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Iraq Blast Kills Four including Peshmerga General
Today's Headlines

Headline	Comments [Views]
Page 1: WoT Operations
2 Swedes, Somali Plead Guilty in NY over Shebab Conspiracy	6 16:20 swksvolFF [11133]
4 Yemen al-Qaeda leaders killed in suspected US drone strike	0 [11126]
Iraq says ISIS demolishes ruins to cover up looting operations	0 [11128]
Anti-regime protests rock Kurdish-majority northwestern Iran	2 23:05 JosephMendiola [11128]
Three children killed in Benghazi random rocket attack	0 [11130]
Explosives laden vehicle seized in Laghman	0 [11131]
Ministry of Interior: Jawand District cleared of militants	0 [11130]
ASWJ leader arrested	0 [11128]
Spain: two arrested for distributing ISIS propaganda	0 [11127]
Attacks in Iraqi capital kill at least 19 Shiite pilgrims	0 [11129]
Iraq Blast Kills Four including Peshmerga General	1 14:49 3dc [11129]
Four Civilians Killed, 28 Wounded in Twin Terrorist Bombings in Homs	0 [11127]
Saudi Warplanes Intensify Raids ahead of Truce, Use Banned Weapons	14 23:21 Whiskey Mike [11126]
Syrian Army, Resistance Fighters Capture New Key Posts in Al-Qalamoun	0 [11130]
NBC investigation says Champ DID edit out the role of Pakistani SF at Abbottabad	1 12:59 tu3031 [11129]
Iranian warships will escort Yemen-bound cargo ship	11 23:03 JosephMendiola [11130]
Somali senior immigration officer injured in drive-by shooting	2 13:47 Shipman [11125]
Page 2: WoT Background
Britain to announce new laws on fighting Islamic extremism	7 15:18 gorb [11131]
More Cooperation Needed against Boko Haram, Says Chad	0 [11126]
Super Hornet Crashes in Persian Gulf, Crew Safely Recovered	7 15:46 Skidmark [11128]
Threatened continually, blogger Bijoy tried to leave Bangladesh	1 05:06 anon1 [11131]
Nawaz Sharif pledges support in Afghan fight against Taliban	0 [11128]
Pakistan to grant UK access to Imran Farooq murder suspects	0 [11126]
Pakistan military officials admit defector's key role in Bin Laden operation	0 [11127]
10 prisoners released from Maidan Wardak jail	0 [11127]
European officials express guarded optimism over future Kurdish independence	4 15:59 rjschwarz [11131]
Only the brave return to town freed from Boko Haram rebels	1 01:16 g(r)omgoru [11127]
Iranian Commander to US, Saudi: Attacking Aid Ship Will Spark War in the Region	8 20:54 JosephMendiola [11131]
SEAL Who Allegedly Shot bin Laden: Hersh's Article Is 'Garbage'	5 13:38 [11130]
Hezbollah: Suspending Al-Massirah TV Transmission 'Pure Piracy'	0 [11122]
Persian Gulf nations unlikely to embrace democracy despite push from Obama	3 15:37 Pappy [11130]
Somali-American man conspiring to support ISIS arrested	2 14:18 Besoeker [11125]
Puntland MPs demand emergency session over security lapse	0 [11125]
Obama's pick to be US ambassador to Somalia withdraws	11 20:24 CrazyFool [11128]
Page 3: Non-WoT
Einstein Memorial Refutes White House Environmentalist	3 20:34 Glenmore [11131]
Ryan: Democrats get to taste Obama 'medicine'	0 [11126]
Black Professor Regrets Comments Critical Of White Students	12 20:50 Blossom Unains5562 [11127]
Thank the Champ for 89% Spike In Cop Killings In '14	4 17:32 Besoeker [11131]
Baltimore - The Place to Be !	5 13:43 gorb [11128]
AMTRAK train from Washington to NYC derails, at least 7 perish.	9 19:03 Blossom Unains5562 [11132]
Team Rubicon contractors deploy in support of the Nepal relief effort	2 09:29 swksvolFF [11131]
Gaza Engineer Seeks Solution to Water Woes	11 17:42 swksvolFF [11125]
Right Sector private militia to integrate into Ukrainian military	0 [11124]
Nork defense chief reported executed by anti-aircraft fire	9 17:04 ed in texas [11126]
'Greece tapped its emergency IMF reserves to pay IMF debt'	6 20:47 BrerRabbit [11130]
3 Afghan students arrested for raping a fellow student in India	1 17:21 ed in texas [11127]
Wedding guests open fire at police	5 23:08 JosephMendiola [11129]
Catholic University Investigated For Offending Muslims By Having Too Many Crosses	15 18:27 swksvolFF [11129]
Baltimore prosecutor Marilyn Mosby under fire for political, celebrity conduct	11 17:15 swksvolFF [11125]
Kerry to Sochi: Could it lead to a 're-reset' of US-Russian relations?	9 20:55 JosephMendiola [11131]
Saving lost souls on Skid Row with karaoke songs	0 [11127]
Group Of Feral Subway Vandals Could Pose Serious Threat To Straphanger Safety	2 15:01 Frank G [11126]
Surveillance Video Shows More Than A Dozen Feral Children Rob Couple In Central Park	7 15:38 JohnQC [11127]
Toronto Man Fired After He Tries to Justify Vulgar TV Remark	4 12:12 Ebbang Uluque6305 [11130]
Page 4: Opinion
Proposal - Ban cash. Keep all electric money in government bank.	9 20:12 Airandee [11126]
Scientists: Earth Endangered by New Strain of Fact-Resistant Humans	1 15:53 JohnQC [11127]
Do Norks execute people with anti-aircraft guns?	8 15:19 USN, Ret. [11130]
Government must protect free expression	2 15:24 JohnQC [11132]
Age of unreason	0 [11129]
Education and terror	0 [11125]
Page 6: Politix
10 congresscritters paid by state oil company to visit Azerbaijan	1 18:11 DarthVader [11127]
Chicago's credit downgraded to junk	12 22:49 JosephMendiola [11125]
Group pushing to replace Andrew Jackson on the $20 selects Harriet Tubman as their candidate	32 20:30 Ebbomosh Hupemp2664 [11130]

