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Taliban take control of Khar suburbs as Zardari, Nawaz, Fazl jockey for presidency
Today's Headlines

Headline	Comments [Views]
Page 1: WoT Operations
Russia gives Georgia an ultimatum	24 00:00 Zhang Fei [2]
US military surprised by speed, timing of Russia military action	23 00:00 Legolas [4]
Georgian army flees in disarray as Russians advance	11 00:00 Spike Uniter [3]
Russia preparing to attack Tblisi and conquer all of Georgia	19 00:00 Legolas []
Georgia claims Russians have cut country in half	5 00:00 Legolas [1]
Russian troops invade Georgia and take the city of Gori	59 00:00 Legolas [1]
Curfew in Srinagar; Hurriyat leader dies in police firing	0 [12]
Electricity Blackouts in Iran Increasing	8 00:00 James [5]
Thai terrorists torch school, wound soldier in separate attacks	0 []
130,000 flee Philippines fighting	1 00:00 Frozen Al []
Good morning	18 00:00 Harcourt Shetch2380 [1]
Prisoner dead in Quetta police station blasts	0 [6]
Pak diplomats meet al-Qaida suspect under US detention	1 00:00 Jack is Back! []
Philippine cemetery blast injures 5 kids	0 []
Eight dead in Algeria car bombing	1 00:00 g(r)omgoru [1]
Nigerian ship hijacked in Somalia	0 []
Qaeda deputy Zawahiri releases video in English	6 00:00 James Carville [2]
Taliban 'besiege' Khar	0 [4]
Taliban take control of Khar suburbs	4 00:00 JosephMendiola [11]
10 more dead in Kurram Agency	0 [4]
Taliban blow up 3 bridges in Swat	0 [6]
Cop killed in Hangu	0 [4]
Militant commander, 2 farmers killed in IHK gunbattle	0 [4]
Taliban threat: Police vacate posts, take positions in markets, shops	0 [2]
Khanaqin car bomb leaves 22 casualties	1 00:00 crosspatch []
Police force nab 4 al-Qaeda fighters in Diyala	0 []
Booby-trapped chicken coop seized in Diyala	2 00:00 USN, Ret. []
4 gunmen captured in Kirkuk	0 []
Security forces detain 10 wanted individuals, seize weapons in Diyala	0 []
Page 2: WoT Background
Iran builds marine offices on disputed island	1 00:00 bigjim-ky [5]
'We cut Georgia arms sales months ago'	5 00:00 bigjim-ky [2]
Aussis Rudd reveals Bush-Putin argument at Opening Ceremony	4 00:00 JosephMendiola []
Sarkozy to Moscow, France Foreign Minister in Georgia	8 00:00 mrp []
Quality control issues continue to plague Gaza Tunnel Authority	1 00:00 john frum [1]
WSJ: President of Georgia writes on the conflict	11 00:00 trailing wife []
McCain: when I looked at Putin's eyes I saw 3 letters: K G B	62 00:00 mrp []
Militant gains in Pakistan draw fighters from abroad	0 [2]
Al Qaeda charge sheet Musharraf	0 [5]
Palestinian negotiator considers binational state	6 00:00 trailing wife [1]
Hamas-Egypt differences over prisoner swap widen	0 [1]
Slain Syrian aide supplied missiles to Hezbollah	2 00:00 g(r)omgoru [4]
PLO considers to announce Gaza "a rebel region"	1 00:00 AlanC []
India worried over Taliban Pak inroads	0 [6]
Islamic law which banned 'suggestive' cucumbers cost Al Qaeda public support in Iraq	7 00:00 AlanC [1]
President Fazl?	1 00:00 Spot [6]
Iraq's revenues increase after crackdown on militia in Basra-Navy chief	0 []
Two pouncing panthers and clueless monkeys	1 00:00 Lonzo Unolump2106 [5]
Page 3: Non-WoT
Emotiv's New Mind-Control Headset for PCs	3 00:00 JosephMendiola [2]
Submarine collision: found guilty, Indian Navy Commander quits	0 [4]
Thales targets aircraft optronics swales to Russia	2 00:00 lotp [2]
French firm to supply Russia with advanced tank thermals	4 00:00 john frum [2]
DNS patch has holes	0 [2]
Mobs burn, loot in Montreal	0 []
Shale Oil To Be Developed, But Not Here	3 00:00 JosephMendiola [2]
So Much for the French Crushing our Swimmers	2 00:00 JosephMendiola []
Making Cement from CO2 and Seawater	13 00:00 JosephMendiola [2]
Malaysia warns Christian paper to avoid politics	0 [1]
Russia Boosts Forces in Abkhazia	0 []
Georgia: Russia demands to be regarded as number one	9 00:00 3dc []
Cuba backs Russia over crisis	11 00:00 Rob Crawford []
Perv faces charges of misappropriation, impeachment process from tomorrow	0 [1]
Early results: Bolivians back Morales in recall	0 []
Georgia withdrew troops from S. Ossetia	3 00:00 superstitiousGalitizianer []
Bangladesh re-introduces 'Mujib' holiday	0 []
Democrats Shrug Off Edwards' Affair, Paternity Questions	8 00:00 rjschwarz []
U.S.: Russia trying to topple Georgian government	6 00:00 superstitiousGalitizianer []
Allies call on Perv to quit	0 [5]
U.S. Assails Russian 'Escalation' Of Crisis	8 00:00 superstitiousGalitizianer []
Bolivians vote on fate of Morales	0 []
U.S. says Russia considering to send warships to Abkhazia region	2 00:00 bigjim-ky [1]
~~Mr Ten Percent~~ Zardari may be next president, says Wattoo	0 [5]
Russian Ground Forces Assault Vital Georgian City	174 00:00 OldSpook [1]
10 PML-Q MPs want safe exit for Musharraf	0 [6]
PML-Q will defend Musharraf: Elahi	0 [5]
Cheney: "Russian aggression must not go unanswered"	10 00:00 3dc [1]
We helped in Iraq - now help us, beg Georgians	6 00:00 bigjim-ky []
America admits it has few options for dealing with Russia-Georgia war	7 00:00 bigjim-ky []
Israel blocks arms sales to Georgia	9 00:00 g(r)omgoru []
Page 4: Opinion
Thursday, August 7, 2008 - OSSETIAN SEPARATISTS ARE PROVOKING A MAJOR RUSSIAN INTERVENTION	2 00:00 trailing wife [1]
Christopher Hitchens: WHAM - Iraq's Budget Surplus Scandal	2 00:00 Procopius2k [1]
Pictures from Georgia (via Freep)	0 []
For Those Once Behind Bars, A Nudge to the Voting Booth	3 00:00 .5MT [6]
The West must share the blame for war in Georgia	11 00:00 superstitiousGalitizianer []
"South Ossetia, payback for Kosovo"	5 00:00 rjschwarz []
Wounded pride ignites an accidental war	6 00:00 Halliburton - Asymmetrical Reply Division []
Why Georgia Lost The War	17 00:00 rjschwarz []
In Georgia Clash, a Lesson on U.S. Need for Russia	19 00:00 McZoid []
Page 5: Russia-Former Soviet Union
Silvio Berlusconi's CD of love songs at risk	2 00:00 Anonymoose []
What is W thinking?!?!	15 00:00 Beldar Elmoger1345 []
High-Heel Race - Guess where . . . .	7 00:00 Sleating Big Foot6595 []
Nigerian official accused of hiring large $ witch doctor	2 00:00 bigjim-ky []
Soul Musician Isaac Hayes Dies at 65	7 00:00 Mike on his PDA []
Top Maoist leader's wife to defend Charles Sobhraj in court	1 00:00 JosephMendiola [6]

