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Leb coup d'etat: Hezbollah seizes control of west Beirut
Today's Headlines

Headline	Comments [Views]
Page 1: WoT Operations
Meanwhile in that other war, Marines continue to gain ground in Helmand	3 00:00 Glenmore [9]
A look inside the Jug at Camp Cropper. Video	0 [6]
Cruzin the streets in Downtown Sadr City, Spec Ops style. Video	0 [6]
Cockle Warming bonus round, Mahdi rocketmen dispatched - VIDEO	1 00:00 Jan [6]
Cockle Warming Alert: Predator delivers 360 Virgin Vouchers	3 00:00 Frank G [6]
Indian policemen dressed as milkmen kill LeT commander at his home	6 00:00 john frum [8]
Lebanon army moves to end crisis	2 00:00 gorb [9]
Pakistan: Oil trader kidnapped by militants in Karachi	0 [9]
Afghan police, U.S.-led Coalition kill 7 insurgents	0 [5]
Sadr group agrees to end fighting in Baghdad's Sadr City	2 00:00 trailing wife [11]
Six more killed in Beirut clashes	0 [9]
Good Morning	6 00:00 George Smiley [5]
Police: 2 killed in Beirut shooting after Hezbollah takeover	0 [11]
Gaza mortar attack kills Israeli	0 [3]
U.S.-backed forces target al-Qaida stronghold	3 00:00 trailing wife [9]
SOCOM Shifts from Rumsfeld Strategy	6 00:00 Glenmore [7]
Hezbollah tightens grip of Beirut	3 00:00 Nimble Spemble [9]
US military: 19 Shiite extremists killed in Iraq	1 00:00 Old Patriot [9]
19 Kurdish rebels, six soldiers killed in Turkey clashes, air raid	0 [4]
Benazir personally gave Nuclear Technology to North Korea: Book	11 00:00 Glenmore [13]
BSF lodges protest with Pak over heavy firing at border	0 [10]
Two dead as protesters clash with police in eastern Afghanistan	0 [5]
US Special Forces fighting inside Sadr City - Long War Journal	10 00:00 eLarson [6]
Crackdown against Salarzais in Bajaur	0 [10]
Blast damages Bannu girls' college	1 00:00 Glenmore [9]
3 cops injured in Swat suicide blast	0 [11]
Leb coup d'etat: Hezbollah seizes control of west Beirut	0 [10]
Eight killed, 40 wounded in Beirut clashes	0 [6]
12 injured in Quetta kaboom	0 [9]
Saudi Arabia, Kuwait begin evacuating nationals from Lebanon	0 [11]
Gunnies attack Israelis near Ramallah, Fatah claims responsibility	1 00:00 JosephMendiola [4]
Mortar hits Israeli kibbutz, kills Israeli woman	3 00:00 Old Patriot [6]
At least 11 dead in Lanka boom	0 [7]
Witnesses: 6 killed in Mog shootout	0 [6]
US forces kill 14 militants in Baghdad	2 00:00 M. Murcek [4]
In big concession, militia agrees to let Iraqi troops into Sadr City	4 00:00 Mitch H. [7]
Page 2: WoT Background
India wanted Pakistan to carry out nuclear test	0 [9]
Turkey Urges Iraq's Kurds to Take Actions Against PKK	0 [3]
Iran Accuses US, Israel of Provoking Lebanon Violence	2 00:00 SteveS [6]
Palestinian negotiator worries about Olmert impact	1 00:00 g(r)omgoru [4]
Lebanese PM condemns Shia 'coup'	0 [7]
US says Syria, Iran behind Lebanon violence	1 00:00 doc [9]
Military judge rules against key Guantanamo figure: paper	0 [4]
U.S. says North Korea documents date back to 1986	0 [3]
Military adds armor to vehicles as roadside bombs surge	2 00:00 Shieldwolf [5]
Author Derided by Muslim Students in Anti-Semitic Cartoon	2 00:00 CrazyFool [8]
Saudi national arrested in Kashmir	0 [7]
Obama sacks adviser over talks with Hamas	16 00:00 trailing wife [9]
Chávez Aided Colombia Rebels, Captured Computer Files Show	0 [5]
Jumblatt lashes out at Hezbollah for betraying Leb	0 [6]
Local Pakistan gov't holds talks with Mullah Fazlullah	0 [7]
DPRK, U.S. continue nuclear talks	0 [3]
Egypt, Saudi Arabia call for Arab FMs meet over Lebanon	2 00:00 Mitch H. [9]
Al-Qaeda 'declares war on Hezbollah'	12 00:00 Frank G [8]
Aoun hopes gov't would resign on Friday	1 00:00 DK70 [9]
'Hezbollah plans Iran-backed coup'	1 00:00 Mitch H. [7]
Gemayel: Al-Qaeda forces in Lebanon	0 [17]
Wally: Siniora won't resign	1 00:00 smn [6]
Eritrea: Govt denies Djibouti war claim	0 [2]
Hundreds flood Lebanon-Syria border crossings	0 [7]
Page 3: Non-WoT
Is it Time to Invade Burma?	10 00:00 RWV [10]
