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Norway, Sweden close Islamabad embassies in wake of Danish kaboom
Today's Headlines

Headline	Comments [Views]
Page 1: WoT Operations
Terrorists now swear by 'qattal'	9 00:00 JosephMendiola [12]
3 killed by thunderbolt southwest of Amara - thunderbolt or Thundrbolt II?	10 00:00 steven [8]
US captures suspects; Kurd Arab Tension in Mosul	4 00:00 rjschwarz [13]
Five killed, two policemen severely injured in southern Thailand	0 [8]
Good morning	10 00:00 OldSpook [4]
Blast damages girls' school	1 00:00 Spot [7]
Cop injured in Swat attack	0 [8]
Political moharrar abducted in Sadda	2 00:00 George Smiley [8]
Missile fired at house in northwest Pakistan - residents	2 00:00 USN, Ret. [6]
Hamas punishes policemen for deaths in Gaza rally	2 00:00 Scooter McGruder [8]
Civilian killed, 3 wounded in central Baghdad blast	0 [6]
Six wanted persons arrested in Diwaniya	0 [3]
Gunman killed, 13 wanted men detained in Baghdad	0 [6]
University professor killed by bomb blast in Mosul	1 00:00 g(r)omgoru [2]
2 dead, 17 injured in Monday 24 hours	1 00:00 Menhadden Snogum6713 [3]
Mosul suicide bombing casualties up to 9 dead, 46 wounded	0 [5]
18 wanted men detained in Basra	0 [4]
U.S. forces kill 2 gunmen, arrest 30 in central, northern Iraq	0 [5]
Fatah al-Islam group claims responsibility for attack that killed Lebanese soldier	1 00:00 g(r)omgoru [8]
Mauritania: Weapons seized from al-Qaida-linked group	0 [2]
Norway, Sweden close embassies	1 00:00 Harcourt Jush7795 [16]
Pakistan: Lashkar-e-Jhangvi suspect in embassy bombing	0 [8]
Taliban flee U.S. Marines onslaught in Afghanistan	7 00:00 Old Patriot [2]
Page 2: WoT Background
Jordan, France sign nuclear, political accords	0 [4]
A Call to Salafi Groups in Gaza to Join Forces and Confront Hamas	0 [2]
Cats Out of the Bag: Onwards to Maysan	2 00:00 JosephMendiola [4]
UK: Home Office tells local Councils that Islamists should get therapy	3 00:00 g(r)omgoru [4]
Brigitte Bardot fined for racism	9 00:00 JohnQC [3]
Report: Syria wants US to sponsor Israeli talks	4 00:00 Deacon Blues [7]
Ayatollah vows Iran's nuclear program will go on	2 00:00 CrazyFool [9]
Toledo terror trial nearing final phase	0 [3]
Ahmadinejad says Israel will soon disappear	4 00:00 USN,Ret. (from home) [11]
Israeli blockade of Gaza has helped Hamas, US charges	1 00:00 DK70 the scantily clad [2]
Syria to allow UN probe of alleged nuclear site	0 [6]
Ohio Man Expected to Plead Guilty to Terrorism Charge	1 00:00 Besoeker [2]
U.S. lawyer asks Pakistan to help free Gitmo inmate	0 [3]
No need to review atom cooperation - Iran president	1 00:00 Spot [7]
Talibanisation creeping into Nowshera	1 00:00 JohnQC [6]
US outraged by Mehsud's impunity	6 00:00 Redneck Jim [6]
Revenge for Danish Cartoons Blamed for Pak Blast	2 00:00 Excalibur [5]
Bush to Meet Israel's Olmert on Wednesday	0 [3]
IAEA Chief Wants Full Disclosure from Iran	2 00:00 AlanC [5]
France's Kouchner, Kurdistan's Barzani Discuss Kirkuk Referendum	2 00:00 Shieldwolf [1]
The U.S. Is Stepping Up Efforts to Capture Adam Gadahn	14 00:00 DK70 the scantily clad [4]
UN resolution to combat Somalia piracy set for approval	1 00:00 Redneck Jim [5]
Somalia opposition sets condition for talks	0 [4]
Denmark: Minister blames 'dark forces' for suicide attack	1 00:00 g(r)omgoru [5]
Karzai says Western forces bungled war on Taliban	6 00:00 Besoeker [2]
'Cross-border strikes killing civilians'	2 00:00 Menhadden Snogum6713 [5]
Page 3: Non-WoT
Father Pfleger suspended from Church	9 00:00 Rambler in California [4]
About two million women trafficked every year: UN	2 00:00 Besoeker [7]
Mugabe blames West for Zimbabwe's food shortages	2 00:00 Rambler in California [1]
AP tally: Obama effectively clinches nomination	2 00:00 JosephMendiola [5]
Clinton sez she's open to being Obama's VP	9 00:00 JosephMendiola [6]
Not Evil Just Wrong	3 00:00 JohnQC [5]
Spokesman says Sen. Robert C. Byrd hospitalized	4 00:00 Glenmore [4]
Airline Tickets based on Passenger's weight?	27 00:00 rjschwarz [8]
Further Reasons For Skepticism on That "Michelle Tape"	12 00:00 KBK [1]
Hillary in negotiations for Obama to pay off her debts	1 00:00 JohnQC [2]
Bush would veto U.S. climate change bill	3 00:00 JosephMendiola [2]
Fuzzy math on the campaign trail	0 [1]
Bush: 43M families hurt if tax cuts expire	4 00:00 Barbara Skolaut [1]
UN program cleared of North Korea misdealing	1 00:00 Redneck Jim [3]
Navy sees future with drones for spying but not fighting	3 00:00 phil_b [3]
Cheney calls suspending gas tax a 'false notion'	3 00:00 Glenmore [8]
Watchdog: NASA misled on global warming studies	0 [2]
Chavez revamps spy agencies in Venezuela	1 00:00 George Smiley [5]
Lawyer Protests Detention of Zimbabwean Opposition Leader Arthur Mutambara	0 [1]
South Dakota, Montana Hold Final Democratic Primaries Tuesday	2 00:00 BigEd [1]
Kennedy brain surgery termed successful	11 00:00 Cromert [7]
Swedish council helping exiled writer Taslima Nasreen	3 00:00 Jiggs Jolush7391 [2]
Iran: News agency closed for 'false' reporting	1 00:00 JohnQC [6]
Khaleda taken to court for graft	0 [4]
Page 4: Opinion
Bob Beckel and the Mighty Big Shoe	1 00:00 Grenter Protector of the Geats4975 [2]
Gangs of Ankara: A "Deep History"	0 [6]
Norquist's Muslim Protégés	0 [4]
Furuncle Joseph Stalin	0 [2]
Michael Yon : An Open Offer to U.S. Senators	11 00:00 OldSpook [2]
Page 5: Russia-Former Soviet Union
When spell-checking software runs amok	4 00:00 DarthVader [9]
Greek mayor performs country's first gay weddings	0 [4]
Pa. man, 71, friend in wheelchair nab suspect	1 00:00 Bright Pebbles [1]
U.S. restores Fulbright scholarships to Gaza students	7 00:00 Besoeker [4]
Montana Governor sitting on an Oil Mine	6 00:00 Spike Hupereger1977 [6]
Algerian Christians given suspended jail terms	0 [3]
Chevy Volt is a go	21 00:00 ed [6]
Scientists: Eating insects is good for us and for the environment	10 00:00 crosspatch [7]
Idiots of the Day receive poetic justice	3 00:00 Rambler in California [1]
Key to All Optical Illusions Discovered	4 00:00 First Bene Gesserit [3]
10-year-old girl raped in Gowalmandi mosque	5 00:00 Excalibur [5]

