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Taliban launch counteroffensive against U.S. Marines
Today's Headlines

Headline	Comments [Views]
Page 1: WoT Operations
Taliban buying children for suicide attacks	3 00:00 ed [7]
In Afghanistan surge, soldiers negotiate complex web of local loyalties	2 00:00 Procopius2k [12]
ROE - Marines, who have a reputation as hard chargers, rarely fired back.	13 00:00 trailing wife [12]
Tactical Directive July 6	11 00:00 Besoeker [5]
2 Canadian soldiers die in Afghanistan helicopter crash	0 [6]
Mounting terror in Algeria	0 [5]
Droning on in South Waziristan	0 [10]
Good morning	5 00:00 JohnQC [7]
Mali army says in deadly clashes with Al Qaeda	0 [4]
Residence of Taliban commander shelled in Kurrum Agency	1 00:00 crosspatch [9]
25 vehicles fitted with explosives enter major cities	6 00:00 trailing wife [10]
Forces kill 25 Taliban	1 00:00 Old Patriot [12]
Captive De-miners Released in Afghan East	0 [7]
Turkey: Four killed in explosion in southeast	0 [6]
Violence continues to surge in Iraq	0 [6]
2 AQI leaders nabbed in Wassit	0 [6]
Car bomb wounds 8 in Ninewa	0 [7]
Five killed in DIK sectarian violence	0 [13]
Activist of banned outfit arrested	0 [7]
Yemeni court condemns 7 Shiite rebels to death	1 00:00 Free Radical [4]
Afghan Bomb Blast Kills 4 NATO Soldiers in Kunduz	0 [6]
US: Pakistani accused of Al-Qaeda link to appear in court	2 00:00 Old Patriot [8]
UNSC condemns N. Korea over missile launches	3 00:00 JosephMendiola [9]
Taliban launch operation 'Iron Net' against US Marines	4 00:00 airandee [11]
Suicide Bomber Struck Kandahar Airfield	0 [5]
France summons Iran ambassador	1 00:00 trailing wife [11]
Iran releases detainees amid power split in govt	0 [9]
Page 2: WoT Background
Stop Iranian nuclear weapon and US will scrap missile defence	5 00:00 ed [11]
Israeli president: two-state solution approved in Israel	0 [7]
Protestors Accuse Germany of Racism	7 00:00 Redneck Jim [9]
Han Chinese mob takes to the streets in Urumqi in hunt for Uighur Muslims	8 00:00 3dc [2]
"Documentary" blames "the British and Israeli Secret Services" for 7/7	8 00:00 Mike [3]
British terror preacher back in prison	2 00:00 rhodesiafever [4]
Sanctions will not stop Sudan: Omar al-Bashir	0 [5]
Major Taliban leadership wiped out: Malik	3 00:00 Pappy [10]
Police mulling anti-Taliban militias in Mianwali	0 [9]
China blames Muslims for Xinjiang unrest	8 00:00 Thrineque Lumplump8647 [7]
Iran warns Western meddlers of firm fist	4 00:00 Don Vito Crolutle2068 [16]
Israel has a right to deal with nuclear Iran: Biden	4 00:00 Frank G [9]
Maliki to visit US as violence continues in Iraq	0 [2]
Military offensive will take out people on streets: warns Imran	0 [5]
Aoun Fears No Role For Lebanese in Cabinet Formation	1 00:00 liberal hawk [8]
U.S. will continue to track N. Korean vessels: Navy chief	2 00:00 Old Patriot [1]
Norks 'Trafficking in Slave Labor'	3 00:00 GirlThursday [3]
Al-Qaeda threat against Italian MP sparks Muslim support	4 00:00 trailing wife [7]
Nork Missile Tests 'Aimless'	6 00:00 Besoeker [2]
Nork Ship returns home	2 00:00 liberal hawk [4]
North Korea Threatens Domestic Nuclear Annihilation	9 00:00 mojo [5]
U.S. Journalists 'to Be Sent to Special Camp in N.Korea'	6 00:00 trailing wife [5]
Page 3: Non-WoT
Big Banks Don't Want California's IOUs	4 00:00 JosephMendiola [7]
Israel Creates Massive Man-Made Dust Storm to Camouflage Troops Entering Iran	3 00:00 Barbara Skolaut [7]
Lab-made sperm could make men redundant..	4 00:00 trailing wife [6]
Surprising news: Michael Jackson to be buried without his brain!	3 00:00 Barbara Skolaut [4]
Judge Denies Churchill's Request For Reinstatement At CU	5 00:00 Ward Churchill [5]
Al Gore likens fight against ~~Global Warming~~ climate change to battle with Nazis	10 00:00 Barbara Skolaut [7]
Who Killed California's Economy? - How do you spell "Liberal Agenda"?	0 [5]
Black magic has not hurt Indonesian president's chances	0 [2]
Three's Company Star Arrested On Suspicion of DUI	6 00:00 trailing wife [9]
Palin Blasts Critics, Remains Mum on 2012 Bid	2 00:00 Halliburton - Mysterious Conspiracy Division [3]
Placenta-eating	18 00:00 tipper [2]
Israel drops Indian venture under US pressure	4 00:00 Mitch H. [4]
Seoul Seeks Renegotiation of Nuclear Pact	1 00:00 GirlThursday [4]
Obama, Medvedev agree to pursue nuclear reduction	4 00:00 CrazyFool [3]
Mexico would consider asylum to Zelaya if requested	0 [4]
Zelaya Plans Another Attempt to Return to Honduras	0 [2]
Honduras Closes Main Airport	0 [3]
TV networks trying to raise ad rates as viewers stop watching	24 00:00 newc [8]
Snopes tracks down pirate-hunting cruise story	5 00:00 trailing wife [6]
Page 4: Opinion
California Screaming	3 00:00 Barbara Skolaut [9]
Iran: the birth of a militarized state	0 [7]
Obama's Moscow giveaway	5 00:00 GirlThursday [3]
Centrists threaten Obama's agenda	3 00:00 Mitch H. [1]
Honduras at the Tipping Point	5 00:00 Cyber Sarge [1]
Page 6: Politix
Frick & Frack - Obama overrides Biden on Israel taking on Iran	4 00:00 CrazyFool [5]
After Another "Alcoholism & Addiction" Stint in Rehab, Rep. Patrick Kennedy Returns to Congress	5 00:00 Anonymoose [3]
State To Pay $335,000 For Ex-Senator's Crash	6 00:00 Sockpuppet of Doom [1]
Fundraisers win jobs as Obama envoys	2 00:00 GirlThursday [2]
Specter faces hurdles in Democratic re-election	1 00:00 Jarong de Medici3580 [3]
Franken eyes role as 'people's proxy' in hearings	8 00:00 Frank G [4]
Justice is stonewalling on voter intimidation	2 00:00 Redneck Jim [3]

