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Al-Qaeda underwear bomb plot was targeted by US drone
Today's Headlines

Headline	Comments [Views]
Page 1: WoT Operations
Al-Qaeda underwear bomb plot was targeted by US drone	1 15:24 Lord Garth [11130]
Huge Weapons Cache Aboard Italian Ship in North Lebanon	1 17:42 mojo [11132]
Al-Quso Tied to Foiled Bomb Plot	2 22:07 Redneck Jim [11131]
Yet another airline bomb plot disrupted	4 18:57 Anguper Hupomosing9418 [11128]
Uganda deploys additional 1,700 troops in Somalia	0 [11124]
Kenyan Police Issue New Terror Warning	0 [11130]
North African fighters joining AQIM in Mali	0 [11126]
Insurgents Kill 9 Pakistani Troops near Afghan Border	0 [11128]
Nangarhar: Nato Airstrike Kills 6 Insurgents	2 22:02 Redneck Jim [11128]
Nangarhar: Khogyani Militants Force Closure of Schools Over Insurgent's Arrest	0 [11129]
NDS Foils Assassination Attempt on Takhar Provincial Council	0 [11125]
CIA reportedly foils al-Qaeda bombing of US-bound jet	1 00:07 JosephMendiola [11128]
Firing at a Gulshan-i-Iqbal restaurant kills two in Karachi	1 14:20 Mullah Richard [11127]
One killed, four injured in Dir workshop blast	0 [11129]
Militants Say No Agreement For Release Of Saudi Consul, Swiss In Yemen	0 [11132]
Dangerous Al-Qaeda operative killed in Lahj	0 [11126]
Tens of Soldiers Dead, Captured As Militants Retaliate For Murder of Yemen Senior Leader	0 [11127]
Lebanese Man Killed, Another Abducted in Nigeria	0 [11127]
14 Civilians, 3 Troops Dead as Syria Holds Election Snubbed by Opposition	0 [11127]
Taliban Militants Behead 2 Soldiers in Pakistan's Northwest	5 23:22 JosephMendiola [11133]
IDF nabs Palestinian carrying 3 pipe bombs	3 20:54 borgboy [11131]
Sinai Bedouins Briefly Kidnap 6 Egyptian Soldiers	0 [11131]
Egyptian Forces Detain 40 In North Sinai	0 [11125]
Page 2: WoT Background
Who is Behind Natural Gas Cyber Attacks?	1 22:55 canalzone [11133]
Rochdale grooming trial: gang convicted for sex trafficking	3 19:37 Bright Pebbles [11131]
Egypt Islamist vows global caliphate in Jerusalem	2 19:54 JosephMendiola [11134]
WARNING: Do not Attack Israel	2 23:47 canalzone [11128]
Video:"When We Seek The :Help Of Our Arab Brothers ... It Is In Order To Continue To Wage Jihad"	0 [11131]
Netanyahu, Mofaz deal	1 09:30 Charles [11127]
Is Germany's Salafist movement becoming more extreme?	3 20:11 JosephMendiola [11135]
New details regarding capabilities of 4th Dolphin submarine Israeli Navy receiving 2013	2 23:32 canalzone [11125]
Houthi: Saudi Arabia plots to open new front in north Yemen	1 19:57 JosephMendiola [11135]
Top Al Qaeda leader buried in south Yemen after attacked by US drone	1 15:21 Gabby Cussworth [11131]
Early Israeli elections canceled, speculation of Iran attack	1 23:11 JosephMendiola [11134]
Syrian heavy missile launchers toward borders with Turkey, Israel	0 [11125]
Iran's Black Spring to be even bleaker	4 13:06 Lord Garth [11128]
Iran to top GCC talks agenda	1 01:01 JosephMendiola [11130]
US keeps India waiting on Iran sanctions waiver	1 08:23 Frank G [11125]
After decades of war, Somalia capital enjoys building boom	0 [11133]
Tension rises in Ethiopia amid Muslim protests	0 [11129]
Stop killing civilians or strategic pact is off, Karzai tells US	7 13:07 mojo [11137]
Khar challenges US claim of Zawahiri's presence in Pakistan	3 10:56 SteveS [11133]
US will not deal with al Qaeda over aid worker	0 [11124]
PTI likely poll partner 'Mistrust' pushing JI away from 'N'	0 [11126]
Decision to take targeted action against gangsters	0 [11132]
Yemen Authorities deny Knowledge of Suspected underwear bomber	0 [11127]
Leaders urge Hadi to strongly attack Al-Qaeda	0 [11127]
Demands to remove camps from capital's outskirt	0 [11128]
U.S. Says Syrian Election 'Borders on Ludicrous'	1 08:07 Glenmore [11129]
Tunisian Boy Boycotts Israeli In World Chess Tourney	6 10:44 SteveS [11127]
The battle for America	4 14:55 Ptah [11126]
Key Bali Bombing Suspect Tells Victims He's Sorry	0 [11131]
Turkish Ex-Army Chief Absent As Coup Plot Trials Merged	0 [11126]
Page 3: Non-WoT
India's Supreme Court orders Hajj subsidy cut	0 [11130]
Niger is worst place to be mother	0 [11126]
'Germans Won't Pay for Greece's Vacation from Reality'	10 23:52 SteveS [11132]
Shocking findings:Guys Reveal Sexual Interest in Gal Pals	5 17:36 AlmostAnonymous5839 [11128]
Man dies during 20-year prison term for insulting Thai queen	0 [11130]
South Korea Cracks Down on Human Flesh Capsules From China	2 13:27 Besoeker [11125]
~~Illegal Alien~~ Undocumented Democrat Tax Fraud Is Common And Is Costing Billions	3 00:03 JosephMendiola [11131]
Mexican Presidential Poll, May 8th	0 [11125]
Mexican Political Notebook: May 8th	0 [11125]
Algeria campaign wraps up amid voter indifference	0 [11132]
Putin nominates Medvedev for Pm position	0 [11126]
Venezuela's President Chavez on wheelchair due to femur fracture: Report	15 23:40 gorb [11131]
A woman gets her nose back after 32 years	2 05:51 no mo uro [11125]
Baalbek Priest Kidnapped after 'Baptizing Muslim Girl'	1 13:08 Lord Garth [11130]
Page 4: Opinion
Jewish voters leaving Obama	12 23:14 Zhang Fei [11135]
The Southern divide threatens Yemens unity	1 16:45 trailing wife [11129]
KSM tribunal has become a farce	0 [11130]
The meaning of sovereignty	4 14:59 Ptah [11131]
The real root of the Christian exodus	2 23:45 JosephMendiola [11127]
Page 6: Politix
Playboy model steals the show in revealing dress at Mexican presidential debate	3 20:06 JosephMendiola [11135]

