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Turbans attack Iraq TV channel HQ
Today's Headlines

Headline	Comments [Views]
Page 1: WoT Operations
Good morning	12 21:06 Zenobia Floger6220 [11132]
Bokeaux kidnap wives, children of soldiers in Borno	4 13:33 Thing From Snowy Mountain [11127]
Pressure is mounting in southern territories	0 [11129]
Government calls the army to quell southern uprising	0 [11127]
Egypt freezes over 1,000 NGO bank accounts	1 23:23 Barbara [11134]
Another day of violence at Egyptian universities	0 [11130]
Turbans attack Iraq TV channel HQ	0 [11130]
French troops killed presidential guards: CAR presidency	2 10:33 Mullah Richard [11125]
SNC Threatens to Boycott Geneva Talks as 300 Die in Week of Air Raids on Syria's Aleppo	0 [11126]
Gaza: 2 Palestinians Wounded In Hamas Training Camp Blast	2 03:44 CrazyFool [11125]
Trainer of suicide bombers sentenced in Dagestan	0 [11123]
NPA militants celebrate anniversary with a cease-fire	0 [11124]
Thai police hunt three men in hotel bombing	0 [11123]
Gaza Rocket Hits South Of Ashkelon	0 [11129]
Report: Hezbollah, Syrian Rebels Clash In Lebanon	0 [11125]
Civilians killed in army operation in Wazoo	0 [11127]
AU troops 'kill' CAR protester in Bangui	2 15:25 Redneck Jim [11126]
Fighting clans in lower Shabelle separated by mighty Somali military	0 [11131]
Federal Govt troops clash at checkpoint in Afgoye	0 [11127]
Page 2: WoT Background
White House pulls pick for Ambassador to Egypt	9 15:22 Shipman [11126]
Abdullah Leads New Poll	0 [11126]
Officials Want Bases Handed Over, Not Destroyed	7 17:59 Bobby [11134]
Ban on Afghan TV in Pakistan Causes Backlash	1 10:31 Mullah Richard [11125]
Hundreds rally in solidarity with Douma, Adel and Maher	0 [11126]
Tunisia's Islamists, opponents set handover date	0 [11123]
IHC rejects Musharraf's pleas against trial court	0 [11128]
Iran's Rouhani eyes rebuilding relations with United States	2 04:31 Spereting Tingle4064 [11125]
Devastating church bombing haunts Christmas in Pakistan	0 [11129]
All Pakistanis have equal rights to freedom of religion: Baby Bhutto	2 09:45 Paul D [11124]
Libya Congress Extends Its Mandate until End-2014	0 [11127]
Egypt Army Says 184 'Terrorists' Killed in Sinai	0 [11127]
Abbas says Jesus was a 'Palestinian messenger'	1 04:54 Spereting Tingle4064 [11126]
Russia Sends Armored Trucks To Syria To Transport Chemical Arms	0 [11123]
High Court Rejects Petition To Indict MK Zoabi, Salah For Marmara	0 [11126]
Terrorist Group In Egypt's Sinai Warns Military	0 [11124]
Marks & Spencer Under Fire For Muslim Staff Booze And Bacon Ban	6 18:31 JohnQC [11130]
Hamas Increases Rockets Range, Seeks Deeper Targets	1 01:15 SteveS [11125]
N.Korean Purge Continues Quietly	3 11:27 Frank G [11126]
Jailed Muslim Brotherhood members on hunger strike	0 [11124]
Page 3: Non-WoT
Royal pardon for codebreaker Alan Turing	0 [11129]
Mann gets setback from court in his free speech suppression effort	0 [11124]
AGW update	5 17:40 Frank G [11131]
The Reason for the Season, December 24th, 2013	6 18:39 Shipman [11128]
Sean Bean Film Death Infographic	1 16:30 Dopey Sinatra [11128]
UAE sentences American to 1 year in video case	0 [11127]
Libyans die in tribal battle over control of key resources	0 [11124]
Turkey PM plans major reshuffle after bribery probe	0 [11125]
'Crab monsters' return to Egypt after 50-year absence	5 15:53 Redneck Jim [11125]
S. Sudan's Kiir Ready for Talks with Machar 'Without Preconditions'	0 [11126]
U.N. Security Council Calls Emergency Meet on S. Sudan	0 [11124]
Kuwait ministers quit for likely reshuffle	0 [11125]
Pussy Riot member urges Russia Olympics boycott	1 07:57 Shipman [11122]
Ban Ki-moon seeks to boost South Sudan force	0 [11124]
Mikhail Kalashnikov dead at 94.	5 20:55 M. Murcek [11133]
Say Lionel, this bitch appears to be pulling hard to the right	1 13:55 USN, Ret. [11128]
Page 4: Opinion
National Review steps in it, big time	15 19:40 Barbara [11136]
Nigeria, Jonathan on dangerous three war fronts of self annihilation	0 [11123]
An Iranian Victory	0 [11126]
Afghanistan: we treat women like animals	7 11:45 Redneck Jim [11128]
Our struggle against polio	0 [11126]
Imran Khan the 'economist'	0 [11125]
Without Prior Warning, West Bank Terror Spills Into Israel	2 15:41 Redneck Jim [11125]
Thoughts on Maureen Dowd by Fred Reed	10 19:49 Barbara [11134]
Page 6: Politix
Fatty Kim "very drunk" when he ordered execution of uncle's two aides	1 10:49 P2kontheroad [11124]
Indonesian Politician Blocks Runway in Air Rage Outburst	1 15:30 Redneck Jim [11132]

