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At least 175 dead in Iraq bomb attack
Today's Headlines

Headline	Comments [Views]
Page 1: WoT Operations
U.S. hunts al-Qaida in Afghanistan	3 00:00 B. Hussein Obama [11134]
Strategy Page: China Versus the Taliban	17 00:00 Zenster [11133]
Taliban, S. Korean officials to resume talks on hostages Thurs.+	0 [11129]
Roadside bomb kills 3 Germans in Afghanistan	1 00:00 trailing wife [11128]
Terrorists kill three in southern Thailand	0 [11131]
Why Soldiers Cry	7 00:00 xbalanke [11129]
Raids, Rescues, Ransoms, and aRrests	0 [11129]
80 Algerian jihadis detained in Iraq	1 00:00 Red Dawg [11132]
Hizbollah Victory Party Filled with Ambiguous Messages	2 00:00 charger [11132]
Good morning	8 00:00 Barbara Skolaut [11129]
Filipinos Caving into Jihadis Demands for Muslim Homeland...	8 00:00 ed [11134]
Hamas trades fire with Doghmush clan	3 00:00 mojo [11133]
Militants behead abducted Pakistani soldier	3 00:00 ed [11133]
Music shops destroyed in Landi Kotal	0 [11128]
13 Paleos iced as IDF raids Khan Yunis area	1 00:00 gromgoru [11131]
At least 10 killed as bomber strikes Baghdad bridge	0 [11131]
30 killed in Mogadishu in past 24 hours	1 00:00 tu3031 [11132]
Seven civilians, four Taliban killed in Afghan violence	0 [11130]
Multiple Molotov attacks on public transport in Istanbul	1 00:00 wxjames [11128]
At least 175 dead in Iraq bomb attack	6 00:00 ed [11133]
First Pole killed in Afghanistan	2 00:00 Mike [11131]
Former repentant terrorist leader seriously wounded	5 00:00 twobyfour [11132]
Page 2: WoT Background
Australian politician now targets Muslims	1 00:00 Anonymoose [11129]
Gaza Tunnel Smugglers Grow Under Hamas	2 00:00 PlanetDan [11129]
Online Islamist Forum Hosted in Texas Posts Guide for Kidnapping Americans	3 00:00 3dc [11128]
Hamas TV's child star says she's ready for martyrdom	12 00:00 Zenster [11137]
U.S. Funnels Aid to Coptic Christians, Documents Show	1 00:00 Icerigger [11129]
Israel, Turkey, US to Hold Joint Military Exercises	1 00:00 OyVey1 [11129]
Germany rejects NATO request for choppers in Afghanistan: Daily	1 00:00 Excalibur [11127]
Pakistan funded and armed Taliban: US document	4 00:00 Zenster [11127]
One of two Belgians freed in Iran	0 [11128]
Poland's junior parties call for troops pullout from Iraq, Afghanistan	1 00:00 Zhang Fei [11132]
Belarusian KGB officers to partake in Russian FSBs antiterrorism exercise at Baikonur	0 [11128]
Mysterious Arabic Investors Prepare $27 Billion German Invasion	3 00:00 3dc [11129]
Unmanned "Surge": 3000 More Robots for War	11 00:00 phil_b [11132]
Hamas forms 'navy' in Gaza	5 00:00 Ebbang Uluque6305 [11128]
Argentina rejects Iranian summons over bombing case	1 00:00 ed [11127]
Iranian Unit to Be Labeled 'Terrorist'	5 00:00 JohnQC [11129]
Jordan and Iraq to discuss combatting terrorism	0 [11130]
PA aims to use radio journalism to win back Gaza	0 [11130]
IDF evidence barred from US terror trial	1 00:00 doc [11128]
'Nobody can strike the Kaaba in Mecca'	21 00:00 mcsegeek1 [11133]
Gaza's economy shrinks as crossings remain closed	7 00:00 3dc [11127]
11 'militants' released by India to be handed over to MI	0 [11128]
Terrorising English-speaking elite: Terrorists planning hostage-taking at private schools	4 00:00 Zenster [11130]
'US may not accept Musharraf's Afghan proposal'	0 [11128]
Suleiman ready to head a transitional government	0 [11128]
Suleiman: Fatah al-Islam is a branch of al-Qaida	0 [11127]
Iranians disgruntled over aid to Lebanon's Hezbollah	0 [11127]
Jumblatt calls Hezbollah arms 'not sacred' & slams Lahoud	0 [11130]
'If war erupts Israel will be faced with larger surprises'	5 00:00 Zenster [11127]
