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Singapore: Iran assassination plot against Israeli Defence Minister Barak foiled
Today's Headlines

Headline	Comments [Views]
Page 1: WoT Operations
Israeli paratroopers recently had first mass jump in years - preparing for?	7 23:17 DarthVader [11131]
Singapore: Iran assassination plot against Israeli Defence Minister Barak foiled	4 22:53 rammer [11133]
Syrian Troops Advance on Rebel Area of Homs	0 [11128]
Doubts over identity of al-Qaeda militant held in Cairo	1 10:52 Bill Clinton [11126]
Wanted Thai terrorist killed in gun battle	0 [11126]
Good morning	7 14:44 OregonGuy [11130]
4 killed, wounded in western Mosul blast	0 [11129]
Chinese woman, local man shot dead in Peshawar: police	2 09:30 mom [11130]
Kohistan bus ambush kills 18	0 [11124]
Afghan bombs kill 14: all red-wire green-wire related	5 11:39 Ebbang Uluque6305 [11128]
102 Civilians, 5 Troops Dead as Thousands Rally in Damascus	0 [11124]
UK Journalist Flees Homs to Lebanon, French Reporter Fate Unclear	0 [11127]
Syria Says 'Terrorist Infiltration' from Lebanon Foiled	1 05:59 trailing wife [11129]
Egypt Judges Bow Out of Foreign NGO Trial	2 11:29 Pappy [11132]
Syria Walks Out of U.N. Human Rights Debate	1 12:17 JohnQC [11128]
Syrian Media Hails Referendum 'Victory'	0 [11128]
Iran Accuses Israel of Plotting Thai Bombings	3 13:36 Thing From Snowy Mountain [11132]
Sudan Rebels Say Border Battle Killed 150 Army Troops	0 [11128]
Spain Arrests Suspected 'Anonymous' Hackers	1 10:50 Bill Clinton [11127]
Federales bag 11 bad guys in Zacatecas	0 [11129]
Page 2: WoT Background
The Egyptian Nuke ?	1 20:44 JosephMendiola [11125]
Guantanamo Bay soccer field pricey addition to prison	0 [11127]
Pakistani Majid Khan pleads guilty in key Guantanamo case	0 [11127]
July 7 bomber's widow 'on the run' over links with terrorist cell	0 [11124]
Project Gunwalker: Holder Pouts before a Different Committee	0 [11124]
We must be crazy to want for Turkey to enter EU -- Dutch MP	0 [11128]
U.S.: North Korea Agrees To Suspend Nuclear Activities	15 23:37 Scooter McGruder [11135]
Iranian Defense Minister: Enemies will face 'rainy day' weapons in case of attack	15 00:00 trailing wife [11134]
Stratfor cache: Russia gave Israel Iranian system's codes	4 22:49 rammer [11132]
Truth no defence: French court overturns acquittal in al-Dura case	5 14:12 g(r)omgoru [11129]
Trend: Afghan troops killing ISAF counterparts	2 09:12 Anonymoose [11130]
Netanyahu slams Abbas for incitement in meeting with Norwegian FM Støre	3 14:54 g(r)omgoru [11125]
Iran says making nuclear bombs a "great sin"	6 14:01 trailing wife [11128]
US & Egypt negotiating: Blind Sheikh Rahman & 49 others to be swapped for 19 American hostages	11 20:57 Glavimble Sheck7109 [11125]
Iraq must get out of Chapter VII	2 07:39 Besoeker [11128]
China Irked by Seoul's Efforts for N. Korean Defectors	2 09:54 Procopius2k [11130]
Gilani advises president to appoint new air chief	1 21:21 JosephMendiola [11126]
Perpetrators of Kohistan killings will be taken to task: Malik	1 20:36 JosephMendiola [11128]
Meddling in country`s affairs to be thwarted, says Hoti	0 [11124]
Security Council Mulling Resolution on Syria Humanitarian Ceasefire	0 [11123]
Lebanon to Work on Restoring Syria's Membership in Arab League	0 [11127]
Palestinians Urge Security Council Visit to Occupied Territory	0 [11127]
Clinton Says Calling Assad 'War Criminal' May Complicate Things	6 22:15 Thosh Omugum4787 [11132]
Iraq Urges 'Free' Syria Elections under Arab-U.N. Supervision	0 [11125]
HRW Calls on Bahrain to Release Democracy Activists	0 [11126]
Tunisian President Says Ready to Grant Assad Asylum	3 14:16 g(r)omgoru [11126]
Rasmussen Says NATO Showing 'Restraint' in Afghanistan	0 [11125]
South Sudan Rebels Sign Truce Deal with Government	0 [11128]
Putin Says Unafraid of Assassination Plots	3 19:06 Besoeker [11125]
Venezuela Confirms Sending Oil to Syria	0 [11124]
Obama Promises Israel Use of U.S. Bases for Iran Attack If It Will Wait	14 23:57 trailing wife [11129]
Page 3: Non-WoT
US, Armenia Agree on First-Ever Joint Military Exercises	0 [11125]
NV Health Inspectors raid community picnic and destroy all food with bleach	0 [11126]
Yusuf Bey IV Tries To Bribe Honest Guard In San Quentin	0 [11127]
Synthesis of Pseudoephedrine From N-Methylamphetamine	3 19:13 Water Modem [11131]
Buck Compton, Band of Brothers paratrooper passes away at 90.	2 16:34 Deacon Blues [11126]
Place names that offend	4 23:19 Broadhead6 [11133]
The Stache Act	3 19:55 Barbara [11126]
YouTube: Pakistan's textile industry on 'verge of collapse'	7 21:13 JosephMendiola [11126]
Ship Accidents Sever Data Cables Off East Africa	3 23:35 rammer [11129]
Blackstone CEO gets $213.5 million in 2011 pay, distributions	1 08:45 Besoeker [11126]
EU to recall all ambassadors from Belarus	0 [11124]
Denying suffrage to women of Mianwali and Mardan	1 23:12 JosephMendiola [11130]
Lesion Removed from Venezuela's Chavez in Surgery	7 11:20 mojo [11126]
GM to Take Five Percent Stake in Peugeot	5 21:31 SteveS [11125]
U.S. Man Arrested for 'Scamming Nuns'	1 13:02 Black Bart Spamp3341 [11126]
Fossils Show Huge Penguin once Roamed New Zealand	14 21:06 JosephMendiola [11126]
Ireland Shocks Europe With Plans For A Referendum On The EU's Fiscal Treaty	2 08:28 Anonymoose [11126]
Page 4: Opinion
Why Syria's Christians are angry	0 [11129]
Tawriya: "Creative Lying" Advocated in Islam	4 20:36 Procopius2k [11126]
Syria: The Salafist Who Launched the Rebellion	1 08:30 Gruth McGurque5303 [11131]
Only Jamaat benefits from political reforms in Fata	0 [11123]
Only Jamaat benefits from political reforms in Fata	0 [11131]
Page 6: Politix
Obama: Ill veto bill that will provide water to Californias Central Valley	1 23:39 rammer [11128]
Lady Tonge resigns Lib Dem party whip over Israel remarks	3 19:31 Bright Pebbles [11124]
Dupe URL: House Democrats flee Iowa Capitol in protest of gun bills	0 [11129]
Dupe entry: House Democrats flee Iowa Capitol in protest of gun bills	0 [11125]
Dupe entry: House Democrats flee Iowa Capitol in protest of gun bills	0 [11126]
House Democrats have left the Iowa Capitol in protest of gun bills	8 22:07 JosephMendiola [11126]
Chu to Congress: Were not interested in lowering gas prices	8 22:31 JosephMendiola [11135]
Investors study: Lowest taxed states generate more jobs and vice versa	1 15:08 Bright Pebbles [11127]
Blue on blue: Landrieu blasts Salazar, White House over drilling moratorium	0 [11125]
James Murdoch has stepped down as executive chairman of News International.	0 [11124]

