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Follow up: Pentagon Deploys Special Forces for Downed F-15E Pilot Search
Today's Headlines

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Page 1: WoT Operations
UAE condemns ‘acts of vandalism’ after anti-Israel riot at its embassy in Damascus	0 [1766]
Cops violently disperse protesters at Tel Aviv anti-war rally, after court raised attendance cap	7 23:06 trailing wife [1822]
Night Stalker AH-6 Little Bird Helicopters Destroyed At Forward Landing Site In Iran; SOF News reports about the CSAR rescue	5 17:23 Super Hose [1838]
14 Bodies Found in Mexican Border City Cartel Killing Field	0 [1771]
Good Morning	4 15:58 Oregon Dave [1833]
A recently-formed Armed Sunni group called “Zubayr ibn al-Awwam Brigades” allegedly threatened US Troops in the region	2 04:23 chris [1807]
Iraqi pro-Iran PMF militias heading to Iran to help Mullahcracy bombed at Shalamcheh border crossing, 1 turban toes up	2 17:33 Super Hose [1807]
3 Pakistani-Brits and 4th unnamed miscreant arrested for destroying Jewish-owned Hatzola ambulances in Bath	0 [1770]
An explosion rocked the building of a pro-Jewish organization in the Netherlands	0 [1781]
Iran's military shot down three US Air Force aircraft and two helicopters	7 17:37 Super Hose [1801]
Three people were killed in a crackdown on protests in eastern Yemen	0 [1775]
Houthis claimed a missile strike on Ben Gurion Airport in Israel, confused airport with open field	0 [1769]
IAF strikes Iran-backed network in Lebanon	0 [1780]
Israeli Air Force eliminated a mobile ballistic missile launcher in Iran’s Tabriz region	0 [1771]
Somalia: Senior al-Shabab commander captured in joint operation	1 10:32 Chantry [1779]
Nigeria: Troops arrest suspects linked to ‘silent killings’ in Plateau	0 [1784]
Follow up: Pentagon Deploys Special Forces for Downed F-15E Pilot Search UPDATE: We got him!	10 17:30 Super Hose [1888]
Ex-police interpreter indicted for sharing missile impact info with foreign agent	0 [1767]
Page 2: WoT Background
Trump: Iran faces ‘all hell’ if it doesn’t make a deal or open Hormuz in 48 hours	1 17:50 Skidmark [1818]
Limited Passover and Easter ceremonies held at Jerusalem holy sites amid war restrictions	0 [1759]
CBS News talks to Harakat Ashab al-Yamin al-Islamia	5 14:49 Grom the Affective [1778]
Satellite firm says it’s indefinitely withholding Iran war images at US request	4 07:55 Skidmark [1773]
Ex-CIA Analyst: Trump's Claim About Obliterated Iranian Air Defenses Was Premature	7 08:40 Procopius2k [1801]
Notorious Gen. Soleimani's sultry grandniece led lavish lifestyle touring US hotspots, as her mom promoted Iranian regime UPDATE: Arrested, green cards revoked, about to be sent home	5 10:32 Regular joe [1814]
In Lebanon, displaced Shiites feared over potential Hezbollah ties amid IDF strikes	0 [1799]
‘Detect, deploy, reassure’: Jewish security group launches NYC patrols as threats abound	2 12:01 trailing wife [1814]
Germany bans planned rally against Israel’s ‘genocide’ at Buchenwald former Nazi camp	4 13:49 trailing wife [1805]
To protect the Master Religion: French police ban Muslim gathering near Paris over fears far-right groups could target it	1 06:36 Procopius2k [1760]
UAE pulls out of Rafale F5 programme, leaving France to fund it alone.	2 10:48 Chantry [1760]
ISWAP receives direct training and support from instructors sent by the Islamic State core in the Middle East.	0 [1763]
Iran proposes Europe abandon the petrodollar	1 01:58 Grom the Affective [1768]
Page 3: Non-WoT
So the Chinese Think He Was Putinized?	2 22:21 DooDahMan [1833]
Minnesota had highest jobless rate in 5 years, blames Trump tariffs, immigration crackdown	3 15:39 Super Hose [1799]
Steve Kroft rips ‘60 Minutes' as cutthroat, toxic workplace: ‘I hated it'	10 23:04 trailing wife [1813]
Cuba to release over 2,000 prisoners as U.S. talks develop	2 15:48 Super Hose [1800]
Democrats' Open Borders Policies Caused a Massive Spike in Chicago's HIV Cases	4 08:09 NN2N1 [1787]
Elite UK Schools in the Middle East Have Started Offering Lessons... on Wife-Beating	1 15:52 Super Hose [1807]
North Carolina man charged with aggravated assault in connection with Publix shooting	0 [1799]
Page 4: Opinion
Clarice Feldman: Easter Tidings [wrap up]	1 15:29 Super Hose [1804]
In Charts: US Does Not Rely On Strait Of Hormuz Oil While Asia Stands To Lose	1 14:31 Super Hose [1763]
Allahu Akbar, Europe!	3 10:14 Cesare [1763]
NASA tech working on the toilet issue aboard the Artemis II	3 08:19 NN2N1 [1767]
Moon Propaganda: How the US is covering up its failure in Iran with space successes	4 11:33 49 Pan [1787]
'A beast more terrible than the devil': A Nazi in hiding for 20 years was caught almost by accident	0 [1768]
Tucker Carlson: Well, of course, of course – the empire is perishing!	10 14:02 chris [1802]
Iran Revolutionary Guard completes takeover of key power centers as war reshapes regime	5 15:25 49 Pan [1758]
Page 5: Russia-Former Soviet Union
All German Men Aged 17-45 Must Now Obtain Army Approval For Trips Abroad Lasting Over 3 Months	4 17:22 Abu Uluque [1793]
Russian onslaught kills 16 Ukrainians, injures 94 in drone, missile attacks despite Easter ceasefire pleas	2 05:31 Grom the Affective [1758]
Ukrainian Perspective: Invasion of Ukraine: April 4, 2026	0 [1764]
Latest information on the situation on the front line as of April 4 (updated)	0 [1763]

