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Qaeda big turban in Afghanistan killed in US airstrike
Today's Headlines

Headline	Comments [Views]
Page 1: WoT Operations
Senior al Qaeda commander in Afghanistan killed in US airstrike	1 00:00 anymouse [16]
Pak blames Afghanistan, India for NWFP unrest	4 00:00 anymouse [11]
Police deployed after tension in Jammu. Hindus cut off Kashmir valley	2 00:00 bigjim-ky [11]
Trace Route Adventures	0 [2]
Pak Taliban warn women to wear 'hijab', else face acid burns	5 00:00 anymouse [9]
Washington Post: AQI leadership moving to Pakistan	1 00:00 trailing wife [4]
Lowest Fatality Month Ever in Op Irq Freedom	4 00:00 Fred [4]
Coalition forces capture Hezbollah Brigades operative in Baghdad	0 [3]
Bomb blast near Pakistani consulate in Afghanistan	3 00:00 liberalhawk [5]
Video: AEGIS BMD Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force's DDG Kongo	10 00:00 OldSpook [4]
27 Boomerettes so far this year - These women are really loose	5 00:00 Bright Pebbles [5]
Baqubah Homies don't trust the Iraqi Fuzz	4 00:00 liberalhawk [3]
Good morning	2 00:00 Excalibur [4]
Local gov't official shot dead in Dera Ismail Khan	0 [7]
Taliban threaten suicide attacks across Pakistan	2 00:00 JFM [7]
Hamas operative dies of wounds sustained in clash with Army of Islam	6 00:00 mhw [3]
Soldier killed in eastern Lebanon attack	0 [9]
Five soldiers, 25 militants killed in Swat clash	0 [11]
Sri Lankan jets bomb rebel base	0 [5]
Bid to torch NATO trailer foiled in Khyber	0 [6]
Taliban re-occupy PTV booster in Bajaur	0 [6]
Militants kidnap bank officials in Hangu while talks continue	0 [5]
Grabbed on way to seek al Qaeda cash	0 [5]
RAB vs The Genie-Powered Godmen	1 00:00 tu3031 [4]
Hamas-Fatah fight spreads to upper lips in mustache war	8 00:00 Frank G [4]
Taliban warn MPs from Swat to quit	0 [7]
Terrorists develop 'suicide underwear'	13 00:00 JosephMendiola [7]
Syrian national jailed in Britain for bomb-making	5 00:00 tu3031 [3]
Page 2: WoT Background
A top general says more troops aren't the answer in Afghanistan	8 00:00 JosephMendiola [5]
Bush ticks off Pak PM: Who controls ISI?	1 00:00 bigjim-ky [13]
US says ISI forewarns al Qaeda allies	3 00:00 Pappy [7]
Pakistan cannot expect India-like Nuclear deal: US	5 00:00 Woozle Elmeter 2700 [7]
Iraqi Interior Minister visits wounded American troops, unlike Candidate Obama	1 00:00 Jomock Platypus9662 [1]
Hamas' Christian convert: I've left a society that sanctifies terror	6 00:00 Frank G [5]
The treatment slaves deserve......	10 00:00 OldSpook [8]
Indian agencies keep butting head against Interpol wall	4 00:00 Frank G [8]
'Bomb mail' threats from "New York Jihad" a hoax?	2 00:00 JosephMendiola [7]
Olmert's decision to quit as a victory for Hamas	7 00:00 rjschwarz [2]
ISNA and MPAC Seek to Silence Steven Emerson at Congressional Hearing	0 [2]
Russia: How to beat sea piracy: put grenade launchers on boats	12 00:00 Pappy [5]
Deal on a Security Agreement Is Close, Iraqis Say	0 [2]
Al-Qaeda in Iraq Leader May Be in Afghanistan	1 00:00 liberalhawk [2]
Tater promises to be good if Maliki doesn't sign agreement - Trust me, really	0 [2]
Brits may have to use Hertz Rent-A-Copter - Let us put you in the pilot's seat	6 00:00 Abu do you love [6]
Egypt, South Africa support 12-month reprieve for Bashir	0 [3]
Britain issues strict new rules for foreign students	3 00:00 Swamp Blondie in the Cornfields [2]
Mog residents demonstrate in support of dismissal of mayor	0 [1]
Lebanon ministers to meet in 13th bid to draft manifesto	0 [5]
Canberra ups ante on Taleban	0 [10]
Hamas threatens PA officials in W. Bank	1 00:00 g(r)omgoru [4]
Indian charge of cross-LoC firing baseless: ISPR	0 [1]
Taliban Shura condemns US attacks on S Waziristan	1 00:00 anymouse [3]
Petraeus to recommend troop cuts in his final weeks in Iraq	0 [1]
Taliban warn 'un-Islamic' businesses of dire consequences	1 00:00 g(r)omgoru [5]
Egyptian PM warns of attempts to threaten Sudan's stability	0 [1]
Supreme leader: Iran not to step off nuclear path	2 00:00 g(r)omgoru [7]
Taliban commander: Afghan officials are helping kill Americans	1 00:00 Old Patriot [2]
Pakistan refutes U.S media report on links with Taliban	1 00:00 Old Patriot [3]
NKorea suffering worst food crisis since 1990s	3 00:00 CrazyFool [2]
Page 3: Non-WoT
IAEA to back India, but with mixed feelings	0 [8]
John Edwards' scholarship program ending	4 00:00 3dc [4]
Growth weaker than hoped, sez AP	8 00:00 Frank G [6]
Study finds 11% drop in illegal immigrants living in U.S.	6 00:00 OldSpook [1]
DNS attack writer a victim of his own creation	1 00:00 Mike []
Ahmanutjob sez West responsible for AIDS, poverty, and anything bad	7 00:00 rjschwarz [6]
Navy cites smoking as likely cause of carrier fire	5 00:00 Old Patriot [1]
Bush signs new rules, roles for spy agencies	3 00:00 Danielle [5]
Bangladesh creates truth commission	1 00:00 tu3031 [2]
Turkey's ruling party escapes ban, gets sanctions	0 [1]
Obama blasts Republican policy as `reckless'	6 00:00 OldSpook []
Radovan Karadzic arrives in The Hague for trial at UN war crimes tribunal	2 00:00 mojo [2]
Mbeki: Zimbabwe talks set to resume Sunday	0 [1]
U.S. House panel issues contempt citation against Rove	6 00:00 Barbara Skolaut [9]
Olmert's announcement to resign after Kadima primary draws different reactions	4 00:00 Jomock Platypus9662 []
Bitter but dignified, Olmert will skulk from office	2 00:00 Whiskey Mike [2]
Page 4: Opinion
Writing An End To Colombian Terrorism	0 []
Premature Celebration	0 [3]
Suicide bombing	1 00:00 john frum [7]
Does believing in "Hope" mean you're really a dope?	8 00:00 3dc [3]
David Letterman's "Top Ten Signs Barack Obama is Overconfident"	2 00:00 JosephMendiola [7]
The Sniper Revolution	7 00:00 Nimble Spemble [1]
Why Obama Should Pick Hillary (Stop laughing, damn you, I'm serious!)	4 00:00 Bin thinking again [1]
Americans embarassed about America	8 00:00 Swamp Blondie in the Cornfields [2]
Exposing Mike Whitney	0 [1]
The Burma Shave	5 00:00 Jomock Platypus9662 [2]
What If Iraq Works?	11 00:00 remoteman []
Kissinger - We must not repeat the tragedy of Vietnam that followed our withdrawal	3 00:00 JFM [2]
Iraq War Lost - WARNING: Opening link may damage sensitive BS measuring equipment	13 00:00 Sheba Sheamble5056 [4]
Why world trade agreement stalled	8 00:00 tipper []
Countering al Qaeda, a must-read for Pakistan	8 00:00 tipover [12]
President Obama Continues Hectic Victory Tour	2 00:00 Jack is Back! [3]
Page 5: Russia-Former Soviet Union
Elizabeth Taylor put on life support	2 00:00 JosephMendiola [5]
Decapitation reported on Manitoba bus	7 00:00 Vinegar Crolumble3430 [1]
Today's Outrage	10 00:00 Rockit7777 [1]
Is There a Laziness Gene?	12 00:00 Chief [6]
Pakistani immigrants suffocate in truck in Turkey	4 00:00 Old Patriot [2]
Saudi-funded US charter school director admits not reporting abuse	2 00:00 Bugs Elmomomp6649 [3]

