destroy bridges in preparation for Arghandab battle

Tue 2008-06-17
Muntaz Dogmush deader than a rock

Mon 2008-06-16
Hundred of Talibs swarm Arghandab district of Kandahar

Sun 2008-06-15
Karzai threatens to send troops across Pak border

Sat 2008-06-14
Hamas: Enormous kaboom in Beit Lahiya preparation for quality attack

Fri 2008-06-13
Talibs Attack Kandahar Kalaboose With Car Boom, Free Inmates

Thu 2008-06-12
Pakistain, US differ over border airstrike

Wed 2008-06-11
Somali Islamist head rejects UN-sponsored pact

Tue 2008-06-10
Sufi Mohammed survives Taliban kaboom attempt

Mon 2008-06-09
Hero of Anbar Would Stir a Revolt in Afghanistan

Sun 2008-06-08
G8 energy chiefs meet as oil soars

Sat 2008-06-07
U.S. court upholds Qaeda conviction in Bush murder plot

Fri 2008-06-06
Guantanamo arraignment begins for five accused 9/11 plotters

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