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Al Qaeda front group claims Iraq attacks
Today's Headlines

Headline	Comments [Views]
Page 1: WoT Operations
Dozens killed in Nimroz and Kunduz Suicide Blasts	3 19:58 European Conservative [11129]
Release of Saudi Diplomat Held Since March by al-Qaeda Falls Through at the Last Moment	2 15:27 trailing wife [11133]
Car bomb kills police officer in Dagestan	0 [11127]
Villager ambushed, killed in southern Thailand	0 [11124]
NATO helicopters kill two Pakistanis	2 08:10 Glenmore [11124]
Quetta Quorpse Qount	0 [11126]
Bomb in northern Afghanistan kills 2 officials	1 17:51 Sonny Lumumba3294 [11124]
Al Qaeda front group claims Iraq attacks	0 [11131]
Syrian warplane crashes: state media	2 07:12 Besoeker [11129]
UN: violence 'getting worse' in Syria	2 01:29 g(r)omgoru [11127]
Syrias UN human rights envoy defects in Geneva	3 15:13 Pappy [11125]
Syrian rebels carve paths through buildings to avoid snipers	3 08:44 AlanC [11125]
Turkish forces seek to free kidnapped lawmaker	0 [11124]
Syrian army troops have a bit of a problem with improper artillery ammo storage	2 09:59 Richard Aubrey [11130]
Nigerian Troops Kill 20 Boko Haram Islamists	2 11:52 Redneck Jim [11125]
Mexican Mayor-Elect Shot Dead	1 14:41 Hank [11130]
Page 2: WoT Background
Egypt's Morsi 'studying' amending Camp David Accords	5 23:49 JosephMendiola [11133]
Taliban jihad literature printed in Pakistan	1 11:44 Redneck Jim [11124]
Asia Times: ISI accused of manipulating Osama probe	5 15:41 tu3031 [11126]
'We Could Destroy Parts Of Lebanon To Stop Rockets'	6 12:58 Old Patriot [11127]
Ramadan TV Show Stirs Argument Across Arab World	1 08:42 Mullah Richard [11126]
Pakistan must broker Afghan peace: US Amb.	3 11:29 Redneck Jim [11126]
3 more bodies recovered from Gayari Sector	0 [11125]
Pudgy's Uncle Visits Beijing	0 [11126]
Pudgy's Uncle Gains Control of N.Korea	3 00:06 JosephMendiola [11127]
US calls on Egypt military, government to work together	2 12:56 tipper [11127]
Norway could have prevented Breivik massacre: commission	3 14:39 Richard Aubrey [11127]
Sweden freezes aid to Rwanda over DR Congo	2 07:36 Besoeker [11123]
Karzai makes fallen defense minister his adviser	0 [11124]
Sudan court drops terrorism charge on US resident	0 [11128]
Israel Hints That It Has Already Decided To Bomb Iran	4 16:32 manversgwtw [11124]
Dutch Navy using ScanEagle for anti-piracy operations	4 13:52 SteveS [11123]
Jail For Rock Throwing: A West Bank Rite Of Passage	5 09:54 Frank G [11128]
Syrians Wage Frenzied Propaganda War On Social Media	0 [11125]
Swiss Algorithm Tracks Crime, Rumours, Epidemics To Source	1 03:26 Besoeker [11126]
Page 3: Non-WoT
National Weather Service Follows DHS In Huge Ammo Purchase	14 23:22 Procopius2k [11136]
Sexual Harassment Claims on the Increase at DHS	1 10:59 JohnQC [11126]
Fukushima 'caused mutant butterflies'	4 19:14 tu3031 [11126]
Taiwan Seeking Fewer F-16s From U.S.	0 [11127]
Indias First Nuclear Submarine Set for Trials	0 [11129]
Hollande vows to impose order after rioting in Amiens	2 09:31 lotp [11127]
Investors Prepare for Euro Collapse	7 17:53 Sonny Lumumba3294 [11123]
Aussie PM backs deportation of asylum seekers	6 21:06 Frank G [11128]
Aerial shift in balance of power?	2 21:25 rammer [11125]
Iraq Oil Production Tops Iran: Deputy PM	1 07:58 BernardZ [11125]
Page 4: Opinion
The Israel/Iran War Game	2 17:00 Secret Asian Man [11127]
Are Israelis tough enough for a long war with Iran?	6 13:26 Iblis [11126]
North Waziristan Issue	0 [11125]
A New Low	1 00:30 JosephMendiola [11125]
'Honour'-Killing In The UK	3 10:55 JohnQC [11126]
Who is trying to set Egypt ablaze?	2 08:59 AlanC [11128]
The paradox of Turkish foreign policy	7 21:47 Water Modem [11126]
Egypt: The main Jihadi groups in Sinai	0 [11125]
Page 6: Politix
New Black Panthers to RNC: Our 'Feet Will Be On Your Motherf***ing Necks'	7 23:38 Lumpy Forkbeard7681 [11130]
Obama wrongly accuses Bush (and Paul Ryan) of causing the Great Recession	2 20:16 gorb [11127]
Obama buys beer at tent, costs owner $25,000	4 20:43 swksvolFF [11124]
Obama's 2nd-Term Plans For Your Paycheck Exposed	10 21:23 swksvolFF [11128]
Name that party! (trophy wife edition)	28 22:35 canalzone [11124]

    
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Two weeks of WOT

Tue 2012-08-14
Al Qaeda front group claims Iraq attacks

Mon 2012-08-13
Nigerian Troops Kill 20 Boko Haram Islamists: Military

Sun 2012-08-12
Syrian and Jordanian forces clash in border area

Sat 2012-08-11
More Than 100 Dead in Syria as Fierce Clashes Rage in Aleppo

Fri 2012-08-10
Syrian rebels retreat Aleppo district amid heavy shelling

Thu 2012-08-09
Yemen Strike Kills Key Al-Qaeda Leader, Foreign Militants

Wed 2012-08-08
Muslim Terrorists Tell Nigeria's Christian President: 'Convert or Resign'

Tue 2012-08-07
Libyas interim authorities to hand over power to congress

Mon 2012-08-06
Syria Prime Minister Riad Hijab defects

Sun 2012-08-05
Kidnapped Syrian teevee host executed

Sat 2012-08-04
IMU Emir Abu Usman Adil has Died

Fri 2012-08-03
67 Killed in Syria as Rebels Use Tanks to Shell Aleppo Airbase

Thu 2012-08-02
Kofi Annan quits as UN-Arab League envoy

Wed 2012-08-01
Mexican Marines bag five, detain four in firefight in Veracruz

Tue 2012-07-31
Unconfirmed: Saudi spy chief Prince Bandar assassinated, report says

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