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Dozen militants killed in suspected US strike on Damadola
Today's Headlines

Headline	Comments [Views]
Page 1: WoT Operations
Aerial Weapons Teams (AWT) At Work in Iraq in Baghdad	2 00:00 anymouse [2]
Iraqi forces arrest 833 suspects in Mosul	4 00:00 RD [1]
Despite Truce, War Over Wall Persists in Sadr City	7 00:00 g(r)omgoru [3]
Marine Harrier completes Urban Renewal project on waterfront property	4 00:00 RD [1]
Attack, Blamed on ETA, Kills 1 in Northern Spain	2 00:00 trailing wife [1]
Somalia: Three killed as Islamist insurgents attack Aethiop military convoy	3 00:00 swksvolFF [15]
Good morning	14 00:00 remoteman [1]
Pakistan swaps prisoners with Talibs	0 [1]
Pakistan To Deport Al-Qaeda-Linked Arab Princes	2 00:00 sinse [1]
Jordan: 3 jailed for plot to kill Bush	0 []
2 Hamas operatives killed in IAF strike in Gaza	3 00:00 g(r)omgoru []
Beheaded 'US spy' found near Miranshah	0 [1]
Music shop owners warned of suicide attacks in Quetta	2 00:00 ed []
Power line blown up in Darra	0 []
Tribal elder killed in ambush	1 00:00 Menhadden Snogum6713 [2]
Suicide bomber kills 20 west of Baghdad	0 [1]
Iraq in new assault on Al-Qaeda in Mosul	0 []
Security operation launched in Darra	0 []
40 army officers resign in Lebanon	1 00:00 wxjames [1]
30 madrassa students arrested for child militancy in Swat	1 00:00 Frank G [1]
Dozen militants killed in suspected US strike on Damadola	3 00:00 sinse [8]
Page 2: WoT Background
Western Countries Cancel Iraqi Debt, Gulf Countries Don't	2 00:00 Bobby []
Iraq won't be another Lebanon- Iraq's FM	0 []
Bush Whacks Dems on Appeasement; Obama Insulted	28 00:00 JosephMendiola [4]
The Way Ahead for Sons of Iraq	2 00:00 gorb [1]
Most Taliban Are Pakistani	6 00:00 john frum []
Police apologise over mosque show LIBEL	5 00:00 AlanC []
Agreements with militants may be fueling rise in Afghan attacks: NATO	3 00:00 Nimble Spemble [1]
Security gains in Iraq give boost to new projects	0 [1]
Sadrist MP accuses U.S. of attempting to violate agreement with government	1 00:00 Menhadden Snogum6713 [1]
Somalia: Djibouti peace talks "do not represent the opposition	0 [1]
US says will speed up military help to Lebanon	5 00:00 g(r)omgoru [1]
Canada, US 'moral equivalent' of Al-Qaeda, says Canadian senator	19 00:00 Secret Master [1]
NATO urges Pakistan to combat cross-border Afghan attacks	1 00:00 Paul [1]
Egypt invites Hamas to hear Israel's final response to lull	1 00:00 g(r)omgoru []
Two Kadima faction members urge gov't to assassinate Hamas leaders	0 []
'Pakistan committed to terrorism fight'	0 []
Jaipur blasts could lead to stand-off with Pakistan	1 00:00 Abu Uluque [1]
Lebanon set to cancel anti-Hezbollah measures	3 00:00 Abu Uluque [1]
Marines stay in Afghan town after Taliban influx	9 00:00 USN, Ret. []
Thousands attend Sudan 'victory' rally after rebel attack	0 []
Blix: West approach to Iran 'hypocritical'	4 00:00 Barbara Skolaut [1]
Galloway: Iran not behind Lebanon crisis	7 00:00 Rambler in California [1]
Page 3: Non-WoT
Fred Thompson begins '12 campaign	3 00:00 Don Vito Thinetle3187 [6]
NYT: Executions save lives	8 00:00 DMFD [3]
Lurid Moonbat Fantasy #53: Senate committee will hang Rove for what he did!	3 00:00 CrazyFool [1]
Kurds announce major oil find	0 [1]
Diversity Visa Lottery 2008 Results	9 00:00 Joger the Slender5687 []
Army to form it's own Navy?	9 00:00 OldSpook [1]
Is this a Chinese UH-60? (Black Hawk)?	15 00:00 bombay [1]
Georgia: Abkhazia Tensions Still High After EU, U.S. Visits	1 00:00 JosephMendiola [1]
China warns of burst dams as quake death toll rises	16 00:00 Frank G [5]
U.N. says up to 2.5 mln affected in Myanmar cyclone	0 []
B.O. woos working-class voters in Michigan	8 00:00 Broadhead6 []
Myanmar cyclone death toll rises to 38,491	3 00:00 Pappy [1]
Medvedev sworn in as Russian president	3 00:00 Abu Uluque [1]
Dann resigns as Ohio attorney general	5 00:00 John Blutarski [1]
B.O. wins the nod from abortionists	6 00:00 Broadhead6 []
Saudi Cleric Omar Al-Sweilem Extols the Breasts and Thighs of the Black-Eyed Virgins of Paradise	14 00:00 Frank G [1]
Aid Groups Say Myanmar Food Stolen by Military	7 00:00 crosspatch [5]
'Messer may testify against PM'	0 []
Red Cross: Myanmar death toll may be as high as 127,990	2 00:00 twobyfour []
Future of coalition is bright, says Zardari	0 []
Page 4: Opinion
Universal Haircare to be added to B.O.s platform, Payback for Edwards endorsement	2 00:00 Seafarious []
Irans Shifting Strategy	0 [6]
Pity Lebanons Shia community	1 00:00 Bobby [1]
Grandfather of Hamas TV Bunny Assud Insists Tel Aviv Was a Palestinian City	2 00:00 g(r)omgoru [1]
Democrat Fratricide: Union Leaders' Clash Over Endorsements A Sign Of Racial Polarization	1 00:00 Thaimble Scourge of the Pixies4707 [1]
Khalid Yasin: Islamic Hatred in the Heartland	2 00:00 Paul []
Germany's Taliban Trail: From Murat Kurnaz to Cüneyt Ciftci	0 [1]
Page 5: Russia-Former Soviet Union
Will Elder, RIP	1 00:00 Frank G [4]
STRONG RUMOR: McCain's Pick for VP	11 00:00 crosspatch [5]
Californicators get gay marriage. Polygamy to follow.	25 00:00 DMFD [2]
Seattle ROTC Prof Busted In Child Sex Sting	1 00:00 Mike []
Today's Idiot	0 []
Stay classy, people!	3 00:00 Andy Phineth9348 [4]
Canvassing for votes in Londonistan	0 []
"Antny" Rezko and Obama, turn up the volume please.	1 00:00 Procopius2k []
Girl Scout Sells 17,328 Boxes of Cookies	9 00:00 twobyfour []
Berlusconi government wins first vote of confidence	0 []
City Council reverses foie gras ban	5 00:00 Frank G [2]
Woman pleads guilty in prostitution case that toppled Eliot Spitzer	2 00:00 Nimble Spemble [1]