Prodi: Hamas must fulfill Quartet conditions	4 00:00 Raj [11126]
Prosecutors open terrorist probe into Russian train blast	1 00:00 JosephMendiola [11123]
German court upholds ban on headscarf	4 00:00 tu3031 [11131]
Lawyers want Oil-for-Food evidence squelched in NY trial	3 00:00 Ptah [11130]
Netanyahu Sweeps Israel's Likud Race	2 00:00 Mike N. [11128]
UK troops denied campaign medal for Afghan fighting	0 [11127]
Somalia to create Iraq-style "Green Zone"	2 00:00 Excalibur [11125]
Truck crackdown points to PKK mole in NATO	0 [11128]
PKK warns Iraq over haven deal with Turkey	0 [11129]
Lebanon's army wants more U.S. military aid	3 00:00 USN, Ret. [11130]
Page 3: Non-WoT
Chavez to propose constitutional reforms	2 00:00 tu3031 [11132]
Top U.S. official to go to Libya to cement ties	0 [11131]
Judges and Eco-Nuts To U.S. Navy: Training is Icky!	11 00:00 mcsegeek1 [11131]
SEC May Finally Crack Down On Naked Short Selling	7 00:00 phil_b [11126]
NATO Commander In Kosovo Warns Of Trouble If No Deal Struck	2 00:00 gromgoru [11132]
Right-Wing Execution Video Under Investigation	2 00:00 tu3031 [11129]
India plans first reusable spacecraft flight by 2010	8 00:00 tu3031 [11128]
God acts as Border Patrol agent	0 [11128]
All the News That's Fit To Edit Anonymously Using Naughty Words	3 00:00 Procopius2k [11126]
Toll 34 after China bridge collapsed "like beancurd"	11 00:00 Frank G [11129]
Ex-MP Abu Hena sued for extortion	0 [11128]
Colombian drug lord seeks to speed up extradition	1 00:00 tu3031 [11128]
Sarkozy denies sale of reactor to Libya	0 [11129]
Detained forest conservator Ali Kabir has nine plots in capital	0 [11130]
'Pakistan created for Islamic way of life'	5 00:00 Zenster [11127]
Turkey's Gul confirms president bid, seeks backing	0 [11129]
Orangutans threatened; habitat destroyed for bio-fuels	12 00:00 twobyfour [11127]
29 dead in Chinese bridge collapse	0 [11130]
Gunmen seize Nigerian MP's mother	0 [11129]
Nadim Mostafa gets 10-yr in jail for felony	0 [11129]
Page 4: Opinion
War Clouds over the Golan	0 [11128]
Forum de Rantburg: Competence and treachery in politics	24 00:00 ryuge [11133]
The Cheney Imperative	3 00:00 3dc [11130]
Terrorist Propaganda Picture of the Week	7 00:00 ed [11138]
Guess whos coming to a city near you	4 00:00 Jack is Back! [11127]
Chinese Missiles Could Target U.S. Satellites	7 00:00 Zenster [11130]
Page 5: Russia-Former Soviet Union
Hi Res Photos of broken shuttle tiles	6 00:00 ed [11130]
Milblogs score again! Blackfive found singing Marine before Fox & ABC	0 [11126]
Nifong: The Dog Ate My Law License	3 00:00 GK [11133]
Sex video causes outrage, seething, threats from the usual suspects	5 00:00 Zenster [11128]
Six Italians shot dead in execution-style killing in Germany	2 00:00 tu3031 [11129]
Police crack down on blind AND drunk driver	2 00:00 Frank G [11131]
Teen foils hijacking with hockey stick	7 00:00 Frank G [11128]
Muslim team discovers gene that turns cancers off	5 00:00 SteveS [11130]
On holiday with Vlad	11 00:00 Frank G [11126]
Queens school money unaccounted for	1 00:00 Red Dawg [11127]
40 hurt as vessels collide off Istanbul	2 00:00 abu Magoo [11127]

    
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5	Taliban
5	Hamas
3	Global Jihad
2	Hezbollah
1	al-Qaeda in North Africa
1	Iraqi Insurgency
1	Islamic Courts
1	Islamic Jihad
1	Chechen Republic of Ichkeria
1	Govt of Iran

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Two weeks of WOT

Wed 2007-08-15
At least 175 dead in Iraq bomb attack

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

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