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'They have lined the streets of Mosul with the heads of police and soldiers'
Today's Headlines

Headline	Comments [Views]
Page 1: WoT Operations
'They have lined the streets of Mosul with the heads of police and soldiers'	9 22:13 SteveS [11134]
Iraq Militants Head to Baghdad	12 22:53 Squinty [11134]
Smoking gun: Saudis running jihadists in Syria	20 20:21 Bill Clinton [11131]
Good morning	0 [11128]
Iraq crisis: Islamist militants attack Tikrit after 500,000 are forced to flee Mosul	6 14:33 Bill Clinton [11123]
Israeli airstrike kills 1 in northern Gaza	3 14:56 Frank G [11125]
Successive drone strikes leave at least 16 dead in N Waziristan	2 23:57 gorb [11133]
25 killed in Tirah air strike	0 [11125]
Three suspects killed in 'encounters'	0 [11126]
Top Filipino Terror Suspect Captured Near Airport	1 15:40 Squinty [11127]
Five Killed in Boko Haram Village Raids	0 [11130]
Prominent Egypt Activist Abdel Fattah Jailed 15 Years	0 [11126]
Yemen Warplanes Hit Suspected Power Line Saboteurs	0 [11129]
Conflicting Reports on Israeli Violation of Blue Line	0 [11130]
Militant Attacks Kill Five in NW Pakistan	0 [11131]
Militants Seize 48, including Turkish Consul and Seize Tikrit as Half a Million Iraqis Flee	5 18:02 irishrageboy [11127]
Algerian Jailed for Filming Police 'Theft'	0 [11125]
Page 2: WoT Background
DOD Uses Release Of Michael Durant To Justify Bergdahl-Taliban Swap	4 14:32 Pappy [11127]
US Intel monitored Benghazi attackers using State Dept. cellies to call terr leaders	7 18:49 Whulet Shavins7256 [11132]
US has no plans to send any of its 35,000 Middle East-based troops into Iraq	7 22:43 Bill Clinton [11125]
Iraq Signals Openness to U.S. Airstrikes Against al Qaeda, U.S. Officials Say	11 17:16 Secret Asian Man [11132]
Inside Two Nigerian Schoolgirls' Harrowing Escape From Boko Haram	0 [11126]
Egyptian activist, 23 others get 15 years in jail for political dissent	2 08:06 trailing wife [11130]
Qaim blames 'incompetent' airport security for terror attack	0 [11126]
Army resolves to intensify air strikes against militants	0 [11125]
Govt ~~dithers~~ vows to review options after TTP assault	0 [11127]
Secret police find security lax at Islamabad airport	0 [11125]
Maldivian president cancels visit to Pakistan	0 [11129]
The Wars In Iraq And Syria Have Merged Into A Single Conflict	2 20:14 Bill Clinton [11128]
12 ways the US administration has failed its ally Israel	0 [11127]
NY Times: Why Iraqi soldiers are quitting the fight.	3 14:16 rjschwarz [11127]
Abbas Condemns Rocket Fire At Israel, Calls To 'Respect Ceasefire Deal'	0 [11127]
Poll: 56% Of Palestinians Oppose Renewing Talks With Israel	0 [11127]
Hamas: Iran's Support Helped Hamas Maintain Resistance	0 [11128]
EU Court Annuls Asset Freeze On Syria International Islamic Bank	0 [11133]
Israel barred Palestinian business Munib al-Masri from entering Gaza Strip	0 [11129]
Israel Security Official: Rocket Fire From Gaza Proves Hamas Still In Control	0 [11129]
No. 2 In Hamas Says He'll Move From Egypt To Gaza	1 21:04 Redneck Jim [11126]
Sadr Calls for New Force to Defend Iraq Religious Sites	1 06:59 Besoeker [11127]
Palestinians Seek Action against Israel over Detainees	0 [11124]
Assad Says West Changing Position on Syria War	2 19:14 Squinty [11125]
Egypt Court Extends Jazeera Journalist Detention 45 Days	0 [11127]
Yemen Shuts ex-President's Daily, Channel	0 [11126]
Hagel: U.S. Soldier Swap with Taliban was 'Right Decision'	3 09:33 Procopius2k [11126]
Secular Syrian Rebels Urge Arab Support against ISIL Jihadists	0 [11129]
Syria Says Ready to Help Iraq Fight Jihadist 'Terror'	1 05:13 Shipman [11125]
Gaza Banks Reopen after Palestinian Wages Dispute	1 23:06 Squinty [11136]
U.N: Measles Threatens Thousands of Children in Somalia	2 14:58 Frank G [11125]
Uzbek Fighters Involved in Pakistan Airport Siege	0 [11127]
Gantz: IDF Gets Set To Target 50,000 Al Qaeda Fighters Piling Up Around Israel In Syria And Iraq	2 23:50 Squinty [11132]
Page 3: Non-WoT
Details swapped in Clay County case resulted in wrongful arrest of mother	0 [11123]
Nawaz hails 'historic' $700mn World Bank ~~boodle~~ loan	0 [11126]
Haripur constable allegedly rapes young girl	0 [11123]
Baloch leader Khair Bakhsh Marri dies	0 [11129]
Nevada Voters Chose 'None Of These Candidates' For Democrat Gov. Primary Candidate	2 09:22 Frank G [11128]
FAA changes hiring practices for air traffic controllers ignoring qualified students and vets	9 18:31 KBK [11127]
Afghan Poppy Crop Threatening Reconstruction	1 08:43 Procopius2k [11125]
Fighting Erupts between Rwandan and DR Congo Soldiers	0 [11132]
Japan, Australia Talk Closer Military Ties and Submarines	2 08:50 AlanC [11128]
Thai Junta Vows to Arrest Illegal Migrant Workers	1 23:51 Squinty [11131]
Japan Accuses China of 'Dangerous' Flights amid Dispute	0 [11126]
Bangladesh Coastguard Rescues 300 Migrants Stranded at Sea	0 [11123]
Sierra Leone Doubles Ebola Death Toll	0 [11126]
Ministry: First MERS Death in Algeria	2 21:57 Pappy [11134]
China Set for 'Golden Age' of Natural Gas	0 [11131]
Kuwait Ends Diesel Subsidies over Deficit Fears	4 21:58 Pappy [11127]
Page 4: Opinion
Obama's Day of Reckoning	6 21:32 JohnQC [11132]
Hey, Mr. Taliban	3 21:09 swksvolFF [11127]
Is the US ready to trigger war in Asia?	1 21:10 SteveS [11131]
Trojan Horse debate: We were wrong, all cultures are not equal	16 15:03 JohnQC [11126]
No, it wasn't the Indians	0 [11126]
Absent leadership	0 [11124]
The fall of Mosul	2 06:17 Besoeker [11129]
With militants in disarray, is it time for action?	0 [11124]
Obama Backs The Wrong Horse, Again	1 11:49 3dc [11132]
The Useful Idiots Of The BDS Campaign	0 [11128]
Leaked report: Israel acknowledges Jews in fact Khazars; Secret plan for reverse migration to Ukraine	4 15:56 Shipman [11128]
Mark Levin video: People are sick and tired of centralized gov't.	1 09:37 JohnQC [11129]
Page 6: Politix
US pushing local cops to stay mum on surveillance	0 [11132]
McCain calls for resignation of entire White House national security team over Iraq	5 20:40 swksvolFF [11126]
Why Lindsey Graham Avoided Eric Cantor's Fate	5 23:46 rammer [11129]
Sessions Makes Leadership Pitch: If We Don't Secure Border 'We're Going To Lose Our Country'	15 23:47 KBK [11130]
GOP Senators Scurry From NRSC HQ After McConnell's 'All In' For Thad Cochran Fundraiser	3 23:02 Squinty [11126]
Kevin McCarthy Lines Up Committee Chairs for His House Majority Leader Bid	1 08:05 Bobby [11128]

