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Iraqi and Iranian soldiers trade fire on border
Today's Headlines

Headline	Comments [Views]
Page 1: WoT Operations
Big Afghan offensive must overcome deadly terrain	1 00:00 Free Radical [6]
Three Moscow metro bombing 'organisers' killed	5 00:00 Ebbang Uluque6305 [2]
Holder Balks at Blaming Radical Islam for Terror	10 00:00 Rex Mundi [2]
Suspected terrorists gun down cop in Hyderabad	0 [4]
Multiple attacks leave two dead, four injured in southern Thailand	0 [1]
Japan to build strategic naval base in Djibouti	0 [1]
Photo of: Ansar al Islam leader Abu Abdullah al Shafi, moments after his capture	6 00:00 lotp [1]
NY police give 'all clear' after checking suspect car	0 [3]
More Mexican Mayhem	3 00:00 OldSpook [1]
18 wanted persons captured in Basra	0 [2]
Pakistan arrests man who aided Times Square bomb suspect	0 [1]
Good morning	4 00:00 WolfDog []
Somalia: Ex-governor targeted by Al-Qaeda linked militants	0 [2]
Radio Israel: 3 Gaza men detained infiltrating Israel	0 [1]
2 AL leaders involved	0 []
Eight dead in blast in Russia's Dagestan	0 []
Terror suspects nabbed	0 [1]
Marches urge probe into Iraqi journalist murder	0 []
Israeli forces invade N Gaza Strip	1 00:00 Redneck Jim [1]
Dozens Killed in the Afghan North	2 00:00 ed [2]
Iraqi and Iranian soldiers trade fire on border	0 [9]
Car blast kills seven in Baghdad	0 [1]
Army Gen attack case: Suspects acquitted over lack of evidence	0 [7]
Italy: Deported Moroccans plotted to kill Pope	2 00:00 gorb []
Page 2: WoT Background
Palestinian killed pregnant wife because she was carrying girl	2 00:00 gorb []
Jahanbegloo on the Green Movement in Iran	0 [2]
Russian rebuffs U.S. warning on Iran missile sale	6 00:00 Frank G [3]
Economic Woes Threaten Chavez's Socialist Vision	10 00:00 tu3031 []
U.S. Decision to Approve Killing of Cleric Causes Unease Amongst Handwringing Pansies	4 00:00 lord garth [1]
Obama to meet with Lebanon's Hariri	3 00:00 CrazyFool [2]
Lula visit last shot on Iran engagement: US	0 [5]
Debris from Cheonan Site Compared with Nork Torpedo	2 00:00 Redneck Jim [1]
Chinese Defense Minister Urges Caution Over Cheonan Sinking	3 00:00 DK70 the Scantily Clad7177 [2]
Top general: It's a draw in Afghanistan	18 00:00 JosephMendiola [3]
Afghan's Karzai charm attack may not be enough	1 00:00 lotp [1]
Saudi Arabia: Grand Mufti Describes Terrorism as Alien	4 00:00 mojo [5]
Afghanistan to deploy security system	0 [1]
Fazl says he's ready to quit govt for MMA's sake	1 00:00 Frank G [7]
The forgotten four: kidnapped in 2006 but families still wait	2 00:00 phil_b [4]
Page 3: Non-WoT
Exclusive: Waddell is mystery trader in market plunge	0 [1]
Space shuttle Atlantis soars on final voyage	0 [4]
US Worries about Impacts of USMC Airport on Okinawa	3 00:00 JosephMendiola [2]
Kirchhoff's Law modified to account for photons!	9 00:00 Bobby [1]
Greece being forced to buy French and German weapons while bankrupt?	6 00:00 Ebbang Uluque6305 [1]
Sheriff Arpaio Makes Illegals A 2-for-1 Deal	3 00:00 Besoeker [1]
Photos and stories on new and modified PLAN ships	2 00:00 JosephMendiola [1]
Sarkozy threatened to quit euro in showdown with Germany over Greece	9 00:00 Besoeker [1]
Sex-starved Skippy is keeping women on the hop in outback	4 00:00 gorb [2]
Holder hasn't read Arizona law he criticized	19 00:00 CrazyFool [2]
Republicans introduce bill to prevent Euro bailout	6 00:00 Alaska Paul []
New Zealand PM roasted over cannibalism joke	11 00:00 CrazyFool [1]
Autistic Boy Charged With Making Terrorist Threats Over Stick-Figure Sketch	4 00:00 CrazyFool [1]
Ay-Pee: US drug war has met none of its goals	4 00:00 abu do you love [2]
Man accused of attempting car-bomb suicide in Ariz, and failing	0 [1]
Police release details of deadly Tucson shooting	7 00:00 g(r)omgoru [1]
Commander Red shot	2 00:00 Scooter McGruder []
Pakistan court allow girl to wed death-row fiance	0 [5]
Mugger beaten to death	6 00:00 Flapper Scourge of the Algonquins4926 []
Kyrgyz protesters take over local govt HQ in south	0 []
Earth may be too hot by 2300	24 00:00 gorb [2]
'Giant herring' found in Sweden	8 00:00 Adriane []
Merkel warns against euro plunge	3 00:00 JosephMendiola [2]
Spain's major union calls for strike	3 00:00 mojo []
Hat tip and a big thanks to Hamilton, Montana Officer Ross Jessop	5 00:00 Alaska Paul []
Page 4: Opinion
Theology for a Holocaust	0 [2]
You Pick What to Cut	7 00:00 DMFD [3]
Europe's fiscal Fascism brings British withdrawal ever closer	7 00:00 phil_b [4]
USSR planned nuclear attack on China in 1969	2 00:00 Switzerland) []
Prudent Germany traumatised by task of coming to Greece's rescue	4 00:00 Steve White [1]
Ollie North Confirms ISI Has Mullah Omar and Why	5 00:00 Ebbang Uluque6305 []
The Iran Calculus in China-Saudi Arabia Relations	0 [5]
The smiley face medal	6 00:00 Anonymoose [1]
40 Years and 1 Trillion Dollars Later: The War on Drugs is a Failure	20 00:00 Rex Mundi [2]
Escaping The PIIGS	0 [1]
Page 6: Politix
Gov Christie Slams Reporter	8 00:00 ed [2]
Harry Reid's tea party insurance policy?	6 00:00 Secret Master [2]
Elana Kagan's College Thesis (pdf file)	18 00:00 tipper []

