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Kenyan jets bomb Al-Shabaab bases
Today's Headlines

Headline	Comments [Views]
Page 1: WoT Operations
Policeman and son gunned down in southern Thailand	1 00:00 Redneck Jim [11128]
Good morning	9 00:00 Frank G [11130]
Libya militias settle fight with prisoner swap	0 [11126]
Car bomb kills at least nine in Iraq	0 [11126]
10 militants killed in clash with FC troops	0 [11129]
Thailand Charges Hizbullah Suspect in Terror Probe	1 00:00 Fat Bob Unotch3711 [11129]
Kenyan jets bomb Al-Shabaab bases	2 00:00 Super Hose [11131]
France: Iran Violating Arms Embargo with Shipments to Syria	6 00:00 Omose Angeaque7353 [11129]
Ban Urges Security Council to Act on 'Unacceptable' Syria Situation	1 00:00 Mike Ramsey [11137]
U.N. to Start Training Syria Arab Observers	2 00:00 mojo [11126]
Russia Presents New Security Council Resolution on Syria	2 00:00 Super Hose [11136]
Syrian Forces Kill 8 Civilians, 5 Army Deserters	0 [11128]
Al-Qaeda militants release inmates of central jail in Rada'a	0 [11131]
Al-Qaeda militants seize more locations in southeast Yemen, soldier killed	2 00:00 Paul [11130]
Government Sends Negotiators to Mareb in Effort to Release Norwegian Citizen	0 [11126]
Clashes break out inside camp in Sana'a, four troops killed	0 [11129]
Afghan Air War Hits 3-Year Low	4 00:00 trailing wife [11127]
Page 2: WoT Background
Russia gains a veto over our Central Asian bases.	0 [11130]
The Navy Is Depending on Dolphins to Keep the Strait of Hormuz Open	12 00:00 JosephMendiola [11129]
Israeli army says a nuclear Iran could deter Israeli military action against Hamas, Hezbollah	4 00:00 Bugs Glomoque3110 [11134]
Norway: Islamists, not far-right, main threat	6 00:00 tipper [11130]
Tehran: Obama letter to Khamenei contained 'nothing new'	0 [11128]
Hamas brutally assaults Shi'ite worshippers in Gaza	3 00:00 JosephMendiola [11132]
Abu Qatada cannot be deported to Jordan, European judges rule	3 00:00 Steve White [11127]
67 percent of murder cases in 2011 involved Israeli Arabs	6 00:00 Thing From Snowy Mountain [11128]
USAID Contracts Start Flowing in $750 Million Palestinian Infrastructure Project	6 00:00 chris [11128]
Jumblat: Terrorism Theories No Longer Convince the Angry Masses	3 00:00 Thing From Snowy Mountain [11126]
Zardari holds talks with Chaudhrys	0 [11124]
NA endorses pro-democracy resolution	1 00:00 Anonymoose [11126]
Ahmadinejad Aide Convicted for Insulting Khamenei	0 [11126]
Iraq summons Turkish ambassador	1 00:00 JosephMendiola [11130]
Hannan forced to 'confess'	0 [11125]
Syrian legislator defects to protest crackdown	0 [11127]
UN doubts claims Eritrea supplied weapons to Shabaab	2 00:00 trailing wife [11128]
Mojaheed pressed Pak army for hasty killings	0 [11125]
Sayedee handed 3 sisters to Pak troops	0 [11125]
New Navy budgets may sink plans for aircraft carriers	9 00:00 JosephMendiola [11131]
Flexing Muscle, Baghdad Detains U.S. Contractors	2 00:00 g(r)omgoru [11127]
Page 3: Non-WoT
Brit, French navies to have fall Med exercise	1 00:00 JosephMendiola [11128]
Tunisia: Students on hunger strike demand right to wear veil during exams	4 00:00 trailing wife [11125]
Costa Concordia: coast guard to captain: 'Get back on board the ship!'	3 00:00 Super Hose [11129]
"Incurable" TB appears in India	5 00:00 Ebboluling Theamp7972 [11130]
Unmasking ships and subs on live feeds as a by product of Ocean Sound R&D	0 [11130]
Iran cracks down on Barbie, plans toys of captured U.S. drone	3 00:00 swksvolFF [11123]
Spanish judge who took on Pinochet goes on trial	4 00:00 badanov [11124]
SKorea: Men Arrested for Smuggling Gold in Butts	7 00:00 Ebboluling Theamp7972 [11128]
420 Pounds of Cow Brains Seized at Cairo Airport	6 00:00 swksvolFF [11125]
Almost 3,000-Year-Old Tomb of Female Singer Found in Egypt	6 00:00 Bright Pebbles [11124]
Khaleda faces graft charges	0 [11126]
Medvedev Submits Reform Bill after Protests	0 [11128]
Foreign Observers to Monitor Kuwaiti Parliamentary Election	0 [11125]
Christians, civil society protest against church demolition	0 [11126]
PML-N to seek support of Q-League, MQM	0 [11124]
Fresh case ...this time in Lahore Polio another blow to health dept after dengue	0 [11128]
PML-N leader likely to join ANP	0 [11124]
McConnell praises Myanmar reforms, calls for more	1 00:00 Skidmark [11125]
Denver, Baltimore to test new deportation approach	7 00:00 Big Chaising3512 [11129]
Page 4: Opinion
Louisiana Sues Census Bureau Over Policy Of Counting Illegal Aliens For Apportionment	4 00:00 Frank G [11127]
Demographic Trends Forecast Next Phases for China, India, and the United States	2 00:00 trailing wife [11126]
US, Thailand squabble over terror plot	0 [11124]
You've come a long way, baby	7 00:00 Pappy [11130]
Dr. Doom Investor: Prepare for World III	6 00:00 RandomJD [11131]
Hugo Chavez and the Anomaly of Latin American Islamization	0 [11127]
Could corruption trial stop the rise of the black sheep of Israeli politics?	4 00:00 Mike Ramsey [11129]
We are our own worst enemy	3 00:00 Paul D [11128]
Malala wants to rebuild schools in Swat	1 00:00 Redneck Jim [11129]
Page 6: Politix
DOD, DOT: LightSquared cannot coexist with GPS (another Obama fav)	6 00:00 Barbara [11131]
TASS blames the US for the failure of Russia's Mars Probe. (never their own fault)	1 00:00 Water Modem [11125]

