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Israel 'proposes West Bank deal'
Today's Headlines

Headline	Comments [Views]
Page 1: WoT Operations
Man dead in Denver, large amount of ?cyanide? nearby	11 00:00 Chuck Simmins [18]
ISAF Mirror - Success stories from around Afghanistan	1 00:00 trailing wife [4]
Renewed violence in Xinjiang	2 00:00 DLR [7]
Afghans at British base beg for protection - It's Cheney's fault	2 00:00 McZoid [9]
Indian Security Forces Kill 13 Kashmiri Protesters	0 [7]
Dawood's brother Anees detained in Saudi Arabia	0 [6]
Hurriyat man, four others killed; curfew in Srinagar	0 [9]
Official: Senior Al Qaeda Commander Killed in Pakistan	7 00:00 KBK [1]
NATO force denies Afghan civilian casualty report	0 [3]
Father, daughter gunned down in one of several attacks in southern Thailand	0 [6]
Good morning	10 00:00 Broadhead6 [5]
Medical care for Pakistani scientist	7 00:00 KBK [2]
Refugee Exodus Grows in Southern Philippines	1 00:00 OldSpook [4]
Afghan, U.S. forces kill 25 Taliban, 8 civilians	2 00:00 bigjim-ky [4]
Two Ethiopian troops, six civilians killed in Somalia	0 [4]
Nine Turkish soldiers killed in landmine blast	4 00:00 SteveS [4]
Joint forces detain kidnapping gang leader in Kut	0 [7]
29 wanted men arrested, house bomb defused in Diyala	0 [2]
5 wounded in central Baghdad blast	0 [2]
4 wanted men arrested, two kidnapped people freed in western Mosul	0 [4]
Police arrest 4 suspects in Kut	0 [5]
55 wanted men arrested in Thi-Qar	0 [4]
Suicide explosion leaves 18 casualties in Baaquba	0 [5]
376 wanted men nabbed in Diala operation	0 [2]
CD shop blown up in Mardan	0 [7]
Taliban behead two 'spies'	0 [9]
'Swat operation to continue until objectives achieved'	0 [6]
50 more militants killed in Bajaur	0 [5]
Eight killed in Kurram clashes	0 [8]
Bomb blast kills suspected bomber in Peshawar	0 [7]
Yemen troops, al-Qaeda in fatal shootout	0 [6]
Page 2: WoT Background
Illegal Bangladeshi immigrants threat to India rules Delhi High Court	3 00:00 GDLotA9226 [20]
Green Beret: Leader shot, mutilated Afghan man	4 00:00 lotp [4]
Hamas blames Gaza Tunnel Authority woes on Pharaohites	5 00:00 trailing wife [3]
Russia-Georgia border awash with troops, militiamen, refugees	0 [3]
Paki army won't support Musharraf: government	2 00:00 bigjim-ky [4]
US sanctions 5 Iranian groups over nuclear work	1 00:00 bigjim-ky [8]
Israel 'proposes West Bank deal'	9 00:00 john frum [6]
Activist turned extremist, US says	1 00:00 tipper [4]
Appeals court denies Plame appeal on CIA leak lawsuit	4 00:00 Besoeker [9]
Battle for Oil: EUs hope to bypass Russian energy may be a pipe dream	1 00:00 Old Patriot [2]
Al-Q in Iraq: No cucumbers for you. And cover up those goats	7 00:00 bigjim-ky [2]
Mauritania: Al-Q warns Muslims over 'unbeliever democracies'	3 00:00 trailing wife [3]
Israelis use 'Skunk Bombs' against Palestinian protesters	3 00:00 Abu do you love [4]
A BOMB WITH MANY FATHERS: Is A.Q. Khan a 'Patriot' or the 'Godfather of Proliferation'?	9 00:00 Pappy [7]
Jordan's king in Iraq on landmark visit by Arab leader	2 00:00 OldSpook []
U.S. says not to remove DPRK from terror list until verification	3 00:00 bigjim-ky [2]
Mauritanian PM released by coup military	1 00:00 bigjim-ky [4]
Hamas says not interested in renewing Shalit talks	0 [1]
Hamas says searching for Qassam violators	2 00:00 Rambler in California [3]
US, Pakistan agree to eliminate networks financing terrorism	3 00:00 darrylq [6]
Baghdad airport receives first batch of Iraqi refugees from Egypt	1 00:00 trailing wife [3]
Tensions between Iraqi and Peshmerga forces in Khanaqeen	0 [3]
Lebanon's Hezbollah campaigns defending its weapons	0 [7]
Kurram elders call for razing madrassas training militants	1 00:00 OldSpook [6]
In one town, Gazans yearn for previous Israeli presence	3 00:00 AlanC [2]
Page 3: Non-WoT
Video: McCain - we are all Georgians.	0 [9]
Chuck Hagel takes courageous political stand	1 00:00 bigjim-ky [2]
Fred Kagan: Situation Report, Russo-Georgian Conflict	3 00:00 Steve White [6]
Russia: Georgia must accept non-use of force deal	3 00:00 JosephMendiola [9]
Polish PM says U.S. shield deal seems nearer	4 00:00 Spike Uniter [9]
Tim Kaine: Obama Ended The War Between Georgia and Russia	7 00:00 Besoeker [4]
OPEC pushes July output to record level	9 00:00 Zhang Fei [6]
Russians blocking Ukrainian sailors in Georgian port	1 00:00 JosephMendiola [2]
Russia leaves open chance of further strikes into Georgia	0 [4]
Mikheil Saakashvili, the man who lost it all	6 00:00 Abdominal Snowman [11]
Russia wants to redraw map of Europe in peace terms with Georgia	5 00:00 JosephMendiola [3]
US govt. advises all Americans to leave Georgia	2 00:00 JosephMendiola [7]
Oil prices dip again on signs of waning demand	2 00:00 Sleating Big Foot6595 [2]
Georgia sues Russia for alleged ethnic cleaning	6 00:00 Pappy [4]
Russians order evacuation of Kulevi oil terminal - to bomb it	3 00:00 Glenmore [6]
Estonia, Google Help 'Cyberlocked' Georgia against Russian attack	0 [2]
US: Russia entry into WTO 'not close'	2 00:00 superstitiousGalitizianer [2]
Polish PM: US shield deal near	2 00:00 USN, Ret. [1]
Work to start on rice hulls-to-fuel plant in Arkansas	2 00:00 Danielle [1]
Clinton aide: If affair pushed Edwards out, she would have won	6 00:00 Steve [3]
Russia's Medvedev halts military action in Georgia	41 00:00 KBK [4]
Pelousi indicates "openness" to offshore drilling vote	6 00:00 DLR [4]
Video: Russian column moving through the battlefield	0 [3]
Video: BBC News Crew Attacked by Russian Planes In Georgia	11 00:00 borgboy [6]
Thaksin and missus jump bail and flee to Britain	0 [3]
McCain takes hard stance toward Russia	30 00:00 remoteman [3]
18 new dengue cases reported	2 00:00 phil_b [10]
'74 percent of viewers oppose Musharraf's impeachment'	2 00:00 Jiggs Chiter5628 [8]
Rumours of Zardari's murder in Karachi	0 [7]
They want 'to be remembered on the right side of history': Sherry	0 [7]
'Nawaz not ready to soften stance'	0 [9]
Punjab PA asks Musharraf to get confidence vote	0 [7]
Musharraf will not stand down: Qureshi	0 [10]
Russia denies troops have taken Gori	2 00:00 mojo [4]
Where Is Bush?	8 00:00 JosephMendiola [9]
Rasmussen: Voters Say Media Bias Bigger Problem than Campaign Money	4 00:00 rjschwarz [4]
Bush warns Russia to pull back in Georgia	6 00:00 rjschwarz [5]
Georgia 'overrun' by Russian troops as full-scale ground invasion begins	26 00:00 3dc [5]
U.S. ship heads for Arctic to define territory	5 00:00 Mad Eye [6]
Georgia Asks China for Help With Russia	3 00:00 Glenmore [2]
Want to do something to help Georgia? World Vision already working.	6 00:00 Swamp Blondie in the Cornfields [4]
Chaos and panic as people flee the Russian advance	4 00:00 Eric Jablow [5]
Page 4: Opinion
Information Dissemination: Russia's Divide and Conquer Strategy	2 00:00 Pappy [7]
The War in Iraq Is Over. What Next?	4 00:00 bigjim-ky [4]
Putin for US president - more than ever	22 00:00 Spike Uniter [9]
Russia: Welcome back to the 19th century	2 00:00 phil_b [7]
Irish not strong in geography	7 00:00 Waldemar Uneack9263 [7]
Apply Kosovo's model to South Ossetia?	12 00:00 Zhang Fei []
Russia bids to rid Georgia of its folly	0 [5]
Russia's Power Play	0 [4]
Where Europe Vanishes	4 00:00 rjschwarz [3]
Soviet Reunion	10 00:00 lotp [5]
Say Hello to Baby Daddy	2 00:00 JosephMendiola [3]
Vladimir Putin sends emphatic message of global importance	5 00:00 Anguper Hupomosing9418 [11]
Turkey's abandonment of the West	30 00:00 trailing wife [3]
Page 5: Russia-Former Soviet Union
Son of Hamas Leader Turns Back on Islam and Embraces Christianity	1 00:00 trailing wife [5]
Understanding Electronics	4 00:00 Deacon Blues [5]
Sweden Eases Rules on Naming Children; 'Budweiser' Now OK	2 00:00 Saint Hubert [6]
Beijing Olympic 2008 opening ceremony giant firework footprints 'faked'	4 00:00 Slats Glans2659 [3]
PHC rejects bail in jihadi training case	0 [6]
Telegraph solves the mystery of the travelling Gnome	1 00:00 Bright Pebbles [1]

