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Afghanistan foils plot to kill Karzai
Today's Headlines

Headline	Comments [Views]
Page 1: WoT Operations
Plot to Kill Afghan President Karzai Is Foiled	2 00:00 JosephMendiola [11126]
NATO: Killed {another} Senior Haqqani Commander	1 00:00 Whosing Unolutch2558 [11125]
Afghanistan foils plot to kill Karzai	2 00:00 ana [11133]
Dupe entry: Assad threatens to attack Tel Aviv in case of NATO strike	0 [11124]
Abu Sayyaf suspect involved in beheadings arrested	0 [11124]
Underwear Bomber goes Rage Boy at start of trial	11 00:00 Rambler in Virginia [11127]
Good morning	5 00:00 mojo [11122]
Syrian Tanks Infiltrate Arsal, Lebanon, Fire at Factory	1 00:00 Thing From Snowy Mountain [11122]
Saudi Arabia resumes trial of terrorist cell, members face 97 charges	0 [11130]
Bahrain jails 26 Shia protesters up to 15 years	0 [11125]
Backlash for judge who convicted Taseer assassin	2 00:00 Frank G [11125]
Kidnappers free US charity workers in Pakistan	0 [11126]
Eight militants killed, three injured in Orakzai	0 [11126]
Al Qaeda in Iraq leader placed on US terrorist list	3 00:00 Hupons Hapsburg3853 [11125]
Fighting, air strike kill 16 in Yemen	0 [11124]
Seif al-Islam directing defence of Bani Walid	1 00:00 Grinemp Shomose2434 [11122]
Leader of Syrian Free Army denies being arrested	0 [11129]
Mosque set alight in Galilee village	3 00:00 Ralphs son Johnnie [11123]
German Navy Intercepts Somali Pirates	9 00:00 Speresing Chereper4357 [11125]
Explosives device set off near IDF soldiers in Gaza	0 [11124]
Kassam rocket fired from Gaza explodes near Ashkelon	0 [11126]
Page 2: WoT Background
Talks on U.S. troops staying in Iraq stuck on issue of immunity	1 00:00 JosephMendiola [11126]
Project Wide Receiver: Background	0 [11124]
Project Gunwalker: CBS Begins the "Blame Bush"	4 00:00 Ebbang Uluque6305 [11127]
U.S. 'Paid a Price' on Egypt	0 [11123]
India And Afghanistan Sign Security And Trade Pact	2 00:00 JosephMendiola [11128]
Taliban Using Modern Means to Add to Sway	0 [11124]
Egyptian official: gov't has no intention of releasing Grapel	1 00:00 Redneck Jim [11125]
China: UN should try to ease Syria's situation	1 00:00 Water Modem [11124]
Syria warned not to intimidate opponents abroad	0 [11127]
Hundreds of Egyptian Coptic Christians protest in Cairo	0 [11126]
Hundreds of Egyptian Coptic Christians protest in Cairo	2 00:00 Pollyandrew [11130]
After UN bid, US makes PA feel pinch	0 [11130]
Turkish Army to drill near Syria	4 00:00 JosephMendiola [11125]
After UN bid, US makes PA feel pinch	1 00:00 g(r)omgoru [11126]
'Iran to be nuclear equipment exporter'	4 00:00 JosephMendiola [11134]
Nuggets from the Urdu press	0 [11126]
140 Federales to leave Juarez?	1 00:00 Anonymoose [11126]
Misurati Named as Libya's New Defence Minister in Interim Cabinet Named Sunday	0 [11131]
PM directs ministries to propose amendments in anti-terror laws	0 [11123]
Jirga to probe deadly Torghar bombing	0 [11126]
Russia calls latest U.N. Syria resolution 'unacceptable'	4 00:00 Dale [11128]
European draft resolution on Syria calls for restraint on arms sale	0 [11125]
Fleeing Gadhafi bastion, bitter at the new Libya	3 00:00 SteveS [11126]
Saudi Arabia Vows 'Iron Fist' Following Attack in Oil Province	0 [11130]
Afghanistan says Pakistan refuses help in Rabbani probe	0 [11130]
India, Afghanistan sign strategic partnership deal	2 00:00 Besoeker [11125]
Tijuana mayor fires police chief as killings surge	2 00:00 Pollyandrew [11127]
Away from UN debate, Palestinian camp on edge	2 00:00 mojo [11125]
Egypt authorities detain fuel smugglers at Gaza border	0 [11130]
Al-Ahram: Egypt to draft new Israel gas deal	0 [11128]
Rafah crossing closed Thursday as Egypt commemorates 1973 war	1 00:00 Ebbusong Bluetooth8179 [11127]
Hamas official: kidnap more IDF soldiers	3 00:00 CrazyFool [11128]
Assad threatens to attack Tel Aviv in case of NATO strike	9 00:00 lotp [11124]
Page 3: Non-WoT
Apple founder Steve Jobs dead	10 00:00 SteveS [11127]
Is Alzheimer's an Infectious Disease?	1 00:00 Anonymoose [11127]
Technion scientist Dan Shechtman shares Nobel Prize in Chemistry	1 00:00 Frank G [11130]
Not Too Big to Fail Twice--Dexia Bank	0 [11124]
'Sesame Street' unveils muppet to teach kids about hunger	8 00:00 airandee [11123]
Jihad banner displayed at Polish soccer match against Israelis	3 00:00 flash91 [11127]
Wahid convicted of butchery and murder, faces harsh sentence in the UK	1 00:00 M. Murcek [11125]
Groot Archdruid Desmond Tutu finally gets a clue.	0 [11124]
Hospital in bid to free Reagan shooter	8 00:00 Rob Crawford [11125]
Mugabe dismisses ill health reports	0 [11124]
PML-Q to resign from government	0 [11125]
Mali Police Arrest "Human Trafficking Network" between Mali, Lebanon	0 [11126]
Topless photo scandal on eve of Spanish duchess's wedding	16 00:00 Dale [11128]
Page 4: Opinion
Project Gunwalker: Cartoon of The Day	2 00:00 Bill Clinton [11131]
'Gunwalking' Then and Now: The Differences	0 [11126]
German multiculturalists declare jihad on Islamophobes	0 [11124]
Tragedy and farce	0 [11126]
China to keep Pakistan embrace at arm's length	12 00:00 JosephMendiola [11132]
Afghanistan: war or peace?	0 [11128]
Page 6: Politix
'Anyone' Can See Economy's Improving, DNC Chair Insists	4 00:00 Frank G [11126]
Democrats Introduce Bill to Seal Up Obamas Presidential Records	15 00:00 rjschwarz [11126]
NY State Senators Say We've Got Too Much Free Speech; Introduce Bill To Fix That	10 00:00 Frank G [11124]

