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Tater under arrest in Iran?
Today's Headlines

Headline	Comments [Views]
Page 1: WoT Operations
Gitmo - The Revolving Door	4 00:00 McZoid [11129]
Feuding rebels die in India clash	1 00:00 JosephMendiola [11128]
Tater under arrest in Iran?	10 00:00 Snavirt Bourbon4918 [11134]
Policeman killed, 13 wounded in bombings in southern Thailand	0 [11127]
Good Morning	2 00:00 Frank G [11125]
U.S. soldier uses Quran for target practice; military apologizes	69 00:00 McZoid [11131]
Attacks kill Afghan soldiers, police	1 00:00 Glenmore [11129]
Violence Up: 8 Militants Killed in Kashmir Gunfights	0 [11126]
Islamist fighters seize Somali town	1 00:00 Old Patriot [11131]
Sri Lanka clashes leave 16 Tiger rebels dead	0 [11129]
IDF arrests Palestinian who tried to cross security barrier near Jenin	0 [11128]
Militants fire rockets at police station in Swabi	0 [11127]
Alleged Harkat men remanded to physical custody	0 [11126]
Boom rocks Kabul, causing no casualties	0 [11130]
Iraqi forces detain 1,000 in al Qaeda push	8 00:00 Redneck Jim [11130]
Pakistan diplomat freed after being kidnapped	0 [11126]
Page 2: WoT Background
Islamists Hackers Now Attacking Nina Hartley	2 00:00 JosephMendiola [11125]
Muslim hard-liners make gains in Kuwait's election	0 [11123]
Yemen lessens sentence for embassy shooter in wake of U.S. terrorism assessment	1 00:00 Nimble Spemble [11128]
Muslim leaders in Australia on Saudi payroll	4 00:00 tipper [11128]
Muslim hardliners make strong gains in Kuwaiti parliamentary elections	1 00:00 JohnQC [11129]
Danish press freedom group invites Wilders to speak	1 00:00 Ptah [11127]
Olympic torch route suspended among murmurs of security problems	0 [11127]
Afghan journalist appeals death sentence for insulting Islam	0 [11130]
New Iraqi University Teaches Students to Think	8 00:00 Procopius2k [11130]
Ruling Lebanon coalition challenges Hezbollah	2 00:00 Glenmore [11127]
Report: Egypt warns Hamas of major IDF Gaza raid if Shalit not freed	2 00:00 Harcourt Jush7795 [11128]
Hamas considering adding Shalit to cease-fire deal	1 00:00 Redneck Jim [11127]
Malik denies 'deal' to get back envoy	0 [11126]
Leb: Doha talks to be held without Hezbollah leader	0 [11126]
Page 3: Non-WoT
Bangladesh Navy Tests Chinese Anti-Ship Missile	6 00:00 McZoid [11128]
Deadly clashes in Johannesburg	0 [11127]
Indian Communist Leader Surjeet not dead yet	2 00:00 Frank G [11131]
A Peek Inside the Democratic Strategy/Thought Process	3 00:00 Barbara Skolaut [11126]
USAF C-17s touch down at Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport, PRC	8 00:00 JosephMendiola [11130]
McCain makes age jokes on SNL & rips into Streisand	1 00:00 JohnQC [11123]
Kennedy Hospitalized After a Seizure. Not dead yet.	12 00:00 RD [11130]
Chinese Flee Flood Threat From Quake	9 00:00 Abdominal Snowman [11127]
Mugabe rival fears 'assassination' plot	1 00:00 Glenmore [11128]
French aid ship awaits Myanmar decision	0 [11128]
Iran's arrest of Baha'is condemned	2 00:00 Elmolulet Speaking for Boskone7637 [11124]
5 held for hacking government pages	0 [11127]
Police said set to confront Olmert with new evidence	0 [11125]
France to close military bases in Africa	3 00:00 JosephMendiola [11125]
Man saved after being buried for 117 hours following China quake	0 [11127]
Amini sued for 'assaulting' madrasa student	0 [11127]
Wattoo appointed adviser to PM	0 [11128]
Chavez apologises to Merkel over Hitler remarks	9 00:00 Barbara Skolaut [11126]
Myanmar death toll soars above 133,000	1 00:00 Tom [11130]
Page 4: Opinion
Video - Sen. Tom Harkin (D, IA) 'Nothing Bad Happened After Vietnam War Pullout'	11 00:00 Slavirong Hatfield9877 [11130]
Bail Out! Eject! Eject! Eject! Osama Can't Lose!	3 00:00 JosephMendiola [11128]
Obama Has the Upper Hand, but McCain Can Still Take Him	1 00:00 JohnQC [11125]
Is Obama the new Noam Chomsky?	5 00:00 Thaimble Scourge of the Pixies4707 [11130]
Hezbollah's Defeat	5 00:00 JosephMendiola [11127]
ANALYSIS: Who wants to stop Iran?	4 00:00 JosephMendiola [11129]
Page 5: Russia-Former Soviet Union
Wartime naval legend HMS Exeter found off Java	2 00:00 JosephMendiola [11131]
Rent-a-husband business boom - Czech Republic	0 [11127]
Sweden: Winter's return causes confusion	4 00:00 JosephMendiola [11126]
Man opens fire outside California church	4 00:00 mrp [11124]
Saudi wants divorce after husband lifts her veil	11 00:00 crosspatch [11124]
2 more robbers burnt in vigilante action	5 00:00 xbalanke [11128]
Sherry takes notice of fresh polio case in Sindh	1 00:00 SteveS [11129]
Man killed in collision with camel in Negev	4 00:00 JohnQC [11130]

    
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                        22:52 McZoid

                        22:48 McZoid

                        22:37 McZoid

                        22:31 RD

                        22:30 Barbara Skolaut

                        22:27 Slavirong Hatfield9877

                        22:25 3dc

                        22:23 Slats Crolung3094

                        22:08 cingold

                        21:58 Frank G

                        21:52 Snavirt Bourbon4918

                        21:49 crosspatch

                        21:48 Chuck Simmins

                        21:48 crosspatch

                        21:28 Ptah

                        21:19 Redneck Jim

                        21:11 Redneck Jim

                        21:07 Ptah

                        20:51 OldSpook

                        20:50 gorb

Who's in the News
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6	Taliban
3	Hezbollah
2	Hamas
2	Govt of Iran
1	Islamic Courts
1	Thai Insurgency
1	al-Qaeda in Iraq
1	Govt of Pakistan
1	Harkatul Mujahideen
1	Iraqi Insurgency

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Two weeks of WOT

Sun 2008-05-18
Tater under arrest in Iran?

Sat 2008-05-17
Ten held in Europe for Al Qaeda ties

Fri 2008-05-16
Burqaboomer kills 18 near crowded bazaar

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

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