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Donald Rumsfeld dead at 88
Today's Headlines

Headline	Comments [Views]
Page 1: WoT Operations
Good Morning	0 [1771]
Florida suspect's gun jams -- just after police officer avoids shot to head, sheriff says	7 16:58 Flirt Big Foot5093 [1762]
4 Palestinians arrested during clashes in Sheikh Jarrah	0 [1767]
Terrorist Provided Information to ISIS About The Security Services Arrested In Kirkuk	0 [1763]
Palestinians clash with cops over demolition of East Jerusalem shop; 3 arrested	0 [1783]
Afghan Forces Retake Two Districts in Faryab	0 [1764]
Kabul: 2 Security Force Members Killed, 1 Wounded in Paghman	0 [1751]
Over 100 Civilians Casualties in Baghlan Clashes: Officials	0 [1760]
ANDSF Retakes 3 Districts, Loses 2 in Heavy Fighting	0 [1771]
Dutch police seize tons of cocaine, cash near Amsterdam	2 09:27 Dron66046 [1764]
Truck driver smuggling migrants through Mexico pulls over after hearing the screams of his cargo: Police find more than 100 people who were trying to reach the US, including a man, 25, who suffocated to death and an abandoned two-year-old boy	1 08:57 Frank G [1765]
Salt Lake City stabbing suspect shot, killed while rushing officer with knife	9 10:50 Rambler in Virginia [1754]
4 dead and 3 wounded, the outcome of a fight in Al-Hira district	0 [1757]
Diyala: Terrorist arrested while trying to bomb a popular market in Muqdadiyah, another turban toes up	0 [1772]
11 wanted persons arrested, six of them for drug trafficking, in Basra	0 [1753]
Dutch court convicts woman for spreading IS propaganda	0 [1813]
Top Lashkar commander involved in killing of SPO and his family shot dead	5 17:14 trailing wife [1775]
Harrowing moment Colombian president's helicopter is struck by gunfire: Officials say two rebel groups and drug traffickers orchestrated failed plot to bring down aircraft with Venezuelan weapons	3 19:59 Skidmark [1789]
Page 2: WoT Background
Niger: State Department Terrorist Designation of Ousmane Illiassou Djibo	0 [1765]
5 Years after Café Attack, Terror Threat under ‘Control’ in Bangladesh, Authorities Say	1 17:10 Mullah Richard [1769]
'6,000 Taliban Killed in Past Month': Govt	5 20:00 Skidmark [1760]
Hamas leader Haniyeh meets Hezbollah chief Nasrallah in Beirut	1 04:21 g(r)omgoru [1767]
Moment Border Patrol agent rescues Guatemalan migrant boy from drowning as he tried to swim across the Rio Grande to the US	0 [1748]
Supreme Court rules illegal immigrants who re-entered the US after being deported are NOT entitled to bond hearings and can be detained indefinitely	1 20:32 Clem Spusose4939 [1794]
US opposes conditioning reconstruction of Gaza on return of IDF troops’ bodies	0 [1781]
South Dakota, Iowa to Send Law Enforcement Officers to Southern Border	0 [1801]
Iranian ex-minister: Tehran officials should fear for their lives due to Mossad threat	2 14:00 Cesare [1746]
DW reporter recalls meeting Somali knife suspect	1 14:06 Dron66046 [1812]
Hamburg: How are Afghan immigrants looking at NATO troop withdrawal?	2 21:30 Uninemp Thromoper3637 [1825]
Highly sophisticated explosives used in drone attack point to role of Pakistan state actors	0 [1797]
Radicalise, recruit, refrain: A lurking danger as terrorists target highly educated youth of Kerala	2 16:55 Skidmark [1755]
Mexican Supreme Court instructs the country's government to issue permits for recreational marijuana use: President says it could mark major shift in country hammered by cartels	6 10:38 Chris [1748]
Page 3: Non-WoT
Donald Rumsfeld dead at 88: Former defense secretary at helm of Iraq, Afghanistan wars	12 23:38 Rex Mundi [1819]
Report: Massive Breach at Microsoft-Owned LinkedIn Exposes Personal Data on 92% of Users	1 13:05 M. Murcek [1757]
With the help of the fast-growing eucalyptus tree, Brazil has created its first carbon-neutral beef.	4 23:01 Gromoting Sinatra3200 [1782]
Has North Korea finally admitted it has got a Covid outbreak? Kim Jong un sacks senior officials after telling emergency Politburo meeting about 'crucial' lapse that has caused a 'GREAT CRISIS'	8 20:20 CrazyFool [1787]
Xi Jinping warms up to celebrate 100 years of China's Communist Party with behind-closed-doors show boasting that the country has beaten Covid (without mentioning that they gave it to the world in the first place)	1 23:58 Whilet Angorong5100 [1792]
Doing the robot! Seven droid dogs bust out some VERY impressive disco moves and challenge K-pop boy band BTS to a dance-off	4 11:41 49 Pan [1753]
'Even in the middle of hell you can see the hope of better times': Incredible colourised photos from the Battle of the Somme provide glimpse into brave sacrifices of British and Commonwealth troops ahead of its 105th anniversary tomorrow	1 10:55 Procopius2k [1743]