    
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                        23:51 Squinty

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                        23:21 Bubba Graiting8281

                        23:09 KBK

                        23:06 Squinty

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                        22:53 Squinty

                        22:43 Bill Clinton

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                        22:26 KBK

                        22:23 Squinty

                        22:13 SteveS

                        22:01 Bubba Graiting8281

                        21:58 Pappy

                        21:57 Pappy

                        21:43 rjschwarz

                        21:34 KBK

                        21:32 JohnQC

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                        21:14 Herb Hitler8891

Who's in the News
44	[untagged]
9	Govt of Pakistan
5	Palestinian Authority
4	Islamic State of Iraq
4	Hamas
3	Arab Spring
2	al-Qaeda
2	Boko Haram
2	Govt of Syria
2	Islamic State of Iraq & the Levant
1	Govt of Iraq
1	Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan
1	Commies
1	Taliban
1	Lashkar-e-Islami
1	Abu Sayyaf
1	al-Qaeda in Pakistan

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Two weeks of WOT

Thu 2014-06-12
'They have lined the streets of Mosul with the heads of police and soldiers'

Wed 2014-06-11
Maliki asks for state of emergency

Tue 2014-06-10
Mosul Falls to Insurgency

Mon 2014-06-09
Sisi Sworn in as Egypt President, Vows 'No Leniency' for Violence

Sun 2014-06-08
Gunmen attack Karachi's Jinnah International Airport

Sat 2014-06-07
Heavy clashes, suicide bombings kill 36 in north Iraq

Fri 2014-06-06
Boko Haram kills "hundreds" in Nigeria

Thu 2014-06-05
Libya: Haftar Escapes Suicide Attack

Wed 2014-06-04
At Least 120 Dead in Clashes in Yemen

Tue 2014-06-03
Somali gummint claims to have whacked 74 Shaboobs

Mon 2014-06-02
5 Gitmo Terrorists Arrive in Qatar "With No Sign They Are -- Under Custody"

Sun 2014-06-01
Bowe Bergdahl, Army Sergeant Held by Taliban Since 2009, Is Released

Sat 2014-05-31
U.S. Confirms American Carried Out Syria Suicide Bombing

Fri 2014-05-30
Syrian Regime Rains Barrel Bombs on Aleppo as ISIL Executes 15, including Kids

Thu 2014-05-29
Top Iranian officer beheaded in Syria

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