    
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                        22:07 Redneck Jim

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                        21:20 Steve White

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Who's in the News
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4	al-Qaeda in Arabia
3	al-Shabaab
3	Taliban
2	TTP
2	al-Qaeda
2	al-Qaeda in Pakistan
2	Global Jihad
2	Govt of Pakistan
2	Govt of Syria
1	Arab Spring
1	al-Qaeda in North Africa
1	Jamaat-e-Islami
1	Boko Haram
1	Commies
1	Jemaah Islamiyah

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Two weeks of WOT

Tue 2012-05-08
Al-Qaeda underwear bomb plot was targeted by US drone

Mon 2012-05-07
Nine soldiers killed, military convoy attacked in N Wazoo

Sun 2012-05-06
Man wanted in USS Cole bombing killed in Yemen: tribal chief

Sat 2012-05-05
Pro-Regime Gunmen Kill 12 'Qaida' Militants in Yemen

Fri 2012-05-04
Bajaur teenyboomer kills 24

Thu 2012-05-03
Afghanistan: Pakistani driving truck bomb arrested

Wed 2012-05-02
Suicide bomb blast hits hotel in Somalia, two MPs believed dead

Tue 2012-05-01
'Egyptians thwart Iranian plot to kill Saudi envoy'

Mon 2012-04-30
US drone 'kills three militants' in Miramshah

Sun 2012-04-29
Syria Troops Kill 10 Rebels in Damascus Region

Sat 2012-04-28
21 Taliban Insurgents Killed in Clashes

Fri 2012-04-27
Separate bomb blasts rock Nigeria's newspapers, at least six killed

Thu 2012-04-26
Libya bans religious, tribal or ethnic parties

Wed 2012-04-25
Sacked Yemen Air Force Commander Quits Post

Tue 2012-04-24
India orders deportation of 10 French nationals over Maoist links

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