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Syrian Prime Minister Wael al-Halqi survives assassination bid
Today's Headlines

Headline	Comments [Views]
Page 1: WoT Operations
Al-Qaeda assassins kill military intelligence official in Yemen	0 [5]
*GRAPHIC* Pictures of the Religion of Peace's Handiwork in Boston *GRAPHIC*	7 19:50 swksvolFF [2]
MC-12 Crew Killed in Crash in Southern Afghanistan	2 22:04 49 Pan [10]
Syrian Prime Minister Wael al-Halqi survives assassination bid	2 19:54 Bertie Dingle9960 [14]
China says it has arrested more terrorism suspects, after clash in western region killed 21	0 [2]
Good morning	7 23:53 trailing wife [7]
Two Filipino army intel officers killed by Abu Sayyaf	1 23:34 JosephMendiola [8]
FBI Identifies Man Behind Tsarnaev Radicalization	21 14:31 Secret Master []
228 killed in gunfight with Islamists	3 13:17 Redneck Jim [4]
Thai terrorists kill one ranger and injure two others	0 [4]
Pre-poll bloodshed kills eleven	0 [8]
Iraq Said to Halt Al Jazeera's License, Closes Jordanian Border	0 [4]
Syrian rebels attack military airports across country, opposition says	0 [7]
Taliban start spring Afghan offensive with bombing	1 20:23 JosephMendiola [7]
Gaza Salafists protest relatives' arrests	1 12:46 Pappy [2]
Fear and anger follow Sudanese rebel strike	0 [2]
Gunmen surround Libyan foreign ministry to push demands	0 [2]
Bahrain detains 22 over unrest, including for F1 demos	0 [5]
Israel air raids target Islamic Jihad in Gaza: Witnesses	0 [3]
Police nab 25 criminals, capture an explosive van	0 [5]
American jihadi in Somalia tweets on kill attempt	2 13:33 chris [2]
8 die in Monterrey in Nuevo Leon	0 [3]
Page 2: WoT Background
Mayors in Belgium, Holland seek to keep youths from going to Syria while preserving freedoms	1 23:59 Skidmark [8]
Arabs soften stance on Israel's final borders	0 [1]
Putin, Obama discuss anti-terrorism cooperation	1 14:42 Pappy [4]
Irish Muslim radical says Americans should be grateful more people didn't die in Boston	5 17:44 Voldemort Sneremp9970 [3]
Tsarnaev parents change plans, will lay low in unnamed village	0 [3]
Mosque that Boston suspects attended has radical ties	0 [3]
Mooslim mommy dearest shouts 'Allahu Akbar' to CNN reporter	1 17:34 Broadhead6 [5]
The FBI Cut the NYPD Out of the Loop About the Tsarnaev Brothers Plans	3 20:56 Eric Jablow [6]
'Misha' Speaks: An Interview with the Alleged Boston Bomber's 'Svengali'	1 13:04 KBK [3]
Bomb Plotter Released	0 [5]
Islamist Rebels Create Dilemma on Syria Policy	2 13:52 AlanC [13]
Gaza schoolboys being trained to use Kalashnikovs	0 [6]
Bill Maher slams Boston police	7 19:54 swksvolFF [4]
Russia caught bomb suspect on wiretap	5 23:27 JosephMendiola [8]
U.S. lawmakers press Obama to take action on Syria	13 23:24 JosephMendiola [11]
More aid needed to site of Nigeria bloodbath: Senator	2 14:40 Pappy [4]
Pakistan stops consular access to wounded Indian spy	0 [7]
PTI urges terrorists to allow making 'new' Pakistan	0 [8]
Egypt's Morsi climbs down, to seek compromise on judges	0 [4]
'Pakistan need strategy to allay Europe fears on terrorism'	1 10:39 Muggsy Mussolini1226 [6]
General Galal urges change in strategy to fight Alshabab	0 [3]
Sheikh Bashir Ahmed Salad: Alshabab conduct killings in Mogadishu	0 [4]
Page 3: Non-WoT
Diller: I Wish I Hadnt Bought Newsweek, It Was a Mistake	8 18:11 Thing From Snowy Mountain [7]
Gunmakers Aim for Greener Pastures as States Pass New Firearms Laws	5 19:54 Pappy [5]
Gaza police shaving heads of young men in crackdown on western fashion	4 20:01 Pappy [7]
Have Twinkies Killed the Union Movement?	5 19:59 JosephMendiola [10]
Lingerie firm launches women's underwear for men	7 13:38 Bright Pebbles [3]
Happy Andalusian Invasion Day!	4 16:12 AlanC [4]
Algerian President Reported to Be Recovering Well From Mini-Stroke	0 [1]
Greek parliament approves 15,000 civil service job cuts	2 12:28 AlanC [3]
Chelsea Clinton Interviews...The GEICO Gecko?	8 23:58 trailing wife [8]
Man charged with murdering his younger brother at the funeral of another sibling	1 10:50 GORT [3]
Kentucky woman ordained as priest in defiance of Roman Catholic Church	12 19:30 Shipman [5]
Second Coldest Start To Spring In US History	9 20:14 Mitch H. [7]
Shortage of pizza-makers as Italians are too proud	5 23:41 European Conservative [4]
1 dead, 8 wounded in shootings across city	0 [2]
Ready (or Not?) for a Great Coming Shale Boom	0 [4]
Egypt students rally to demand sacking of higher education minister	0 [1]
No one can defeat PPP in polls: Gilani	0 [6]
Bride among five shot dead in Lower Dir	0 [5]
Page 4: Opinion
Weaponized America: Sturm, Ruger Backlog Doubles; Gun Production, Shipments Surge	0 [4]
How to Defeat Cyber Jihad	0 [3]
Salman Rushdie and Moral Courage	2 22:58 Pappy [7]
Blair: Patterns emerge	1 14:42 g(r)omgoru [3]
Syria: The Only Red Line Should Be To Stay Out	9 22:51 Zhang Fei [10]
Page 6: Politix
Why did Eric Holder drop the ball on Miranda reform?	1 15:07 Muggsy Mussolini1226 [3]
DHS Training Video Features Militia Terrorists	1 13:30 Thaique Squank4053 [3]
The Great Pigford Con	0 [4]
Holder Calls Amnesty a 'Civil Right'	11 20:18 Besoeker [9]
Krauthammer on border security: Ask Obama why he's got a fence around the White House	0 [3]
Flushed diplo pick tight with Bill & Bam	1 15:09 Muggsy Mussolini1226 [3]

