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Iraq says Qaeda cleared from Mosul
Today's Headlines

Headline	Comments [Views]
Page 1: WoT Operations
Filipino marines battle Muslim militants	5 00:00 Shieldwolf [11131]
Good morning	12 00:00 CrazyFool [11132]
Turkish guard, three PKK rebels killed	0 [11134]
Militants kill 'US spy' in Pakistan	5 00:00 Abu Uluque [11129]
Sudanese terror suspect charged at Guantanamo Bay	0 [11129]
Pakistan: 2 bombs attacks kill local police chief, 2 civilians in northwest	0 [11131]
Bike bomb explodes near bank in Kirkuk	1 00:00 www [11131]
Three killed, four wounded in western Baghdad blast	3 00:00 atomic conspiracy [11126]
4 army personnel killed in Mosul blast	1 00:00 canaveraldan [11132]
Karbala Police forces kill gunman, wound another in clashes	0 [11129]
6 wanted men captured in Basra	0 [11128]
Israel, Hamas exchange fire; 4 Hamas gunmen hurt	0 [11125]
IDF attacks rocket launch squad in northern Gaza Strip	0 [11133]
Key Al Qaeda figure apparently died in U.S. strike in Pakistan	2 00:00 RD [11133]
Violence in Iraq falls to lowest level in 4 years	4 00:00 OldSpook [11129]
108 detainees freed in Mosul	0 [11128]
Mosul's mayor survives 4th assassination attempt in 10 days	2 00:00 PBMcL [11129]
Colombia's top FARC commander is dead: government source	1 00:00 JFM [11128]
Iraq says Qaeda cleared from Mosul	1 00:00 McZoid [11134]
Al-Para sentenced to death in Batna	2 00:00 rhodesiafever [11126]
Page 2: WoT Background
Iraqi military: al-Qaida fleeing Mosul	1 00:00 OldSpook [11130]
Lebanese parliament elects army chief as president	1 00:00 George Smiley [11128]
Iran, Venezuela Manipulating World's Oil Prices	0 [11123]
FARC might cough up hostages (to stay alive)	6 00:00 Shieldwolf [11126]
Iran 'paid Iraq insurgents to kill UK soldiers'	2 00:00 trailing wife [11127]
Suicide bomb suspect in honeytrap probe	4 00:00 trailing wife [11128]
Iraq Gov Might Be Planning Campaign in Maysan Province	1 00:00 trailing wife [11130]
Israel increased number of W Bank roadblocks	5 00:00 Frank G [11131]
Pakistan may hand over Jundullah men to Iran	0 [11127]
Afghanistan urges Pakistan to stop attacks	0 [11128]
Swat Taliban discuss release of members with Malakand cops	0 [11125]
No co-operation with UN on BB murder probe, says Mehsud	2 00:00 RD [11128]
AKP again under secularist gun	0 [11126]
Sadrists threaten 'firm stand' if banned from Friday prayers	5 00:00 RD [11128]
Syria Rejects Israel's Call to Cut Ties With Iran, Arab Militant Groups	1 00:00 g(r)omgoru [11127]
Hamas fumes at Egypt as talks collapse	1 00:00 g(r)omgoru [11126]
Al Qaeda in Iraq "never closer to defeat": U.S. envoy	2 00:00 OldSpook [11128]
Siniora unwilling to be reelected	0 [11131]
Page 3: Non-WoT
S.African violence kills 50 as 35,000 flee	1 00:00 Besoeker [11126]
Zimbobwe's Mugabe threatens to expel US ambassador	1 00:00 Besoeker [11127]
Asian governments forced to act as oil prices soar	0 [11130]
Indiana Jones movie upsets commies	5 00:00 Frank G [11127]
Sheriff's deal in Honduras defended	0 [11126]
China, Russia sign $1B nuclear deal	2 00:00 CrazyFool [11130]
US sets condition for aid: unhindered access	3 00:00 George Smiley [11129]
Nepal PM asks Maoists to form new government	0 [11129]
Education Ministry orders not separating between female and male students at schools	0 [11131]
Nearly 200 people detained by Belgian police after rioting in Brussels	6 00:00 gromky [11129]
Jessica Lange bashes Iraq war in graduation speech	14 00:00 CrazyFool [11130]
Zardari unveils plan to drive Perv from power	0 [11129]
Aid groups prepare to enter Myanmar	0 [11127]
Tsvangirai says Mugabe wants to decimate opposition	2 00:00 George Smiley [11131]
Robert Mugabe flew to Far East for secret tests for prostate cancer	4 00:00 SteveS [11130]
Co-chair of Clinton Hispanic council endorses Obama	3 00:00 3dc [11131]
Farhatullah Babar suffers stroke	0 [11127]
Egypt to extend state of emergency	2 00:00 Alaska Paul [11129]
Page 4: Opinion
asia times: Ducking and diving under B-52s By Syed Saleem Shahzad	2 00:00 3dc [11131]
Jihadist Groups Perpetrate Terror in Jaipur, India	0 [11128]
Either Allah isnt on their side, or jihadis are just plain useless	4 00:00 swksvolFF [11126]
Marcus Luttrell speaks to the NRA	2 00:00 JohnQC [11124]
Red Herring Fatwas	1 00:00 Skunky Glins 5*** [11127]
On Obama: 'What would grandma Ida do?'	1 00:00 3dc [11130]
Mark Steyn: Your car can't run on Congress' hot air	9 00:00 JohnQC [11130]
The Climate Security Act: Reject this nonsense	2 00:00 JohnQC [11131]
A Texas Timeout on Biofuels	18 00:00 RD [11127]
Petraeus takes the Hill	6 00:00 lotp [11128]
Page 5: Russia-Former Soviet Union
Dongfang Turbine, China's largest turbine producer, was virtually wiped out by quake.	14 00:00 Chinegum McGurque5166 [11132]
German couple 'try to sell baby' on Ebay	2 00:00 Frank G [11134]
Desperation at the New York Times	6 00:00 KBK [11133]
Top court overturns dead fly-in-water damage claim	5 00:00 Barbara Skolaut [11127]
Pilots run out of fuel, pray, land near Jesus sign	2 00:00 www [11126]
TV's 'Laugh-in' comic Dick Martin dies at 86	7 00:00 Deacon Blues [11125]
Pakistan Premier League will have Chacha instead of cheerleaders	4 00:00 phil_b [11127]
Gov.'s friend gets nearly $38K pension boost	2 00:00 Barbara Skolaut [11130]