    
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11	Govt of Syria
4	Govt of Pakistan
2	Jamaat-e-Islami
2	Arab Spring
1	Islamic Emirate of Caucasus
1	Lashkar e-Jhangvi
1	Palestinian Authority
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1	Govt of Iran
1	Govt of Sudan

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Two weeks of WOT

Wed 2012-02-29
Singapore: Iran assassination plot against Israeli Defence Minister Barak foiled

Tue 2012-02-28
Yemen's Saleh formally steps down after 33 years

Mon 2012-02-27
Congressmen Attacked on Mount of Olives

Sun 2012-02-26
Afghan interior ministry employee sought in NATO killings

Sat 2012-02-25
Yemen gets new president after 33 years

Fri 2012-02-24
Air strke kills al-Shaboobs

Thu 2012-02-23
Ansar as-Sunna Chief Arrested on Syria-Iraq Border

Wed 2012-02-22
Hugo has new tumor

Tue 2012-02-21
Afghans rescue 41 child suicide bombers

Mon 2012-02-20
Syrian army reinforcements head to Homs

Sun 2012-02-19
Iran stops oil sales to British, French

Sat 2012-02-18
SWIFT To Cut Off Iran - No Financial Telecommunications

Fri 2012-02-17
Feds arrest another thinks-he-is suicide bomber heading to Capitol building

Thu 2012-02-16
U.S. drone kills five insurgents in Miranshah

Wed 2012-02-15
Thailand charges Iranian bomb suspects in Bangkok

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