    
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                        23:31 Bugs Glomoque3110

                        23:23 JosephMendiola

                        23:21 Super Hose

                        23:13 Super Hose

                        23:05 JosephMendiola

                        23:05 Super Hose

                        23:01 JosephMendiola

                        22:54 JosephMendiola

                        22:54 Big Chaising3512

                        22:45 Barbara

                        22:27 Ebboluling Theamp7972

                        22:16 Mike Ramsey

                        22:12 Ebboluling Theamp7972

                        22:11 Mike Ramsey

                        22:00 Frank G

                        21:56 Mac in Aus

                        21:48 Mike Ramsey

                        21:44 crosspatch

                        21:23 Mike Ramsey

                        21:12 RandomJD

                        21:05 Pappy

                        20:36 JosephMendiola

                        20:20 JosephMendiola

Who's in the News
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7	Govt of Pakistan
5	Govt of Syria
2	Arab Spring
2	Jamaat-e-Islami
2	al-Shabaab
2	Govt of Iran
2	al-Qaeda in Arabia
1	TNSM
1	al-Qaeda in Iraq
1	Govt of Iraq
1	Hezbollah
1	HUJI

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Two weeks of WOT

Tue 2012-01-17
Kenyan jets bomb Al-Shabaab bases

Mon 2012-01-16
Kenya Arrests 29 Ugandans 'Headed to Somalia to Fight'

Sun 2012-01-15
3 men in US terror ring get 15-45 years in prison

Sat 2012-01-14
Mob Kills 2, Burns Mosques in Raid on Nigerian Village

Fri 2012-01-13
Syrian Forces Kill 32, Fire on Protesters in Presence of Monitors

Thu 2012-01-12
Dronezap Recess is Over: 2nd in two days

Wed 2012-01-11
Iranian 'nuclear scientist' killed in Tehran bomb attack

Tue 2012-01-10
Baghdad Bombs Target Shi'ite Pilgrims, 16 Killed

Mon 2012-01-09
Suspected Islamic Extremist Arrested in Alleged Florida Bomb Plot

Sun 2012-01-08
Kenyan airstrikes kill 60 in Somalia

Sat 2012-01-07
17 Dead as Gunmen Attack Mourners of 5 Christians in Nigeria

Fri 2012-01-06
Qatar: Arab monitors made mistakes in Syria

Thu 2012-01-05
Baghdad bombings kill 29 in Shiite neighborhoods

Wed 2012-01-04
Morocco gets new Islamist-led government

Tue 2012-01-03
Iran Missile Drill Results Exaggerated, Images Photoshopped

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