    
                23:48 Harcourt Jush7795

                        23:43 USN,Ret. (from home)

                        23:42 steven

                        23:31 crosspatch

                        23:29 crosspatch

                        23:25 Spike Uniter

                        23:24 ed

                        23:24 Spike Hupereger1977

                        23:16 ed

                        23:13 ed

                        23:10 KBK

                        22:38 JosephMendiola

                        22:37 Frank G

                        22:37 ed

                        22:26 JosephMendiola

                        22:25 Cromert

                        22:21 rjschwarz

                        22:19 rjschwarz

                        22:18 phil_b

                        22:17 DarthVader

                        22:17 JosephMendiola

                        22:09 KBK

                        22:09 Rambler in California

                        22:07 CrazyFool

Who's in the News
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6	Taliban
4	Iraqi Insurgency
4	al-Qaeda
3	al-Qaeda in Iraq
3	Govt of Iran
2	Lashkar e-Jhangvi
2	Mahdi Army
2	Hamas
2	Global Jihad
1	TNSM
1	al-Qaeda in North Africa
1	Fatah al-Islam
1	Govt of Pakistan
1	Islamic Courts

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Two weeks of WOT

Tue 2008-06-03
Norway, Sweden close Islamabad embassies in wake of Danish kaboom

Mon 2008-06-02
Darul-Uloom Deoband issues fatwa against terror

Sun 2008-06-01
Australia ends combat operations in Iraq

Sat 2008-05-31
100 Talibs killed in Farah

Fri 2008-05-30
Suicide bomber kills 16, injures 18 near Mosul

Thu 2008-05-29
Lebanese president reappoints prime minister

Wed 2008-05-28
Yemen reports crushing Zaidi rebels near capital

Tue 2008-05-27
Leb: 9 wounded in gunfight between pro-gov't, opposition supporters

Mon 2008-05-26
Lebanon Elects Suleiman President as Hezbollah Gains

Sun 2008-05-25
Iraq says Qaeda cleared from Mosul

Sat 2008-05-24
Second man arrested after Brit blast

Fri 2008-05-23
AQI Moneybags Poobah captured by Iraqi Security Forces

Thu 2008-05-22
Hezbollah Wins Veto After Talks End Lebanon Stalemate

Wed 2008-05-21
Egyptian official: Israel has accepted Gaza cease-fire

Tue 2008-05-20
Iraqi troops roll into Sadr City

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