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MILF warns Manila against ''declaring war''
Today's Headlines

Headline	Comments [Views]
Page 1: WoT Operations
Russia warns of response "beyond diplomacy" to US missile shield	48 00:00 ed [11133]
Describing Taliban assault - video	4 00:00 anonymous5089 [11128]
Did NATO Friendly Fire kill French Soldiers in Afghanistan?	18 00:00 lotp [11127]
Pirates seize Malaysian tanker off Somalia's coast	2 00:00 Pappy [11128]
Eleven killed in new Algeria bomb attacks	0 [11127]
Pakistan missile strike kills eight: officials	2 00:00 Skunky Glins 5*** [11128]
Good morning	13 00:00 Jolutch Mussolini7800 [11125]
Pakistain: Taliban claims responsibility for hospital attack	5 00:00 bigjim-ky [11132]
Philippines: Militant leader injured in ambush in south	0 [11129]
Turkey: Suicide bomber targets police in south	0 [11129]
Sri Lanka: Tamil militants killed in new clashes	0 [11129]
Jail for Briton who recruited jihadists online	2 00:00 Steven [11133]
Baloch rebels kill five Pakistani govt officials: police	0 [11132]
Five soldiers, 13 militants killed in Pakistan clashes	0 [11127]
Twenty militants killed in Bajaur	0 [11138]
Ethiopian mortar shells kill 28 civilians	0 [11124]
Sudan: 8 Darfur rebels sentenced to death	3 00:00 JFM [11130]
Police arrest al-Qaeda wanted man in Kirkuk	5 00:00 trailing wife [11128]
Attack on Afghan Nato base foiled	2 00:00 Anonymoose [11128]
Mufti Basheer admits his involvement in explosions	1 00:00 tu3031 [11125]
Tech Note	68 00:00 Muggsy Glink [11128]
35 Pakistani Olympic spectators held as terror suspects	4 00:00 A_Rovian_Desciple [11126]
Page 2: WoT Background
MI5 report challenges views on terrorism in Britain	5 00:00 trailing wife [11128]
Widespread opposition in France to their "Wreckless" involvement in Afghanistan	2 00:00 RWV [11130]
Iraq official: US, Iraq finish draft security deal	0 [11128]
Contractors play big Iraq role	0 [11127]
Iraqi forces don't need no stinking foreign support -- Karbala governor	5 00:00 Zhang Fei [11124]
Iraq signs CTBT - now when will Iran sign?	3 00:00 3dc [11129]
"Don't hurt me!": Italy let PLO terrorists set up domestic training bases	4 00:00 trailing wife [11126]
Bali bombers seek beheading instead of firing squad	10 00:00 Redneck Jim [11127]
Thailand having a successful surge of their own	4 00:00 Zhang Fei [11127]
Afghanistan: Sarkozy affirms support for French troops	7 00:00 trailing wife [11131]
Militants warn Manila against declaring 'war'	1 00:00 Richard of Oregon [11128]
Kashmir needs freedom from India: Arundhati Roy	8 00:00 john frum [11131]
U.S. official calls Iranian satellite launch a 'dramatic failure'	7 00:00 ed [11126]
IDF magazine: Wounded soldiers will soon be evacuated by unmanned vehicles	10 00:00 lotp [11130]
Uganda rejects more rebel talks	0 [11129]
Uganda: LRA chief asks for another chance for peace talks	0 [11129]
Afghan President Karzai says he will run for office again	0 [11126]
General Kayani in Kabul	1 00:00 liberalhawk [11127]
Rab rescues 25 people from traffickers	3 00:00 USN, Ret. [11125]
Pakistan reaffirms political, diplomatic, moral support to Kashmir cause	1 00:00 john frum [11130]
Olmert: No restraint if Lebanon becomes Hezbollah state	3 00:00 Ebbang Uluque6305 [11128]
Solana slams Afghanistan ambush as 'barbaric' act	0 [11127]
Israel reopens key Gaza commercial crossing	3 00:00 Redneck Jim [11124]
Iran announces plans to build six more nuclear plants	0 [11124]
Nawaz Sharif threatens to quit Pakistani coalition	1 00:00 M. Murcek [11128]
Al-Qaida vows to hunt Musharraf down	2 00:00 Glenmore [11127]
Page 3: Non-WoT
US Rep. Tubbs Jones of Ohio dies after Brain hemorrhage	3 00:00 DMFD [11127]
U.S. stops African refugee program after DNA tests	4 00:00 JosephMendiola [11129]
Norway: Russia to cut all military ties with NATO	2 00:00 JosephMendiola [11132]
Russian Orbat in Georiga (about 1 week old) - PDF	6 00:00 DanNY [11125]
Don't laugh at Dear Leader, SKorean athletes warned	7 00:00 USN,Ret. [11128]
Bear prints found on Georgian cyber-attacks	3 00:00 ed [11131]
International community split over U.S.-India nuclear deal	0 [11128]
Indian gov't okays over $1.5 billion in arms deals with Israel	0 [11125]
McCain takes lead over Obama: poll	14 00:00 ed [11128]
BP says Baku-Ceyhan oil pipeline to resume operations	0 [11129]
Army Moves Ahead With Mobile Laser Cannon	3 00:00 DMFD [11127]
Russians dig in as pullback drags on in Georgia	5 00:00 Spike Uniter [11129]
747 crash in Spain - Google translation (spainish -> english)	15 00:00 3dc [11126]
US in talks with Turkey for Straits passage of its naval vessels	9 00:00 liberalhawk [11130]
Iraq to sign $1.2bn oil deal with China	0 [11129]
birthdays, wedding anniversaries and mother's day are unislamic.	7 00:00 Ebbang Uluque6305 [11126]
ex-Finnish PM to be lobbyist for Gasprom's pipeline.	3 00:00 Spike Uniter [11130]
NATO statement about Georgia.	7 00:00 JosephMendiola [11128]
U.S. Extraditions Raise Concerns in Colombia	1 00:00 Procopius2k [11132]
No Sign of a Russian Departure in Georgia	6 00:00 liberalhawk [11134]
Pakistan coalition cracks after Musharraf quits	5 00:00 Danielle [11126]
Coalition fails to agree on judges, next president, constitutional package: Deadlock on all issues	3 00:00 Frank G [11129]
US will consider asylum bid from Musharraf	6 00:00 Sleack Guelph4631 [11128]
Zim: Bob rejects Opposition's Prime Minister offer	0 [11129]
Venezuela backs OPEC output cut	3 00:00 .5MT [11128]
Russian navy says pulling out of NATO exercise	7 00:00 rjschwarz [11126]
Harris, family charged with amassing Tk 85cr wealth illegally	2 00:00 .5MT [11124]
12 more govt staff seek to confess graft	0 [11124]
Bolivia sees anti-Morales strikes	0 [11129]
CIS receives Georgia's exit note	3 00:00 Anonymoose [11128]
Obama may announce his running mate tomorrow	25 00:00 Mullah Richard [11127]
UN Security Council to discuss Georgia Tuesday	6 00:00 liberalhawk [11128]
13 injured in Egypt parliament building fire	2 00:00 Old Patriot [11130]
Syrian president to visit Russia on Wednesday	1 00:00 3dc [11127]
Indian Navy chief to hold talks with Japanese and South Korean officials	0 [11131]
Page 4: Opinion
Forty Years after the Death of a Party	1 00:00 JosephMendiola [11129]
Dont Loosen Nuclear Rules for India	3 00:00 tu3031 [11129]
Smart money shouldnt be on Obama	13 00:00 liberalhawk [11129]
The Gang That Can't Kill Straight	0 [11127]
The IOC's handling of the underage gymnast controversy is a shame	7 00:00 GolfBravoUSMC [11126]
Two Down	4 00:00 Sgt. Mom [11136]
Throwing our troops to the sharks	12 00:00 trailing wife [11126]
Another Dud	3 00:00 JosephMendiola [11125]
Page 5: Russia-Former Soviet Union
Lawyer: Size matters; Court: Nah	6 00:00 trailing wife [11124]
Bigfoot claims another victim	3 00:00 JosephMendiola [11129]
More Edwards dirt	9 00:00 JosephMendiola [11126]
anonymous ratings of salaries and packages and companies....	3 00:00 Bright Pebbles [11133]
Possible speaking vacancy at Dem convention.	12 00:00 Mullah Richard [11128]
Sammy's Personal Train to Run Again	5 00:00 Old Patriot [11128]
New Cell Phone Ring - Condom, Condom	1 00:00 Anonymoose [11130]
US, Japan, Taiwan launch WTO high-tech challenge against EU	0 [11126]
Tropical Storm Fay Heads for Fla. Gulf Coast	13 00:00 Jolutch Mussolini7800 [11125]
Yemen detains 9 people for converting	0 [11128]
43 dead in three days as Messico violence escalates	5 00:00 Anonymoose [11124]
4.0 earthquake jolts Mansehra	1 00:00 JosephMendiola [11130]

