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Military offensive under way in Diyala
Today's Headlines

Headline	Comments [Views]
Page 1: WoT Operations
Afghan weather forecast: scattered lead showers with occasional rocket storms	3 00:00 trailing wife [6]
Three crude bombs defused in Rajasthan, India	0 [4]
18 live bombs found in Surat, India: all defused	3 00:00 bigjim-ky [8]
Al-Qaeda support structure dwindling	6 00:00 Swamp Blondie in the Cornfields [2]
Head of assassinated Al-Qassam leader found under rubble	6 00:00 Glaitle McCoy3934 [3]
Two soldiers wounded in southern Thai bomb blast	0 [3]
Breaking: Military offensive under way in Iraq's Diyala	6 00:00 Bright Pebbles [9]
Petraeus: Level of violence in Iraq tapers toward 'normal'	2 00:00 Besoeker [4]
Good morning	12 00:00 Glenmore [3]
Female government official bravely gunned down in Mosul	0 [2]
50 people arrested, 20 bombs defused in Baghdad	0 [2]
IED injures 2 cops in Mosul	0 [2]
4 Iraqi soldiers, 3 gunmen killed in Ninewa	0 [3]
Five wanted men nabbed in Basra	0 [1]
U.S. army detains 30 al-Qaeda gunmen in Iraq	0 []
Artillery duels kill 22 in Sri Lanka	7 00:00 Pappy [8]
Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan to rebuild damaged girls' schools	0 [5]
Taliban hand over five people to peace jirga	0 [7]
Afghan held with bomb-making equipment	0 [7]
Taliban take over Pak TV booster	1 00:00 Steve [7]
Militants execute alleged US spy in Mohmand	0 [3]
3 intelligence personnel killed in Swat	0 [6]
Cycle bomb kills boy in Kohat	0 [4]
Religious scholar shot dead	4 00:00 Glenmore [6]
Diyala deputy governor released shortly after arrest	0 [5]
Kirkuk blast toll reaches 22 dead, 150 wounded	0 []
Mudhat Mursi dead again in Wazoo strike	6 00:00 Glenmore [9]
Bomb Attacks in Baghdad and Kirkuk Kill Dozens	1 00:00 g(r)omgoru [5]
Page 2: WoT Background
Iran Overhauls F-14 Fighter Jets	13 00:00 phil_b [11]
`Martyrs' List' tallies Mahdi Army's troubles	2 00:00 Glenmore [7]
Warriors...In Their Own Words	2 00:00 ryuge [8]
Pakistan violated Indian airspace three times: IAF	3 00:00 JosephMendiola [8]
Soviet/Indian plan for dismemberment of Pakiwakiland - care of Orbat	4 00:00 Jomock Platypus9662 [9]
Respect ceasefire agreement, India tells Pakistan	0 [8]
Lurid Moonbat Fantasy #57: Impeachment Now!!!	8 00:00 Elmavirong Johnson3058 [6]
Muslims storm Protestant school in Jakarta	7 00:00 RWV [1]
NYPost: Obama slipped rescue note to PA leader	10 00:00 Bin thinking again [3]
Bali bombers plea - 'Bullets might hurt them'	21 00:00 Muggsy Thromble [4]
Dutch court allows Hirsi Ali to go ahead with security case	0 [3]
Israeli, US defense chiefs meet	1 00:00 JosephMendiola [4]
Wally Sez No to Isolationism, Stresses Arabism and Palestinian Cause	6 00:00 tu3031 [6]
Syria For Ending State of War with Israel	3 00:00 mojo [6]
Aoun Backs Nasrallah: A Leader to Be Followed	0 [7]
Gemayel calls for a common strategy to face Israel	2 00:00 Muggsy Thromble [4]
Relief Worker Attacks in Afghanistan, Somalia Prompt Aid Cuts	0 [4]
Taliban split into two factions in Bajaur Agency	4 00:00 AlanC [16]
Militants' threats do not scare us, says Hoti	0 [9]
Air Force Plans Altered Role in Iraq	4 00:00 Nimble Spemble [3]
No country can intervene in Pak nuclear plan: FO	1 00:00 Tyranysaurus Whutle9950 [6]
Base camps on Pak-Afghan border cause Obama concern	1 00:00 tu3031 [3]
McCain Continues Attack Over Canceled Obama Hospital Visit	1 00:00 tu3031 [2]
'US can defeat Al Qaeda with strategy change'	15 00:00 tipper [7]
Turkish PM links PKK to bombings	2 00:00 Muggsy Thromble [4]
Kirkuk placed under curfew	4 00:00 Whiskey Mike [3]
Diyala operations commander dismissed	0 [2]
Govt to protect Daily Times, Aaj Kal, says Sherry	4 00:00 JosephMendiola [5]
Pakistan military warns US commander on strikes	1 00:00 bigjim-ky [6]
Security services are accused of role in detainee's torture	4 00:00 Hellfish [4]
MoD moves captain in Iran captives affair	10 00:00 Pappy [4]
Guantanamo trial views graphic Sept 11 video	2 00:00 Glenmore [1]
Jordan to build Russian grenade launchers	0 [2]
Bush Meets Pakistani P.M., After U.S. Strike in Tribal Area	0 [7]
Page 3: Non-WoT
Italy: High Court OK's Vicenza US base expansion	1 00:00 JosephMendiola [5]
US House To Apologize For Slavery, Spit In Other Hand	14 00:00 Barbara Skolaut [6]
Oil hits 7-week low on demand worries, dollar gain	1 00:00 bigjim-ky [5]
Ted Stevens indicted, longest-serving GOP senator	3 00:00 Procopius2k [2]
When Midair Refuelings Go Wrong	0 [1]
Bangladeshi Illegals in Assam have become kingmakers: Court	1 00:00 john frum [6]
Hijackers nab thousands of blank British passports	1 00:00 Abdominal Snowman [2]
US delivers four F-16s to Pakistan	6 00:00 Danielle [7]
319 Pakistanis expelled from Turkey reach Lahore	1 00:00 Sheba Sheamble5056 [2]
Somalia: 180,000 children acutely malnourished	5 00:00 JosephMendiola [2]
Mystery Fatal Hemorrhagic Disease in Shandong China	4 00:00 JosephMendiola [2]
Page 4: Opinion
ATruman for our times	0 [1]
U.S. Cities Are Just As Dangerous As Iraq...Press Silent	13 00:00 Procopius2k [1]
Obama's Pilfered Prayer Note: A Pre-approved Leak?	5 00:00 tipover []
America's Homegrown Troop Killers	7 00:00 Glenmore [2]
Sorry, Barry. The Thrill Is Gone	6 00:00 Harcourt Whomosh aka Broadhead6 [5]
Pakistan's addiction	2 00:00 Omuger Oppressor of the Veal Cutlets1477 [8]
Pink Lines and Red Lines	2 00:00 trailing wife [5]
Does Lebanon really need the Resistance ?	1 00:00 tu3031 [8]
The Threat Here - 2008: As-Sabiqun	2 00:00 JosephMendiola []
Exposing Terror Financing: Who is Treasury Protecting Under Its Veil of Secrecy?	7 00:00 OldSpook [3]
Page 5: Russia-Former Soviet Union
Idiot of the Day nominee: Man throws beer can, rock, pregnant dog at girlfriend	3 00:00 Grease Dark Lord of the Algonquins9226 [3]
Chihuahuas provoke baton attack on nude beach	3 00:00 James Carville [10]
The Kenyan School named after Obama	4 00:00 Sgt. Mom [4]
Los Angeles wants to replace Taquerias with Salad Bars	11 00:00 Shusorong White1099 [3]
Gutsy deck crew crawls under hovering chopper and frees jammed nose gear	0 []
24 Dead Ducks Found in Capitol Reflecting Pool	7 00:00 GK [5]
Cocktail hour turns deadly	2 00:00 GORT [2]
Obama seen as a sign of hope by Indonesian religious leaders	4 00:00 bigjim-ky [1]
Probable explanation found for hole in Quantas airliner	4 00:00 trailing wife [3]
Bangladeshi beggars demand minimum donations	3 00:00 Raj [1]
Bush approves execution of US Army private	15 00:00 Glenmore [2]
Get run down 'to win over women'	6 00:00 Besoeker []

