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"Plot to blow up planes" foiled in UK. We hope.
Today's Headlines

Headline	Comments [Views]
Page 1: WoT Operations
Heathrow, Gatwick, etc, back in operation	0 [3]
Three Ringleaders ID'd	25 00:00 Captain America [6]
IDF Incensed At PM's Spinelessness -- US Approved Attacking Syria	35 00:00 C-Low [9]
Israel orders Gaza-Egypt border crossing closed	1 00:00 Frank G [3]
Bush says US at war with "Islamic fascists"	46 00:00 leroidavid [5]
Major cellphone outage reported in NYC	6 00:00 Zenster [2]
Qatar hijacker overpowered	5 00:00 Claviling Sholuth9192 [5]
Uzbek authorities arrest 2 Kazakh citizens on suspicion of religious extremism	0 [2]
2 homemade bombs, grenade explode in southern Philippines	0 [2]
Hafiz Saeed in house arrest in Pakistan	2 00:00 Redneck Jim [11]
1 dead, 13 hurt in bomb attack on N. Caucasus prosecutor	0 [2]
More Heavy Fighting Between Army And Tamil Tigers	0 [3]
Armed Gunmen Attack Ayotallah's Office In South	3 00:00 Claviling Sholuth9192 [4]
Most Of Foiled Bomb Plot Suspects Are Of Pakistani Origin	12 00:00 BA [6]
U.S. raises airline threat level to Red	8 00:00 6 [3]
Night-time swoops on suspects	0 [1]
Those Runaway Egyptian Students -- more details	36 00:00 anonymous2u [3]
2 held on terror charges in Ohio	17 00:00 mcsegeek1 [3]
New cutting edge machines for Iran Air Force...pfff...pfff....bwahahahahaha	8 00:00 Pappy [6]
Iranians 'among Hezbollah dead'	7 00:00 Zenster [8]
Israel puts ground offensive on hold for UN	5 00:00 leroidavid [4]
'Plot to blow up planes' foiled	79 00:00 Frank G [7]
IAF destroys two rocket launchers near Tyre	3 00:00 Nimble Spemble [7]
IDF awaits PM's green light to invade	52 00:00 Barbara Skolaut [2]
IDF kills 13 Hizbullah terrorists in s. Lebanon	5 00:00 6 [10]
IDF arrests six fugitives in W. Bank overnight	0 [2]
40,000 troops poised to enter Lebanon	5 00:00 JohnQC [2]
Good morning to yez...	6 00:00 Ptah [3]
The 4th sectarian execution	1 00:00 Captain America [5]
Pakistani-Australian loses terror appeal	4 00:00 Besoeker [3]
Three arrested for Mumbai train blasts	0 [7]
IDF enters rocket launch zone	2 00:00 Old Patriot [6]
IDF: Bomber arrested on way to Israel	1 00:00 gorb [3]
Senior Islamic Jihad official banged in Jenin	2 00:00 6 [2]
Bombings draw Hezbollah out	10 00:00 Jake-the-peg [6]
Hezbollah denies Iranian fighters	1 00:00 Snineth Phigum6924 [6]
Israel shells Ein el-Hellhole	4 00:00 Old Patriot [15]
Israel slams farther into Lebanon	0 [5]
Kashmir Korpse Kount	0 [6]
Under-count on Nuristan Talib casualties	3 00:00 Old Patriot [5]
Hezbies fire 160 rockets at Israeli towns	8 00:00 6 [2]
Two dead in air strike on Gaza camp	0 [2]
Page 2: WoT Background
Investigation into Canadian soldier's death	0 [3]
IDF fumes over denied victory	4 00:00 Thoth [8]
NORK counterfeiters back in business, via Singapore bank	7 00:00 Alaska Paul [4]
CIFA Big-Shots throw in the towel	1 00:00 Besoeker [2]
British Muslims anxious about plot news	7 00:00 Zenster [2]
Big army cuts planned by Turkey	0 [4]
Rights body criticises Britain over terrorism detentions	3 00:00 BigEd [2]
Indonesia says Australian travel warnings hurting economy	10 00:00 Pappy [5]
Blair praises UK-US plot cooperation	6 00:00 leroidavid [2]
Why LLL's are incapable of Leadership (Olmert holds Offensive agian)	3 00:00 Captain America [3]
Australia asylum bill passes test	4 00:00 Redneck Jim [1]
Militants Not Ruling Out Attacks In Bangkok And Phuket	4 00:00 Old Patriot [2]
President Bush v "Islamo-Fascism"	14 00:00 Jules in the Hinterlands [1]
Hezbollah Uses Christian Villages As Shields in Missile Attacks	3 00:00 Barbara Skolaut [8]
Pak senate slates US designs against Muslim countries	4 00:00 BigEd [5]
Darfur peace deal fails to stop violence by militias and rebel factions	3 00:00 JohnQC [1]
Britain faces greatest threat since WWII	9 00:00 mcsegeek1 [1]
US has reservations over draft: France	14 00:00 leroidavid [8]
Nasrallah: We'll turn Lebanon into graveyard for IDF	5 00:00 Duh! [8]
Syria checks bomb shelters	3 00:00 Frank G [3]
Haifa's Arabs: We won't leave city	1 00:00 N guard [2]
Judge denies jury anonymity for man accused of funding Hamas	2 00:00 gromgoru [2]
Karzai Hints He Won't Run for 2nd Term	1 00:00 gromgoru [1]
Fledgling Iraqi Navy to Buy New Boats	2 00:00 Pappy [2]
CBS' Mike Wallace heads to Teheran for 2nd time	9 00:00 The Ghost of Walter Duranty [9]
Haneya calls for debate on future of PA	5 00:00 DepotGuy [1]
Page 3: Non-WoT
U.S. - Bird flu monitoring expands nationally	0 [2]
McKinney Backers Blame Jews For Her Loss	8 00:00 Frank G [3]
Ethiopian commander (non-select for promotion) joins rebels	0 [3]
There is nothing ~~right~~ wrong with me, says Mugabe .	2 00:00 newc [2]
Miss Piggy would blush	4 00:00 Captain America [1]
Four expat workers kidnapped from ship off Nigeria	0 [1]
Cuba Complains About Satellite Dishes	4 00:00 3dc [1]
Russian gets 13-year sentence for passing secrets to MI6	2 00:00 PBMcL [1]
Dems Abandon Lieberman, Back Lamont	11 00:00 leroidavid [3]
Grouse shooting, global warming link. Really.	3 00:00 Almost Anonymous5839 [2]
Page 4: Opinion
What young British Muslims say can be ~~surprisingly~~ shocking.	14 00:00 flyover [3]
The Islamic Emiratre of Connecticut	0 [1]
Bibi: Not too late to win	2 00:00 SamAdamsky [5]
Green helmet guy directs movie, abuses dead child (video)	3 00:00 Captain America [6]
The Dumbing Down of Rantburgers' Comments - can we reverse the trend?	83 00:00 Inspector Clueso [5]
DU: British Arrests Likely Rovian Plot	11 00:00 Frank G [3]
Media bias in Lebanon: Rubes fall for the oldest trick in the book	1 00:00 Barbara Skolaut [2]
Gore isn't quite as green as he's led the world to believe	2 00:00 Bright Pebbles [1]
What's really going wrong in Lebanon	7 00:00 remoteman [1]
Scene: a secret Havana military hospital.	1 00:00 3dc [2]
Prelude to War (2006 = 1941)	20 00:00 Mike [6]
In Defense of (Most) Photojournalism	5 00:00 Snease Shaiting3550 [2]
Page 5: Russia-Former Soviet Union
Frigidaires, why do they hate us?	1 00:00 Manolo [4]
More water well stories from the Raj, but not for the faint of heart.	0 [8]
Church of Body Modification Member Sues Catholic Hospital for Discrimination	9 00:00 mcsegeek1 [7]
Treasury Dept. worker steals sheets of bills, uses them for gambling spree	2 00:00 Besoeker [2]
Robin Williams Enters Rehab Twelve Days After Ridiculing Rush Limbaughs Drug Use	5 00:00 Cyber Sarge [2]
Norway fears giant crab invasion	9 00:00 Zenster [3]
Bringing a sword to a gunfight works for once	16 00:00 rjschwarz [3]
Lowe's holds off on Chicago stores	3 00:00 Steve White [3]
Repub Mayor to Seek DeLay's Seat	1 00:00 Cyber Sarge [2]
Five die trying to save pigeon	12 00:00 Glains Threrese9277 [3]