    
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                        21:06 Zenobia Floger6220

                        20:55 M. Murcek

                        20:50 AlanC

                        20:01 Secret Asian Man

                        19:51 Barbara

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                        19:48 Barbara

                        19:40 Barbara

                        18:58 Sgt. Mom

                        18:39 Shipman

                        18:35 JohnQC

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                        18:31 DepotGuy

                        18:28 JohnQC

                        18:19 Chantry

                        18:18 Chantry

                        17:59 Bobby

                        17:57 Jefe101

                        17:40 Frank G

                        17:37 Frank G

                        17:33 AzCat

                        17:28 Frank G

                        17:19 Cheager Smiter of the Huns2124

Who's in the News
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9	Arab Spring
4	Govt of Pakistan
3	Hamas
2	Govt of Iran
2	Govt of Syria
2	al-Qaeda in Sinai Peninsula
2	Boko Haram
2	Commies
2	Palestinian Authority
1	Islamic State of Iraq & the Levant
1	Lashkar e-Jhangvi
1	Muslim Brotherhood
1	Thai Insurgency
1	Hezbollah

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Two weeks of WOT

Tue 2013-12-24
Turbans attack Iraq TV channel HQ

Mon 2013-12-23
New Air Strikes on Aleppo Kill Dozens, Schoolchildren among 8 Dead in Homs

Sun 2013-12-22
Alabama men convicted on terrorism charges get 15-year prison terms

Sat 2013-12-21
N. Waziristan clashes: Troops pound militant hideouts, 40 killed

Fri 2013-12-20
AQ in Syria executes top US backed FSA commander.

Thu 2013-12-19
Suicide attack kills 5 soldiers in Miranshah

Wed 2013-12-18
Iran nuke deal implodes

Tue 2013-12-17
Ansar Al-Sharia homes attacked in revenge for Benghazi kiilling

Mon 2013-12-16
Assailants stab Japan diplomat in Yemen

Sun 2013-12-15
Six killed in US drone strike in Khyber Agency

Sat 2013-12-14
Deadly clashes in Bangladesh after top JI leader hanged

Fri 2013-12-13
Bangladesh executes Islamist leader and convicted war criminal Abdul Quader Mollah

Thu 2013-12-12
Boko Haram slaughters nine people in Borno

Wed 2013-12-11
French Army Kills 19 Islamist Militants in Mali

Tue 2013-12-10
MILF, Manila reach power-sharing agreement

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