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Armed groups kill 15 Syrian soldiers in Latakia
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Page 4: Opinion
The People United Go Down In Flames	0 []
Who are the Shabiha?	1 16:16 Lord Garth [6]
YouTube: Whittle: Up or down?	0 []
Page 1: WoT Operations
Israel hits Gaza weapons facilities	0 [1]
Bomb targets US embassy offices in Libya's Benghazi	0 [1]
Good morning	0 [1]
Four 'MQM men' shot dead in old city areas	0 [4]
12 militants killed in Tirah	0 [4]
Crowds Flock to Tahrir to Protest Mubarak Verdicts	0 []
Gunfire Renews in Bab al-Tabbaneh, Jabal Mohsen	0 [4]
Taliban burn tankers supplying fuel to US-led forces	3 22:37 USN,Ret [1]
Armed groups, terrorists clash with each other in Syria's Homs	1 12:38 American Delight [4]
At least 740 people killed in Karachi in 2012: HR group	0 [6]
Egyptian figures urge 'revolutionary trial' of Mubarak	0 []
Libya Jails 24 Eastern European Mercenaries	0 [1]
Somalia fighting kills at least 4 soldiers	0 [1]
Memorials eyed for war abuses in Mindanao	2 23:33 Bill Clinton []
Most counts of contempt in Minn.terror case nixed	1 16:54 American Delight []
More Takhar School Girls Poisoned as Suspects Arrested	1 10:14 Varmint Ghibelline4442 [1]
12 Insurgents Killed in Nuristan as 83 Renounce Insurgency in Baghlan	0 []
Malik steps down from interior ministry after SC orders	0 [4]
At Least 16 Killed in Yemen Sunni-Shiite Clashes	0 [5]
Armed groups kill 15 Syrian soldiers in Latakia	0 [11]
Assad quit deal likely as envoys ordered to leave	0 [4]
MILF alleged behind abductions of 2 Chinese businessmen	5 08:07 Mullah Richard []
School torched, rangers attacked in southern Thailand	0 []
Pakistan summons US charge d'affaires over drone attacks	4 22:12 SteveS [5]
Syrian government expels Western ambassadors	0 [4]
Page 2: WoT Background
China's Hu sees regional role in Afghanistan	0 [1]
Al-Qaeda's remaining leaders	2 19:43 JosephMendiola [2]
Kaspersky: 'Flame' just the tip of the iceberg	2 21:44 gorb []
Panetta to meet Antony, focus likely on China	1 22:22 JosephMendiola [5]
Central Asia group seeks bigger Afghanistan role	0 []
Iran aims to conclude nuclear deal with IAEA	2 22:18 JosephMendiola [5]
Egypt Blocks Pro-Hamas Group's Aid Convoy to Gaza	4 17:40 SteveS [1]
Uruzgan Ready for Transition But Remote Districts Remain a Concern: Matiullah	0 []
Relatives Identify Lebanese Pilgrims Kidnappers on TV	0 [6]
West proliferates terrorists in Syria: Analyst	3 08:46 Thing From Snowy Mountain [6]
Military Committee Discusses Strategy to End Division of Armed, Security Forces	0 [4]
Puntland says it will defend attacks from Somaliland	0 [1]
Nato Signs Afghan Exit Route Deals	1 01:40 JosephMendiola []
Page 3: Non-WoT
Middle East Leads World in Negative Emotions	0 []
Ray Bradbury, RIP	7 15:44 CrazyFool []
The Greatest Generation - The Sub That Sank A Train	1 22:33 JosephMendiola []
L.A. County Board to vote on repealing support of WWII Japanese internment	9 16:12 Sgt. Mom [1]
June 6, 1944 Always Remember	4 23:29 Bill Clinton []
Pirate ship - $5000	2 12:35 American Delight []
Moroccans protest harsh sentences handed down to activists	0 []
Apex court takes up Kohistan 'killing' case	0 [4]
Kohistan death decree: Women alive and protected, elders tell officials	0 [5]
Libya Lawyers Appeal Law Banning Glorifying Gaddafi	0 [1]
Mubarak Suffers 'Emotional Breakdown' in Prison	2 02:44 gromky []
'Vampire' Skeletons Unearthed in Bulgaria	3 10:54 Bill Clinton []
Argentina takes over YPF from Spanish shareholder	1 08:25 Frank G []
Page 6: Politix
Obama Will Not Commemorate D-Day. Again.	0 []
WH and Clinton spar over Bush era tax cuts	0 []
Injustice Dept. tries to cut F&F deal with congress to make it ....just go away	0 []
Obama: My administration is 'decidedly more attentive to Israel'	8 15:41 Iblis []
Libtalker: Time To Ditch Star-Spangled Banner	16 23:04 KBK []
Wisconsin gubernatorial recall results by county	17 18:05 regular joe [2]
Former Pennsylvania state Senator sentenced to 2.5-10 yrs in prison	2 11:31 Bright Pebbles []