    
                23:57 Zhang Fei

                        23:55 Halliburton - Asymmetrical Reply Division

                        23:54 Zhang Fei

                        23:53 blimpity_blimpity_bla

                        23:49 Spike Uniter

                        23:47 Legolas

                        23:47 Legolas

                        23:47 blimpity_blimpity_bla

                        23:46 Legolas

                        23:46 Legolas

                        23:45 Legolas

                        23:45 Zhang Fei

                        23:44 Zhang Fei

                        23:43 blimpity_blimpity_bla

                        23:40 blimpity_blimpity_bla

                        23:38 JosephMendiola

                        23:37 Halliburton - Asymmetrical Reply Division

                        23:34 3dc

                        23:33 JosephMendiola

                        23:27 blimpity_blimpity_bla

                        23:26 mrp

                        23:20 DanNY

                        23:14 JosephMendiola

                        23:10 Plastic Snoopy

Who's in the News
63	[untagged]
8	Govt of Pakistan
6	TTP
4	al-Qaeda
3	al-Qaeda in Iraq
2	Iraqi Insurgency
1	al-Qaeda in North Africa
1	Mahdi Army
1	Palestinian Authority
1	PLO
1	Islamic State of Iraq
1	Govt of Syria
1	Hamas

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Two weeks of WOT

Mon 2008-08-11
Taliban take control of Khar suburbs as Zardari, Nawaz, Fazl jockey for presidency

Sun 2008-08-10
Iraq car bomb kills 21

Sat 2008-08-09
US tourist dies in Beijing attack

Fri 2008-08-08
Russia invades Georgia

Thu 2008-08-07
Paleo hard boy Jihad Jaraa survives ''assassination attempt'' in Ireland

Wed 2008-08-06
Bin Laden's Driver Guilty

Tue 2008-08-05
Philippine Supremes halt MILF autonomy deal

Mon 2008-08-04
16 officers killed,16 wounded in an attack in Xinjiang

Sun 2008-08-03
''Assad's right hand man'' assassinated in Syria

Sat 2008-08-02
Taliban deny al-Qaida No. 2 hit by missile

Fri 2008-08-01
189 arrested, curfew lifted in Diyala

Thu 2008-07-31
Qaeda big turban in Afghanistan killed in US airstrike

Wed 2008-07-30
Gilani in Washington; Paks raid Haqqani's empty madrassa in N Wazoo

Tue 2008-07-29
Military offensive under way in Diyala

Mon 2008-07-28
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