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U.S., France OK U.N. Mideast Truce Pact
Today's Headlines

Headline	Comments [Views]
Page 1: WoT Operations
Plot to bomb Hyderabad mosque foiled	0 [3]
Indian police detain another man in Mumbai blasts probe	0 [11]
US anti-war activists off to Lebanon (Medea Benjamin's Global Exchange)	16 00:00 Bobby [4]
Egypt group leaders join al Qaeda - Zawahri video	3 00:00 Snease Shaiting3550 [7]
Commandos target Hezbollah leaders	25 00:00 Legolas [7]
Haaretz; Summary of recent developments in Leb War, including commando raid on Tyre	2 00:00 Anonymoose [2]
Sri Lanka says 35 rebels killed	0 [2]
Police Warn Israelis to Stay in Shelters	0 [3]
Missiles neutralizing Israeli tanks	5 00:00 JosephMendiola [11]
'Hezbollah aren't suckers, they know how to fight	25 00:00 Fordesque [2]
Good morning...	2 00:00 elbud [5]
Explosions kill senior military officer in Mosul	1 00:00 crosspatch [3]
Two Iraqis killed, 17 wounded in mortar attack on Baghdad popular market	0 [5]
Blasts in Turkey injure 13 people	0 [3]
Hezbollah bombards Israeli Air Force's central command base	3 00:00 JohnQC [7]
Four insurgents killed, 32 others arrested by Multi-National Force in Iraq	0 [2]
US, Iraqi forces find explosives, weapons at Iraq's Al-Anbar university	5 00:00 SOP35/Rat [3]
Hizbollah says it killed six Israeli soldiers; destroyed six tanks	5 00:00 Whiskey Mike [10]
Philippine Separatist Group Says Arrested Preacher Is Not a Terrorist	2 00:00 49 Pan [6]
Baalbek raid was to snag Nasrallah?	4 00:00 Fred [6]
US troops fire on convoy of Shi'ite protesters	5 00:00 DarthVader [3]
Lanka on verge of civil war	1 00:00 Jackal [8]
Kashmiri held in Mumbai blasts probe	1 00:00 john [4]
Israel Severs Major Lebanon Supply Link	0 [10]
IDF forces kill six gunmen in Gaza	2 00:00 trailing wife [3]
IDF troops fire at Palestinians spying on them	2 00:00 gorb [6]
Up to 40 farmers hurt in IAF raid near Syria	8 00:00 JohnQC [9]
Rockets hit Kuneitra in Syria; none wounded	1 00:00 Glenmore [8]
U.S. to Freeze Saudi Charity's Assets	7 00:00 49 Pan [6]
Navy destroys Hizbullah's harbor in Beirut	0 [10]
Page 2: WoT Background
British troops in Afghanistan 'on the brink of exhaustion'	2 00:00 gorb [6]
HRW: Hizb'allah committing war crimes	5 00:00 ed [8]
US, France agree on draft UN Security Council resolution	1 00:00 Jackal [7]
U.S., France OK U.N. Mideast Truce Pact	5 00:00 gromgoru [19]
Qana - the director's cut	2 00:00 eLarson [6]
Lebanon: agreement between Paris and Washington on a draft Resolution	4 00:00 gromgoru [6]
Iraqi Shiites Chant 'Death to Israel'	2 00:00 gorb [4]
Book: Sept. 11 Panel Doubted Officials	4 00:00 JohnQC [3]
White House rebuffs Clinton criticism of Rumsfeld	4 00:00 Oldcat [2]
N. Korea removes Taepodong-2 missile from launch site	9 00:00 Ebbuter Wholuth2907 [3]
International fugitive Dawood Ibrahim must be brought to justice: US	1 00:00 john [2]
Saleh Gives Campaign Funds to Lebanese	0 [7]
Pudge Blasts Zionist Terror in Lebanon	4 00:00 trailing wife [5]
Saudi rules out oil weapon in Mideast	5 00:00 6 [7]
Arab FMs to meet in Beirut on Monday	2 00:00 SOP35/Rat [1]
Indian ex-FM guilty in oil-for-food scandal	2 00:00 john [2]
Probe ordered on 'MILF takeover' of chromite mine in Philippines	3 00:00 Mizzou Mafia [4]
France slams call to destroy Israel	7 00:00 trailing wife [5]
Emile: Israel is waging "war of starvation"	5 00:00 gromgoru [8]
Police clash with Arab teens trying to enter Mount	2 00:00 Manolo [2]
