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Police arrests dormant cell of Fatah al-Islam in s. Lebanon
Today's Headlines

Headline	Comments [Views]
Page 1: WoT Operations
Top Abu Sayyaf leader winged, top deputy waxed	11 00:00 Jan [11145]
US mounts major Iraq assault - Operation Phantom Strike	8 00:00 Jack is Back! [11132]
Good morning	24 00:00 Zenster [11137]
Russian train derailed after "bang" on track	9 00:00 JosephMendiola [11142]
Splodydope fumbles, misses in Morocco	8 00:00 Zenster [11134]
9 Taliban killed in Afghan clash	0 [11130]
Coalition Forces Capture Key Financier of Special Groups Terrorists	3 00:00 eLarson [11138]
Desert Rogues uncover two cache sites	3 00:00 Seafarious [11124]
Tomahawks discover car bomb in southern Baghdad	5 00:00 Barbara Skolaut [11131]
Rashid residents provide tip, three suspects detained	0 [11130]
15 rebels killed in Sri Lanka land, sea clashes	1 00:00 Jesus saves [11132]
Two killed, 14 injured in Kashmir grenade blasts	0 [11135]
Attempt to bomb Lal Haveli foiled	0 [11129]
Airhostess held boarding plane with pistol	6 00:00 Unique Battle [11134]
Taliban hand over control of Darra Adam Khel to govt	10 00:00 BA [11130]
Eight killed in Swat and Waziristan	0 [11131]
Fresh violence kills 11 in Mogadishu	3 00:00 BA [11134]
Police arrests dormant cell of Fatah al-Islam in s. Lebanon	1 00:00 Whiskey Mike [11139]
Mogadishu insurgents wound two soldiers	0 [11131]
Somalia: Roadside explosions kill five people, wounds eight	0 [11129]
Jamming systems play ~~formerly~~ secret role in Iraq	5 00:00 bigjim-ky [11129]
Homeland Security tests automated "Hostile Intent" detector	8 00:00 mojo [11136]
Major attacks decline in Iraq	4 00:00 Rep. Nancy Boyda(D-KS Moonbat) [11130]
US Military Begins Major Offensive Across Iraq	1 00:00 Jack is Back! [11127]
Page 2: WoT Background
Maximum Warp Power to the Forward (Plasma) Shields, Scotty!	2 00:00 Sock Puppet of Doom [11134]
Palestinians deported to Gaza claim Hamas abuse	0 [11127]
IDF Will Invade Syria if Missiles Fly	5 00:00 phil_b [11138]
Ahmedinejad 'doubts' Iran arming Taliban (and other fairy tales)	3 00:00 JosephMendiola [11135]
Gitmo's 'Professor' linked to terrorism	0 [11131]
Obama: "Stop air-raiding villages and killing civilians!"	15 00:00 Abdominal Snowman [11132]
Der Spiegel says American military very successful in Iraq	7 00:00 JosephMendiola [11134]
August 14th 1480 A.D.	1 00:00 mrp [11133]
Muslim cadet says RCMP harassed him	13 00:00 Canukistan [11131]
Hirsi Ali criticises Labour over Jami	1 00:00 mhw [11131]
US warns of terror threat in southern Philippines	1 00:00 M. Murcek [11131]
Yemen Arrests 9 in Tourist Attack	0 [11129]
Condi to stay til Bush leaves White House	6 00:00 eLarson [11129]
US adds Fatah al-Islam to terrorism blacklist	1 00:00 JohnQC [11131]
Saudi Arabia warned against opening Baghdad embassy	1 00:00 Albert Whains2850 [11131]
'Syria buys advanced anti-aircraft missiles'	9 00:00 ed [11128]
Hamas cracks down on 'unlicensed' rallies in Gaza	3 00:00 bigjim-ky [11128]
SSP activists protest leader's killing	0 [11129]
Pakistan fighting terror in its interest, not USA's: Musharraf	0 [11127]
Islamic Jihad denies accepting Fatah recruits in Gaza	0 [11127]
Jordan sentences Iraq-terrorist recruiters to jail	0 [11128]
Hamas ready to entertain offers from dhimmis: spokescritter	2 00:00 Zenster [11129]
US 'surge' in Iraq 'likely to fail': British lawmakers, hopefully	12 00:00 Skunky Glins5285 [11128]
Page 3: Non-WoT
Finland To Review NATO Membership, Defense Policy	2 00:00 mojo [11138]
Australian uranium bound for India	0 [11129]
Global warming may be responsible for decreased readership of Newsweek	4 00:00 Abdominal Snowman [11127]
Candidate pledges to keep Turkey secular	1 00:00 bigjim-ky [11131]
NHS staff told to eat away from desks for Ramadan	14 00:00 tu3031 [11130]
Today in History: VJ Day	3 00:00 JosephMendiola [11124]
BeliefWatch: Reincarnate	5 00:00 JosephMendiola [11128]
Hundreds dead, missing after NKorea rain	5 00:00 Mayor Nagin [11137]
Former Satkhira Jamaat MP remanded in two cases	0 [11123]
Ahmadinejad replaces two key ministers	0 [11128]
Deal with Benazir finalised: Rashid	0 [11126]
Page 4: Opinion
A Gateway for Hackers	5 00:00 trailing wife [11127]
On the ropes	6 00:00 Zenster [11130]
What the West Needs to Know About Islam	9 00:00 Zenster [11139]
Stop the (NYC) Madrassa	1 00:00 JohnQC [11127]
Iran blacks out day of protest	0 [11125]
Praeger: If It's Bad for America, It's Good for Democrats	6 00:00 JohnQC [11131]
NATO countries are shirking	10 00:00 Anonymoose [11128]
Global conspiracies against Pakistan	6 00:00 JosephMendiola [11137]
NPR: A Former Navy SEAL Questions Rules of War	16 00:00 crazyhorse [11135]
Page 5: Russia-Former Soviet Union
Fox: Patriotic Rapping Marine: Who Is This Mystery Man?	1 00:00 trailing wife [11137]
Minagawa Yone, world's oldest person, 114	1 00:00 Rambler [11129]
Arctic Ocean getting warmer. Reported back in 1922	3 00:00 Frank G [11130]
Today's Idiot, Dutch Catholic Bishop: Christians Should Pray to Allah	14 00:00 Anonymoose [11146]
Mayor of Macon, GA salutes Hugo Chavez, converts to Islam	9 00:00 Frank G [11130]
Malaysian Islamic Party Denounces Other Islamic Party	9 00:00 SteveS [11130]
High College Costs Driven by Global Warming, Researchers Say	12 00:00 JosephMendiola [11134]
Japanese biker fails to notice missing leg	8 00:00 Zenster [11137]
Ready - Aim - Fish!	2 00:00 Zenster [11139]
Top candidate for the Idiot of the Day award	13 00:00 xbalanke [11130]
Croc target spent week up tree (Quite a story to tell in the pub)	6 00:00 Red Dawg [11132]
India to free 72 Pakistani prisoners	0 [11131]
Pakistan hands over 134 prisoners to India	2 00:00 trailing wife [11134]
22 killed in Kohistan landslides	0 [11128]
Vick's other co-defendants agree to plea deals	26 00:00 Barbara Skolaut [11131]
Heathrow protesters warned over unacceptable behaviour	0 [11130]
Saudi Man Takes Crocs, Snakes On A Plane	3 00:00 bigjim-ky [11127]

