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US drone strikes kill 20 in North Waziristan
Today's Headlines

Headline	Comments [Views]
Page 1: WoT Operations
Jawa Report: Traitorous POS Adam Gadahn Not Dead?	7 00:00 Anonymoose [13]
15 Turkish soldiers and 23 Kurdish rebels killed in attack near Iraq border	0 [6]
Cattle smuggling in India funding terrorism	2 00:00 Wholuting Sinatra6213 [9]
U.S. military says al Qaeda in Iraq mastermind dead	6 00:00 Cherelet and Tenille1095 [7]
Two Thai soldiers die in hail of automatic weapons fire	0 [6]
Good morning	14 00:00 Frank G [6]
Zakha Khel tribes form lashkar to patrol area	3 00:00 Tranquil Mechanical Yeti [12]
70,000 Afghan refugees asked to leave Bajaur in three days	1 00:00 g(r)omgoru [9]
Armed robberies force aid agency out of Chad	0 [3]
25 militants killed in Bajaur clashes	1 00:00 Glenmore [9]
Islamists declare Sharia law in Somali town	4 00:00 .5MT [4]
13 militants killed in ongoing Army operation in J&K	3 00:00 Old Patriot [10]
80 civilians killed, over 100 others injured in violence in Mogadishu	4 00:00 Nimble Spemble [4]
Car Bomb Kills 7 Soldiers in Russia-Backed South Ossetia	9 00:00 Charles [6]
59 Tamil Tigers, two soldiers killed in Lanka clashes	0 [4]
Charges Referred Against Detainee Foopy	3 00:00 Old Patriot [11]
U.S.-led forces in Iraq say they killed Qaeda big turban	6 00:00 lotp [2]
US drone strikes kill 20 in North Waziristan	8 00:00 lotp [13]
Page 2: WoT Background
Iraq's Kurdish area witnesses first gas production	4 00:00 rammer [4]
Germany: Foreign Minister wants commandos out of Afghanistan	8 00:00 Old Patriot [6]
Potential jurors in Fort Dix trial asked about Islam	4 00:00 tu3031 [4]
Biden bids farewell to son, other war-bound troops	4 00:00 trailing wife [1]
Aussie Troops depart Darwin for Afghanistan	1 00:00 trailing wife [3]
Terror threat in UK 'approaching critical'	8 00:00 Nimble Spemble [5]
Cash-strapped UK navy cuts destroyer fleet	14 00:00 USN,Ret. [1]
NWFP ready for talks with Taliban: Bilour	1 00:00 The Daily Times [8]
Karzai assures safety to Mullah Omar if he returns home	5 00:00 mojo [3]
Tension rising in north-west Kenya amidst massive influx of fleeing Somalis	5 00:00 tu3031 [1]
Spain: Confidential report says Pakistan intelligence agency aided Taliban	3 00:00 Milton Fandango [9]
Pakistan: Suicide attack blamed on 'foreign elements'	0 [9]
Israel would destroy Hezbollah in war: general	11 00:00 rjschwarz [13]
Syria rejects opening military sites to IAEA	0 [6]
Sadr: US pullout ends sectarian violence	3 00:00 Heriberto Slinesing6834 [4]
Israel beefs up protection for Dimona nuclear station	0 [5]
Developing countries try to buy time for Sudan's Bashir	2 00:00 anonymous [4]
Hezbollah: Ghajar, Shaba Farms will soon be freed	0 [8]
Islamist warn aid agencies in Somalia to desist from 'the anti-Islamic activities'	3 00:00 Old Patriot [2]
NATO forces to target drug lords who finance Taliban	7 00:00 gorb [2]
U.S. Plans to Move Embassy in London to Enhance Security	6 00:00 Old Patriot [4]
U.N. Offers To Keep Rwandan Orc In Darfur	2 00:00 trailing wife [3]
U.S. to Fund Pro-American Publicity in Iraqi Media	0 [5]
Sri Lanka: First food aid convoy reaches thousands displaced	1 00:00 oh minseok [2]
Iraq: Election law must cater for minority rights says UN envoy	0 [1]
Bali bombers to be executed by end of year: report	1 00:00 tu3031 [3]
Iraq presidency approves provincial election law	0 [4]
Page 3: Non-WoT
Hummm -- House to Hold Hearings on Financial Crisis	0 [14]
"Sarah, The Gloves Are Off, The Heels Are On, Go Get To Them."	3 00:00 tipper [3]
County rejects large number of invalid voter registrations	8 00:00 newc [6]
Obama Youth - Junior Fraternity Regiment	10 00:00 rjschwarz [8]
Alleged Dear Leader Sighting	3 00:00 Zebulon Gravirong9021 [2]
French PM says 'world on the edge of abyss'	8 00:00 lotp [7]
U.N. Anti-Blasphemy Resolution Curtails Free Speech, Critics Say	4 00:00 mojo [5]
Rice: Nuclear Agreement Key to Expanding U.S.-India Relations	0 [7]
Thailand & Cambodia play border skirmish	1 00:00 Oztralian [1]
Palins may have underpaid taxes - Get a rope!	2 00:00 rjschwarz [4]
O.J. Simpson guilty of all 12 counts	43 00:00 Barbara Skolaut [7]
Final: 69,989,000 viewers -- Palin-Biden the most-watched vp debate ever	1 00:00 Procopius2k [3]
Half of Brazil's election candidates on trial: watchdog	4 00:00 trailing wife [2]
Mexican Quagmire: 40 Dead In Tijuana This Week	12 00:00 rjschwarz [4]
How the polls are being cooked for Obama	13 00:00 rjschwarz [4]
NYT spins for Obama re: Ayers	5 00:00 mhw [9]
Timeline of the financial crunch	3 00:00 Anguper Hupomosing9418 [4]
AIG to keep core business but sell assets to repay US loan	7 00:00 lotp [4]
France going into recession	4 00:00 Barbara Skolaut [1]
Afghanistan elected member of IAEA board	2 00:00 .5MT [1]
Pak wants nuclear deal with US: Gilani	2 00:00 tu3031 [5]
India Bans Smoking in Public	2 00:00 john frum [9]
Iran: Tehran buys Russian helicopters	6 00:00 Frank G [8]
Bush swiftly signs economic bailout package	11 00:00 L1011 [5]
US denied permission to fly over Bolivia	6 00:00 Rob06 [4]
'Somalia recognizes Georgia's territorial integrity'	3 00:00 tu3031 [2]
Brutal dry spell affects 1 million Syrians - UN	9 00:00 USN,Ret. [4]
Shivraj Patil sends strongly-worded letter to Orissa CM	0 [5]
Orissa violence continues; two more killed in Kandhamal	0 [8]
FBI investigating the big O's friend	6 00:00 Nimble Spemble [3]
Page 4: Opinion
John Howard: Lessons on appeasement	0 [6]
Do facts matter this election?	4 00:00 Barbara Skolaut [4]
U.S. Arms Sales to Pakistan	3 00:00 mom [9]
Joe Biden's car salesman's hairdo almost visibly bristled with contempt	13 00:00 Frank G [4]
Page 5: Russia-Former Soviet Union
Today in History	0 [4]
Strange Science: Seeing with Your Skin	3 00:00 KBK [3]
Google launches blog tracking service	1 00:00 Pappy [3]
Parents may face court after son feeds Zoo animals to crocodile	4 00:00 anonymous5089 [5]
Canadian military at mosque for 'town hall meeting'	1 00:00 tu3031 [2]
William of Orange, a practicing Muslim?	13 00:00 ed [1]
Tiger Woods says he won't be fully healed until 2010	7 00:00 James Watt [5]
Burundi: Albinos seek police protection after 3 killed	8 00:00 Barbara Skolaut [2]