Home Front: Politix

The People United Go Down In Flames

h/t Instapundit
...The public sector unions are critical to what remains of the American left. The power of the public service unions in Democratic politics pulls the entire party to the left and gives ideas that are important to the left an access to power that they would otherwise lack. But more important than that, they provide a kind of center to a movement that otherwise threatens to fragment into antagonistic cliques.

            Posted by: g(r)omgoru  ||
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Who are the Shabiha?

            Posted by: tipper  ||
            06/06/2012            10:32   ||
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#1 In Wisconsin, the Shabiha were the Public Employee Unions and various other lefties. They lost because the contest was an election and their thug tactics only could intimidate a small number of voters.

In Syria, the Shabiha are in a contest with guns and people are not just intimidated, they are killed. No doubt there are Alamite shabiha and Hezbollah shabiha and Sunni shabiha and probably even some Kurd shabiha. Probably the best thing we could do at this point would be to convertly aid the Kurd shabiha and, if some Christian shabiha exist, aid them too.

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                06/06/2012 16:16                Comments ||
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Home Front: Culture Wars

YouTube: Whittle: Up or down?

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                23:33 Bill Clinton

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                        22:33 JosephMendiola

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                        22:18 JosephMendiola

                        22:12 SteveS

                        21:59 JosephMendiola

                        21:44 gorb

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                        21:29 JosephMendiola

                        20:06 Nimble Spemble

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                        16:54 American Delight

                        16:16 Lord Garth

                        16:13 mojo

                        16:12 Sgt. Mom

                        15:56 CrazyFool

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8	Arab Spring
5	Govt of Pakistan
4	Govt of Syria
4	Taliban
2	al-Shabaab
2	Moro Islamic Liberation Front
1	Houthis
1	Thai Insurgency
1	Govt of Iran
1	Lashkar-e-Islami
1	al-Qaeda

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Two weeks of WOT

Wed 2012-06-06
Armed groups kill 15 Syrian soldiers in Latakia

Tue 2012-06-05
U.S. Official: Al-Qaeda's No. 2 Killed In Drone Strike

Mon 2012-06-04
US drone strike kills 10 in NW Pakistan

Sun 2012-06-03
At least 12 dead in Nigerian church bombing

Sat 2012-06-02
US drone strike kills three militants in Pakistan: officials

Fri 2012-06-01
SCAF says it is going to end Egypt's state of emergency after 31 years

Thu 2012-05-31
Somalia forces capture key al-Shabab town of Afmadow

Wed 2012-05-30
19 Killed in Syria Violence

Tue 2012-05-29
Western Nations Expel Syrian Diplomats

Mon 2012-05-28
MNLA, Ansar al-Din declare Islamic state

Sun 2012-05-27
Al-Shabaab vows Dire Revenge™ after fall of Afgoye

Sat 2012-05-26
25 children among 90 dead in Syrian government 'massacre'

Fri 2012-05-25
Thirteen die in suicide attack in Yemen

Thu 2012-05-24
10 More Drone-zapped in North Wazoo

Wed 2012-05-23
Paki Doctor jailed for helping CIA find Binny

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