    
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                        23:30 Frank G

                        23:28 Frank G

                        23:27 gromky

                        23:18 www

                        22:54 SteveS

                        22:27 CrazyFool

                        21:55 Shieldwolf

                        21:48 Shieldwolf

                        21:46 Procopius2k

                        21:14 Frank G

                        21:11 Deacon Blues

                        21:09 Deacon Blues

                        20:46 gromky

                        20:39 SteveS

                        20:30 Goober Jineting3229

                        19:53 Deacon Blues

                        19:50 Frank G

                        19:49 Frank G

                        19:44 Besoeker

                        19:39 Zhang Fei

                        19:35 Frank G

                        19:34 Frank G

Who's in the News
43	[untagged]
6	Iraqi Insurgency
5	Taliban
4	al-Qaeda in Iraq
3	Hamas
3	Govt of Pakistan
2	al-Qaeda
2	Mahdi Army
2	Global Jihad
1	Abu Sayyaf
1	Palestinian Authority
1	Govt of Syria
1	al-Qaeda in North Africa

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Two weeks of WOT

Sun 2008-05-25
Iraq says Qaeda cleared from Mosul

Sat 2008-05-24
Second man arrested after Brit blast

Fri 2008-05-23
AQI Moneybags Poobah captured by Iraqi Security Forces

Thu 2008-05-22
Hezbollah Wins Veto After Talks End Lebanon Stalemate

Wed 2008-05-21
Egyptian official: Israel has accepted Gaza cease-fire

Tue 2008-05-20
Iraqi troops roll into Sadr City

Mon 2008-05-19
Boomer kills 11, maims 24 near Pakistan army centre

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

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