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Attack on luxury Afghan hotel kills guard, militant: ISAF
Today's Headlines

Headline	Comments [Views]
Page 1: WoT Operations
Impressive Roundup of WoT News via Freep	0 [11130]
J&K: 2 Pakistanis among 3 terrorists killed	1 00:00 john frum [11127]
Perez Receives NCAA Award of Valor	1 00:00 trailing wife [11133]
At least 11 killed in bomb blast in Pakistan's Karachi	1 00:00 Redneck Jim [11125]
Attack on luxury Afghan hotel kills guard, militant: ISAF	4 00:00 Redneck Jim [11134]
U.S. troops kill 60 in Iraq Qaeda offensive	6 00:00 Parabellum [11129]
Bomb explodes near venue of Nepal election campaign launch	0 [11129]
Pakistani troops killed in clash	0 [11135]
Good Morning	5 00:00 SteveS [11133]
Eight soldiers killed in ambush in southern Thailand	1 00:00 g(r)omgoru [11126]
Troops arrest 4 most-wanted militants	0 [11132]
Two Uzbeks killed in attack on pro-govt elder	0 [11129]
Militants attack NW camp, soldier injured	0 [11127]
Entry of 8 clerics banned in capital	0 [11128]
Irans Revolutionary Guard in secret Iraq talks with US?	10 00:00 Besoeker [11139]
Talib commander killed in clash in S. Wazoo	1 00:00 sinse [11127]
Fresh fighting erupts in Somaliland-Puntland disputed region	0 [11132]
Taleban kill 10 policemen in Afghan attack	0 [11128]
Bomb blast kills three children in southern Somalia	0 [11125]
General - NY Times full of it	11 00:00 Alaska Paul [11132]
Hands-On General Is Next No. 2 in Iraq	15 00:00 Free Radical [11133]
Turks arrest 46 illegal immigrants	1 00:00 Abu do you love [11134]
Huge blast heard in Gaza	11 00:00 Alaska Paul [11127]
Page 2: WoT Background
Asia Times: Indiana Jones meets the Da Vinci Code - alternate verisons of Koran recovered	8 00:00 Ptah [11134]
Military deaths under Bush half of amount under Clinton	10 00:00 ed [11132]
Prominent Salafi Jihadist Sheikh Tries to Quell Strife between Al-Qaeda, Awakening Movement	0 [11125]
Bush Delivers Arms Sale to Saudi Arabia	2 00:00 Besoeker [11131]
Al-Qaeda plotted to kill Queen	2 00:00 tu3031 [11132]
Armed sky marshals for all EU passenger flights	1 00:00 Excalibur [11123]
Al-Qaeda's white army of terror	5 00:00 g(r)omgoru [11127]
EU Agrees to Plug Gaps for Chad Mission	0 [11128]
Britain has to build 2million new homes - just to cope with growing number of immigrants	8 00:00 James [11138]
Mosque's plan to broadcast call to prayer from loudspeaker 'will create Muslim ghetto'	21 00:00 Jan [11128]
Eye-witness to U.S. shooting comes forward in Sudan	2 00:00 Old Patriot [11126]
400 groups sign charter for European Muslims	6 00:00 swksvolFF [11128]
Norway threatened by Iraqi insurgent group	2 00:00 Woozle Elmeter 2907 [11129]
New boat aims to make SEALs' travels less painful	2 00:00 sinse [11130]
Yemen's al Qaeda wing vows to free jailed militants	0 [11129]
Bush Warns Arab Allies About Iran, Urges Democracy	0 [11127]
Two gunmen killed by Israeli missile in Gaza	0 [11129]
Benazir was very unpopular with army: Perv	3 00:00 Gleart Prince of the Huns4687 [11128]
Israel-Palestinian 'final status' talks to start today	2 00:00 charger [11128]
Visit Pakistan Year 2007: Fears of terrorism keeping tourists at home	1 00:00 Excalibur [11126]
Hangu jirga brokers peace deal between warring groups	0 [11125]
Seoul hopes to disarm North Korea by 2010	1 00:00 trailing wife [11133]
US ~~begs~~ asks former Taliban commander to stop growing poppies!	0 [11130]
Israel: 'No options' out on Iran nukes	2 00:00 JosephMendiola [11125]
Pakistan poll shows suspicion of leaders	1 00:00 Crusader [11125]
Mysterious crowd suddenly stopped Bhutto's car, officer says	8 00:00 JosephMendiola [11127]
US military chief favors closing Guantanamo	9 00:00 Besoeker [11129]
Aljazeera - Dems to gain, Arab-Americans look for change.	5 00:00 JosephMendiola [11128]
Shia and Sunni MPs sign new unity pact	6 00:00 JosephMendiola [11129]
