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Turkish air strike kills 35 Kurdish smugglers
Today's Headlines

Headline	Comments [Views]
Page 1: WoT Operations
Good afternoon	2 00:00 Uncle Phester [11135]
Man wearing Afghan army uniform kills 2 NATO troops	2 00:00 Willy [11133]
Turkish air strike kills 35 Kurdish smugglers	0 [11135]
China police shoot dead seven 'terror suspects'	0 [11126]
2 Insurgents Killed, 28 Captured in Afghan, Nato Forces Operations	0 [11127]
EU to Pursue Iran Sanctions Despite Threat of Strait Closure	3 00:00 American Delight [11129]
Cautious Calm in Wadi Khaled after Syrian Troops Kill 3 Lebanese	0 [11130]
14 Killed across Syria as Arab Monitors Enter Baba Amro	0 [11128]
20 injuries in fight between Houthis and Islah elements	0 [11131]
Parliament approves the National Reconciliation Government's General Program	0 [11126]
Eight 'terrorists' arrested	0 [11126]
For Somali Women, Pain of Being a Spoil of War	11 00:00 gorb [11134]
12 terrorists killed in Orakzai, Kurram offensives	0 [11127]
Bomb kills three NATO troops in Afghanistan	0 [11126]
Arab monitors face crowds, blasts in second Syria tour	0 [11127]
5 killed as Yemen army, militants clash in south	0 [11125]
Key military positions dismantled in Sa'naa	0 [11129]
Mexican Army reinforces Saltillo -- UPDATED	0 [11127]
Libyan rebel T-55 in action, takes a hit [video]	15 00:00 gorb [11130]
Page 2: WoT Background
US base in Kyrgyzstan 'very dangerous': president	5 00:00 gromky [11131]
Hizballah Fundraising and Operations in the US and Latin America	1 00:00 Lord Garth [11126]
MILF, MNLF pursue unity talks	0 [11125]
Syria: Arab League attacked for ignoring scale of violence	2 00:00 Lord Garth [11126]
Oil price falls as Saudis trump Iran threat	1 00:00 JosephMendiola [11134]
Juarez coppers nab La Linea bad guy, 3 others -- UPDATED	0 [11127]
Two New Afghan Provinces to Be Handed Over to Afghan Forces	0 [11123]
Lavrov Says Syria Should Give Observers Maximum Freedom	0 [11124]
Jordan Urges End to Syria Violence, Blames Israel for Peace Impasse	1 00:00 g(r)omgoru [11123]
"Really easy" to close Strait of Hormuz: Iranian navy chief	18 00:00 USN, Ret. [11131]
Saleh might come to US for 'medical treatment'	3 00:00 gorb [11128]
Under Obama, an emerging global apparatus for drone killing	3 00:00 badanov [11126]
US likely to punish those involved in Nato attack	2 00:00 P2Kontheroad [11127]
14 accused in French tourists' murder tried	0 [11124]
Syria releases 755 detained in anti-Assad revolt	0 [11128]
Benazir Bhutto murder case hearing fixed for Jan. 4	0 [11127]
UN flags at half-mast to mark Kim's funeral	10 00:00 gorb [11129]
Iranian lawmakers call on Ahmadinejad to remove son-in-law from governmental position	1 00:00 gorb [11133]
Egypt unveils plan to improve people's life	1 00:00 mojo [11126]
Kimmie Planted	2 00:00 John Frum [11125]
Mubarak returns to court in landmark trial	1 00:00 Redneck Jim [11128]
Hamas ready to run from Syria	4 00:00 Abu Uluque [11126]
Egypt detains man over gas pipeline blasts	0 [11125]
U.S. Fifth Fleet says won't allow Hormuz disruption	7 00:00 Slomp Oppressor of the Faeries1490 [11128]
Page 3: Non-WoT
House Bill Would Cut Off All U.S. Funding For U.N. If Anti Firearms Treaty is Adopted	7 00:00 Thing From Snowy Mountain [11130]
Anti-nanotech freaks sue against future technology	1 00:00 Anguper Hupomosing9418 [11130]
Russian nuclear sub suffers fire while docked	10 00:00 M. Murcek [11133]
Sea Shepherd anti-whaling ship severely damaged by wave	11 00:00 tipper [11129]
Finland says missile ship free to leave	3 00:00 mojo [11129]
Don't Bring A Club To An Arrow Fight	5 00:00 M. Murcek [11127]
Analysis: Manning's legal strategy could lead to plea deal	0 [11128]
Mystery of 'real-life Santa' who gave away £50 notes	1 00:00 PBMcL [11127]
Pakistan: 1.2 million street children and rising	3 00:00 Barbara [11132]
Family Dispute Erupts into Heavy Gunfire in Tripoli Fish Market	3 00:00 g(r)omgoru [11131]
PAN pushes to nullify gubernatorial election after court win	0 [11127]
Date for Kurdish provincial elections set	0 [11126]
Chavez: Did US give Latin American leaders cancer?	13 00:00 Frank G [11133]
Page 4: Opinion
Will the rise of Boko Harum lead to the fall of Nigeria?	3 00:00 Paul D [11126]
Revolution in the Middle East has only just begun	9 00:00 Bill Clinton [11133]
Free Syrian Army Commanded by Military Governor of Tripoli	0 [11132]
Obama's annus horribilis	10 00:00 trailing wife [11129]
Page 6: Politix
Huntsman on Iowa absence: 'They pick corn in Iowa'	7 00:00 Mullah Richard [11128]
Arlen Specter appears on stage, but just for laughs	3 00:00 Bill Clinton [11135]

    
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                        23:20 Thing From Snowy Mountain

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                        22:19 USN, Ret.

                        22:18 M. Murcek

                        22:15 Barbara

                        22:11 Bill Clinton

                        22:08 Bill Clinton

                        22:06 M. Murcek

                        22:06 Bill Clinton

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                        21:48 JosephMendiola

                        21:46 Slomp Oppressor of the Faeries1490

                        21:44 Pappy

                        21:42 Uncle Phester

                        21:37 M. Murcek

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Two weeks of WOT

Thu 2011-12-29
Turkish air strike kills 35 Kurdish smugglers

Wed 2011-12-28
Iran Says No Oil via Strait of Hormuz if Sanctions Applied

Tue 2011-12-27
More than 40 Dead in Syria as Besieged Homs Heavily Shelled

Mon 2011-12-26
Sudan kills Darfur rebel leader Khalil Ibrahim

Sun 2011-12-25
Two Christmas Day church bombings in Nigeria kill 28

Sat 2011-12-24
Syria Says 40 Dead in Capital Suicide Blasts, Opposition Blames Regime

Fri 2011-12-23
Arab Observers Arrive in Syria to Monitor Peace Plan

Thu 2011-12-22
Explosions rock Baghdad; 18 killed, dozens injured

Wed 2011-12-21
185 Syrians Dead as corpse count hits three digits for the first time

Tue 2011-12-20
Syria allows Arab observers

Mon 2011-12-19
20 Civilians, 6 Troops Killed in Fresh Syria Violence

Sun 2011-12-18
Kimmie Dead

Sat 2011-12-17
Australian terror conspirators jailed for 18 years

Fri 2011-12-16
Syrian Dissidents Declare Creation of 'National Alliance'

Thu 2011-12-15
U.S. War in Iraq Declared Officially Over

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