Democrat Fratricide: Michelle won't let Barack pick Hillary as VP.	7 00:00 Frank G [5]
Serbia: Tight election race ends with bitter accusations	0 [5]
Democrats suddenly wary of impeaching Ohio AG Dann	3 00:00 Shieldwolf [5]
WND : History textbooks promoting Islam	0 [5]
Propaganda Numbed School Children Ordered To Attack Conservative Think Tank	1 00:00 SteveS [3]
Tsvangirai to run in second round	1 00:00 Besoeker [5]
Another Dimwhit Discovers 'Global Warming' Aint	7 00:00 eLarson [6]
Barack Obama wants to be president of these 57 United States	19 00:00 eLarson [7]
Black Groups Circle the Wagons Around Obama	13 00:00 trailing wife [2]
Myanmar's Generals Take Credit For International Aid	4 00:00 Alaska Paul [4]
NY Rep. Facing Calls for Resignation	3 00:00 DMFD [4]
Dems Split the Feminists, too	4 00:00 Bobby [3]
Global Cooling Alert: US has Coolest April in 11 years...	4 00:00 Old Patriot [10]
Red Square looks like the good old days - Video	0 [5]
Maybe this explains NorK's sudden nuke compliance: Famine fears for North Korea	3 00:00 Sonny Spusock5630 [4]
Chavez: Venezuela won't tolerate secession in Bolivia	5 00:00 trailing wife [6]
Obama narrows Clinton lead in superdelegates	4 00:00 Shieldwolf [5]
U.N. to Resume Aid to Myanmar After Dispute With Generals	0 [2]
Russia holds military parade to mark victory day	3 00:00 trailing wife [9]
Survey: Clinton enjoys huge lead in West Virginia	6 00:00 Nimble Spemble [4]
Africa No. 1 in world in deadly airliner crashes	6 00:00 Old Patriot [7]
Burundian army: Some 50 rebels killed in heavy fighting	0 [4]
UN chief urges peaceful, transparent electoral process in Zim	1 00:00 Barbara Skolaut [5]
Puntland arrests broadcast corp. chief	0 [5]
Mbeki meets Mugabe for talks	0 [4]
China eyes overseas land in food push	10 00:00 Zhang Fei [9]
No need for foreign aid distribution: Myanmar	2 00:00 sinse [2]
Saudis to start growing rice in Thailand by end '08	5 00:00 anonymous5089 [5]
Dramatic rise in Zimbabwe violence, torture	3 00:00 swksvolFF [2]
Hints of a rift at OPEC about production	5 00:00 Zhang Fei [6]
State Department Asks Congress To Keep Quiet About Details of US-India Nuclear Deal	2 00:00 Nimble Spemble [6]
Japan defense forces allowed to operate in space	2 00:00 charger [2]
UK fatal blast caused by girl gang?	2 00:00 Eric Jablow [3]
Page 4: Opinion
President Apostate?	0 [5]
President Apostate?	0 [3]
Rethinking the Iraq Critics	2 00:00 Frank G [6]
"I'm going to Texas, and the rest of you can go to hell."	2 00:00 RWV [5]
Nakba Means There's No Palestine	1 00:00 Sninert Black9312 [5]
Obama's World	3 00:00 swksvolFF [3]
A Clean Sweep: Amal, Hizbullah Take Much of Beirut in Redux of Hamas' Gaza Takeover	1 00:00 Sninert Black9312 [10]
Hezbollah: The End of a Legend	9 00:00 Nimble Spemble [8]
What Happened in Basra? The Mahdi Army got their Quag Mired	5 00:00 Anonymoose [3]
American College of Physicians endorses medical marijuana	13 00:00 RD [9]
Last gasp for Olmert's political career?	2 00:00 Unique Battle [5]
Page 5: Russia-Former Soviet Union
Today's Idiot part Deux	0 [7]
Top 9 Things That Muslims Dont Like	3 00:00 Nimble Spemble [4]
When "Lion of the Left" was Father Ward the Priest, he liked booze and young girls	5 00:00 Nimble Spemble [6]
Today's Idiot: Ice-Pick edition	2 00:00 KBK [5]
Today in History: Cunningham and Driscoll versus "Colonel Tomb"	4 00:00 Mike [6]
Iran: Bank sanctions force business to find new ways to move money	0 [8]
Man survives shark attack, hero woman swam to help	0 [5]
How China gets its troops to stand to attention	6 00:00 Nimble Spemble [4]
More on London Yob gangs	8 00:00 trailing wife [11]
Jena's Marriage Private? Bad Bush!	3 00:00 Procopius2k [6]
A New Virus Hits Sun Microsystems	2 00:00 Grusoling Panda8701 [6]
Men charged after skull dug up, used as bong	0 [6]
Book lifts lid on star of eerie first Dracula film	0 [5]
Photography student who pictured notorious suicide sites for university project found hanging	3 00:00 Anonymoose [6]
Records: Al Sharpton owes millions in back taxes	4 00:00 newc [3]