Over 150 left-wing activists protest in Bil'in	1 00:00 JohnQC [4]
Iran: UK embassy attacked for supporting Israel	2 00:00 gromgoru [8]
Prodi: Mideast solution requires talks with Iran	1 00:00 Poison Reverse [3]
US sanctions seven companies for dealing with Iran	1 00:00 john [11]
Iran: We supplied Zelzal-2 to Hizbullah	5 00:00 JosephMendiola [12]
Page 3: Non-WoT
Despite Image, Cheney a GOP Rock Star	8 00:00 Brett [4]
Cuban VP: Castro Recovering From Surgery	2 00:00 Redneck Jim [5]
Why the left loves Castro--from a distance.	3 00:00 6 [3]
Byline: Mark in Mexico	2 00:00 Frank G [4]
Bangladesh Grabs Indian Border Lands	3 00:00 6 [2]
Reporters Shut Out Of Cuba At Key Moment	5 00:00 Crusader [2]
Another Air America Exec Leaps From The Burning Hindenburg	3 00:00 eLarson [3]
Republicans predict victory	16 00:00 gorb [2]
Cuba to Defend Against U.S. Interference	5 00:00 gorb [2]
Deficit Estimated Lowest in 4 Years	5 00:00 6 [5]
Rice beams democratic message into Cuba	2 00:00 gromgoru [2]
Page 4: Opinion
Im Not Dead Yet! Monty Python on the Front Page of the WP	2 00:00 ed [5]
Island of decency	2 00:00 Frank G [4]
Real Meaning of "European Union"	0 [2]
The history of "peace" movements	3 00:00 Frank G [1]
Killed In Lack Of Action	8 00:00 6 [3]
A Difficult Lesson	2 00:00 Frank G [4]
Pat Buchanan: Respect Popular Terrorist States	8 00:00 Oldcat [7]
Hezb caught in quagmire	10 00:00 JosephMendiola [7]
Page 5: Russia-Former Soviet Union
Jimmy Carter comes calling for cash	0 [2]
West Point Military Academy scraps Vietnam for Iraq	7 00:00 ed [5]
One Lebanese American's Gratitude and Hope	0 [5]
Germans Invent Anti-Stupidity Pill	9 00:00 49 Pan [3]
Code Pink Clashes with Cops in KC	7 00:00 Frank G [2]
~~Arabian~~ Texas school district bans cleavage	4 00:00 Frank G [3]
McKinney, Johnson trade barbs again	1 00:00 Frank G [5]
Cynthia McKinney now in fight of career'	1 00:00 Sninegum Thresh3004 [3]
Can't get enough of Cynthia McKinney!	0 [9]
S.Africa whale burning draws crowds of spectators	7 00:00 anonymous5089 [3]
Court redraws 5 Texas congressional districts	0 [3]
Castro's illness sparks concerns for nation	6 00:00 Swamp Blondie [2]

    
                23:44 Redneck Jim

                        23:13 Bobby

                        23:11 ed

                        23:06 Bobby

                        23:05 Legolas

                        23:04 JohnQC

                        22:58 ed

                        22:55 gb506

                        22:54 JohnQC

                        22:50 JosephMendiola

                        22:50 Snease Shaiting3550

                        22:47 JosephMendiola

                        22:40 ed

                        22:39 JosephMendiola

                        22:28 JohnQC

                        22:25 gorb

                        22:08 CrazyFool

                        22:04 twobyfour

                        22:02 Brett

                        21:58 Brett

                        21:49 49 Pan

                        21:49 Oldcat

                        21:47 49 Pan

                        21:43 Lone Ranger

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Two weeks of WOT

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

Wed 2006-07-26
Leb Paleos to join Hizbullah

Tue 2006-07-25
Egypt: US Mideast plan 'preposterous'

Mon 2006-07-24
Hamas, I-J rocket Sderot. Surprise.

Sun 2006-07-23
Israel seizes Maroun al-Ras

Sat 2006-07-22
Gaza groups agree to stop firing at Israel

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