    
                23:47 Barbara Skolaut

                        23:43 L1011

                        23:29 L1011

                        23:28 Anonymoose

                        23:13 Frank G

                        23:03 L1011

                        22:38 Barbara Skolaut

                        22:38 mhw

                        22:33 Wholuting Sinatra6213

                        22:28 Tranquil Mechanical Yeti

                        22:23 rammer

                        22:17 lotp

                        22:13 Barbara Skolaut

                        22:07 lotp

                        22:09 James Watt

                        22:08 L1011

                        21:59 lotp

                        22:00 tipper

                        21:45 rjschwarz

                        21:42 rjschwarz

                        21:41 rjschwarz

                        21:34 Cherelet and Tenille1095

                        21:25 trailing wife 

                        21:24 Barbara Skolaut

Who's in the News
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4	Islamic Courts
3	TTP
2	Govt of Pakistan
2	Hezbollah
2	Govt of Iran
2	Taliban
2	al-Qaeda
1	al-Qaeda in Iraq
1	Mahdi Army
1	Iraqi Insurgency
1	Govt of Sudan
1	Govt of Syria
1	al-Qaeda in Pakistan
1	ISI

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Two weeks of WOT

Sat 2008-10-04
US drone strikes kill 20 in North Waziristan

Fri 2008-10-03
'Biggest suspect' in ship piracy arrested

Thu 2008-10-02
U.S. Begins Transferring Sunni Militias to Iraqi Government

Wed 2008-10-01
Baitullah reported titzup

Tue 2008-09-30
ISI chief, four corps commanders changed

Mon 2008-09-29
At least six dead in Tripoli kaboom

Sun 2008-09-28
Sudan desert chase 'n gunfight kills 6 kidnappers

Sat 2008-09-27
Car boom kills 17 in Damascus

Fri 2008-09-26
Shots fired in US-Pakistan clash

Thu 2008-09-25
NKor bans nuke inspectors

Wed 2008-09-24
Five Indian Mujaheddin nabbed in Mumbai

Tue 2008-09-23
Livni asked to form a new government

Mon 2008-09-22
Up to 15 tourists kidnapped in Egypt

Sun 2008-09-21
2 Delhi blasts suspects banged

Sat 2008-09-20
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