Pakistani troops escort wheat trucks to stop theft	2 00:00 crosspatch [11128]
Bush Insists Iran Biggest Terror Sponsor	7 00:00 JosephMendiola [11127]
Iran says will answer all IAEA queries before end of March	4 00:00 JosephMendiola [11126]
Short Round sends message to GCC leaders	0 [11128]
Sudan accuses US of raising tension between it and Security Council	0 [11129]
Hezbollah sez oppo will not participate in presidential elections	0 [11128]
Tehran calls on Bush to reconsider his foreign policies	2 00:00 Barbara Skolaut [11130]
Page 3: Non-WoT
Clinton adviser Blumenthal accused of DWI	1 00:00 Besoeker [11130]
Blogger Tim Blair to undergo surgery	4 00:00 Seafarious [11128]
War Against Women - The Use Of Rape As A Weapon In Congo's Civil War	0 [11129]
Bill Clinton complains about Obama's attacks	2 00:00 tu3031 [11128]
Frisky Mullahs?... AIDS Rate Doubles In Iranian Holy City of Qom	8 00:00 Alaska Paul [11133]
France Aims at Nuclear Deal with United Arab Emirates	1 00:00 Excalibur [11126]
Cheap ethanol by 2011 from any biocrap	10 00:00 ed [11131]
The unspeakable practice of female circumcision that's destroying young women's lives in Britain	4 00:00 no mo uro [11130]
China sez product safety push a complete, total, utter success. Really.	1 00:00 charger [11126]
Pursuing happiness behind the veil	1 00:00 Excalibur [11129]
Apartheid arrives in Uganda	0 [11127]
'Islamic Jesus' hits Iranian movie screens	4 00:00 GolfBravoUSMC [11126]
Apple fans hope for subcompact computer at Macworld	6 00:00 JFM [11132]
Protests Will Pressure Kenya Government To Yield To Opposition Demands	0 [11125]
Bangladesh Indicts Hasina on Corruption Charges	0 [11130]
O'Bama Calls Clinton Allegations "Ludicrous"	1 00:00 Anonymoose [11129]
Michigan Make or Break for Romney	0 [11125]
No pay for Giuliani campaign workers	0 [11129]
Too much sugar-free gum linked to bowel problems	2 00:00 Excalibur [11125]
Rebel summit could herald Anglican schism	5 00:00 JosephMendiola [11129]
Russian navy maneuver in Mediterranean	5 00:00 Hyperbolic Idiot Detection Service [11126]
Time: Beijing's Joy at Taiwan's Democracy	1 00:00 JosephMendiola [11128]
US Pacific commander in China for talks	3 00:00 JosephMendiola [11129]
Four dead in Yemen protest	0 [11122]
Doctors Say Suharto in Very Critical Condition	0 [11125]
Page 4: Opinion
Hillary Claims Credit For Iraq Surge Success	5 00:00 Besoeker [11135]
Apocalyptic Islam: Paul Landau explores the unspeakable	2 00:00 DarthVader [11128]
A war report discredited	5 00:00 Procopius2k [11126]
The Surge Effect	1 00:00 eltoroverde [11126]
Empowering Lies	4 00:00 JosephMendiola [11128]
Ahmadinejad's Academic Pilgrims	3 00:00 JosephMendiola [11127]
NPR: Watching Bush's Visit Through the Arab Media	4 00:00 JosephMendiola [11124]
Page 5: Russia-Former Soviet Union
MA tries to outlaw lead ammunition	1 00:00 Alaska Paul [11133]
Idiot of the Day	0 [11124]
...between life and death...	3 00:00 Ptah [11132]
Atlantic sailor calls his local pub for help	5 00:00 www [11129]
Breaking : Swiss aim to save national sausage	2 00:00 Mark Z [11128]
~~Arkanasas~~ Twins separated at birth met and married	0 [11125]
Hunt for Madeleine McCann switches to Canary Islands	0 [11129]
Muslim PC laughs off Secret Santa gift of bacon... but bosses force friend who gave it to quit	1 00:00 Icerigger [11126]
Britney Spears may convert to Islam: reports	14 00:00 JosephMendiola [11130]
Man's hand 'severed with sword'	1 00:00 Procopius2k [11127]
Dozens of People Killed by Snow Storms in Afghanistan	2 00:00 Excalibur [11126]
New Baghdad embassy's fire-fighting system is defective	2 00:00 BrerRabbit [11129]
NPR: Researchers Grow a Beating Heart	8 00:00 Tin Woodsman [11129]
Million Africans mass in Libya for trip to UK.	8 00:00 JosephMendiola [11127]
Bobby Jindal set to take oath as Louisiana governor	5 00:00 john frum [11128]
Hollywood has greenest Golden Globes ever	9 00:00 Mike [11128]

