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60 Taliban killed in Buner offensive
Today's Headlines

Headline	Comments [Views]
Page 1: WoT Operations
American soldiers shot by uniformed Iraqi	2 00:00 Procopius2k [11128]
U.S. May Revive Gitmo Military Courts	2 00:00 Redneck Jim [11128]
Amazing Pictures: Overpowering a Suicide Bomber in Kirkuk	0 [11130]
Pakistan Says It Killed 50 Taliban in a Clash, but Residents Say Civilians Died	2 00:00 CrazyFool [11134]
Portuguese Capture, Free Pirates	1 00:00 Redneck Jim [11131]
April deadliest month in a year as security in Iraq plummets - Maliki neuvo Nero?	5 00:00 Jack is Back! [11130]
Nuggets from the Urdu Press	5 00:00 Jumbo Slinerong5015 [11130]
Good morning	3 00:00 OldSpook [11126]
Darfur aid workers freed for Žhumanitarian reasonsŽ	0 [11130]
3 killed in West Bengal blast	0 [11133]
15 militants killed in Afghanistan	0 [11127]
Five US, Latvian troops killed in Afghan attack	0 [11130]
IDF attacks Gaza tunnels following Qassam hit	0 [11129]
Two perish in Kalat grenade attack	0 [11126]
Security stringent in NWFP after Buner operation	0 [11128]
7 Iranians plead guilty in US court to terror charges	0 [11129]
ŽGalilee Freedom FightersŽ: Israeli Arab terror suspects are our operatives	0 [11126]
60 Taliban killed in Buner offensive	1 00:00 Unique Battle [11128]
Surrender option is still open, says Rajapaksa	4 00:00 Phineth the Anonymous8743 [11129]
Sri Lankan troops tighten siege of Tamil rebels	0 [11129]
Page 2: WoT Background
Deal could be near to extend use of Manas Air Base	0 [11127]
Slain Jewish man's family leaves trial	3 00:00 Redneck Jim [11135]
Al Qaeda used Hotmail to plan attacks	1 00:00 Randall Stross [11134]
US undermined democracy by supporting dictator: PM	2 00:00 Procopius2k [11127]
IG FC visits Buner	0 [11127]
Rabbani sees conspiracy to dethrone civilian rule	0 [11127]
Iran, Cuba, Venezuela reject US terrorist label	3 00:00 Redneck Jim [11128]
PM directs steps to curb illegal arms supply in Karachi	0 [11129]
ŽRelease will tip balance in LebanonŽ	0 [11127]
U.S. pessimistic about North Korea ever returning to six-party talks	5 00:00 OldSpook [11136]
Belarus Žselling Iran Iskander-M missilesŽ	2 00:00 bgrebel [11128]
Iraqi Army blames deadly blasts in Baghdad on Saddam loyalists	0 [11125]
UN helpless as armed groups recruit child soldiers	2 00:00 DepotGuy [11128]
Law and order is the top priority of government: PM	1 00:00 mojo [11129]
India slams TTP actions against Sikhs	0 [11128]
Killings of scholars by Taliban protested	0 [11129]
Foreign hand cannot be ruled out in Karachi; Gilani	0 [11129]
High time to bid US 'No More', says Munawar	0 [11127]
US commission adds Pakistan to religious freedom 'watch list'	1 00:00 paul2 [11129]
Govt-TNSM talks end on positive note, agree to continue talks	0 [11128]
PM says, civil government is strong and institutions working effectively	0 [11124]
Govt rejects Sufi Mohammad's plea to end offensive	0 [11125]
Swat jirga supports govt action against militancy	0 [11125]
Hamas warns Abbas not to form new government alone	0 [11123]
US forces return piratesŽ bodies to Somali authorities	3 00:00 trailing wife [11132]
Page 3: Non-WoT
Video: Saturday at the Movies: 33 Minutes C/O SteelJawScribe	0 [11130]
'Time keeps on tickin ticken ticken into the future'	11 00:00 Pappy [11131]
American charged with imam's slaying faces extradition	0 [11127]
Demjanjuk life hanging by a thread	0 [11125]
Bolivia nationalizes Air BP subsidiary	4 00:00 Procopius2k [11128]
Christians accused of 'blasphemy' in Sahiwal	2 00:00 Jumbo Slinerong5015 [11129]
Page 4: Opinion
Time to Ask the Tough Question - Was the UK defeated in Basra?	3 00:00 OldSpook [11128]
Is Pakistan's war against Taliban real?	5 00:00 Redneck Jim [11130]

    
                23:52 Randall Stross

                        22:06 CrazyFool

                        21:47 Jumbo Slinerong5015

                        21:46 Jumbo Slinerong5015

                        21:19 Glenmore

                        20:55 trailing wife 

                        20:51 Redneck Jim

                        20:29 Pappy

                        20:24 Procopius2k

                        20:11 Frank G

                        19:47 Jumbo Slinerong5015

                        19:15 OldSpook

                        19:14 OldSpook

                        19:09 OldSpook

                        19:07 Jumbo Slinerong5015

                        19:05 OldSpook

                        19:02 Jumbo Slinerong5015

                        18:54 trailing wife 

                        18:47 trailing wife 

                        18:44 trailing wife 

                        18:40 trailing wife 

                        17:45 Redneck Jim

                        17:43 Redneck Jim

                        17:29 Frank G

Who's in the News
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13	Govt of Pakistan
3	TTP
2	Hamas
2	Taliban
2	TNSM
2	Govt of Iran
1	Pirates
1	Jamaat-e-Islami
1	Govt of Syria
1	Iraqi Baath Party
1	Govt of Sudan

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Two weeks of WOT

Sat 2009-05-02
60 Taliban killed in Buner offensive

Fri 2009-05-01
Taliban hold Buner town people hostage

Thu 2009-04-30
U.S. missile strikes kill 10 in South Waziristan

Wed 2009-04-29
70 militants killed in Pak operation

Tue 2009-04-28
TNSM suspends talks with govt

Mon 2009-04-27
Suspect in Bat Ayin attack in custody

Sun 2009-04-26
North Korea reactivates its nuclear program

Sat 2009-04-25
US may use daisy-cutters 'if Pakistan shows reluctance'

Fri 2009-04-24
73 killed in twin suicide blasts in Baghdad

Thu 2009-04-23
Abu Omar al-Baghdadi nabbed

Wed 2009-04-22
Turkish police detain 37 in anti-Qaeda raids

Tue 2009-04-21
Lanka gives Tigers 24 hours to hang it up

Mon 2009-04-20
Iraq arrests children recruited by Al-Qaeda

Sun 2009-04-19
Parliament approves Islamic law in Somalia

Sat 2009-04-18
Pakaboom kills 27

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