    
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                        23:28 Old Patriot

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Who's in the News
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14	Hezbollah
5	Mahdi Army
2	Global Jihad
2	Govt of Pakistan
2	Hamas
2	al-Qaeda
2	Taliban
2	TNSM
1	Islamic Courts
1	Islamic Jihad
1	al-Qaeda in Iraq
1	al-Aqsa Martyrs
1	Iraqi Insurgency

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Two weeks of WOT

Sat 2008-05-10
Leb coup d'etat: Hezbollah seizes control of west Beirut

Fri 2008-05-09
Hezbollah seizes large parts of Beirut

Thu 2008-05-08
Hezbollah at war with Leb

Wed 2008-05-07
Hezbollah telecom network shut down

Tue 2008-05-06
3500 U.S. troops surge home

Mon 2008-05-05
Kaboom misses Iraqi first lady

Sun 2008-05-04
24 killed, 26 injured in Iraqi violence

Sat 2008-05-03
Marines chase Talibs through Helmand poppy fields

Fri 2008-05-02
Orcs strike Iraqi wedding convoy, kill at least 35, wound 65

Thu 2008-05-01
Paks deny Karzai murder plot hatched in Pakistain

Wed 2008-04-30
Hamas steals Gaza fuel

Tue 2008-04-29
Pak Talibs quit peace talks

Mon 2008-04-28
U.S. Marines join Brits fighting Taliban in Helmand

Sun 2008-04-27
Karzai survives another assassination attempt

Sat 2008-04-26
Tater loses nerve, tells fighters to observe truce

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