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Petraeus takes command of CENTCOM
Today's Headlines

Headline	Comments [Views]
Page 1: WoT Operations
Hamas Preparing to Pounce	0 [4]
Officials: Israeli jets flying over Iraqi territory in preparation for strike on Iran	19 00:00 JosephMendiola [6]
Pakistan: Medical team kidnapped in tribal area	1 00:00 trailing wife [11]
Hamas gunman shoots Israeli motorist, then killed	2 00:00 Scooter McGruder [7]
The route clearance world of Army Combat Engineers	0 [2]
Crash landed C-130 disassembled by EOSS	0 [1]
Insurgents Using New Homemade Rocket Weapon in Iraq	13 00:00 Scooter McGruder [7]
Good morning	14 00:00 Leonard Plynth Garnell [9]
Tales from the Crossfire Gazette	7 00:00 trailing wife [8]
Nine British soldiers injured by friendly fire in Helmand	4 00:00 lotp [3]
Mine blasts kill six in Kurram	0 [6]
5 more killed in Tirah clashes	0 [7]
Bara deal allows Khasadars to shoot militants	1 00:00 bigjim-ky [5]
Bolan Express attacked	0 [8]
Curfew imposed, search operation launched in Hangu town	0 [8]
Indian troops fire at Pakistani post on LoC	0 [8]
Hamas arrests Gaza rocket squad after two Qassams hit Negev	1 00:00 Albemarle Thravitle4170 [4]
Photo of Iranian launch may have been altered	2 00:00 Nimble Spemble [9]
Village People Kill Taliban Leader in Northwestern Afghanistan	11 00:00 bigjim-ky [8]
Senior Taliban Commander Arrested in Northwest Pakistan	0 [7]
MKO ringleader 'arrested' in Jordan	0 [6]
Petraeus takes command of Middle East	5 00:00 KBK [8]
Somali Insurgents Attack Military Base Near Baidoa	0 [3]
China Stops More Terrorists Targeting Olympics	1 00:00 JFM [2]
Suicide Car Bomber Kills 2 in Baghdad	0 [5]
Army acts to restore Lebanon calm	0 [5]
Four Detained After Deadly Istanbul Attack	2 00:00 Crirong Panda7877 [2]
Page 2: WoT Background
Al-Arian Released on Bail	1 00:00 bigjim-ky [5]
Peace dividend in Basra, juvenile delinquency, real estate inflation	2 00:00 tu3031 [3]
Paper: Jihad Networks in Pakistan and Their Influence in Europe	2 00:00 Omemp Henbane6739 [2]
UK: Fiancée of terror leader jailed for helping him escape in a burka	2 00:00 Nimble Spemble [4]
PA wants 'festive' funeral for coastal road killer	3 00:00 Old Patriot [6]
Obama's Iraq Withdrawal Plan May Prove Difficult	8 00:00 Abdominal Snowman [7]
Doc Knothead: Hezbollah started rumor that Israel planned 9/11	3 00:00 borgboy [4]
Ottawa fought teen terrorist's transfer to Gitmo	7 00:00 Nimble Spemble [3]
The Joy of $8 a Gallon Gas	12 00:00 CrazyFool [4]
Lebanese army occupies abandoned Shebaa Farm	1 00:00 borgboy [8]
Bodies of 2 missing US soldiers are found in Iraq	1 00:00 Mullah Richard [3]
Int'l court to seek arrest of Sudan's president for war crimes in Darfur	0 [1]
'More foreign fighters moving into Pakistan's Tribal Areas'	3 00:00 Pearl Jeager2939 [11]
Britain pays $6 mln damages to Iraqis over abuse	2 00:00 Bulldog [3]
Army to start Swat withdrawal next month	0 [7]
Iraq, Turk leaders agree to boost ties	0 [2]
Kuwait to name envoy to Iraq soon	0 [3]
Prisoner exchange with Hezbollah set for Wednesday	0 [1]
Chavez offers to mediate talks with FARC	3 00:00 bgrebel [3]
'Hezbollah cannot be called terrorist'	7 00:00 Kirk [6]
Pakistani Government Strikes New Truce Deal With Militants	0 [7]
Taliban-ISI hand suspected in Kabul attack: Gen Kapoor	0 [1]
Pakistan accuses India of violating cease-fire	0 [6]
Page 3: Non-WoT
Zimbabwe: Russia, China veto UN Security Council sanctions resolution	5 00:00 bigjim-ky [9]
Argies' military threat raises fears over Falklands	12 00:00 Frank G [6]
Options expert calls Fannie, Freddie shares 'worthless'	3 00:00 bigjim-ky [5]
Electricity from dark matter particle	10 00:00 Bright Pebbles [5]
UNICEF resumes aid to N Korean provinces	2 00:00 tu3031 [4]
Bishop 'ready to defect to Rome'	9 00:00 OldSpook [3]
Zimbabwe's Political Parties Meet in S. Africa on Future Negotiations	1 00:00 JosephMendiola [1]
Gramm: We need more leadership, less whining	1 00:00 tu3031 [2]
Brinkley, Whatsisname Make Peace in Divorce Case	3 00:00 Ebbang Uluque6305 [3]
Kucinich Brings Bush Impeachment Resolution to House Floor Again	12 00:00 3dc [1]
America 'twists arms', nuke rivals bristle - US 'threat' to quit NSG	0 [5]
Page 4: Opinion
The "Q" is for "Quality" - IOWAHAWK	1 00:00 lotp [2]
Dupe URL: Practicing in Iraq?	0 [4]
The case for Israel's full NATO membership	10 00:00 Swamp Blondie in the Cornfields [8]
Multiculturalism and affirmative action providing placement and access	1 00:00 Alistaire Snavith3832 AKA Broadhead6 [4]
Where are the moderate Canadian Arabs?	6 00:00 tu3031 [2]
What does it mean to be Chinese?	5 00:00 Anonymoose [2]
Why Obama Will Fail - Sandmonkey	13 00:00 Frank G [3]
The New Era	3 00:00 phil_b [6]
Betancourt to Guardian: 'trying to understand how to live'	0 [5]
J&K's Party of Exiles	3 00:00 Frank G [8]
Betancourt to Larry King: FARC captivity 'was hell'	3 00:00 Barbara Skolaut [7]
Negotiating India's Next Nuclear Explosion	1 00:00 JosephMendiola [6]
Page 5: Russia-Former Soviet Union
Bud now interested in InBev takeover - @$70 per share	5 00:00 KBK [7]
Porn appears on rugby programme	7 00:00 Classical_Liberal [7]
Jaws-size fear sweeps Vineyard	8 00:00 Frank G [3]
Is Pollution Slowing Global Warming?	7 00:00 Frank G []
Doomed to a fatal delusion over climate change	5 00:00 JFM [3]