    
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                        23:30 SteveS

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                        23:24 Bill Clinton

                        23:22 JosephMendiola

                        23:17 OldSpook

                        23:15 JosephMendiola

                        23:02 rjschwarz

                        22:55 Dale

                        22:36 Anonymoose

                        22:22 Frank G

                        22:20 Secret Asian Man (New Delhi)

                        22:17 Frank G

                        22:12 Procopius2k

                        22:09 badanov

                        22:03 SteveS

                        21:45 Thing From Snowy Mountain

                        21:42 rammer

                        21:35 OldSpook

                        21:19 Frank G

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4	Govt of Syria
2	al-Qaeda in Arabia
2	TTP
1	Govt of Iran
1	Islamic State of Iraq

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Two weeks of WOT

Wed 2011-10-05
Afghanistan foils plot to kill Karzai

Tue 2011-10-04
Bomb kills at least 65 in Mogadishu

Mon 2011-10-03
Syrian Opposition Forms United Common Front

Sun 2011-10-02
Syrian troops battle hundreds of renegade soldiers

Sat 2011-10-01
Underwear-bomb maker also believed dead in Yemen strike

Fri 2011-09-30
Anwar al-Awlaki killed in Yemen

Thu 2011-09-29
US ambassador Robert Ford pelted with tomatoes by Syrian brownshirts

Wed 2011-09-28
NTC Fighters Capture Sirte's Port

Tue 2011-09-27
1 injured, 2 missing as Egypt pumps sewage into Gaza tunnel

Mon 2011-09-26
Missile targets Afghan president palace

Sun 2011-09-25
French Envoy Targeted with Eggs, Stones in Damascus

Sat 2011-09-24
Paleostinians ask UN for statehood

Fri 2011-09-23
President of Yemen returns home

Thu 2011-09-22
Series of bombs kills 1, injures at least 60 in Dagestan

Wed 2011-09-21
Lashkar-e-Jhangvi gunmen kill 29 Shia pilgrims in Pakistan

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