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Hero of Anbar Would Stir a Revolt in Afghanistan
Today's Headlines

Headline	Comments [Views]
Page 1: WoT Operations
Iran's Supreme Leader Predicts Terrorists Will Get Nukes	5 00:00 Justrand [3]
Deputies question Al Jazeera film crew OUTSIDE TX NUKE PLANT (YIkes!)	12 00:00 JosephMendiola []
Good morning	6 00:00 Gawd [1]
Gunmen kill Iraqi soldier in Kut	0 []
Leader of Basra assassination squad captured	3 00:00 Redneck Jim [1]
Abduction, robbery gang arrested south of Diwaniya	0 [1]
5 civilians killed in market attack in Diala	0 []
U.S. forces arrest 4 wanted persons in Falluja - spokesperson	0 [1]
Terrs attack convoy, kill 11 police in Afghanistan	0 [1]
Somalia: Clashes leave at least 10 dead	0 []
US military blame al-Qaeda for bomb blast near Kirkuk	1 00:00 Chuck Simmins [2]
Talibs Kill District Governor in Afghanistan	0 []
Canadian soldier dies in Afghanistan after falling into well	2 00:00 Angerese Sproing7885 []
Six suspects charged in Rawalpindi terror plot	0 [5]
Latest fighting kills 20 rebels, 6 soldiers in north	0 []
Page 2: WoT Background
Moderate Muslim sect told to return to mainstream Islam	0 [1]
Brit to be arrested for anti-islamic blogging?	2 00:00 3dc []
Debka out take: Gen. Qassem Soleimani to spearhead counter-action against the US and Israel	14 00:00 JosephMendiola [1]
Hero of Anbar Would Stir a Revolt in Afghanistan	3 00:00 trailing wife [6]
Iran promises to help establish security in Iraq - Honest, really, you bet	1 00:00 crosspatch []
U.S., German lawyers seek extraditions of CIA agents	1 00:00 trailing wife [1]
Iraq Looking at Alternatives to US Security Agreement - Perhaps UN	4 00:00 Grins Dingle9430 []
Obama campaign website has moonbat infestation	1 00:00 M. Murcek []
UK: Government Minister - sidelining of Christianity is 'common sense'	6 00:00 Hellfish [1]
Time: Purple Hearts for Psychic Scars?	7 00:00 OldSpook []
Troops Using Drugs to Cope	14 00:00 Bright Pebbles [1]
Overturned convictions in Muslim charity case draw contrasting reactions	0 []
Chavez urges FARC to end struggle	5 00:00 JosephMendiola []
Shiite cleric warns of popular uprising against Iraq-U.S long term agreement	13 00:00 crosspatch []
3,000 displaced families returned to Falluja- police	0 []
Harb: Hezbollah" committed a historic mistake in Lebanon	0 [6]
Sunnis want Hezbullies to apologize for using arms against the Lebanese	0 [4]
Salam expected a gesture from Nasrallah to heal Beirut wounds	0 [5]
Assef Shawkat attempted a coup in Syria	2 00:00 Steve White [7]
Lebanon president visits Bkirki, meets Sfeir	0 [7]
Lebanon President meets with Berri and Siniora	0 [6]
Wally opposes Pencilneck's visit to Lebanon	0 [6]
Saudi king, Abbas want Arab League role in Fatah-Hamas talks	0 []
Fatah, Hamas: Senegal reconciliation talks reignite 'mutual respect'	0 []
Hamas armed wing seriously deals with threats of Israeli invasion	1 00:00 Old Patriot []
Pakistan: New wave of violence a bid to undermine Perv	0 [5]
Iran: Italians should look at disinvestment, says top official	1 00:00 Thealing Borgia6122 [1]
MILF threatens new war if they can't have their way	2 00:00 JosephMendiola [2]
Tailban make faces, demand govt abide by agreement	0 [6]
Page 3: Non-WoT
The Earth's bio-mass is booming... Lush even.	1 00:00 Shomosh Tojo7120 [3]
Asymptomatic H5N1 Chickens in Hong Kong	0 [2]
Wretchard asks the Chicago Machine Question - Who sent you?	6 00:00 3dc [2]
Moonbat Fratricide: "White Male Pundit Power" sank Hillary's campaign	1 00:00 JosephMendiola [2]
Gates Recommendations for AFCOS, SecAF	6 00:00 JosephMendiola [3]
video: Chinese Army Blow Up Lake By Any Means Possible	2 00:00 Barbara Skolaut [1]