'Turning science fiction into reality': Futuristic flying 'AirCar' that can transform from a road vehicle into a plane in under THREE MINUTES completes its first ever inter-city flight, reaching heights of 8,200ft and speeds of 105mph	0 [1754]
Biden's Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm suggests climate change could have caused the Miami condo collapse and researchers say the sea level in the area has risen EIGHT INCHES in 40 years	22 20:12 SteveS [1779]
Uniquely Designed to Attack Humans': Stunned Researchers Accidentally Discover Covid-19 is a Man-Made Abomination	46 21:44 jefe101 [1779]
America's First Black Billionaire Wants His Reparations Check, Now	15 16:31 g(r)omgoru [1757]
US counties in the South and West see an increase in COVID-19 cases as Indian Delta variant takes hold and former FDA commissioner warns the mutant will cause 'very dense outbreaks'	5 22:16 Black Charlie Ghibelline7421 [1774]
Four Microsoft employees accuse Bill Gates of being an office 'bully' whose catchphrase was 'that's the stupidest f*****g idea I've ever heard' and claim he pursued sexual affairs with employees and journalists	17 22:07 Black Charlie Ghibelline7421 [1778]
Fatal road rage shooting began with motorcyclist pointing gun at man and kids, police say	9 13:04 Dron66046 [1797]
Check-out time: 9,000 of Manhattan's homeless are finally evicted from Upper West Side hotels after De Blasio moved them in during height of COVID crisis	3 20:12 Skidmark [1803]
Walmart says it will offer less expensive version of insulin at $73 per vial - up to 75% cheaper than other products on the market	8 11:51 Lord Garth [1754]
Nigeria announces arrest of separatist leader who fled to Israel, UK	0 [1770]
Pakistan: What's behind child sexual abuse incidents in madrasas	16 20:14 Skidmark [1796]
For college-aged, vaccination risks likely outweigh COVID risks, says UCI medical ethics chief	6 23:59 Anginetch Darling of the Mongol Horde7059 [1780]
Reporter Blasts Lightfoot Over Chicago Murder Rate	1 05:43 Dron66046 [1783]
Attacker hurls anti-gay slur, stabs Manhattan straphanger	5 12:16 Mullah Richard [1759]
Gas stations run low on fuel ahead of July 4th weekend and prices rise	1 11:16 Chris [1757]
Tacoma middle school teacher is condemned for handing out flyers telling children they can have an abortion at 11	2 09:46 746 [1756]
Flying bullets 'not on my itinerary'	8 12:32 Procopius2k [1759]
Japan is opening up a UFO lab near the Fukushima nuclear disaster to research the enigma after a flurry of local sightings of unidentified flying objects	11 22:23 Gromoting Sinatra3200 [1796]
China and Race-targeted Bioweapons	13 08:24 Dron66046 [1758]
Page 4: Opinion
The Tyranny of the Minority Is Just as Dangerous as the Tyranny of the Majority	0 [1749]
How TDF victory over Ethiopia's troops in Mekelle spells doom for PM Abiy Ahmed	0 [1768]
Bill Maher Warns: China Is Dominating US Because ‘Nothing Ever Moves in This Impacted Colon of a Country' (Video)	5 20:31 Uneatle Wittlesbach8746 [1781]
Fear Spreads As Another Miami Beach Condo Tower Deemed Unsafe	0 [1754]
Race Card Platinum (video)	6 23:47 Gromoting Sinatra3200 [1780]
1904: The path to disaster: First losses of the fleet	4 22:27 trailing wife [1785]
Page 6: Politix
USB Drives Were Suspiciously Stolen, Transferred and Inserted Into Voting Systems Used in Swing States in 2020 Election	1 14:42 Airandee [1747]
Chief Rabbi Yosef: Science, math are nonsense, study in yeshiva instead	1 20:16 Skidmark [1772]
Biden Campaign Oversaw Theft of Living And Dead Identities For Absentee Ballots In 2020 Election	8 17:54 Chris [1790]
NY Mayoral Candidate Eric Adams Demands Explanation After 150K Vote - Irregularity- Narrows Lead	3 17:13 Mullah Richard [1755]
Hagerty hits Biden admin for lack of transparency over 'concerning' child migrant flights into Tennessee	1 11:28 49 Pan [1762]
Who Is Running the Administration	4 17:55 Chris [1755]
Steve Scalise Makes Things Uncomfortable for Nancy Pelosi as 'Defund the Police' Debate Is Revived	1 08:29 Skidmark [1767]
Arizona's Maricopa County to replace all voting machines after GOP audit	2 14:00 M. Murcek [1758]
California bans state travel to Florida, 4 more over anti-LGBTQ laws	14 22:01 ed in texas [1780]
Mitt Romney's malicious envy	2 08:04 Glomose Prince of the Veal Cutlets9638 [1767]
Biden expected to sign an executive order going after monopolies that goes BEYOND antitrust legislation to weaken the dominance of huge firms and crack down on mergers	7 14:57 swksvolFF [1755]
You were only six miles from witnessing the crisis, Kamala: As the VP posed up in El Paso border agents were hunting down migrants under trailers, desert rocks and mountain ravines in Sunland Park, NM, where 9,000 cross each month	1 07:51 Procopius2k [1746]