    
                23:55 Pappy

                        23:53 Pappy

                        23:38 GK

                        23:28 Muggsy Thromble

                        23:25 Red Dawg

                        23:21 Grease Dark Lord of the Algonquins9226

                        23:21 Muggsy Thromble

                        23:19 Red Dawg

                        23:10 Muggsy Thromble

                        23:10 tipper

                        23:05 Wilbur Mills

                        22:51 James Carville

                        22:48 Sgt. Mom

                        22:45 Barbara Skolaut

                        22:44 trailing wife 

                        22:42 trailing wife 

                        22:42 Barbara Skolaut

                        22:35 Harcourt Whomosh aka Broadhead6

                        22:30 Harcourt Whomosh aka Broadhead6

                        22:16 Elmavirong Johnson3058

                        22:11 phil_b

                        22:00 Mullah Richard

                        21:57 Bright Pebbles

                        21:53 Shusorong White1099

Who's in the News
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10	Taliban
6	al-Qaeda in Iraq
6	Govt of Pakistan
4	Iraqi Insurgency
3	Hezbollah
2	Islamic Courts
2	al-Qaeda
2	Global Jihad
1	Thai Insurgency
1	Islamic State of Iraq
1	Govt of Syria
1	Mahdi Army

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Mon 2008-07-28
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Sun 2008-07-27
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Sat 2008-07-26
India: Serial kabooms in Ahmadabad

Fri 2008-07-25
Serial booms in Bangalore

Thu 2008-07-24
'Mohmand Agency now under Taliban control'

Wed 2008-07-23
Sheikh Aweys claims Somali opposition leadership

Tue 2008-07-22
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Mon 2008-07-21
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Sun 2008-07-20
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Sat 2008-07-19
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Fri 2008-07-18
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