    
                23:59 C-Low

                        23:51 Mike

                        23:47 leroidavid

                        23:47 Inspector Clueso

                        23:44 djohn66

                        23:37 Glains Threrese9277

                        23:36 twobyfour

                        23:19 BA

                        23:13 The Ghost of Walter Duranty

                        23:10 Captain America

                        23:07 Barbara Skolaut

                        23:06 Glolusing Chains9685

                        23:05 Pappy

                        22:59 newc

                        22:59 mcsegeek1

                        22:55 Claviling Sholuth9192

                        22:55 Barbara Skolaut

                        22:54 Pappy

                        22:53 Claviling Sholuth9192

                        22:52 mcsegeek1

                        22:51 flyover

                        22:51 tipper

                        22:48 flyover

                        22:45 mcsegeek1

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Two weeks of WOT

Thu 2006-08-10
"Plot to blow up planes" foiled in UK. We hope.

Wed 2006-08-09
Israel shakes up Leb front leadership

Tue 2006-08-08
Lebanese objection delays vote at UN

Mon 2006-08-07
IAF strikes northeast Lebanon

Sun 2006-08-06
Beirut dismisses UN draft resolution

Sat 2006-08-05
U.S., France OK U.N. Mideast Truce Pact

Fri 2006-08-04
IDF Ordered to Advance to Litani River

Thu 2006-08-03
Record number of rockets hit Israeli north

Wed 2006-08-02
IDF pushes into Leb

Tue 2006-08-01
Iran rejects UN demand to suspend uranium enrichment

Mon 2006-07-31
IAF strikes road from Lebanon to Damascus

Sun 2006-07-30
Israel OKs suspension of aerial activity

Sat 2006-07-29
Iran stops would-be Hizbullah volunteers at border

Fri 2006-07-28
Iranian "volunteers" leave for Leb

Thu 2006-07-27
Ceasefire negotiations flop

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