    
                23:40 Redneck Jim

                        23:15 trailing wife

                        23:14 ed

                        23:05 Don Vito Crolutle2068

                        22:55 trailing wife

                        22:53 trailing wife

                        22:53 Don Vito Crolutle2068

                        22:44 trailing wife

                        22:41 Thrineque Lumplump8647

                        22:36 Procopius2k

                        22:33 trailing wife

                        22:30 trailing wife

                        22:18 JosephMendiola

                        22:13 JosephMendiola

                        22:07 newc

                        22:06 Besoeker

                        21:50 Barbara Skolaut

                        21:49 newc

                        21:49 Barbara Skolaut

                        21:48 Bright Pebbles

                        21:46 Barbara Skolaut

                        21:46 crosspatch

                        21:43 Mullah Richard

                        21:39 Barbara Skolaut

Who's in the News
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4	Govt of Iran
4	Taliban
3	TTP
3	Iraqi Insurgency
2	Govt of Pakistan
1	Govt of Sudan
1	Hezbollah
1	al-Qaeda
1	Jaish-e-Mohammad
1	Lashkar e-Jhangvi
1	Takfir wal-Hijra
1	al-Qaeda in Iraq
1	al-Qaeda in North Africa
1	al-Qaeda in Pakistan

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Two weeks of WOT

Tue 2009-07-07
Taliban launch counteroffensive against U.S. Marines

Mon 2009-07-06
China: At Least 140 Killed in Uighur Riots

Sun 2009-07-05
British Forces Join Afghan Operation

Sat 2009-07-04
US forces repel Taliban suicide assault, kill 22 Taliban fighters

Fri 2009-07-03
15 dead in suspected US missile strike in Pakistan

Thu 2009-07-02
Mousavi, Karroubi call Short Round govt ''illegitimate''

Wed 2009-07-01
11 cross-dressing Haqqani turbans arrested in Khost

Tue 2009-06-30
Iran confirms Ahmadinejad's victory

Mon 2009-06-29
Mousavi's website shut down

Sun 2009-06-28
Saad al-Hariri Leb's new premier

Sat 2009-06-27
Council appoints commission to probe election

Fri 2009-06-26
Mousavi warns of more protests

Thu 2009-06-25
Somali legislators flee abroad, Parliament paralysed

Wed 2009-06-24
Khamenei agrees to extend vote probe

Tue 2009-06-23
Revolutionary Guards Say They'll Crush Protests

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