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Russia invades Georgia
Today's Headlines

Headline	Comments [Views]
Page 1: WoT Operations
Georgia to impose martial law, port bombed-official	14 00:00 3dc [3]
Kabul attack: India to upgrade intelligence sharing with US	0 [3]
Georgia says Russian aircraft bombed its air bases	4 00:00 JosephMendiola [4]
Car bomb in Iraq kills 16, wounds 20 in Tal Afar	0 [1]
Russia And Georgia 'At War', Over 1000 Dead	24 00:00 JosephMendiola [5]
Secret Offensive against Taliban under way; General tells British press	7 00:00 trailing wife [2]
Strategypage: Iranian EFPs Disappear	7 00:00 JosephMendiola [2]
Al-Qaeda Top Turban in Anbar pinched	0 [2]
Another Special Groups Money Man Caught	0 [3]
Three students shot as new Thai interior minister visits south	2 00:00 .5MT [1]
Good morning	12 00:00 trailing wife [1]
India prevents North Korean plane overflight to Iran	6 00:00 Frank G on the road [5]
IIP leader assassinated in Mosul	1 00:00 g(r)omgoru [2]
8 family members killed by explosion in Thi-Qar	3 00:00 .5MT [2]
Suicide car bombing wounds 8 cops in Mosul	0 [1]
U.S. army nab 25 suspects including al-Qaeda commander	0 [1]
U.S. army detains 2 Special Groups gunmen	0 [1]
Seven policemen, 24 Taliban killed in Afghanistan	0 [1]
Bin Laden's driver sentenced to less than six years	3 00:00 Ebbineth Prince of the Hatfields4375 [1]
Bajaur battle kills 10 troops, 25 militants	0 []
Taliban announce 'all-out war' in Swat	5 00:00 john frum [2]
India deploys thousands more troops to Jammu	0 [3]
US citizens asked to avoid Pakistan travel	9 00:00 Leonard Plynth Garnell [1]
Man hurt in blast near CD shop	3 00:00 GORT [3]
Taliban threats : NWFP government to use sniffer dogs for security	1 00:00 tu3031 []
Police say clash with Matani militants raised morale	0 []
Afghan shot dead in Landikotal	0 []
Terror accused on eight-day remand	0 [2]
Three hurt in Istanbooms	0 [1]
American deaths in Afghanistan war reach 500 - Quagmire	6 00:00 lotp [2]
Page 2: WoT Background
The S-300P: A Detailed Analysis of the system Iran wants to buy from Russia	2 00:00 tipover [2]
WND : Hezbollah might attempt to shoot down Israeli aircraft	3 00:00 JosephMendiola [6]
Iraqi cleric Muqtada al-Sadr reorganizes militia	4 00:00 Frank G on the road [3]
Howard Berman threatens to hold up India nuclear deal	4 00:00 Howard Berman [1]
Israel warns Russia: We'll neutralize S-300 if sold to Iran	15 00:00 OldSpook [1]
PRC: Gaza truce may end in 3 weeks if no progress on crossings	1 00:00 Frank G on the road [3]
Kurdistan's president mulls ways to incorporate Peshmerga into united security forces	0 [1]
Iraq allocates $10 billion reconstruction plan for Shiite slum	5 00:00 trailing wife [1]
Tehran rejects arming Lebanon's Hezbollah	4 00:00 USN, Ret. [4]
Iraq to resume oil exploration after 20 years	8 00:00 Old Patriot []
Did Aafia Siddiqui smuggle gems for Al Qaeda?	2 00:00 Skunky Glins 5*** []
Impeachment: It's Pakistan's internal matter: US	0 [1]
ANP, JUI-F to support impeachment	0 []
I will not step down, says Musharraf	3 00:00 Old Patriot []
Corps commanders discuss ongoing domestic situation	0 []
US urged to address Pakistan border disputes	3 00:00 lotp [1]
Ahmadzai wazirs say US drones threatening peace in their areas	5 00:00 tu3031 [1]
Israel: Lebanon responsible for Hezbollah actions	0 [5]
Somalia 'threat' to Kenya peace	0 [1]