    
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                        23:45 Zenster

                        23:44 JosephMendiola

                        23:42 Mike N.

                        23:34 Zenster

                        23:31 JosephMendiola

                        23:25 JosephMendiola

                        23:22 Mike N.

                        23:15 JosephMendiola

                        23:13 Mayor Nagin

                        23:12 mojo

                        23:09 Zenster

                        22:55 Jan 

                        22:52 Zenster

                        22:50 Fred

                        22:48 trailing wife

                        22:46 DMFD

                        22:43 Zenster

                        22:34 Sock Puppet of Doom

                        22:33 phil_b

                        22:31 Mike N.

                        22:30 crazyhorse

                        22:27 Anonymoose

Who's in the News
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4	Taliban
4	Iraqi Insurgency
3	Islamic Courts
1	Govt of Iran
1	Govt of Syria
1	Hamas
1	al-Qaeda
1	IRGC
1	Sipah-e-Sahaba Pakistan
1	Global Jihad
1	Fatah al-Islam

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Two weeks of WOT

Tue 2007-08-14
Police arrests dormant cell of Fatah al-Islam in s. Lebanon

Mon 2007-08-13
Lebanese army rejects siege surrender offer

Sun 2007-08-12
Taliban: 2 sick S. Korean hostages to be freed

Sat 2007-08-11
Philippines military kills 58 militants

Fri 2007-08-10
Saudi police detain 135

Thu 2007-08-09
2,760 non-Iraqi detainees in Iraqi jails, 800 Iranians

Wed 2007-08-08
11 polio workers abducted in Khar, campaign halted

Tue 2007-08-07
Suicide bomber kills 30 in Iraq, including 12 children

Mon 2007-08-06
Benazir willing to join Musharraf in govt

Sun 2007-08-05
Explosives + ME men near Naval Station in SC, FBI on scene

Sat 2007-08-04
Afghan airstrikes kill 100 Taliban

Fri 2007-08-03
Algerians zap Islamic mastermind

Thu 2007-08-02
Qaeda in Maghreb's second-in-command surrenders

Wed 2007-08-01
Eight terrorists killed, 40 suspects detained in Coalition operations

Tue 2007-07-31
Taleban kill second SKorean hostage

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