    
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                        23:27 JosephMendiola

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                        23:08 JosephMendiola

                        23:07 RWV

                        23:06 DMFD

                        23:04 Andy Phineth9348

                        23:00 DMFD

                        22:59 DMFD

                        22:57 John Blutarski

                        22:55 DMFD

                        22:48 Procopius2k

                        22:48 SteveS

                        22:42 Hupomong the Bunyip2147

                        22:40 Snash Oppressor of the Mohammatans aka Broadhead6

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                        22:09 Frank G

                        22:07 Asymmetrical Triangulation

                        22:05 Don Vito Thinetle3187

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Who's in the News
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7	Taliban
4	al-Qaeda
4	Hezbollah
3	Hamas
2	Global Jihad
2	al-Qaeda in Iraq
2	Govt of Pakistan
1	Iraqi Insurgency
1	Lashkar-e-Islami
1	Mahdi Army
1	Takfir wal-Hijra
1	TNSM
1	Govt of Sudan
1	Govt of Iran

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Two weeks of WOT

Thu 2008-05-15
Dozen militants killed in suspected US strike on Damadola

Wed 2008-05-14
Commander Says al-Qaida ''Virtually Destroyed'' in Kirkuk

Tue 2008-05-13
Sudanese troops hunt for rebels in Khartoum

Mon 2008-05-12
Hezbollah foiled US-planned coup. Really.

Sun 2008-05-11
Army sides with Nasrallah against Leb govt

Sat 2008-05-10
Leb coup d'etat: Hezbollah seizes control of west Beirut

Fri 2008-05-09
Hezbollah seizes large parts of Beirut

Thu 2008-05-08
Hezbollah at war with Leb

Wed 2008-05-07
Hezbollah telecom network shut down

Tue 2008-05-06
3500 U.S. troops surge home

Mon 2008-05-05
Kaboom misses Iraqi first lady

Sun 2008-05-04
24 killed, 26 injured in Iraqi violence

Sat 2008-05-03
Marines chase Talibs through Helmand poppy fields

Fri 2008-05-02
Orcs strike Iraqi wedding convoy, kill at least 35, wound 65

Thu 2008-05-01
Paks deny Karzai murder plot hatched in Pakistain

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