Euro judges halt Hamza extradition to US	10 00:00 AlanC [2]
Scottish Nationalist Party official "fired AK47 at Pakistan camp"	8 00:00 Redneck Jim []
Page 3: Non-WoT
Armed Cossacks pour in to fight Georgians	0 [2]
Edwards admits to affair, denies fathering child	10 00:00 DMFD [1]
China eyeing base in Bay of Bengal?	1 00:00 rjschwarz [1]
Wordwide SAM site overview (download)	0 [2]
Breck Girl Amits it. But I wasn't in Love	6 00:00 Frank G on the road [3]
Turkish man sets self on fire in anti-China protest	0 [1]
Russian Intel Ship Spotted Near Okinawa: Report	2 00:00 JosephMendiola []
Tyson workers vote down pro-Eid contract	3 00:00 Betty Grating2215 [2]
Group Plans Campaign Against G.O.P. Donors	13 00:00 Frank G on the road [4]
Al-Jazeera apologizes to Israel for "unethical" coverage of Quntar's return	2 00:00 Richard of Oregon []
Georgia surrounds rebel capital. Russia sends in tanks, warplanes	48 00:00 JosephMendiola [6]
Obama Set to Take a Week Off the Trail	12 00:00 Barbara Skolaut []
Confrontation with president could result in martial law: Rao Sikandar	0 []
Mauritania junta pledges free polls	2 00:00 Old Patriot [1]
Ousted Mauritanian leader's daughter appeals to UN	2 00:00 tu3031 []
Mauritania: United States Halts Aid After Coup	0 []
Georgia Into South Ossetia, "Volunteers" Heading South	4 00:00 g(r)omgoru []
White House press plane detained 3 hrs by Chinese	4 00:00 Darrell []
Russell launches bid to unseat Murtha	11 00:00 Old Patriot [3]
Page 4: Opinion
Chicom ruler banking on Olympics glory, but Iran strategy matters more	1 00:00 JosephMendiola []
Arkansas Armed Robbers Use No-Knock FBI Warrant To Rob House	2 00:00 OldSpook [1]
One Nation, Under a New Obama Salute	14 00:00 Herman Spaper1682 [3]
Nuclear soothsayers group	0 [1]
A long never-ending collective moan	2 00:00 .5MT []
The great Oil Bubble has burst	9 00:00 OldSpook []
Indo-Israeli-US nexus	6 00:00 g(r)omgoru [25]
Obama Finds an ACORN	0 [1]
Page 5: Russia-Former Soviet Union
John "Breck Boy" Edwards' new campaign song - Great lyrics and Pics	0 []
Canadian Military probes mystery blast in Arctic	14 00:00 Abdominal Snowman [4]
Woman who was severely burned in gas attack dies in Vancouver hospital	3 00:00 Rambler in California [1]
Not just guns: Gazans smuggle lions into zoo	1 00:00 The Lions []
Woman kills boyfriend for drinking her beer	4 00:00 Skunky Glins 5*** [2]
America's Fastest-Dying Cities	23 00:00 USN, Ret. []
Prince George's raid prompts call for probe	11 00:00 Deacon Blues [1]
From the er0tic domain, an aerobic trend in China	13 00:00 Red Dawg []
Video - Neat Chinese Programmed Waterfall	8 00:00 bigjim-ky []
Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick sent to jail	7 00:00 Bertie Grise4247 [1]
Don't Fence Me In	6 00:00 swksvolFF [2]

    
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Who's in the News
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8	TTP
7	Govt of Pakistan
3	al-Qaeda in Iraq
3	Mahdi Army
2	al-Qaeda
2	Taliban
2	Hezbollah
1	Islamic Courts
1	Popular Resistance Committees
1	Thai Insurgency

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Two weeks of WOT

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
Mudhat Mursi: Dead Again?

Sun 2008-07-27
3 people killed in second day of Tripoli festivities

Sat 2008-07-26
India: Serial kabooms in Ahmadabad

Fri 2008-07-25
Serial booms in Bangalore

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