    
                23:42 Alaska Paul

                        23:40 Abu do you love

                        23:21 Besoeker

                        23:19 Ptah

                        23:15 James

                        23:13 SteveS

                        23:08 Besoeker

                        23:07 Besoeker

                        23:06 ed

                        23:04 ed

                        23:03 Besoeker

                        23:01 JosephMendiola

                        22:59 Procopius2k

                        22:53 ed

                        22:51 Barbara Skolaut

                        22:49 Procopius2k

                        22:49 tu3031

                        22:47 trailing wife

                        22:45 Ptah

                        22:38 JosephMendiola

                        22:19 Hyperbolic Idiot Detection Service

                        22:15 Besoeker

                        22:10 Icerigger

                        22:05 trailing wife

Who's in the News
57	[untagged]
9	Global Jihad
8	Govt of Iran
7	Taliban
6	Govt of Pakistan
4	Iraqi Insurgency
2	Govt of Sudan
2	Hamas
1	al-Qaeda in Yemen
1	al-Qaeda in Iraq
1	al-Qaeda in Britain
1	TNSM
1	al-Qaeda
1	IRGC
1	Islamic Courts
1	Palestinian Authority
1	Takfir wal-Hijra
1	al-Aqsa Martyrs
1	Thai Insurgency
1	Ansar al-Islam

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Two weeks of WOT

Mon 2008-01-14
Attack on luxury Afghan hotel kills guard, militant: ISAF

Sun 2008-01-13
Bissau extradites al Qaeda suspects to Mauritania

Sat 2008-01-12
Militant threat on Eiffel Tower intercepted

Fri 2008-01-11
Lahore suicide kaboom kills at least 20, injures 80

Thu 2008-01-10
40,000 pounds of US bombs hit 38 Qaeda 'safe havens'

Wed 2008-01-09
Mullah Fazlullah deadullah?

Tue 2008-01-08
Chadian planes bomb rebels in Sudan

Mon 2008-01-07
Arab FMs urge immediate Leb presidential election

Sun 2008-01-06
Morocco jails 50 Islamists for terror plots

Sat 2008-01-05
Fatah al-Islam sez they're infesting Ein el-Hellhole

Fri 2008-01-04
Coalition forces kill AQI big turban in Baghdad

Thu 2008-01-03
Baquba Awakening Council leader killed by cross-dressing suicide squeegeeman

Wed 2008-01-02
Army intervenes to end fist fights between Hezbollah, Hariri party

Tue 2008-01-01
Iraq December death toll lowest in 22 months

Mon 2007-12-31
Little Pugsley appointed PPP chairman, Gomez regent

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