    
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5	Islamic State
4	Narcos
4	Commies
3	Taliban
2	Devout Moslems
2	Hamas
2	Lashkar e-Taiba
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1	Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh (IS)
1	Govt of Iran

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Two weeks of WOT

Wed 2021-06-30
Donald Rumsfeld dead at 88

Tue 2021-06-29
Unidentified persons killed two Syrian IDP sisters in al-Hole

Mon 2021-06-28
Somalia's Puntland region executes 21 al-Shabab fighters

Sun 2021-06-27
Massive Manhunt Ends Up at Black Nationalist Encampment

Sat 2021-06-26
Car-bomb attack wounds 15 UN peacekeepers in north Mali

Fri 2021-06-25
Somali army bombs Al-Shabaab hideouts, 17 confirmed dead

Thu 2021-06-24
Attack on Iranian nuclear site damaged centrifuge production facility

Wed 2021-06-23
Taliban capture Afghanistan's main Tajikistan border crossing

Tue 2021-06-22
Suicide car bomber has attacked French troops patrolling in central Mali, wounding six soldiers

Mon 2021-06-21
Clashes Reach Gates of Faryab's Capital in Northern Afghanistan

Sun 2021-06-20
Two Districts Fall to Taliban in North as Clashes Continue

Sat 2021-06-19
Kabul arrests dozens of Afghan tribal chiefs over troop surrenders to Taliban

Fri 2021-06-18
All officers of Portland Police riot response team resign

Thu 2021-06-17
Expelled Jordanian MP Osama Al-Ajarmeh arrested

Wed 2021-06-16
IDF hits Gaza terror targets after arson attacks, in first raids since ceasefire

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