    
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                        23:54 Barbara Skolaut

                        23:44 JosephMendiola

                        23:38 Abu do you love

                        23:36 Abu do you love

                        23:30 JosephMendiola

                        23:24 JosephMendiola

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                        22:40 tipover

                        22:35 tipover

                        22:33 tipover

                        22:18 Sheba Sheamble5056

                        22:16 Chief

                        22:13 Pappy

                        22:08 Pappy

                        22:03 Pappy

                        21:56 Frank G

                        21:46 Hellfish

                        21:44 Bright Pebbles

                        21:43 Bright Pebbles

                        21:40 Frank G

                        21:37 tipover

                        21:33 phil_b

                        21:31 Grunter in Denver

Who's in the News
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12	Taliban
3	Hamas
3	Govt of Pakistan
2	Govt of Sudan
1	Jemaah Islamiyah
1	Mahdi Army
1	Global Jihad
1	al-Qaeda
1	Govt of Iran
1	Hezbollah

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Two weeks of WOT

Thu 2008-07-31
Qaeda big turban in Afghanistan killed in US airstrike

Wed 2008-07-30
Gilani in Washington; Paks raid Haqqani's empty madrassa in N Wazoo

Tue 2008-07-29
Military offensive under way in Diyala

Mon 2008-07-28
Mudhat Mursi: Dead Again?

Sun 2008-07-27
3 people killed in second day of Tripoli festivities

Sat 2008-07-26
India: Serial kabooms in Ahmadabad

Fri 2008-07-25
Serial booms in Bangalore

Thu 2008-07-24
'Mohmand Agency now under Taliban control'

Wed 2008-07-23
Sheikh Aweys claims Somali opposition leadership

Tue 2008-07-22
Another Paleo Bulldozer Operator Goes Jihad

Mon 2008-07-21
Death-row Bali bombers forgo presidential pardon

Sun 2008-07-20
B.O. visits Afghanistan on grand tour

Sat 2008-07-19
Mighty Pak Army zaps 10 Hangu Talibs

Fri 2008-07-18
Four Madrid bomb convicts cleared

Thu 2008-07-17
Israel-Hezbollah 'prisoner' exchange

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