    
                23:48 Abdominal Snowman

                        23:37 Pappy

                        23:13 Barbara Skolaut

                        23:08 Classical_Liberal

                        23:08 Abdominal Snowman

                        23:01 OldSpook

                        22:49 Swamp Blondie in the Cornfields

                        22:45 Pearl Jeager2939

                        22:45 Frank G

                        22:42 Leonard Plynth Garnell

                        22:40 bigjim-ky

                        22:39 Bright Pebbles

                        22:37 PBMcL

                        22:33 KBK

                        22:32 bigjim-ky

                        22:31 trailing wife

                        22:30 KBK

                        22:28 bigjim-ky

                        22:27 bigjim-ky

                        22:26 trailing wife

                        22:25 trailing wife

                        22:22 KBK

                        22:03 john frum

                        21:51 Old Patriot

Who's in the News
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7	Taliban
3	Hezbollah
2	Hamas
1	Govt of Iran
1	Govt of Pakistan
1	ISI
1	Islamic Courts
1	Lashkar-e-Islami
1	al-Qaeda in Iraq
1	al-Qaeda
1	al-Qaeda in Turkey

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Two weeks of WOT

Fri 2008-07-11
Petraeus takes command of CENTCOM

Thu 2008-07-10
3 dead and 32 wounded in Leb fighting

Wed 2008-07-09
Turkey: 3 turbans, 3 cops killed in shootout outside U.S. consulate

Tue 2008-07-08
One killed, scores injured in series of blasts in Karachi

Mon 2008-07-07
Suicide bomber kills 41 at Indian embassy in Kabul, 141 injured

Sun 2008-07-06
Maliki: government has defeated terrorism

Sat 2008-07-05
2 Pakistanis detained in S Korean bust on 'Taliban' drug ring

Fri 2008-07-04
Norway: "Osama" bomb threat forced offshore platform evacuation

Thu 2008-07-03
Bulldozer Attacker's Dad: Is My Son a Dog? He's not a Terrorist

Wed 2008-07-02
Many hurt, 7 killed in Jerusalem bulldozer attack

Tue 2008-07-01
'MMA no more an electoral alliance'

Mon 2008-06-30
Ahmadinejad target of 'Rome X-ray plot', diplomat says

Sun 2008-06-29
Afghan, U.S. troops kill 32 Taliban

Sat 2008-06-28
N. Korea destroys nuclear reactor tower

Fri 2008-06-27
Muslim anger at sniffer dogs at station

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