    
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5	Arab Spring
4	Govt of Pakistan
3	al-Shabaab
2	Boko Haram
2	Govt of Syria
1	Abu Sayyaf
1	Govt of Sudan
1	Hamas
1	Islamic Jihad
1	Salafists
1	Taliban
1	Thai Insurgency
1	al-Qaeda in Britain
1	TTP
1	al-Qaeda
1	Govt of Iraq

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Two weeks of WOT

Mon 2013-04-29
Syrian Prime Minister Wael al-Halqi survives assassination bid

Sun 2013-04-28
Blasts at election offices kill eight in Pakistan

Sat 2013-04-27
Afghan bus crash kills 30, Taliban blamed

Fri 2013-04-26
Terror plot: Leaders jailed for Birmingham bomb plan

Thu 2013-04-25
Clashes between police and Uighurs in China leave 21 dead

Wed 2013-04-24
Iraq: 35 dead in clashes, bombing as tensions rise

Tue 2013-04-23
Two men arrested over 'al-Qaeda inspired' plan to attack a Via Rail train in Toronto area

Mon 2013-04-22
Al Qaeda intelligence chief reported killed in drone strike

Sun 2013-04-21
Egypt Police Arrest 39 in Cairo Clashes

Sat 2013-04-20
Got him! Dzhokhar in custody

Fri 2013-04-19
Boston: 1 suspect dead, 2nd ~~on loose~~ jugged

Thu 2013-04-18
Pakistan's Musharraf flees court to avoid arrest

Wed 2013-04-17
Boston Bombing Suspect Identified, Arrest Made

Tue 2013-04-16
Feds seek suspects, motive in Boston bombings

Mon 2013-04-15
Pair of Explosions Hit Boston Marathon

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