    
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                        23:41 Adriane

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                        23:28 Secret Master

                        23:22 OldSpook

                        22:52 phil_b

                        22:51 JosephMendiola

                        22:44 JosephMendiola

                        22:43 Rex Mundi

                        22:41 Frank G

                        22:40 Rex Mundi

                        22:39 phil_b

                        22:39 Frank G

                        22:37 OldSpook

                        22:35 OldSpook

                        22:14 phil_b

                        22:14 Old Patriot

                        22:03 Free Radical

                        22:01 JosephMendiola

                        21:52 phil_b

                        21:46 JosephMendiola

                        21:40 JosephMendiola

Who's in the News
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2	Taliban
2	Hamas
1	al-Qaeda in Iraq
1	al-Qaeda in Pakistan
1	al-Shabaab
1	Chechen Republic of Ichkeria
1	al-Qaeda in Aceh
1	Iraqi Insurgency
1	Jamaat-e-Ulema Islami
1	al-Qaeda in Europe

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Two weeks of WOT

Fri 2010-05-14
Iraqi and Iranian soldiers trade fire on border

Thu 2010-05-13
5 killed in Jakarta anti-terror raids

Wed 2010-05-12
French parliament unanimously bans burka

Tue 2010-05-11
Russers: Captured Somali pirates ''dead''

Mon 2010-05-10
At least 99 killed in attacks across Iraq

Sun 2010-05-09
'Pakistan Taliban' behind Times Square bomb plot

Sat 2010-05-08
Uighur big turban reported titzup in Pak

Fri 2010-05-07
Mullah Atiqullah captured in Afghanistan

Thu 2010-05-06
Death sentence for Kasab

Wed 2010-05-05
Iraqi Troops Arrest Head of Qaeda-Linked Ansar al-Islam

Tue 2010-05-04
Pakistani-American Arrested in Times Square Plot

Mon 2010-05-03
Somali rebels seize pirate haven of Haradhere

Sun 2010-05-02
Pakistani Taliban claim credit for failed NYC Times Square car bombing

Sat 2010-05-01
Explosions inside a Somali mosque kill at least 30

Fri 2010-04-30
Two New York men charged with trying to help al Qaeda

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