    
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                        23:49 newc

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                        23:26 Muggsy Glink

                        22:48 3dc

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                        22:43 Pappy

                        22:42 liberalhawk

                        22:41 3dc

                        22:41 liberalhawk

                        22:40 Besoeker

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                        22:32 Danielle

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                        22:27 Shieldwolf

Who's in the News
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5	Govt of Pakistan
3	TTP
2	Taliban
1	Govt of Iran
1	al-Qaeda in Britain
1	Hezbollah
1	Iraqi Insurgency
1	Islamic Courts
1	Moro Islamic Liberation Front
1	al-Qaeda in Iraq
1	al-Qaeda

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Two weeks of WOT

Wed 2008-08-20
MILF warns Manila against ''declaring war''

Tue 2008-08-19
10 French soldiers die in Afghan battle

Mon 2008-08-18
Pakistan's Musharraf steps down

Sun 2008-08-17
Baitullah launches parallel justice system for Mehsuds

Sat 2008-08-16
36 militants killed in Afghanistan

Fri 2008-08-15
Gunships Blast Pakistani Madrassa; Faqir Mohammad rumored titzup

Thu 2008-08-14
Feds: Siddique wanted to poison Worst President Ever

Wed 2008-08-13
Russian troops roll into strategic Georgian city

Tue 2008-08-12
Israel 'proposes West Bank deal'

Mon 2008-08-11
Taliban take control of Khar suburbs as Zardari, Nawaz, Fazl jockey for presidency

Sun 2008-08-10
Iraq car bomb kills 21

Sat 2008-08-09
US tourist dies in Beijing attack

Fri 2008-08-08
Russia invades Georgia

Thu 2008-08-07
Paleo hard boy Jihad Jaraa survives ''assassination attempt'' in Ireland

Wed 2008-08-06
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