    
                23:42 Spike Uniter

                        23:41 Zhang Fei

                        23:35 Spike Uniter

                        23:34 Chuck Simmins

                        23:34 JosephMendiola

                        23:32 Zhang Fei

                        23:28 phil_b

                        23:27 Zhang Fei

                        23:24 JosephMendiola

                        23:10 JosephMendiola

                        23:08 phil_b

                        22:49 Waldemar Uneack9263

                        22:49 Hupoque Oppressor of the Sith6694

                        22:44 Abdominal Snowman

                        22:40 phil_b

                        22:12 Nimble Spemble

                        22:05 JosephMendiola

                        21:57 GDLotA9226

                        21:39 JosephMendiola

                        21:39 Pappy

                        21:37 McZoid

                        21:33 Pappy

                        21:31 phil_b

                        21:29 McZoid

Who's in the News
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10	Govt of Pakistan
7	TTP
3	Islamic State of Iraq
3	Mahdi Army
2	Hamas
2	Taliban
1	Islamic Courts
1	Moro Islamic Liberation Front
1	Palestinian Authority
1	al-Qaeda in Yemen
1	al-Qaeda
1	al-Qaeda in Iraq
1	Hezbollah
1	Iraqi Insurgency

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Two weeks of WOT

Tue 2008-08-12
Israel 'proposes West Bank deal'

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

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