    
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                        20:34 Glenmore

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                        20:28 Airandee

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                        19:58 Silentbrick

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                        18:31 CrazyFool

                        18:27 swksvolFF

                        18:20 OregonGuy

Who's in the News
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5	Govt of Pakistan
4	Islamic State
2	Taliban
2	Boko Haram
2	Commies
2	Govt of Iran
1	al-Nusra
1	al-Shabaab
1	Govt of Saudi Arabia
1	Govt of Syria
1	Hezbollah
1	Arab Spring
1	al-Qaeda in Arabia
1	Sipah-e-Sahaba Pakistan

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Two weeks of WOT

Wed 2015-05-13
Iraq Blast Kills Four including Peshmerga General

Tue 2015-05-12
Drone Strike Kills 4 Qaida Suspects in Yemen's Mukalla

Mon 2015-05-11
Terror recruiter with roots in Minn. linked to Texas shooting

Sun 2015-05-10
Houthis agree to five-day cease-fire in Yemen

Sat 2015-05-09
Pakistani Chopper Crashes into School, 2 Ambassadors Killed

Fri 2015-05-08
ISIS controls 80% of Baiji refinery in Salahuddin

Thu 2015-05-07
Fighting continues in Benghazi despite fall of Mreisa

Wed 2015-05-06
Hezbollah Brigades in Iraq repel a major ISIS attack southeast of Fallujah

Tue 2015-05-05
Troops Kill 28 Suspected Militants in Central Nigeria

Mon 2015-05-04
3 Shot, 2 dead a 'Muhammad Art, Cartoon Contest' in Texas

Sun 2015-05-03
40 Person Mob Assaults 2 Jews on Paris’ Boulevard Voltaire

Sat 2015-05-02
Saudi Air Raids Kill Dozens of Yemenis

Fri 2015-05-01
Largest Iraqi Refinery Under Seige

Thu 2015-04-30
Iraqi forces make hard gains in rough Ramadi

Wed 2015-04-29
Houthis, tribesmen battle in central Yemen, at least 15 dead

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