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Pro-Hamas Italian activist hanged in Gaza
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Page 4: Opinion
16 Tons-Iowahawk	0 []
The presidents men...and the presidents head	0 [6]
Page 1: WoT Operations
Somali pirates keep Indian hostages after ransom	3 00:00 JosephMendiola [1]
Village defense volunteer gunned down in southern Thailand	0 []
Haha!	0 []
Indonesian suicide bomber targets police mosque	1 00:00 Glalet Hapsburg3231 [2]
Pro-Hamas Italian activist hanged in Gaza	9 00:00 Anonymoose [2]
Good morning	5 00:00 Old Patriot []
Syrian suspect links Lebanese MP to unrest	0 [2]
Yemen: 7 dead in new violence	1 00:00 g(r)omgoru [4]
Egypts Mubarak detained, army win protest respite	0 []
Western, Arab nations say Gaddafi must go	6 00:00 Frank G [2]
6 Killed, 11 Hurt in Afghan Suicide Attacks	2 00:00 Anguper Hupomosing9418 []
Taliban District Jailer Captured in Ghazni	0 []
Hamas fighter dies of wounds from Israeli fire	1 00:00 Anonymoose []
Syrian students mount protests in Aleppo, capital	2 00:00 JosephMendiola [1]
Libya rebels say NATO must stop Misrata massacre	4 00:00 JosephMendiola [1]
Massive Demonstrations In Yemen Capital as Unrest Continues to Escalate	0 [4]
Two French militants held in Pakistan: sources	2 00:00 kojack []
Security forces attack militant hideouts, kill 18	0 []
Five injured while defusing bomb	1 00:00 Glenmore [1]
Eight gunned down in Karachi	1 00:00 Glenmore []
Lebanon seizes Syria-bound armaments	1 00:00 Thing From Snowy Mountain []
Five bomb blast suspects detained in Belarus	1 00:00 Glenmore []
Yemen opposition sets deadline for Saleh exit	0 [4]
UN: Dozens dead in Iranian exile camp raid	0 [1]
Assad forms new Syrian government	1 00:00 Thing From Snowy Mountain []
Bahrain moves to ban main opposition party	0 [2]
Kidnapped Italian activist found dead in Gaza	6 00:00 Louis Farrakan [2]
Five tons of explosives seized in Falluja	2 00:00 Bill Clinton []
Another Gaza goomba dead on 'jihad mission'	2 00:00 Old Patriot [3]
Libyan rebels supplied with anti-tank weapons by Qatar	1 00:00 DepotGuy []
Al Qaeda-linked terror group in Gaza kidnaps Italian rights activist	0 []
Lebanese forces stop weapons shipment to Syria	0 []
4 blasts strike Libyan capital; NATO planes seen overhead	0 [1]
Iran assisting Assad in opposing Syrian rebels/reformists	2 00:00 Barbara Skolaut []
Page 2: WoT Background
Iran Building 'Berlin Wall' Dividing Balochistan With Pakistan	7 00:00 Jonter Johnson8222 []
France does not see change of U.S. stance on Libya	3 00:00 Zebulon Thranter9685 [1]
Gilani slams US drone strikes	5 00:00 Glalet Hapsburg3231 [1]
Clinton Warns on Hasty Afghan Withdrawal	3 00:00 trailing wife []
Afghan War Unwinnable without Pakistan: Gilani	3 00:00 Procopius2k []
Herat Addicts Rise to Over 70,000	1 00:00 Halliburton - Mysterious Conspiracy Division []
Khasadars arrested for demanding salary	0 []
Drone attacks breeding suicide bombers: CM	2 00:00 Zebulon Thranter9685 []
Pakistan army to build road link to Afghanistan	1 00:00 mojo [1]
'US complicit in Bahrain crackdown'	3 00:00 Zebulon Thranter9685 [4]
'Saudis don't dare to act against Iran'	1 00:00 JosephMendiola []
Loyalty to the Resistance: Problems Plaguing Lebanon are a Result of Mustaqbal's Practices	0 [1]
Lawyers try to discredit judge in Wilders' hate-speech trial	1 00:00 Anonymoose []
UNRWA employees in Gaza on strike	2 00:00 trailing wife []
Ninewa tribes reject extension of U.S. forces presence in Iraq	0 []
Norks: U.S. citizen held since November to be indicted	0 []
S. Korea to give US$500M in aid for Afghan transition	2 00:00 Zebulon Thranter9685 []
China to Kim Jong-un: Take a Plane, Not a Train	9 00:00 JosephMendiola []
Mass grave in Anbar Province desert holds over 800 bodies	1 00:00 JohnQC []
Page 3: Non-WoT
House passes $6 trillion spending cut plan	1 00:00 Leigh []
Budget deal: CBO analysis shows initial spending cuts less than expected	0 []
China Cuts High Speed Train Speed	4 00:00 JosephMendiola []
Hey Libs, Reagan's Star Wars vision does work. Obama will take credit.	1 00:00 JosephMendiola [4]
Highway Funding in Trouble	9 00:00 Pappy []
Ritter convicted in sex sting	3 00:00 Glalet Hapsburg3231 [3]
Gbagbo moved to secure villa in Ivory Coast-Ouattara	2 00:00 newc [1]
Fresh arrests and heavy security deter new Swazi protests	0 []
Malaysian school warden charged with boys murder	2 00:00 Korora []
Tunisia files cases against Ben Ali	0 []
Red Cross: Bodies litter streets of Abidjan	1 00:00 Redneck Jim []
Jesse Jackson Subject of Gay Harassment Complaint	9 00:00 RandomJD [1]
Ouattara takes over in Cote d'Ivoire	9 00:00 Zebulon Thranter9685 [1]
Berlin to appoint imams to teach Islam in schools	2 00:00 Glalet Hapsburg3231 []
Massive cyber theft ring shut down	4 00:00 Zebulon Thranter9685 []
'Spillionaires' are the new rich after BP spill payouts	3 00:00 tipover []
Korean War vet fights off burglar with frying pan and pitchfork	13 00:00 Procopius2k [1]
Page 6: Politix
Prosser Wins Wisconsin Supremes Election	3 00:00 Procopius2k []
Budget-Cutting Process Reveals U.S. Overpaid UN	2 00:00 JosephMendiola []