Fauxbamessiah to put Bush administration officials on trial for war crimes	14 00:00 One Eyed Ulese1266 [1]
Japan to build nuke plants in the US.	5 00:00 trailing wife [1]
Senate privatizes food services (Dianne Feinstein gets something right)	1 00:00 trailing wife [1]
Quake Lake still rising despite drainage efforts.	5 00:00 JosephMendiola [2]
SpaceWar Analysis: Leping Ballistic Missile Base in Jiangxi.	0 []
Russia accuses the US of wanting to flood space with weapons.	4 00:00 Spike Uniter [3]
Letter from Yosama to Dear Barry Obama.	0 []
Sweden: Honour violence is "rampant"	0 []
NY Fed chief urges global bank framework	5 00:00 OregonGuy []
Poll finds majority of Dems want Obama-Clinton ticket	5 00:00 Nimble Spemble [1]
Chinese illegal immigrants discovered in Texas border town	5 00:00 Old Patriot [3]
Paris Hilton's marry hurry	7 00:00 AzCat []
Somaliland seeks a little respect	0 [1]
Zimbabwe opposition MP released	0 []
Obama Maps a Nationwide Push in G.O.P. Strongholds	7 00:00 Ho Chi Wazoo 9378 []
Gas price record reaches $4 a gallon	0 [1]
Amy Winehouse caught on video singing racist chant about 'gooks,' 'pakis'	8 00:00 trailing wife []
UN backs DR Congo's bid to disarm rebel groups	0 []
Musharraf not being pushed out: Haqqani	0 [6]
Hugo Chavez revokes controversial spying law	0 [1]
Khaleda, Hasina to be freed	1 00:00 Old Patriot [1]
Burundi's main opposition party fractures	0 [1]
John McCain, Prisoner of War	0 [1]
Page 4: Opinion
Kucinich Introducing 35 Articles of Impeachment on CSPAN	2 00:00 Harcourt Jush7795 [4]
RandCorp: Pakistan helped train Taliban, gave info on US troops	3 00:00 Nimble Spemble [6]
Peggy Noonan: Hillary "was as gracious as she could be" -- literally	3 00:00 JosephMendiola [3]
Quick quiz to determine your political persuasion	34 00:00 Formerly Dan [2]
A Not Very Private Feud Over Terrorism	5 00:00 Mike Kozlowski [1]
Chávez suffers military and policy setbacks	0 []
The limits of freedom	9 00:00 wxjames [6]
Page 5: Russia-Former Soviet Union
Heavy Snow Warning For Washington State	2 00:00 crosspatch [1]
Video: Iron Chefs of Bagram	0 [2]
Video: In his Portland OR. rally Obama people put portapotties on Police Memorial	0 []
Seafood ads on trolleys spark de-bait after transit union carps about them	6 00:00 Nimble Spemble []
Albinos, Long Shunned, Face Threat (of being butchered for parts) in Tanzania	5 00:00 Frank G []
Today's Birthday: John Gillespie Magee, Jr.	4 00:00 Sgt. Mom []
Spike Lee hits back in war of words over black soldiers	10 00:00 OldSpook [1]
New supercomputer sets record	12 00:00 Bright Pebbles [3]
Texas governor's mansion fire may be case of arson	0 [1]
Strong earthquake jolts Greece	0 []
The moon is out: Nekkid riders take to Barcelona streets	4 00:00 Anguper Hupomosing9418 []
Shackled youth recovered from an Arifwala seminary	0 [6]

    
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                        21:09 Abdominal Snowman

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                        20:21 Glenmore

                        20:15 Sock Puppet of Doom

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

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Two weeks of WOT

Mon 2008-06-09
Hero of Anbar Would Stir a Revolt in Afghanistan

Sun 2008-06-08
G8 energy chiefs meet as oil soars

Sat 2008-06-07
U.S. court upholds Qaeda conviction in Bush murder plot

Fri 2008-06-06
Guantanamo arraignment begins for five accused 9/11 plotters

Thu 2008-06-05
Iraq police arrest five Shias wanted for over 720 murders

Wed 2008-06-04
US-Iraq Negotiating Status Of Forces Agreement

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

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