    
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Who's in the News
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12	Govt of Iran
5	Govt of Iran Proxies
2	Commies
2	Migrants/Illegal Immigrants
2	Moslem Colonists
1	Houthis
1	Islamic State
1	Narcos
1	al-Shabaab (AQ)
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1	Antifa/BLM
1	Banditti
1	Devout Moslems
1	Hamas
1	Hezbollah

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Sun 2026-04-05
Follow up: Pentagon Deploys Special Forces for Downed F-15E Pilot Search

Sat 2026-04-04
U.S. Air Force CSAR team in Iran to rescue downed F-15E crew after Iran used ‘advanced’ passive infrared detection to shoot it down; then Warthog crashed in Strait of Hormuz, pilot rescued

Fri 2026-04-03
ISIS calls on Muslims to 'set fire to churches and synagogues' around the world at Easter

Thu 2026-04-02
President Trump: War Objectives Have Been Achieved, Iran ‘No Longer A Threat'

Thu 2026-04-02
Donald Trump: Pam Bondi already fired as attorney general, Cabinet official teed up as replacement: sources

Wed 2026-04-01
US dropped a HIGH VOLUME of 2,000-pound bunker-busters on Isfahan.. directly on top of 400 kilograms of highly enriched uranium

Wed 2026-04-01
President Trump will address the nation tonight at 9p ET

Tue 2026-03-31
Hezbollah's entire leadership has been annihilated in Beirut

Mon 2026-03-30
Dozens of Israeli Air Force jets hit weapons infrastructure, IRGC and Basij across Tehran, also systemically dismantling its ballistic missile infrastructure

Sun 2026-03-29
The Houthis launched a second attack on Israel and said they would continue shelling, IDF shot ‘em all down

Sat 2026-03-28
MWM claim: Israel lost 21 tanks in one day, a 40-year record

Fri 2026-03-27
Brother-sister IED terror plot ~~rocks America's Iran war nerve center~~ [fails at MacDill] as disturbing China link emerges

Thu 2026-03-26
Iran appears to target Israeli power plant in missile attack, but misses

Wed 2026-03-25
3 injured as fragments of Iranian missile fall in unrecognized Bedouin village

Tue 2026-03-24
The IRGC announced a new wave of strikes on US bases in the Middle East.

Mon 2026-03-23
Three strikes target Iraqi fighters south of Baghdad, 8 overnight attacks target US base near Baghdad Airport

Sun 2026-03-22
IDF hit Tehran university site used to develop components for nuclear weapons and missile production sites while Americans hit Nantanz enrichment facility after 8000 mil targets airstruck

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