Arabia

The presidents men...and the presidents head

[Asharq al-Aswat] Over the past week, three Arab regimes are continuing their struggle to stay in power; these are the Libyan, Syrian, and Yemeni [regimes]. Regarding the first regime, the situation has transformed into a "hit and run" war between opponents of Colonel Qadaffy and his supporters, whilst the NATO
...the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. Originally it was a mutual defense pact directed against an expansionist Soviet Union. In later years it evolved into a mechanism for picking the American pocket while criticizing the style of the American pants...
air strikes have failed to resolve the battle on the ground in favor of the rebels. The second case has taken on a factional and sectarian dimension, with the majority confronting a security and partisan regime that remains in power despite the bold events taking place in the country. As for the third regime, the president is standing alone, facing the defection of senior commanders and allies, who are joining the opposition. There are two prominent features evident in all these cases: the incapability of the opposition movement -- or the armed rebels -- to forcibly remove the leader and his regime, as well as their rejection of any mediation or solution that includes the safe departure of the leader and key government figures, or their agreement not to prosecute members of the former regime [in return for transition of power].

In Libya, the African Union
...a union consisting of 53 African states, most run by dictators of one flavor or another. The only all-African state not in the AU is Morocco. Established in 2002, the AU is the successor to the Organisation of African Unity (OAU), which was even less successful...
and Turkey both provided initiatives for a solution, but the Libyan National Transitional Council rejected these because they did not include the immediate removal of Colonel Qadaffy and his family [from power]. In Yemen, the Joint Meeting Parties opposition coalition expressed their reservations about the Gulf initiative because it was said to have included provisions ensuring immunity for the president during the transitional phase.

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Two weeks of WOT

Fri 2011-04-15
Pro-Hamas Italian activist hanged in Gaza

Thu 2011-04-14
Pro-Hamas Italian Kidnapped By Salafists In Gaza

Wed 2011-04-13
AU Libya Peace Plan Flops

Tue 2011-04-12
Syrian soldiers shot for refusing to fire on protesters

Mon 2011-04-11
Metro blast in Minsk kills several

Sun 2011-04-10
Shooting erupts in seaport of Baniyas, Syria

Sat 2011-04-09
22 Syrian protesters killed, hundreds wounded

Fri 2011-04-08
Gulf states expect Yemen's Saleh to quit: Qatari PM

Thu 2011-04-07
Rebels push back toward Brega

Wed 2011-04-06
Gaddafi troops force retreat towards Ajdabiya

Tue 2011-04-05
Suicide kabooms kill 30 at Pakistani shrine

Mon 2011-04-04
Gaddafi in Tripoli, crushes officers revolt

Sun 2011-04-03
Rebels claim Brega

Sat 2011-04-02
Deputy emir of Caucasus Emirate killed in Russian raid

Fri 2011-04-01
Two UN staff beheaded and eight others murdered in protest against U.S. pastor who burnt Koran

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